Favorite cover songs - General Discussion Discussion

[–] stevewyzard (1591) 7 years ago

Manfred Mann's Earth Band deserves their own special thread for this subject. Just off the top of my head, they've done phenomenal covers of Bruce Springsteen's "Blinded by the Light" and "For You", Bob Dylan's "Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)" and "You Angel You", The Jam's "Going Underground", Joni Mitchell's "Banquet", and the Beatles' "Hey Bulldog" among many others!

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Sinead O'Connor - Sacrifice
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Therapy? - Diane
Ace of Base - Cruel Summer
Love Spit Love - How Soon Is Now
No Doubt - It's My Life

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

I love Ace of Base's Cruel Summer, that's a really good one

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

I like it better than the original.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Totally, it's like more atmospheric or something. AoB really doesn't get the credit they deserve. I used to rock to All That She Wants and The Sign on a regular basis, oh and Don't Turn Around, love them

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Although The Sign got kinda ruined by Stephanie's cover on Full House.😑

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Those Tanner girls just couldn't leave anything alone. I forgot about that episode until this moment.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

With their band Girl Talk! And uncle Jesse was producing. Those were some heady days

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

That one girl was either trying to be a good friend or get her to smoke, all over the place

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Gina the tramp, you mean?

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Yes that's her, terrible influence, but they can't all be Kimmys

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

And in return for all the good influence Kimmy got verbally abused by grown man who were all living together in the same house with their own families...😐

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

It's okay, it's not like she's never going to escape that family and still all be hanging around each other 20 years later, oh wait

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Someone should have come up with an intervention to save her from the cult! So sad, it breaks my heart.💔

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

You both just blew my mind. I remember that episode really well

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

I'm so sorry for that. Don't be angry with me.😢

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

I didn't realize 'Torn' was a cover. What happened to Natalie she was so cute.

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Wasn't she a soap actress in Australia before a pop star? Maybe she went back to soaps, easy to hide out there

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Her 5th album Male is all covers of originally male vocals songs. Totally appropriate to this thread

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Several artists actually recorded the song before she did. She still makes music and does some acting.

This was actually the first released version of Torn, in Danish:

https://youtu.be/fO5syjCX0xs

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[–] PeteRose (2893) 7 years ago

Baby, It's You by Smith

Originally the Shirelles and there's also a Beatles version

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[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 7 years ago

Shut Up and Dance With Me - Straight No Chaser (originally Walk the Moon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXpjNDXl3II

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

I love that song . I’ll have to check out the cover

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[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 7 years ago

They're an a Capella group. And I'm a sucker for good harmonizing.

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

Locomotion, Little Eva
Locomotion, Grand Funk Railroad

There was also a cover in the 90's....

I thought that you were done with us. What's NEW?

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

I like the version by Kylie Minogue.

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

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

There you go! That was the other cover I was looking for!
LOVE THIS TOO!

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

That was the 80s, though!

But thanks for posting.😁

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

Grand Funk was the 70's
As long as we are at it, let's dust off Little Eva from the early 60's!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKpVQm41f8Y

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

Gotta give credit to the original!👍

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

👍👍👍
THEY ALL HAD THEIR PLACE!

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

I like the Kylie song too Statego. I got that song recently on music trivia and didn’t realize that it was her singing

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyU4W8iyeI

Kylie is great, and I have always loved Little Eva, but Grand Funk represents my High School Dances! LOL!

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[–] Stratego (30510) 7 years ago

I've actually never heard that version before. Interesting! But I've got to go with Kylie, because I grew up with that one!

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[–] captainbucky (15252) 7 years ago

Not sure if this counts but I really like the version of I’m still standing from the movie Sing. Awesome cover of an Elton John song, and used perfectly in this movie

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[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Poncho and Lefty by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard (Townes Van Zandt)

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rHcvYa93sU
Anna.... The cover is on it's way...

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

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[–] MissMargoChanning (6630) 7 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCObqiL4o5Q

Let's try this again!

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