Great cover versions
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On the subject of Springsteen. Play 'I'm on fire' at 45rmp instead of 33 and tell me it isn't Dolly Parton.
Anyone unsure what 33/45 is about please ask your parents.0 -
Ballysmate wrote:On the subject of Springsteen. Play 'I'm on fire' at 45rmp instead of 33 and tell me it isn't Dolly Parton.
Anyone unsure what 33/45 is about please ask your parents.
It is 2019 you know so for some it should be 'Anyone unsure what 33/45 is about please ask your grandparents.'0 -
IIRC they used to say Rick Astley at 45rpm was Kylie in the 80s.Ballysmate wrote:On the subject of Springsteen. Play 'I'm on fire' at 45rmp instead of 33 and tell me it isn't Dolly Parton.0 -
(What a) Wonderful world.. Ramones. Play this at my funeral please.
Feeling good .. Muse. . How have we got this far in without this being mentioned? Same band but less known, .anyone who has seen this live will understand. . Popcorn.
Robbie Williams, Freedom. . Ltitle remembered, but post take that this was his first effort solo, rip George Michael0 -
I offer Marilyn Manson’s ‘Tainted Love’ and ‘Sweet dreams’. I know, surprised myself too.0
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Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
School Days -AC/DC
Word Up - Gun
Anything by Steve 'n Seagulls - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCmfZu ... Kt6s-FJPmQ0 -
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I'd be amazed if nobody's offered this one already..
Wonderwall - Mike Flowers - better than the original..
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8) I had a works conference in Liverpool back in 1996 (or thereabouts, when I was still a corporate bod) and we had The Mike Flowers Pops perform live. They were brilliant.0
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I always thought that Siouxsie and the Banshees version of Helter Skelter was always one of the few covers of Beatles songs that was better than the original, certainly beats Oasis's rather average version. Then I found this live performance on YouTube https://youtu.be/szPQCvJ8MPg. Wow0
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The doors cover of Alabama Song. The 1930s original by Lotte Lenya is more creepy than those Smirnoff Ice Judderman adverts but I love the Doors version.
https://open.spotify.com/track/1xjyAsc9 ... rKfeyFTaHwInsta: ATEnduranceCoaching
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davebradswmb wrote:I always thought that Siouxsie and the Banshees version of Helter Skelter was always one of the few covers of Beatles songs that was better than the original, certainly beats Oasis's rather average version. Then I found this live performance on YouTube https://youtu.be/szPQCvJ8MPg. Wow
Agreed. Although I do have a soft spot for the Motley Crue version as well.0 -
Metallica's Orion played by a full Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeU3mNwbLq4
also really like this version by Rodrigo y Gabriela played on two acoustic guitars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP6rkf3qB0c0 -
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This does not win.
https://youtu.be/IuUx9YkYopE?t=37
Apologies in advance but I felt that as I had suffered this so should the rest of the world......0 -
I suppose from a success / monetary perspective the Marvin Gaye cover of Gladys Knights "Heard It Through The Grapevine" would be up there.
Still prefer the Gladys version myself.0 -
I know Punk bands already covered almost any song but I really do believe that Yellowcard did a great job with "Everywhere" ... obviously miles better than the original from Michelle Branch.
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The Iron and Wine cover of the Postal Service's Such Great Heights is fantastic.
The Gregory Alan Isakov cover of Iron and Wine's The Trapeze Singer is astonishing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USom8PhOXgs
As mentioned previously, IMHO, the Johnny Cash version of Hurt is probably the best cover I have heard.Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs0 -
Oh, and if you like a bit of country/bluegrass:
Orange Blossom Special has been covered many times but this version by Michael Cleveland is astounding in the level of skill required:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69dcFjW0RZ4
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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet:
https://rathergood.com/2016/04/04/northern-kittens-play-independent-woman-as-covered-by-elbow/
An early Elbow offering.Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs0 -
How did I get to 55 and not know this was a cover?Wayne Plunger said:I suppose from a success / monetary perspective the Marvin Gaye cover of Gladys Knights "Heard It Through The Grapevine" would be up there.
Still prefer the Gladys version myself.Wilier Izoard XP0 -
Not sure if it counts as an official cover as it was an era when song writers wrote stuff and got lots of different singers to sing them.laurentian said:
How did I get to 55 and not know this was a cover?Wayne Plunger said:I suppose from a success / monetary perspective the Marvin Gaye cover of Gladys Knights "Heard It Through The Grapevine" would be up there.
Still prefer the Gladys version myself.
I think in this instance Marvin Gaye was second.0 -
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Frank Carter - Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Buffalo Tom - Going Underground
Embrace - How Come
Mastadon do a good cover of Stairway, but it isn't better than Led Zep. Same with Wolfmother doing Baba O'Reilly, it's brilliant but The Who do it better.¸.•´¸.•*´¨)
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Richie Blackmore's cover of the Yardbirds track.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmoz-cRCXQE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CYcxN9955M
