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Well, these music threads are much less depressing than the QPR ones at the moments so here is a link to an interesting article from the BBC site. A few surprises there but more importantly what is your best cover version.
The Mondays cover of Congos 'Tokoloshe Man' should also be on the list, I think its better than Step On.
I love Steve Hillages version of the Beatles 'Its All Too much' is better than the original.
But for albums, look up Nouvelle Vague who have released about 3 albums with nothing but covers by bands like Joy Division , Josef K ,Wire ,XTC, Echo & the Bunnymen, BuzZcocks, the Smiths, Psychedelic Furs,Depeche Mode, the Clash, the Undertones,Fun Boy Three,A Certain Ratio,New Order,U2,Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark,Dead Kennedys,Siouxsie & The Banshees,Dexys, the Saints and a killer version of the Stranglers 'Get A Grip On Yourself'.
I don't know many cover albums, but I listen to this often:
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Cover Versions - OT on 00:54 - Oct 15 with 5825 views
Much better than the original, imo but then I did hear the cover first and a million times before I actually heard the original. No way back after that.
Cover Versions - OT on 03:54 - Oct 15 by FredManRave
Much better than the original, imo but then I did hear the cover first and a million times before I actually heard the original. No way back after that.
Good shout Fred. I used to love The Beat. Mirror in The Bathroom was my favourite from them.
On a similar tip
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Cover Versions - OT on 07:41 - Oct 15 with 5785 views
Beautiful song....perfectly covered by Roxy.... nuff said!
Jealous Guy has a strange history. Was originally called 'Child of Nature' and was written in India for the White Album, for which far too many songs were written as discussed on another thread. Lennon and McCartney wrote similar songs and Macca's won so 'Mother Nature's Son' made the album and Child of Nature didn't, but he reworked it and eventually it made it as Jealous Guy, but here's the original demo:
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Cover Versions - OT on 09:41 - Oct 15 with 5692 views
Jealous Guy has a strange history. Was originally called 'Child of Nature' and was written in India for the White Album, for which far too many songs were written as discussed on another thread. Lennon and McCartney wrote similar songs and Macca's won so 'Mother Nature's Son' made the album and Child of Nature didn't, but he reworked it and eventually it made it as Jealous Guy, but here's the original demo:
Jealous Guy has a strange history. Was originally called 'Child of Nature' and was written in India for the White Album, for which far too many songs were written as discussed on another thread. Lennon and McCartney wrote similar songs and Macca's won so 'Mother Nature's Son' made the album and Child of Nature didn't, but he reworked it and eventually it made it as Jealous Guy, but here's the original demo:
Well I never knew that... Probably teaching you to suck eggs but I thought he wrote the lyrics (for Jealous Guy) after a big bust up with Yoko Ono... Glad he did! Roxy's version was recorded and released after Lennon was killed...It made No1 in the UK charts.
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Cover Versions - OT on 11:22 - Oct 15 with 5658 views
Jealous Guy has a strange history. Was originally called 'Child of Nature' and was written in India for the White Album, for which far too many songs were written as discussed on another thread. Lennon and McCartney wrote similar songs and Macca's won so 'Mother Nature's Son' made the album and Child of Nature didn't, but he reworked it and eventually it made it as Jealous Guy, but here's the original demo:
Never knew that, thanks. Every day is a school day.
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
The Mondays cover of Congos 'Tokoloshe Man' should also be on the list, I think its better than Step On.
I love Steve Hillages version of the Beatles 'Its All Too much' is better than the original.
But for albums, look up Nouvelle Vague who have released about 3 albums with nothing but covers by bands like Joy Division , Josef K ,Wire ,XTC, Echo & the Bunnymen, BuzZcocks, the Smiths, Psychedelic Furs,Depeche Mode, the Clash, the Undertones,Fun Boy Three,A Certain Ratio,New Order,U2,Orchestral Manouvres In The Dark,Dead Kennedys,Siouxsie & The Banshees,Dexys, the Saints and a killer version of the Stranglers 'Get A Grip On Yourself'.
My favourite Nouvelle Vague cover is their Bossa Nova-flavoured version of Tuxedomoon's 'In a Manner of Speaking':
Air hostess clique
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Cover Versions - OT on 12:27 - Oct 15 with 5615 views
Love this one because it brought a relatively obscure but excellent band to a larger new world market, and because it kicks ass
Top pick, nice one! Budgie: What a band! Burke Shelley has been very ill lately and the band is "on hiatus".
RFA
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Cover Versions - OT on 13:30 - Oct 15 with 5563 views
Somebody on the BBC was wondering what abomination the next X Factor winner will torture us with. He described Alexandra Burke's rendition of Hallelujah (covered by many) as a nail down a blackboard. Frankly, I didn't think it was as good as that.
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