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Best Cover Versions

Started by Keef Monkey, 12 May, 2014, 03:56:53 PM

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rogue69

Sonic Youth/ Ciccone Youth
Get in the Groovey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHZKaiuOvE0
Addicted to Love
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7TuWdHNsYY

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Jim_Campbell

Superb.

(Sadly, all the Lego Rammstein videos seem to have been removed from YouTube.)
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Jim_Campbell

Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 23 April, 2020, 09:40:02 AM
(Sadly, all the Lego Rammstein videos seem to have been removed from YouTube.)

Oh! No, they haven't!
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Colin YNWA

Quote from: rogue69 on 01 May, 2020, 09:25:17 AM
The Cookie monster sings Tom Waits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5X4N2exOsU&list=RDU5X4N2exOsU&start_radio=1&t=4

Oh my GOSH I cant believe we've not had this one already... unless we have. Mind merely saying its the 'Best cover Version' is unselling it massively. As I pointed out last time (or the time before whatever) this isn't just good its evidence of humankinds creativity being its greatest hope and the finest use of that there Internet EVER (and yes the capitals are important there.)

Closely followed by

https://youtu.be/zCRUPWDIgYM

Dandontdare

TIL Kate Bush did a delightfully silly reggae version of Rocket Man in 1991, complete with ukelele and Uilleann pipes

rogue69

Puddles Pity Party covers The Pixies Where is my Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNu3S6z7Qg

Colin YNWA

Quote from: rogue69 on 14 May, 2020, 07:02:09 PM
Puddles Pity Party covers The Pixies Where is my Mind

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNu3S6z7Qg

Wow never heard of this chap before and while he's giving himself some good cards by using obvious classic numbers and throwing on the vocal meladramatics DAMN those are good covers. Very fond of his Under Pressure / Let it Go smush up

https://youtu.be/gvX9GxDDPYc

Thanks for the introduction Rogue69.

rogue69

He came to my attention via Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox who take modern songs and give them a classic twist

Black  - Pearl Jam   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJKeNOk3DTI
Last Nite - The Strokes   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KbsU4KrhyQ
All about the bass   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLnZ1NQm2uk

rogue69

Davey Bennett ft. Tara Saavedra - Cannonball (the Breeders)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zQx34ekdgE&fbclid=IwAR2iR1DnwS7lBkjTO66dDXE-oBUadTQJE2cW6XLmaSwbH4GW-FaqBtlzQHM

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repoman

Quote from: CalHab on 21 April, 2020, 08:50:10 PM
Have we had The Fall's version of Sister Sledge's "Lost in Music"?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKXYeRCUzI

I LOVE IT!  Thanks for linking!

Jim_Campbell

Green Child O' Mine...

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