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Re: Rock’s Greatest Covers: Patti Tops the List

Darryl — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:50:00 -0000

Dub Side of the moon - Easy All-Stars covering Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the moon

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James McCarthy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 10:17:54 -0000

You gotta have Talking Heads doing Al Greens Take me to the river on their 1997 More songs about buildings and food.

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egoboss — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:37:10 -0000

re: esoth - good post; you mention danny boy and joe jackson - have you heard his song 'the man who wrote danny boy' ...? kind of off topic but not really, being all about the power and allure of a classically crafted and addictive song - it sends shivers down my spine each time i hear it - saw it live when the album was just released and didn't know what to expect - the part where maire brenan (i think it was) came on stage was live music at its compelling best. glorious.

i suggest everyone tries to listen to that song.

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Esoth — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:09:56 -0000

The Pouges epic cover of "Waltzing Matilda" and their classic version of "Dirty Old Town"; Sean MacGowan;s gut-punch "Danny Boy"; Frank Patterson's "Danny Boy"; Nouvelle Vague's lilting "I'll Melt With You"; Townes Van Zandt's cover of the Stones' "Dead Flowers"; Rickie Lee Jones' mournful "Walk Away Rene" and Billy Bragg's rewriting Mr. Potato Head into the same song with the sign-off, "Then it 'appened. She cut 'er 'air and I stopped lovin' 'er"; William Shatner's cover of Pulp's "Common People" and I'm not kidding -- it's masterfully produced by Ben Folds and features the Great Joe Jackson; Richie Haven's "Here Comes the Sun"; the Replacements' "I Got You Babe". . .

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egoboss — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 19:07:01 -0000

i must say i am delighted that jamiroquai have retired (albeit only temporarily, sadly, according to their leader, jay kay) - so, stevie wonder's back-catalogue is safe for a while at least from their parody'esque-pseudo-covers of stevie w's works ... (allegedly).

don't rush back, jay kay. please.

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Barry — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 18:24:28 -0000

Type your comment here.
Wild World by Jimmy Cliff
Put a Spell on You -- Creedence Clearwater
Heard it Through the Grapevine by CCR
Police & Thieves - Clash
California Sun - Ramones
Sweet Jane - Mott the Hoople
Stranded in the Jungle - New York Dolls
Summertime - Janis Joplin
Working Class Hero - Screaming Trees
Old 55 - Eagles

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Dan Whan — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:51:41 -0000

"Landslide" - Smashing Pumpkins cover of Fleetwood Mac
"Frontin" - Jamie Cullum cover of Pharrell & Jay-Z
and I second "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" - Jake Shimabukuro covering George Harrison's tune

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OutOfContext — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:48:07 -0000

Sean,
I am actually real familiar with Tricky's "Black Steel"; it's Public Enemy's that I hadn't heard.

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joel hanes — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:42:42 -0000

Cream covering Robert Johnson's "Crossroads"

Aretha covering Carole King's "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman"

Bonnie Raitt covering John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery"

Janis Joplin covering "Summertime" and "Ball And Chain" and "Bobby McGee".
Three for the price of one.

The Dixie Chicks covering Stevie Nicks's "Landslide"

The Indigo Girls covering The Grateful Dead's "Uncle John's Band"

Dittos to the Stevie Ray Vaughn covering Hendrix's "Little Wing". I weep in joy.

Jimi Hendrix covering Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower"

The Allman Bros w/ Duane covering T Bone Walker's "Stormy Monday"

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Tom K — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:52:42 -0000

Let's not forget the Dickies body of covers, including "Nights in White Satin" and "The Banana Splits Song".

Someone mentioned "Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen): song covered by many, this one stands out" Never heard that version; I'd like to ,but I think it would be tough to top John Cale's cover.

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Tom Watson — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:42:59 -0000

OK folks, a small spin-off conversation - best covers of Dylan tunes. I've got 10 - can you name a few more?

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tpo — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:03:25 -0000

I forgot to add Stevie Ray Vaughn's version of "Little Wing".

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tpo — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:57:03 -0000

My $0.02:

The Creedence version of "Heard It Through the Grapevine."

"Absolutely Sweet Marie" by Jason and the Scorchers.

I'll second whoever added "Take Me To The River"

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sean — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 00:03:33 -0000

OOC (69) The Cornershop is probably the weakest one I listed, I was doing it pretty much off the top of my head, but I don't mind it all. The Minutemen cover vastly improves the sluggish BOC original. And Tricky turns Public Enemy's tale of prision-break on its head: despite the guitars, "Black Steel" turns into a cul-de-sac, claustrophobic like the rest of Maxinquaye.

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Tom Watson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:36:55 -0000

I've always loved George Harrison's incredibly sweet version of Dylan's If Not for You.

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OutOfContext — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:07:02 -0000

Sean,(46)I love the bands you mention, and Cornershop especially, but their "Norwegian Wood" doesn't do anything for me. I will be searching out "The Red and The Black" and "Black Steel" on Napster-to-go; I didn't know they existed.

And, keeping with the Indian slant, I will offer this Bhangra cover album of the Sex Pistols for Neddie Jingo's bad cover throwdown. I haven't heard the whole songs, but the samples are enough.

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estiv — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:57:57 -0000

Something went wrong the post I just put up. It'll make more sense if you know that the missing part mentions the song "Rocky Top," Felice & Boudleaux Bryant's bluegrass tune turned U of Tenn fight song.

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estiv — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:54:54 -0000

And Love Hurts by Nazareth. When I heard GPÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s original, I thought he was covering Nazareth. I kid you not.
Fred, the original was by Roy Orbison. The song was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, who also wrote many of the Everly Brothers' early hits. Not to mentions , familiar to anyone who has watched one of the University of Tennessee's sports teams on TV, as it's the tune that the UT band plays over and over and over adn over.

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Slappy — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:46:45 -0000

With about 30 minutes of thought. I reserve the right to change contents of list without prior notice:

1. Higher Ground by Chili Peppers.
2. Gloria by Patti Smith
3. Head On by the Pixies
4. Nothing Compares to You by Sinead O'Connor
5. Hey Joe by Hendrix
6. Sympathy For The Devil by Jane's Addiction
7. Money by The Flying Lizards
8. My Way by Sid Vicious
9. I Want you Back by The Bouncing Souls (I heard this live in 1990? and I still remember it well. I don't know if it was ever recorded.)

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egoboss — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:45:20 -0000

i should also mention one of elvis costello's most beautiful - and earliest - songs, 'alison' - the version by the sublime 'everything but the girl' even surpasses elvis' heartfelt rendering.

beautiful.

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Tom Watson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:40:31 -0000

Fred/Tony - the remastered (some would say "freed") version of Come Together on the Love album blows them both away. McCartney's bass and Lennon's demonic singing finally come through the ages...

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fred wilson — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:35:10 -0000

I knew Tony would jog my memory.

Aerosmith's cover of Come Together on Live is absolutely the best cover of that song every done and I like it way better than the Beatles original.

And Love Hurts by Nazareth. When I heard GP's original, I thought he was covering Nazareth. I kid you not.

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Jennifer Jo Janisch — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:06:04 -0000

Along with Cash's "Hurt" and it's emotional kick in the gut, Nirvana's MTV Unplugged rendition of "Where Did You Sleep Last Night/In the Pines" has always hit me hard. Cobain's death-rattle sigh at the end gives me chills. This song has been covered by, um, everyone, and apparently it's an old Appalachian folk song with an unknown author.

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Jennifer Jo Janisch — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:00:31 -0000

Tony,

Get Your Wings is a FABULOUS record. Speaking of remastered - wish granted! That opening lick is the last two strings on the 12th and 13th fret, if my memory of the tabs serves me correctly!

Another Aerosmith song I painstakingly mastered on my Fender Squier Strat in 1997 was "Dream On." I was so stoked when I could play along with all those cool, clean solos. I think I still remember how to play it, and I sadly haven't picked up a guitar once in the last year or so. :(

I love listening to their early records and noting how Steven Tyler's voice evolved over the years. He always said "Fake it 'till you make it," and he was definitely doing that on their debut album and others. He's admitted to trying as hard as he can to sound like an old black bluesman. Then and now, that son of a bitch has one of the best voices in rock and roll.

"I'm in heat, I'm in love, but I just couldn't tell her so, NAW NAW NAW!!!"