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Best original plus cover combo?
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:02 pm
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:02 pm
What is the best song that was both brilliant in it's original form and made better as a cover?
For example, 'Something' by The Beatles is an all-time great song but Joe Cocker's version may be even better. Obviously there are better examples and hoping to form a short-list to pick my favorite.
For example, 'Something' by The Beatles is an all-time great song but Joe Cocker's version may be even better. Obviously there are better examples and hoping to form a short-list to pick my favorite.
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Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:25 pm to litenin
Come Together
Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:27 pm to litenin
WAGON
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Posted on 7/27/17 at 2:28 pm to litenin
The Weight.
The Band.
Aretha & Duane.
The Band.
Aretha & Duane.
Posted on 7/27/17 at 3:08 pm to Swain
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode and Failure
Posted on 7/27/17 at 3:44 pm to litenin
Posted on 7/27/17 at 4:04 pm to litenin
Transdermal Celebration
Posted on 7/27/17 at 4:46 pm to Jester
Hurt - NIN and Johnny Cash
Posted on 7/27/17 at 4:51 pm to litenin
With a Little Help from my Friends
-Original: The Beatles
-Cover: Joe Cocker
Diamonds and Rust
-Original: Joan Baez
-Cover: Judas Priest
War Pigs
-Original: Black Sabbath
-Cover: Faith No More
Cortez the Killer
-Original: Neil Young
-Cover: Dave Matthews Band & Warren Haynes
-Original: The Beatles
-Cover: Joe Cocker
Diamonds and Rust
-Original: Joan Baez
-Cover: Judas Priest
War Pigs
-Original: Black Sabbath
-Cover: Faith No More
Cortez the Killer
-Original: Neil Young
-Cover: Dave Matthews Band & Warren Haynes
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:20 pm to litenin
ETA: Summertime
The covers are better 2me (which is what the OP asked for)... LINK - Rehersal G.Gershwin - Saprano (opera) Abbie Mitchell 1935
in no particular order (not going there)
LINK - Goerge Gershwin w/ Billie Holiday
LINK - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
LINK - Sarah Vaughn
LINK - Janis Joplin 1969
LINK - Doc Watson and David Grisman
LINK - Norah Jones 2003
LINK - Wille Nelson 2015
LINK - Doors 1970
LINK - Miles Davis 1958
LINK - Sam Cooke 1957
LINK - Ray Charles - Cleo Lane 1976
person favs: Gershwin w/Billie Holiday - Doc w/Grisman - Ella/L.Armstrong
notes: (from wikipedia and Nina Simone video)
"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP
. The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers
There are over 25,000 recordings of "Summertime". In September 1936, a recording by Billie Holiday was the first to hit the US pop charts, reaching #12 Other notable recordings include those by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in 1957, Sam Cooke also in 1957, Gene Vincent and Miles Davis in 1958, The Marcels in 1961, The Tornadoes in 1964, Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company on the 1968 album Cheap Thrills as well as The Zombies. The most commercially successful version was by Billy Stewart, who reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.
The Doors recorded the song live on albums including Live in Boston. English singer-songwriter Nick Drake recorded the song in 1967 or 1968, and it is included on the posthumous anthology album Tanworth In Arden. In 1970, Deep Purple released their single Black Night, whose riff was based on the bassline from Ricky Nelson's recording of "Summertime". The Fun Boy Three released their fifth single, "Summertime" in July 1982. In 1998, Morcheeba and Hubert Laws recorded the song for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. Norah Jones and Marian McPartland has a cover at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Aug. 30, 2003. Avi Kaplan, of the a cappella group Pentatonix, recorded a version as part of 'The Spaulding Sessions, Volume 2' on May 9th 2012.
The covers are better 2me (which is what the OP asked for)... LINK - Rehersal G.Gershwin - Saprano (opera) Abbie Mitchell 1935
in no particular order (not going there)
LINK - Goerge Gershwin w/ Billie Holiday
LINK - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
LINK - Sarah Vaughn
LINK - Janis Joplin 1969
LINK - Doc Watson and David Grisman
LINK - Norah Jones 2003
LINK - Wille Nelson 2015
LINK - Doors 1970
LINK - Miles Davis 1958
LINK - Sam Cooke 1957
LINK - Ray Charles - Cleo Lane 1976
person favs: Gershwin w/Billie Holiday - Doc w/Grisman - Ella/L.Armstrong
notes: (from wikipedia and Nina Simone video)
"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP
. The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers
There are over 25,000 recordings of "Summertime". In September 1936, a recording by Billie Holiday was the first to hit the US pop charts, reaching #12 Other notable recordings include those by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald in 1957, Sam Cooke also in 1957, Gene Vincent and Miles Davis in 1958, The Marcels in 1961, The Tornadoes in 1964, Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company on the 1968 album Cheap Thrills as well as The Zombies. The most commercially successful version was by Billy Stewart, who reached #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966.
The Doors recorded the song live on albums including Live in Boston. English singer-songwriter Nick Drake recorded the song in 1967 or 1968, and it is included on the posthumous anthology album Tanworth In Arden. In 1970, Deep Purple released their single Black Night, whose riff was based on the bassline from Ricky Nelson's recording of "Summertime". The Fun Boy Three released their fifth single, "Summertime" in July 1982. In 1998, Morcheeba and Hubert Laws recorded the song for the Red Hot Organization's compilation album Red Hot + Rhapsody, a tribute to Gershwin, which raised money for various charities devoted to increasing AIDS awareness and fighting the disease. Norah Jones and Marian McPartland has a cover at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Aug. 30, 2003. Avi Kaplan, of the a cappella group Pentatonix, recorded a version as part of 'The Spaulding Sessions, Volume 2' on May 9th 2012.
This post was edited on 7/27/17 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 7/27/17 at 8:46 pm to litenin
Three 80s Originals
Mad World - Tears for Fears/Gary Jules
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush/Placebo
Land of Confusion - Genesis/Disturbed.
My preferrence is TFF/Placebo/Genesis but every one of the three is really close. I'll get killed for the Disturbed cover, but Land of Confusion is really well done and garnered mainstream success. They really stuck to the tone instrumentally and feel of the original, and David Draiman sang it with the proper feeling of anger and hope.
Mad World - Tears for Fears/Gary Jules
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush/Placebo
Land of Confusion - Genesis/Disturbed.
My preferrence is TFF/Placebo/Genesis but every one of the three is really close. I'll get killed for the Disturbed cover, but Land of Confusion is really well done and garnered mainstream success. They really stuck to the tone instrumentally and feel of the original, and David Draiman sang it with the proper feeling of anger and hope.
Posted on 7/28/17 at 5:14 pm to ShamelessPel
Ziggy Stardust- Bowie (original)
Bauhaus
Gourds
Def Leopard
I Wanna Be Your Dog- Stooges (original)
Alejandro Escovedo
Uncle Tupelo
Slayer- (I wanna Be your God)
Bauhaus
Gourds
Def Leopard
I Wanna Be Your Dog- Stooges (original)
Alejandro Escovedo
Uncle Tupelo
Slayer- (I wanna Be your God)
Posted on 7/29/17 at 10:01 pm to litenin
Atlantic City
The Boss
The Band
The Boss
The Band
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:23 am to litenin
Memories Can't Wait
Talking Heads and Living Colour
Talking Heads and Living Colour
Posted on 7/31/17 at 11:35 am to litenin
Planet Caravan
Sabbath & Pantera
Boys of Summer
Don Henley and The Ataris
Under The Milky Way Tonight
The Church and Sia
Astronomy
Blue Oyster Cult and Metallica
Sabbath & Pantera
Boys of Summer
Don Henley and The Ataris
Under The Milky Way Tonight
The Church and Sia
Astronomy
Blue Oyster Cult and Metallica
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