Best Cover Songs

Hello there

Some great covers mentioned here.

One from me, The Cure - Young Americans - David Bowie cover.

Cheers Frank

Did we really get to page four without anyone mentioning Toots & the Maytals' version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads?"

10,000 Maniacs & Natalie Merchant's cover of "Because The Night" (written by Patti Smith and Springsteen, and first performed by Smith).

In her 1975 Diamonds and Rust album, Joan Baez does an amazing cover of Dylan's Simple Twist of Fate. On one of the verses, she does a better than Dylan imitation of Dylan's pre stop smoking voice. For those not old enough to remember, Baez and Dylan were a couple in the early '60's, when she was more famous than he. In college, in my freshman year in 1963-64 (coincidentally the year the Beatles came to the US for the first time), we had a Freshman Class Spring Dance/Concert and Bob Dylan was hired as the featured performer. As a surprise guest he brought Joan Baez perform with him.

BTW, I read in wiki that Judas Priest did a cover of the title song Diamonds and Rust which was about Baez's relationship with Dylan. Never heard it. Never heard Judas Priest.

Larry

Got to Get You into my Life;Earth Wind And Fire

I was a huge Beatles fan back in the 70',I thought that no one could do a Beatles song better than the Beatles.

But this one blew my mind and still does.Anyway does make sence since Paul McCartney said that he was trying to write a Motown song when he wrote it.

I Shall Be Released - Tom Robinson Band

Rough, ragged, emotional build, great guitar solo, feeling of the vocals and music expresses the meaning I get from the lyrics.

Aztec Camera covering Van Halen's Jump.

There are two full albums of Tom Waits covers, one by Holly Cole and one by John Hammond Jr. The Hammond album is called Wicked Grin. Also with Tom Waits is The Blind Boys of Alabama covering Jesus Gonna Be Here. Also regarding the Blind Boys their cover of Drifting by Jimi Hendrix is sublime.

Lastly, regarding Jimi Hendrix, Dylan said "I wrote All Along the Watchtower but it's Jimi's song now."

and this one of course, almost forgot it was a cover,

10,000 Maniacs & Natalie Merchant's cover of "Because The Night" (written by Patti Smith and Springsteen, and first performed by Smith).

+1 .. I loved their version of "Peace Train" (Cat Stevens) as well.

My favorite cover from the ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' album is ''Wicked Game''

track 4, listen here;Carmen Gomes Inc.- SSS no.1

and if you rememember the beautiful girl from the original Chriss Isaac video;

then I believe that Carmen Gomes has the voice and the looks to surpass the original;

these 5 are my favorites.

 

Earth Wind and Fire:Got to Get you into my Life(Beatles) from greatest hits

 

Cassandra Wilson:Love is Blindness(U2) from New Moon Daughter.

 

Dianne Reeves: The River (Joni Mitchell) from Bridges.

 

Kenny Garret Lonnie's Lament(John Coltrane) from The Music of John Coltrane..

 

Carmen Gomes inc. I'm on Fire(Bruce Springsteen) from Thousand Shades of Blue

 

 

Appropriately named "COVERED" by Friend n Fellow

Well recorded too!

Been a lurker but registered to post Cat Powers.

While I'm at it, I like the Librarys cover of Nick Cave too.

David Eugene Edwards is interesting.

this is the track;

My favorite cover from the ''Thousand Shades of Blue'' album is ''Wicked Game''

track 4, listen here;Carmen Gomes Inc.- SSS no.1

 

and if you rememember the beautiful girl from the original Chriss Isaac video;

 

then I believe that Carmen Gomes has the voice and the looks to surpass the original;

How about this?

Patti Smiths album of covers, 12.

PS. Agree 100% with the cover of "A Song for You" by Herbie Hancock and Christina Aguilara. Turn it up on a good hifi and feel this womens power!

Oblivion

White Room -- The Bobs

 

Impossible to explain, so have a look:

 

Going to see them tomorrow...

Tina Turner does John Fogerty's Proud Mary.

Both classic versions.

Some cover versions I have learnt to love during the last 35 years :-)

- all youtube links -

Cheers Tom

I like boyce avenue covers you can check them in youtube.

Paska is kind of Bob, but Finnish :-)

Been a lurker but registered to post Cat Powers.

 

Alice Russell - Crazy.

Nostalgia 77 - featuring Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army.

A Beatles cover band:

(Actually a "project" band of musicians with "day jobs" in other bands)

Check the playing, the harmonies, the between-song banter.

[video=youtube;PJWTyiys-cs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJWTyiys-cs

That's a link to the full show (2 hours), but searching Youtube for "Yellow Matter Custard" will bring up most of the individual tracks.