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

[morrobay]

Siam Square, Bangkok. Used to teach English/algebra there. Sure do like that (retro) frequency

 

[Hornbein]

Dancing In The Street

Orig

 

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

Dancing In The Street

Orig

Note: The Lady Shelters cover was posted by @morrobay in #510

Here were some other covers of Dancing in the Street in #459 and (Karen Carpenter drum solo) #509.

 

[Hornbein]

I think the drumming is great.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[DennisN]

I recently stumbled upon an impressive cover of ABBAs awesome song "Lay All Your Love On Me"...

Oh, by the way, I heard this cover yesterday... U2 covers ABBA:s SOS

Here is another ABBA cover I heard recently which I very much enjoyed:

(Why ABBA again? Well, I've been listening to ABBA covers on youtube recently because I haven't heard so many covers of them... and I thought it was interesting to hear interpretations, and particularly, good interpretations IMO)

This one is majestic, unusual and spot on in my opinion, since there I think there is a classical feel in the original even though it's in disco style.

The choir intro is simply gorgeous and sends shivers down my spine... and the bridge and chorus are great too (though I personally don't like the arrangement in the verse as much, but hey, it's subjective...).

Lay All Your Love on Me - "MUSICAL!" - Chansonchor Gymnasium Kirchenfeld 2019
"Aus dem Musical "Mamma Mia"
Musik und Text: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Arrangement & Leitung: Ben Vatter"



Edit, oh I forgot to link to the original...

Original: ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone


[1976] Russ Ballard - Since You've Been Gone (Supersonic, 1976) FAMILIAR ???



[1978] Head East - Since You Been Gone
(2014) Head East - Since You've Been Gone - Live @ Ribco



[1979] Rainbow [with Graham Bonnet]- Since You've Been Gone



[1984] Since You've Been Gone | Alcatrazz [with Graham Bonnet and Yngwie Malmsteen] 1984

• Graham Bonnet Band - Since You've Been Gone (Live 2023)

[2018] Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow (Alyona & Andrei Cerbu) ( good covers )



[2022] SINCE YOU BEEN GONE (Rainbow) Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )



Honorable mention:
[2022] Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - Since You've Been Gone (Cover)

 

[Hornbein]

Up From The Skies

jimi hendrix (Mitch Mitchell : great)



Rickie Lee Jones

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody


(1975) Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)



(2011) Jake Shimabukuro - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - TED (2010) - ukelele cover


(2017) Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)



(2023) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Queen) One Man Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos ) - also see my previous post

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Congratulations to arranger Andrei Cerbu who singlehandedly has made Iasi, Romania a musical center. A talented and versatile guy.

 

[Hornbein]

Though I think his band sounds even better with the pitch lowered four steps.

 

[morrobay]

I favor pitch at this step. And that Romanian/English

 

[jack action]

After watching the Iron Cross video from @Hornbein , I found this one interesting:

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[Hornbein]

Let It Go in Arabic.



I saw Frozen when it first came out. I thought this scene was pretty cool but had no idea the phenomenon that was to follow.

 

[Hornbein]

Dove Cameron - Genie in a Bottle​

Maybe not a great cover, but when was the last time you heard a pop song that featured the bass saxophone?

 

[Hornbein]

Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)​

The orig.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Orig BREAK OUT!, featuring Marty Feldman, former lead guitarist of Metallica. To keep off drugs during touring he studied Japanese instead then quit Metallica and moved to Japan. There he has a TV show, Rock Fujiyama.



Cover by GARNiDELiA

 

[morrobay]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

KNULP https://www.youtube.com/@knulp. . (there's a period (%2E) at the end of the URL)
has some very nice covers,
with nice videography and attention to detail.
The "KNULP One Man Band" playlist is impressive.

Earlier I posted in #964 and #966 [i added solo links here]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone

[2022] SINCE YOU BEEN GONE (Rainbow) Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )
(solo @t=1m53s ; solo at @t=2m42s)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody

(2023) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Queen) One Man Band Cover by KNULP (there's a period in the URL, but somehow is omitted here) ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )
(12-string guitar solo @t=2m36s) (solo @t=4m39s)

Here is
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Led Zeppelin) Band Cover by KNULP
(solo @t=5m35s)


EYE OF THE TIGER (Survivor) Band Cover by KNULP


GOODBYE TO ROMANCE (Ozzy Osbourne) Full Band Cover by KNULP 밴드커버
(solo @t=2m34s)


... and if you want to learn the song, there is also
KNULP'S TAB - [SLOWTAB] Tutorial - Goodbye to Romance /Play Along

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

Original

 

[Hornbein]

Featuring singer Benji Mauer.

 

[morrobay]

Nice voice girl - you should have been in the foreground

 

[Hornbein]

Live your dreams.

She says this was extremely hard to do.

 

[morrobay]

 

[pinball1970]

You don't see brushes these days.