Cover versions

Posted by: cabermac on 10 March 2001

Okay, I'll admit it, I'm a sucker for cover versions of songs I like. Most of them are horrible to be sure but there are some that bring a new dimension to a tired old favorite or at least make me want to get out the original and compare. Here are 5 of my current favorite covers

1.Liz Phair's cover of The Vapor's "Turning Japanese" -perhaps a little obscure but I think its way better that the original.

2.The Sunday's version of The Rolling Stone's "Wild Horses" way different from the original, almost makes it a different song, really shows just how good a song it is.

3. Save Ferris's ska cover of "Come On Eileen".The ska riffs really give it a whole new energy.Great party song.

4. Aimee Mann's cover of the old Three Dog Night chestnut "One"- not sure why I like it as much as I do I just do. It's on the "Magnolia" soundtrack which has a number of excellent original Aimee Mann songs on it too.

5. Texas's Sharleen Spiteri doing the great AL Green's song "Tired Of Being Alone"- no new territory covered here, her version is almost an homage to the original but Im a sucker for Sharleen's voice.

Anyone else have any interesting covers they like?

Michael

[This message was edited by cabermac on SATURDAY 10 March 2001 at 23:38.

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Posted on: 19 March 2001 by Tony L

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I'd forgotten their WOB. By far the best version of the song I've ever heard.

I'd take the 12 minute workout on Issac Hayes 'Hot buttered soul' - that guitar work is simply stunning. In fact its a stunning album all round.

Tony.

Posted on: 20 March 2001 by Matt Gear

tori amos often puts some interesting cover versions on her singles / EP's. her version of "angie" by the rolling stones was great, though not as interesting as her rendition of "smells like teen spirit" by nirvana, played as a tribute to kurt cobain after he comitted suicide.

matt