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    ^That is cool. Makes me miss Tiny Tim.
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    An old thread so not sure if I already replied in here somewhere, but any cover that Humble Pie did always bore very little resemblance to the original, usually they covered a blues or soul/r&b number.
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    Quote Originally Posted by spellbound View Post
    ^That is cool. Makes me miss Tiny Tim.
    A million times better than the Crew-Cuts version, but then, what isn’t? Apart from Gale Storm’s desecration of “I Hear You Knocking,” maybe.
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    ^That is cool. Makes me miss Tiny Tim.

    He did a lot of unusual cover versions. How could they not be considering how unusual he was.

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    The song start at about 1:14...but it's a truly creepy version of the Carpenters Close to You done by Josefine Cronholm for the movie MirrorMask
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garden Dreamer View Post
    An old thread so not sure if I already replied in here somewhere, but any cover that Humble Pie did always bore very little resemblance to the original, usually they covered a blues or soul/r&b number.
    Their version of I Can't Stand the Rain takes some beating.
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    MirrorMask is a weird movie on sooooo many levels...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave (in MA) View Post
    That version of Smoke On the Water is one of the first YT clips I've watched all the way through for some time. Her version of Hendrix's interpretation of All Along the Watchtower is a thing of beauty.
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    ^ Wow, very cool! I love the way she did the guitar solo.

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    SOUNDS ORCHESTRAL "Meets James Bond" lp

    GIL EVANS ORCHESTRA "Plays Music of Hendrix" lp

    "Deserted Cities of the Heart" from Cream Soundbook, Rubber Band
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zonefish View Post
    The song start at about 1:14...but it's a truly creepy version of the Carpenters Close to You done by Josefine Cronholm for the movie MirrorMask
    Great movie, great sound-track (by former Bill Bruford Earthworks bandmate Iain Ballamy), great singer (Josefine Cronholm) and of course great art-work by Dave McKean!

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    Tygers of Pan Tang covering the '70s Kiki Dee pop hit "I Got the Music in Me" - from their brand new album:


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    ^^^Disco Metal?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sturgeon's Lawyer View Post
    ^^^Disco Metal?
    A sadly unappreciated genre, despite Kiss's pioneering effort in 1979.

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    Bryan Ferry "these foolish things" is a bit strange...
    Still alive and well...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nijinsky Hind View Post
    Bryan Ferry "these foolish things" is a bit strange...
    I remember back in the early 90's seeing Ferry on The Tonight Show, I think, right after Jay Leno took over. He did two songs, very different from the original versions: I Put A Spell On You and Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow. And on both songs, he had Robin Trower sitting in on guitar. AWESOME!!!!

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    Thank you for reminding me of just how much I hate Lorde's voice...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sturgeon's Lawyer View Post
    Thank you for reminding me of just how much I hate Lorde's voice...
    I hoped not to agree with you, but alas, you're right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adrian View Post
    I've always gotten a kick out of Type O Negative's "Summer Breeze."



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    there was a guy on liquid metal talking about how this came about. the cover was going to actually be called Summer Girl and was supposed to be rather x rated. they sent a copy to seals and crofts for their blessings, which they did not get in no uncertain terms. since one can do a straight up cover with no problems and altering the song causes tons of problems without permission (I am not sure how that works and am only going based on this interview), the song was rerecorded with the seals and crofts lyrics, although some "summer girl" recording had been distributed and pop up now and then.
    "Alienated-so alien I go!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Gak Omek View Post
    He did a lot of unusual cover versions. How could they not be considering how unusual he was.
    Speaking of Tiny Tim doing unusual cover versions:



    I continue to be amazed/baffled/perplexed by the sheer number of different versions of “Juanita Banana” out there. Why THAT song?
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