Original/Cover thread

[sunvalleylaw]

Simple. Post an original, plus a cover, of a song you enjoy. Here is mine for today:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdIvyXgM2Rg&feature=related




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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQSGa8nZs8g

[t_ross33]

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[duhvoodooman]

Just Got Paid by ZZ Top:

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...and by Joe Bonamassa (with some Zep/Page homage thrown in):

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[Robert]

Can't decide which is better ... :dance :poke

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[Jx2]

Slash(feat. Myles Kennedy).....Back From Cali
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plsunArPkKY

GnR....Knocking on Heavens Door
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef4Xt9mp5w0

[Spudman]

Beware of Darkness

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[Jimi75]

I like both versions of Snow Patrol's song run. Leona is a chartbreaker with that song, but most people don't know it's a cover :-)

Original:
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Cover:
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[Jx2]

Im going to try this one more time.

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Sorry for the links I still cant figure out what Im doing on embedding youtube videos.

[R_of_G]

Beware of Darkness

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Thanks Spud. That's among my favorite Harrison songs and I'd not heard that cover. I'll have to check out more of their stuff.

[kidsmoke]

Two of my favorites

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[Spudman]

And two of these guys have covered it with Mr. Big. Cool tune.

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[marnold]

Superstition by Stevie Wonder
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And SRV
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[t_ross33]

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[R_of_G]

The original:

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The cover:

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The original:

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The cover:

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[sunvalleylaw]

Those are a couple of great ones R_of_G!

Here is a classic one I nearly forgot that I absolutely love!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLO3Ny-j1AU

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-1Ihwt48EM


Adding one more version just because I can.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TOVkiBE2r4

[Ch0jin]

This is a cool thread. Love the Greenday version SVL! I think my favourite version of "I fought the law" is probably the DK's though, I actually knew that version before I heard the Clash.....

So off the top of my head here's some I've enjoyed..

I think we all know this one..

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...and a recent live performance of the cover!

I first heard these guys way back in '94 with the mighty, mighty Robert Trujillo on bass, but this version is still totally decent :)

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Also, for anyone who watched that, shouldn't there be a wah somewhere for that guitar sound? Could an autowah do that or am i right off track?

[Ch0jin]

And one more that always makes me smile (the cover I mean)....

Original

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The Ramones with Traci Lords on backup vocals!

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Traci Lords singing on a track called "Somebody to Love" always makes me smile.
It takes me back to those heady days before the internet was so widespread. A simple time when VHS was king, and owning an original copy of a certain film made you a "lord" amongst your teenage peers.

[marnold]

And just for giggles, the Slade original:
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The, perhaps more well known, Quiet Riot cover:
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And now, just to make it even weirder, Oasis:
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[sunvalleylaw]

Glad to see this thread getting a workout. Loving it! Yeah, Cho, I like the DK version too and forgot to post a vid of them.

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[markb]

Original I Fought the Law.... The bobby fuller Four. Have to love those dancers too ;)

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[sunvalleylaw]

Original I Fought the Law.... The bobby fuller Four. Have to love those dancers too ;)



Bobby Fuller was certainly a famous version in '65, but the Crickets in '59 were the originals, sans Buddy Holly after his death. Great song that has been covered many, many times!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fought_the_Law

[markb]

Original, best avoided

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Cover stripped down to the song. Hey it's not that bad!

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[markb]

Bobby Fuller was certainly a famous version in '65, but the Crickets in '59 were the originals, sans Buddy Holly after his death. Great song that has been covered many, many times!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Fought_the_Law

Mea culpa, Steve. My onboard encyclopedia has let me down this time :thwap

[Rockermann]

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[sunvalleylaw]

Mea culpa, Steve. My onboard encyclopedia has let me down this time :thwap

No worries. Most people seem to think Bobby Fuller was the original. I just like for folks to remember the Crickets. :thumbsup

[R_of_G]

Part 1: The Ramones cover Tom Waits

Original:

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Cover:

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Part 2: Tom Waits covers the Ramones

Original:

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Cover:

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[R_of_G]

Though I've always appreciated the original musically, I thought the lyrics were a bit on the trite side. These covers eliminate that issue.

Original:

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Cover #1:

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Cover #2:

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And, while we're on the subject of songs I found more enjoyable once Duane Allman took out the lyrics...

Original:

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Cover:

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For the remaining twenty minutes of the ABB song, see YouTube, or better yet, get yourself a copy of Eat a Peach because no music collection is complete without one.