the best cover of all time?

[MilkyJoe]

Bear with me here, it's worth it I promise. This is Ella Fitzgerald live in Berlin in 1960 covering How High The Moon. Performing her scat solo she never misses a single beat throughout. Jazz isn't everyones cup of tea. Hell it's not even mine but this is worth 7 mins of anybody's time. Stunning!

Shaun.

Edited May 2, 2016 by MilkyJoe

[majormajormajor]

Not one mention of this? Kinda surprised.

[RichardWaller]

17 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

What??

It's on Young Americans, features backing vocals from John Lennon too.

[RichardWaller]

17 hours ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Totally missed that! It's horrendous. I also hate Sorrow (I know I'm in the minority).

I like Bowie's Let's Spend the Night Together though. 

Santana's she's not there is decent.

Ah I love it. If you want a horrendous Bowie cover, nothing beats God Only Knows.

[RichardWaller]

Ooh, Dubstar: Not So Manic Now

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, RichardWaller said:

It's on Young Americans, features backing vocals from John Lennon too.

I've heard it. It's the second worst thing Bowie ever did.

1 hour ago, RichardWaller said:

Ah I love it. If you want a horrendous Bowie cover, nothing beats God Only Knows.

We can certainly agree on one thing.

[Voucher Boy]

19 hours ago, MilkyJoe said:

Not many votes for Alexandra Burke's Hallelujah! I'm guessing Madonna's American Pie won't be on this list either!

Sincere apologies for reminding people of the above 'songs'

I'll get me coat... 

Come on nothing is worse than Newton Faulkner's teardrop cover. That one example is nearly enough to ban all cover versions forever more

[Woffy]

4 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Wow. I never even knew this was a thing!

Buckley just fucking aced everything he played, didn't he.

[Mardy]

3 hours ago, RichardWaller said:

Ooh, Dubstar: Not So Manic Now

you know, I remebered them a few days ago and listened to Disgraceful for the first time in donkey's years. Really enjoyed it.

[Woffy]

1 minute ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Florence's the chain the other year!

Year of the Heat.

I was at that set with two of the Wofflings. Each song featured lengthy wailing.

[majormajormajor]

53 minutes ago, Woffy said:

Buckley just fucking aced everything he played, didn't he.

Even his Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan covers are good. 

[crocodiles]

Got to give a mention in this to this mortal coil song to the siren. An epic cover but an epic original 

[sweetsounding]

Maybe not THE best cover of all time but this makes me immensely happy, that's what covers are about right? And my two cents; I loved it when the white stripes didn't change jolene pronouns, gay = awesome  plus obviously it would ruin such a magnificent song but that goes without saying, I'm super appreciative about same sex songs, cos there ain't enough of em!

[cheekynick]

and

 

[Andeeroo]

Ah, talking of The Lemonheads, I'm very fond of this:

 

[zero000]

 

[Guest]

I remember watching it from my couch, and deciding it was time to stop watching Glastonbury from the couch
 

 

[RichardWaller]

7 hours ago, Mardy said:

you know, I remebered them a few days ago and listened to Disgraceful for the first time in donkey's years. Really enjoyed it.

Fantastic album, think it took me about ten years to realise Not So Manic Now was a cover

[FuzzyDunlop]

2 of my favourites

[ooh-ahh]

On 30/04/2016 at 0:00 PM, oneeye said:

And one more, play it loud; always makes me smile

 

Yarp. Now that's a cover version. Love it.

[priest17]

Wrong time of year I know but I love this cover, really hope they're are at the farm this year they're brilliant live.

[The 38 year old virgin]

I love a good cover,  Portishead covering S.O.S is pretty fucking special. 

[The 38 year old virgin]

5 minutes ago, The 38 year old virgin said:

I love a good cover,  Portishead covering S.O.S is pretty fucking special. 

http://www.downvids.net/portishead-s-o-s-cover-abba--792807.html

[stuartbert two hats]

9 minutes ago, The 38 year old virgin said:

http://www.downvids.net/portishead-s-o-s-cover-abba--792807.html

I like that. Can't help thinking it could do with another couple of minutes. Just sounds like it's getting going when it ends.

[mattiloy]

On 4/30/2016 at 1:43 AM, greenArmy12 said:

 

autotuning though... not a patch on the original for me.

as for the very best cover that ever graced the land? look no further: