Dave Bryce Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Title says it all. My (first) nomination: Joe Cocker's version of the Letter. [video:youtube] dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Growing up in the 1980"s i heard more cover songs then the originals, because i was either too young or wasn"t born yet. I heard Venus by Bananarama, before I heard Shocking Blue"s original. No Doubt"s cover of it"s my life. Originally by Talk Talk. 10,000 Maniacs Because the Night. Originally Patti Smith. Gloria Estefan Turn the Beat around. Vicki Sue Robinson, Original. Even Everlasting Love Originally Carl Carlton. There are two Beatles Songs that i liked the cover of. Here comes the Sun, covered by Richie Havens, and A little help from my friends Joe Cocker. These two songs I heard by the Beatles Originally, even though the had broken up before i was born. A cover song for me works when the tempo is changed, or the instruments, this is just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Notes_Norton Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Tom Jones' version of Ben E Kings "I (Who Have Nothing)" Quote Bob "Notes" Norton Owner, Norton Music http://www.nortonmusic.com Style and Fake disks for Band-in-a-Box The Sophisticats http://www.s-cats.com >^. .^< >^. .^< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Blinded By The Light. Manfred Mann version better than Springsteen version. There. I've said it. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 to paraphrase you, brother dB, what constitutes "better"? certainly the Manford Mann version was more commmercially sucessfull and launched millions of bong hits, but never in a thousand years could they have penned that tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 10,000 Maniacs Because the Night. Originally Patti Smith. sung by Patti Smith, written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 during the late 1980's early 1990's I preferred Siouxsie and the Banshees cover of The Beatle's "Dear Prudence" over the original. Don't know if I feel the same way today still prefer Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help From My Friends" over the original for me it's where I am in place and time as to what my preference is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 to paraphrase you, brother dB, what constitutes "better"? More likable to whoever is posting. Hence the thread title. certainly the Manford Mann version was more commmercially sucessfull and launched millions of bong hits, but never in a thousand years could they have penned that tune Oh, hell no. Okay, here's another one. Most people know the Blue Suede version of Hooked On A Feeling...but how many know the original version by B.J. Thomas? [video:youtube] (I feel that) the Blue Suede version is WAY better. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Blinded By The Light. Manfred Mann version better than Springsteen version. There. I've said it. dB I Came for You, as well. Quote Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 to paraphrase you, brother dB, what constitutes "better"? More likable to whoever is posting. Hence the thread title. Yea, lets go with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 [video:youtube] Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 [video:youtube] Here's the original: [video:youtube] Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 [video:youtube] Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 It's a toss up between this version and the Rolling Stones original for me. Apples and oranges, I guess. Either way, I'm grateful for both fruits. [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 [video:youtube] I might argue in favor of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy as well. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboomer Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 How about the other way ... songs you first heard as covers and only heard the original versions later on? Twist & Shout Piece o" my Heart Time is on My Side You Ain"t Nothin But a Hound Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 [video:youtube]QnfU5kkC7IA And the original: [video:youtube]GFsH1ZuR3-I Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I might argue in favor of Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy as well. Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Rivers Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Not bad for a bunch of guys old enough to have heard the original, or at least Ricky Nelson's version. Before [video:youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3lBILDDF3I After [video:youtube] Quote For a good time call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdAct Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Joe Cocker's version of She Came in Through the Bathroom Window is similar to the Beatles' original, but I like Cocker's version a little better. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdAct Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 I also like Joe Cocker's version of Feelin' Alright somewhat better than Traffic's [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdAct Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 These two versions of Got To Get You Into My Life are so very different and so great in their own way [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboomer Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Hey Geoff. Thanks for illustrating my point. Both of these renditions of Cloudburst are covers ð Well ok, Jon Lambert wrote lyrics to a jazz tune so maybe it"s only half a cover. For those who don"t know about Lambert, Hendrix and Ross please take a minute to go listen to check out this video. In this tune the middle section is a note for note transcription of Lester Young"s sax solo but now with lyrics. I can"t even read the lyrics as fast as Jon is singing them. This is one of my all time favorite performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Grace Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 My apologies, dboomer. I believe the Lambert, Hendrix and Ross rendition was at least the original vocal version, FWIW. Please correct me if I'm wrong (again). This should be the original version, then (Source): [video:youtube]YMNFnwRKRF0 Best, Geoff Quote My Blue Someday appears on Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube | Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 [video:youtube] Quote http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 Title says it all. My (first) nomination: Joe Cocker's version of the Letter. dB love that version. I'll raise the bar. TTB version of The Letter. If you havent seen TTB live, you must do so at the next available opportunity. It's mandatory. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 31, 2019 Author Share Posted July 31, 2019 . I'll raise the bar. TTB version of The Letter. [video:youtube] Now we're into a whole different thing - ownage. To me, that vid is basically TTB doing the Mad Dogs and Englishmen version. Joe Cocker, OTOH, reworked the tune and made it his own. Don't get me wrong - the TTB version rocks in a big way...but I'm not sure it raises the bar because they're just going to the same place Cocker did. Can't say I blame them at all, mind you - it's a pretty damn fun place, and that band is about as perfect for going there as it gets. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Mein Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 The first one comes to mind for me is Love Hurts. I've heard older versions of it but I don't even recall who originally did it and don't have time to look it up now. The Nazareth version is amazing to my ears. Quote https://www.facebook.com/Meinfield-346702719450783/ Songs on SoundCloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad’Dib Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 The first one comes to mind for me is Love Hurts. I've heard older versions of it but I don't even recall who originally did it and don't have time to look it up now. The Nazareth version is amazing to my ears. The Everly Brothers 1960 released in 1961. Yea, I looked it up. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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