what's your view on MUSIC COVER VERSIONS
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Wolfe Tone
Which Way Did He Go?
It is amazing I agree, but it isn't better than the original. Although I laugh everytime I listen to it when they mess up the lyrics of the last verse. Their cover of that album is great. Now if only they'd do Justice.blindside said:
jonatas
tropicalista
J.J. Cale's originals *After Midnight etc* are way better than Eric Clapton's covers (IMO of course)
soul_warrior
Termite!
well, lets call it a VERY tentative yes.rbis4rbb said:
just ask yourself:
1-is it just a sample or a true blue remake or cover of the original?
2-is it just the hook thats used, or is it a new interpertation?
3-is the melody used as the basis for a new tune?
basically im NOT PRO sampled tracks n this thread, but if you feel its something special....
by all means, recommend it.
but if we wont allow sampled stuff, we ban James Brown, dont we?
so here are a few covers done by the Godfather himself
and other noteworthy funkateers.James Brown & Dee Felice Trio - Sunny (yes, the Boney M classic)
Jungle Brothers _ SOUL POWER (Jungle Funk Mix) (James Brown original)
Ramsey Lewis - Back In The U.S.S.R. (elton jhon original)
Quincy Jones - Summer In The City (Joe Cocker?)
Sammy Davis jr.- Johnny Shaft (Isaac Hayes
)Light My Fire - Shirley Bassey (doors)
Doors - Alabama song (Kurt Weill Original)
ella fitzgerald - sunshine of your love (popular)
julie driscoll - season of the witch (more than a zillion covers)
Dr Jhon - season of the witch (so here are just two)
Gothmog
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Lots o' good covers, I like it when the musicians bring something to the music. I hate when covers are just the original song done poorly. I've blocked most of those out of my mind though (did M Carey do a cover of a R Plant song recently... or was that a nightmare).
Ones I like:
Almost goes without saying but Hendrix doing 'All along the watchtower' is an all time great.
Guns N' Roses covered Aerosmith's Moma Kin, a great song and done well if quite similar to the original.
Limp Bizkit did a cover of Faith, by G Michael, I thought it was pretty funny (on Three Dollar Bill Y'all). The original is a great tune too (Yes, I like some G Michael - don't judge me cause I'm beautiful)
Most of the tunes on Chant Down Babalon are worth hearing (hip hop/rap covers of Bob Marley) but especially Rebel Music performed by Krayzie Bone. These aren't exactly covers because they heavily utilize direct sampling. Chuck D doing survival is nice too.
What can you say about early Zep? A lot of that was sort of cover's, great stuff though.
STP did a cover of Dancing Days, that was pretty cool. The Rollins Band covered Four Sticks too. Those are both Zep tunes in case you don't know.
Finally, somewhere I have a disk of the London Metropolitan Orchestra covering a bunch of Hendrix tunes with assorted rock stars (Sting, Santana, Taj Mahal, Buddy Miles, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai, etc.). I'll have to dig that up and listen again.
Ones I like:
Almost goes without saying but Hendrix doing 'All along the watchtower' is an all time great.
Guns N' Roses covered Aerosmith's Moma Kin, a great song and done well if quite similar to the original.
Limp Bizkit did a cover of Faith, by G Michael, I thought it was pretty funny (on Three Dollar Bill Y'all). The original is a great tune too (Yes, I like some G Michael - don't judge me cause I'm beautiful)
Most of the tunes on Chant Down Babalon are worth hearing (hip hop/rap covers of Bob Marley) but especially Rebel Music performed by Krayzie Bone. These aren't exactly covers because they heavily utilize direct sampling. Chuck D doing survival is nice too.
What can you say about early Zep? A lot of that was sort of cover's, great stuff though.
STP did a cover of Dancing Days, that was pretty cool. The Rollins Band covered Four Sticks too. Those are both Zep tunes in case you don't know.
Finally, somewhere I have a disk of the London Metropolitan Orchestra covering a bunch of Hendrix tunes with assorted rock stars (Sting, Santana, Taj Mahal, Buddy Miles, Bootsy Collins, Steve Vai, etc.). I'll have to dig that up and listen again.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
Wow! This thread is getting complex quick.
@ Whomp: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks remade by Van Halen ~ Now that would be something to behold! Sounds grindin'!
Here are two songs I'd like to expand on:
Summer In The City by Quincy Jones ~ KOOL & THE GANG!!! They did by far the sweetest version after Quincy Jones did. They released many versions of this with a very high pitched, distinctive keyboard. They then spun it out into "Summertime", which then got covered by Will Smith as the Fresh Prince with Jazzy Jeff. Songs within songs man
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Light My Fire by The Doors ~ I have many versions of this which also include Shirley Bassey, The Doors, but also Booker T & The MGs (same guys who did 'Green Onions'), Delroy Wilson (Reggae), King Tubby (Dub Reggae vershun), I think there is also a Bill Withers version somewhere in my collections, I can certainly imagine his voice singing it quite clearly.
The ultimate sample has to be "The Funky Drummer" on that James Brown album I posted in Cover Art. That's the roots of all our dance music these days. That was the primordial break beat which the hip-hop, R'n'B, sometimes Disco, certainly Jungle and Drum 'n' Bass, Garage, Gabba, Speed Garage etc etc etc. All these musical forms sought their inspiration from that one break beat. Gotta give praise!
There is also a great reggae cover of the Kool & The Gang song "Can't Get Enough of that Funky Stuff", except that is called "Can't Get Enough of the Collie Stuff"![[pimp]](/images/smilies/pimp.gif "Pimp [pimp]")
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I think "Yesterday" is the most covered song in music history right?
@ Whomp: "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks remade by Van Halen ~ Now that would be something to behold! Sounds grindin'!
Here are two songs I'd like to expand on:
Summer In The City by Quincy Jones ~ KOOL & THE GANG!!! They did by far the sweetest version after Quincy Jones did. They released many versions of this with a very high pitched, distinctive keyboard. They then spun it out into "Summertime", which then got covered by Will Smith as the Fresh Prince with Jazzy Jeff. Songs within songs man
.Light My Fire by The Doors ~ I have many versions of this which also include Shirley Bassey, The Doors, but also Booker T & The MGs (same guys who did 'Green Onions'), Delroy Wilson (Reggae), King Tubby (Dub Reggae vershun), I think there is also a Bill Withers version somewhere in my collections, I can certainly imagine his voice singing it quite clearly.
The ultimate sample has to be "The Funky Drummer" on that James Brown album I posted in Cover Art. That's the roots of all our dance music these days. That was the primordial break beat which the hip-hop, R'n'B, sometimes Disco, certainly Jungle and Drum 'n' Bass, Garage, Gabba, Speed Garage etc etc etc. All these musical forms sought their inspiration from that one break beat. Gotta give praise!
There is also a great reggae cover of the Kool & The Gang song "Can't Get Enough of that Funky Stuff", except that is called "Can't Get Enough of the Collie Stuff"
.I think "Yesterday" is the most covered song in music history right?
Rambuchan
The Funky President
Also the Sex Pistols version of the Eddie Cochrane song "Come on Everybody" is a killer!
Easy Star All Stars has made a cover of the whole Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) album called Dub Side of the Moon. Dub and reggae, gives a new outlook on the original album, that's (of course) very good.
"Da lunatic is on da grass" gets a new meaning.
The Cardigans made a cool cover of Black Sabbath's Iron Man. What, heavy metal? This is a cocktail party!
Einstürzende Neubauten made a cool cover of Nancy Sinatra's Sand.
"Da lunatic is on da grass" gets a new meaning.
The Cardigans made a cool cover of Black Sabbath's Iron Man. What, heavy metal? This is a cocktail party!
Einstürzende Neubauten made a cool cover of Nancy Sinatra's Sand.
Bartleby
Remembers laughter
Faith No More did a good cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs
Alice Donut also covered this song with a trombone playing the vocal line (not as bad as it sounds)
Snuff, a UK pop-punk band have done many zany covers (some of them also featuring a trombone), including By the Rivers of Babylon, I Think We're Alone Now, Don't Fear the Reaper as well as TV ads Bran Flakes, Shake and Vac and TV themes The Likely Lads, In Sickness and in Health
And not to forget bands like The Detroit Cobras and The Dirtbombs whose stock-in-trade is breathing life into "forgotten" soul classics.
I'll probably post more as I think of them.
Alice Donut also covered this song with a trombone playing the vocal line (not as bad as it sounds)
Snuff, a UK pop-punk band have done many zany covers (some of them also featuring a trombone), including By the Rivers of Babylon, I Think We're Alone Now, Don't Fear the Reaper as well as TV ads Bran Flakes, Shake and Vac
and TV themes The Likely Lads, In Sickness and in HealthAnd not to forget bands like The Detroit Cobras and The Dirtbombs whose stock-in-trade is breathing life into "forgotten" soul classics.
I'll probably post more as I think of them.
I have a cool cover of Sympathy for the devil by a guy who calls himself The King. As the name suggests he's kind of a Elvis-impostor. The song is quite cool, IMHO, he puts way more power into this song than the Stones...pretty funny.
Bartleby
Remembers laughter
Rambuchan said:
And Sid Vicious's version of "My Way."
ComradeDavo
Formerly God
Covers can be good.when done by decent rock bands of course. When i hear pop bands doing covers I always think NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 
Marilyn Manson has done some rather good covers
- Sweet Dreams (are made of these) - most excellent!!
- Tainted Love - hot goth chicks in the video
- Personal Jesus - Just rocks.
Nirvana have done some good ones as well, as mentioned by other posters.
Placebo and David Bowie doing 20th century boy (on greatest hits Placebo DVD) - very good!
Marilyn Manson has done some rather good covers
- Sweet Dreams (are made of these) - most excellent!!
- Tainted Love - hot goth chicks in the video
- Personal Jesus - Just rocks.
Nirvana have done some good ones as well, as mentioned by other posters.
Placebo and David Bowie doing 20th century boy (on greatest hits Placebo DVD) - very good!
farting bob
ThEy MaDe Me Do iT.
Tainted love video is great. Not only does it have really hot goth chicks in hottubs, but it takes the piss out of american college parties.ComradeDavo said:Covers can be good.when done by decent rock bands of course. When i hear pop bands doing covers I always think NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Marilyn Manson has done some rather good covers
- Sweet Dreams (are made of these) - most excellent!!
- Tainted Love - hot goth chicks in the video
- Personal Jesus - Just rocks.
Havent heard the placebo cover of 20th century boy, but i like there other stuf, so its probably good to.
Oh, and for sampling old music into new pop songs: they should be banned. Crazy frog and akon have helped support my case that remixing parts of songs into new ones does not make them cool.
PS @ Ram: Yesterday is the most covered song ever yep.
soul_warrior
Termite!
i quite disagree with that.mrtn said:I think that Marilyn Manson's "Personal Jesus" is ok, but nothing special. To me it's too similar to the original.
what manson did to DM in this cover is similar to what he did to that Tate woman, back in the day.
but adding those NIN riffs sold LOADS of that single, so he mustve done something good there.
Bartleby
Remembers laughter
One of the finest cover versions in the history of mankind...
Killdozer's version of Don McLean's American Pie
In fact, the whole album For Ladies Only is made up of excellent cover versions, but there's a real magic about American Pie.
Killdozer's version of Don McLean's American Pie
In fact, the whole album For Ladies Only is made up of excellent cover versions, but there's a real magic about American Pie.
Rambuchan
The Funky President
Yeah that did occur to me after posting about "Come on Everybody" but I simply couldn't be bothered.Bartleby said:And Sid Vicious's version of "My Way."
How about - "I Shot The Sheriff" - Clapton, Marley and who else? loads right?
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Ones I like :
Both the Jimi Hendrix and Dave Mason covers of All Along the Watchtower
Metallica's cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Tuesday's Gone
and Blue Oyster Cult's Astronomy.
The Who's version of Summertime Blues.
Wasp's version of the Who's The Real Me.
Van Halen's version of Marvin Gayes' Dancing in the Streets.
Red Hot Chili Pepper's version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
Both the Jimi Hendrix and Dave Mason covers of All Along the Watchtower
Metallica's cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Tuesday's Gone
and Blue Oyster Cult's Astronomy.
The Who's version of Summertime Blues.
Wasp's version of the Who's The Real Me.
Van Halen's version of Marvin Gayes' Dancing in the Streets.
Red Hot Chili Pepper's version of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.
Double Barrel
Deity
"Breadfan" - Metallica (original by Bungie) - AWESOME!! 
"Silly Putty" - Primus (original by Stanley Clark) - The cover might be better than the original, which was already great.
"Little Wing" - Stevie Ray Vaughan (original by Jimi Hendrix) - I like Stevie's version a little better, as he did it as an instrumental.
"Silly Putty" - Primus (original by Stanley Clark) - The cover might be better than the original, which was already great.
"Little Wing" - Stevie Ray Vaughan (original by Jimi Hendrix) - I like Stevie's version a little better, as he did it as an instrumental.
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