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Covers that are better than the original

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wandeljw
 
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Reply Sun 28 Feb, 2010 07:25 pm
panzade
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 08:03 am
@wandeljw,
I meant to post last night.What a good version. I remember Chris from a grunge band some time ago.
Very moving voice he has.
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plainoldme
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 09:36 pm
@Ticomaya,
While my favorite version is sung by John Cale, I like Cohen's.
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plainoldme
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 09:39 pm
I like covers that bring something new to a song. Here's a surprising one by Old School Freight Train, a folk group, covering Blondie's Heart of Glass . . .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4dc0CiMGw8&feature=PlayList&p=81BF6294ECC62219&index=27
plainoldme
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 09:43 pm
@sullyfish6,
That is such a great song. Hey, Leon Russell still puts on a great show. Saw him a few years back at Johnny D's in Somerville.
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plainoldme
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 09:47 pm
Eddie Vedder doing Dylan's Masters of War.

Tom Waits is being covered a great deal now and there is a fine recording dedicated to Townes Van Zandt.
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panzade
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 09:52 pm
@plainoldme,
I like the video too.

panzade
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 10:02 pm
The Wilson sisters can blast a Led Zep song like nobody else...just the 2 of them!

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panzade
 
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Reply Mon 1 Mar, 2010 10:09 pm
Great to see you POM. My last one tonight.
Eddie seems to be born to sing Dylan.



On a similar note Buddy Miller nails Dylan's With God On Our Side

panzade
 
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Reply Wed 3 Mar, 2010 06:04 pm
Robert & Alison-Who'd a thunk it?

Great cover of an obscure Everly Brothers song

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tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 3 Mar, 2010 07:30 pm
@wandeljw,
I love Chris Cornell from the Seattle grunge band, Soundgarden and I started listening to this song with a great skepticism ... which lasted for about 30 seconds. Then the completely reworked guitar instrumentation burrowed into my brain and I knew this version was great.
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panzade
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 10:22 am
What if a song had 10 covers? How would they riff on the theme? Vote yay or nay on these covers.

panzade
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 10:23 am
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panzade
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 10:24 am
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panzade
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 10:44 am
aidan
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 03:11 pm
@panzade,
I like the Gregorian chant one. David Bowie is a little out of key - his heart is in the right place, but I like John Lennon's version better.

This is my favorite cover of all time in terms of music:

This is my favorite cover of all time in terms of humor:
aidan
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 04:02 pm
@aidan,
By the way that cover of that song - Gin and Juice, rap classic by Snoop Dogg was wrongly attributed to Phish - it's actually sung and performed by the Gourds and they are some pretty awesome musicians with a great sense of humor who deserve credit for their wonderful rendition.
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/gourds%20chill.jpg
panzade
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 05:40 pm
@aidan,
Yup, a great Texas band.
Here they are doing a little bit faster version

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wandeljw
 
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Reply Thu 4 Mar, 2010 10:36 pm
@panzade,
The Gregorians cover songs you may not expect them to.

2PacksAday
 
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Reply Fri 5 Mar, 2010 12:06 am
A cover of an old T-Rex song, by Drain STH

20th Century Boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89apru6BgDc
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