I have always liked that song.what's your favorite cover?
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I second: the Pseudo Echo version of "Funkytown". I used to drive around the Washington Beltway (when the traffic was moving, which in those days it often was.) grooving to it. I categorized it as great driving music.
Also IMO Van Halen did great covers. Not only will I second "You Really Got Me", but (don't shoot me!) I'll also vote for their versions of "Dancin' In The Streets" and "Pretty Woman" from Diver Down.
Another great coverer, IMO: Stevie Ray Vaughan.
He did two IMO great covers of two Hendrix classics: "Voodoo Child" (one of my fave Hendrix #'s) and, yes, a delicate virtuoso instrumental version of "Little Wing".
I rather liked Prince's version of "Raspberry Beret" (Hendrix). Prince gave it an appropriate lightheartedness Hendrix couldn't.
Speaking of the Beatles covers from the Sgt. Pepper's movie:
Yes, IMO Aerosmith made "Come Together" its own! It sounds to me like an Aerosmith song anyway.
I thought "Strawberry Fields Forever" was improved greatly for being sung by a female voice.
And the production of "I Want You" (? Frampton singing lead?) was better.
Also IMO Van Halen did great covers. Not only will I second "You Really Got Me", but (don't shoot me!) I'll also vote for their versions of "Dancin' In The Streets" and "Pretty Woman" from Diver Down.
Another great coverer, IMO: Stevie Ray Vaughan.
He did two IMO great covers of two Hendrix classics: "Voodoo Child" (one of my fave Hendrix #'s) and, yes, a delicate virtuoso instrumental version of "Little Wing".
I rather liked Prince's version of "Raspberry Beret" (Hendrix). Prince gave it an appropriate lightheartedness Hendrix couldn't.
Speaking of the Beatles covers from the Sgt. Pepper's movie:
Yes, IMO Aerosmith made "Come Together" its own! It sounds to me like an Aerosmith song anyway.
I thought "Strawberry Fields Forever" was improved greatly for being sung by a female voice.
And the production of "I Want You" (? Frampton singing lead?) was better.
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Oops. I looked it up, like I should have long ago.sgtnull wrote:Prince wrote Raspberry Beret.
This comes from several yrs ago, when I could've SWORN I heard a Hendrix version of "Raspberry Beret" on the radio. The vocalist sounded like Hendrix.
OK. My bad.
While looking into this, I noticed that a cover of "Raspberry Beret" was done some years ago by something called "Hindu Love Gods" which consisted of Warren Zevon and REM sans Michael Stipe. I never thought Zevon could sound much like Hendrix, but I suppose that might be what I heard. If that's the case, all I can say is we could've done without it; it doesn't even have the excuse of being Hendrix.
While I'm here, here are some other recent covers I rather enjoyed:
"Cruisin Together" (Smokey Robinson) by Gwynneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis (never guessed she had such a voice!)
"Give A Little Bit" (Supertramp) by the Goo Goo Dolls
"Don't Dream It's Over" (Crowded House) Sixpence None the Richer (another number that IMO is improved by a female lead vocalist, Leigh Nash)
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i'd like to hear the Sixpence version.
great covers...
Bob Mould's version of Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
Natalie Merchant: Sympathy For the Devil (Stones)
10,000 Maniacs: Everyday Is Like Sunday (Smiths)
Peace Train (Cat Stevens)
Sugar: Where Diamonds Are Like Halos, Anyone.
maybe a cheat since Dave Barbe is in both bands. but Bob Mould brought out the beast in Dave and these two songs slay. they need to work together more often. both are better for it.
great covers...
Bob Mould's version of Shoot Out the Lights (Richard Thompson)
Natalie Merchant: Sympathy For the Devil (Stones)
10,000 Maniacs: Everyday Is Like Sunday (Smiths)
Peace Train (Cat Stevens)
Sugar: Where Diamonds Are Like Halos, Anyone.
maybe a cheat since Dave Barbe is in both bands. but Bob Mould brought out the beast in Dave and these two songs slay. they need to work together more often. both are better for it.
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Two absolutely sterling covers by The Gypsy Kings:
'Hotel California' and 'My Way'
'Hotel California' and 'My Way'
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A Perfect Circle - The Nurse Who Saved Me (originally by Failure)
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some of my most favorite covers....
A Little Help From My Friends--Joe Cocker (Beatles)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window--Joe Cocker (Beatles)
Highway 61--Johnny Winter (Bob Dylan)
Crossroads--Cream (Robert Johnson)
Love In Vain--Rolling Stones (Robert Johnson)
Twist and Shout--Beatles (Isley Brothers)
This Must Be the Place (naive melody)--Shawn Colvin (Talking Heads)
Mercy Street--Kate McGarry (Peter Gabriel)
Joga (State of Emergency)--Kate McGarry (Bjork)
Because the Night--Patti Smith (Bruce Springsteen)
Try A Little Tenderness--Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Somebody To Love--Mother's Finest (Jefferson Airplane)
Magic Carpet Ride--Mother's Finest (Steppenwolf)
Comin' Back To Me--Rickie Lee Jones (Marty Balin of Jffsn Arpln)
Walk Away Renee--Rickie Lee Jones (The Left Banke)
Thing Called Love--Bonnie Raitt (John Hiatt)
Good Vibrations--Todd Rundgren (Beach Boys)
Rain--Todd Rundgren (Beatles)
If Six Was Nine--Todd Rundgren (Jimi Hendrix)
Tweny Million Things To Do--Robert Palmer (Lowell George of Little Feat)
Easy Money--Lowell George (Rickie Lee Jones)
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A Little Help From My Friends--Joe Cocker (Beatles)
She Came In Through The Bathroom Window--Joe Cocker (Beatles)
Highway 61--Johnny Winter (Bob Dylan)
Crossroads--Cream (Robert Johnson)
Love In Vain--Rolling Stones (Robert Johnson)
Twist and Shout--Beatles (Isley Brothers)
This Must Be the Place (naive melody)--Shawn Colvin (Talking Heads)
Mercy Street--Kate McGarry (Peter Gabriel)
Joga (State of Emergency)--Kate McGarry (Bjork)
Because the Night--Patti Smith (Bruce Springsteen)
Try A Little Tenderness--Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Somebody To Love--Mother's Finest (Jefferson Airplane)
Magic Carpet Ride--Mother's Finest (Steppenwolf)
Comin' Back To Me--Rickie Lee Jones (Marty Balin of Jffsn Arpln)
Walk Away Renee--Rickie Lee Jones (The Left Banke)
Thing Called Love--Bonnie Raitt (John Hiatt)
Good Vibrations--Todd Rundgren (Beach Boys)
Rain--Todd Rundgren (Beatles)
If Six Was Nine--Todd Rundgren (Jimi Hendrix)
Tweny Million Things To Do--Robert Palmer (Lowell George of Little Feat)
Easy Money--Lowell George (Rickie Lee Jones)
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Awesome God : DC Talk doing a Rich Mullins song. when we saw them live they did this song acoustic. at a point they stopped playing and we all in the audience continued to sing the chorus. this was at Cynthia Woods which has half the audience on a grassy hill. and at night this was very moving.
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The Grateful Dead played a rather good adaptation of Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away.But my favorite has to be a song that most people do not even realize is a cover-Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love-It is a rip off of Muddy Water's You Need Love-almost word for word.Although I like the song, Zeppelin did Muddy dirty by not crediting him on the album-McKinley Morganfield a.k.a Muddy Waters should have gotten enough royalties off that song to live the good life.
Recently came across a cover of Genesis' - Land of Confusion by DIsturbed.
More for the surprise value of hearing it on a much heavier scale
More for the surprise value of hearing it on a much heavier scale
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Good gravy! Where'd you find that?jelerak wrote:I came across a cover of Aerosmith's Dream On -
Vocals - Ronnie James Dio
Guitar- Yngwie Malmsteen
Bass - Stu Hamm
Drums - Gregg Bissonette (?)
Keyboards - Paul Taylor (?)
Only one way to describe this cover : unfriggin' believable...awesome stuff.
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Oh I bet. I'll search it out.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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