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covers that are WAY better than the original

The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
edited February 2006 in Strut Central
Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed. Nostalgia 77- Seven Nation Army...I dont give a fuck about the White Stripes or producer based stuff like this Nostalgia dude/Greyboy/ etc...but this shit is Fire! the singer is raw.
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  • Sun_FortuneSun_Fortune 1,374 Posts
    Im gonna get crapped on for saying this but I think 13th Floor Elevator's cover of "Baby Blue" is miles beyond Dylan's version. Its probably one of my favorite songs.
  • leisurebanditleisurebandit 1,006 Posts
    Odetta- Take me to the Pilot
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Im gonna get crapped on for saying this but I think 13th Floor Elevator's cover of "Baby Blue" is miles beyond Dylan's version. Its probably one of my favorite songs.

    cosign.
  • DocBeezyDocBeezy 1,918 Posts


    Nostalgia 77- Seven Nation Army...I dont give a fuck about the White Stripes or producer based stuff like this Nostalgia dude/Greyboy/ etc...but this shit is Fire! the singer is raw.

    I almost feel ya on that. I am a huge fan of the White Stripes and I almost really like the nostalgia 77 version more...
  • Sun_FortuneSun_Fortune 1,374 Posts
    Im gonna get crapped on for saying this but I think 13th Floor Elevator's cover of "Baby Blue" is miles beyond Dylan's version. Its probably one of my favorite songs.

    cosign.

    phfew.

    Should we take this to Hair covers????
  • hammertimehammertime 2,389 Posts
    Isaac Hayes- Walk on By
    The Marcels- Blue Moon
    Bobby Bland- Blue Moon
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree
  • Lynn_NessLynn_Ness 233 Posts
    Grant Green We've Only Just Begun

  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree

    ditto

    As far as Baby Blue. I love Them's cover of the song. Someone please sell me this album.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    almost all Light My Fire versions - i'm just not a Doors fan (overload)
  • dsandersdsanders 495 Posts
    Tim Heintz - Peg.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree

    To make something that was originally so squared-off and almost plastic sounding so organic and flowing is amazing to me.
  • GuzzoGuzzo 8,611 Posts
    Isaac Hayes- Walk on By

    this is like the gold standard of good covers
  • Young_PhonicsYoung_Phonics 8,039 Posts
    almost all Light My Fire versions - i'm just not a Doors fan (overload)


    HEY MISSB!

    Dude...have you guys heard the Al Green verison? HOLY FUCK ! I loved it when Soul cats slay rock songs, it's really some musical "down with whitey" biz.
  • nrichnrich 932 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree

    ditto

    As far as Baby Blue. I love Them's cover of the song. Someone please sell me this album.

    I've got one, get in touch.
  • nrichnrich 932 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree

    To make something that was originally so squared-off and almost plastic sounding so organic and flowing is amazing to me.

    I agree with you. I think she took that song to another level entirely.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    almost all Light My Fire versions - i'm just not a Doors fan (overload)


    HEY MISSB!

    Dude...have you guys heard the Al Green verison? HOLY FUCK ! I loved it when Soul cats slay rock songs, it's really some musical "down with whitey" biz.

    yes, it's a scorcher.

    what up YoungF*x?

    Sa Ra huh? Congratulations to you. I can't say I've heard one note by them, but their fans who I see at the record store are cute and polite.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    Aretha covering most anything; Say A Little Prayer, Natural Woman, You've Got A Friend.

    Almost any Bob Dylan cover is going to better than the original:
    Hendrix All Along The Watchtower, Like A Rolling Stone.
    Staple Singers: John Brown, Ballad Hollis Brown, Blowing In The Wind
    Nina Simone: I Shall Be Released

    Was just listening to Etta James do Take It to The Limit. An example of a song you hope to never hear the original of again, but hey it's a good song.

    Dan
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    BOb James Take Me To The Mardi Grass, (first 30 sek anyway)
  • Jonny_PaycheckJonny_Paycheck 17,825 Posts

    Sharon Jones-what have you done for me lately? no explanation needed.

    I actually disagree

    To make something that was originally so squared-off and almost plastic sounding so organic and flowing is amazing to me.

    I agree... it is amazing, in concept. But I like Janet's version better. I actually threw on the Sharon Jones to make sure I wasn't tripping.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    almost all Light My Fire versions - i'm just not a Doors fan (overload)

    have you guys heard the Al Green verison? HOLY FUCK ! I loved it when Soul cats space out and forget the words to[/b] rock songs, it's really some musical "down with whitey" biz. "Teenie, play yo' guitar! We workin', y'all, we workin'!"
  • GenePontecorvoGenePontecorvo 5,612 Posts
    Isaac Hayes- Walk on By

    this is like the gold standard of good covers

    I find "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" by Ike to be even better, but then that's counting the 6 minute medley/preamble.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    "I Can Understand It"-New Birth
    "Dream Merchant"-New Birth
    "Brother Louie"-Stories
    "Got My Mind Set On You"-George Harrison
    "Patches"-Clarence Carter
    "Let's Spend The Night Together"-Muddy Waters
  • Mike_BellMike_Bell 5,736 Posts
    The Notations-Make Me Twice The Man

    Their version of New York City's song is way better.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,475 Posts
    I don't know if it's WAY better than the original, but I like Bo Diddley's "Down on the Corner" a lot more than the OG, which I'm pretty "meh" on.
  • Mike_BellMike_Bell 5,736 Posts
    I don't know if it's WAY better than the original

    Really? One day I listened to the OG, then I listened to the cover and the Notations version gave me the chills.

    but I like Bo Diddley's "Down on the Corner" a lot more than the OG, which I'm pretty "meh" on.

    I would be interested in hearing this song.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,475 Posts
    I don't know if it's WAY better than the original

    Really? One day I listened to the OG, then I listened to the cover and the Notations version gave me the chills.

    Oh, I meant I don't know if the Bo Diddley "Down on the Corner" qualifies as WAY better than the OG.
  • Mike_BellMike_Bell 5,736 Posts
    I don't know if it's WAY better than the original

    Really? One day I listened to the OG, then I listened to the cover and the Notations version gave me the chills.

    Oh, I meant I don't know if the Bo Diddley "Down on the Corner" qualifies as WAY better than the OG.

    Got it.
  • mrpekmrpek 627 Posts
    Isaac Hayes "Our Day will Come"
    Jimi Hendrix "Hey Joe"
  • CortezTheKillerCortezTheKiller 169 Posts
    Ken Boothe - Everything I Own (I just act like Bread itself doesn't exist)
    Sanchez - Greatest Love Of All
    many more, but I'm at work and in a hurry...

    I love Jamaican covers.
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