Cover Versions vs Originals

[Tuna]

12 hours ago, Guy Incognito said:

Low - Let's Stay Together

This is so un-low, innit! Unlike..

 

[Avalon_Fields]

After much thought, my favourite ‘cover’ is Led Zeppelin’s Whole Lotta Love, because it’s the song that got me into rock music and remains an absolute favourite.

it’s hugely influenced by Willie Dixon’s You Need Love but also they made it their own, so arguable whether a cover of not. When does influenced by become ripped off...?

 

 

[Quark]

Still the definitive cover for me.

 

[fatyeti24]

I heard Craig Charles play this many years ago at Cube Henge (remember that?) and loved it ever since.

 

[eastynh]

9 minutes ago, fatyeti24 said:

I heard Craig Charles play this many years ago at Cube Henge (remember that?) and loved it ever since.

 

How the Charlatans never sued the Rolling Stones for ripping off One To Another, I will never know.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Maybe my favourite Stones cover:

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

Memories of my mum playing the VHS of this concert to death. Nelson Mandela's birthday concert from Wembley:

 

[Homer]

Heard Sam Smith murdering I Feel Love the other day - I felt pain. My fault for putting radio 2 on I guess (I was driving). On a brighter note, Merry Xmas to all. XXX
 

 

[Homer]

 

Remember listening to this a lot in the mid-90s.

[Homer]

And this.

[Homer]

... and of course, the best cover I've ever seen at Glasonbury:
 

 

[1986]

Getting Chirstmassy.

One I like:

One I hate:

Although that's cheating because every version of this song is deplorable. 

[Quark]

 

[priest17]

53 minutes ago, 1986 said:

Getting Chirstmassy.

 

Nothing earth shattering but there's a proper charm to this one

 

[Peter North]

No idea if someone has posted this thus far, but this is the greatest cover ever:

 

Edited December 4, 2019 by Peter North

[tjamest]

Ashamed to say that it was only when i saw John Fogerty supporting Bruce Springsteen a few years ago that i realised that Status Quo's Rocking all over the world was a cover version!

[grumpyhack]

Another Fogerty original,

 

[eastynh]

 

[Quark]

1 hour ago, tjamest said:

Ashamed to say that it was only when i saw John Fogerty supporting Bruce Springsteen a few years ago that i realised that Status Quo's Rocking all over the world was a cover version!

I did not know that!

[Toilet Duck]

3 hours ago, tjamest said:

Ashamed to say that it was only when i saw John Fogerty supporting Bruce Springsteen a few years ago that i realised that Status Quo's Rocking all over the world was a cover version!

He closed his Glasto set in 2007 with it! Which was actually a pain in the arse as he hadn't played Long as I can see the light, run through the jungle, Susie Q or even Proud Mary...so was slightly disappointed with the last song in an otherwise epic set! I believe playing it as an encore landed him in some hot water with the festival, should've made it count!

[hfuhruhurr]

All of Project 1950!!

[grumpyhack]

Not sure if this counts as a cover but a great performance

 

[DarthSaul]

 

[Tuna]

 

[Slugworth]

Was chatting with my old man tonight about covers. His initial, on the spot, favourite was Stereophonics, Hand rags. Not for me but ok.

What he did say though was Elvis covers were somewhat of a no go. Huh?

Thinking about it though i kind of get what he meant. There are only a few Elvis songs that have been done well, right?