Out on the western plain. Rory Gallagher ( Huddie Ledbetter) Bankers Blue's : Rory Gallagher ( Big Bill Broonzy) Spoonful: Cream ( Willie Dixon) Crossroads: Cream ( Robert Johnson) Dazed and Confused Led Zep (Jake Holmes)
is rory gallagher still alive, I was only thinking about him a coupla weeks ago and remembering taste's album on the boards, which I no longer have?
Kiss - Age of Chance (Prince) Night and Day - Everything But The Girl (Fred Astaire - Cole Porter) The Only Living Boy in New Cross - Everything But The Girl (Simon & Garfunkel) Happy Get Lucky (Lose Yourself To Dance) - Pomplamoose (Daft Punk / Pharrell) Love Song - Tori Amos (The Cure)
chumbawamba - english rebel songs (this whole album by the much maligned but loved by me, bunch of leeds luddites, is chock full of rousng covers of long gone people's anthems)
( T-Rex) Hot Love - Frieland (Dr. Dre) Nuthin' But a 'G' Thing - Quantic Y Su Conjuto Los Miticos ( Cypress Hill ) Insane in the Brain - Prince Fatty ( Blur ) Song2 - Earl Zinger ( Simon & Garfunkel ) Sound of Silence - Lambeth Community Youth Steel Orchestra
iv'e got loads, but here's 5 massive reworked tunes off the top of my head: this mortal coil - song to the siren (tim buckley) red house painters - all mixed up (cars) lisa hannigan - couldn't love you more (john martyn) ian matthews - these days (jackson browne) mr little jeans - the suburbs (arcade fire) carter the unstoppable sex machine - rent (pet shop boys)
The first record I ever loved, All The Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople was covered by David Bowie. But as it was Bowie who originally wrote the song, maybe it was MTH who covered it?
What is certain is that both have performed it.
Kind of like Natural Woman, written by Carole King, released by Aretha Franklin, covered by Carole King on Tapestry.
1 With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker 2 Black Magic Woman - Santana 3 All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4 I'm a man - Chicago 5 Both sides now - Joni Mitchell
1 With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker 2 Black Magic Woman - Santana 3 All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4 I'm a man - Chicago 5 Both sides now - Joni Mitchell
1 With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker 2 Black Magic Woman - Santana 3 All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix 4 I'm a man - Chicago 5 Both sides now - Joni Mitchell
'Both sides now' is a Joni song.
Interesting debate could be had here. What is the cover?
Technically although Jodi wrote the song her version could be regarded as a cover because Judy Collins commercially performed / released it first.
There are plenty of other examples of artists 'covering' their own songs .
Just a few .
Leo Sayer wrote and had a major hit with One Man Band , but it originally appeared on Roger Daltrey's first solo album .
Cat Stevens was the author of the First Cut Is The Deepest although PP Arnold recorded it before him.
I notice some people have put Patti Smith's Because The Night as a favourite cover of Springsteen. Patti actually was recording in the studio next to Bruce and rewrote some of the lyrics to the song, thereby releasing it first . Although he often performed his own different lyrics at concerts the boss's version was not released for many years.
Out on the western plain. Rory Gallagher ( Huddie Ledbetter) Bankers Blue's : Rory Gallagher ( Big Bill Broonzy) Spoonful: Cream ( Willie Dixon) Crossroads: Cream ( Robert Johnson) Dazed and Confused Led Zep (Jake Holmes)
is rory gallagher still alive, I was only thinking about him a coupla weeks ago and remembering taste's album on the boards, which I no longer have?
Sadly, Rory passsed away in 95. He had a liver transplant and died of an infection while in hospital. He was 47, and Having met the man I know he would be playing today, even in a bar with 2 people watching. He alway's had time for his fan's, and was intent...... some would say obsessed, with playing his way, on his terms. Her cared not a jot about fame/money, except that he could invest it in making his music, You never got short changed with a Rory concert, as a promoter once quipped 'Some artists you have difficulty getting on stage, with Rory he never wanted to leave it'.
Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit (originally The Who) So Cruel - Depeche Mode (originally U2) Personal Jesus - Jonny Cash (originally Depeche Mode) Halo - Florence and the Machine (originally Beyoncé) The Scientist - All Angels (originally Coldplay)
I prefer all of the covers in this list, but these are the first ones that come to mind for me. Oh So Quiet - Original Betty Hutton - Cover Bjork The Man Who Sold the world - Original David Bowie Cover Nirvana Wicked Game - Original Chris Issaks - Cover Emika Who's that girl - Original Eurythmics - Cover Harlieghblu Not a cover but the slowed down version of Dolly Parton's Jolene is amazing.
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan) Goin Back - Nils Loftgren (Dusty Springfield) Jumpin Jack Flash - Johnny Winter (Rolling Stones) Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen) Twist and Shout - The Beatles (Isley Brothers)
I Love you you big dummy - Captain Beefheart/Magazine Love is the drug - Roxy Music/Grace Jones Downtown Train - Tom Waits/Rod Stewart Paint It black - Rolling stones/The Feelies Armageddon time - Willi Williams/the clash
With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker (Beatles) Summer Breeze, Isley Brothers (Seals And Crofts) All Along The Watchtower, Hendrix (Dylan) Great Heart, Jimmy Buffett (Johnnie Clegg) Black Magic Woman, Santana (Fleetwood Mac)
Loads of other possibilities but this is today's list.
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All day (and all of the night) - Stranglers (Don't know - The Kinks?)
Second that emotion - Japan (Don't know)
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music (John Lennon)
Ain't that Peculiar - Japan (Lou Reed)
with a special mention to Gun for Word Up (Cameo)
Route 66 - Depeche Mode (Nat King Cole, Stones, many more)
Rent - Carter USM (Pet Shop Boys)
Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads (Simon and Garfunkel)
You Should Be Dancing - Beautiful South (Bee Gees).
Night and Day - Everything But The Girl (Fred Astaire - Cole Porter)
The Only Living Boy in New Cross - Everything But The Girl (Simon & Garfunkel)
Happy Get Lucky (Lose Yourself To Dance) - Pomplamoose (Daft Punk / Pharrell)
Love Song - Tori Amos (The Cure)
Bryan Ferry - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
Nina Simone - Mr Bojangles
The Jam - Heat Wave
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
(Dr. Dre) Nuthin' But a 'G' Thing - Quantic Y Su Conjuto Los Miticos
( Cypress Hill ) Insane in the Brain - Prince Fatty
( Blur ) Song2 - Earl Zinger
( Simon & Garfunkel ) Sound of Silence - Lambeth Community Youth Steel Orchestra
this mortal coil - song to the siren (tim buckley)
red house painters - all mixed up (cars)
lisa hannigan - couldn't love you more (john martyn)
ian matthews - these days (jackson browne)
mr little jeans - the suburbs (arcade fire)
carter the unstoppable sex machine - rent (pet shop boys)
My Way - Sid Viscious (Frank Sinatra)
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees (The Beatles)
Vienna - Vic Reeves (Ultravox)
A Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
Honourable mentions to Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs, Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley, and Tainted Love by Soft Cell.
2 Black Magic Woman - Santana
3 All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
4 I'm a man - Chicago
5 Both sides now - Joni Mitchell
Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads
Easy - Faith no More
Technically although Jodi wrote the song her version could be regarded as a cover because Judy Collins commercially performed / released it first.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Both_Sides,_Now
There are plenty of other examples of artists 'covering' their own songs .
Just a few .
Leo Sayer wrote and had a major hit with One Man Band , but it originally appeared on Roger Daltrey's first solo album .
Cat Stevens was the author of the First Cut Is The Deepest although PP Arnold recorded it before him.
I notice some people have put Patti Smith's Because The Night as a favourite cover of Springsteen. Patti actually was recording in the studio next to Bruce and rewrote some of the lyrics to the song, thereby releasing it first . Although he often performed his own different lyrics at concerts the boss's version was not released for many years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Because_the_Night
In fact this could have a thread of its own.
I only want to be with you- The Tourists
Sweet little sixteen-TYA
Blackmagic woman=Carlos Santana
He was 47, and Having met the man I know he would be playing today, even in a bar with 2 people watching.
He alway's had time for his fan's, and was intent...... some would say obsessed, with playing his way, on his terms.
Her cared not a jot about fame/money, except that he could invest it in making his music, You never got short changed with a Rory concert, as a promoter once quipped
'Some artists you have difficulty getting on stage, with Rory he never wanted to leave it'.
A very mixed bag for me I've picked them because I preferred the cover although I still loved the originals.
December 1963- clock (four seasons)
Tainted Love- soft cell (Gloria jones)
Could it be magic- take that (Barry Manilow)
The Wonder of You- Elvis Presley (ray Peterson)
Under the bridge- All Saints (red hot chilli peppers)
So Cruel - Depeche Mode (originally U2)
Personal Jesus - Jonny Cash (originally Depeche Mode)
Halo - Florence and the Machine (originally Beyoncé)
The Scientist - All Angels (originally Coldplay)
Oh So Quiet - Original Betty Hutton - Cover Bjork
The Man Who Sold the world - Original David Bowie Cover Nirvana
Wicked Game - Original Chris Issaks - Cover Emika
Who's that girl - Original Eurythmics - Cover Harlieghblu
Not a cover but the slowed down version of Dolly Parton's Jolene is amazing.
Goin Back - Nils Loftgren (Dusty Springfield)
Jumpin Jack Flash - Johnny Winter (Rolling Stones)
Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann (Bruce Springsteen)
Twist and Shout - The Beatles (Isley Brothers)
Love is the drug - Roxy Music/Grace Jones
Downtown Train - Tom Waits/Rod Stewart
Paint It black - Rolling stones/The Feelies
Armageddon time - Willi Williams/the clash
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With A Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker (Beatles)
Summer Breeze, Isley Brothers (Seals And Crofts)
All Along The Watchtower, Hendrix (Dylan)
Great Heart, Jimmy Buffett (Johnnie Clegg)
Black Magic Woman, Santana (Fleetwood Mac)
Loads of other possibilities but this is today's list.