Covers

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:20 am

Some I like better than the Original.

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:21 am

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:49 pm

by Syl Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:00 pm

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:11 pm

Syl wrote:

That song sounds very British. I guess the first person to sing it was British.

by Syl Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:14 pm

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:

That song sounds very British. I guess the first person to sing it was British.

Nope, it was written by Burt Bacharach, and Dionne Warwick insists it was written for her.

We saw her in concert a few years ago and she was complaining that a lot of her songs were rushed out by other artists and they had the hits with them not her.
She was robbed. Shocked

Cilla Black had the hit here and Cher sang that version in the film 'Alfie'.

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 6:24 pm

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:

That song sounds very British. I guess the first person to sing it was British.

Nope, it was written by Burt Bacharach, and Dionne Warwick insists it was written for her.

We saw her in concert a few years ago and she was complaining that a lot of her songs were rushed out by other artists and they had the hits with them not her.
She was robbed.
Cilla Black had the hit here and Cher sang that version in the film 'Alfie'.

Guess the US and UK versions were released about the same time.

Never saw the movie and don't really remember the song, but it reminds me of "Downtown" by Petula Clark.

by eddie Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:18 pm

No Maddog!

“The sound of silence” cover is just awful! I hate it.

I love Cody Jinx but I don’t like his cover version of “Wish you were here” better than the original. Having said that, that man has a lovely voice.

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:38 pm

eddie wrote:No Maddog!

“The sound of silence” cover is just awful! I hate it.

I love Cody Jinx but I don’t like his cover version of “Wish you were here” better than the original. Having said that, that man has a lovely voice.

I sorta like the "disturbed" cover. And I don't usually like stuff like that. I like music that makes me think, but not get angry. I admit it has an angry tone.

I guess because I'm a backwards ass country fuck, I usually prefer songs where men sing a few octaves lower, like Cody Jinks.

by Maddog Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:44 pm

by Ben Reilly Sat Apr 17, 2021 10:55 pm

I love those first two you posted, Maddog. Here's another cover, and I do like this better than the original:

by Syl Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:10 am

One of the best selling covers ever.

by Maddog Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:13 am

Syl wrote:One of the best selling covers ever.

Yeah. Whitney had some pipes.

by eddie Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:15 am

This is the BEST cover ever.
It’s an Adele song. The creativity and the vocals are simply stunning.

by Maddog Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:17 am

Ben Reilly wrote:I love those first two you posted, Maddog. Here's another cover, and I do like this better than the original:

I had to look up the original.

Never listened to any Coldplay.

Willie covers pretty much anything good, but I think his greatest contribution is his song writing skills. And his ability to cross genres.

by Syl Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:07 pm

Bob Dylan original....

by Didgee Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:15 pm

Maddog wrote:

+1

That is better than the original

by Didgee Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:17 pm

by Didgee Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:19 pm

by Andy Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:05 pm

by Maddog Mon Apr 19, 2021 12:06 am

Didgee wrote:

Some of those folks went to school with my daughtets.

by Maddog Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:24 pm

Kind of a half cover. The original artists are singing backup.

Check out Junior's guitar.

by Syl Tue Apr 20, 2021 4:36 pm

Maddog wrote:

Kind of a half cover. The original artists are singing backup.

Check out Junior's guitar.

That's the sort of song you can jive to....assuming you can jive. cheers

by Maddog Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:28 pm

Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:

Kind of a half cover. The original artists are singing backup.

Check out Junior's guitar.

That's the sort of song you can jive to....assuming you can jive.

Sorta like that?

by Syl Tue Apr 20, 2021 5:46 pm

That's a mixup of jive and country and western dancing...it's good.

by Original Quill Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:17 pm

by Maddog Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:19 pm

Syl wrote:That's a mixup of jive and country and western dancing...it's good.

Yeah, we generally call it swing dancing or jitterbug.

I can do most of it except the aerials. That requires a light woman, who is sorta strong and knows what she is doing.

Me and my youngest could do them if we practiced a little.

Maybe for our dance at her wedding? Shocked

by Syl Tue Apr 20, 2021 6:21 pm

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:That's a mixup of jive and country and western dancing...it's good.

Yeah, we generally call it swing dancing or jitterbug.

I can do most of it except the aerials. That requires a light woman, who is sorta strong and knows what she is doing.

Me and my youngest could do them if we practiced a little.

Maybe for our dance at her wedding?

Yes practice, and post a video of it in the private bit ...that will be fun. cheers

by Ben Reilly Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:36 pm

Maddog wrote:
Ben Reilly wrote:I love those first two you posted, Maddog. Here's another cover, and I do like this better than the original:

I had to look up the original.

Never listened to any Coldplay.

Willie covers pretty much anything good, but I think his greatest contribution is his song writing skills. And his ability to cross genres.

I think his voice is priceless, one of the most unique in any genre. But I have heard some who say they really don't like it; I guess it's a love it or hate it thing.

by Andy Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:01 pm

Pink Floyd will never perform again.
But their phenomenal music continues with the amazing Brit Floyd.
This is stunning.

by Maddog Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:24 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:
Maddog wrote:

I had to look up the original.

Never listened to any Coldplay.

Willie covers pretty much anything good, but I think his greatest contribution is his song writing skills. And his ability to cross genres.

I think his voice is priceless, one of the most unique in any genre. But I have heard some who say they really don't like it; I guess it's a love it or hate it thing.

He's not what you would call a strong vocalist.

I don't dislike his voice, I just lean towards lyrics over vocal ability. That's where I think his talent lies.

Take the song "Crazy". It's a great song because of the lyrics and melody, but Willie would tell you Patsy sang it far better than him.

by Original Quill Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:47 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:
Maddog wrote:

I had to look up the original.

Never listened to any Coldplay.

Willie covers pretty much anything good, but I think his greatest contribution is his song writing skills. And his ability to cross genres.

I think his voice is priceless, one of the most unique in any genre. But I have heard some who say they really don't like it; I guess it's a love it or hate it thing.

Actually, he sings (places his voice) perfectly. It's his nasal speech or resonance that gives him that special sound. It's called a Texas Twang.

There are many accents referred to as nasal—Minnesota, Liverpool, Michigan, Long Island, etc. But they are rarely referred to as “twangs”. The Texas twang has a low, flat-vowel draw associated with the deep south, only with a strong nasal placement.

Ft Worth, Texas had a slogan: Where the West Begins, and that appears to be the case with accents. If you’re in Lubbock or Amarillo or Midland/Odessa, you are definitely in the West. If you’re in Tyler or Longview or Houston, or even Dallas, you’re in the South.

I've always loved Willie Nelson.

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:34 am

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:36 am

This is as good as George’s.

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:39 am

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:41 am

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:43 am

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:46 am

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:53 am

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by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:06 am

Technically a cover. The best in my opinion. Cool

by Maddog Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:47 am

Cass wrote:

I almost posted that.

by Maddog Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:49 am

Cass wrote:

Almost posted that one too.

Written by a Texan, who studied in Oxford and was Al Gores roommate.

by Syl Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:55 am

Cass has a good eclectic mix there...Love them.

by Maddog Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:24 pm

Syl wrote:Cass has a good eclectic mix there...Love them.

The Clash song is on my Playlist for my bike rides. Bobby McGee is one of my favorite songs.

Strange thing about Amy Winehouse was I never heard of her until I saw she died (probably over on dogs). I listened to some of her music and realized much of it was a throwback to the 60s. What a shame. Pretty sure she never made it out of her 20s, like Janis who made the song Bobby McGee famous.

by Original Quill Sat Apr 24, 2021 3:50 pm

Cass wrote:

I can never get that one line...sound like...

...pumped a lot o' tane down in New Orleans...

Someone said it's a reference to a service station attendant, pumping gas/petrol, as in 'pumped a lot of octane...'

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:59 pm

Original Quill wrote:
Cass wrote:

I can never get that one line...sound like...

...pumped a lot o' tane down in New Orleans...

Someone said it's a reference to a service station attendant, pumping gas/petrol, as in 'pumped a lot of octane...'

Originally CCR had it as pane, short for propane and Tina changed it to tane for Octane.

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:03 pm

Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:Cass has a good eclectic mix there...Love them.

The Clash song is on my Playlist for my bike rides. Bobby McGee is one of my favorite songs.

Strange thing about Amy Winehouse was I never heard of her until I saw she died (probably over on dogs). I listened to some of her music and realized much of it was a throwback to the 60s. What a shame. Pretty sure she never made it out of her 20s, like Janis who made the song Bobby McGee famous.

Janis had some good pipes. I love Lord Won’t You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz.

Amy was very talented but couldn’t get off the drugs. Valerie, Rehab and Back to Black are my favorites of hers.

by Cass Sat Apr 24, 2021 5:08 pm

This is pretty close to my all time favorite cover. Sum 41 kicked it out of the ballpark. Metallica fans are not easy to please.

by Syl Sat Apr 24, 2021 7:16 pm

Cass wrote:
Maddog wrote:

The Clash song is on my Playlist for my bike rides. Bobby McGee is one of my favorite songs.

Strange thing about Amy Winehouse was I never heard of her until I saw she died (probably over on dogs). I listened to some of her music and realized much of it was a throwback to the 60s. What a shame. Pretty sure she never made it out of her 20s, like Janis who made the song Bobby McGee famous.

Janis had some good pipes. I love Lord Won’t You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz.

Amy was very talented but couldn’t get off the drugs. Valerie, Rehab and Back to Black are my favorites of hers.

I loved this track from her Back to Black CD....her voice here reminds me of Ella Fitzgerald's.

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