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Alright Sup, here I go with songs I think either Flo or Mary were as good an option or better than Diana [[and in a couple cases, each other):
Meet sessions= I think Flo was a better option for "Too Hot". I think she could've brought a necessary sizzle to the song that Diana either didn't or was incapable of doing. But honestly, that's the only song that I feel Flo was a superior option for during that first year or so of recordings. Now, other songs that I think Flo would've sounded good on are "Let Me Go the Right Way", "Never Again", "Those DJ Shows", "You Bring Back Memories", and the first two versions of "You're Gonna Come To Me".
Regarding Mary, I actually think she was as good of an option or an even better option than Diana on most of those early songs, with the notable exception of "Those DJ Shows". I also think Mary was a better fit for "Save Me A Star" and "Heavenly Father".
WDOLG sessions= I think Flo could've handled versions 3&4 of "You're Gonna Come To Me", "Run, Run, Run", "Lovelight", "Everyday I'll Love You More", "My Imagination", "Honey Babe", "Don't Take It Away", "Long Gone Lover" and "He Means the World To Me". Of these I feel like Flo was the superior option for "My Imagination". I also think it's possible Flo would have done a good job on "Let Me Hear You Say I Love You".
Mary: "Where Did Our Love Go", "Come On Boy", "A Breath Taking Guy".
Liverpool sessions= Surprisingly, I find some of these songs might have been up Flo's alley. I could hear her doing the lead on "Hard Days Night", "Can't Buy Me Love", "House Of the Rising Sun", "Do You Love Me", "You Can't Do That". On the latter, I LOVE Diana's lead for some reason. It's not like it's a standout in her vocal work, but it just does something to me. Yet, I think Flo might have been a better option because the sass in telling someone they can't do something, might have made for an even more entertaining performance.
For Mary, "Because", and maybe "World Without Love".
I'll return with Supremes Sing CWP, We Remember, More Hits and Merry Christmas tomorrow. Or the next day. Or...:p
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good list ran! eager to see the rest