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Thread: Greatest Covers
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13-09-2013 10:11 PM #32This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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13-09-2013 10:26 PM #33
A few have mentioned Johnny Cash`s haunting cover of "Hurt". Cash recorded so many wonderful covers, and my favourite is his take on Jimmy Webb`s "Wichita Lineman". Glenn Campbell recorded the version that is most commonly known, but Cash recorded (in his final days) the best version in my view.
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14-09-2013 01:31 AM #34This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Listening to the Beatles songs and the originals they covered is interesting. It's clear that what they lacked in "soul" they made up for with their up-tempo style and great harmonies. Surprising preferences for me are the Beatles version of "boys" and the original "baby it's you" by the shirelles.
Oasis could have covered the rainbow theme tune back in the nineties and it would have been awesome...and all their covers sounded great and infinitely better than the originals. They all still sound great but as the fog cleared I realised that some of the songs they attempted, like helter skelter, sound like karaoke attempts. I accused the Beatles of lacking soul but McCartney on the original sang like he meant whatever is was he meant. Cum on feel the noise, heroes and others were great covers though and oasis made them their own.
I can't help thinking about the mike flowers pops version when it comes to wonderwall covers. Noel wrote that song about his then girlfriend Meg Matthews and wasn't shy about telling everyone so. He was relaxing in his house one night when she appeared from another room ranting and raving calling him a lying *******, saying that she had seen the original 1960's wonderwall video on the TV. It took him hours and several phone calls to persuade her he was telling the truth.
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14-09-2013 04:13 AM #35This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit: I'd still choose "decent days and nights" as their top single off the album though.Last edited by Pete; 14-09-2013 at 04:19 AM.
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14-09-2013 05:20 AM #36This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-09-2013 05:45 PM #38This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
...which brings us neatly to another great (and unexpected) cover:
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14-09-2013 05:51 PM #39
the white stripes Jolene is another unexpected but strangely brilliant cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3-q-aoFZI
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14-09-2013 07:50 PM #42This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18517097
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15-09-2013 05:33 AM #46
Rezillos - Somebody's gonna get their head kicked in tonight!
Quite a contrast to Fleetwood Mac!
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15-09-2013 07:34 AM #47
Lennon's Stand By Me is the guvnor.
I loved the Damned's versions of Eloise and Alone Again Or.
Earlimart's version of Road To Nowhere is worth a mention in a sort of light hearted uplifting way..
Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends still sounds great.
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15-09-2013 08:46 AM #48This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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15-09-2013 09:10 PM #50
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James Morrison - Man In The Mirror
Paolo Nutini - I'd Rather Go Blind"Play for the name on the front of the jersey and the supporters will remember the name on the back"
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16-09-2013 12:36 AM #51
I used to love this crowd (who only did covers IIRC) when I was a nipper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8TxjQkESc
Den Hegarty - what a man!
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16-09-2013 10:00 AM #52
Oasis - Street Fighting Man. So good, they could've wrote it. More ballsy than the stones ever done it.
Fanclub - Ballad Of John and Yoko. Quality. Seen them do it live at the old Jaffa Cake, **** it up then start again! Braw.
Lennon - Stand By Me. As others have said, brilliant cover.
Beatles - Please Mr Postman. The original was simply ****. This was braw, as was ringo doing act naturally.
U2 - Dancing Queen. Just Bono, the edge and a 12 string acoustic. Amazing.
Honourable mentions to Oasis cum on feel the noize..possibly their loudest ever song sonically and dB wise. Heroes was good too. Noel doing all you need is love is always good.
Some phonics Beatles covers are good and Guns N Roses doing knockin on heavens door is ****ing brilliant. Especially live.
The whole point of covers is to be different. This is when works. If you repeat the original faithfully, it's pointless. Better with the original...
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17-09-2013 05:38 PM #55
3) "Famous Blue Raincoat" - Jennifer Warnes (Leonard Cohen)
2) "You Keep Me Hanging On" - Vanilla Fudge (Supremes)
1) "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Eva Cassidy (Judy Garland)
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19-09-2013 05:55 PM #56
1) Rod with a great version of Dylan's "Mama You Been on My Mind" back in the 70s
2) Miles Davis and "Time After Time" from Cindi Lauper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=L5q***XuqkI
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19-09-2013 08:16 PM #57
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkHF-XBCrMo
Another Rod one, much better than the original by Chris Farlowe, judge for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yN0JvG5co
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21-09-2013 02:47 AM #60This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Some of their live performances were something else.
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