hugo121 Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Hello guys and gals! I would really like to hear the forum's choice of covered songs,ones that are as good as,or better,if possible than the original artist. To kick the topic off i recommend: Cathy Dennis.....Waterloo Sunset Reba McEntire.....If i fell for you Hmmmm,can't think of much else that lights my fire in the covers dept.suggestions? Hugo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Alien Ant Farm`s cover of Smooth Criminal-rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Looks like you're into country, so, I'll offer up one of my faves, Merle Haggard's covers of Bob Wills tunes. It may be about 20 years old now, but it cooks. And Dolly, Linda, and Emmylou's (I think Linda and Emmylou were on it) cover of Neil Young's "After the Goldrush". Their voices really work well on that. They sing as purty as they look... Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air"... This message has been edited by Tedster on 10-21-2001 at 12:20 PM "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 The BEST cover I've heard... Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondottcomm Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Hendrix's version of Dylan's "Watchtower"..Also{The Leaves} "Hey Joe" was a cover for him.. Don What? you mean I can take this block of fine swiss and make a song??...COOL! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted October 21, 2001 Share Posted October 21, 2001 Tiffany doing "I Saw HIM Standing There.... Freakin' brilliant. ------------------ KHAN (Always hopeful, yet discontent) www.floydtribute.hpwebhost.com So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondottcomm Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Tiffany....Think were alone now.... Ground breaking!! Don What? you mean I can take this block of fine swiss and make a song??...COOL! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Everclear doing a very modified version of "Brown Eyed Girl". I have mixed feelings about it, I can say that it's interesting and very much "bent" to the Everclear formula. Madonna's version of "American Pie" is very enjoyable and not at all disrespectful to the original. What is that lyric about "I was a lonely teenage _____ _____ " I can never make that out when she sings it. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 the original lyric was, `I was a lonely teenage broncin` buck...` with Madonna, I can hear everybody singing the four-letter versions right through the monitor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Aaaahahaha! That's great Skip! Now I know what the "real" lyric is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted October 22, 2001 Share Posted October 22, 2001 Too many to count.. Kenny Loggins - St. Judy's Comet (Paul Simon) Michael Hedges - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) .................A Love Bizarre (Sheila E) James Taylor - Up On The Roof (Sam Cooke, etc. I wouldn't say better, but just as good and VERY different) Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light (Bruce Springsteen, who mumbled his way through the original.) Take Me To The River - Talking Heads (Al Green, also good) Patches - B.B. King and George Jones (...??? I can't remember his name!) That's enough for now! ------------------ Neil Reality: A few moments of lucidity surrounded by insanity. It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip_dup1 Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 Y`know, now that I look at it, shouldn`t that be buckin` bronc, as in bucking bronco? gimme a break, Don! then you`d have to find a rhyme for it... `I was a lonely teenage buckin bronc I picked up my six-string and my pig said `oink`...` Say, maybe Don has a point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 Originally posted by Tedster: Tom Petty's cover of Thunderclap Newman's "Something in the Air"... HELL YES!!! That rules!!! http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif Actually TP and the Heartbreakers did a TON of great cover songs - they did "For What It's Worth" like you wouldn't believe, if you saw them live. And they also did about the best version of "Shout" that anybody's ever done, IMO. I'm pretty nutso about some of the covers the early Stones did of their R&B idols, like their versions of "Route 66" and "Carol", not to mention the Lennon/McCartney song "I Wanna Be Your Man". Rod Stewart and Jeff Beck doing "People Get Ready" was pretty awesome, too! Oh, and my band is in the middle of recording a bunch of stuff including covers of "Backtrack" by Squeeze (man what a rocker!) and "Here Without You" by the Byrds. And if I dare say so myself, so far they're kickin' some ass. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 Speaking of further Tom Petty covers...at his concert last summer he did a great cover of Dylan's "Rainy Day Women" and you'd best believe the crowd was singing along...not to mention his cover of Gene Clark's "Feel a Whole Lot Better"... "People Get Ready" rules... Ah geez, so many covers, so little time... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinopop Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 Oingo Boingo did a rockin' cover of "I Am The Walrus" on their last studio album. Best track by far on an album I wasn't that thrilled with overall. - Layne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greed2000 Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 I wouldn't say it's any better then the original, but Badlands did a fantastic cover of James Taylor's "Fire & Rain". They were able to capture the passion of the song and yet add a good rock groove to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 I heard David Johanson do a rockin cover of 'Build me up Buttercup' at a show once. Pretty cool. Blondie did a mean cover of 'Ring of Fire' by Johnney Cash. Bram Tchkowsky did a great rock version of 'I'm a Believer' made famous by the Monkees and written by Neil Diamond. I liked Elvis C's version of Nick Lowe's 'What's so funny 'bout peace love and understanding.' Also liked Dave Edmonds and Linda Ronstadt's seperate covers of Elvis C's; 'Girls Talk.' -David http://www.garageband.com/artist/MichaelangelosMuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 well if you're getting right down to it, Zepplin was pretty much a cover band in the beginning, goin cosmic on all those old blues songs. Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonebag Posted October 23, 2001 Share Posted October 23, 2001 "The BEST cover I've heard... Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" ". I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald3 Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 The Tories do a cover of "Round and Round" by Ratt that you have to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip McDonald Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Originally posted by bonebag: "The BEST cover I've heard... Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" ". I second that. Third. Jeff Beck doing "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" maybe. *Possibly*, and this is a difficult one, Beck's version of "Day in the Life". Tori Amos doing her weirdo-serialism take on Slayer's "Reign in Blood" probably. Hendrix doing "All Along the Watchtower" is maybe too obvious. Sting's version of Hendrix' "Little Wing" is pretty cool. Zappa and co. doing Sting's "Murder by Numbers". I've got a bootleg of Jeff Buckley doing an Edith Piaf tune that's crazy, no doubt more listenable than the original. Metallica's "Turn the Page"? Not too fond of it - but I'm not verly fond of the original, either... ------------------ New and Improved Music Soon: http://www.mp3.com/chipmcdonald Guitar Lessons in Augusta Georgia: www.chipmcdonald.com Eccentric blog: https://chipmcdonaldblog.blogspot.com/ / "big ass windbag" - Bruce Swedien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulliver Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 The cover of MacArthurs Park was made by Beggars Opera back in 1972 (on their album Pathfinder). It's much better than the original (by Jim Webb), IMO. I am back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 I wouldn't be doing my duty as a Hüsker Dü fan if I didn't mention their version of "Eight Miles High". Also, I liked the Primus version of Floyd's "Have a Cigar". Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Oh Oh Oh! ... Strat 0124 thank you for bringing up Zep. Have been curious for about 20 years now-where did the song "When The Levee Breaks" originate from? I assumed that it's a cover of an older blues song, is that true? Every time I hear that, the hair on the back of my neck stands up and I'm transported away to a hella crazed cozmic Deep South state of mind. The sound of Bonzo's drums and Jimmy Page's alt-tuned slide guitar are an experience that just doesn't quit. The middle part where it modulates into a more major feel and the drum feel changes are just about the most diabolical way a song ever "let the sun shine through". Dang, I love that song. Anyone shed some light on that one for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted October 26, 2001 Share Posted October 26, 2001 Tim, "When the Levee Breaks" is indeed an old blues song, made popular by Memphis Minnie who recorded it in the late 1920's. And I agree, I'd have to vote for Zep's version as being the possibly the best cover ever. Un-frickin-believable. When I was putting my studio drum kit together and went shopping for crash cymbals, I made sure to look for one that sounded like Bonzo's crash on that song! [WARNING: shameless plug follows] And now you can listen to my band doing a cover of an old Byrds song, " Here Without You ." --Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 GREAT!!! FANTASTIC!!! How 'bout a big hand for our own LEE FLIER! Loved the vox and the jangly Rick. Way to go! "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 All of which raises a question... Lee's band's cover of the Byrds tune is pretty faithful to the original. Which do y'all prefer? Covers that are faithful to the original, or covers that deliver the artist's own interpretation of the song unencumbered by nods to prior arrangements? I can go either way...I guess it depends on the song. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokker Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Well, Ted... I've recorded a few covers in my day and I always figured that if I tried to re-create the original or keep it too true, I might as well go work at the Department of Rudundancy Department. I do a cover of 'Use Me' by the amazing Bill Withers that would have him smacking me about the head if he ever heard it! And here's another question I always ask fellow musicians: Are there any songs that just shouldn't be covered? Not because they're sacred or anything, but they just can't be done any better. I know quite a few, but I just woke up, and haven't had my pot of coffee yet. I know American Pie was probobly one of them!!! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricknbokker Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Oh yeah... some covers shouldn't be done because the damn song was so bad to begin with, repeating it in any manner would just add to the pain! If we ignore it, maybe it will just go away! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott from MA Posted October 27, 2001 Share Posted October 27, 2001 Originally posted by Tedster: Which do y'all prefer? Covers that are faithful to the original, or covers that deliver the artist's own interpretation of the song unencumbered by nods to prior arrangements? I like covers that take the song somewhere new. You'll notice that all the ones I've mentioned (Buckley, Hüsker Dü, Primus), the artists put their own signature sound to the songs. Another good one is the Dinosaur Jr. version of Bowie's "Quicksand". The music is the same, but Mascis wrote all new words to it. More good examples: SNFU's version of "Wild World". Devo's cover of "Satisfaction". Also, any song off the Ramones' "Acid Eaters". Scott (just another cantankerous bastard) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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