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2 hours ago, eFestivals said:

No idea why this is titled 'John Peel's" ....

 

 

I'm guessing because it's been ripped from The John Peel show if you listen to the audio. 

I'm happy to see a positive thread about great covers. I prefer to focus on what I love rather wallow in what I hate although I can think of so many I don't know what to narrow it down to yet. I do love all the Nirvana ones that unplugged album is probably my favourite Nirvana one and their Leadbelly cover is probably my favourite one. 

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6 minutes ago, Homer said:

As long as you don't claim it's better than the original...

I don't see why they have to be better than the original to be deemed great. If @Quarkthinks he'll get panned in solidarity I will confess to really liking Will Young's cover of Hey Ya by Outkast. Is it as good no probably not but it was so different it stopped me in my tracks when I heard it. Same with The Ramones cover of What A Wonderful World. 

I just think there's something great seeing how someone else can tackle the same source material and create something different. 

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13 minutes ago, Homer said:

As long as you don't claim it's better than the original...

I wasnt going to, but given your tone I just might young man!

@gigpusher gets it. It's great in a different way. The original is rightly a classic (if massively overplayed) but the RBF version just picks up on what works in it and changes it right up. Not all songs work when you change the genre of it, but the rhythm of Take On Me just fits that ska horn sound so well :D

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32 minutes ago, gigpusher said:

I don't see why they have to be better than the original to be deemed great. If @Quarkthinks he'll get panned in solidarity I will confess to really liking Will Young's cover of Hey Ya by Outkast. Is it as good no probably not but it was so different it stopped me in my tracks when I heard it. Same with The Ramones cover of What A Wonderful World. 

I just think there's something great seeing how someone else can tackle the same source material and create something different. 

I'll push this on one - have you heard The Vines covering Miss Jackson? I like this one - despite not being a huge fan of The Vines or the original song!
 

 

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