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Postby Desperate Measures » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:52 am

Grave_n_idle wrote:
Dinner Theatre Actors wrote:Is anyone here fans of Me First & the Gimme Gimmes? They only do punked covers. Some of my favourites are "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", "Seasons in the Sun", "One Tin Soldier" and what they refer to as "The Phantom Song".


The version of "Over the Rainbow" killed them for me, unfortunately. They completely missed the intrinsic link between the musical arrangement and the theme of the song (and the story), which left what they created hollow.

I LOVE Tom Waits. But if you ever want to hear that song absolutely massacred, listen to his version.
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Postby Bluth Corporation » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:57 am

Dakini wrote:
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Hydesland wrote:In b4 any covers of Dylan.


Dylan's voice is uniquely suited to Dylan's original creations.

A non-Dylan voice singing a Dylan composition just cannot have the same effect, and so such covers are inherently inferior.

Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower?


Already brought up, already demolished.

Dylan's recording of the song on "John Wesley Harding" was way better than anything Hendrix ever did, and perfectly suited to the mood of the piece (unlike Hendrix, who completely ignored it).
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Postby Bluth Corporation » Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:58 am

Maurepas wrote:"Dancin' Days" by Stone Temple Pilots is better, imo, than the Led Zepplin version...

Pretty much all the covers of Bob Dylan songs...Man was a great songwriter but I dont think he was that great a singer...


This is incorrect.

Bob's voice is uniquely and perfectly suited to the lyrics he writes.
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Postby The Tofu Islands » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:01 am

Speaking of Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss do a very good cover (ignore the video) of Trampled Rose.
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Postby West Failure » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:02 am

Bluth Corporation wrote:
Already brought up, already demolished.



Incorrect


Bluth demolished again
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Postby Lord Tothe » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:01 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:My guilty pleasure is ska covers.

Ska is awesome, but...
My favorite has to be Mephiskapheles cover of the Bumble Bee Tuna jingle..., here paired with anime to satisfy the internet gods or something.

My eyes and ears demand an apology for that >:(

Here's a ska cover of the Tetris theme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHvchNPp1P8
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Postby Fnordgasm 5 » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:03 pm

Biffy Clyro to a very good version of Ciara's and Timberlake's "Love Sex and Magic"..
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Postby Cannot think of a name » Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:41 pm

Bluth Corporation wrote:
Dakini wrote:
Bluth Corporation wrote:
Hydesland wrote:In b4 any covers of Dylan.


Dylan's voice is uniquely suited to Dylan's original creations.

A non-Dylan voice singing a Dylan composition just cannot have the same effect, and so such covers are inherently inferior.

Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along the Watchtower?


Already brought up, already demolished.


Saying "nu-huh!" is hardly demolishing something.
Desperate Measures wrote:I LOVE Tom Waits. But if you ever want to hear that song absolutely massacred, listen to his version.

I don't really like Tom Waits, so this colors my decision, but an excellent Tom Waits cover by Screamin' Jay Hawkins.

I also love Screamin' Jay.
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Cannot think of a name wrote:My guilty pleasure is ska covers.

Ska is awesome, but...
My favorite has to be Mephiskapheles cover of the Bumble Bee Tuna jingle..., here paired with anime to satisfy the internet gods or something.

My eyes and ears demand an apology for that >:(

Here's a ska cover of the Tetris theme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHvchNPp1P8

I apologize for nothing! Especially if you clicked on my other links, the Bumble Bee Tuna jingle is a cool salve after those, so there. And I claim no responsibility for the anime. It's not my thing, but the internet is gaga for it just like it keeps heavy metal on life support.

I wish I could find a clip of Perfect Thyroid doing the Sanford and Son Theme, that's pretty awesome.
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Postby Lord Tothe » Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:05 pm

Cannot think of a name wrote:I apologize for nothing! Especially if you clicked on my other links, the Bumble Bee Tuna jingle is a cool salve after those, so there. And I claim no responsibility for the anime. It's not my thing, but the internet is gaga for it just like it keeps heavy metal on life support

I wasn't entirely serious in my objections to your link :P

Here's a great cover of "Here Comes The Sun" by Phil Keaggy. Watch some of his other songs too. Amazing guitarist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPgbNl8H ... re=related
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Postby UNIverseVERSE » Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:09 pm

The Tofu Islands wrote:Speaking of Tom Waits, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss do a very good cover (ignore the video) of Trampled Rose.


I beat you to that as well.
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