krysh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1417217935' post='2618417'] [i]"There are quite a few covers I personally like, or prefer to the original artist recording, however that does not make them better. The cover is different and we may personally like it more than the original but that's where it ends."[/i] Blue [/quote] well, if you like it better, it's better --- for you. nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='krysh' timestamp='1417217562' post='2618412'] thanks, but then I won't stand corrected. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWfsp8kwJto[/media] eva still is better: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpLZ5kJS5SI[/media] [/quote]Eva Cassidy is up against some stiff opposition to be the best version. Patricia Routledge apparently sang a version. I would love to hear that. Unfortunatly i couldnt find it on Youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1417217935' post='2618417'] [i]"There are quite a few covers I personally like, or prefer to the original artist recording, however that does not make them better. The cover is different and we may personally like it more than the original but that's where it ends."[/i] Blue [/quote]That is true. But is there a cover version , given a choice, that would be on your turntable instead of the original? That is the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 [quote name='blue' timestamp='1417217935' post='2618417'] [i]"There are quite a few covers I personally like, or prefer to the original artist recording, however that does not make them better. The cover is different and we may personally like it more than the original but that's where it ends."[/i] Blue [/quote] I think that the subjective element is taken as a given, as is the fact that without the original, the cover wouldn't exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) [quote name='krysh' timestamp='1417217562' post='2618412'] thanks, but then I won't stand corrected. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWfsp8kwJto[/media] eva still is better: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpLZ5kJS5SI[/media] [/quote] Close but no cigar. Jo Stafford recorded an English language version of the Yves Montand song with words by Johnny Mercer and that is generally thought to be the original. http://youtu.be/EiWXMzp1Pv8 Edited November 28, 2014 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 In keeping with the title of this thread............. http://youtu.be/122__aBqSvY Big Jim pulls out all the stops on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 John Cale's version of Jonathan Richman's 'Pablo Picasso'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXtBsikiY50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) [quote name='krysh' timestamp='1417218021' post='2618418'] well, if you like it better, it's better --- for you. nothing more. [/quote] I respectably disagree, I like Otis Redding's version of [i]Satisfaction[/i] better than The Stones, but it's not better it's different. Blue Edited November 29, 2014 by blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1417209232' post='2618320'] Jealous Guy by Roxy Music is the version I prefer, rather than John Lennons. Also like Stereophonics version of Handbags and The Gladrags better than Rod Stewarts. [/quote] Two years before Rod Stewart was the Chris Farlowe version of Mike D'Abo's Handbags and Gladrags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Blimey, didn`t know The Rodster covered it. Cheers, will check that out, maybe I will actually prefer the original then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1417213356' post='2618373'] We've been down this road before on here and what it has revealed on more than a few occasions is that the song that people assume or take to be the original version actually isn't. [/quote] It is surprising how often that is the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1417250341' post='2618506'] Two years before Rod Stewart was the Chris Farlowe version of Mike D'Abo's Handbags and Gladrags. [/quote] How did they manage to cover it before it was written? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Marvin Gaye's [i]I Heard it Through the Grapevine[/i] was I believe the THIRD release of that song. So it could be a winner. I hope no one is going to suggest Creedence is better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1417250825' post='2618513'] How did they manage to cover it before it was written? [/quote] Huh? Written 1967 by Mike D'Abo, demo version recorded but not released. Released 1967 by Chris Farlowe. Released 1969 by Rod Stewart. Is that not correct? Edited November 29, 2014 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbob Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 If your gonna cover a song make it your own , fantastic arrangement this compared to Dion's version Donald at his best http://youtu.be/G187v1HEjqs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1417251031' post='2618515'] Huh? Written 1967 by Mike D'Abo, demo version recorded but not released. Released 1967 by Chris Farlowe. Released 1969 by Rod Stewart. Is that not correct? [/quote] It probably is. But everyone knows it's Rod Stewart's song. Even the Stereophonics said it was a cover of Rod Stewart's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='plumbob' timestamp='1417251928' post='2618521'] If your gonna cover a song make it your own , fantastic arrangement this compared to Dion's version Donald at his best [media]http://youtu.be/G187v1HEjqs[/media] [/quote] Agreed. In fact it's a great album all round. Terrific playing from everyone involved, with some really top arranging and lovely harmony structure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1417250898' post='2618514'] Marvin Gaye's [i]I Heard it Through the Grapevine[/i] was I believe the THIRD release of that song. So it could be a winner. I hope no one is going to suggest Creedence is better? [/quote] Well, I looked that up and it seems that first recording was the Miracles but not released, then Gaye but also not released, then Gladys Knight released and went to #2. Then Gaye version released on an album and eventually as a single. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1417252230' post='2618526'] It probably is. But everyone knows it's Rod Stewart's song. Even the Stereophonics said it was a cover of Rod Stewart's! [/quote]I know I'm being an insufferable smart arse, but I didn't, maybe it was mentioned in this thread, if it wasn't it should have been [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/247193-hits-with-cover-versions/page__st__30__p__2578219__hl__cover%20versions__fromsearch__1#entry2578219"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/247193-hits-with-cover-versions/page__hl__cover%20versions[/url] Edited November 29, 2014 by PaulWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MoJo Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Haim's cover of Fleetwood Mac's Oh Well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I really like the Sisters Of Mercy cover of Hot Chocolate's "Emma" the original just seems to lack passion to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 This. [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1417187580' post='2617988'] Really? The Beatles version is OK, but I can't stand Joe Cockers version all the histrionics just seem so fake to me. [/quote] This. [quote name='ColinB' timestamp='1417189091' post='2618015'] Anyone who covers a Bob Dylan song does it better than Dylan - especially Joan Baez. (IMHO, of course!) [/quote] And, possibly, this: The Naz version was the first I heard, and I loved it, and remember being somewhat perplexed on hearing the original. Haven't heard the Nazareth version for decades! [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1417209971' post='2618334'] This Flight Tonight by Nazareth I prefer to Joni Mitchell's original, and I am a big Joni fan. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynottfan Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Thin Lizzy (no surprise from me i guess) Rosalie, the rock song only Phil could turn it into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Another vote here for Fagen's Ruby Baby. One of my all-time favourite tracks, and a cracking bass line to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 [quote name='plumbob' timestamp='1417251928' post='2618521'] If your gonna cover a song make it your own , fantastic arrangement this compared to Dion's version Donald at his best [media]http://youtu.be/G187v1HEjqs[/media] [/quote] Yes great version but how does it compare to the original (which of course wasn't by Dion)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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