The Official Cover Contest.

[super dave]

Wed, 6/12, #3

These guy's are pretty damn good doing Baba O'reily, The Who! Hey thanks for the GROOVY COVER CONTEST!!!

 

[liblue1]

This was originally written & done by Carl Perkins 1955

 

[spacekitty]

#1

Todd doing a Jimi cover...




From the album "Faithful"... of which Side 1 was all 'faithful' covers of mostly 60's songs,
and Side 2 was new, original TR.

 

[liblue1]

Done by the Beatles 1965... This is 1969 Carpenters version

 

[spacekitty]

#2

The first recorded/popular version of this song, by an L.A. garage band...




There was a lot of controversy over the author of this song, but it has been credited to a Los Angeles folk singer, Billy Roberts (1962).

 

[spacekitty]

#3

And here is Jimi's version, which was more true to the original...




This is Billy Roberts doing his own song:
Billy Roberts Hey Joe - YouTube

 

[jj2]

6/12

1

"(Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay", Originally by Otis Redding, Remade by Michael Bolton

 

[jj2]

6/12

2

"Against All Odds", Originally by Phil Collins , Remade by Mariah Carey

 

[jj2]

6/12

3

"Ain't That A Shame", Originally by Fats Domino, Remade by Cheap Trick

 

[liblue1]

Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent 1958 Original
1991 Unplugged Paul McCartney sings "Be bop A lula"

 

[spacekitty]

Here is a (partial) list of other artists who have covered the song, 'Hey Joe'...

• The Surfaris as "Hey Joe, Where Are You Going" (Decca 31954, June 1966)
• Love (1966) on their album Love
• The Byrds on their album Fifth Dimension (1966)
• The Standells (1966) on their album Dirty Water
• The Music Machine (1966) on their album (Turn On) The Music Machine
• The Shadows of Knight (1966) on their album Back Door Men
• Warlocks (1966)
• Tim Rose (1966) (re-recorded as "Blue Steel .44" on the album Haunted, 1997)
• The Cryan' Shames (1966) on their album Sugar & Spice
• Otis Taylor (1966) on the album Blue Eyed Monster, with slightly different lyrics, and again on Recapturing the Banjo (2008)
• Gonn (1966 or '67)
• The SoulBenders (1967) on their album Can't Believe in Love
• The Stillroven (1967) scored a Midwest regional hit in early 1967 with their cover version
• The Hazards (1967) on the compilation CD Aliens, Psychos and Wild Things, Vol. 2
• Johnny Hallyday (1967) French lyrics by Gilles Thibault, on the album Olympia 67
• Martò (1967) Italian lyrics by Francesco Guccini
• Los Locos (1967) Mexican lyrics by Rafael Acosta, on the EP Negro es Negro
• Ant Trip Ceremony (1968) on their album 24 Hours
• The Golden Cups (1968) Japanese group
• The Creation (1968)
• Marmalade (1968)
• The Mothers of Invention (1968) parodied "Hey Joe" and took a satirical swipe at hippies in their song "Flower Punk" from We're Only In It For The Money
• Deep Purple on their first album, Shades of Deep Purple (1968), which mistakenly credited them as the writers
• Johnny Rivers (1968) on the album Realization
• Band of Joy (1968) demo version with Robert Plant issued in 2003 on the album Sixty Six to Timbuktu
• Saker (1969) UK single
• Fever Tree (1970) on For Sale
• Lee Moses (1971) on the album Time and Place
• The Les Humphries Singers (1971) on the album We'll Fly You to the Promised Land
• Carson (1973) on the album On the Air (recorded live at Sunbury Pop Festival)
• Roy Buchanan (1974) on the album That's What I Am Here For
• Patti Smith (1974) her first music single.
• Spirit (1975) on the album Spirit of '76
• Alvin Lee (1979) on the album Ride On
• Hobo Blues Band (1980) (Hungarian lyrics) on the album Középeurópai Hobo Blues[59]
• Buldožer (1982) on their live album Ako ste slobodni večeras
• More (1982) as the B-side of their single Trickster
• Soft Cell (1983) as part of the B-side "Hendrix Medley", later re-issued on The Art of Falling Apart
• "Weird Al" Yankovic (1984) as part of the medley "Polkas on 45" on the album "Weird Al" Yankovic In 3-D
• Nash The Slash (1984) on the album American Bandages
• Alain Bashung (1985) covered the Johnny Hallyday version of the song on the album Live Tour 85
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1986) on the album Kicking Against the ......
• Dead Moon (1988) on the album In the Graveyard
• Francesco Di Giacomo (1989) on the album Non Mettere le Dita nel Naso in duet with Sam Moore
• Rambo Amadeus (1989) on the album Hoćemo gusle as "Čovek sam, ženo"
• Seal (1991) on the "Killer" single; later included on the Set It Off Soundtrack album (1996).
• The Offspring (1991 and 1997) on their Baghdad EP and, in a different version, as a B-side on their "Gone Away" single
• Willy DeVille (1992) on the album Backstreets of Desire
• Type O Negative (1992) as "Hey Pete" on the album The Origin of the Feces
• Jerry Douglas (1992) on the album Slide Rule. Vocals by Tim O'Brien
• Buckwheat Zydeco (1992) on the album On Track
• Roy Buchanan (1992) on the album The Best of Roy Buchanan
• Body Count (1993) on the albums Born Dead and Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
• Eddie Murphy (1993) on the album Love's Alright
• Captain Sensible (1994) on his live album Live at the Milky Way
• Mathilde Santing (1994) as "Hey Joan", where the woman shoots her man
• Lick the Tins (1995) on the album Blind Man on a Flying Horse
• Brazilian Band O Rappa (1996) recorded a Portuguese version on the album Rappa Mundi, with considerably different lyrics and plot.
• Fifteen (1996) on the EP There's No Place Like Home (Good Night)
• Guitar Shorty (1996) on the album Billie Jean Blues. Guitar Shorty is Jimi Hendrix's brother in law.
• The Make-Up (1999) on the album Save Yourself
• Axel Rudi Pell (1999) on the album The Ballads II (originally a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the Black Moon Pyramid album)
• Helge Schneider (1999) on the album Eiersalat in Rock
• Medeski Martin & Wood (2000) on the album Tonic
• Franco Battiato (2001) on the album Ferro Battuto
• Robert Plant (2002) on the album Dreamland and also earlier with the Band of Joy in 1967
• Vijay Iyer (2003) on the album Blood Sutra (titled "Because of Guns")
• Brant Bjork (2004) on his album Local Angel
• Gabe Dixon Band (2005) on Live at World Cafe
• Cassie Steele (2005) on How Much For Happy
• Psychedelic Deja Vu (2006)
• Arklio Galia (2007) Lithuanian version called "Ei, Juozai" on their debut album.
• Bap Kennedy (2009) on Howl On
• Brown Sugar (2009) as an extra on the cassette release of their Deportation EP
• Josh Charles (2010) on the album Trippin the Keys: Music of Jimi Hendrix
• Israel Nash Gripka (2011) on the album Working Class Hero and other Favorites
• Majek Fashek - Nigerian Reggae Star (2005) on the album Rainmaker
• Pond on Nuggets: Antipodean Interpolations of the First Psychedelic Era (2012).

(now, don't go using all of these for your entries... lol)

 

[hittman]

Original by Pink Floyd

 

[Ceegary]

Thought I would add info on "Hallelujah" written by Leonard Cohen; "Since 1991, "Hallelujah" has been performed by a wide variety of singers: over 300, and in various languages. The most covered song ever (according to Mental Floss) is Yesterday, the Beatles. It has been covered more than 3,000 times, including by Joan Baez, Liberace, Sinatra, Elvis, Daffy Duck, En Vogue and Boyz II Men.

Read the full text here: http://mentalfloss.com/article/20811/quick-10-10-most-covered-songs-ever#ixzz2W1qtHe2J

 

[Reddhott]

#1 originally done by Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark

 

[Reddhott]

#2 originally done by britney spears

 

[Reddhott]

#3 originally done by the Delaney & Bonnie
redo of the Carpenters version

 

[vvaappeerr]

Originally done by George Strait.

 

[spacekitty]

#3 originally done by the Carpenters

I love that song, but it was actually written by Leon Russell (along with Bonnie Bramlett) and I believe that Delaney & Bonnie did the original recording of it called "Groupie (superstar)"


EDIT: I found it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz1ftiiPpyo

 

[somejerk]

1

mike posner- halo
I believe it was beyonce who original did it, he changed the lyrics and stuff a bit.

 

[Reddhott]

yea i know
Leon Russell wrote this song, but a portion of the lyric in verse two was considered too lyrically risqué at the time, and was changed by Richard Carpenter to better fit the Carpenters' image. The Carpenters' version of the lyric, "And I can hardly wait to be with you again" was originally written "And I can hardly wait to SLEEP with you again." A little bit of difference, but either way the song is about a groupie. (thanks, Chris - Palm Springs, CA)
Richard Carpenter received a Grammy award nomination for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist for this song. It was the second of five nominations Carpenter received for his arrangements. He didn't win any, although this is an impressive accomplishment. (thanks, Timm - Anaheim, CA)
"Delaney & Bonnie were the first to record this song, releasing it as the B-side of their 1969 single "Comin' Home." At the time, the song was called "Groupie (Superstar)." Rita Coolidge then began performing the song on Joe Cocker's 1970 Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. A young Better Midler started performing the song later in the year, and Richard Carpenter heard the song for the first time when Bette Midler performed it on The Tonight Show. Richard knew it could be a hit for the Carpenters, so he reworked the song in their style and recorded it, resulting in the most successful version. (Thanks to Dan Levitin, who got this from an interview with Richard Carpenter.)

I love that song, but it was actually written by Leon Russell (along with Bonnie Bramlett) and I believe that Delaney & Bonnie did the original recording of it called "Groupie (superstar)"


EDIT: I found it!!
Delaney & Bonnie - "Groupie" - YouTube