Newfoundfreedom Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) I like the original https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8 Love the cover https://youtu.be/XkKulSH2nNc No idea why it's just posted the links instead of imbedding the videos. Edited June 6, 2020 by Newfoundfreedom Quote
chris_b Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 IMO like most of Leonard Cohen's songs, they are done better by those covering them. Quote
musicbassman Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 24 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said: I like the original https://youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8 Love the cover https://youtu.be/XkKulSH2nNc No idea why it's just posted the links instead of imbedding the videos. Sorry to break it to you, Newfoundfreedom, but THIS is the original! 4 1 Quote
Fozza Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Can't bloody stand the original but I like this... 1 Quote
Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 42 minutes ago, Fozza said: Can't bloody stand the original but I like this... Wow! NFG?!... That brings me back... the cover... the original... (shudder) the parody... Quote
nikon F Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, musicbassman said: Sorry to break it to you, Newfoundfreedom, but THIS is the original! she sings better than she drives I believe ! 1 1 Quote
TrevorR Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 My “better than the original are... This version of Duffy’s Mercy as if it was recorded by a kicking soul band in 1970! Rosalie - Thin Lizzy’s cover is so much better than Bob Seger’s original... And speaking of Lizzy, Sade’s version of this isn’t “better” but it’s still great... Always had a soft spot for this cover of a Falco tune... Quote
Bill Wy,Aye,Man Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Muddy Waters, "You Need Love" was covered twice, first by The Small Faces as "You Need Lovin", then by Zep as "Whole Lotta Love", The Small Faces being the best version for me, Marriott was obviously a big influence on Plant. Check all three out 1 Quote
KevB Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 'better' is always going to be contentious but no one will ever convince me that ELO's version of Roll Over Beethoven isn't more musically interesting and exciting than Chuck's original. 1 Quote
Bill Wy,Aye,Man Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, ezbass said: I still think I like the original the best. Me too, and Def Leppards is the worst by a country mile 1 Quote
ezbass Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, Bill Wy,Aye,Man said: Me too, and Def Leppards is the worst by a country mile That is my thinking too. I was vaguely aware of it before IIRC, but it had slipped from memory (no bad thing). Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 On 05/06/2020 at 15:12, Newfoundfreedom said: For me, this is the best cover version ever recorded, by a country mile. For me that is not only the worst cover ever recorded, but also the worst thing that Disturbed have ever done, and I like disturbed. it is beyond awful. Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 21 hours ago, NickD said: I'm a fan big the Beatles, but I always loved that version. I am not a great fan of the beatles, and I quite dislike Souxie, but I agree hers it is a better version. As for higher ground - I love both versions, I prefer playing the RHCP version, but don't mind listening to either. Although have a great difficulty not doing the RHCP ending whichever version I am playing! Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: For me that is not only the worst cover ever recorded, but also the worst thing that Disturbed have ever done, and I like disturbed. it is beyond awful. There's no accounting for taste. Quote
Woodinblack Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Just now, Newfoundfreedom said: There's no accounting for taste. Clearly not - I don't understand how anyone could get through that song! Quote
musicbassman Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, TrevorR said: This version of Duffy’s Mercy as if it was recorded by a kicking soul band in 1970! Wow, this is seriously excellent! Thanks, TrevorR. Great retro styling too, but speaking as an old git (who was there at the time) I would say the style is 1964 rather than 1970. 😊 Quote
Paul S Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Used to play this version of Mercy in my covers band. Always well received. The bass (and most likely all the band) is probably a prop for the video. It was sung by a white guy named Jon Allen! 1 Quote
TrevorR Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 4 hours ago, musicbassman said: Wow, this is seriously excellent! Thanks, TrevorR. Great retro styling too, but speaking as an old git (who was there at the time) I would say the style is 1964 rather than 1970. 😊 On the look, yeah absolutely. Funny thing though, the guy miming in the vid isn’t actually the singer on the track. That voice is coming out of this Winchester Born folkie! He was a regular at a singer songwriter club I used to frequent up in Shepherds Bush. Fabulous singer. 1 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 This pop classic from the 80s was mullered by this atrocious piffle..(IMO of course seeing that 24k people on YT must be tone deaf 1 1 Quote
Barking Spiders Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Hard to call but I think just about tops.. 3 Quote
Krysbass Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 21 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: This pop classic from the 80s was mullered by this atrocious piffle..(IMO of course seeing that 24k people on YT must be tone deaf Just don’t get the Lorde cover. I’m all for creativity but to these ears it just sounds like she’s close to vomiting.🤢 But I’m probably just being “boring and old-fashioned” so I’ll get my coat.😳 1 1 Quote
Bill Wy,Aye,Man Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Krysbass said: Just don’t get the Lorde cover. I’m all for creativity but to these ears it just sounds like she’s close to vomiting.🤢 But I’m probably just being “boring and old-fashioned” so I’ll get my coat.😳 If you've heard that abysmal, 'Monkey Dance' you will raise a banner to "Boring and old fashioned" Quote
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