A last I am free - Robert Wyatt or Elisabeth Frazer
Almost anything by Bob Dylan. Especially Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower, surely the best cover ever.
Also Shirley Bassey's version of Get This Party Started is IMO far better than the original by Pink (it wasn't written by Pink anyway).
Gimme Shelter by Grand Funk better than the Stones version by a country mile.
For me, it's Chris Farlowe's version of "Paint It Black." The orchestration is immense.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
I much prefer John Cale's cover of Hallelujah to Leonard Cohen's original.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
the obligatory obvious one:
I prefer every Dylan cover ever recorded over every Dylan version, even the Dylan covers I haven't heard yet by bands I haven't yet heard of
And here are a few more off the top of me head:
Christy Moore - Fairytale of New York
Deep Purple - Hush
Neil Young - Four Strong Winds
CSNY - Woodstock
Four Non-Blondes - Misty Mountain Hop
Sterbus - Dirty Boy
Cardiacs - Susanah's Still Alive
Kate Bush - Rocket Man
Sinead O'Connor - Chiqitita
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Bill Frisell's cover of Madonna's Live To Tell comes to mind.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
Helmut Koellen's You Won't See Me more than the original by the Beatles.
"and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen
I much prefer Judy Collins' cover of Donovan's Sunny Goodge Street to the original.
The first one to come into my head was Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" sung by CSNY
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that's awesome! I love that lead singer. this is great too; I've heard it on radio but don't know who did the original (sounded like Geddy Lee on vocals on radio)Originally Posted by PeterG
I don't know who first recorded this old standard, but I never thought much of it as a song until I heard this cover by an Australian country singer:
Okay, I found out that "What's Up" song is a Four Non-Blonds song, but I'm gonna leave it there.
The winner is Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt". One nobody will know it but is one of my favourites is Canadian new wave artist B.B. Gabor's version of "Big Yellow Taxi".
"The woods would be very silent if the only birds that sang were those who sang best..." - Henry David Thoreau
Another nod for "All Along The Watchtower", "Rocket Man" and "Hurt", and Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah". Also, Santana "She's Not There", Vanilla Fudge "You Keep Mr Hanging On", This Mortal Coil "Song To The Siren".
I first heard this song on the ID channel as the theme of a show. I just found out it's a cover of a Tears For Fears song. I like the original quite a bit but I like cover even more, probably because it's so bleak.
+1
His version of One (U2) is great also.
Johnny Cash's version of just about anything is great.
Yes' "America" is very different from the S&G original, and equally great.
Ace Kefford Stand - "For Your Love"
The Peddlers - "On A Clear Day"
Beggar's Opera - "MacArthur Park"
Affinity - "All Along the Watchtower"
Frijid Pink - "House of The Rising Son"
HP Lovecraft - "Let's Get Together"
Robert Wyatt - "I'm A Believer"
Steve Hillage - "Hurdy Gurdy Man"
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
Lemur Voice - prog metal version of Michael Jackson's "Beat It"
Panzerballett - The Simpspns Theme
Panzerballett - ABBA's "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme"
Panzerballett - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
Keven Gilbert - "Kashmere"
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
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