I'd forgotten that. Good choice Walt.
Cover versions that fortunately happened
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I'm always so happy whenever I play/post that one and people like it.Another love/hate cover where I'm on the 'love' side --
Also, this is a brilliant cover (albeit of an original song nobody has ever heard):
Less obscure:
Brilliant tune. Please tell us who wrote it!
not a patch on the original but i always liked this:
Gin & Juice
Gin & Juice
Ah, I remember that - the Gourds, right?
It's by Dump (side project of Yo La Tengo's James McNew). Here's the original:
Dump did a whole album of Prince covers and this is probably the pick from that:
Walt?
Feck. I always read her username as Wal Traute.
After always thinking of you as Decorati Veed, fecking typical that you'd be the first to point out another username misreading...
The name Waltraute is from Götterdämmerung, I think.
Mine come from the first and last subjects in a volume of an encyclopedia: Decorative-Edison.
Mine come from the first and last subjects in a volume of an encyclopedia: Decorative-Edison.
I'm sticking with Wall Trout.
Horrible
Encyclopaedias, eh? Blast from the past.
There'll be young 'uns on here that have never even seen one.
this is Yuna, from Malaysia. recently signed to an indie label in the US, currently there to record/release an album.
check her out and hope you guys liked it
This version is great but a bit too crisp for me. Lennon's voice has an edge the song needs for me.
I thought lennon's version was good but nothing special. Ferry turned it around completely ( and his video at the time was him in a blue silk suit looking gorgeous ) . March 1981 I think
Since when has this thread been about being better than the original? It's simply an excellent cover. I'm not a Placebo fan or anything, I've just always like their take on that great track.
Fair enough, I just don't think it's a worthwhile cover at all.
have Easy Star All-Stars had a mention in this thread? they do whole cover albums in a dub reggae styleeee ...
Don't know if this has been posted before, but this cover of Hey Ya has become one of my favorite songs
Original
Cover
Worth taking the time to listen to both the original is exceptional one of my favourite pieces of music ever, the cover is a very good attempt to cover a(IMHO) flawless piece of music.
Cover
Worth taking the time to listen to both the original is exceptional one of my favourite pieces of music ever, the cover is a very good attempt to cover a(IMHO) flawless piece of music.
This is nice.
Inspired choice too. The world needs more Steve Winwood covers.
He also sings a cover of "Whip my Hair" by Willow Smith. That doesn't belong in this particular thread though.
Inspired choice too. The world needs more Steve Winwood covers.
He also sings a cover of "Whip my Hair" by Willow Smith. That doesn't belong in this particular thread though.
I think I should add the original as most of you won't know it.
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (and I also quite like Manson's version).
Echo & the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Gary Jules - Mad World
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly
The Sundays - Wild Horses
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (and I also quite like Manson's version).
Echo & the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Gary Jules - Mad World
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock & Roll
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly
The Sundays - Wild Horses
Cash's Hurt is chilling and adds a lot to an already absolutely great song, also I've seen a live version of Killing Me Softly that absolutely mindblowing, in Dave Chappelle's Block Party (too bad they couldnt get it on to the soundtrack CD)
Lauryn Hill feat Fugees - Killing Me Sofly (Dave Chappelle's - Vidéo Dailymotion
Watch this one as the one on youtube is heavily out of sync.
Has anybody heard of Boyce Avenue? They're an American band which deal almost exclusively in covers and they're fairly decent, though they begin to sound the same in every song after a while.
Loved Frusciante's version of "How Deep is your love?" aswell.
Here it is:
That image above reminded me of another fine cover song...
I wouldn't say this tops the original but it definitely squares up and is a fantastic cover, imo.