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!