covers you prefer

Musiclover89 · Post by **Musiclover89** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:11 pm

I really like Freddie Mercurys version of The Great Pretender sounds really different from than original but its still good

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:22 pm

jimbo;702568 wrote: i really dont like any of her stuff apart from this

and even prefer her version to this (dont kick me dubs )

click on picture

Bloody Sacrilege!!!!

koan · Post by **koan** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:23 pm

sorry, Bowie

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:26 pm

Mind you, I prefer The Sundays version of Wild Horses, to the Rolling Stones one.

JacksDad · Post by **JacksDad** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:31 pm

koan;702575 wrote:

sorry, Bowie

:wah:

You know he gave permission for that!

I've got that cued up should I ever get on air again.

:guitarist

kinks · Post by **kinks** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:45 pm

You'll think i'm sad for liking this song but never mind

I definately like the hermes house band version

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:20 pm

I dunno which version I like best...

DOH!!! I like 'em both the same!

Fibonacci · Post by **Fibonacci** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 4:32 pm

Land Of Confusion by Genesis

I like Disturbed's version better

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:23 am

My No.3 all-time favourite song is The Pretenders cover of Dylans "Forever Young"

Uncle Kram · Post by **Uncle Kram** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:30 am

jimbo;702885 wrote: i spoz i'm just spozed to guess what it sounds like as there is no link thing :wah:

i just hope there is no link between your strikers and your midfield tonight

3-1 to the spurs

Now now - play nicely.

........

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:43 am

jimbo;702568 wrote: i really dont like any of her stuff apart from this

and even prefer her version to this (dont kick me dubs )

click on picture

I like quite a few of her tunes... i like these two especially.. dunno why really

Post by **spot** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:00 pm

The one US band that I really wanted to see is Screeching Weasel. I think I have everything they published, they're complete thrill-power. They are simply awesome.

Here's Johnny Nash's original version of "I Can See Clearly Now", which he wrote - it's a great song, it's worth listening to first.

and here's the Screeching Weasel cover ...

and - nothing to do with covers - but the youtube video for Cool Kids is stunning... (that's a bonus)

Post by **spot** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:01 pm

jimbo;702995 wrote: good song spot:wah::wah:

Okay, I can play this game. Who knows Wheatus and their Teenage Dirtbag hit?

So, who knows there's a bossa nova version of it?

Be warned, this may offend many many people... Earl Okin's live night-club cover:

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:16 pm

"Last Kiss"

Original- J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers

Live cover done by Pearl Jam:

Post by **spot** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:17 am

I bet most people have seen this already but never mind, it belongs here.

This is one of the cleverest covers of all time, it's just Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in front of a live TV studio audience for "Craig Kilborne's late show" responding, apparently, to an audience request. If they'd just done a straight cover of Stairway to Heaven that would have been something different but they don't. Grohl keeps Hawkins completely silent for the first two thirds of the song, hesitating and dying away himself and getting the audience involved in the song's momentum, refusing to carry the song even though there can be few people on earth who'd know it note and word perfect better than he would. The result is tense, comic and he eventually has the entire audience lapping up the final quarter. It's not so much a cover of a song as perfect performance art, the guy could have been playing Macbeth opposite Ian McKellen he's so in control of the stage.

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:26 am

spot;703560 wrote: I bet most people have seen this already but never mind, it belongs here.

This is one of the cleverest covers of all time, it's just Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins in front of a live TV studio audience for "Craig Kilborne's late show" responding, apparently, to an audience request. If they'd just done a straight cover of Stairway to Heaven that would have been something different but they don't. Grohl keeps Hawkins completely silent for the first two thirds of the song, hesitating and dying away himself and getting the audience involved in the song's momentum, refusing to carry the song even though there can be few people on earth who'd know it note and word perfect better than he would. The result is tense, comic and he eventually has the entire audience lapping up the final quarter. It's not so much a cover of a song as perfect performance art, the guy could have been playing Macbeth opposite Ian McKellen he's so in control of the stage.

:wah::wah:Brilliant!!!

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:50 am

In Ireland there is a commercial for (I think) Vodaphone, where there is a version of Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’. This girl signs very softly in almost a whisper type of voice, and it is fantastic. I can’t find it anywhere though.

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:38 pm

mikeinie;703588 wrote: In Ireland there is a commercial for (I think) Vodaphone, where there is a version of Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’. This girl signs very softly in almost a whisper type of voice, and it is fantastic. I can’t find it anywhere though.

It's Paula Flynn Mike, and I think it's a bottled water commercial.

dubs · Post by **dubs** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:10 pm

jimbo;703725 wrote: well done dubs

this covers the greatest comeback ever

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/cgi/NGoto/232385657?-11179

Hahaha! I'd have liked to have seen the expression on Gally and Krams faces, when the fourth went in.......:wah::wah:

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:15 am

dubs;703720 wrote: It's Paula Flynn Mike, and I think it's a bottled water commercial.

Thanks Dubs, good find. ya your right it is for Balligowan water.