Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

[pinball1970]

A nod to Astrid. Walter does this justice.

@Hornbein You notice he does "stairway to heaven" at 10 seconds in? Cheeky!
EDIT: Also notice his little finger, it is alien long. Stupid long. Like I said he is one of my favourite musicians on YT

 

[pinball1970]

Ok back on that concert. 1 minute in is " You need to hide your love away," although you would never know it.

What does this have to do with John Lennon? The Beatles?

 

[pinball1970]

I need some ear bleach. Wow 40 seconds in what picture does that remind you of? @fresh_42 might know, I think he likes her singing.

 

[pinball1970]

Sign of a great song and also who is performing it when you like both for different reasons.
Love them for different reasons.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

Great post but we already cited Walter on this?

 

[Hornbein]

Great post but we already cited Walter on this?

I meant to include this one.

 

[Hornbein]

It Came From the Zone of Bad Covers --

 

[pinball1970]

It Came From the Zone of Bad Covers --

What the hell is he doing at the beginning with his bass drum? EDIT: It is 17 y.o. Stevie Wonder on drums! Just checked following comments on the YouTube.
Stevie was and is a genius pure and simple but this is messy. I liked his drumming on "Innervisions."
This is a funny track for Hendrix to pick, it is not a three piece song!

 

[pinball1970]

Just for comparison. His voice is perfection on this and there is a lot going on in the background. EDIT: Quick check he is 17 here too. When you are that good it shows early.

 

[Hornbein]

Plumbing the abyss of badness. The Star Spangled Banner.

 

[Hornbein]

Rasputin by Boney M

 

[morrobay]

Good cover of Ben E King classic

 

[morrobay]

Original

 

[Hornbein]

Cover of Bob Dylan's Desolation Row.

 

[morrobay]

And then there are some songs that are just un- coverable

 

[Hornbein]

And then there are some songs that are just un- coverable

Brushes on the drums! A lost art?

 

[morrobay]

Brushes on the drums! A lost art?

Motown/Soul is a lost art.

 

[morrobay]

Credit due:

 

[morrobay]

Another un-coverable. BTW: Shop Around^ and Fingertips would be called Motown. While Cry to Me , Soul

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

After retirement from the Fantastic Four, Sue was able to develop her sensitive side.

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[pinball1970]

Hopefully you get the thumbnail at least. If not it is the Stones, Beatles wrote it.

 

[pinball1970]

I love the vibraphone!

 

[pinball1970]

After retirement from the Fantastic Four, Sue was able to develop her sensitive side.

That is absolutely beautiful. No idea of the instruments though, this could be in the obscure instruments thread too.

 

[pinball1970]

The bass changes at 5.53. She is good and sticking the E in was not enough. I upvoted though!

 

[morrobay]

I love the vibraphone!

Yes Martin Denny is something else

 

[Hornbein]

That is absolutely beautiful. No idea of the instruments though, this could be in the obscure instruments thread too.

Yes Martin Denny is something else

Starting at 1:35 they're refering to It Ain't Necessarily So.

 

[Hornbein]

That is absolutely beautiful. No idea of the instruments though, this could be in the obscure instruments thread too.

Those are a big Napoleon mandolin and a Celtic harp, honored by the legendary Alan A'Dale and today's Harp lager.

 

[Hornbein]

Germany's answer to Tom Jones does Paint It Black.



When I was a teen we found a PJ Proby record in a bargain bin. We all thought it was great. It was over the top and funny but actually good at the same time. Here PJ covers Leonard Bernstein's Somewhere.



We liked that Proby used a different voice and style for every song so it didn't get boring, sort of like Captain Beefheart. Can't think of anyone else who's done that.



Before he was PJ he used the stage name Jett Powers. I said, if he don't want it I'll take it. So I did.

 

[Hornbein]

Vibraphone was Frank Zappa's first instrument. Here's one of his compositions for that. This was one of the very first records I ever bought. I still think it's great, indeed I appreciate it even more now.



He later had Ruth Underwood tour with the band on vibraphone and marimba, back when women playing instruments in rock bands was very unusual. Christine McVie may have been the first with Ruth second.



In Japan the vibraphone is famous via the theme from Lupin the Third. He's a jewel thief who is more or less the James Bond of Japan. His appeal might be even more enduring, still going strong fifty years on.



John Cage said he liked all sound except radios and the vibraphone. Later he said he'd gotten used to radios but still couldn't abide vibraphones.

 

[pinball1970]

Germany's answer to Tom Jones does Paint It Black.



When I was a teen we found a PJ Proby record in a bargain bin. We all thought it was great. It was over the top and funny but actually good at the same time. Here PJ covers Leonard Bernstein's Somewhere.



We liked that Proby used a different voice and style for every song so it didn't get boring, sort of like Captain Beefheart. Can't think of anyone else who's done that.



Before he was PJ he used the stage name Jett Powers. I said, if he don't want it I'll take it. So I did.

I was introduced to PJ Proby via Focus. When I first heard this I was gob smacked, what on earth are focus playing at!


Jan Akerman had moved by this point, so it was not Focus to me.

Anyway, his voice sounded out of place and had an unpleasant tone to me ear.

Nothing I have heard since has changed that.

 

[pinball1970]

This was part of my childhood. It is a version of a version and I love it.