You may have heard the pop version of the song Torn sung by Natalie Imbruglia. It has a catchy beat (very pop friendly) and the song was extremely successful, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart and number one on airplay around the world. It was number one on the Billboard Airplay chart for 14 weeks. The single went on to sell over a million copies in the United Kingdom alone.
Here is the original version (more of a rock/grunge sound) by the band that wrote and recorded it before Imbruglia made it famous. From the album Wacko Magneto by the band Ednaswap (1997 - Anne Preven - Vocals, Rusty Anderson - Guitar, Scott Cutler - Guitar, Paul Bushnell - Bass, Carla Azar - Drums).
Several years ago I heard Anne Preven interviewed by Howard Stern and she said something along the lines of that she didn't mind that Imbruglia had hit it big with their song. She said that the royalties had helped pay for their own state of the art recording studio and gave them the freedom to do what they wanted. After Torn she said, they were free to make music their own way, answering to no one.
Here is the original version (more of a rock/grunge sound) by the band that wrote and recorded it before Imbruglia made it famous. From the album Wacko Magneto by the band Ednaswap (1997 - Anne Preven - Vocals, Rusty Anderson - Guitar, Scott Cutler - Guitar, Paul Bushnell - Bass, Carla Azar - Drums).
Several years ago I heard Anne Preven interviewed by Howard Stern and she said something along the lines of that she didn't mind that Imbruglia had hit it big with their song. She said that the royalties had helped pay for their own state of the art recording studio and gave them the freedom to do what they wanted. After Torn she said, they were free to make music their own way, answering to no one.
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Wow! I like the original so much better than the cover...no offense to Natalie Imbruglia.
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