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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| The Bobster wrote: |
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, and of course, most people named Bob turn out to be geniuses,
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True, my friend, you belong with them. Bob Shakespeare, Bob da Vinci, Bobelangelo.
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Aigo, I was being self-ironic ... but you forgot mention Bob Dylan there in your avatar, and so did I.
Call me up sometime, jaj, it's been too long. |
Yeah I know. I'll send you a PM sometime.
And, believe it or not: http://www.bobshakespeare.com/aboutbob.html |
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noguri
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
Location: korea
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:31 am Post subject: |
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| Here's the WORST cover ever: The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin, who ripped off Howlin' Wolf's song Killing Floor. Zeppelin didn't credit the Wolf on the album cover until they were taken to court. I mean, many of the lyrics were lifted DIRECTLY from Killing Floor, in addition to the tune. How could Zeppelin rename it "The Lemon Song" and act like it was their own creation? |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:26 am Post subject: Cover songs that are better than the original |
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| "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" by Graham Bonnet, covering Bob Dylan. He also did a cover of the Bee Gees song, 'Warm Ride', a leftover from the 'Night Fever' sessions. |
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chris_J2
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: From Brisbane, Au.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:42 am Post subject: |
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| "Without You" {"Can't live (if living is without you)}" a cover by Harry Nilsson, of the pathetic 'Badfinger' original. The Mariah Carey cover of the cover was okay, but certainly not superior, imho. |
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aklpanther
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I can't believe noone has mentioned this one yet.....Funky town. The eighties cover by Pseudo Echo is clearly superior to the lame disco original |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| noguri wrote: |
| Here's the WORST cover ever: The Lemon Song by Led Zeppelin, who ripped off Howlin' Wolf's song Killing Floor. Zeppelin didn't credit the Wolf on the album cover until they were taken to court. I mean, many of the lyrics were lifted DIRECTLY from Killing Floor, in addition to the tune. How could Zeppelin rename it "The Lemon Song" and act like it was their own creation? |
Don't forget 'Whole Lotta Love' (Willie Dixon's You Need Love) and the beginning and end of 'Bring it on Home' (Willie Dixon's 'Bring it on Home'). |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: |
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I only read about half this thread so these may be already posted, but...
Ben Kweller -- "Ice, Ice, Baby" (Vanilla Ice)
Patsy Cline (Kline?) -- "Crazy" (Willie Nelson)
Nirvana -- "Turnaround" (Devo)
the Pogues -- "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (Eric Bogle?)
Orb -- "The Lights 3000" (Morrisey? the Smiths?) |
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swetepete
Joined: 01 Nov 2006
Location: a limp little burg
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Oh yeah--"Satisfaction" by Devo is better than the Stones one too, IMHO. |
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CasperTheFriendlyGhost
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| Eddie Vedder doing "You've got to hide your love away" |
No friggin' way, but The Beach Boys version comes close.
The Stones tune, 2000 Man, done by Kiss is pretty sweet. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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Six bloody pages and no one mentions the greatest cover-better-than-original I know of:
Canadian Paul Anka wrote and performed the English version of "My Way" and it sucked royally, really hurts one's ears if you hear his version, but when masterly covered by Frank Sinatra it became a classic. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: |
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i'm probably asking for trouble with this but i will say it away
Jeff Healy's cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is better than the original done by the beetles |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| ulsanchris wrote: |
| Jeff Healy's cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is better than the original done by the beetles |
I posted the same thing, pages back. |
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Bigs
Joined: 15 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:39 am Post subject: |
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William Hung's cover of "She Bangs"....
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