Who's best? - Original or cover? - You choose.
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- Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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Songbird, first from Fleetwood Mac:
https://youtu.be/wTi19MPOvDw
Then covered by Eva Cassidy:
https://youtu.be/bTNLYeaL7No
As in most cases, I much prefer Eva's version
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With Chicago, previously known as Chicago Transit Authority, there is with Kath, the soul, and without. Would they go on to produce so much banal pop if he were alive? Anyway, I love their cover of Spencer Davis Group I'm a man.
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This one blows me away. First time I heard it, I remember thinking it was the first time I’d ever understood the lyrics to “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. Also, I find Tori’s version much darker - which I like - a lot.
https://youtu.be/hTWKbfoikeg
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Harry Nilsson.
Glad to see him mentioned above. Lennon & McCartney both said, at one point, that he was the best. Lennon & Nilsson got up to some hijinks in later years, of course.
Harry Nilsson certainly wrote some great songs, but some of his best-known songs were covers.
Early in his career, he did a full album of Randy Newman songs. Compare his version of Living Without You with Newman's, and see what you think.
https://youtu.be/jFsixGz_uXY
https://youtu.be/UH8g_gdAMO8
This one's actually a three-way
Manfred Mann did a fine cover version of this beautiful (and oh-so-sad) song, too. Quite a different vibe than the two above, though.
https://youtu.be/kgtIZhYd8wU
... and if the title of that song seems familiar, stay tuned!
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Probably (?) Nilsson's biggest hit was also a cover. The name of the song is almost the same as the one above, interestingly/ironically enough.
The original:
https://youtu.be/49dquH8tn6E
Mr. Nilsson's:
https://youtu.be/8dnUv3DUP4E
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Early in his career, Nilsson also rather famously covered a Fred Neil song to good effect.
https://youtu.be/2vqfMg7s3Dc
https://youtu.be/55xQu9eIPIA
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Sinead O'Connor's version of Sacrifice is indeed superb.
Sting (?!?!) does a marvelous version of EJ's weird, atmospheric early song Come Down in Time on that same album (Two Rooms), too.
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I've been listing to Blackberry Smoke a lot. They do a good cover of this Tom Petty song. Wonder Woman playing the violin makes it even better.
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... and Tom Petty did a pretty good cover of a Lucinda Williams song
https://youtu.be/XCo0J_kVKHw
https://youtu.be/Zi4FbohLSjs
Today's Lucinda's 70th birthday (per NPR)! Happy birthday to her! Glad she's still hanging on.
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I went to see these guys in concert last month and they put on a great show. Didn't cost an arm and a leg either. Turn it up!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diHHoQL1lM8
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That Chris Cornell cover of Billie Jean was off the charts.
And I never new ONE was a cover by Three Dog Night, I enjoyed the original but my first thought was it sounds like the Beatles as well.
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That Chris Cornell cover of Billie Jean was off the charts.
And I never new ONE was a cover by Three Dog Night, I enjoyed the original but my first thought was it sounds like the Beatles as well.
I love Three Dog Night, I grew up listening to them so they get this ONE for me.
"One" is one of those songs (pun intended) that has been covered many times
The actual original was wriiten and produced in 1968 by Harry Nilsson
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Sorry (not sorry), but anything that Eva Cassidy covered (RIP) is better than the original...specifically for female vocals."This may not matter to you, but it does to me for various reasons, many of them illogical or irrational, but the vinyl hobby is not really logical or rational..." - member on Vinyl Engine
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Hard to beat the original but the cover was definitely a worthy tribute!
https://youtu.be/xbhCPt6PZIU
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Take your pick. I like the cover best. But I really like cover bands when they do a good job.
https://youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?si=TbKIvHl8Tdz38p_X
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Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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Damn! Eric can wail! Well played Larry!
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Eric's covers are good, but I enjoy watching these a lot more.
https://youtu.be/G7pO0bBuK-M?si=eP8fHL6Q_0rD_91q
https://youtu.be/4z9TulgGIZo?si=APgyApEguSBBHTfg
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Damn! Eric can wail! Well played Larry!
If you had to pick a guy born at the wrong time it’s him, glad someone is carrying the torch, he is fantastic, and beating cancer at the same time..Polk Audio SDA 2.3tl Fully Hot Rodded. 😎
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Eric's covers are good, but I enjoy watching these a lot more.https://youtu.be/G7pO0bBuK-M?si=eP8fHL6Q_0rD_91qhttps://youtu.be/4z9TulgGIZo?si=APgyApEguSBBHTfg
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This is a pretty even contest. Hard for me to choose.
https://youtu.be/TnOy6HEf7HU?si=xywc0yeEWqar46Lv
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I thought it might be fun to pit some cover band videos against the originals. I will be posting some to compare. If you have some to compare, post them. The originals should win but who knows? Choose your favorite and post your comments.
Here goes the first two bands. My favorite is Leonid & Friends.
https://youtu.be/9_torOTK5qc
https://youtu.be/7uAUoz7jimg
Chicago for the win but the cover band in this secluded studio setting and trying to duplicate the original radio version did an amazing job! I can’t listen anymore but the first one snagged my attention!🎩"if it's not fun, it's not worth it & remember folks, "It's All About The Music"!!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWJODSQQpYs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TScCqHlBag0
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Sorry i don't know how to copy n paste using this device. The original has incredible high vocals & the cover is insane IMO.
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Another one I thought of... Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane" (the version from "Rock n Roll Animal") vs. The Cowboys Junkies' interpretation:
Edit: and my apologies to @msg who already posted this, but without the videos, so here goes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FdWPeHFAMk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7p1UmzikNI
https://youtu.be/vbUR0SRceD0
https://youtu.be/b0y_qjdrGio
https://youtu.be/h2UTwrmGO7Q
https://youtu.be/Qj0ijejYhyE?si=GDpF_DuVQu-CaZ6v
https://youtu.be/1FLFUlX68B0?si=_cHWtN6PzvxjU8uT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOTIIw76qiE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rVjlys4510
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w772GXG5LnE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsvs-pAGDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBZs_Py-1_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CrBqRb3VGM