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this one blew my mind ...
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Blind Willie Johnson
OriginalDepeche Mode
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pinball1970 said:Ok this is a stretch.
There was, in my eyes, an iconic song created but in a TV scenario.
The creation was via two catholic priests fitting a former failed Eurovision song B side to their words.
It counts as it's a song and there is a cover
CDMartini said:Some covers are completely different from the original ...like this one ...
Neil Young - Heart of Gold
Original
Tori Amos Cover
Me in my head: The Reaper ... Don't Fear The Reaper ... Tonk, Tonk, Tonk, ... Where did I hear this? ... What does it remind me of?robphy said:NEW HD: Blue Öyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (Live) 10/9/1981 [2021 Digital Restoration]
There it is!robphy said:More Cowbell - SNL
&t=2m15s soloJaden - Guitar 13 Jasmine - bass 15 Anton - drums 18.
&t=2m40s soloMy name is Yoyoka, I'm a 10 year old drummer from Japan
&t=2m30s soloJacob Deraps, 17 years old, playing Ozzy Osbourne's Over the Mountain.
Everyone was and is a big ABBA fan. Elvis to Lemmy, Biden to Putin, Thatcher to Starmer, Hawking to Brian Cox. They cross boundaries.Hornbein said:King Hussein of Jordan was a big ABBA fan.
robphy said:Over the Mountain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Mountain (1981)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain (Live - Albuquerque, NM Jan 7, 1982)
&t=3m00s solo
- Randy Rhoads - Over the mountain - Guitar Only - &t=2m10s solo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Rhoads (sadly, died March 19, 1982)
Kids going "Over the Mountain"
(2024) Ozzy Osbourne - Over the mountain (cover) - Maximum Friction
&t=2m15s solo
- different version: Over The Mountain (YouTube short)
(2011) Over the Mountain Cover Ozzy Osbourne performed by Party Boys (guitarist Jake)
&t=2m20s solo
(2020) Over the Mountain - Ozzy Osbourne (Cover) / Yoyoka with FRIENDS (with SATSUMA3042 )
&t=2m40s solo
- (2021 Version) - (2023 Version)
- (2012) Over the mountain☆Ozzy Osbourne - &t=2m20s solo - SATSUMA3042 has many guitar covers
(2014) Ozzy Osbourne Over the Mountain Cover - Deraps
&t=2m30s solo
Honorable mention:
- (audio only) MeloDia LILIAC - Over the Mountain Audio "Recorded in 2021 at age 19!"
(original video on FB)OVER THE MOUNTAIN
Check out my take of this song by Ozzy Osbourne
- (audio only) The Word Alive - Over The Mountain (Ozzy Osbourne Cover) [New Song 2011]
Yes.pinball1970 said:Everyone was and is a big ABBA fan. Elvis to Lemmy, Biden to Putin, Thatcher to Starmer, Hawking to Brian Cox. They cross boundaries.
1 | BEATLES | 22.1 MILLION | |
2 | QUEEN | 12.8 MILLION | |
3 | ABBA | 11.3 MILLION | |
4 | ROLLING STONES | 10.1 MILLION | |
5 | OASIS | 9.079 MILLION | |
6 | TAKE THAT | 9.078 MILLION | |
7 | SPICE GIRLS | 8.0 MILLION | |
8 | BEE GEES | 7.6 MILLION | |
9 | U2 | 7.5 MILLION | |
10 | STATUS QUO | 7.2 MILLION | |
I once read a discussion about their "easy/cheesy pop." IIRC it was "Thank you for the music" but I am not sure. Anyway, the message was that their music is all but not easy. They have sophisticated harmonies and baselines. What may sound like "easy/cheesy pop" is the result of hard work hiding the actual complexity.DennisN said:As you very well know I am a BIG ABBA fan (not so much of their more easy/cheesy pop, ...
fresh_42 said:I once read a discussion about their "easy/cheesy pop." IIRC it was "Thank you for the music" but I am not sure. Anyway, the message was that their music is all but not easy. They have sophisticated harmonies and baselines. What may sound like "easy/cheesy pop" is the result of hard work hiding the actual complexity.
I bought Waterloo back in the '70s. I was probably one of a few who liked the B-side "Watch Out" even more.DennisN said:Regarding easy listening pop I was thinking more about songs like "Ring Ring", "Take A Chance On Me", still good songs, but definitely not among their best (in my subjective opinion).
DennisN said:Yes.
And your quote prompted me to tell a little personal story....
As you very well know I am a BIG ABBA fan (not so much of their more easy/cheesy pop, but of their experimental and really creative music, which I think is just fantastic), and I was a fan from a very early age.
But one thing I never quite understood was how darn popular they were outside of our small country.
Because it was highly unusual (and it has never been even nearly repeated by any other Swedish artist to such a big extent). And I was young then too and did not travel much to other countries either.
You see, we are a really small country (about 8 million people back then), and we were definitely not famous for our music, until ABBA came and broke all the rules.
Since I never quite understood how they managed to appeal to such a wide audience, I decided to research it to find out, because it IS so unusual.
Look at this chart, it is crazy:
The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed! (UK)
(the ten first listed below)
1 BEATLES 22.1 MILLION 2 QUEEN 12.8 MILLION 3 ABBA 11.3 MILLION 4 ROLLING STONES 10.1 MILLION 5 OASIS 9.079 MILLION 6 TAKE THAT 9.078 MILLION 7 SPICE GIRLS 8.0 MILLION 8 BEE GEES 7.6 MILLION 9 U2 7.5 MILLION 10 STATUS QUO 7.2 MILLION
Source: https://www.officialcharts.com/char...t-selling-groups-of-all-time-revealed-__2515/
Seeing this chart is just crazy for a Swede. First is the Beatles (of course), then Queen (I can see that) and then... ABBA? What? Before Rolling Stones? And U2?
Why? Here's my take on it after my research:
1. They were incredibly versatile, playing many different music styles (so did the Beatles), e.g. pop, rock, experimental and even musical-like
2. They actively mixed different styles into new unique styles (so did the Beatles)
3. They had (at least) TWO ridiculously good composers in the band (as did the Beatles)
4. They wrote easy listening stuff, but they also wrote very advanced music (so did the Beatles)
5. Even so, they both still had a unique sound; if your hear The Beatles or ABBA you can not mistake it for something else.
And there are probably more comparisons with the Beatles I haven't thought of yet.
Here is a interesting video which actually started my personal research on the topic; in this video they ask this very question to other composers and artists:
Why we all love ABBA | DW History and Culture
Bonus fun, because it is SO weird for me as a Swede to see this... :
John Lydon, the lead singer of the iconic punk band Sex Pistols here tells his older punk audience that Sid Viscious' favorite band was ABBA. And then they sing along to "Fernando":
You see, this just blows my mind. My brain can't really comprehend that UK anti-establishment punk rebels, without any irony at all, like ABBA. It just don't make sense. But it sure is fun
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jack action said:The day before yesterday, Duane Eddy passed away. Younger, I always knew Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise. This one fits in this thread.
DennisN said:Yes.
And your quote prompted me to tell a little personal story....
As you very well know I am a BIG ABBA fan (not so much of their more easy/cheesy pop, but of their experimental and really creative music, which I think is just fantastic), and I was a fan from a very early age.
But one thing I never quite understood was how darn popular they were outside of our small country.
Because it was highly unusual (and it has never been even nearly repeated by any other Swedish artist to such a big extent). And I was young then too and did not travel much to other countries either.
You see, we are a really small country (about 8 million people back then), and we were definitely not famous for our music, until ABBA came and broke all the rules.
Since I never quite understood how they managed to appeal to such a wide audience, I decided to research it to find out, because it IS so unusual.
Look at this chart, it is crazy:
The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed! (UK)
(the ten first listed below)
1 BEATLES 22.1 MILLION 2 QUEEN 12.8 MILLION 3 ABBA 11.3 MILLION 4 ROLLING STONES 10.1 MILLION 5 OASIS 9.079 MILLION 6 TAKE THAT 9.078 MILLION 7 SPICE GIRLS 8.0 MILLION 8 BEE GEES 7.6 MILLION 9 U2 7.5 MILLION 10 STATUS QUO 7.2 MILLION
Source: https://www.officialcharts.com/char...t-selling-groups-of-all-time-revealed-__2515/
Seeing this chart is just crazy for a Swede. First is the Beatles (of course), then Queen (I can see that) and then... ABBA? What? Before Rolling Stones? And U2?
Why? Here's my take on it after my research:
1. They were incredibly versatile, playing many different music styles (so did the Beatles), e.g. pop, rock, experimental and even musical-like
2. They actively mixed different styles into new unique styles (so did the Beatles)
3. They had (at least) TWO ridiculously good composers in the band (as did the Beatles)
4. They wrote easy listening stuff, but they also wrote very advanced music (so did the Beatles)
5. Even so, they both still had a unique sound; if your hear The Beatles or ABBA you can not mistake it for something else.
And there are probably more comparisons with the Beatles I haven't thought of yet.
Here is a interesting video which actually started my personal research on the topic; in this video they ask this very question to other composers and artists:
Why we all love ABBA | DW History and Culture
Bonus fun, because it is SO weird for me as a Swede to see this... :
John Lydon, the lead singer of the iconic punk band Sex Pistols here tells his older punk audience that Sid Vicious' favorite band was ABBA. And then they sing along to "Fernando":
You see, this just blows my mind. My brain can't really comprehend that UK anti-establishment punk rebels, without any irony at all, like ABBA. It just doesn't make sense. But it sure is fun
.
Maximum Friction takes on a cover by all sister trio The Warning. Filmed while while doing sound check opening for Nicko McBrains Titanium Tart at The OCC Roadhouse in Clearwater, FL.