Covers performed better than the original......

[Stretch]

I posted this in the song thread..I think this is a sensational cover of the brilliant life on mars

 

starts at 10:45

 

[Stretch]

and for happy mondays fan....their cover is better..but this is a pretty fab original

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld1vQVoaQIM

[Walt Jabsco]

https://youtu.be/X9WSqQS1PJg

 

David Bowie - My Death

 

A cover of Jacques Brel's La Mort (translated from French) performed on the Ziggy Stardust Tour - brilliant

Edited April 24, 2016 by Walt Jabsco

[cfcjim]

and for happy mondays fan....their cover is better..but this is a pretty fab original

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld1vQVoaQIM

I didn't realise other people knew about this....

[cfcjim]

https://youtu.be/X9WSqQS1PJg

 

David Bowie - My Death

 

A cover of Jacques Brel's La Mort (translated from French) performed on the Ziggy Stardust Tour - brilliant

Made me sad again.

 

But I then listened to Alabama Song and it cheered me up.

 

Much better than the Doors.

 

[Stretch]

I didn't realise other people knew about this....

 

to be honest - I only learnt about it when i posted that...Was quite a big mondays fan back in the day and just took it as theirs...and since it was pre internet days you would have to read it in a music mag to find out!

[cfcjim]

to be honest - I only learnt about it when i posted that...Was quite a big mondays fan back in the day and just took it as theirs...and since it was pre internet days you would have to read it in a music mag to find out!

 

My sister who's quite a bit older than me had a compilation album with this on and another which had Tokoloshe Man on it. I loved both tracks and when I first heard the Mondays' version I was amazed.

 

Their (The Happy Mondays) knowledge of dance and stoner music history was encyclopaedic. So I shouldn't have been that surprised especially as John Kongos was one of the earliest artists to use tape loops and samples.

[Stretch]

Nailed it...although that is johhny Marr on guitar

 

[cat-i]

Don't see this one here: 

Ring of Fire - Home Free

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3dsHCScxU

Edited May 7, 2016 by cat-i

[BarHugger]

Don't see this one here: 

Ring of Fire - Home Free

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3dsHCScxU

Maybe for good reason.........

[Guest notmyname]

Maybe for good reason.........

It's to early for this.

[cat-i]

Maybe for good reason.........

 

Why did you not like it? 

 

1 - you think the original was better? I haven't listened to the original, but it will have to be jolly good - will google it now.

 

2 - you don't like country. They do other covers too - check out Avicii - Wake me up when it it over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbzrs_lOgKI  ... or if you're more into boy bands - story of my life, better then 1 Direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6UJTSc35M

 

3 - you don't like acapella - even so, those 2 basses in 'ring of fire' are just amazing 

[Stretch]

Why did you not like it? 

 

1 - you think the original was better? I haven't listened to the original, but it will have to be jolly good - will google it now.

 

2 - you don't like country. They do other covers too - check out Avicii - Wake me up when it it over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbzrs_lOgKI  ... or if you're more into boy bands - story of my life, better then 1 Direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6UJTSc35M

 

3 - you don't like acapella - even so, those 2 basses in 'ring of fire' are just amazing 

 

whaaat? johnny cash's ring of fire is like a cult classic. 

 

I personally can't stand this new wave of commercial country music..and cringed after the first few bars

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhE6Izmkpx4

 

while we are talking of country music...here's the recently departed merle haggard and johhny...timeless stuff

 

[cat-i]

whaaat? johnny cash's ring of fire is like a cult classic. 

 

 

Haha I consider myself educated - thx Stretch. I didnt see HomeFree as 'commercialising' country - didn't know they existed til very recently - but I love the a capella and listening to the different voices. 

[Lou Zealand]

[BarHugger]

Why did you not like it? 

 

1 - you think the original was better? I haven't listened to the original, but it will have to be jolly good - will google it now.

 

2 - you don't like country. They do other covers too - check out Avicii - Wake me up when it it over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbzrs_lOgKI  ... or if you're more into boy bands - story of my life, better then 1 Direction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh6UJTSc35M

 

3 - you don't like acapella - even so, those 2 basses in 'ring of fire' are just amazing 

The thing is.....and as Stretch said.....Ring of fire is a cult classic.....this cover on the other hand sounds like something the guys will do after a few drinks in a pub when they take on some karaoke......in Noni.......

 

Had to edit as I forgot.....who on earth would be in to boy bands ?

Edited May 9, 2016 by BarHugger