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soul/funk covers by new wave bands?

roistoroisto 881 Posts
edited July 2005 in Music Talk
Just found one I didn't know of, Magazine's version of Sly Stone's "Thank You". A Certain Ratio re-did Banbarra's "Shack Up"...what else is there?
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  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    Just found one I didn't know of, Magazine's version of Sly Stone's "Thank You". A Certain Ratio re-did Banbarra's "Shack Up"...what else is there?

    Didn't A Certain Ratio cover some other funk tracks as well? By the way I thnk I am talking out of my ass so don't quote me on this.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    The Jam - Move on Up - quite good, too.
  • dstill808dstill808 704 Posts
    "Tainted Love" is a Gloria Jones cover. But chall knew that...
  • edith headedith head 5,106 Posts
    the slits - i heard it through the grapevine
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    Slits-Heard it through the grapvine

    on THE comp "wE DO'EM OUR WAY"
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    the slits - i heard it through the grapevine

    BASTARDINA
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    take talking me to heads the river
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young

  • dstill808dstill808 704 Posts
    Isn't Fern Kinney's "Groove Me" kinda new wave? It's been mad long since I heard it.
  • crashcoursecrashcourse 214 Posts
    The Jam - Move on Up - quite good, too.

    the flying lizards also
  • dsandersdsanders 495 Posts
    Flying Lizards - Money

    although R&B I guess...not really soul.

    They also did a version of Sex Machine.
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Human League did Lyn Collins' "Rock Me Again And Again And Again And Again" as well as Roy Budd's theme to GET CARTER(!).
  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    The Jam - Move on Up - quite good, too.

    the flying lizards also
    Flying Lizards did a bizarre cover of "Sex Machine"
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    is Love of the Common People considered soul-ish? pop? country????

    Stiff Little Fingers did a cover of that.
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    In addition to Gloria Jones' "Tainted Love," Soft Cell also covered northern soul classic "What" by Judy Street (written by HB Barnum).
  • DJ_NevilleCDJ_NevilleC 1,922 Posts
    Reverse cover:
    "Slippery People" by the Staple Singers.
  • Rod_TorfulsonRod_Torfulson 464 Posts
    I know its not new wave per se, but are any of those J Geils Band covers of soul/funk worth checking out? I read that chapter in the Vinyl Junkies book with Peter Wolf and he was talking about Dyke and the Blazers and whatnot.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    what's that dumbass song that samples Sugar on my Tongue?
  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Soul songs covered by Elvis Costello:

    Pop Life - Prince
    Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
    From Head to Toe - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
    Bama Lama Bama Loo - Little Richard
    Please Stay - he Drifters
    Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
    Point of No Return - Gene McDaniels
    Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr
    I Stand Accused - Jerry Butler
    Baby It's You - The Shirelles
    Step Inside Love - Cilla Black
    Get Yourself Another Fool - Charles Brown
    Strange - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    The Dark End of the Street - James Carr

    Edited from http://www.coversproject.com/artist/elvis%20costello

    Maybe we should ask him to join SoulStrut. I have a feeling he could survive the initial hazing.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    this is a fun thread!

    Can't Get Enough of You Baby - ? and the Mysterians as well as The Colourfield
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    Elvis Costello covers I Can't Stand Up for Falling Down (og by Sam & Dave) on Get Happy
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    Van Halen--You're No Good (betty everett)
  • SwayzeSwayze 14,705 Posts
    Soul songs covered by Elvis Costello:

    Pop Life - Prince
    Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
    From Head to Toe - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
    Bama Lama Bama Loo - Little Richard
    Please Stay - he Drifters
    Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
    Point of No Return - Gene McDaniels
    Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr
    I Stand Accused - Jerry Butler
    Baby It's You - The Shirelles
    Step Inside Love - Cilla Black
    Get Yourself Another Fool - Charles Brown
    Strange - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    The Dark End of the Street - James Carr

    Edited from http://www.coversproject.com/artist/elvis%20costello

    Maybe we should ask him to join SoulStrut. I have a feeling he could survive the initial hazing.

    woah, while I was typing you were TYPING.
  • FatbackFatback 6,746 Posts
    http://www.coversproject.com/artist/elvis%20costello



    Maybe we should ask him to join SoulStrut. I have a feeling he could survive the initial hazing.



    that's a great resource!



    i found two more:



    Saints--Security

    New York Dolls--Don't Mess With Cupid (both otis redding)
  • dsandersdsanders 495 Posts
    Post deleted by dan90059
  • DJ_NevilleCDJ_NevilleC 1,922 Posts
    The Jam - War
    The Stranglers - Walk on By
  • VagabondVagabond 417 Posts
    Sorta straying away from the subject; but if you havent heard it, check out Psychic TV's version of Good Vibrations.
  • OlskiOlski 355 Posts
    not new wave more post punk/brit pop/blue eyed soul: Orange Juice (the band where Edwyn Collins started) did a cover of "L.O.V.E". That was one of my favourite group in the early 80ties. They always talked about Velvet Underground and Al Green in interviews, so I traded a Zappa LP for the first VU and bought a couple of Al Green cut-outs. Those were my pre-hip-hop diggin days...

  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,175 Posts
    Soul songs covered by Elvis Costello:

    Pop Life - Prince
    Many Rivers To Cross - Jimmy Cliff
    From Head to Toe - Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
    Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Nina Simone
    Bama Lama Bama Loo - Little Richard
    Please Stay - he Drifters
    Leave My Kitten Alone - Little Willie John
    Point of No Return - Gene McDaniels
    Pouring Water on a Drowning Man - James Carr
    I Stand Accused - Jerry Butler
    Baby It's You - The Shirelles
    Step Inside Love - Cilla Black
    Get Yourself Another Fool - Charles Brown
    Strange - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
    The Dark End of the Street - James Carr

    Edited from http://www.coversproject.com/artist/elvis%20costello

    Maybe we should ask him to join SoulStrut. I have a feeling he could survive the initial hazing.

    They left out 'It's Getting Mighty Crowded' - Betty Everett
  • DubiousDubious 1,865 Posts
    Magazine

    im listening to Second Hand Daylight right now...

    criminaly slept on

    Dave Formula =
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