cheshunt seagull
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Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris' version is subtle and exquisite and then we have this assault on the ears
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[Music] Cover versions that should never have seen the light of day
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Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris' version is subtle and exquisite and then we have this assault on the ears
Another highly-divisive one from the same 'tribute' album (although I quite like this tbh)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah4f62bYAcw
METALMICKY
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OMG check out this abomination from Biff from Saxon covering Simon & Garfunkel.
boik
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So you don't think there any any good song writers who aren't brilliant performers? I give you one Mr Robert Zimmerman as exhibit A.
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By that criterion, no-one should ever revive any plays or remake any films.
And even by sticking to music, there are people whose entire careers have been based on cover versions - look at Frank SInatra. My Way is a stone cold classic song. Do you really think that Sinatra shouldn't have sung it because it didn't need covering?
Icy Gull
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In principal I agree but My Way by Sinatra isn’t a great example. The translated from French version with completely different lyrics was actually written by Paul Anka specifically for Frank Sinatra
https://www.express.co.uk/expressyourself/91687/My-way-The-story-behind-the-song
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Fair enough, I knew the English version was by Paul Anka but I didn't know he'd written it for Sinatra,
But, as you say, the principle is there: you could say the same about Fly me to the Moon (that wasn't written for him) or any other of his songs. What is generally recognised as his best album, Songs for Swinging Lovers, is entirely made up of cover versions.
And it's not just Sinatra, you could say the same about other singers: Ella Fitzgerald, for example. Her work was mainly all cover versions.
Icy Gull
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Sinatra is about the only singer I can't stand so you're not helping your case in my eyes. Admittedly Cara Dillon does a lot of covers and I love her but they're traditional folk songs.
Icy Gull
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Sinatra and Dylan have the best delivery of the lyrics of any 20th century singers imo
atfc village
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The Wonderstuff covering Dexys There there my dear ,utter pony.
I can't contribute to this thread anymore. Depressing. No doubt some ***t will paste a few more of my picks from the 'covers that smash the original' thread on here though. How I laughed. 
Bob Dylan's version of Simon & Garfunkel's The Boxer is truly awful. It sounds like when you accidentally play two youtube music videos at the same time on an NSC music thread. I'm sure you've all done it. If not just give this a listen to get the effect.
You have to follow the link as it doesn't play on youtube....
http://bobdylanhaiku61.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-boxer.html?m=1
You have to follow the link as it doesn't play on youtube....
http://bobdylanhaiku61.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-boxer.html?m=1
