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

[Hornbein]

Orig BREAK OUT!, featuring Marty Feldman, former lead guitarist of Metallica. To keep off drugs during touring he studied Japanese instead then quit Metallica and moved to Japan. There he has a TV show, Rock Fujiyama.



Cover by GARNiDELiA

 

[morrobay]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[robphy]

KNULP https://www.youtube.com/@knulp. . (there's a period (%2E) at the end of the URL)
has some very nice covers,
with nice videography and attention to detail.
The "KNULP One Man Band" playlist is impressive.

Earlier I posted in #964 and #966 [i added solo links here]

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

[2022] SINCE YOU BEEN GONE (Rainbow) Band Cover by KNULP ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )
(solo @t=1m53s ; solo at @t=2m42s)

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

(2023) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (Queen) One Man Band Cover by KNULP (there's a period in the URL, but somehow is omitted here) ( good covers - plays multiple instruments, with solos )
(12-string guitar solo @t=2m36s) (solo @t=4m39s)

Here is
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (Led Zeppelin) Band Cover by KNULP
(solo @t=5m35s)


EYE OF THE TIGER (Survivor) Band Cover by KNULP


GOODBYE TO ROMANCE (Ozzy Osbourne) Full Band Cover by KNULP 밴드커버
(solo @t=2m34s)


... and if you want to learn the song, there is also
KNULP'S TAB - [SLOWTAB] Tutorial - Goodbye to Romance /Play Along

 

[morrobay]

 

[morrobay]

Original

 

[Hornbein]

Featuring singer Benji Mauer.

 

[morrobay]

Nice voice girl - you should have been in the foreground

 

[Hornbein]

Live your dreams.

She says this was extremely hard to do.

 

[morrobay]

 

[pinball1970]

You don't see brushes these days.

 

[Hornbein]

You don't see brushes these days.

What was the last use of brushes in rock? Maybe Mitch Mitchell on Up From The Skies.

 

[pinball1970]

Ok I'm cheating here, an excuse to hear some nice brush work. I associate this song with Nat King Cole but it's actually from Brigadoon a 1947 musical.

Playing starts at 3.40ish.

 

[pinball1970]

What was the last use of brushes in rock? Maybe Mitch Mitchell on Up From The Skies.

Wonderwall Oasis?

 

[Hornbein]

Ok I'm cheating here, an excuse to hear some nice brush work. I associate this song with Nat King Cole but it's actually from Brigadoon a 1947 musical.

Playing starts at 3.40ish.

I once witnessed Elvin Jones playing brushes. He pressed down the brush on the snare so hard that it bent 90 degrees then sort of stirred it around.

 

[Pythagorean]

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Wire_(Mötley_Crüe_song)

(1982) Mötley Crüe - Live Wire (Official Music Video)


I saw this video on a late night show featuring rock videos (on a UHF channel in New York)
and I said to myself... this band is going to break-out.
Soon after, Motley Crue released https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shout_at_the_Devil and got big.

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Vamps - Live Wire (LIVE Tour 2010 CHILE) 1080p60

see also (2015) Nikki Sixx ＋ VAMPS ＋ SADS "Motley Crue / LIVE WIRE"

(2019) Live Wire - Meghan Kabir ( https://ultimateclassicrock.com/meghan-kabir-live-wire/ )



(2022) Live Wire (Mötley Crüe); by The Iron Cross ( Andrei Cerbu )

see also Cerbu in #964 (Since You Been Gone)
see also Iron Cross in #971 (Radar Love) posted by @Hornbein and #974 (Let it Go) posted by @jack action .

(2023) Mötley Crüe - Live Wire [live acoustic session on BBC Introducing] Ben Owen

see also Ben Owen's Mötley Crüe - Live Wire [full band cover]

 

[pinball1970]

I hated that song when it came out because she had that ridiculous voice synth effect. That's a nice version, his voice is good.

 

[pinball1970]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Wire_(Mötley_Crüe_song)

(1982) Mötley Crüe - Live Wire (Official Music Video)


I saw this video on a late night show featuring rock videos (on a UHF channel in New York)
and I said to myself... this band is going to break-out.
Soon after, Motley Crue released https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shout_at_the_Devil and got big.

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Vamps - Live Wire (LIVE Tour 2010 CHILE) 1080p60

see also (2015) Nikki Sixx ＋ VAMPS ＋ SADS "Motley Crue / LIVE WIRE"

(2019) Live Wire - Meghan Kabir ( https://ultimateclassicrock.com/meghan-kabir-live-wire/ )



(2022) Live Wire (Mötley Crüe); by The Iron Cross ( Andrei Cerbu )

see also Cerbu in #964 (Since You Been Gone)

(2023) Mötley Crüe - Live Wire [live acoustic session on BBC Introducing] Ben Owen

see also Ben Owen's Mötley Crüe - Live Wire [full band cover]

I like the Megan Kabir version best! Nice selection.

 

[Ibix]

You don't see brushes these days.

My son's school has a jazz band. At the last end-of-term concert his music teacher commented that he was really looking forward to this because he got to fulfill a life-long dream of being the cool jazz drummer stroking the cymbals with brushes.

 

[morrobay]

What a voice.Maybe a little too much guitar in back half

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satch_Boogie (1986)

(2012 performance) Joe Satriani "Satch Boogie" At: Guitar Center

see also Joe Satriani plays Satch Boogie on a Les Paul! No whammy bar! | Les Paul Tribute

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Covers by kids (up to age 19).

(2023) JayBird shreds 'Satch Boogie' (Joe Satriani)

see also (2023) Satch Boogie By Joe Satriani (Cover by JayBird Byrne)

(2023) Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie (Cover by Abim Finger)


(2009) Satch Boogie by Joe Satriani / Performed by Kids! ( O'Keefe Music Foundation )



(2021) Joe Satriani - Satch boogie / YOYOKA's 12th Birthday Session (Yoyoka on drums; Li-Sa-X on guitar)

see also Joe Satriani - Satch Boogie / Coverd by Li-sa X & Yoyoka (linked in #597 Yoyoka covers)

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Not kids:

Satch Boogie (Joe Satriani Surfing With The Alien Album) ( Steackmike One Man Band covers)

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Honorable Mention:

Satch boogie acoustic - Ant Foote ( Ant Foote )

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

How beautiful.

 

[robphy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Night (1985)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_(band)

Loudness - Crazy Nights (HD)

M.Z.A.
Vocalist Minoru Niihara: "Actually it does not have any meaning. When we were doing pre-production for the Thunder in the East album, I did not have any lyrics for Crazy Night then, so I sung total nonsense as a guide vocal for the demo recording. I sung 'M.Z.A' by accident and the producer Max Norman liked the line, even though that did not have any meaning. We were trying to create some cool line but we could not beat 'M.Z.A'. Max ended up deciding to use 'M.Z.A' for the real take".

(solo clip) LOUDNESS live at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 1985


(2016) Stormwolf - Crazy Nights (Loudness Cover)


(2019) LOUDNESSのCRAZY NIGHTS叩いてみた！【ラウドネス】【DrumCover】 - AozoraFumi【DurumCover】


Loudness - Crazy Nights ( guitar cover w/ tabs) (nazareth40)


(2014) SHOW-YA - CRAZY NIGHT (LOUDNESS) @ Live『GLAMOROUS SHOW追加公演』


(1999) Therion - crazy nights (sub.español) [audio]

• someone's playlist of Crazy Nights covers

 

[Hornbein]

 

[jack action]

M.Z.A.
Vocalist Minoru Niihara: "Actually it does not have any meaning. When we were doing pre-production for the Thunder in the East album, I did not have any lyrics for Crazy Night then, so I sung total nonsense as a guide vocal for the demo recording. I sung 'M.Z.A' by accident and the producer Max Norman liked the line, even though that did not have any meaning. We were trying to create some cool line but we could not beat 'M.Z.A'. Max ended up deciding to use 'M.Z.A' for the real take".

That reminded me of the origin of the band name X Japan. It seems Japanese bands do not give too much importance to the meaning of words.

They just couldn't come up with a name when they began performing at local contests or events, so they just put an "X" on the entry form. The name stayed and, as worldwide fame arose, they later on changed it to "X Japan" to not get confused with an American band with the same name.

 

[Frabjous]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

That reminded me of the origin of the band name X Japan. It seems Japanese bands do not give too much importance to the meaning of words.

They just couldn't come up with a name when they began performing at local contests or events, so they just put an "X" on the entry form. The name stayed and, as worldwide fame arose, they later on changed it to "X Japan" to not get confused with an American band with the same name.

When I first flew to Japan the seat next to me was occupied by a lady who in her youth had hung out with X. "I was drunk all the time." She said they were nice guys, very polite. These days she's one of those people who have an in with an airline and fly all over the place.

 

[pinball1970]

That was great, put a huge smile on face. I did not go to enough festivals when I was younger, that is a band I would have liked to have stumbled on in the woods!

 

[pinball1970]

I think these guys could do pretty much anything musically. I like the way they want to show all the parts in the split screen.

 

[Frabjous]

That was great, put a huge smile on face. I did not go to enough festivals when I was younger, that is a band I would have liked to have stumbled on in the woods!

They just showed up in my youtube feed yesterday. I am going to try and see them this summer.

 

[pinball1970]

I googled her, she is a prominent blue grass musician, not something I am that well up on. I will discuss with an ex colleague who is nuts about US blues and country.

 

[Hornbein]

George Michael - Careless Whisper - ft Kayla Reeves​