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Post by jill on Feb 28, 2010 19:58:38 GMT
Maybe we need a bit of music to lively up ourselves? Here are 5 of my favourite covers. Dear Prudence. Sousxie and te Banshees The Ramones-I love those guys-with a cover of Spector's Baby I Love You. The hawaiian guy, doing Somewhere over the Rainbow. Camera Obscura. Some Guys Have All the Luck A second Beatles cover from Low  What are yours then? |
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Post by Dave on Feb 28, 2010 22:03:18 GMT
What a splendid idea! Your favourite cover versions! Jill.... do we think that labelling what the links are is a better idea?  It's a bit disconcerting clicking an un-labelled link. I may know I hate the song so may wish to avoid it! haha. I may also hate the band or artist doing the cover-version too! Double bad! I liked the Hawaiian blokes version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow! Now, let's think,what covers do I know of and like.... Well, my fave band and prog-metal geniuses Between the Buried and Me released a whole album of covers. Don't worry, my two favourites are not metalled up at all, they're pretty faithful to the originals: Queen's Bicycle Race and Blind Melon's Change |
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Post by jill on Feb 28, 2010 22:19:37 GMT
Jill.... do we think that labelling what the links are is a better idea? It's a bit disconcerting clicking an un-labelled link. Blind Melon's Change You're right! I'll edit right now. Loved Change. |
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Post by GR on Feb 28, 2010 23:22:36 GMT
Oh, fun! Let's see... Days (originally by The Kinks), Kirsty MacColl: (official video) Stop Your Sobbing (another Kinks cover), The Pretenders: (from 1980 TV appearance) (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love & Understanding? (Nick Lowe cover), Elvis Costello & the Attractions: (official video) I Fought The Law, The Clash (lyrics!) Istanbul (Not Constantinople), They Might Be Giants (live on MTV Europe, 1990) That's all I've got for now... |
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Post by RydCook on Feb 28, 2010 23:46:48 GMT
Cool.
The Man Who Sold The World (Originally by David Bowie) by Nirvana
I Wanna Be Sedated (Originally by Rammones) The Offspring
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (originally by The Smiths) Clayhill
(this video is from the Union Chapel gig, much prefer this version, cos I hate morrissey's voice.. a shame cos I love the lyrcis. This cover is ideal then.)
I'll think of more soon!
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Post by HMV Lee on Mar 1, 2010 10:03:07 GMT
J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr) - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side Helmet - Army Of Me (Bjork) Teenage Fanclub - Like A Virgin Gigalo Aunts - Serious Drugs (BMX Bandits) itunes.apple.com/us/artist/gigolo-aunts/id396572Might open itunes but plays from Apple website can't find it anywhere else. Track 6 Peter Gabriel - Heroes Very recent cover. Not all great covers but they are all favourites of mine. |
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Post by Bill Edwards on Mar 1, 2010 12:53:52 GMT
Hey Jill that's an interesting YouTube channel you've found with all those Beatles covers. Can't say I think much a Low's Nowhere Man though. One of my all time favourite covers is Respect by Adeva. This is because when I heard it thought it was a top tune. But I was blown away when I found out it was a cover of the Otis Redding classic. It's more of a reworking than a cover. My tiny mind, to this day, can't link them together as being the same song. Respect by Adeva The familiar version... RESPECT by Aretha Franklin which itself is a cover of this, the original... RESPECT by Otis Reading I also offer up another completely off-the-wall cover of RESPECT by The Rotary Connection. Once again I can't hear any similarity to the familiar Franklin version we all know and love. Respect by The Rotary Connection Don't forget the hot sauce! |
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Post by jill on Mar 1, 2010 16:50:37 GMT
Some rather splendid tunes popping up on the thread already..........
The adeva version of respect is pretty good.
I went to see Low at the Birmingham Academy a few years back......one of the few times I've spent the whole time at a gig looking at my watch, they were so sloooooow. Oddly, since then they've really grown on me-like 'em a lot.
There are loads of good Beatles covers around; here's two I particularly like.
Echo and the Bunnymen Ticket to Ride
Cornershop Norwegian Wood.
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Post by cliftonestate on Mar 1, 2010 18:34:30 GMT
Not a big fan of covers but Sid Vicious singing My Way always makes me smile.
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Post by Bill Edwards on Mar 1, 2010 20:09:27 GMT
Some rather splendid tunes popping up on the thread already.......... The adeva version of respect is pretty good. I went to see Low at the Birmingham Academy a few years back......one of the few times I've spent the whole time at a gig looking at my watch, they were so sloooooow. Oddly, since then they've really grown on me-like 'em a lot. There are loads of good Beatles covers around; here's two I particularly like. Echo and the Bunnymen Ticket to Ride Cornershop Norwegian Wood. Ha yeah Low are slow. I do love their version of Little Drummer Boy which I used to play full blast when it came out. Little Drummer Boy by Low. |
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Post by sugarbeat on Mar 1, 2010 21:10:51 GMT
Marrisa Nadler doing Radiohead's No Surprises...
Johnny Cash doing Nine Inch Nail's Hurt
We Are Scientists doing Sigur Ros' Hoppipolla
Chris Cornell doing Michael Jackson's Billie Jean
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Post by RydCook on Mar 1, 2010 23:18:40 GMT
Couple more Beatles covers, by one of my favourite bands Thrice:
Eleanor Rigby: (awesome outro)
Helter Skelter:
Punk covers are cool
Stand By Me (Originally by Ben E King.. is that right?) by Pennywise: great fun!
Ghostbusters Theme (Originally by Ray Parker Jr ) by some Unknown Ska Punk Band:
On a side note, has anyone seen the original Ghostbusters Theme music video?! I can't believe I've only just seen it! It's rubbish, BUT BRILLIANT! Has random 80s celebs shouting "GHOSTBUSTERS" including the awesome John Candy. Also features Ray Parker Jr appearing from underneath a bed! Hilarious.
99 Red Balloons (originally by Nena) Goldfinger: (they even sing it in German in the middle, NICE!)
Smooth Criminal (Originally by Michael Jackson, as if you didn't know!) by Alien Ant Farm: Awesome music video, definitely one of my all time favourite covers. Shame the video is out of sync, all the other ones I can find are awful quality.
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Post by RydCook on Mar 1, 2010 23:30:53 GMT
Beat It (MJ again) by Richard Cheese  actually very beautiful! Just found this, not half bad. Hoppipolla (Sigur Ros) by We Are Scientists This is fun! |
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Post by Dave on Mar 1, 2010 23:32:39 GMT
Helmet - Army Of Me (Bjork) Nice! I don't know how I missed this cover by Helmet! Army of Me turns out to be really suited to the Helmet sound then it would appear. I'll mention some more of my fave covers soon. Probably will be mostly noisy ones this time. ;D |
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Post by RydCook on Mar 1, 2010 23:39:46 GMT
Helmet - Army Of Me (Bjork) Nice! I don't know how I missed this cover by Helmet! Army of Me turns out to be really suited to the Helmet sound then it would appear. I'll mention some more of my fave covers soon. Probably will be mostly noisy ones this time. ;D I tried this, love the original. Hated this cover.. sorry! Could have been a lot better! |
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It's a bit disconcerting clicking an un-labelled link. I may know I hate the song so may wish to avoid it! haha. I may also hate the band or artist doing the cover-version too! Double bad!
actually very beautiful!