Cover Battles

Malroth

Put up two or more of the same song and we pick which we like better.
https://youtu.be/QPNqojbyIDk?t=47
VS.
https://youtu.be/GG3eYdKJe9g?t=152
VS.
https://youtu.be/Pih9OiWhLqY?t=87

OffSheGoes35

Here you go @brianlux !

brianlux

OffSheGoes35 said:

Here you go @brianlux !

Awwright!

Gotta go with Mr. Basketball Diaries, Jim Carroll band.  Great album, too.

Malroth

OffSheGoes35 said:

Here you go @brianlux !

You remember this ill-fated thread. That is impressive.

I just learned last week this isn't an original Cyndi Lauper song.  Mr Hazard wrote it more as a warning, Lauper turned it into an anthem.

https://youtu.be/5aLNwOxPsjg

https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-A

brianlux

Malroth said:

OffSheGoes35 said:

Here you go @brianlux !

You remember this ill-fated thread. That is impressive.

I just learned last week this isn't an original Cyndi Lauper song.  Mr Hazard wrote it more as a warning, Lauper turned it into an anthem.

https://youtu.be/5aLNwOxPsjg

https://youtu.be/PIb6AZdTr-A

News to me!  Hazard's song done by himself sounds kind of cool but I'd have to go with Ms Lauper if for no other reason than I always dug watching her on TV.

Hoping some others chime in here.

OffSheGoes35

I never knew Cyndi's version was a cover. Great choice, Malroth. Like brianlux, I'm going with Cyndi's version.

https://youtu.be/Bt4Xx3vX3Lg
https://youtu.be/_KuBIIKhb7g
https://youtu.be/D1F3yhCz2tM

OffSheGoes35

I remembered this thread, because it was a great idea. Unfortunately, I got depressed after listening to the first song three times, and called it a day. Lol

brianlux

OffSheGoes35 said:

I never knew Cyndi's version was a cover. Great choice, Malroth. Like brianlux, I'm going with Cyndi's version.

https://youtu.be/Bt4Xx3vX3Lg
https://youtu.be/_KuBIIKhb7g
https://youtu.be/D1F3yhCz2tM

Motorhead for me.

Guns 'n Roses lost me at the start with Axl imitating Mick's OWWW!!

Jane's addiction- far from my favorite Perry vocals. 

Good picks though!

brianlux

How's about this one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8K9EX0w6FM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8fBJmKFzgI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv7PDRpCWJo

Spiritual_Chaos

COVER
https://youtu.be/oGU1eDm-gsY

VS ORIGINAL ENGLISH VERSION WHEN TRYING TO BREAK INTERNATIONALLY
https://youtu.be/n8l0KsI72LM

VS REAL ORIGINAL IN SWEDISH
https://youtu.be/iFx1ISHk3cg

OffSheGoes35

Tom Petty for the first one and Ghost for the second.
https://youtu.be/9OUWgxu7xng
https://youtu.be/VBbXKsKXyNU
https://youtu.be/1rCgM07uzq4

Malroth

OffSheGoes35 said:

Tom Petty for the first one and Ghost for the second.
https://youtu.be/9OUWgxu7xng
https://youtu.be/VBbXKsKXyNU
https://youtu.be/1rCgM07uzq4

Richie havens- Seeing the band play live really makes a difference to me.

OffSheGoes35

I liked the live performance by Richie Havens best as well.
https://youtu.be/jXuVV2ncRs8
https://youtu.be/939BDbpU5do

brianlux

OffSheGoes35 said:

I liked the live performance by Richie Havens best as well.
https://youtu.be/jXuVV2ncRs8
https://youtu.be/939BDbpU5do

Richie Haven's- love it!

"Mama's Don't Let Your Babies..." its such a great Willie and Waylon song that it's hard to imagine liking any other version but Karen O's version is just gorgeous and kind of heart breaking.

Edit:  I always attributed that song to  Willie and Waylon but now I see it was written by Ed and Patsy Bruce and first recorded by Ed Bruce.  So I guess Willie and Waylon's recording is a cover as well!

Malroth

OffSheGoes35 said:

I liked the live performance by Richie Havens best as well.
https://youtu.be/jXuVV2ncRs8
https://youtu.be/939BDbpU5do

I like the country version as well.

Malroth

https://youtu.be/f0Yn1Vr1MQ0
https://youtu.be/LyUIJIdwEuA

OffSheGoes35

brianlux said:

"Mama's Don't Let Your Babies..." its such a great Willie and Waylon song that it's hard to imagine liking any other version but Karen O's version is just gorgeous and kind of heart breaking.

Edit:  I always attributed that song to  Willie and Waylon but now I see it was written by Ed and Patsy Bruce and first recorded by Ed Bruce.  So I guess Willie and Waylon's recording is a cover as well!

I didn't post Willie & Waylon's cover, because I thought that would be an easy choice for everyone. That one would absolutely have to be the winner, right?
When I listened to Karen O.'s version, I was pleasantly surprised. "Gorgeous and kind of heart breaking" is a great way to describe it. I ended up on Spotify playing her music for the better part of the day. 

I have to admit, I didn't listen to the original after discovering Willie and Waylon's version was a cover. Maybe we can post those two in the future. 

OffSheGoes35

Malroth said:

https://youtu.be/f0Yn1Vr1MQ0
https://youtu.be/LyUIJIdwEuA

I'm choosing Nofx...horns and all! Also liked the video. 

brianlux

A blues classic, Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby". 

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (with Mick Taylor):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwkxy2cxYg8

or Led Zeppelin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PSPafL54o

OffSheGoes35

Other people can join in too, we don't bite, we swear! 

brianlux

OffSheGoes35 said:

Other people can join in too, we don't bite, we swear! 

This! 

I would love to see more faces (so to speak) here.  This is good stuff folks- join in!

Malroth

brianlux said:

A blues classic, Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby". 

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (with Mick Taylor):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwkxy2cxYg8

or Led Zeppelin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PSPafL54o

I like the Mayall Taylor version better. I perceive more passion in the voice.

Malroth

OffSheGoes35 said:

Other people can join in too, we don't bite, we swear! 

Figuratively, I might.  

brianlux

Malroth said:

brianlux said:

A blues classic, Willie Dixon's "I Can't Quit You Baby". 

John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers (with Mick Taylor):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwkxy2cxYg8

or Led Zeppelin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29PSPafL54o

I like the Mayall Taylor version better. I perceive more passion in the voice.

With all due respect to Led Zeppelin I've got to say...   ...to the Mayall/Taylor  version as well!

Here's the great live version.  Sound quality is poor because it was recorded on Mayall portable tape player, but a great performance.  Taylor's solo here and some of his other work on the album are just amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obFLJBLe1kE

OffSheGoes35

Miss this thread...

https://youtu.be/XOPYf0LMYEQ

https://youtu.be/Q60Mhe-koW8

Malroth

OffSheGoes35 said:

Miss this thread...

https://youtu.be/XOPYf0LMYEQ

https://youtu.be/Q60Mhe-koW8

Like both, going with the second mainly because I understood the lyrics clearer.

Never even heard the original before now. Thanks.

brianlux

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-gWYO5h7OA

Vs cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeqmfppwUAQ

Malroth

brianlux said:

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-gWYO5h7OA

Vs cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeqmfppwUAQ

I like the Dream Syndicate cover better.

Never heard of Rain Parade, either.

OffSheGoes35

We have this whole thread to ourselves guys! We should be playing Dirty Frank up in here!

https://youtu.be/yMffz3KnvuA

brianlux

Malroth said:

brianlux said:

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-gWYO5h7OA

Vs cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeqmfppwUAQ

I like the Dream Syndicate cover better.

Never heard of Rain Parade, either.

If you get a chance, check out their Explosions in the Glass Palace album.  It's easily in my top 20 favorite albums:

brianlux

A tough one:

Original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmf5ct3rOSc

Cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3eQGBYEFhE