Vegan Kel Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Covers should be different from the original or what's the point? Just sounds like some karaoke knobhead. Two from the top of my head that are decent Originally by Billy Bragg Originally by Neil Young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchalkeUK Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Continuing the theme of the Beatles covers - one needed to be around at the time when most of their wrrting was tightly controlled that covers were not allowed. One which they did allow and which is nothing like the original was Anthony Newley's slightly corny -cockney - version of 'I saw her standing there'. You need to refer it to the Mike Sarne 'hit' Come outside' in which he and Wendy Richard sent up the 60's dance hall culture and Newley did the same - although many thought he was just singing a good song. It really does reflect the mood and the pop culture of that time- try imagining it with Phil Daniels and the gang in Quadrophenia! As an additional piece of nonsense - check out the London-America release for the USA which credits John Lenin as the composer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Kel Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 A good cover should be far more than just a karaoke version of the original like so many are. The artist should stamp their own identity on it and give it something the original lacked. A good example of this is the Pet Shop Boys cover of Sterling Void's 'It's Alright', one of the early Chicago house tunes from thr mid '80s. The reason I have chosen this tune is because the original cover version was pretty much just a karaoke version, utterly pointless. They then remixed their own cover and made it sound like a Pet Shop Boys song rather than the clone version on their album Introspective. Here is the classic original by Sterling Void: Here is the shitty karaoke clone version: And here is the single version that they made sound as though they wrote it: That, for me, is what a cover version should and shouldn't be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Not saying it's one of the best covers ever, but Radiohead did the only good Smiths cover, whilst half cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IgnisExcubitor Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Toto's Africa is one of my favourites, but I love this version. Especially the nice guitar part in the middle. Quite a good job by supposed amateurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted July 4, 2020 Author Share Posted July 4, 2020 Nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 14/03/2019 at 11:37, CaaC (John) said: I can remember buying the first BeeGees LP they released in 1967 when I was a young long-haired hippie lookalike then, only 18 years old and the cover had a psychedelic look about it The songs... Lol I’ve just seen this but mate, we’re talking about artists covering another artists songs, not cool album covers. That is a cool album cover though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Okay we've all missed a bigy. Talk about a song I'd never listen to twice and making it great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eco Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I'm already in love with her...but this is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted September 24, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted September 24, 2020 5 hours ago, Eco said: I'm already in love with her...but this is amazing. Some of the other songs from that set are good too. I think they do a studio version of one of their own songs in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Machado Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 I think this is great. Summer night vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted December 4, 2020 Subscriber Share Posted December 4, 2020 I think the sheer laziness in the voice is what makes this a good cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil-Dick Willie Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 And this makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up Tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 That reminds me... I very much see Gary Clark Jr. as a wasted talent. Nails every cover and his early material is decent but man do I find most of his stuff "meh". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Coma+ Posted May 12, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted May 12, 2021 Always thought Joe Cocker's version of "A Little Help From My Friends" was far superior to the Beatles version. Another classic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 I disagree with Joe Cocker’s cover being better, but it’s an opinion on music so who cares - they’re both good versions of a very good song. And Judas Priest typically do an excellent cover when they do one. Their Fleetwood Mac cover is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downson.Brandy912 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 for me it's Jeff Buckley - 'Hallelujah' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 7 hours ago, Downson.Brandy912 said: for me it's Jeff Buckley - 'Hallelujah' I've removed the backlinks to your blog. Please don't advertise your sites without our permission. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Mel81x+ Posted December 11, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted December 11, 2021 Hagar Ben Ari is a very underrated session bassist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subscriber Viva la FCB+ Posted December 23, 2021 Subscriber Share Posted December 23, 2021 Dont know why this one ever slipped my mind. This album is immense but this is up there with a couple of the greatest covers imo. Can skip to about 1:20 to the start of the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Any Talking Heads fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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