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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?
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"Friday on My Mind" - original The Easybeats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSowZcvoqr4
Cover by
Peter Frampton - https://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.
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"White Wedding" - original Billy Idol - https://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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@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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@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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"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.
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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
Here’s version 3: https://youtu.be/_DkpO9UEA3Q
🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
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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)
Downtown Train - Bob Seger
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...........
- It is sung in the film Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- The melody is borrowed in the rock song "Run Runaway" (1983) by Slade
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).
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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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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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