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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 17, 2018 12:54:29 GMT -5
The 'Sound of Silence' thread made me think of other covers that were better or at least on a par with the original.
A few come to mind...
Faith no more - Easy
Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson
Guns 'n' Roses - Live and let die
Any others to add to the mix?
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Post by Dramatwist on Aug 17, 2018 13:05:31 GMT -5
The 'Sound of Silence' thread made me think of other covers that were better or at least on a par with the original. A few come to mind... Faith no more - Easy Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson Guns 'n' Roses - Live and let die Any others to add to the mix? ...perhaps "Blue Bayou" by Linda Ronstadt, though I love Roy Orbison... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 13:36:36 GMT -5
The Byrds' versions of some Dylan songs - especially this one:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 13:38:33 GMT -5
Now the new version is “ Blew By You “👍👍👍👍
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Post by Stanhill on Aug 17, 2018 16:16:46 GMT -5
The Byrds' versions of some Dylan songs - especially this one: 'My Back Pages' aren't bad either. |
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Post by SCF Dan on Aug 17, 2018 16:27:32 GMT -5
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 17, 2018 16:42:19 GMT -5
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys That was a great cover. You've reminded me of the whetus version of 'a little respect'. Also a great cover. |
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 17, 2018 16:45:50 GMT -5
The best cover ever was Aretha's cover of "Respect" .  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 17, 2018 16:48:57 GMT -5
The best cover ever was Aretha's cover of "Respect" . I never realised that was a cover. Mind blown. |
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Post by monbla256 on Aug 17, 2018 16:54:09 GMT -5
The best cover ever was Aretha's cover of "Respect" . I never realised that was a cover. Mind blown. Otis Redding wrote it and recorded it in 1965 and Aretha covered it in 1967. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 17, 2018 16:57:44 GMT -5
I never realised that was a cover. Mind blown. Otis Redding wrote it and recorded it in 1965 and Aretha covered it in 1967. Every day is a school day. |
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Post by username on Aug 17, 2018 17:26:18 GMT -5
The Johnny cash cover of hurt.
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Post by flyinmanatee on Aug 17, 2018 23:15:32 GMT -5
Talking Heads-Take Me to the River
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Post by trailboss on Aug 17, 2018 23:50:24 GMT -5
The Johnny cash cover of hurt. Good call. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Aug 18, 2018 0:04:20 GMT -5
Talking Heads-Take Me to the River ABSOLUTELY! |
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Post by Dramatwist on Aug 18, 2018 0:05:34 GMT -5
The Johnny cash cover of hurt. ...still moves me to tears... |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 18, 2018 0:41:51 GMT -5
Marilyn Manson (Eurythmics)- Sweet Dreams
Elvis (Every Artist Known)- Every Song Performed by Elvis 
A few off the top of my head. Just my personal opinion of course.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 18, 2018 0:44:27 GMT -5
Speaking of The Man In Black- He has an awesome cover of Soundgarden's Rusty Cage as well. |
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Post by zambini on Aug 18, 2018 2:25:51 GMT -5
1) Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower beats Dylan's by miles.
2) La Sonora Margarita's version of Corazon Partido also is much funner than Alejandro Sanz' original.
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Post by Stanhill on Aug 18, 2018 2:52:16 GMT -5
Crosby, Stills & Nash's version of The Beatles' 'Blackbird'. Normally I always prefer The Beatles' originals, except for the above.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 18, 2018 2:58:25 GMT -5
Marilyn Manson (Eurythmics)- Sweet Dreams
Elvis (Every Artist Known)- Every Song Performed by Elvis
A few off the top of my head. Just my personal opinion of course.
Nice list!! And you're right, rusty cage was a great cover... Although I do like the soundgarden version too. It rocks. |
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Post by Robert Perkins on Aug 18, 2018 5:09:22 GMT -5
I really had to wrestle with this.
I first heard the song "Coconut Grove" when David Lee Roth sang it, and I had no idea it was a cover until I heard the original version by Lovin' Spoonful.
And Roth's version really speaks to me, but so does Spoonful's version, now that I have listened to it a few times. And now I like them both, pretty much equally.
I love Disturbed's version of "The Sound of Silence", but I have loved Simon and Garfunkel's version a whole lot longer. And the two versions appeal on different levels, so it's almost apples-and-oranges, in a way.
I will almost go so far as to say that I like Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" better than Bob Dylan's version, but only because I connected with Hendrix's version in a big way, and I didn't really do that with Dylan's version.
But then, I still want to give Bob Dylan his due for creating the song.
So yeah, I don't know. I guess I will say that there are a lot of covers that I like as well as the original.
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 18, 2018 5:22:53 GMT -5
I really had to wrestle with this. I first heard the song "Coconut Grove" when David Lee Roth sang it, and I had no idea it was a cover until I heard the original version by Lovin' Spoonful. And Roth's version really speaks to me, but so does Spoonful's version, now that I have listened to it a few times. And now I like them both, pretty much equally. I love Disturbed's version of "The Sound of Silence", but I have loved Simon and Garfunkel's version a whole lot longer. And the two versions appeal on different levels, so it's almost apples-and-oranges, in a way. I will almost go so far as to say that I like Jimi Hendrix's version of "All Along the Watchtower" better than Bob Dylan's version, but only because I connected with Hendrix's version in a big way, and I didn't really do that with Dylan's version. But then, I still want to give Bob Dylan his due for creating the song. So yeah, I don't know. I guess I will say that there are a lot of covers that I like as well as the original. Interesting take. I wonder sometimes, is the first version that we hear or grow up with the one that we prefer. They have memories etc associated with them and perhaps hit home more. Of course I'm probably full of crap. |
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Post by Robert Perkins on Aug 18, 2018 5:36:53 GMT -5
Interesting take. I wonder sometimes, is the first version that we hear or grow up with the one that we prefer. They have memories etc associated with them and perhaps hit home more. Of course I'm probably full of crap. Definitely. I also think there's a wife-versus-mistress thing going on there, too. Your wife is the one you first fell in love with, but then there's somebody new in your life, and you're conflicted: tried-and-true versus new-and-exciting. And I really, really want to stick with my tried-and-true, but then there's this temptress... But I don't know. I'm sure I'm waaayyy overthinking this.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Aug 18, 2018 5:40:14 GMT -5
Interesting take. I wonder sometimes, is the first version that we hear or grow up with the one that we prefer. They have memories etc associated with them and perhaps hit home more. Of course I'm probably full of crap. Definitely. I also think there's a wife-versus-mistress thing going on there, too. Your wife is the one you first fell in love with, but then there's somebody new in your life, and you're conflicted: tried-and-true versus new-and-exciting. And I really, really want to stick with my tried-and-true, but then there's this temptress... But I don't know. I'm sure I'm waaayyy overthinking this. You and I are cut from the same cloth. And I love your analogy. |
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Post by Robert Perkins on Aug 18, 2018 5:49:10 GMT -5
You and I are cut from the same cloth. And I love your analogy. Thanks, and yeah, I bet you're right, we probably are a lot alike. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 18, 2018 11:15:48 GMT -5
1) Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower beats Dylan's by miles. 2) La Sonora Margarita's version of Corazon Partido also is much funner than Alejandro Sanz' original.
Jeff Healey also bested Dylan haha |
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Post by cgvt on Aug 18, 2018 12:00:41 GMT -5
I like Allen Toussaint's original version of this song, but I like Little Feat's version better because of Lowell George's vocals. Great song regardless.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2018 15:30:17 GMT -5
This is San Francisco by Elvis Phuong, produced by my brother in-law, Jo Marcel. We raised Jo's daughters, while he pursued his 8th wife. He was a famous singer and nightclub owner in Vietnam. He escaped in '75, came here, worked on cars, and sang in his spare time and gave many of the popular Vietnamese singers their start here. Needless to say, they never mention him now. The YouTubers ripped this from me and the sound on most of them sucks or the song is incomplete. I have not had a chance to re-edit this, as there is the ending of one song, then it leads into San Francisco. It's half Vietnamese and the last half is English. Turn your volume down before it starts. You'll have to click the link to get there. I really hope you'll enjoy this: San Francisco by Elvis Phuong |
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