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Best Version
Henry Irving
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Shamelessly stolen fron BBC London
Which version is better IYHO?
Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart or Stereophonics
All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix
My Girl - Temptations or Otis Redding
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley or Leonard Cohen
Take Me To The River - Talking Heads or Al Green
Summertime Blues - The Who or Eddie Cochran
And add one of your own to keep it going.
Which version is better IYHO?
Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart or Stereophonics
All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix
My Girl - Temptations or Otis Redding
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley or Leonard Cohen
Take Me To The River - Talking Heads or Al Green
Summertime Blues - The Who or Eddie Cochran
And add one of your own to keep it going.
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'phonics
Hendrix
Temptations
Buckley
Talking Heads
Eddie Cochran
American Pie - Don Mcclean or Madonna (Don Mcclean)0 -
1. Rod
2. Jimi
3. Otis
4. Jeff
5. Heads
6. Eddie
7. Jump - Van Halen or Aztec Camera
8. Victoria - Kinks or The Fall
9. Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young or St Etienne
10. New England - Billy Bragg or Kirsty McCall0 -
Rod
Jimi
Otis
Len
Al
Eddie
Don
Aztec Camera
Kinks
Hard one but Neil
Billy0 -
Stereophonics
Jimi Hendrix
Temptations
Jeff Buckley
Talking Heads
Eddie Cochran
Don Mcclean
Van Halen
The Fall
St Etienne
Kirsty McCall
our lips are sealed - the go-go's or fun boy three (fun boy three)
it must be love - labi siffre or madness (madness)
tainted love - soft cell or marilyn manson (soft cell)0 -
Mistrollingin is going to tell you off for not saying Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Fun Boy Three
Labi Siffre (in the Madness video BTW)
Soft Cell0 -
phonics
Hendrix
Temptations
Buckley
Talking Heads
Eddie Cochran
Van Halen
Kinks
St Etienne
Billy
11. Hurt - Nine Inch Nails or Johny Cash0 -
Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
My Girl - Temptations
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
Summertime Blues - The Who
American Pie-Neither i HATE that song
Jump-Van Halen
Victoria-The Fall
Only Love...-Neil Young
New England -Kirsty Mcoll
Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's
It Must be love- Madness
Tainted love -soft cell
3am eternal KLF or Extreme Noise Terror0 -
7. Aztec
8. Fall
9. Neil
10. Billy
11. Cash
12. Soft Cell0 -
Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart
All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan
My Girl - Temptations
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Take Me To The River - Al Green
Summertime Blues - The Who
American Pie - Don Mclean
Jump-Aztec Camera
Victoria-The Kinks
Only Love...-Neil Young
New England -Kirsty Mcoll
Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's
It Must be love- Madness
Tainted love -soft cell
3am eternal KLF
Something Else - Eddie Cochran or Sid Vicious0 -
Henry, I'm going to tell you off, Handbags originally recorded by the great Chris Farlowe.
And spot on re Tainted Love.
Dark End of the Street - James carr or Roy Hamilton0 - Sponsored links:
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don't recognise any so far but how about :
I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly or Orville ?0 -
Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
My Girl - Otis Redding
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Take Me To The River - Al Green
Summertime Blues - The Who0 -
Handbags and Gladrags - Sterophonics
All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix
My Girl - Temptations
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Take Me To The River - Al Green
Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
American Pie - Don Mclean
Jump-Aztec Camera
Victoria-The Fall
Only Love...-Neil Young
New England - Love both versions
Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's
It Must be love- Madness
Tainted love - Marilyn Manson
3am eternal KLF
Something Else - Eddie Cochran
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash or Marilyn Manson (again sitting on the fence - love all three versions)
96 Tears - ? and the Mysterions or Stranglers (? and the Mysterions... just.)0 -
Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash ... but it's a close one
96 Tears - Stranglers0 -
Wrist slapping taken Mistrollin'. Apologies : - )
And I'm going to get another one for saying Dark End of the Street - Aretha or Ry Cooder
Something else - Eddie
Personal Jesus - Cash
96 Tears - Eddie and Hot Rods (live at the Marquee) surely? : - )0 -
Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds0
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96 Tears - Eddie and Hot Rods (live at the Marquee) surely? : - )
Doohh, of course ... fully agreed.0 -
[cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds
Byrds0 -
[cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite][cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds
Byrds
First rule of cover versions - The non-Dylan version is (nearly) always better.
*waits for Nadou and Nigel W to explode*0 -
[cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite][cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite][cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds
Byrds
First rule of cover versions - The non-Dylan version is (nearly) always better.
*waits for Nadou and Nigel W to explode*
Agreed0 - Sponsored links:
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I've missed a few, but am going to add a new one:
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush or Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson wins - 51/49)0 -
Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush0
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Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees or The Beatles0
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Ramones ... by far0 -
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush or The Futureheads0
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A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke or Otis Redding
It's Growing - Temptations or The Contours
A Love Like Yours - Martha/Vandellas or Ike and Tina Turner0 -
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush0
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A Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
It's Growing - Temptations
A Love Like Yours - Martha/Vandellas0 -
Please Stay - Drifters or Zoot Money
Respect - Otis Redding or Aretha Franklin
If I Were A Carpenter - Tim Hardin or The Four Tops0
