Interesting Covers
To kick off:
Rachelle Ferrell - You Send Me (First Instrument)
Bobby McFerrin - From Me To You (Spontaneous Inventions)
Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter (Twelve)
Pater Gabriel - Waterloo Sunset (Scratch My Back)
Paul Anka - Black Hole Sun (Rock Swings)
Rachelle Ferrell - You Send Me (First Instrument)
Bobby McFerrin - From Me To You (Spontaneous Inventions)
Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter (Twelve)
Pater Gabriel - Waterloo Sunset (Scratch My Back)
Paul Anka - Black Hole Sun (Rock Swings)
Comments
But I wouldn't call Favourite Things a cover - it's more of a re write.
Is Wyatt doing the Neil Diamond I'm a Believer - The Monkees one?
Bryan Ferry - Lets stick together (OK - a cover with some new words. and Jerry Hall...)
Actually - how about a good covers album?
Studio 150 - Paul Weller. Everything from the carpenters to soul to hendrix. Nice disc.
David Bowie - Pinups
Patti Smith Twelve
Dylan - Good As I Been To You (many written by the famous Trad Arr)
Rory Block - The Lady & Mr Johnson (all the covers of one artist, is that a separate category? perhaps it's a tribute album)
Clapton - Me and Mr Johnson (ditto above)
Peter Green - Robert Johnson Songbook (ditto ditto)
Brian Ferry - Dylanesque (ditto ditto ditto)
Paul Anka - Rock Swings
Rush - Feedback
Perhaps it's not used but by any definition playing another persons' music is a cover surely?
Love both those Pepper's as you well know.
Few cover albums spring to mind -
Van Morrison/Chieftains - Irish Heartbeat ( trad Irish arr)
John Hammond - Wicked Grin ( T Waites)
June Tabor/Oyster Band - Freedom and Rain (Dylan/Richard Thompson)
Have heard many Tom Waits covers, I'll check that ouy
Written by Boyce and Hart and made famous by The Monkees of course. Bob Dylan has called this song one of the most subversive of it's time as it deals with a soldier getting called up to Vietnam.
Gregson & Collister - Lonesone Whistle
Jackie Wilson - Danny Boy
Pretty sultry really, Dusty's version was hot too!
Ah, you've started to read Pratchett then!
I've never got on with Dusty, never understood what the fuss was about?
Ella or Aretha for me anyday
Dusty in Memphis is just a definitive performance of some very personal interpretations - the performance is almost bigger than the artist or anything else for that matter.
A similar one is Sinatra sings only the lonely - not even nearly his best, but one cannot argue with such epic performances & storytelling.
It's quarter to three,
There's no one in the place
Classic
There are some innovative and interesting takes on some quality pop tunes of the last few decades, from a range of different artists (some famous, some less so...). Many of the covers there are musically pleasing, and some very (intentionally) funny.
I recommend it!
Ben
Big Yellow Taxi
Isn't She Lovely
Love Train
All on Big Wide Grin
As in the Zeppelin song?
Edit: I've just Spottied it.
Um, yes it is interesting
I'll check them out presently.
This is really good. Mucho ta!
Reminds me of an Audio Note dem I heard a good few years ago. They played a cover of the Police's Walking on the Moon done in exactly this style - laid back, bar room jazz/blues, fantastic stuff.
Ah, that Caravan. I assumed it would be the Van Morrison version for some reason.
It's very good. I'm liking these MM&W chaps.
Even sounds good on Spotticus
:-O
Brilliant! Very odd but brilliant.
@Dave, how do we set up a shared Spotticus play list?
I agree will all 4 of your reasons for covers - 3 & 4 particularly
Edit:
Done it and surprisingly easily
AudioChews Covers
Obviously it works for me as it's in my Spotify username. I need someone else to do it to see if it works.