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GREAT COVERS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS

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?

 

 

Life's a Journey, not a Destination" Aerosmith
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"Friday on My Mind" - original The Easybeats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSowZcvoqr4

 

Cover by

Peter Framptonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i083ChiNp7U 

 

 

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Oh my! The Easybeats song, it’s been eons since I heard that one! Nice cover by Frampton. Noticed in the credits that Steve Lukather is on guitar and backing vocals.

 

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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"White Wedding" - original Billy Idolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI 

Covers:

 

"White Wedding" - Leo( Moracchioli )https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WekfTZpX8Mk

"White Wedding" - Herman's Hermits - I was surprised https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vm3BvI88Pw - from the album When Pigs Fly, Songs You Never Thought You Would Hear. A collection of popular songs recorded by artists considered unlikely to cover them. Compiled by Cevin Soling

"White Wedding" - Jay Smith - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUKpFtIu-3M

 

 

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Herman's Hermit's? I noticed a 2002 date on it. Original Hermit's? Hard to believe they're still playing. They're from the 1960's. Still sound good. Big departure from their bubble gum rock (which I like).

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@dl73698250  It was Peter Noone, I don't know how much of the group are left or if any of the hermits were on the record. Peter Noone is still touring (currently has a lineup for 2022-2023) as Herman's Hermits, like other bands that continue with the name no matter if it is the complete original line-up or not. He heard about the concept project (released in 2002) and wanted to do it as did the others on the album that were recruited. 

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Herman’s Hermits! Yeah, whowuda thunk? I’ll check out that album for sure! 

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Check your language. It's spelled "whooda thunk"

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😹

I tried, but even spell check didn’t have a clue!

 

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@dl73698250 , in our cases it was a made up word of "Who would have thought that", regarding that song was unusual to hear from Peter Noone/Herman's Hermits. We can spell it any way we wish. I supposed we could have spelled it that way or any other close way.

We knew what we meant. 😊

Idioms can become fairly standard, such as: "Who'd a thunk it".

But as far as I am concerned, if you get your point across, who cares about proper. I may not use the best words or even proper punctuation. 

 

Whooda Thunk is a alternative/indie musician (that I have not listened to).

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I know, whowuda thunk. 

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"Rasputin" - original by Boney M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl_Eo2QzqU4 

Covers:

 

"Rasputin" - We Are The Union - Posted in funny videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4l_yF14M4o 

"Rasputin" - Leo ( Moracchioli ) - He is a multi-instrumentalist and producer owner of Frog Leap Studio. Most of his stuff is pretty over the top.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngDZPmUBW34 

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Arcade Fire's cover of  Peter Gabriel's "My Body is a Cage" {lp, Scratch My Back} Perfectly set to the gothic "Bride of Frankenstein" 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70KxUeToMk&ab_channel=SteVin89

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Diamonds And Rust - Judas Priest  (Joan Baez cover)

 

They have (at least) two versions of this song performed live, both very different interpretations, and both are amaaazzing!  Gotta love these guys! 

https://youtu.be/mIC7KQPDuDc

 

https://youtu.be/eHyl8a394-M

 

Here’s version 3: https://youtu.be/_DkpO9UEA3Q

🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

 

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Different drum, Greenbriar Boys

Covered by the Stone Poneys

Found it was written by Mike Nesmith

of Monkees fame. He had his own 

cover version also

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Brian Hyland's 1970 cover of  1961's Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, "Gypsy Woman".

{Intro & Outro "The Wolfman" 1941.}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6nemPGqx0o&ab_channel=GodzillaSr

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Downtown Train - Rod Stewart  (Tom Waits cover)

https://youtu.be/F93FZ5zLOS0


Downtown Train - 
 Bob Seger 

https://youtu.be/tyBLNekm_ms

 

Tom Waits original - https://youtu.be/qWDJIwqCXi4

 

I never cared for Tom Waits vocals, but he wrote some great songs. Rod Stewart made it famous, Bob Seger made it cool! Edge to Seger on this one for me. 😎

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I know what you mean about his voice.  But, I can't really imagine somebody else doing this song: TOM WAITS- COLD COLD GROUND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4UqE5c8G6E

It's kinda like Bob Dylan; he doesn't have the greatest voice either, or Ozzy Osborne. But, I wouldn't want do without their music.

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"Run Runaway" * Slade [83]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxcGaAwy-Q&ab_channel=GanarlyFilms

The Scottish glam group sampled a 1850 church hymn written by Andrew Young [1838] arranged by L B Breedlove in [1858] called "There is a Happy Land". and came away with a #1 hit. I kid you not...........

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-fBx0jezYY&ab_channel=RojasZela-ChristianVideos

 

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Well, what do you know? Great Big Sea also did this song (not a rock version; more of a folk/culture song).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UMV36zYs58

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"Lies" - Knickerbockers (65) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH9YRpz757Y 

cover by

Styx (74) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZp-fBIgYU8 

 

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Oh yeah, that song! They (Knickerbockers) sounded so much like The Beatles. I noticed someone wrote in the YT comments that John Lennon heard it and made the remark, “ I don’t remember recording that.” 😂 

 

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I love that comment. Their cover of "I want To Hold Your Hand" was pretty good. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeBBGjqrayY 

 

Surprised they didn't do more Beatles covers.

 

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"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" - (1953) original by The Four Lads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcze7EGorOk 

Covers

 

They Might Be Giants - (1990) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0JhC3LO0-8 

 

Ding Dong Daddios (2004) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX2pBccURUg 

 

 

 

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Elvis Presley's cover of "Now & Then" {there's a fool such as I"  1958

The first recording of this song written by Bill Trader and sung & played by Hank Snow in 1952.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtJz_Wm-gG0&ab_channel=DelTangBrav

 

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"Eternal Flame" - written by Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg 

   - original by The Bangles (88)

 

cover by Human Nature (99) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6FhICVvMnI

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Good song. Good version. I like the Bangles version. But between the two, The Bangles has a tad bit of a shrill voice. This version has a smoother voice and is a tad bit easier on the ears (for quieter times). I still like the Bangles; don't know if I can really pick between the two. Different versions for different moods.

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"Sweet Dreams {of You} * Tommy McClain's 1966 rendition of Don Gibson's 1956 tune is a great cover with the keyboards taking lead instead of guitars. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptmittvVARQ&ab_channel=Johnny%27sBackThenStereo

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Grand Funk’s cover of Little Eva’s Locomotion. Written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. 

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The Beatles had some of the best rock n roll covers of all time. It was so much fun to watch them just break into one on the Get Back movie. I loved watching Paul just shred that piano like nothing to it, baby! My favorite would be this one … Paul on piano and John kills it on vocals.

 

Rock And Roll Music  ( Chuck Berry cover )

 

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Question: Does anyone know the English version of this song? It sounds so familiar, but I can't put my finger on it.

Juliane Werding; Starke Gefühle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSCk00ygOwY

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