Cover Songs- Can they be good?

[Nickyboy]

I've said this before, but cover songs that are exact copies of the original are boring as hell to me. If I wanted to hear that, I would just go to the original. That said, here are some covers that I like that don't try to be an exact copy. Feel free to add ones you like, too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qml8OHFc9Js

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

 

[Ojai Sam]

Great thread, Nick.

Here are a couple off the top of my head that sure aren't exact copies:

 

[Nickyboy]

Who does "Cold Cold Heart" originally?

 

[axolotl]

I had a thought for a similar thread, only a few days ago, while out driving. I'm delighted you acted on it.

Now, if I could only remember what song it was that triggered my thought.

Thinka thinka thinka....

 

[Unsomnambulist]

Rumored to be hated by Paul Simon and I kind of now see what he means...

 

[Ojai Sam]

Who does "Cold Cold Heart" originally?

 

[axolotl]

No discussion of cover songs would be complete without at least a sideways glance at (or eye roll for) MF&tGGs.

 

[Ojai Sam]

For two covers that exceeded the impact of the originals, look no further than Elvis Presley's first single.

Elvis married the salacious electric blues of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

to Bill Monroe's straitlaced hillbilly waltz

to create something both different and similar to each.

The influence of Elvis even extended back to Monroe himself. Less than two months after Sun 209 was released, Bill rushed into the studio for a highly unusual one-song session. There he re-recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky", ditching the old waltz time after a few seconds in favor of Presley's uptempo rhythm.

 

[Nickyboy]

For two covers that exceeded the impact of the originals, look no further than Elvis Presley's first single.

Elvis married the salacious electric blues of Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup

to Bill Monroe's straitlaced hillbilly waltz

to create something both different and similar to each.

The influence of Elvis even extended back to Monroe himself. Less than two months after Sun 209 was released, Bill rushed into the studio for a highly unusual one-song session. There he re-recorded "Blue Moon Of Kentucky", ditching the old waltz time after a few seconds in favor of Presley's uptempo rhythm.

Fantastic.

 

[Worm]