Cover Versions

[karatekid]

Just heard Frank Sinatras version of Yesterday by the Beatles. Incredible with full orchestra backing.

[Bow]

Don’t let anyone ever say this board doesn’t have its finger on the pulse of the latest new music.

[ClaretTony]

Prefer this version of Yesterday

https://youtu.be/yhxbvb6Ve9Y?si=u2qoYlV5frp9RuyL

[The Shire Claret]

Placebo - Big Mouth Strikes Again - Smiths Cover

[Bow]

If we’re talking banging Smiths covers….

https://youtu.be/TmJ_hGOVebs?feature=shared

[dougcollins]

Don’t let anyone ever say this board doesn’t have its finger on the pulse of the latest new music.

You'll have to forgive the OP, he was in a 1984 film.

[Quickenthetempo]

The best one has to be Mike Flowers? Who did the cover of Wonderwall.

A lot of people at the time thought Oasis had done the cover version, not him.

[oswyclaret]

If any one likes cover versions,there is an Australian band called Hindlley Street Country Club,who are absolutely outstanding.Their Fleetwood Macs covers...well what can I say!!I will see if I can put a link up!

[oswyclaret]

If any one likes cover versions,there is an Australian band called Hindlley Street Country Club,who are absolutely outstanding.Their Fleetwood Macs covers...well what can I say!!I will see if I can put a link up!

https://youtu.be/-XJnSH7HYcw?si=UEZ0nYi57aqRAmyf

[djt2006]

Just discovered a band called Start to End. They are a Scottish collective who take a classic album and play it from start to end.

Their most recent effort was Steve McQueen by Prefab Sprout.

Unfortunately, they only play in Scotland at the moment.

I believe they have also done
Court & Spark … Joni Mitchell
Hats … Blue Nile
Heaven & Las Vegas … Cocteau Twins

[bobinho]

The Clash absolutely nailed "I fought the law".

David Gray did a great job of "say hello, wave goodbye".

[Tricky Trevor]

Over the uptheclarets years this thread has been covered often and the one song that gets mentioned every time is a thread ender.
Heart covering Stairway To Heaven.
Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/2cZ_EFAmj08?si=Eu8SL6g0z1WfI565

[Devils_Advocate]

If you're taking about groups covering Beatles songs then the Marvelletes cover of Please Mr Postman has to be up there with the best of them

[Roosterbooster]

The best one has to be Mike Flowers? Who did the cover of Wonderwall.

A lot of people at the time thought Oasis had done the cover version, not him.

I literally know zero people who think that

[Roosterbooster]

I'd like to nominate Hush by Deep Purple

[Silkyskills1]

And I'd like to nominate Elton John's ' Your Song' covered by Billy Paul. Absolutely magnificent rendition of an already classic track.

[Quickenthetempo]

I literally know zero people who think that

I said at the time, I was at college in the mid 90s and there was plenty of discussions about it. Before mobile phones had come popular with easy access to Google.

Big music hits were coming out all the time and they must have released them pretty close to each other.

It was 30 years ago.

[basil6345789]

If you're taking about groups covering Beatles songs then the Marvelletes cover of Please Mr Postman has to be up there with the best of them

You taking the pee, or just stupid?

[what now !]

there are so many good cover version

the obvious ones that spring to my mind are jealous guy by roxy music and sound of silence by distrubed,

although falling in reverse do an amazing cover of papa roach's last resort

and i just discovered family man by hall and oates is actually a mike oldfield song !!! who knew

[brunlea99]

Counting Crows do a good version of Big Yellow Taxi.

[Belial]

Red Hot Chili Peppers' version of the Ramones' Havana Affair

The whole of Metallica's cover album Garage Inc. is very good too

[bart_claret]

Eddie Vedder - One (U2 cover)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl-bdTXxbx8

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Happy Mondays version of John Kongos Step On

[dougcollins]

Read this somewhere last week:

'What a genius Davis Bowie was, he manged to cover Nirvana's 'Man Who Sold the World' 25 years before they wrote it'.

[RMutt]

I think this thread is a cover of the other 573 versions.

[Cirrus_Minor]

I think the best cover of a Beatles song is Joe Cockers version of 'With s little help from my friends'.

[IrkthePurists]

The Fall did more excellent cover versions than every other artist combined.

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

The Fall did more excellent cover versions than every other artist combined.

There's an LP called Before the Fall with all the original songs and absolute must buy

[karatekid]

Northern Kings did some pretty decent rock covers of non rock songs. Lionel Ritchies Hello being a good one.

https://youtu.be/UQV3iiIG69E?si=9sxBPWj-xx7ztahW

[RMutt]

There's an LP called Before the Fall with all the original songs and absolute must buy

I don’t suppose it’s meant to be definitive but I Can Hear the Grass Grow is missing from that album I see.

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

I don’t suppose it’s meant to be definitive but I Can Hear the Grass Grow is missing from that album I see.

I'm not 100% but I think it was released before they covered that track

[RMutt]

I'm not 100% but I think it was released before they covered that track

Ahh,that would make sense.

[RMutt]

Ahh,that would make sense.

……or not, because Funnel of Love is on a later album.

[Ptangyangkipperbang]

……or not, because Funnel of Love is on a later album.

Yes I checked dates of releases maybe it was a copyright thing

[holdyourfire]

Simon and Garfunkel AMERICA covered by YES

[IrkthePurists]

I'm not 100% but I think it was released before they covered that track

Can always rely on Ptangyandkipperbang to jump on a mention of The Fall

[Jel]

Nirvana cover of Bowies Man who sold the world is one of my favourites

[HahaYeah]

Sex Pistols No Lip and No Fun both better than the originals even though they were just rehearsals.

[Claretmutt]

Jumping Jack Flash Johnny Winter.

[Claretmisterg]

I think the best cover of all time is Elvis’s version of Hound Dog. He wasn’t even covering Big Mama Thornton’s original but was inspired by the version Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys performed in Las Vegas. It was Elvis’s rendition of Hound Dog on the Milton Berle show (before he had even recorded it) that propelled him to infamy as Elvis the Pelvis.

[Grimsdale]

Yes I checked dates of releases maybe it was a copyright thing

I assume this was why The Beatles' A Day in the Life was omitted as well.

But thanks for the heads up about this album.

[Spike]

Cover version of Tainted Love not a patch on the original

[Archie Claret]

It may be sacrilege to some but I think this is better than the original....
As it says, if she takes a song..it's hers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5xvcNr ... Zlcg%3D%3D

(Tina Turner..Come Together)

[Devils_Advocate]

Cover version of Tainted Love not a patch on the original

Who covered it as love this song but I only know the Soft Cell version? I can't imagine another band doing it anywhere near as good as they do on the original

[IanMcL]

Just listening to Elkie Brooks on BBC1.
Singing - Nights in White Satin (Moody Blues)

She had a hit with her cover, which is excellent.

Distinctive voice.

[distortiondave]

Northern Kings did some pretty decent rock covers of non rock songs. Lionel Ritchies Hello being a good one.

https://youtu.be/UQV3iiIG69E?si=9sxBPWj-xx7ztahW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt6Obe4tk3s

I should be so lucky. The version the twisted lyrics actually deserves!

[boatshed bill]

I like Pink;'s cover of Led Zep's version of "Babe, I'm gonna leave you"

[GetIntoEm]

The future heads - hounds of love

Massive kate bush fan but it's a great cover

[Selby Claret]

Ben Folds' piano ballad cover of Bitches aint Sh*t by Dr Dre

Hilarious / Genius / Not meant to be taken too seriously but somehow hypnotic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjFRy8jQ_0U

He promised fans he would cover whatever was top of the Apple charts when he announced his tour and play it live each night

[longsidetrumpet]

You taking the pee, or just stupid?

He’s taking the P, always. Full credit for knowing the original is by the Marvelettes though