A thread of amazing covers

[Is it PotG?]

 

[neilbard]

 

[jakarta]

Most people think was a Led Zeppelin original but was actually first done by The Yardbirds back in the 1960's, mind you their version didn't last 30 plus minutes...

Pretentious and overblown or wonderful? Possibly all three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCKqlVU99rk

 

[Goldstone1976]

Most people think was a Led Zeppelin original but was actually first done by The Yardbirds.]

Close. The Yarbirds themselves nicked it - off Jake Holmes, who wrote it in 66 or 67.

 

[jakarta]

Close. The Yarbirds themselves nicked it - off Jake Holmes, who wrote it in 66 or 67.

Blimey, I thought I knew a fair bit about Led Zep but there you go - they were accused of 'acquiring' quite a lot of their blues based stuff but hadn't heard of that one as well.

 

[Buzzer]

Anyone who doesn't like Natalie Imbruglia's cover of Torn really needs to have a hard think. Stone-cold classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV1XWJN3nJo

 

[neilbard]

 

[Buzzer]

This is well worth a listen. A Hindi cover of Michael Jackson's 'Don't Stop Till You Get Enough' by Indian Pop Queen Usha Uthup. Seriously, give it a try and tell me you don't like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uz0vyj6SpY

 

[Buzzer]

And this is one of the greatest covers ever. Andy Williams - 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHWcvHYDmkY

 

[neilbard]

 

[mooey]

Black crowes.hard to handle.by otis redding
The Man who sold the world nirvana.by David Bowie

 

[Buzzer]

That Nina Simone cover that [MENTION=28481]neilbard[/MENTION] posted is stunning but then again, everything she did was jaw-droppingly good. In this video from the Montreux Jaxx Festival in 1976, she takes an incredibly cheesy tune 'Feelings' and completely deconstructs it, turning it into something so magical that it takes your breath away. She opens her heart completely and you can see the pain inside her. That look she gives the audience right on the 5 minute mark. Just amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH5ZE3N8cxU

 

[brakespear]

From one of my favourite albums ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAsc9pSPrYs

 

[Buzzer]

Another cover that is impossible not to love. Ram Jam - Black Betty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_2D8Eo15wE

 

[Buzzer]

The extended version of Soft Cell's Tainted Love that morphs into Where Did Our Love Go. Yes!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0flWt8GmSs8

 

[Big Sky Albion]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIsf_OseKic

 

[BeHereNow]

First one nowhere near as good as Arthur Alexander,
Second one not a patch on Arthur or on Van Morrison's cover,
Third one not fit to wipe the shoes of the Isley Brothers' version. Slightly better than the Top Notes original, but only because the Beatles did a direct copy of the Isleys' interpretation.
Last one you really must be joking. The opening line of The Marvelettes' version has more soul than the whole of the Beatles career. The Beatles version is behind The Carpenters' fairly insipid version by dint of Karen's voice being far superior.

The Beatles didn't get close to Barrett Strong's version of 'Money', and he and Norman Whitfield were better songwriters than them too. As was Chuck Berry who they never matched in performance, no matter how many of his songs they did, as was Buddy Holly who they really wanted to be, but proved that they couldn't be through poor versions of Words of Love and Crying, Waiting & Hoping.

You've got issues.

John Lennon's voice trumps them all. Especially in Please Mr. Postman and Twist and Shout where, I might had, he had a cold and recorded the whole song in one take after he recorded most of The Beatles first album in one day.

The Beatles were a unbelievable rock n roll band with great stage presence before the industry tamed them, but their later albums are far superior to that of the artists you mentioned.

The Buddy Holly covers weren't great, but I think you'll find The Beatles thought Elvis was more of an driving force than Holly.

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

What a splendid evening that was.
I know I have praised her version of Gimme Shelter but this Stones cover is nearly as good:
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Fair to say my friends who went to that show loved it. Was slowly getting properly into metal at the time, but wasn't a big enough fan of those bands enough to want to pay £100+ to a tout. Also missed out on seeing the former's Self titled tour later that year, which in hindsight I am gutted about considering they probably won't play it in full again!

One more from me, which I don't recall having seen yet in this thread:

 

[Hugo Rune]

An Al Green classic reimagined.

Simply Beautiful.

https://youtu.be/eXI47_URvmE

 

[BadFish]

Some balls to take this on, but he nails it. Plus Shola Ama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQDcYbbCrqU

Brilliant, that was brilliant!