Covers

[sherb]

Harry Nilsson took this Badfinger song and elevated it into something amazing.

 

[sherb]

I've read a rumour that Lennon said that this is how the Beatles should have recorded it, but I'm not sure if it's true or not.

Rick Springfield on guitar, Beeb Birtles (later LRB) bass, Darryl Cotton vocals and Rick Brewer drums.

 

[sherb]

An early John(ny) Farnham song, cover of a song by The Fortunes.

 

[sherb]

Barry Crocker released this version of a late 50's song in 1973. It went top 10.

 

[sherb]

This is my favourite version of Leon Russell's A Song For You.

 

[sherb]

Cover of a Neil Sedaka song.

 

[sherb]

Another jazz standard, this time given a country feel.

 

[sherb]

Kiki Dee's cover of a beautiful song first released in French by Veronique Sanson.

 

[sherb]

One in reverse. Here's one where I far prefer the original.

If you know 70s music, you will know the cover and who sang it (under an amended title).

 

[sherb]

The Cowsills' cover of Hair. The song was produced by Bill and Bob Cowsill, who were both around 20 at the time. The kids played all the instruments, the drummer (John Cowsill) was only 12 or so. And the video clip is something else.


























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[Cruyff14]

Oh yeah, stumble across this last month. Very good.

 

[zill]

Kyuss was a favourite of mine in high school, didn't even know this was a cover until a couple of years ago.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

I just love a family band. Just a bunch of kids having a great time and doing a terrific job of Ozzy Osbourne's song "Crazy Train".

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

And now for something completely different.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Song: Summer Breeze

Seals & Crofts original from 1972




Isley Brothers version from 1973




Jackie Mittoo version from 1978




Type O Negative version from 1993

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

This band is simply the best around at covers, They always sound great and their videos are really unique and entertaining and all different styles. And they have dozens of songs on YouTube.

ACDC's "Thunderstruck"


Pharrell's "Happy"


One Direction's "Drag Me Down"


Adele's "Hello"

 

[Halloween Jack]

Patti Smith's cover of Gloria.

 

[PhatBoy]

Not a cover as such as Springsteen’s in the video but the addition of Morello is f***ing amazing

 

[stax on the mull]

Cover of a Neil Sedaka song.

Comes up as an almost good song slowed down and imbued with a bit of soul. Wouldn't make into the top 200 Wilson Pickett recordings though.

 

[stax on the mull]

Really grown to like this a lot over the years. It eschews the obvious heavier riffs in the original but the playing is true to the title of the song courtesy of the intricate solos of Japanese guitarist Michio Kurihara (Ghost, The Stars, White Heaven etc)

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Original - Al Green, Love and Happiness from 1972




Earnest Jackson from 1973




Sampled by Dennis Brown in 1973




Lee Perry turned it inside out in 1974




Sampled by Busta Rhymes in 1997

 

[PoopingHindi]

Original - Al Green, Love and Happiness from 1972




Earnest Jackson from 1973




Sampled by Dennis Brown in 1973




Lee Perry turned it inside out in 1974




Sampled by Busta Rhymes in 1997

Living Colour put their spin on it

 

[Spearman]

Not a cover as such as Springsteen’s in the video but the addition of Morello is f***ing amazing

love Springsteen when he's in this mode

 

[Spearman]

some sweet female voices