Vs Tuesday: Two Bands! One Song! Who Wins?! FIGHT! Ghostbusters!

While the score for the 1984 original version of Ghostbusters was written by Elmer Bernstein and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra at The Village in Los Angeles California, the title song is the work of Ray Parker Jr. An Actor, singer, songwriter, record producer and guitarist in his own right, he’d inked a wealth of songs for people from Stevie Wonder to The Carpenters and Tina Turner as a session musician, regularly touring the US with backing bands during the 60’s and 70’s before releasing six studio albums of his own.

In the Red Corner we have Leo Moracchioli’s Frog Leap Studios live band which includes Toska guitarist Rabea Massaad. Leo originally recorded his version in 2015 for volume #3 of his Metal Covers albums. In the Blue Corner we have The Agonist frontwoman Vicky Psarakis who’s continued partnership with multi instrumentalist Cody Johnstone has borne a lot of fruit in form of  covers during lockdown. Who wins? You decide!

 

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