Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

[pinball1970]

(another) case in point:

These are clever but not my thing. I think Ozzy Crazy train and Earth Wind and fire scarred me!

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

This guy is a fantastic pianist and puts out great little pieces, however he has a new baby to deal with.
This video is different to his usual stuff.

My favourite part is 0.52 in, the harmonies after "breaking young girls hearts.

Anyway

 

[pinball1970]

That was great!

 

[pinball1970]

Another from F&F

 

[pinball1970]

Dead Flowers
- Dubh Lee

I like her!

 

[robphy]

Videos of covers of Paul Gilbert's ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gilbert ) work
with Amusing / Possibly distracting features
... followed by Paul Gilbert's 2023 announcement of his covers of songs by Ronnie James Dio.

---

This cover is marred by a very unenthusiastic keyboard player...
Polina Sedova - Fuzz Universe (Paul Gilbert cover)

- Paul Gilbert - Fuzz Universe (live: Colgone 2010)

This cover features an enthusiastic background dancer
Viking Kong - Paul Gilbert | Cesario Filho

- Paul Gilbert - Viking Kong (led off with his motivation for the song)

This cover features a 14 year old with amusing facial expressions.
Racer X — Scarified (Max Ostro cover 2018!)

- Paul Gilbert - Scarified

---

Paul Gilbert - Announcing The Dio Album! [2023]
( https://www.paulgilbert.com/ - YouTube playlist of the Dio Album )

 

[Hornbein]

 

[morrobay]

. A Thai band

 

[morrobay]

Siam Square, Bangkok. Used to teach English/algebra there. Sure do like that (retro) frequency

 

[Hornbein]

Dancing In The Street

Orig

 

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

Dancing In The Street

Orig

Note: The Lady Shelters cover was posted by @morrobay in #510

Here were some other covers of Dancing in the Street in #459 and (Karen Carpenter drum solo) #509.

 

[Hornbein]

I think the drumming is great.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[DennisN]

I recently stumbled upon an impressive cover of ABBAs awesome song "Lay All Your Love On Me"...

Oh, by the way, I heard this cover yesterday... U2 covers ABBA:s SOS

Here is another ABBA cover I heard recently which I very much enjoyed:

(Why ABBA again? Well, I've been listening to ABBA covers on youtube recently because I haven't heard so many covers of them... and I thought it was interesting to hear interpretations, and particularly, good interpretations IMO)

This one is majestic, unusual and spot on in my opinion, since there I think there is a classical feel in the original even though it's in disco style.

The choir intro is simply gorgeous and sends shivers down my spine... and the bridge and chorus are great too (though I personally don't like the arrangement in the verse as much, but hey, it's subjective...).

Lay All Your Love on Me - "MUSICAL!" - Chansonchor Gymnasium Kirchenfeld 2019
"Aus dem Musical "Mamma Mia"
Musik und Text: Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Arrangement & Leitung: Ben Vatter"



Edit, oh I forgot to link to the original...

Original: ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Since_You_Been_Gone


[1976] Russ Ballard - Since You've Been Gone (Supersonic, 1976) FAMILIAR ???



[1978] Head East - Since You Been Gone
(2014) Head East - Since You've Been Gone - Live @ Ribco



[1979] Rainbow [with Graham Bonnet]- Since You've Been Gone



[1984] Since You've Been Gone | Alcatrazz [with Graham Bonnet and Yngwie Malmsteen] 1984

• Graham Bonnet Band - Since You've Been Gone (Live 2023)

[2018] Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow (Alyona & Andrei Cerbu) ( good covers )



[2022] SINCE YOU BEEN GONE (Rainbow) Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )



Honorable mention:
[2022] Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - Since You've Been Gone (Cover)

 

[Hornbein]

Up From The Skies

jimi hendrix (Mitch Mitchell : great)



Rickie Lee Jones

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Rhapsody


(1975) Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)



(2011) Jake Shimabukuro - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - TED (2010) - ukelele cover


(2017) Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video)



(2023) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Queen) One Man Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos ) - also see my previous post

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Congratulations to arranger Andrei Cerbu who singlehandedly has made Iasi, Romania a musical center. A talented and versatile guy.

 

[Hornbein]

Though I think his band sounds even better with the pitch lowered four steps.

 

[morrobay]

I favor pitch at this step. And that Romanian/English

 

[jack action]

After watching the Iron Cross video from @Hornbein , I found this one interesting:

​

 

[Hornbein]

Let It Go in Arabic.



I saw Frozen when it first came out. I thought this scene was pretty cool but had no idea the phenomenon that was to follow.

 

[Hornbein]

Dove Cameron - Genie in a Bottle​

Maybe not a great cover, but when was the last time you heard a pop song that featured the bass saxophone?

 

[Hornbein]

Barrett Strong - Money (That's What I Want)​

The orig.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Frabjous]

Enter Sandman played backwards and video in reverse


Played backwards and video forward


He has a lot of fun stuff.