The Official Cover Contest.

[hittman]

I know mine doesn't count either but here's one just for fun. Original by Genesis.

 

[somejerk]

1
lacuna coil- enjoy the silence (originally done by depeche mode)

 

[aaron fire]

Dillard & Clark cover the Beatles:

Gene Clark nails it.

 

[aaron fire]

Buck Owens covers Dylan.

 

[aaron fire]

Steve Goodman covers Michael Peter Smith:

 

[aaron fire]

∞ Not An Entry ∞

I wanted to post this earlier, but, you know...
Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) covers Dylan:

 

[jj2]

Dancin' Shoes", Originally by Faith Band, Remade by Nigel Olson



1/18

1

 

[jj2]

"Danicng In The Streets", Originally by Martha/Vandellas, Remade by Mick Jagger/David Bowie



6/18

2

 

[jj2]

The Day Before You Came", Originally by Abba, Remade by Blancmange



6/18

3

 

[Jobear]

Last Day, last songs. First up, "Killing Me Softly" by the Fugees, originally recorded by Roberta Flack.

 

[Jobear]

Here's MJ's Dirty Diana done by The Weeknd. I think it's sexier than the original.

 

[spacekitty]

#1

I almost forgot about this today, but I think I still have time to get a couple in before Midnight...

This is the very underrated vocalist and guitar player, Terry Reid, doing a cover of a song originally written and recorded by Donovan... although for a long time I thought it was the other way around... since they both came out about the same time... LOL!!



He got his nickname and the title of one of his LP's from this song, and also turned down an offer to be in Jimmy page's new group once... instead suggesting a singer he had heard around by the name of Robert Plant... LOL!!
I saw him open for the Rolling Stones (in '69, I think) with BB King and the Ike & Tina Turner Review on the bill, too... Great show!!

He has been living in the Los Angeles area for a while now, and from what I have been told, can be seen on 'open mic night' at a local club... sometimes joined onstage by some of his old buddies when they are in town... like Keith Richards and/or Mick Jagger...


Here is the original version:
Donovan- Superlungs my supergirl (rare banned version) - YouTube

 

[Jobear]

Last up, David Lee Roth singing Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody. I had to Google the original artist, and it turns out the song Just a Gigolo was adapted by Irving Caesar in 1929 from the Austrian song "Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo", written in 1928 by Leonello Casucci (music) and Julius Brammer. I Ain't Got Nobody words by Roger Graham and music by Spencer Williams in 1915. They were fist combined by Louis Prima in 1956. Roth makes history fun!

 

[spacekitty]

#2

This is a song that was written by an old boyfriend of mine, Chas Sandford, and even though The Baby's really overproduced it, IMHO, I still think it was the best song on their 'Broken Heart' album (and the only one not written by one of them...lol)




John Waite, the lead singer from The Baby's, would later record another song my friend had written called 'Missing You'... which became a HUGE hit, and Chas now calls "the gift that keeps on giving" in this recent video... LMAO!!

Chas Sandford "Missing You" Belfast Nashville Festival - YouTube


(I was gonna post another song, but I guess that's it for today/night since it's past Midnight now)

 

[somejerk]

1
sebadoh- cold as ice (originally done by foreigner)

 

[somejerk]

2
ray lamontagne- crazy (originally done by gnarls barkley)

 

[somejerk]

3
Danzig- Cat People (originally done by David Bowie)

I just love Danzig.

 

[jj2]

Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me", Originally by Elton John, Remade by George Michael & Elton John

6/19

1

 

[jj2]

Dream A Little Dream", Originally by Mamma Cass, Remade by Mickey Thomas



6/19

2

 

[jj2]

Dream Lover", Originally by Bobby Darin, Remade by Ricky Nelson



6/19

3