billfaro Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Every now and again a Group or a Singer will release a cover version of an original song. I very much like Manfreds Earth Bands cover of Springsteens Blinded By The Light. Manfreds Version. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh47LybCkU"]https://www.youtube....h?v=xJh47LybCkU[/url] Springsteens Version. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxbOe7p8C0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=yjxbOe7p8C0[/url] What's your favorite cover version. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 With a Little Help from my Friends.... Joe Cocker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Mad World Garry Jules & Michael Andrews Tears for fears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1417185910' post='2617958'] With a Little Help from my Friends.... Joe Cocker [/quote] +1 That's the one. About the only Beatles cover that's better than the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfaro Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1417186982' post='2617974'] +1 That's the one. About the only Beatles cover that's better than the original. [/quote] Earth Wind & Fire's version is quite good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='timmo' timestamp='1417185910' post='2617958'] With a Little Help from my Friends.... Joe Cocker [/quote] Really? The Beatles version is OK, but I can't stand Joe Cockers version all the histrionics just seem so fake to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 For a version that is a distinct improvement over the original how about This Mortal Coil's version of "Song To The Siren"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyfivebags Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 A Skylit Drive - Love the way you Lie. Heard the original for the first time the other day and couldn't stop laughing at how bad it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacey Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hurt, Johnny Cash. - Nice inch Nails. Thats what you call a cover..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthaside Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) Now , im a bit a fan of this topic so i'll get a little more obscure .... hear these through before you discount em ... Toxic - Originally Britney spears - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3FEshn2tHo"]https://www.youtube....h?v=D3FEshn2tHo[/url] - Juliet Turner Does your mother know - Originally ABBA - [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXVfPE9HAh4"]https://www.youtube....h?v=EXVfPE9HAh4[/url] - Ash Everytime Britney " AGAN" [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2nSSWGWBis"]https://www.youtube....h?v=I2nSSWGWBis[/url] - Glen Hansard & Colm Maclomaire Edited November 28, 2014 by synthaside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Bass-M Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There was a Facebook Group I was a member of called "The Hendrix Rule", which stated that as a general principle, cover versions are never better than the original, with the exception of Hendrix - specifically All Along The Watchtower. The purpose of the group was to propose other exceptions to this rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Anyone who covers a Bob Dylan song does it better than Dylan - especially Joan Baez. (IMHO, of course!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='billfaro' timestamp='1417187415' post='2617983'] Earth Wind & Fire's version is quite good as well. [/quote] They also did a great job on "Got to get you into my life".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 this subjects been done a few times now, here's one http://basschat.co.uk/topic/182561-superb-cover-versions/page__hl__cover+versions__fromsearch__1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfaro Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='Allie' timestamp='1417190103' post='2618044'] They also did a great job on "Got to get you into my life".. [/quote] Aye. Forgot to put "Got to get you into my life" Silly old pratt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Hendrix's cover of Like a rolling stone is great too, far ahead of Dylan's IMO, and as has already been mentioned, Johnny Cash's version of Hurt. If any of you listened to radio one a few years ago you might have caught Arctic Monkeys covering Girls Aloud and being far better than them at it. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNC9l46oR4"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTNC9l46oR4[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_r Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 King Curtis' instrumental live cover of 'a whiter shade of pale' from live at the fillmore west, as heard over the opening credits to withnail and I, don't much like the original but this version is fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1417187632' post='2617990'] For a version that is a distinct improvement over the original how about This Mortal Coil's version of "Song To The Siren"? [/quote] Never heard that one before. Is it a product of the shedful of effects that makes her sound...well...deaf? Nice atmosphere otherwise. People usually stare at me like I've got more than the one head when I say this, but I think the bestest ever version of that song is this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KTZqP9FkuE When the band comes in on the little drum fill I get goosebumps. A whole level above Percy Plant's ruinous version! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krysh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpLZ5kJS5SI[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGaVQN-en2A[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34kKw_MKHYg[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I don't know if "better" is appropriate as I enjoy them both but they're pretty different - Walk on By, Dionne Warwick or The Stranglers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I wouldn't say better, but a cover I like is by Chaka Khan doing 'We Can Work It Out'. Great Intro. Terrific Bass Synth from Greg Phillinganes. http://youtu.be/lfa7NjQx5fk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The Doors - Gloria (live version): http://youtu.be/zPv12pjykVk I've always much preferred this version to the Van Morrison/Them original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heminder Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi3mCzmU8MY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmchich Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 In line with my musical tastes I'd say any pop song covered by a "rock" band of any sort is gonna be better than the original. But as a specific example, search the ole tube for "the restarts - does your mother know". Epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Jealous Guy by Roxy Music is the version I prefer, rather than John Lennons. Also like Stereophonics version of Handbags and The Gladrags better than Rod Stewarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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