Cover Songs.

[fpgt72]

In the Hello Darkness thread:

Hello Darkness My Old Friend.

Never heard this story before. What a friend. Heartwarming story - especially for Simon and Garfunkel lovers like me . . . . . “Hello darkness, my old friend…” Everybody knows the iconic Simon & Garfunkel song, but do you know the amazing story behind the first line of The Sounds of Silence...

www.snipershide.com

Talk started on cover songs, figured a good topic. There are quite a few well known covers, Johnny Cash Hurt I think being very famous. I figured I would start things off with a few that are not as well known.


The first is the cover, the second the original. I picked this original as the video that goes with it goes with the song. It is age restricted, so you might need to do some hoops to watch it.

EDIT TO ADD, The video is very "adult", not porn or anything just war....dirty nasty war.


I think the cover knocks it out of the park, gives me goose bumps. The original, is good but not as good as this cover. Same deal if the link is "broken" remove the dots.






..........https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op0HCQK-PDU.............

Second it very famous, and again I think she knocks it out of the park. There are two versions of this out there, one with a "real" backing track, the one I linked and another one just her and a guitar. The thing that blows me away on this is this girl is still in spots. I think with her voice she could go somewhere.

 

[mi650]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

 

[fpgt72]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

I had the same feeling. A kid that once worked here knew the Disturbed version but not the original.....ahh good god.

I agree some are better, that version I just can't stand.

 

[JJMoody]

Turn the page. I really like Seager and Metallica’s version.

 

[vinniedelpino]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

Every cover of every Bob Dylan song I’ve ever heard was better than the original.

The guy sings like shit, his guitar playing is “meh” at best and whoever gave that sunuvabitch a harmonica should be drawn and quartered.

Same (to a lesser extent) with Leonard Cohen.

Great songwriters and lyricists, but you’re out of your mind if you think their performances (recorded or otherwise) do their songs justice.

 

[Docsherm]

 

[Son of Dorn]

Every cover of every Bob Dylan song I’ve ever heard was better than the original.

The guy sings like shit, his guitar playing is “meh” at best and whoever gave that sunuvabitch a harmonica should be drawn and quartered.

Same (to a lesser extent) with Leonard Cohen.

Great songwriters and lyricists, but you’re out of your mind if you think their performances (recorded or otherwise) do their songs justice.

I remember once hearing a Bob Dylan song on TV that I quite liked. It was sung by the man himself, though. Forgot the song title and the album, but it was hard as hell trying to find that particular version on youtube at the time.

Because most results were him playing it live, and he changed the renditions so much that they were almost covers of his own song and they all sounded (to me) like absolute garbage. And now I don't even remember what song it was lol. I think I gave up trying to find/listen to it ages ago.

 

[37L1]

I didn't expect this.

 

[Mister Ridge]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

I suppose it might depend on which you heard first. I heard the Disturbed version first and loved it. The original doesn't have the same impact with me.

 

[7mmSTW]

Here's a good one

 

[Skunk]

Here's a good one

I’m not sure which was worse, this or Nirvana.

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[Moe Ron]

I’ll offer Dark Side of the Mule by Gov’t Mule.
When I first heard about this album years ago I thought, who the heck would dare cover Pink Floyd? Then I gave it a listen.

Amazing IMO

 

[Chickentoast]

 

[nagantguy]

I thing the best cover I’ve ever heard is Seplutura covering Motörhead’s Orgasmatron.
Second best - as a tribute at a small town music festival I saw Jackyl cover Jerry Reeds East Bound’n down and it was a fantastic faithful cover .

 

[JoshPutman]

I’ll offer Dark Side of the Mule by Gov’t Mule.
When I first heard about this album years ago I thought, who the heck would dare cover Pink Floyd? Then I gave it a listen.

Amazing IMO

I'll have to check this out. I like Government Mule.

 

[JoshPutman]

I think Dio would approve.

 

[TerryH]

 

[Maggot]

I suppose it might depend on which you heard first. I heard the Disturbed version first and loved it. The original doesn't have the same impact with me.

I'd say S&G's original is more intricate and musical where as Disturbed's is powerful.

Eva Cassidy did several of my favorite covers.. I read that there are 5 criteria for the female voice. Most great singers have 2 or 3, the very best had 4. Eva had all five. In spades. Unfortunately she was taken home far to early. I'd bet that when she hit the Pearly gates the Big guy said, "Al you angels take the the year off, Eva's home." She was also a very talented artist.

 

[ChezJfrey]

I think Dio would approve.

I think their version of Last in Line is their best cover, and personally think their Holy Diver is better than the Killswitch Engage version too.

 

[37L1]

 

[Waco Kid]

I think Pantera’s cover of Cat Scratch Fever is at least equal to the original. They pretty much just did the song but with a heavier edge and didn’t try to completely re-do it

 

[Alphatreedog]

Couldn't listen to this song for a few years as the original . Had a girlfriend that was murdered in Fla . Day after finding out I'm in a recording studio mentally hobbled and on auto pilot . During a break in a lounge this is playing . Dam almost fuckin burst . Couldn't listen to it for a few years without mentally switching off .
So about 5 years later I hear this . So many things came together . At the time playing bass and moving in the Shredder crowd . Such a tasteful subdued baseline . Gave me an probably the best platform I've ever come across to express , shred and get lost . Because of the shred genre and the emotional attachment or pain it has become endeared to me . Came to terms with the song and the pain in one place .

Was in a cover band to keep my stage presence polished when the guitarist presented it . Never told or thanked him .
Still have dreams 34 yrs later that she's alive and between her and her parents this was the easiest way to separate.
Mom had concerns , guy in a band . I wanted to marry her . C'est la vie .

 

[Alphatreedog]

Favorite Christmas cover .

 

[Alphatreedog]

Love me some big sloppy , punchy Karrrunchy quarter note Metal .

 

[Alphatreedog]

For when ya just need to settle your soul in and take a journey .

 

[Llatikcuf]

Rocked it up.

 

[Govt Mule]

Government Mule covers a lot of musicians that I enjoy.

 

[ChezJfrey]

I think Pantera’s cover of Cat Scratch Fever is at least equal to the original. They pretty much just did the song but with a heavier edge and didn’t try to completely re-do it

Their cover is awesome.

 

[johnnyvw]

When my son was in college (2009 graduate) he introduced me to "Dub Side of the Moon", a reggae version of Dark Side of the Moon. Surprisingly good...here's a sample:

 

[Govt Mule]

 

[johnnyvw]

HAve you heard/seen this one?

 

[XP1K]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

 

[RPN]

 

[theLBC]

I have a hard time with covers. Some of them are very good, but rarely is a cover better than the original. Someone said in the other thread that Disturbed's version is 'the way it was meant to be played'. Well, no. It's not. It's meant to be played just the way Simon & Garfunkel did it. (I'm not saying Disturbed's version is bad, but it wasn't meant that way.) Same thoughts with "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

An exception that stands out is "Come Together." Aerosmith did it better than The Beatles.

i am not a big fan of the stones, and i don't need neil young around...but i like this much more than the original

 

[ChezJfrey]

Wow. Very nice.

 

[animaldoc]

Couple of mine and my wife's favorites.




And an interesting Enter Sandman cover by Weezer. The Buddy Holly riff during the solo makes me smile.

 

[theLBC]

 

[Ronws]

I like this cover.

 

[nockhunter]

I like this cover.

This guy is awesome, he has a huge library of metal covers. I stumbled across him during the "rona" lockdowns. He has metal versions of kids songs he does with his daughter also.

Mike

 

[Ronws]

This guy is awesome, he has a huge library of metal covers. I stumbled across him during the "rona" lockdowns

Mike

I found him before. I used to go to a singer's forum (I am a tenor) and someone had linked in one of his videos.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

An amazing rendition!!!!

One of my favorite covers…



Sirhr

 

[Ronws]

This one I post for fun because it rubs so many people the wrong way. Enjoy the great wailing and gnashing of teeth.

Once you have seen it, you cannot unsee it.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Every cover of every Bob Dylan song I’ve ever heard was better than the original.

The guy sings like shit, his guitar playing is “meh” at best and whoever gave that sunuvabitch a harmonica should be drawn and quartered.

Same (to a lesser extent) with Leonard Cohen.

Great songwriters and lyricists, but you’re out of your mind if you think their performances (recorded or otherwise) do their songs justice.

Only concert I ever walked out of was Bob Dylan. 30 Minutes of his whining, post-nasal blather and I was ready to put an ice pick through my eardrums…

Your analysis is spot on.

Sirhr

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Another great cover Of Ac/dc:



Sirhr

 

[Ronws]

Only concert I ever walked out of was Bob Dylan. 30 Minutes of his whining, post-nasal blather and I was ready to put an ice pick through my eardrums…

Your analysis is spot on.

Sirhr

Amen to that. Everyone sang a Dylan song better than Dylan.

SAme with Leonard Cohen. I have heard his own recording of "Hallelujah" and it is painful. Anyone else did a better job with it.