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No bad versions of.....

skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
edited May 2008 in Strut Central
VehicleFeel Like Making LoveVera CruzCall Me (Tony Hatch lounge classic, not Spagna plastic Eurodisco pop pap)There can be no bad versions IMO.What are your own selections?
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  • markus71markus71 937 Posts
    I never really heard a bad version of I feel the earth move....or Whichita Lineman.
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    I never really heard a bad version of I feel the earth move....or Whichita Lineman.

    was it you who had hundreds of Wichita Lineman covers on hard drive and lost them all? That was tough...
  • markus71markus71 937 Posts
    I never really heard a bad version of I feel the earth move....or Whichita Lineman.

    was it you who had hundreds of Wichita Lineman covers on hard drive and lost them all? That was tough...

    No that wasn't me......
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,784 Posts

    Are there any bad versions of Eddie Harris' "Listen Here (Goes Funky)"?
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,891 Posts
    Feel Like Making Love

    I find myself always taking the latter option of listening to this tune or the clawing of fingernals down a blackboard. I dunno, I just find it cheesier than a tramp's bell-end.

    re: "Call Me", what about the Dave Spikey "Phoenix Nights" tribute; "Corned Beef"?

    "If you're feeling rather hungry, hey there's a product you'll remember.
    Eat it hot or cold on Sunday, or you can put it in a blender.
    Corned Beef, with chips or with salad, It's
    corned beef - even Buckingham Palce eats
    corned beef....

    Hey why don't you try corned beef hash!"?

    You Tube (Which The Block Here So I Can't Embed)
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    Feel Like Making Love

    I find myself always taking the latter option of listening to this tune or the clawing of fingernals down a blackboard. I dunno, I just find it cheesier than a tramp's bell-end.

    re: "Call Me", what about the Dave Spikey "Phoenix Nights" tribute; "Corned Beef"?

    "If you're feeling rather hungry, hey there's a product you'll remember.
    Eat it hot or cold on Sunday, or you can put it in a blender.
    Corned Beef, with chips or with salad, It's
    corned beef - even Buckingham Palce eats
    corned beef....

    Hey why don't you try corned beef hash!"?

    You Tube (Which The Block Here So I Can't Embed)

    now that is good, almost worthy of John Shuttleworth himself - "I can't go back to savoury now" - related.

    How can you hate on Feels Like Making Love???
    Check Ricardo Marrero's and (especially) Ana Mazzotti's take for some downbeat misty-eyed lazy funk action. Makes me hornier than Ken Livingston at 9am after a night on the turps. Sorry to ruin your lunches.....!
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,784 Posts

    I liked his "Men In Black/Black Bin Bags" cover personally.

  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts

    I liked his "Men In Black/Black Bin Bags" cover personally.



    hahahaha fantastic
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,891 Posts
    Check Ricardo Marrero's and (especially) Ana Mazzotti's take for some downbeat misty-eyed lazy funk action.

    Cheers for the tip. I smell some "Share Or Be Banned" action ce soir.
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    "Get out of my life woman"

    dope
  • erewhonerewhon 1,123 Posts
    I feel like there could always be a bad version of any song.

    Not to hi-jack the thread, but I wonder if anyone can think of any songs that have been covered at least a few times where nothing could be as bad as the original.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Message From a Black Man
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts

    Not to hi-jack the thread, but I wonder if anyone can think of any songs that have been covered at least a few times where nothing could be as bad as the original.

    Spinning Wheel
  • prof_rockwellprof_rockwell 2,867 Posts
    haven't heard all the versions but Light My Fire seems to have a good life as a cover song.
  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts
    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
  • MoogManMoogMan Sao Paulo, Brazil 1,173 Posts
    Never heard a bad version of Ode to Billy Joe.
  • FYBSFYBS 271 Posts
    For some reason, it's hard to think of a horrible version of Ain't No Sunshine (DMX version not included), but I'm sure it exists.
  • DJFerrariDJFerrari 2,411 Posts
    Down by the River
  • Tonearm_RobberyTonearm_Robbery 699 Posts
    "Sunny"

    "Little Green Apples"
  • luckluck 4,077 Posts
    "Little Green Apples"

    Oh, come ON.
  • Tonearm_RobberyTonearm_Robbery 699 Posts
    "Little Green Apples"

    Oh, come ON.

    Hey, what can I say, I have my vices.

    I've always like that song in any incarnation.

    Nap Town gets called out. Whatdoyouwantfromme?
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    maybe "people get ready"?
    i mean i'm sure there MUST have been bad versions, but this is a song so good that it's hard to ruin
  • groove70sgroove70s 168 Posts
    "We've only just begun"
    "Afro blue"
    "One note samba"
    "Walk on by"

    maybe there are some bad versions I don't know of "Fever" and "Summertime"?
  • bobbydeebobbydee 849 Posts
    I've only encountered like 5 versions, but "hey joe" always seems to stand up to covers.
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    I feel like there could always be a bad version of any song.

    Not to hi-jack the thread, but I wonder if anyone can think of any songs that have been covered at least a few times where nothing could be as bad as the original.

    this got me thinking, and here is the considered reply:

    Paranoid: the Dickies > Black Sabbath
    Banana Splits : the Dickies > og tv theme
    Nights in White Satin : the Dickies > Moody Blues
    Sound of Silence : the Dickies > Simon and Garfunkel
    Silent Night : the Dicki.....

    you get the picture
    btw, I'll dispute the assertion that there can be a bad version of certain songs.
    Some are so well crafted that they cannot be damaged by a reasonably sane and skilled artisan. They are, effectively, bullet-proof.

    'Call Me' is my prime example.
    But I'd sure be interested to hear a bad version...
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    whiter shade of pale...maybe knock on wood
  • Dj_Coma_ToastDj_Coma_Toast 874 Posts
    "Get out of my life woman"

    dope

    butterfield blues band version is pretty bad imo.

    aint no sunshine
    sunny
    it takes two
    california dreamin' (theres probably a pretty crappy one out there somewhere though)
  • rocco2nrrocco2nr 530 Posts
    I've only encountered like 5 versions, but "hey joe" always seems to stand up to covers.

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    I've recently discovered Chers version of Hey Joe. I think it's great.
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts
    whiter shade of pale...maybe knock on wood

    WSOP has over 800 covers known. Gotta be some tripe in there.

    Knock on Wood?
    Please listen to Amii Stewarts late 70's disco turd.
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