agree. not only is the whole arrangement on the Prince version weak, his vocals fail to capture any of the emotion that Sinead brought to the song
OT: Best Cover
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agree. not only is the whole arrangement on the Prince version weak, his vocals fail to capture any of the emotion that Sinead brought to the song
Very good (Social Distortion's "cover of Johnny Cash's? "Ring of Fire") Just thought of Social D but couldn't think of any offhand. BTW on a thread a few years back I called Social D the most underrated band out there. Never played arenas (though headed? a festival in Asbury Park/elsewhere) sand perhaps Tony Hawk's skateboard festival (background 'house" band?).
"Ball and Chain" is my favorite though. One of the best live albums ever. "Somewhere Between Heaven and hell" was a great record. I learned about Social D because Bruce mentioned them years ago in "Rolling Stone".
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Oops. I always get those two tunes mixed up. Each occupies one side of the double album from their big Fillmore East shows when they just hit big.
I meant "You Don't Love Me".
I was actually at one of those shows. They played all night. Duane Allman was The Man.
Liam Gallagher -- Carnation (The Jam)
I love the Jam, and this version might be better than the original.
I love the Jam, and this version might be better than the original.
I thought this thread was about the Seahawks last second cover against The Cowboys on Sunday.
You know, on the way home from church this evening (that was for you @rutgersdave), I was singing this in the car, and I thought, hey that's a cover; now would be a good time for that one:
What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding?
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
How has Total Eclipse of the Heart by Hurra Torpedo not been posted? ...
Cover of Andra Day’s ‘Rise Up’ by Morissete Amon. One of the greatest voices I have ever heard.
That’s a great cover of an iconic song. T Bone Walker did the original and there have some great covers. The Allman’s version on the live album has a few jazz chords added and they slow the tempo down a bit.
respectfully agree, lol; the original is fantastic and the cover is uniquely Cocker and great, too.
Probably a top 5 cover for me...
I have a playlist of about 80 covers - love covers done well and especially those that aren't a carbon copy of the original, like this one and English Beat's "Tears of a Clown," and Hendrix's cover of "All Along the Watchtower." Throw in "Hurt" by Johnny Cash and The Clash's cover of "I Fought the Law" and that's a good first guess at my all-time top 5 covers.
Not sure who here is familiar with Charles Bradley, but I figured I would chime in again with this Black Sabbath cover.. If you like blues enjoy!
To add a different perspective, the best “non cover”, many are familiar with Steve Miller Band’s cover of”Jet Airliner”. The original tune was written by Paul Pena several years earlier. In my opinion his tune not only is better than the cover, it features some of the best blues based rock guitar playing I’ve heard.