Can you tip me off to covers of songs that were dramatically changed for the cover? Example: Talking Heads covered Al Green's "Take Me to the River" VERY differently.
Thanks!
2007-11-11 09:22:27 · 16 answers · asked by ? 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Other - Music
These are the Covers:
"All Along the Watchtower" Jimi Hendrix
"It's All over Now Baby Blue" Van Morrison
"Sweet Child O' Mine" Alanis Morisette
"Sweet Jane" Cowboy Junkies
"Light my Fire" Massive Attack
All of Seu Jorge's Life Aquatic Bowie Covers
The Dirtbombs only do covers
"Ohio" Dandy Warhols
"Blue Suede Shoes" Elvis
"I Can't explain" David Bowie
"Where did you Sleep Last Night" Nirvana
2007-11-12 06:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by Incognito 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Smells Like Teen Spirit cover by Tori Amos
2016-05-29 06:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a listen to the Radio 1 Live Lounge album. Not songs that have been released but many cover versions there. Will Youngs 'Hey Ya' originally by Outkast is one that comes to mind as very different. Second compilation out now but not heard it yet.
2007-11-11 09:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Manfred Mann's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light."
Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This" by the Eurythmics.
Tori Amos's cover of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is really different.
2007-11-11 09:27:22 · answer #4 · answered by Hello Friend 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"My Little Red Book" - Arthur Lee & Love. Burt Bacharach wrote it and was furious when he heard Arthur's rock version.
"Dreams I'll Never See" -Molly Hatchet. Rocked-up version of the Allman Brothers "Dreams", with both songs being quite listenable
"Stand By Your Man" -Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics. Punk-metal version of the country song made famous by Tammy Wynette
2007-11-11 09:30:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I really like Jenny Owen Youngs cover of Nelly's "Hot in Herre" and Astrid Swan's version of The Killers "When you were Young"
2007-11-11 09:29:04 · answer #6 · answered by Jeano 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Talking Heads comes to mind for Take me to the River but there is a more brilliant version by Eva Cassidy who wrote it and one other that I can't remember.
2007-11-11 09:27:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
GREAT aussie singer Xavier rudd covered Bob Marleys, No woman no cry.
Have a listen it's wonderful!
2007-11-11 09:30:09 · answer #8 · answered by Miss Blue & Riley too. 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it was the group "Oar" that did a cover of Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice" lyrically identically but done in a bluegrass genre. Hillarious coming from a redneck sounding group!!!
2007-11-12 06:08:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The example I always cite of the perfect cover is Janis Joplin's cover of "Bobby McGee", by Kristofferson. Its validity is that it captures the spirit of the original while at the same time adding a new statement which was all her own. Thanks, Janis. R.I.P.
2007-11-11 09:32:35 · answer #10 · answered by beingagood1 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋