The Best Covers You've Never Heard In Your Life

[johnhannibalsmith]

I hate starting new threads, but this one brings nothing to the table but a little request from all of you that stun me with the vast array of oddball knowledge and the whatwithall to display it in these threads...

I love it when I stumble on some band doing a cover of a song that I like and I've never heard it before. Or even better when its a song that I hate that is covered beautifully by a band that I hate. Or a mix and match of both.

Anyway... Once a month I get the itch to You-Tube randomly for tunes that in the old days I might actually load into the cassette deck and I hit a herd of this type...

Anyone got any?

Howzabout one that sorta fits the first category for me...

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[RaceBookJoe]

Not sure if you are interested, but anything done by Eva Cassidy is a winner. I would have to say that she is one of my favorite singers. "Over the Rainbow", "Autumn Leaves", "What a Wonderful World"...all nice versions, and she plays the guitar on her songs too. Sorry i didnt post videos. rbj

[Tom]

This one is one of my favorites! Yabol!
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[chickenhead]

not really what you're looking for exactly, but this in my mind will always be the best cover ever, literally.

"Quick, Pavaratti isn't gonna show -- will you get up and sing Nessun Dorma in his place in front of 60 million in a few minutes?"

"What? Yeah, I'll sing that mother****er"

Aretha's got balls like nobodies business. Once in a generation type brass balls. Her performance is all screwed up, but it's kind of mind-blowingly great, too. Depends on how you want to look at things.

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[johnhannibalsmith]

Perfect.. and even hitting multiple categories in the first few tries... Tommy found the best Let It Be ever and Chicken... wow... thanks - that got right to the heart of something I NEVER could have appreciated without direction...

...reminded me of the first time someone played this on the stereo and it took me half the song to realize who I was listening to...

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[bigmack]

This one is one of my favorites! Yabol!
Da. One of my most popular bits is to sing pop tunes in an operatic voice. One of my big hits is "Do ya think I'm sexy" - Rod Stewie.

Chicky - Just when I thought we'd never hear ND again you haul it out. Puccini would roll if he knew.

In other news:

JJ crushed the original version of Me & Roberto McGee done by K2

CCR dunked Dale Hawkins in Susie Q

Talkin' Heads gave a better sermon of Take me to the River than Rev. Al

Blue ribbon goes to Billy S - Mr. Tambourine Man

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[johnhannibalsmith]

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In other news:

JJ crushed the original version of Me & Roberto McGee done by K2

CCR dunked Dale Hawkins in Susie Q

Talkin' Heads gave a better sermon of Take me to the River than Rev. Al

What about Siousixxxeeee and the Banshees? How did they do on Dear Prudence? Shorter than Jerry by 9 minutes.

[johnhannibalsmith]

I don't care if the embedding is disabled... that's worth the effort :lol:

[TJDave]

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[bigmack]

I don't care if the embedding is disabled... that's worth the effort :lol:
I just found another and tucked it in. What's with people disabling embedding? They're the ones steppin' on copyrights and they curb usage. :D

Too rich.

[chickenhead]

2 of these are originals, one is a cover -- NO LOOKING, which is the cover

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[johnhannibalsmith]

I'm almost positive Van Zandt wrote Pancho... well, I'm almost positive that Willie didn't... but... hmmmm.... Can I improve on 50/50 from here..?...

[TJDave]

Pretty sure it's Nina Simone. I'm betting Respect was originally recorded by Aretha. And Van Zandt wrote P&L, no?

[chickenhead]

ha! You've both been caught in my trap -- all 3 are original.

[johnhannibalsmith]

ha! You've both been caught in my trap -- all 3 are original.

I'll cop to finally googling your question and coming away thinking either you were crazy or that Wikipedia is the sole cause of declining scores in students.

[illinoisbred]

The original was pretty good...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94DohYXhwZE

[Steve 'StatMan']

Here's quite a hoppin' version of a many decades old classic, "Exactly Like You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46k0JlNlxw&feature=related

[johnhannibalsmith]

Here's quite a hoppin' version of a many decades old classic, "Exactly Like You"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R46k0JlNlxw&feature=related

Good stuff there... put me in a little mood...

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[Robert Goren]

And the winner is by a large margin is

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[OTM Al]

One of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iJ5WrXthY

[johnhannibalsmith]

One of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7iJ5WrXthY

Neil Young originally? I remember him doing that song at one point I think...

Great version here; I'm loving this thread.

[OTM Al]

Neil Young originally? I remember him doing that song at one point I think...

Great version here; I'm loving this thread.

Yep off Rust Never Sleeps.

[illinoisbred]

Really bad...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcoekyMCWzg

...and something good-yes,yes,I will http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37YVRdlRsfc

[Rookies]

Get on that Wooden Ship...

A wonderful song and the best version easily...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIccZsURyLc :ThmbUp:

[eastie]

Grateful Dead covering Bob Dylan's Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again is a Masterpiece.

[bigmack]

If I'm ever in need of a heavy dose of Thorazine, I want The Cowboy Junkies to be there every step of the way with me. :rolleyes:

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[OTM Al]

If I'm ever in need of a heavy dose of Thorazine, I want The Cowboy Junkies to be there every step of the way with me. :rolleyes:


Well, if falling asleep is your problem....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOuSxal8pf4

or another cover of the same artist

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI

[johnhannibalsmith]

Combining Neil, Sleepin', and Goren...

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[pandy]

One of the most amazing covers is Eric Clapton's unplugged version of his own classic, Layla. He took one of the top 25 rock songs of all time and did a completely different arrangement that is great in its own way.

[johnhannibalsmith]

I like the original, but this is a good time capsulesque variation...

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[Bettowin]

Lead singer of Creed singing Riders on the Storm with the remaining members of the Doors. Heard an interview with the guitar player who said the first time he heard Scott Stapp sing the song he closed his eyes and thought he was back many years.

This version isn't the best one I have heard but you get the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVPOmMOL6TA

[Bettowin]

This is my favorite cover of a Johnny Cash song. Live doing Walk the Line.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_daJjRrv0A

I think Johnny would have approved:)

[Bettowin]

Didn't really know Bob Dylan wrote and first performed Knocking on Heaven's Door later covered by Guns and Roses.

Which version do you like best?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJpB_AEZf6U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcWTTs8QVRc


Wow found this one from Pink Floyd. (strange for sure)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phst-3Tso-k&feature=related

Geez everyone has done this song. Bob Marley live. (different for sure)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phst-3Tso-k&feature=related


Kurt Cobain. (Not bad at all)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTz85xBAliE&feature=related


Last one I promise and IMO the worst. Avril Lavigne. Who's next Taylor Swift?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYdAFgwDVqE&feature=related

[johnhannibalsmith]

.... Who's next Taylor Swift?

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Only because you asked...

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I sampled five minutes for ya and it only takes the first 2 3/4 to get tuned up and from there I think we got most of the words right...

[Bettowin]

If you like Queen's Fat Bottom Girls and have a little country in you this is good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg-5_KHR-ZE


The song (not this version) brings back quite a few late night foggy memories:)

[johnhannibalsmith]

Another from the "for fans only" department:

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[johnhannibalsmith]

And for all of you that say rap sucks...

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[Bettowin]

If I could have chose a song that I thought nobody would have covered it's this one. 99 Red Balloons. This is a much better version than Nina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzpijLuO5qs&feature=related

[JustRalph]

You can't beat Johnny Rivers for covers .....couldn't find his version of "you got a friend" which I love............


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[Robert Goren]

Then there was Dickie Valentine's cover of this Dave Schwartz classic

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I am sorry I could not find the original Dave Schwartz rendition for comparison.

[Tom]

Dave bought them all up!