Covers

[Mifune]

Secret: Why do you not like Jeff Buckley's version just because of other people's mistakes? Buckley himself always said that is was a cover of Cale's cover, not his fault other people are idiots.

ok I wasn't slamming Jeff for that,I know others accredited him for it so maybe i needed a comma before the f*** you bit.I like Jeff Buckley just not that version i think it's terrible and that was the f*** you bit

Changed the OP

And now he hates me

[Tsi]

[Lidl]

To be fair the last time I heard the Leonard Cohen version was when I watched Watchmen a few years ago and now it'll forever be mentally linked with two superheroes having cheesy sex in a flying owl ship

[skalpel]

Do different versions of jazz standards count as covers?

[Tsi]

Original:



Good cover, can't find better audio on one that isn't a pointless mix :




Bad cover:



Hendrix did it canny live as well

didn't mind all 3 versions and as you mentioned it for me the Hendrix version is probably the best cover.Out of those 3 though gotta say the original is the best with a score of

[Tsi]

Do different versions of jazz standards count as covers?

do you think it does

[Colback's Orange Tufts]

Skalps, thanks for posting that. Not a massive Radiohead fan, like a few tracks, but the rest leave me cold but I like that.

Secret, that is a great cover. So different from the original but really fun.

[skalpel]

Do different versions of jazz standards count as covers?

do you think it does

Yes in the technical sense - they're different versions of original pieces by different artists, but in the sense of the tradition of the popular song cover, then no .

[Mifune]

And now to redeem Jeff Buckley seeing as he is my avatar at the moment.

Original:

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Good Cover:

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Bad Cover:

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[Tsi]

Secret, that is a great cover. So different from the original but really fun.

which one

@ skalpel - clear as mud then post them up if you like

[Tsi]

And now to redeem Jeff Buckley seeing as he is my avatar at the moment.

Original:


Good Cover:


Bad Cover:

for me i liked two versions the other (the bad) was well what can i say the best version for me though is the

Original

[Tsi]

Gloria

Original

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Good Cover

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Bad Cover

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hard to choose between the original and the good cover but if i was pushed i'd go for Patti as for the doors i love them but what the hell were they thinking

[skalpel]

@ skalpel - clear as mud then post them up if you like

Okay, that opens it up a lot more.

My Favorite Things

Original/Earliest Recording - Mary martin
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Cover - John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy
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Cover - Julie Andrews

SpoilerShow

PLAY AT OWN RISK
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[Tsi]

julie andrews by a mile

[skalpel]

julie andrews by a mile

I may have to bath my hard drive in acid after searching for that video.

[Lidl]

I assume everybody has heard William Shatner's take on Rocket Man? That's definitely up there as a great cover.

[skalpel]

I assume everybody has heard William Shatner's take on Rocket Man? That's definitely up there as a great cover.

I think it's gonna be a long long time, before anybody listens to that again .

[Lidl]

I think it's gonna be a long long time, before anybody listens to that again .

How droll

[Tsi]

My Favorite Things



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Cover - John Coltrane & Eric Dolphy




Julie Andrews



for me Coltrane all day long there isn't much between the first one and the nazi nun

[skalpel]

for me Coltrane all day long there isn't much between the first one and the nazi nun

Yeah, it has to be doesn't it? And the only reason I gave the original any stars is because it popularised the song at the time, which led to Coltrane hearing it and doing his version.