Music thread- Post cover versions

[oVo]

LED ZEPPELIN - WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS

I think most people tend to forget that it's not actually a led Zeppelin original, but some old blues musician named, Kansas Joe McCoy's song

Original

Husband & wife... Kansas Joe McCoy and lyrics by Memphis Minnie (1929)
in response to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

This song has been recorded and performed by a boatload of musicians
over the past forty years.
A few recent ones... Bob Dylan & Robert Plant & Alison Krause & Jeff Buckley's Zep cover

[daddy1gringo]

Cantata 147, Bach, 1723: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwWL8Y-qsJg

Joy, Apollo 100, 1972: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S8jd8WhxoI

[daddy1gringo]

Another favorite. Minuet in G Major 1725: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on1DDSLdDOo

A Lover's Concerto, 1965: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJ1AqtTuyo

And that wonderful little scene from the wonderful little film, Electric Dreams, 1984: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OikgonN81A

[griller]

Long shot
In this case i heard the cover before i heard the original and i personaly think Katy Perry sounds like she's choking on the song
Katy Perry- Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD79neQbfiM
Kelly Clarkson- Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-c3lPe8l4

[Symmetry]

Long shot
In this case i heard the cover before i heard the original and i personaly think Katy Perry sounds like she's choking on the song
Katy Perry- Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD79neQbfiM
Kelly Clarkson- Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-c3lPe8l4

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[griller]

Long shot
In this case i heard the cover before i heard the original and i personaly think Katy Perry sounds like she's choking on the song
Katy Perry- Original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD79neQbfiM
Kelly Clarkson- Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz-c3lPe8l4

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Sorry about that I still had that Avi from the time my dad lost/won (i don't remeber) a game and every one in jesus freaks had to change their avi to his.

[Timminz]

Easy Dub All Stars

They re-worked whole albums in dub - Awesome - Here are two samples

Covering Pink Floyd
Time (from the album "Dub Side Of The Moon")

Covering Radiohead
Karma Police (from the album "Radiodread")

I was lucky enough to see those guys, last summer. Very good show.

Richard Cheese's take on popular tunes.

Welcome to the Jungle

Quite possibly the best intro to any song, ever.



Another of my favourite covers ever, is Muse's version of Feeling Good

[daddy1gringo]

An oldie but a goodie, and a great example of "bringing something new to it:

Lean On Me, Original, soulful, Bill Withers, 1972: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9hMLnmeNm4

...Funky, Club Nouveau, 1986: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZPY4BC0byM

...Hip-hop, DC Talk, 1992: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvDSwtr7Ihs

[daddy1gringo]

Here's one of my favorite performers from when I was a kid, Linda Ronstadt. Her cover of "When Will I Be Loved?" Is infinitely better than the Everly Brothers' original. She brings a lot more energy, and of course her phenomenal voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h--3ugScE1Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY-mTbv3 ... re=related.

The same goes for her cover of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6YDzmq ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqgdPialLog

[daddy1gringo]

Btw, thanks for starting this thread, Sym. Great idea; I'm having a lot of fun with it.

[keiths31]

A few of my favourites...

Tweeter and the Monkey Man - by the Headstones, original by Traveling Wilburys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLEvl_uplUk

Memphis - by Izzy Stradlin, original by Chuck Berry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-3c-UrFr6s

Pressure Drop - by Izzy Stradlin, original by Toots & the Maytals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YdaHHtg6aE

Jessie's Girl - by the Chipmunks, original by Rick Springfield
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jah_2BXOzTs

[Symmetry]

Btw, thanks for starting this thread, Sym. Great idea; I'm having a lo0t of fun with it.

Cheers- hope you post a few more classical covers too.

Glenn Gould- Goldberg Variations

First time I listened to him playing I found him speaking/singing kind of weird. Now it's just like he's in his own amazing world when he plays, and listening to it almost feels like intruding,

[oVo]

A bit of 80's new wave... with MTV video
Thomas Dolby... She Blinded Me With Science
Heard a recent acoustic cover of this song I liked a lot... but not youtubed.
so instead here's a few other covers.
Consortium of Genius ... B.H.M. ... Tenchi Muyo mix ... a touch of burlesque

[The Bison King]

A bit of 80's new wave... with MTV video
Thomas Dolby... She Blinded Me With Science
Heard a recent acoustic cover of this song I liked a lot... but not youtubed.
so instead here's a few other covers.
Consortium of Genius ... B.H.M. ... Tenchi Muyo mix ... a touch of burlesque

This live performance of Blinded me with Science is about the saddest thing I've ever seen.

Thomas Dolby embarrassing himself

[daddy1gringo]

Btw, thanks for starting this thread, Sym. Great idea; I'm having a lo0t of fun with it.

Cheers- hope you post a few more classical covers too.

Well, here's one. One of the most beautiful and beloved pieces ever composed, Pachelbel's Canon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvNQLJ1_HQ0

And George Winston's piano version. Now it starts out sounding like it's going to be another sleepy elevator-music version, but stick with it to hear some of the wonderful things Winston does with it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kllZlF6mB2s

[oVo]

In the classical directions...
W.Carlos got a lot of attention with "Switched on Bach" and his synthesizer renditions of Ludwig Van Beethoven used in the soundtrack for the Kubrik film "A Clockwork Orange."

I saw Virgil Fox when he toured with his Heavy Organ tour playing all kinds of Bach, Beethoven, Wagner etc. and he was nothing short of brilliant.

Keith Emerson incorporated a variety composers and styles with piano improvisations in Emerson, Lake & Palmer's music. The studio version of "Take a Pebble" from their debut album is a beautiful song... this live version get's a bit loose.

[sam_levi_11]

In my opinion a good cover changes the song and gives it a different spin.

The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
and then a cover by metalcore band Confide who drummer is now in Avenged Sevenfold.

One cover that really annoys me is this:
a cover of Saosin's Seven Years, a song that is regarded as one of the best from one of the best post-hardcore releases ever, featuring Anthony Green, an outstanding vocalist, possibly the best in rock, who sounds the same live
The cover is by Never Shout Never, an acoustic artist im actually fond of.

[Quirk]

Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT72CgEJQNQ

It's not a true cover but I love William Burroughs doing R.E.M.'s "f*ck Me Kitten" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uURUPr0bGbM

[daddy1gringo]

Jesus is just alright with me -- Doobie Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3aYJibxMOQ

...and DC Talk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCccV6Y31s

[daddy1gringo]

Speaking of improving a song by bringing more energy...

At the Hop -- Danny and the Juniors
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwCGW58DTE4

and Sha-na-na
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2OxLyts-zE

[oVo]

Tom Waits' classic Step Right Up attempted by Patrick Stump.
Tom Waits cover of the Daniel Johnson song, KING KONG.

Tom Waits songs:
St.Vincent covers Big Black Mariah
Claudia Bettinaglio covers Clap Hands

Queens of the Stone Age covers Goin' Out West and Kaisers Orchestra doing the same song
Tom did it in Tulsa back in 2008... I was there and absolutely fucking loved this show!
this song was playing as they walked through the bar in the movie Fight Club

Neko Case sings Christmas Card From a Hooker in Minneapolis
Someone doing Invitation to the Blues and someone doing Blue Valentine
Dave Mullen sings On the Nickel
Red Hot & Blue... Jockey Full of Bourbon

[daddy1gringo]

Here's a classic song covered by about a million people. I had to be real selective to narrow it down to a few significant re-do's. They are roughly in chronological order.

Ghost riders In The Sky
Burl Ives (the first to record it)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s7jJd8E ... re=related

Marty Robbins, classic C&W style
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1xSYyMDaq4

The Ramrods -- an instrumental version w/ sound effects
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWTjjm-G ... re=related

Johnny Cash. Couldn't pass this one up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mynzbmrtp9I

The Outlaws, Probably my favorite, but I like electric Guitar, also the dramatic acoustic intro.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqD-ejBMyk

Spiderbait- part of the soundtrack to Ghost Rider with Nicholas Cage. A little too punky for me but the scene with Cage and Sam Elliot riding to the final conflict through the dark with flames flying from wheels and hoofs with this in the background, was great cinema.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXSmqEq ... re=related

[Symmetry]

Bit of a random one, but I enjoyed it:

Local Vocal - 90's Dance acapella medley mix

[oVo]

The Beatles: A Day in the Life

covers:
Wes Montgomery
Jeff Beck
Neil Young

[pancakemix]

The Kinks' You Really Got Me is classic, as is Van Halen's famous cover, but here's an interesting take by Robert Palmer, best known for songs such as Addicted to Love.