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Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - Jeff - 31-01-2013
I love it when a band doesn't just COVER a song from a mainstream artist....But, I love it when they change the song
and make it even better.
Unfortunately, that happens so rarely..... Even famous bands make bad attempts at it. For example, Soundgarden covered a Beattles Song,
"Come Together" with high pitched wailing electric guitars. Sorry, I am not a fan here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpT4kgg5xlw
Then again, Guns 'n Roses did a great job with a Paul McCartney tune....So some hits and misses...
In case anyone's ever heard of Ellie Goulding "Lights," you might be curious enough to see a not so famous independant band
"We Are Forever's" attempt to change the song into a hard rock/pop tune.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nI1JZQJITk
Lots of bands / artists and DJs have all done remixes of Ellie Goulding "Lights" but We Are Forever is perhaps my favorite so far.
And it is fun to always just go down the list of COVER SONGs on "Youtube" for that matter:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cover+songs&oq=Cover+songs&gs_l=youtube-reduced.3..0l4.34846.36026.0.36220.11.6.0.5.5.0.130.406.5j1.6.0...0.0...1ac.1.g5-JdiovQjw
I love clicking on these videos and seeing if they are any good or not.
But, sure would be great to start up a discussion here and get some ideas for excellent COVER attempts that I can watch/listen.
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - Jerome - 31-01-2013
My favourite 'cover' is Clapton's new version of Layla from the unplugged series. Takes an existing well known song and completely transforms (and improves) it into something completely new.
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-01-2013
i agree Jerome...imnot a huge Clapton fan but i do love his original version, but in the unplugged version he takes the song to somewhere else that is magical and heartfelt IMO, infact, love the whole unplugged album, great stuff by EC
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-01-2013
try this one Jeff....
a rock ballad version of The Beatles "help", far superior to the Fab four's version IMO
[video=youtube;X94kZi0qDE0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X94kZi0qDE0[/video]
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-01-2013
Paul McCartney re-recorded "long and winding road" in 1984 with added sax work in the intro....great stuff, but then again im a sucker for sax?!?!?
[video=youtube;UieB5lWMz74]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UieB5lWMz74[/video]
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-01-2013
Paul Weller did a brilliant version of the Etta James classic"i'd rather go blind" in the mid 1990s which i love more than the original...
[video=youtube;Lx3tYk-4jK8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx3tYk-4jK8[/video]
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - CRAZY-HORSE - 31-01-2013
John Cash's "ring of fire" was originally sung by Anita Carter(sister of his future wife June...John's version is better), for those who have never heard the original here it is followed by JC's version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHmlzmhE4dY audio
[video=youtube;It7107ELQvY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7107ELQvY[/video]
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - SteveO - 31-01-2013
Welcome aboard MD, Jeff! I also love covers...there are tons of them out there...here's some of my favorites...
Kate Bush - tribute to Elton John (various)...she really knows how to interpet a song in an interestingly unique way!
Oasis - I am the Walrus
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe
Blind Guardian - The Wizard (Uriah Heep)
KD Lang - Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah
Parton/Ronstadt/Harris Trio - After the Goldrush
Jeff Healey - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Elton John with Axel Rose - Bohemian Rhapsody
Neil Young - Blowin' in the Wind and A Day in a Life
Jeff Beck - A Day in a Life
Beth Hart - Whole Lotta Love
Deep Purple - Hush and Kentucky Woman
Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - Jeff - 01-02-2013
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:try this one Jeff....
a rock ballad version of The Beatles "help", far superior to the Fab four's version IMO
Yeah that is awesome! Thanks for sharing.
- Jeff
Looking for Bands/Artists with really cool cover songs/videos. - evilB - 01-02-2013
Etta James - Take it to the Limit
[video=youtube;rAH97-TDFzk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAH97-TDFzk[/video]