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PostPosted: 03/27/07 6:54 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

When I went on a Limewire binge, I picked up some great acapella covers, all credited to Rockapella, although I'm not sure if all of themare by the group. Their version of "Eye of the Tiger" is a hoot, as is "Fat Bottomed Girls". "Save Tonight" is pretty good, and you haven't lived until you've heard four voices and a percussion instrument try to interpret Beethoven's Fifth.



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PostPosted: 03/27/07 7:24 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Funny that nobody has mentioned maybe the two greatest covers ever:

Marvin Gaye's version of Gladys Knight's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Aretha Franklin's version of Otis Redding's "Respect".



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PostPosted: 03/27/07 7:37 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
Funny that nobody has mentioned maybe the two greatest covers ever:

Marvin Gaye's version of Gladys Knight's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Aretha Franklin's version of Otis Redding's "Respect".


i am sure many people are like me and they only assiociate "respect" with aretha.
i like marvin gaye, but like glady knight better.



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PostPosted: 03/27/07 7:49 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Cruel Summer
Bananarama - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n6chxpEINs
Ace of Base - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgcTHf3tbtc

Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
Barry White - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gknXou3gha4
Taylor Dayne - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2mqjho2G_Y


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PostPosted: 03/27/07 8:05 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I looove what Isaac Hayes did with Walk On By
(The original ain't too shabby either of course)



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PostPosted: 03/27/07 8:06 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
Funny that nobody has mentioned maybe the two greatest covers ever:

Marvin Gaye's version of Gladys Knight's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Aretha Franklin's version of Otis Redding's "Respect".


That's the sign of a really good cover - when you don't rememeber it's a cover!

Koronos Quartet (I think that's the name) did string quartet versions of a few Metallica songs - brilliant!


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PostPosted: 03/27/07 1:10 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Not as well known as some of the others mentioned, but sax player Jamie Williams did a cover of Stevie Wonder's "Overjoyed" on his album which features Jennifer Hudson that I really enjoy.

Also, Hidden Beach Recordings "Unwrapped" series does excellent jazz versions of some of today's popular songs, although I'm not sure if those can really count as covers. Enjoyable nonetheless.



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PostPosted: 03/27/07 1:11 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Didn't see it in this thread (not that I really looked), but how about Eva Cassidy's cover of "Fields of Gold?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1qKUmnBs4k


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PostPosted: 03/27/07 1:24 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

CamrnCrz1974 wrote:
Didn't see it in this thread (not that I really looked), but how about Eva Cassidy's cover of "Fields of Gold?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1qKUmnBs4k


I would also say her cover of "Time After Time." Eva was amazing.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yW97ydJo1zo


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PostPosted: 03/27/07 4:47 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Luuuc wrote:
I looove what Isaac Hayes did with Walk On By
(The original ain't too shabby either of course)


There's a rather good cover (almost a spoken version!) of it produced by Richard X, with some British singer with an upper class accent doing it (Deborah Strickland?). A bit off-beat, but also surprisingly emotionally affecting.

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Marvin Gaye's version of Gladys Knight's "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" and Aretha Franklin's version of Otis Redding's "Respect".


The Slits did a good cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine". It definitely qualifies as a "different" interpretation.
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PostPosted: 03/27/07 4:56 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
Ben Folds does a cover of Liz Phair's "Chopsticks" in concert sometimes. His voice is so different from hers that even that gives it a different feel. The gender-bending effect is also a nice effect.


My favorite gender switching cover is Lick the Tins doing Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young". Talk about changing the subtext!


This one isn't a cover, but my favorite gender-switching song is REM's "Tongue." Its sung from the perspective of a woman recieving oral sex Shocked


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PostPosted: 03/27/07 10:41 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Joan Osborne doing Jimi Hendrix's Axis: Bold as Love



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PostPosted: 03/28/07 7:36 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

LoveJanet wrote:
Just hearing this version by Dolly Parton should let you know who did the best remake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAxaM-ooNY


Thank you. That was wonderful as always. I have always felt no one does this song as good as Dolly. Only her remake is as good as her original version, almost. Very Happy

Lucy Kaplansky's version of "Ring of Fire" is well done, a great "singalong".


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PostPosted: 03/28/07 7:42 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

CB wrote:
LoveJanet wrote:
Just hearing this version by Dolly Parton should let you know who did the best remake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAxaM-ooNY


Thank you. That was wonderful as always. I have always felt no one does this song as good as Dolly. Only her remake is as good as her original version, almost. Very Happy


Actually, I meant that this is the more powerful version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoEil40qZA


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PostPosted: 03/28/07 7:56 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Diana Krall's cover of "A Case of You"- - stunningly beautiful (much like Diana Krall herself!)

Dar Williams and Ani Di Franco's cover of "Comfortably Numb"- - amazing!



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PostPosted: 03/28/07 7:33 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I love, love, love the "Wonderwall" cover done by Ryan Adams of the Oasis song.

Also love Marie J. Blige's version of the Stevie Wonder song, "Overjoyed."


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PostPosted: 03/28/07 9:02 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

LoveJanet wrote:
CB wrote:
LoveJanet wrote:
Just hearing this version by Dolly Parton should let you know who did the best remake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAxaM-ooNY


Thank you. That was wonderful as always. I have always felt no one does this song as good as Dolly. Only her remake is as good as her original version, almost. Very Happy


Actually, I meant that this is the more powerful version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoEil40qZA


Laughing Laughing Then I disagree but still thank you for the one of Dolly. Smile


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PostPosted: 03/29/07 10:48 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

LoveJanet wrote:
CB wrote:
LoveJanet wrote:
Just hearing this version by Dolly Parton should let you know who did the best remake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIAxaM-ooNY


Thank you. That was wonderful as always. I have always felt no one does this song as good as Dolly. Only her remake is as good as her original version, almost. Very Happy


Actually, I meant that this is the more powerful version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUoEil40qZA


It's not a cover if the writer records it. Dolly Parton wrote "I will always love you" back in the 1970's.

http://www.rambles.net/va_songsofdp03.html

I really liked Ronstadt's cover of that song the best...powerful, and tender at the same time.



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PostPosted: 03/29/07 12:39 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

cake doing gloria gaynor's "i will survive."

phish doing "good times, bad times" (or really anything else -- they were the best cover band ever).

scissor sisters doing "comfortably numb"... not really "good," but hilarious.


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http://www.amazon.com/Reproductions-songs-League-Various-Artists/dp/B000056AQS/ref=sr_1_2/104-2002028-5752751?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175191625&sr=1-2

Don't laugh. This is a really good tribute album to Human League, whose songs are much better than given crdit for.

The best are Baxendale's version of "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" and and Stephen Merritt's Future Bible Heroes doing "Don't You Want Me Baby?" Merritt is, as usual, genius.


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PostPosted: 03/29/07 1:38 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

PUmatty wrote:
http://www.amazon.com/Reproductions-songs-League-Various-Artists/dp/B000056AQS/ref=sr_1_2/104-2002028-5752751?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175191625&sr=1-2

Don't laugh. This is a really good tribute album to Human League, whose songs are much better than given crdit for.

The best are Baxendale's version of "Keep Feeling (Fascination)" and and Stephen Merritt's Future Bible Heroes doing "Don't You Want Me Baby?" Merritt is, as usual, genius.


That version of 'Human' by 'The 6ths with Lloyd Cole is awful!' The classic song produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (the greatest production team of all-time) SHOULD NOT be touched!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH2X5PolerA


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PostPosted: 03/29/07 4:12 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Michael McDonald's motown covers are pretty good.



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PostPosted: 04/01/07 3:25 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I recently discovered Cherrelle's "I didn't mean to turn you on." I grew up hearing the Robert Palmer version, which I still love. But I love Cherrelle's original, too. I didn't even know it existed, and I'm usually very knowledgeable about music.



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PostPosted: 04/01/07 3:31 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Sass wrote:
I recently discovered Cherrelle's "I didn't mean to turn you on." I grew up hearing the Robert Palmer version, which I still love. But I love Cherrelle's original, too. I didn't even know it existed, and I'm usually very knowledgeable about music.


I loved Cherrelle and that was one of my faves of hers. I didn't like Palmer's cover.



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pilight wrote:
Sass wrote:
I recently discovered Cherrelle's "I didn't mean to turn you on." I grew up hearing the Robert Palmer version, which I still love. But I love Cherrelle's original, too. I didn't even know it existed, and I'm usually very knowledgeable about music.


I loved Cherrelle and that was one of my faves of hers. I didn't like Palmer's cover.


She's the bomb. "Saturday Love" is a classic.



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