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undiscovered
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough
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Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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They also did this a cover of Laurie Anderson Born Never Asked, to be honest I knew about the cover but had never heard the original until now, I do like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmegRsKElm0
they play this live as well True Love will find you in the end
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CauaCFhMqSA[/quote] _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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becky sharp
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:25 pm Post subject: |
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Haven't heard either of those before,undiscovered....is the original (the 2nd one...short and sweet) by Wilco? |
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undiscovered
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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becky sharp wrote: | Haven't heard either of those before,undiscovered....is the original (the 2nd one...short and sweet) by Wilco? |
Not originally it was by Daniel Johnston http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston
not too sure about him but came across him on YT when I linked to the Spz version. Most of his stuff from early eighties.
Also covered by other ex spacemen 3 band Spectrum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9od_Ggh7uOM
I do hope this is covered because they both (J Spaceman and Sonic Boom) like the song rather than still getting at each other
but also covered by wilco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t59QTEWtTJo
and Beck http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYKUPb-x-EU
all similar but all good artists (imo obviously ) _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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becky sharp
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Jill Hickman
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 31 Location: Oxfordshire
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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I always preferred Frigid Pink's cover of House of the Rising Sun. |
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Schizoidman
Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I liked Frijid Pink's version but you can't beat The Animals' version, with those fabulous keyboards from Alan Price. |
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undiscovered
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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Schizoidman wrote: | I liked Frijid Pink's version but you can't beat The Animals' version, with those fabulous keyboards from Alan Price. |
I'm with you Schiz, It's a great version but the Animals version is the definitive version mainly for the hammond. Don't tell Eric Burdon that though _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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becky sharp
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Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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I heard an horrendous cover of Etta James's At Last on ( I think it was ) Alan Titchmarsh's programme the other week by a contestant on one of Simon Cowell's shows..... |
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becky sharp
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NilbertZilbert
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 21 Location: Folkestone,Kent
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Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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Favourite covers.
"Wild World"-Jimmy Cliff
"Lucy in the sky with diamonds"-Elton John
"If I were a carpenter"-Four Tops
"Morning Dew"-Lulu (try it,you may like it!!)
"The Byrds sing Dylan" Wonderful songs-just can't stand Dylan's voice! _________________ Nilbert Zilbert
"Black Pearl" by Sonny Charles got me a "Sound of the Sixties" polo shirt!! |
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Moonraker
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 43
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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Favorite covers:
John Cale: Hallelujah (He covered it first)and Heartbreak Hotel
Bryan Ferry: Sympathy for the Devil, These Foolish Things
John Lennon - Stand By Me (and all the Rock 'n' Roll album)
I'm sure I'll think of more. |
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becky sharp
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Schizoidman
Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry but I always preferred Creedence's version, eleven minutes of swamp rock, brilliant! |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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I've got that single, it was the B side of Typical Girls released in 1979 |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know if people have heard but the Slits lead singer died today aged only 48
I guess she made her mark on life which is more than a lot of people can say _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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becky sharp
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Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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ruddlescat wrote: | I don't know if people have heard but the Slits lead singer died today aged only 48
I guess she made her mark on life which is more than a lot of people can say |
Yes,ruddles, I heard it this morning on the radio ..John Lydon had put it up on his website....he was her stepfather. |
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becky sharp
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essexlady
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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I see that Susan Boyle is singing "Halleluia" on her new album - together with carols etc. Guess which category of cover song this will come under (IMHO of course). Do Simon Cowell, the dreadful Alexandra Burke and Susan Boyle think Halleluia is a religious song? If so they have never really listened to the lyrics. |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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No Simon Cowell never seems to listen to anything or anybody and the other two performing monkeys just do as they are told
No insult intended to the original Monkees BY THE WAY _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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undiscovered
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing a large wall and a machine gun wouldn't cure _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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undiscovered
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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Just came across this, I really like it not too disimilar to the original which is one of Peter Gabriels best just a bit more electronic
Fever Ray - Mercy Street _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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gutsygub
Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 111
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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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NilbertZilbert wrote: | Favourite covers.
"Wild World"-Jimmy Cliff
"Lucy in the sky with diamonds"-Elton John
"If I were a carpenter"-Four Tops
"Morning Dew"-Lulu (try it,you may like it!!)
"The Byrds sing Dylan" Wonderful songs-just can't stand Dylan's voice! |
"Wild World" has to be one of the bestest ever, such memories of 1970 |
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gutsygub
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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and my vote for the worst (well there are probably a few contenders but this one springs up first) Waterloo Sunset by Cathy Dennis |
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undiscovered
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject: |
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A friend just pointed me in the direction of this choir called Scala from Belgium, they mostly do covers of Radiohead, U2, Damien Rice etc
Thought soem of you may like this,
Exit from a film-Radiohead cover a really haunting song they have added to this imo _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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becky sharp
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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undiscovered wrote: | A friend just pointed me in the direction of this choir called Scala from Belgium, they mostly do covers of Radiohead, U2, Damien Rice etc
Thought soem of you may like this,
Exit from a film-Radiohead cover a really haunting song they have added to this imo | That's nice,Dis...think I've heard one from them on Cerys's programme on a Sunday morning on 6 Music
Following on from the birthday thread I like this cover by The Beat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nckS9KRpibY |
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undiscovered
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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I thought you'd like that Scala track
THis is the first version of Can't get used to losing you I ever heard, long before the Andy Williams Verison
Renegade Soundwave _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Fri Dec 03, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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When Classic FM had their cable TV "video jukebox" channel they used to play Scala's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit frequently.
Yes, I quite like that Renegade Soundwave. There's a weird and wonderful selection of covers of the same song down the right hand side of the youtube page. _________________ Ron |
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gazmando
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 7:56 am Post subject: |
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Last Night I dug out my Fever Pitch soundtrack album and I was reminded how good The Pretenders' cover of 'Goin' Back' was. This would also fit in my Why don't you hear this on the radio anymore? thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiUAIJXzbMk _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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aviddiva
Joined: 11 Oct 2008 Posts: 1135 Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:46 pm Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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Essexlady, I heard Susan Boyle's cover of O Holy Night on the Alan Titchmarsh show and it's not a patch on Gail Ann Dorsey(?)'s version on the 'Child' album by Jane Siberry and others. _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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aviddiva
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:55 am Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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Ruddlescat, did you see 'Hey Hey, We're The Monkees' on Vintage TV last Sunday? There was a clip of a young Mike Nesmith in his Michael Blessing persona, singing 'Until It's Time For You To Go' (Buffy Sainte-Marie's song that Elvis also recorded). _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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ruddlescat
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Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Unfortunately Avid I missed it but I do enjoy a lot of the stuff on Vintage TV
It's just that bit different _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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becky sharp
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aviddiva
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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I heard Susan Boyle's version of Perfect Day on BBC Breakfast (I was waiting for Elvis Costello and Dara O' Braian to come on) and wasn't impressed.
Simon Cowell has a habit of reducing decent songs to gutless nothings guaranteed near-constant airplay on the hair shirt spot on Radio Leeds. It's not a patch on Kirsty MacColl and Evan Dando's version on 'From Croydon To Cuba'. _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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aviddiva wrote: | Simon Cowell has a habit of reducing decent songs to gutless nothings guaranteed near-constant airplay on the hair shirt spot on Radio Leeds. |
I don't think Cowell knows much about music, to be honest. He might give the impression he does due to his having worked as an record company A&R man for several years, but I just cannot imagine him spending quality time listening intently to anything out of the mainstream. And, let's face it, the mainstream (one that Cowell himself has had a key role in creating) is pretty bland. |
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aviddiva
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Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:47 am Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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I swear that Cowell only got his most recent puppets to murder 'Heroes' because some gofor had Peter Gabriel's 'Scratch My Back' on their MP3 player and not him!
Oh, by the way, I heard the Stock/Aitken/Waterman Band Aid 2 version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas' on the Bliss channel - absolute pants. _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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undiscovered
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 3:54 pm Post subject: |
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I think I heard that the new song by the winner Matt has changed the name because the original has the word HORROR in the title ? WTF if you want to sing the song sing it don't play with it to suit.
on thread , i'd forgotten about this version of Superstar, the carpenters song, it is mentioned in Juno
I really like it, a real dark song rather than the more bubble gum sounding original (if no ones looking i'll admit I don't mind) Superstar - Sonic Youth _________________ You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music. |
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aviddiva
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 11:52 am Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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The cover of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face on the Seksy watches ad irritates me...like the woman's concentrating more on vocal acrobatics than the song. _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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becky sharp
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aviddiva
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Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 12:45 pm Post subject: Best Covers...Worst Covers |
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I wasn't impressed with Katie Melua's version of 'Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas' on TOTP2. Chrissie Hynde did a much better version on one of the 'Very Special Christmas' compilations, and Tori Amos did it on one of the CD singles of 'Hey Jupiter', I think.
Susan Boyle's version of Make Me A Channel of Your Peace was on Ken Bruce this morning - another minion must be a fan of Sinead O'Connor, as she's done that. I happened to turn the radio on and thought I was midway through Kate Bush's 'Lyra'...not that Boyle is in the same league as on-form KB, just that it had the same vagueness and 'will this do?' feeling about it. _________________ We are loonies and we are proud!
- Campbell Bain in 'Takin' Over The Asylum' |
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