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Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:01 am
by Schlegel
Sometimes a cover just eclipses the original because of superior talent, or sometimes a totally different arrangement just transforms a song. Richard Thompson's commented that "Oops I did it again",taken out of context, is actually a pretty good song:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WGsMplGxU[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:03 am
by Schlegel
CSNY, of course inspired this Joni Mitchell song, so it's only fitting that their version is awesomer than hers.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrWNTqbLFFE[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:13 am
by Blaidd Drwg
Dwight Yoakum singing Carmelita by Zevon.
Townes Van Zandt singing the Stone's Dead Flowers.
If you know either or of the artists with any depth, the song just flat works better.
Probably two of my fav songs period.
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:31 am
by beefheart
These two have been posted here many times before:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go[/youtube]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQcNiD0Z3MU[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:36 am
by Yes, I'm drunk
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 4:38 am
by beefheart
I can't help but wonder if this was one of the inspirations for Rick Rubin's work on Cash's "American" recordings:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMKHDdLoqow[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:01 am
by Brutal Bajan
Country Roads by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPsPa5ahiVU[/youtube]
Baby Got Back by Throwdown
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_hveXzklMA[/youtube]
Cum on Feel the Noize by Quiet Riot
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2J_UZ8lQU[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:07 pm
by Holy Cow
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:31 pm
by Dan Martin
I like this better than Al Green's.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXEhdytTI6U[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:48 pm
by lasalle
I like Sam & Dave, but ZZ Top's version is the better one:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa3vzkNUVa0[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:04 pm
by nafod
Surf guitar version of the theme from The Titanic
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFhEDXGzk4Q[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:06 pm
by nafod
Gin and Juice done bluegrass. This is truly one of the greatest of cover songs ever.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:42 pm
by Three White Lights
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-NGcRzo9TA[/youtube]
Covering Sabbath on a tribute album
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:01 pm
by Schlegel
New Grass Revival covering some Motown:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=473zY93Dltw[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:35 pm
by newguy
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:38 pm
by newguy
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:05 pm
by Blaidd Drwg
here here..true knowledge.
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:42 pm
by Turdacious
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:43 pm
by Mickey O'neil
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 10:59 pm
by WildGorillaMan
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:00 pm
by WildGorillaMan
Okay, I was just kidding about that one.
For realz though:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szPQCvJ8MPg[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:09 pm
by Turdacious
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:14 pm
by clutch
Type O Negative's cover of Summer Breeze.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knT660jfFoY[/youtube]
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:52 pm
by Blaidd Drwg
Re: Cover songs that you like better than the original
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:27 am
by syaigh
Very few can do better than Nina Simone, but I like this one:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i1mr9amqeg[/youtube]