Subject: really different covers
Date: Tue Oct 19 16:19:07 2010
User: RingoStarr
Message:Sorry, I have to disagree with your assessment; however, can you be more specific about what your issue is with the previous versions presented or what is it about your version that you feel makes it that much superior? The original idea of this thread is to present the versions of the same tune that are the most different.
Date: Tue Oct 19 16:47:20 2010
User: quiddity
Message:Did I not fit the criteria for the thread? No, I won't be more specific. There is no accounting for personal taste.
Date: Tue Oct 19 16:52:52 2010
User: RingoStarr
Message:Couldn't agree with you more and thank you for clarifying that for me.
Date: Tue Oct 19 22:05:54 2010
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:For my money, no one could possibly sing "Over The Rainbow" better than Judy Garland - it's almost perfection.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned any remake of one of the most covered artists of all time - Bob Dylan. Especially since you could make a strong case for the following as the epitome of rock-n-roll music. I think Rolling Stone magazine picked the wrong Dylan song asnumber one on their list.
Link: The greatest rock-n-roll song of all time?
Date: Tue Oct 19 23:32:54 2010
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:The thing is, the Dylan version is really, really good. But, Hendrix saw an opening to do something a bit different and definitely jumped through it. Having Hendrix on guitar replacing Dylan on harmonica works for me. But, it likely doesn't fit into the "Really Different Covers" theme like the UB40 version of "Red, Red Wine".
FWIW, my favorite Dylan doing Dylan song is Hurricane. Can't imaging anyone doing a better job on that track.
Date: Tue Oct 19 23:39:27 2010
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:Hey, I should have titled the Hendrix Watchtower link "jimmyiw". Sounds like a great freecell nick.
Date: Wed Oct 20 00:02:23 2010
User: luxfero
Message:Dr. B -
Your "Greatest Roll 'n Roll Song of All Time" reference somehow suggests a whole new thread - maybe not the greatest, but at least great ones. Probably never get agreement on the greatest.
Here's another of my Dylan favorites, with lots of covers.
Link: Mr. Tambourine Man
Date: Wed Oct 20 00:32:14 2010
User: !_--FAST-ISHAM--_
Message:Just got the Dylan video "Newport 1963-65". The one where he pulls the electric guitar and gets booed outta there. Just love it. Great filmwork and all. Like it was done yesterday.
Date: Wed Oct 20 01:05:42 2010
User: RingoStarr
Message:I am really afraid of what the reaction to this one is going to be. The only claim I make for it is that it is very, very different the BD's original.
Link: Mr. Tambourine Man
Date: Wed Oct 20 09:30:26 2010
User: luxfero
Message:Well, it's about as different from the original as you can get, I'll grant you that. Comedy? Satire? Were they really serious? Just don't know. However, it is interesting to note the shots with the character that looks like the prototype of the GEICO caveman, that Shatner's Boston Law character is not that different from the Star Trek Days, and that all of them seem to spend a lot of time clutching their throats.
All in all, I'm voting for comedic spoof.
Date: Wed Oct 20 12:30:47 2010
User: BuzzClik
Message:Shatner. Meh.
Here's another celebrity cover of Mr. Tambourine Man that should also be burned.
Link: ew
Date: Wed Oct 20 13:17:30 2010
User: luxfero
Message:Eeeeeeewwh. Gag. Retch.
Date: Wed Oct 20 17:31:04 2010
User: mrbuck
Message:I wonder if Shatner and Kostner have ever considered a duet of that song? If they have, can we lock them up now?
mrbuck
Link: The Flying Burrito Brothers
Date: Wed Oct 20 23:45:02 2010
User: luxfero
Message:I think we should, whether they have considered it or not. Together, preferably, so they can sing to each other.
Date: Thu Oct 21 00:00:46 2010
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:Apparently, there is a website titled Cover Me that discusses this very topic and includes a Cover of the Day.
Below is a link to today's song (but I'm not sure it is the right cover). Still, it is an interesting version.
http://www.covermesongs.com
Link: Puttin' on the Ritz
Date: Thu Oct 21 23:16:52 2010
User: Dr.Bombay
Message:The song below has been covered by numerous artists (most notably by 10,000 Maniacs). But, the first release of the song falls into that dubious category of "Not quite a cover". The original author couldn't quite see the song making it onto his album-in-progress so he gave it to a fellow rock-n-roller who made it her own and it ended up being her most recognized hit. Since the original version was never released, it's hard to call it a cover.
Link: Not quite a cover
Date: Thu Mar 27 00:11:20 2014
User: BuzzClik
Message:I like it!
Date: Sat Mar 29 21:37:47 2014
User: ejchap
Message:I am a huge huge fan of Motown
I love the song
"What's Become Of The Brokenhearted?" by Jimmy Ruffin
but
Joanne Osborne's version
with the Funk Brothers
knocks it out of the park
ejchap
Date: Fri Jun 6 17:31:10 2014
User: hotnurse
Message:Love it! Thanks for the link TN.
Date: Fri May 19 14:54:10 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:I'm sure most of you who listen to Americana at all are familiar with this, but I'm sure there are some here who don't/aren't. Not the best band in the world, but very nice mando work, and interesting visuals.
I doubt David would mind.
Link: "Rocket Man"
Date: Fri May 19 15:07:11 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:And this is nothing if not "really different". Those silly Finns.
Link: "Thunderstruck"
Date: Fri May 19 16:12:14 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:Listening again to the Humming House clip from above (June 6, 2014), I thought I had also at least mentioned the other one from that session that I think is "killer". Kinda thought I posted it back then. Sure stands the test of time (imo). One of the very few bands that I could have seen multiple times, but somehow passed on. Knew too late how good they are. On tour all around the country right now; maybe I'll get another chance sometime.
Link: "My Love"
Date: Mon May 22 10:47:19 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:Mildly embarrassing correction. I *did* see Humming House, at a festival, here - in 2014 - on that very night I posted their first video (June 6, 2014). Which is why I found that video -- I was researching them before seeing them. And....I was scattered around that night, and trying to multi-task with family and friends, so....I kinda have an excuse, but obviously I should have remembered it better. I'm sure nobody here cares, but I just want the record to be accurate. My bad.
Date: Tue Nov 14 10:17:22 2017
User: BuzzClik
Message:From the "Is this really necessary?" department:
Dr. Demento released his 20th Anniversary Album celebrating his long career in radio, consisting entirely of playing novelty songs on his syndicated program. That was in 1991. My how time flies. Dr. D gave us Weird Al, so it's all good.
As a reminder that he's still got a pulse, he announced the release of a Demento-styled cover album: novelty acts covering punk songs and punk groups covering novelty songs. Contributing artists include the Misfits, Joan Jett And The Blackhearts, "Weird Al" Yankovich, the B-52s, and William Shatner.
Shatner probably considers himself a punk artist, but I'm thinking Dr. D has him filling a different role. The clickable link is to Shatner's version of The Cramps' "Garbageman" (original: https://youtu.be/0N2-jV189Zs)
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/joan-jett-weird-al-tapped-for-new-dr-demento-box-set-w511278
Link: William Shatner does what only he can do...
Date: Tue Nov 14 12:48:33 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:That's pretty...............uh, strange. I was about to just give up at first, but after about 30 seconds, I 'got it'. Not my cup of tea, but I see the uh, value(?).
More fascinating to me, though, is what that led me to, which is equally hard to describe, but maybe slightly more Shatner-esque.
Link: Shatner was the inspiration for Kim Jong-un?
Date: Wed Nov 29 13:22:19 2017
User: TNmountainman
Message:Although these guys are/were *somewhat* a novelty act, they're actually very competent/excellent players (when they want to be - as witnessed by two of them being Bernie Leadon and Russell Smith). I don't think they're "together" anymore, but apparently were quite a draw at some of the festivals several years back. Obviously (I hope), their name was a play on "Run DMC", which was big at the time.
For those few who dig this, there are several more similar ones on gootube. Their live shows were quite a hoot with great music - or so I heard.
Link: Not quite the way Sam & Dave did it
Date: Wed Feb 7 01:35:17 2018
User: TNmountainman
Message:Didn't see *that* coming. Seemed like that cried out for about 6 more minutes, but I guess they made their point. I think it loses almost all of it's ferocity, but it just goes to show once again (which is part of the point of this thread, after all) that 'interpretations' of the same song, landscape, etc., make life a little more interesting.
Another thing I didn't see coming was when I changed it to full screen -- first time ever that just that action brought up an ad with the full screen. gootube just can't get enough, can they? google, who's motto once was "do no evil", has become an extremely evil organization - imo, of course.
Tangent: reports are that the recent two nights of shows (Tedeschi/Trucks) in Asheville were as splendid as would be expected.
Date: Thu Feb 8 06:27:48 2018
User: outskirts
Message:TN: You did expect Alman Bros and Santana to tear it up, didn't you? I loved it anyway. They were having fun.
Date: Thu Feb 8 10:16:28 2018
User: TNmountainman
Message:Well, admittedly, yes. But yes, it was good anyway - and having fun. *Really* good musicians aren't afraid to 'take chances' like that. Which I admire.
Date: Fri Feb 16 10:58:23 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:Some folks don't mind dancing on sacred ground. The Indie crowd is generally not fond of artists "singing the song that can't be sung". But, Kishi Bashi did it anyway.
Link: Kishi Bashi, "Naive Melody"
Date: Wed Feb 21 09:10:24 2018
User: outskirts
Message:Not all that different. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers cover the Beatles I Need You. We miss our native son.
Link: https://youtu.be/npQiWy8RTRo
Date: Sat Mar 3 11:00:09 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:The path that led me to this song was a bit long and tortuous, but thumbnail sketch: Dr. Demento and John Cafiero were being interviewed by Yahoo news about their new album, "Covered in Punk", where punk bands cover novelty songs and novelty bands cover punk songs. Dr. D is the novelty end of this, and Cafiero (punk producing legend) is the punk half. Cafiero was rambling on about how he stumbled upon the idea and teamed with Dr. D for the project when he mentioned Klaus Beyer, as if everyone in the universe knows who Klaus Beyer is.
Apparently, Beyer is a German punk icon whose lifelong goal was to cover the entire Beatles catalog in German. He had two major hurdles: he cannot sing, and he has no musical talent. Thus, a punk legend was born.
I give you Klaus Beyer "singing" Eleanor Rigby (in German).
Link: Klaus Beyer: "Eleanor Rigby"
Date: Sat Mar 3 12:02:51 2018
User: TNmountainman
Message:That, uh, puts the "really different" (to be kind) in "really different covers". I'm not *quite* ready to say my life is now complete........but surely I'm closer to that point now.
Date: Mon Mar 5 11:48:55 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:I had the extreme pleasure of watching Richie Havens perform that cover live in a very small venue in Denver in about 1973. No idea if he used the same musicians, but the arrangement was identical (the same arrangement he used for the single, which made it to #16 on Billboard's Hot 100.
Great selection, TN, but the bar had been set pretty low. (Beyer did a cover of the song, but I won't be posting that link.)
Date: Thu Mar 8 13:45:38 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:A Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty cover of "Don't Come Around Here No More" was posted on another thread. And that cover reminded me of another cover, that I'll post here:
Link: Edge of Seventeen
Date: Thu Mar 8 14:31:56 2018
User: outskirts
Message:Nicks only sang background so TP and TH doing their own song does not qualify as a cover.
Link: I repeat... Don't
Date: Thu Mar 8 15:02:24 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:Likewise, the goats were only singing harmony over the top of the original recording, so I guess mine isn't a cover either.
Date: Mon Apr 9 23:30:07 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:Annie Clark, "a singer in the band St. Vincent", covers "Lithium" with Nirvana, minus the singer in the band, at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2014.
Link: Annie Clark, "Lithium"
Date: Sun May 6 00:17:01 2018
User: BuzzClik
Message:Not as different as some, but definitely different.
I ticked another item off my live music bucket list and saw Madeleine Peyroux in concert. Small venue, great seats. She played one of my favorite songs, and one of my favorite songs by her.
The original was Bob Dylan's from "Blood on the Tracks." I can't find an online version of the studio recording, so you'll have to play it on Spotify or whatever. (There are live versions out there but .... Dylan has a magical way of slaughtering his own songs.)
Link: Medeleine Peyroux, "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome"
Date: Thu May 24 22:49:08 2018
User: ThunderRoad
Message:One of a handful of songs that have brought me to tears at various times
Link: U2 cover
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