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Ok people a good debate for ye, name some cover songs that are better than the original? I'll kick it off with g'n'r live and let die, g'n'r sympathy for the devil, Metallica whiskey in the jar, ugly kid Joe papa was a rolling stone, any more input? |
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Post modern jukebox channel on YouTube. Some amazing covers done there. Loved the New Orleans style Sweet Child O Mine.
There's a great Radiohead cover of Creep featuring Haley Rinehart. Great channel if you love vintage/rhythm n blues.
https://youtu.be/m3lF2qEA2cw |
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"Post modern jukebox channel on YouTube. Some amazing covers done there. Loved the New Orleans style Sweet Child O Mine.
There's a great Radiohead cover of Creep featuring Haley Rinehart. Great channel if you love vintage/rhythm n blues.
https://youtu.be/m3lF2qEA2cw"
Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting. |
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By *P_80Man
over a year ago
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Hmm, tough one. A great song is hard to cover. The first one that always comes to mind when this topic comes up is Jimi Hendrix, "All Along the Watch Tower".
Another great one is The Animals, "House of the Rising Sun".
Also, my old band used to finish our set with a cover of The Gun Club, "For the Love of Ivy". It was epic if I do say so myself  . |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting. "
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it. "
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version. "
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first. "
Wow, thanks for that! |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version. "
I believe it was an unknown girl who was hired by the local production company (HUM) to do the music for that ad |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
I believe it was an unknown girl who was hired by the local production company (HUM) to do the music for that ad "
Thanks, I see I tried "giggle" for information. That's probably why I didn't find it.  |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first.
Wow, thanks for that! "
Laura Bailie is the girls name. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first.
Wow, thanks for that!
Laura Bailie is the girls name."
Thats it! Thank you for prompting me  |
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The definitive versions of many Bob Dylan songs are covers - Hendrix's Along the Watchtower, GnR Knocking on Heaven's Door, The Byrds' Mr Tambourine Man or My Back Pages and The Rolling Stones Like a (ahem) Rolling Stone.
Metallica did a great version of Bob Seeger's Turn the Page but their version of Whiskey in The Jar lacks all the charm and fun of the original, IMHO. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first.
Wow, thanks for that!
Laura Bailie is the girls name.
Thats it! Thank you for prompting me "
She has a few videos on YouTube but nothing close to the GNR cover IMHO. |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first.
Wow, thanks for that!
Laura Bailie is the girls name."
Isn't this forum great? |
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"Speaking of Sweet child of mine... Who sings the version of it that's used in the UTV road safety ad? It's beautifully haunting.
I don't know Michael. I hate hearing something I like and not knowing who made it.
I keep meaning to try Shazam on it but it never lasts long enough. I'm not sure if it's running anymore either. I tried giggle but didn't get an answer. Beautiful version.
A 15 year old schoolgirl sang it Michael. Laura ( cant recall her surname).... i thought it was Sarah McLoughlin when i heard it first.
Wow, thanks for that!
Laura Bailie is the girls name.
Isn't this forum great? "
At least you have some closure mate |
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Mr69:Not Disturbed's Sound of Silence.
Sinead doing Silent Night or Nothing Compares 2 U.
Stranglers - Walk on by.
Led Zep - When the Levee breaks.
Isley Bros. - summer Breeze.
Specials - Message to you Rudy.
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!"
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too. |
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too. "
I actually love the Miley C version... She bit crazy but she does have a nice voice
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too.
I actually love the Miley C version... She bit crazy but she does have a nice voice
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It's brilliant |
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By *P_80Man
over a year ago
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too. "
White Stripes version is excellent. |
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too.
I actually love the Miley C version... She bit crazy but she does have a nice voice
It's brilliant "
No I wasn't being sarcastic. It was back when she was still doing her country and western thing. She does have a great voice |
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By *ajobMan
over a year ago
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Nirvana unplugged
Leadbelly cover..where did you sleep last night...and every cover done that night...meat puppets tunes..cobain and co nailed it!and as folk mentioned before
Bowies...the man who sold the world.
George harrison covers bob dylan
IF NOT FOR YOU classic cover on his first solo record...all things must pass
Oasis(beatles cover) iam the walrus..
Plenty more
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"The Riptide Movement - Jolene.
honestly, I think Miley Cirus's cover of joleen is amazing!
Unsure if you're being sarcastic, but it's incredible.
White Stripes version is cool too.
I actually love the Miley C version... She bit crazy but she does have a nice voice
It's brilliant
No I wasn't being sarcastic. It was back when she was still doing her country and western thing. She does have a great voice "
Try this. Super cheese! 
https://youtu.be/0BI_anbu4pw |
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Maybe a bit controversial but the doors do a fantastic cover of Stairway to Heaven.
Jimi Hendrix did an amazing instrumental version of House of the Rising Sun too, he let's the guitar sing the lyrics :o |
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By *ajobMan
over a year ago
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Oasis...covered/ripped off (another story lol) a few tunes and recorded them
Beatles iam the walrus..gig finisher
Slade..com on feel the noise
Then ripped REM orange crush main riff on Whats the story morning glory..
Ripped themselves off twice blatenly lol first time
Shes electric....basically married with children and Nirvana Lithium first 5 chord sequence.
Then ripped of wonderwall with d'ya know what i mean lol legends |
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"Jeff Buckley and Hallelujah. It's so superior to Leonard Cohen's own version that it's frightening! "
A good version, but he dropped about 10 verses. Buckley did a cover of the Cale version. Cohen sang the truth. |
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"Jeff Buckley and Hallelujah. It's so superior to Leonard Cohen's own version that it's frightening!
A good version, but he dropped about 10 verses. Buckley did a cover of the Cale version. Cohen sang the truth. "
The truth? Wha?
The bould Jeff was probably running out of time. His version is just shy of seven minutes long. Sure you'd need planning permission if you were to add another ten verses onto that! |
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"Jeff Buckley and Hallelujah. It's so superior to Leonard Cohen's own version that it's frightening!
A good version, but he dropped about 10 verses. Buckley did a cover of the Cale version. Cohen sang the truth.
Columbia records cut the song down to accommodate it on Cohen's "Various Positions" album in 1984.
John Cale heard Cohen sing the full version live and asked Cohen if he could cover it. Cale cut it down to suit himself, and Buckley did the same. Bucklys version is accepted because of his uncooked Fender Stratocaster and the tone strength produced by it.
Cohen put his heart and soul into the song. It's the lyrics that make it and the interpretation by the listener. Cale and Buckley couldn't replicate that.
As for the planning permission, sure it was in the day of the brown envelope.
The truth? Wha?
The bould Jeff was probably running out of time. His version is just shy of seven minutes long. Sure you'd need planning permission if you were to add another ten verses onto that! "
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not a patch on ccr. 