Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly/Rolling Stones It's All Over Now - BobbyWomack/ Rolling Stones All the Young Dudes - Bowie/Mott Always on my Mind - Elvis/Pet Shop Boys This Wheels on Fire - Dylan/Julie Driscoll
All The Young Dudes was written by Bowie especially for Mott and their version was released first. So not actually a cover version. Bowie originaly offered them Suffragette City but they turned it down.
Can't Get You Out of My Head - The Flaming Lips/Kylie Sweet Child O Mine - Luna/Guns 'n' Roses Sweet Thing - The Waterboys/Van Morrison Rope Soul'd - The Black Ships/John Martyn (actually some great covers of Martyn's songs on the tribute album Johnny Boy Would Love This)
Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly/Rolling Stones It's All Over Now - BobbyWomack/ Rolling Stones All the Young Dudes - Bowie/Mott Always on my Mind - Elvis/Pet Shop Boys This Wheels on Fire - Dylan/Julie Driscoll
All The Young Dudes was written by Bowie especially for Mott and their version was released first. So not actually a cover version. Bowie originaly offered them Suffragette City but they turned it down.
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Not Fade Away - Buddy Holly/Rolling Stones It's All Over Now - BobbyWomack/ Rolling Stones All the Young Dudes - Bowie/Mott Always on my Mind - Elvis/Pet Shop Boys This Wheels on Fire - Dylan/Julie Driscoll
All The Young Dudes was written by Bowie especially for Mott and their version was released first. So not actually a cover version. Bowie originaly offered them Suffragette City but they turned it down.
Oh to be so gifted that you can turn down Bowie songs!
But Beatles wasn't the original. Barratt strong first released this on Tamla in 59. Not heard the flying lizards version but the original is a true classic and better than beatles cover IMO
But Beatles wasn't the original. Barratt strong first released this on Tamla in 59. Not heard the flying lizards version but the original is a true classic and better than beatles cover IMO
also, 'Money' was written by Berry Gordy the Motown founder/main man
But Beatles wasn't the original. Barratt strong first released this on Tamla in 59. Not heard the flying lizards version but the original is a true classic and better than beatles cover IMO
also, 'Money' was written by Berry Gordy the Motown founder/main man
I've now looked up the flying lizards version and now remember it. Better than the original or the Beatles version????? I think someone's got muck in their ears. ;-)
Well I have to say With a Little Help from my friends by Joe Cocker took a Ringo singalong and turned it into a Blues tour de force still blows me away
I've now looked up the flying lizards version and now remember it. Better than the original or the Beatles version????? I think someone's got muck in their ears. ;-)
Saw Buddy Guy do a version of Money and it was sensational just a good song I would say
Word Up by the Gun is imo far better than the Cameo original. Also this one brings back delightful memories of the summers of '72 and '73 - ah the darkened rooms and exotic fragrances - happy days! http://youtu.be/W-x5b0JEnYM
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) - Originally by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac but Judas Priest took it to another level.
I agree with that! Priest also did great covers of Race With The Devil, originally performed by The Gun and Diamonds and Rust, originally by Joan Baez. They did a pretty good version of Johnny B Goode too.
Others: Word Up - Cameo / Gun Stone Cold Crazy - Queen / Metallica I Got the Fire / Montrose (RIP Ronnie by the way) / Iron Maiden Land of Confusion - Genesis / Disturbed Rockin All Over the World - John Fogerty / Status Quo God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols / Motorhead I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes first, then The Beach Boys but bettered by Larry Lurex, aka Freddie Mercury
Mad World - Tears for Fears/Gary Jules Long Tall Sally - Little Richard/The Beatles Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers?/ The Beatles You got the love - The Source ft Candy Staton/Florence and the Machine
Frankie Miller did a good version of this as well. I remember seeing Frankie and the band at the time - the roadies spent quite some time positioning bottles of alcohol on the stage. It was no surprise that the band couldn't agree what key they were going to play the encore in!
Oh, and Rod Stewart and the Faces also did a blinding version!
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Sweet Child O Mine - Luna/Guns 'n' Roses
Sweet Thing - The Waterboys/Van Morrison
Rope Soul'd - The Black Ships/John Martyn (actually some great covers of Martyn's songs on the tribute album Johnny Boy Would Love This)
MTH's version certainly aces DB's
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You'll see that we discussed covers in one of our sessions, something there for everyone
http://gentlemensmusicclub.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/cover-versions/
Infact Metallica did an entire album of rock covers that were pretty much all better than the originals!
Johnny Too Bad by John Martyn
Cowboy Junkies cover of the Velvets Sweet Jane.
Patti Smith's Gloria and My Generation
Marvin Gaye's cover of Heard it through the Grapevine
Canned heat and Bryan Ferry's let's stick/work together. Both excellent covers
Sinead O,connor - Nothing compares to U
Willing .. Linda Ronstadt
Jackson .. Lee and Nancy
Ghostbusters .. Xentrix/Ray Parker Junior
also, 'Money' was written by Berry Gordy the Motown founder/main man
Saw Buddy Guy do a version of Money and it was sensational just a good song I would say
Others:
Word Up - Cameo / Gun
Stone Cold Crazy - Queen / Metallica
I Got the Fire / Montrose (RIP Ronnie by the way) / Iron Maiden
Land of Confusion - Genesis / Disturbed
Rockin All Over the World - John Fogerty / Status Quo
God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols / Motorhead
I Can Hear Music - The Ronettes first, then The Beach Boys but bettered by Larry Lurex, aka Freddie Mercury
Long Tall Sally - Little Richard/The Beatles
Twist and Shout - Isley Brothers?/ The Beatles
You got the love - The Source ft Candy Staton/Florence and the Machine
Oh, and Rod Stewart and the Faces also did a blinding version!