OT: Favored Alternate Arrangements of Songs

[TerpWomenFan]

Original done by the Roberta Flack. One of the better jobs of alternative arrangements.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Originally done by The Delfonics.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Another good job with alternative arrangements. Originally done by Bill Withers.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Anything by Luther Vandross. Probably his most popular alternative arrangement song. Originally done by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Any contemporary music by Najee. Originally done by Earth, Wind and Fire.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Originally done by Dionne Warwick The artist Sybil also did a nice club version of this.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Originally done by Lionel Ritchie

 

[RegisteredUconn]

 

[Ozimoto]

The arrangement may not be too different, but the instrumentation is. The original recording was by Roxy Music.

 

[Centerstream]

I found this to be quite interesting. Not sure if I would consider it "Favored" though.

 

[meyers7]

Forgot about this one. Actually there are tons of them on Post Modern Jukebox

Sweet Child 0' Mine - Guns-n-Roses

Miche Braden

 

[Beemer]

It's been ages since I've listened to this version. I like a lot better than the original tbh.

 

[Bigboote]

Here's another version of Sweet Child o' Mine. It's quite faithful to the original, but it's cool to see it done (very well) by kids 10-15 years old playing at a well-known venue in a foreign country.

 

[nwhoopfan]

The original is pretty much unlistenable for me, this is much, much better. (It's not that I hate Britney, but that song in particular I think is just awful)

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I have a feeling I would prefer alternative versions to quite a few of Dylan's songs. With permission the Old 97s added new lyrics but kept the tune of Desolation Row.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I didn't even realize this was a Dylan song when I first heard this version. Many have covered it. IMO this one tops them all by a landslide.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I don't mind the original, but this adds something a little extra.

 

[rvwsleep]

I have two for your listening pleasure.
The first one is frightening:

 

[rvwsleep]

The second is quite the opposite.
(Sung by the original lead singer)

 

[Centerstream]

 

[Bigboote]

We're watching the DVD of Elton John's 60th birthday show at MSG. This one sticks out for me.

 

[64Zcode]

Unique take on Donna Summer's hit.
I've lost track of how many times I've watched this since I discovered it.

 

[CL82]

I love this version.

 

[meyers7]

Speaking of Miley, I like her version of Sweet Jane (from Lou Reed/Velvet Underground)

 

[Replicant]

Robert Palmer's cover of Todd Rundgren's Can't We Still Be Friends

 

[Replicant]

Harold Melvin and the Blue Note's (Teddy Pendergrass) cover of Thelma Houston's Don't Leave Me This Way

 

[Replicant]

London Symphony Orchestra covers Jethro Tull's Thick As A Brick

 

[Centerstream]

Two giants of the music industry