OT: You Like the Cover More Than the Original Song

[Kaizen]

Girls Just Want To Have Fun: By Cyndi Lauper, originally by Robert Hazard



This YouTube has 1,343,940,146 views as Oct 25, 2009.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Girls Just Want To Have Fun: By Cyndi Lauper, originally by Robert Hazard



This YouTube has 1,343,940,146 views as Oct 25, 2009.

Perfect example of a song I had absolutely no idea that the well known version wasn't the original artist.

 

[Plebe]

Bettye Lavette in 2007 transformed this 1970 Elton John song.

 

[mjm88]

 

[uconnfan68]

"These Days" - sung by Greg Allman. Written by Jackson Browne and recorded by him and others, I was always partial to this Allman's:

Tom Rush did a nice version too.

 

[Bigboote]

I got Innervisions when it came out, and this song still amazes me. Here’s Chris Daughtry doing a metal version on Idol:

 

[Jackcatscal]

This is in honor of Dickey Betts, the great Allman Brothers Band guitarist who died yesterday. A cover of a Blind Willie McTell tune.

 

[Scud49]

The Corrs with a very nice rendition of Christine McVie's "Little Lies":

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[Aluminny69]

Traditional song, released by Kingston Trio in 1959. Made famous by the Beach Boys.

 

[Scud49]

Woodstock - Matthews Southern Comfort.

Great take on the Joni Mitchell original:

 

[64Zcode]

Traditional song, released by Kingston Trio in 1959. Made famous by the Beach Boys.

On a previous 'cover' music thread someone posted this version of Sloop John B and I thought it was excellent.
If I knew who linked it I would give them the credit.
The Fendertones

 

[64Zcode]

Viva Las Vegas - ZZ Top

 

[Aluminny69]

On a previous 'cover' music thread someone posted this version of Sloop John B and I thought it was excellent.
If I knew who linked it I would give them the credit.
The Fendertones

Yeah, that was me, on a thread entitled "Young people sing old songs." Maybe we can do that again this summer. There are so many excellent young performers on Youtube. I am envious.

 

[Dogdude]

Crooked Still Doing Keef Richard's tune

 

[Aluminny69]

Just recently heard this (mostly) acapella version of Black Velvet. Really liked it. Never realized the song was a tribute to Elvis. ( turn captions on )

 

[Centerstream]

This is in honor of Dickey Betts, the great Allman Brothers Band guitarist who died yesterday. A cover of a Blind Willie McTell tune.

Wow! I had not heard about Dickey Betts' passing. Thanks for honoring him.

 

[NH Husky]

 

[Bigboote]

I’m a man was originally done by The Spencer Davis Group with Steve Winwood on vocals. I love Chicago’s version with Terry, Peter, and Robert each taking verses. Great guitar, bass, and percussion, too.

 

[MSGRET]

Another Sina - Victoria K cover - Black Velvet. If I remember correctly Victoria K is only 13 at the time that this was done.

 

[huskyhaven]

Allman brothers Stormy Monday.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Allman brothers Stormy Monday.

Here's a link to the version of Stormy Monday by the Allmans. It's originally a T-Bone Walker tune.

 

[Scud49]

The Low Darts - great cover of My Old School by Steely Dan:

 

[64Zcode]

A couple years ago Elton John and Miley Cyrus participated in Metallica's "Blacklist" project with a great rendition of "Nothing Else Matters".
Very recently Elton John was honored with the Gershwin Prize and Metallica performed Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding at that ceremony.
I wasn't listening to much Metallica 'back in the day', but since the Blacklist compilation I'm paying them more attention.



Same with Miley Cyrus; her antics a few years ago didn't impress me but I really like her in Nothing Else Matters.