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Post by petea on Apr 2, 2019 21:16:04 GMT
Flipping through YouTube this evening I found another version of "Hello in There" written by John Prine and performed by Natalie Merchant, Michael Stipe and Billy Bragg. I always found the live London recording of this very moving and this evening found a version performed in the Czech Republic in 1990. There is a version on the 'Campfires' CD, but it is nice to see the interaction between Ms Merchant and Mr Stipe and the emotion they put into the song.
The original recording by John Prine is fine, but the Merchant / Stipe / Bragg one seems to bring out the message of the song more.
It would be interesting to see what other recordings do the same. Any suggestions?
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2019 21:27:13 GMT
I've long liked k d lang's version of The Joker by Steve Miller.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2019 21:34:16 GMT
Another great cover, Abba's The Winner Takes it All by Beverley Craven.
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Post by petea on Apr 2, 2019 21:45:24 GMT
I've long liked k d lang's version of The Joker by Steve Miller. Yes, I was impressed generally with the CD you brought over and have bought a copy. Hasn't arrived yet for some reason though.
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 2, 2019 21:46:39 GMT
Great idea for a thread. I have been introduced to countless new artists by exploring cover versions. The likes of Spotify makes this into a great way to fritter away a few hours!
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Post by Slinger on Apr 2, 2019 22:00:39 GMT
Heh heh heh. Take your pick...
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 2, 2019 22:03:34 GMT
Snakefarm - their entire first album, 'Songs from my funeral'. Superb, every second of it. I got this from the library back when it was first released in 1999. I knew nothing about the band but noted that there was a cover of 'Frankie & Johnny' and one of 'John Henry' on it. These were two of the songs that drew me into my love of the blues as a teenager (the versions by Champion Jack Dupree and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee respectively in case you are wondering). So I wondered how they might be interpreted by an obviously modern band. Much more different than I could imagine, as it turned out, and far from the sort of thing I usually listened to at the time.
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 2, 2019 22:06:25 GMT
I love it when bands do a cover and make it their own. So much better than painting by numbers.
The Pixies do Laughing Len Cohen's 'I Can't Forget'
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 2, 2019 22:25:28 GMT
Mark Kozelek - 'Bad Boy Boogie' 'What's Next to the Moon' is an album of (couldn't be more different) AC/DC covers by Kozelek, the lead vocalist from The Red House Painters
The original...
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Post by MartinT on Apr 2, 2019 22:59:11 GMT
Holly Cole sings a wonderfully chilling version of Trust in Me as sung by the snake Kaa in Disney's The Jungle Book.
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2019 4:50:21 GMT
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2019 4:51:21 GMT
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2019 4:53:18 GMT
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2019 4:54:41 GMT
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Post by John on Apr 3, 2019 4:57:00 GMT
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 3, 2019 5:51:45 GMT
I have always loved the twist of The Doors sound that The Stranglers applied to 'Walk On By' John. Great track.
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Post by zippy on Apr 3, 2019 7:39:15 GMT
Annie Lennox - Whiter Shade of Pale - even better than the original...
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Post by canetoad on Apr 3, 2019 8:11:51 GMT
Sounds of Silence - Disturbed Hurt - Johnny Cash All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix I Can't Make You Love Me - Adele
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Post by MartinT on Apr 3, 2019 10:37:55 GMT
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Post by brettj on Apr 7, 2019 3:47:16 GMT
All Along the Watchtower - XTC Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies Can't Get Used to Losing You - The Beat Try a Little Tenderness - The Commitments Ever Fallen in Love - Fine Young Cannibals With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
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