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Cover versions - completely different to original ?
I recently discovered Blue Monday by Flunk which is a complete re-working of the original and everyone knows Mad World by Gary Jules but can anyone recommend any others.I understand that 99.9% of covers are awful but when reworked can become classics in their own right.
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Robert Wyatt (wheelchair bound ex Soft machine warbler) has done a couple of 'interesting' cover versions.
His cover of I'm a Believer by the Monkees is great but his most bizzare was a cover of At Last i Am Free by disco funkateers Chic! Genius.
Also compare the two versions of The First Time i Ever Saw Your Face. The original by Kirstie's dad Ewan MacColl and the famous one by Roberta Flack.
Like wise compare Donna Summer and Richard Harris's versions of MacArthur Park and Donna Summer and Vangelis's versions of State of Independence.
His cover of I'm a Believer by the Monkees is great but his most bizzare was a cover of At Last i Am Free by disco funkateers Chic! Genius.
Also compare the two versions of The First Time i Ever Saw Your Face. The original by Kirstie's dad Ewan MacColl and the famous one by Roberta Flack.
Like wise compare Donna Summer and Richard Harris's versions of MacArthur Park and Donna Summer and Vangelis's versions of State of Independence.
Generally I hate covers versions & usually find my fave track has been utterly desecrated when somebody else covers it!
However, there are some exceptions to this.
First couple of tracks that spring to mind are Carter USM�s cover of Sugarcubes �Hit�.
Bjork�s vocals sound uninspiring and deadpan compared to Carters version which is more emotive fiery & angst ridden.
Also Carter did a great cover of Inspiral Carpets �This is how it feels�.
Even Carter�s shampoo cover �trouble� was impressive!
Anybody else ?
However, there are some exceptions to this.
First couple of tracks that spring to mind are Carter USM�s cover of Sugarcubes �Hit�.
Bjork�s vocals sound uninspiring and deadpan compared to Carters version which is more emotive fiery & angst ridden.
Also Carter did a great cover of Inspiral Carpets �This is how it feels�.
Even Carter�s shampoo cover �trouble� was impressive!
Anybody else ?
And who can forget Neds Atomic Dustbin's version of Ive Been To Paradise (But Ive Never Been To Me) or the Butthole Surfers completely bonkers version of The Hurdy Gurdy Man!
And seeing Leonard Cohen's name reminds me that Nina Simone did a great version of Suzanne.
Noticing joy divsions name there reminded me of Paul Young 's version of Love Will tear Us Apart!
Aaaaaaah!
And PJ Proby's come to that!
Ah the pain !!!!
And seeing Leonard Cohen's name reminds me that Nina Simone did a great version of Suzanne.
Noticing joy divsions name there reminded me of Paul Young 's version of Love Will tear Us Apart!
Aaaaaaah!
And PJ Proby's come to that!
Ah the pain !!!!
Completely agree with Gary baldy on the Robert wyatt / Monkees cover , It's not often you find a cover that is at least comparable with the original.
My favorites tend to be the ones that are complete reworkings of songs in different styles. Hence i am not keen on UB40's cover versions but admire the Dickies versions of songs like , Paranoid , Sound of Silence and Banana Splits.
Joe Cocker, Jennifer Warnes & R.E.M all do a better version of Leonard Cohen's "First We Take Manhattan".
Prefer Manfred Manns Earth Band's "Blinded By The Light" to Springsteens original, and I still like hearing Jose Feliciano's (Not the awful Will Young) "Light My Fire". I wouldn't say I actually prefered it to the Doors original, I just like it !
Here's a few
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Run DMC - Walk this way
Paul Young - Wherever i lay my hat
Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the grapevine
Peter Tosh - Don't look back
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Stevie Wonder - Blowing in the wind
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Michael Jackson - Come together
Rod Stewart - Sailing
Phil Collins - Groovy kind of love
Joss Stone - Fell in love with a boy
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