This is a slightly different rendition…
The original
The cover version - better in my opinion
The Zombies - featuring Colin Blunstone
Another Santana cover
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Safety Dance - Glee cast
Take Me to the River
1974 Al Green classic … >black gospel<
Covered by many inc. The Grateful Dead, Annie Lennox, Hootie & the Blowfish, The Dave Matthews Band, Bruce Springsteen, Courtney Love, Bryan Ferry …
But the finest cover comes from …
Talking Heads … >funky punky<
Feel free to comment on any tracks…
some copies are better than the originals but not often…
Two from the Heat.
the original :
Canned Heat:
the original :
Canned Heat:
Brian Ferry did one too but I don’t want to talk about that.
This is the problem with most of the music threads they end up like a shopping list of songs with absolutely no discussion…
Big difference between the two here.
Blue Moon-Frank Sinatra
Blue Moon-The Marcels
Twist And Shout-Top Notes (An early Phil Spector Production):
Twist And Shout-Isley Brothers
Twist And Shout-The Beatles
The Letter-The Boxtops
The Letter-Joe Cocker
The stereo recording here goes to mono in the last verse and outro, since in those days the flanging effect was more effective in mono. Cool effect for this song ‘cause it sounds like an airplane.
I’m sure they used a session-bassist, wish I knew who it was…
The Letter-The Arbors
Prefer the original over the remake, though I was more familiar with the cover.
The Valentinos : It’s All Over Now
It’s All Over Now-The Rolling Stones
Another big difference between the original and cover.
Cry Me A River-Julie London
Cry Me A River-Joe Cocker:
The original version from Boz was perfect for an album cut, but the cover just reeks instant hit.
We’re All Alone-Boz Scaggs:
We’re All Alone-Alone-Rita Coolidge:
The Shirelles - Baby It’s You:
Then there’s this cover by Smith:
Thanks for all you comments, just flying through now, but later today will go through the songs and hopefully have something interesting to add …makes your arms ache,will take my broom next trip…
Amy Winehouse…Brilliant, Perfection always…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuanbnnzXQ4
Carol King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxWrUtbzlLM
Unknown to me but song well…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4DFq6knMdY
Bee Gees a slow one like Carol King’s, Norah Jones a soft
gentle version that is good… and maybe some others out
there…
but lastly the original
by The Shirelles great and a No1 in the charts in 1960, I
was 12 years
then and act like it sometimes as well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4955hA_hcB4