OT: Favored Alternate Arrangements of Songs

[Mdoggie]

Love Unlimited Orchestra / Barry's Theme

 

[Scud49]

Emmy Lou doing the wonderful Townes van Zandt song "Pancho and Lefty".

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Originally done by Chaka Khan. I'm surprised I didn't remember this earlier. Really nice job by Whitney.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Originally done by the Isley's Brothers

 

[Scud49]

Jefferson Airplane's beautiful version of Crosby, Stills, & Nash's "Wooden Ships":

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Original done by Dionne Warwick and Brook Benton. This is about as alternative as you can get.

 

[Scud49]

David Bromberg's version of Jerry Jeff's "Mr Bojangles" is the standard IMO:

 

[Littlemin]

Interesting band that never formally recorded, The Steampacket, with Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, and Brian Auger amongst others. This is a young Rod Stewart doing “Can I Get A Witness”.
I kind of broke my own thread request, I certainly don’t prefer this version over others but thought it interesting enough to post.

 

[Scud49]

Wes Montgomery wrote it, Brian Auger's Oblivion Express takes it to another soulful, soft and bluesy, level:

 

[Bigboote]

I just looked through the thread and didn't see this one. Miles really messes with this one. I was at a performance of Guys and Dolls a few years ago, and they played this at intermission. Nobody I was with recognized it as being from the show.

 

[Scud49]

CCR just killed it with this version of Screamin' Jay's original:

 

[Sifaka]

In 1927 Hoagy Carmichael recorded his composition, Stardust.



Around forty years later, Clark Terry (fluegelhorn), Teddy Wilson (piano), Louis Bellson (drums), and Bob Cranshaw (bass). put their spin on it.

Stardust - Clark Terry 1967.

 

[Scud49]

Always loved the Beatles rendition of the Arthur Alexander original:

 

[Scud49]

Little Wing - Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, and band mates really took Jimi Hendrix's original into lofty spaces:

 

[Littlemin]

A friend of mine suggested I check out this band, this is the only song in English I have found, don’t know where they are from but they sure can sing!! Here they absolutely nail this cover………

 

[Improviser]

 

[Improviser]