Cover songs...yea or nay

[nmduke2001]

In my opinion, Disturbed's cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" replaces Smash Mouth's cover of "I'm a believer" and Pearl Jam's cover or "Last Kiss" as the worst cover ever. However, many people really like Disturbed's version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

What are your thoughts? Any favorite covers?

A few that I like:
Fugees - Killing me softly
GnR - Knocking on heavens door & Live and Let Die
Gary Jules - Mad World
UB40 - Red Red Wine


I hate almost any cover of Unchained Melody.

[tbyers11]

In my opinion, Disturbed's cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sound of Silence" replaces Smash Mouth's cover of "I'm a believer" and Pearl Jam's cover or "Last Kiss" as the worst cover ever. However, many people really like Disturbed's version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

What are your thoughts? Any favorite covers?

A few that I like:
Fugees - Killing me softly
GnR - Knocking on heavens door & Live and Let Die
Gary Jules - Mad World
UB40 - Red Red Wine


I hate almost any cover of Unchained Melody.

There are lots of cover songs that I really like. Don't have time to list them all now. So, I am not at all opposed to the concept.

However, I wanted to post to agree with you that Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence is really awful

[lotusland]

I think you usually like whatever version you hear first.
We could probably have thread solely for Dylan covers that would keep us busy for a while. I like Clapton's cover version of Knocking on Heaven's door better than GNR but I just don't really like GNR.

I never took much notice of the "I Will" by the Beatles until I heard Allison Kraus' cover. Townes Van Zandt has been covered almost as much as Dylan but more obscurely except for Willie and Merle's cover of Poncho and Lefty. I usually like TVZ covers better than the original Townes recording.

[moonpie23]

we talking about the BEST covers?


Elvis Costello - What's So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Run DMC - Walk This Way

Sam Smith - Won't Back Down

to name a few...

[duke79]

I've always thought that Huey Lewis did a great cover on the JJ Jackson hit, "But it's Alright".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDztE7e9Skg

[Indoor66]

That Sound of Silence cover was terrible. I love that song - one of my favorite - written by one of the great poets of the 20th Century - Paul Simon.

Here is a cover by Celtic Thunder that I find pretty good.

[duke74]

That Sound of Silence cover was terrible. I love that song - one of my favorite - written by one of the great poets of the 20th Century - Paul Simon.

Here is a cover by Celtic Thunder that I find pretty good.

Seeing him on June 30th in Forest Hills (his "home court" so to speak). At the old tennis stadium that has been converted into a music venue.

As to covers, one of my favorites is Everything but the Girl's cover of Cyndy Lauper's "Time after Time." (EBTG has a few other excellent covers - like "Tougher than the Rest" by Bruce.) They're pretty much my favorite group -and love their work as single performers post EBTG.

[Tom B.]

As to covers, one of my favorites is Everything but the Girl's cover of Cyndy Lauper's "Time after Time." (EBTG has a few other excellent covers - like "Tougher than the Rest" by Bruce.) They're pretty much my favorite group -and love their work as single performers post EBTG.

Speaking of Cyndi Lauper, one of her biggest hits -- "All Through the Night" -- was a cover.

[lotusland]

Speaking of Cyndi Lauper, one of her biggest hits -- "All Through the Night" -- was a cover.

"When you were Mine" also a Prince cover

[luburch]

Hurt - Johnny Cash

[wavedukefan70s]

Seeing him on June 30th in Forest Hills (his "home court" so to speak). At the old tennis stadium that has been converted into a music venue.

As to covers, one of my favorites is Everything but the Girl's cover of Cyndy Lauper's "Time after Time." (EBTG has a few other excellent covers - like "Tougher than the Rest" by Bruce.) They're pretty much my favorite group -and love their work as single performers post EBTG.

I have a book signed by Cindy Lauper .
I got front row dead center for her concert a few years back .was pretty good but not my scene .had the same seats for kiss omg. I have 4 in the center for Matt rife aswell.
My daughters petrified I like to interact.
But back to topic .
I like sound of silence and the rocker careless whisper.

This thunder rolls cover I think is good.

https://youtu.be/4YS-CO2CRew

Bad
Celene dion ac dc all night long.#%$#
#2 Kanye bohemian rhapsody seriously dude.
Miley Cyrus teen spirit that's sacrilegious.

Brittany spears I love rock and roll.
Joan Jett needed to throw blows over that one.

[CameronBlue]

I have a book signed by Cindy Lauper .
I got front row dead center for her concert a few years back .was pretty good but not my scene .had the same seats for kiss omg. I have 4 in the center for Matt rife aswell.
My daughters petrified I like to interact.
But back to topic .
I like sound of silence and the rocker careless whisper.

This thunder rolls cover I think is good.

https://youtu.be/4YS-CO2CRew

Bad
Celene dion ac dc all night long.#%$#
#2 Kanye bohemian rhapsody seriously dude.
Miley Cyrus teen spirit that's sacrilegious.

Brittany spears I love rock and roll.
Joan Jett needed to throw blows over that one.

You have issues. I will fight to the death to protect the Joni Mitchell canon but I thought Counting Crows did a pretty good job with "Big Yellow Taxi."

[aimo]

You have issues. I will fight to the death to protect the Joni Mitchell canon but I thought Counting Crows did a pretty good job with "Big Yellow Taxi."

Pretty sure I already mentioned this a while back here, but Counting Crows DESTROYED "Ghost in You" on the Clueless soundtrack. The Furs cried that night, I am sure.

[burnspbesq]

Kind of amazing that we got to page eight without anyone mentioning Toots & the Maytals’ version of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

Don’t know if it counts as a cover because it came out first, but X’ version of “Fourth of July” is far superior to Dave Alvin’s.

Similarly, Jason Isbell doing Drive-By Truckers songs might not count as a cover, but the version of “Danko/Manuel” on his live at ACL set is superior to the original.

Alison Krauss rehabilitated one of Dan Fogelberg’s sappiest songs, “Stars.”

A great out-of-left-field cover: Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge’s version of Pearl Jam’s “Sleeping by Myself.”

It’s not on an album, but there’s a YouTube video of Sarah Jarosz covering James McMurtry’s “Childish Things” that is well worth your time.

And if you haven’t checked out “Aoife O’Donovan Sings ‘Nebraska,’” what are you waiting for?

[burnspbesq]

The definitive version of “Time After Time” is Miles.’ He owns it as thoroughly as Coltrane owned “My Favorite Things.”

[OldPhiKap]

One of the best originals that are more famous by their covers:



Worth listening to all the way through.

[duke74]

Kind of amazing that we got to page eight without anyone mentioning Toots & the Maytals’ version of “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

Don’t know if it counts as a cover because it came out first, but X’ version of “Fourth of July” is far superior to Dave Alvin’s.

Similarly, Jason Isbell doing Drive-By Truckers songs might not count as a cover, but the version of “Danko/Manuel” on his live at ACL set is superior to the original.

Alison Krauss rehabilitated one of Dan Fogelberg’s sappiest songs, “Stars.”

A great out-of-left-field cover: Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge’s version of Pearl Jam’s “Sleeping by Myself.”

It’s not on an album, but there’s a YouTube video of Sarah Jarosz covering James McMurtry’s “Childish Things” that is well worth your time.

And if you haven’t checked out “Aoife O’Donovan Sings ‘Nebraska,’” what are you waiting for?

Love Alison’s covers of Gordon’s “Shadows” (with Tony Rice) and her “When You Say Nothing at All” (Whitley)

[DUKIECB]

I like to hear cover songs at concerts as I think it's pretty neat to hear a band play their interpretation of a cool song live. Otherwise, it kind of comes across as self indulgent to put it on an album but that's just me.

[lotusland]

I like to hear cover songs at concerts as I think it's pretty neat to hear a band play their interpretation of a cool song live. Otherwise, it kind of comes across as self indulgent to put it on an album but that's just me.

I agree mostly but that kinda makes it hard on Musicians who don't write songs. Elvis, Joan Baez, George Jones, Emmy Lou Harris and numerous others would not have had a career otherwise. I know there are always unrecorded songs by industry song writers but still. On the other hand, nowadays they just put the musician in the same room as the song writer and call it a co-write.

[lotusland]

Romeo and Juliet - Indigo Girls = Dire Straights
Wall Flower - Buddy and Julie Miller = Dylan
Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night - Shawn Colvin = Tom Waits
Keep Your Distance - Buddy and Julie Miller = Richard Thompson
Come Together - Aerosmith = The Beatles
I will Always Lover You - Whitney = Dolly
Mr. State Trooper - Steve Earle = The Boss
Stolen Car - Patty Griffin = The Boss
Hard to Handle - Black Crows = Otis Redding