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Best cover version (or worst?)
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OK, I confess.. Im not a fan of cover versions.. But there have a few that stand up or are are occasionally better than the original versions...
Jimi hendrix all along the watchtower
Softcells version of tainted love
Sades why can't we live together...
And one I'd forgotten about...
The tourists version of I only wanna be with you...
What's your best... Or maybe even worst... (And there are a lot of really crap covers put there...) |
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"OK, I confess.. Im not a fan of cover versions.. But there have a few that stand up or are are occasionally better than the original versions...
Jimi hendrix all along the watchtower
Softcells version of tainted love
Sades why can't we live together...
And one I'd forgotten about...
The tourists version of I only wanna be with you...
What's your best... Or maybe even worst... (And there are a lot of really crap covers put there...) "
And holy crap batman here s one I never knew was a cover...
Salt n pepas what a man was originally recorded in 1968 by linda lyndell |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Denis - Blondie
Walk On By - The Str*nglers
Police & Thieves - The Clash
It Must Be Love - Madness
Tears Of A Clown - The Beat
Heatwave - The Jam
Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops
All bought something new to the original, not necessarily better but certainly as good as
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By *ee04Man
over a year ago
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Soft Cells tainted love although a good cover will never touch Glory Jones’s original
Other good covers
Guns and roses - sympathy for the devil
The levellers - Devil went down to Georgia
I agree with the alien ant farm cover.
Also one I almost forgot
Amy Winehouse - Valery |
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"Eva Cassidy Fields of gold
https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE
Oh god yes! Absolutely! And somewhere over the rainbow. Nobody sings it like her!  "
It makes me cry though! |
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"Eva Cassidy Fields of gold
https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE
Oh god yes! Absolutely! And somewhere over the rainbow. Nobody sings it like her!
It makes me cry though! "
Songbird does me. All hers give me goosebumps. I love that album x |
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the clash - police and thieves
the fall - theres a ghost in my house
jeff buckley - hallelujah
amy winehouse - valerie
nirvana - jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam
nick cave and the bad seeds - somethings gotten hold of my heart
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
In terms of crap covers...anything that is just a carbon copy karaoke version of the original as an example Uptown Girl - Westlife
And whilst I'm biased the following covers of Madness songs were a travesty...
Driving In My Car - Maureen
My Guy - Tracey Ullman |
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"In terms of crap covers...anything that is just a carbon copy karaoke version of the original as an example Uptown Girl - Westlife
And whilst I'm biased the following covers of Madness songs were a travesty...
Driving In My Car - Maureen
My Guy - Tracey Ullman"
Heres one for you gemini... In the good column not the crap column...
David Watts...the jam... |
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"Maxwell - This woman’s work .... Kate bush cover
Both versions are amazing ...
https://youtu.be/-JYxc5ftEzg
Awesome and I bloody love that song!"
Very powerful ... always gets me  |
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"Guns n Roses versions of
Live and let die and Knocking on heaven’s door are far better than the originals"
On their punk album Spaghetti Incident they did a UK Subs track 'Down on the Farm', which was also better. |
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"White stripes - Jolene live in Blackpool
The Clash - I fought the Law
The Dead Kennedy’s - Viva Las Vegas
Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was "
Ooooh didn't know Johnny was was a cover. What a first album that was! |
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Rage Against the Machines cover of Maggies Farm is a belter.
As is Stone Sours cover of Wicked Game. Love that.
A bad cover is Shinedowns cover of Simple Man. Too shouty and show offy. Don’t mess with Skynyrd! |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Rage Against the Machines cover of Maggies Farm is a belter.
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That's reminded me that The Specials covered it too - made all the more meaningful given it was released during Thatcher's time..
https://youtu.be/GQaPvHsbVzs |
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"Mrs Robinson The Lemonheads
The man who sold the world Nirvana
Dancing with myself Blink182
Cum on feel the noise Oasis
First Time Fire Exit you will only know this one if your a scottish punk "
Good shout on nirvana cover. Brave to cover a bowie track and actually it's better than the original in my opinion |
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"Best - Sound of Silence by Disturbed
Worst - anyone who does those sloooooow breathy versions of anything by Fleetwood Mac.
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Yeessss you mean like the slow breathy ones they are currently using for Bank and other adverts on TV this last year...? |
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"Best - Sound of Silence by Disturbed
Worst - anyone who does those sloooooow breathy versions of anything by Fleetwood Mac.
Yeessss you mean like the slow breathy ones they are currently using for Bank and other adverts on TV this last year...? "
Exactly! I effing hate that style. |
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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago
West Wales and Cardiff |
Aretha Franklin - The Long and Winding Road
Durand Jones - Young Americans
Hackney Colliery Band - No Diggity
Sarah Vaughan - Imagine (hate the original!)
Marion Williams - I Shall be Released
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jeff buckley - hallelujah (Although everyone who covers does better version than original)
Billie joe Armstrong -I think we’re alone now
Chris Cornell - billie Jean
So many good ones |
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"Nazareth -This Flight Tonight
Status Quo - Roadhouse Blues
Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah
Also by SAHB, the Osmonds Crazy Horses, Del Shannon's Runaway and Jaques Birrell's Next.
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Not as keen on Runaway but NEXT is a great shout. |
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