GREAT COVERS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS

[nyadrn]

For many an original song that they love cannot and will not ever be duplicated by a cover, but there are many songs that have been done equally (debatebly) well by others..

So do you have favorites?

What are your favorite covers of favorite songs?

[nyadrn]

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@l483260lwrote:
MY FAVORITE WAS THE ANIMALS, ESP. THIS ONE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FCBg3GmzQM WE HAD NO IDEA IT WAS A BLUES CLASSIC- JUST GOOD TO LEARN TO SLOW DANCE TO !

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This is indeed a classic.. the powerful voice of Eric Burdon and that wonderful song!! Love it.

[l483260l]

A CLASSIC BLUES SONG ALSO COVERED BY A ROCK BAND( THE DOORS). THE ORIGINAL BY HOWLIN' WOLF;-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVIA1n5ng4Y JOHN LEE HOOKER ALSO RECORDED IT.

[nyadrn]

The Clash   I Fought the Law

[l483260l]

WAS THE ORIGINAL BOBBY DARIN?

[l483260l]

HE'S ONE OF THOSE AGELESS ROCKERS- SAW HIM LIVE(& FREE!) IN DOWNTOWN FORT WORTH AT MAIN ST. ARTS FESTIVAL IN 1995 OR SO!

[nyadrn]

RADIOHEAD COVERING CARLY SIMON

[l483260l]

A LOT OF PEOPLE CANNOT TOLERATE TOM WAITS' GRAVELLY VOICE, BUT HE TOO, IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST SONGWRITERS- COVERED BY SPRINGSTEEN, THE EAGLES, ROD STEWART, ETC.

[l483260l]

REMINDS ME OF THE INCREDIBLE JOB STEVIE RAY VAUGHN DID ON BOTH "VOODOO CHILE" & ON "LITTLE WING".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF2ZqlPNuqU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s

[jm2422]

Gold-Stevie was true guitar monster. That was truly a great pick.

[Epster]

John Mayer   Call Me The Breeze

[Epster]

Miley Cyrus These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

[ww031876]

Not even close to Nancy Sinatra original.

[MaVolta]

Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison cover by Bruce Springsteen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2E7ee-g4p0

[MaVolta]

Fields of Gold - Sting Cover by Mary Black

[Cirice]

Cover of Classical Gas (Mason Williams) by Sungha Jung at age 13

[ww031876]

Jim Crosce(sic) better .

[Epster]

Sons of Britches  You Are My Sunshine (yodeling!)

[Epster]

The Chipmunks Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)

[MaVolta]

Imagine - John Lennon cover by Bon Jovi (beautiful duet)

[MaVolta]

Kashmir - Led Zeppelin cover by David Garrett (this guy is one awesome violinist, does a lot of rock and pop)

[MaVolta]

Viva La Vida - Coldplay cover by David Garrett (my favorite)

[rj72135989]

Wow! Thanks for posting this, it was awesome, so joyous. Listened to it once, then called my husband in to listen to it again. We found ourselves wondering how Mozart or Beethoven  would react to it 😉

[MaVolta]

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@rj72135989 wrote:

Wow! Thanks for posting this, it was awesome, so joyous. Listened to it once, then called my husband in to listen to it again. We found ourselves wondering how Mozart or Beethoven  would react to it 😉

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You're most welcome! I'm glad that you enjoyed it. BTW he plays a mean Beethoven too!

[nyadrn]

Radiohead   Nobody Does it Better    covering Carly Simon

[Epster]

You've Got A Friend In Me by  4 year old Clair Ryann and her Dad

[Cirice]

I love the O'Keefe Music Foundation kids' cover of

46 and 2 by Tool

[nyadrn]

Van Halen   Pretty Woman

[ww031876]

Roy Obison best,hands down!

[rj72135989]

I love this cover of Leonard Cohen's  "Suzanne" by Geoffrey Oreyema, performed for an album of covers  "I'm Your Fan" 

https://youtu.be/ToSKN4hrEQI