Saturday Music Thread

[DFSNOLE]

This Saturday we'll talk about cover songs. Depending on someone's age, they might not even realize songs were not original to the artist.

I'll start with these. What do you have?

Hurt seems more like a Johnny Cash song than one from Nine Inch Nails.




This is my favorite from Joe Cocker. It has more soul than the Beatles version.



This one is another cover of a Beatles tune.

 

[Ohio1nole]

Jimmy Hendrix - all along the watchtower..

Didn’t know that was a Bob Dylan song

 

[seminoleed]

Another Dylan cover (there's a plethora of these out there):

 

[DFSNOLE]

There's a covers channel on SiriusXM that I listen to occasionally. I am often surprised about a song being a cover.

 

[NoleLizards]

Trying to stay off this board, but I don't see this thread going political...

Two Aretha Franklin hits are covers:

"Respect" (Otis Redding) and "Pink Cadillac" (Springsteen)

 

[NoleLizards]

Sublime's "Smoke Two Joints" was originally performed by The Toyes.

 

[F4Gary]

Jimmy Hendrix - all along the watchtower..

Didn’t know that was a Bob Dylan song

Dave Mason did a nice rendition too.

 

[DFSNOLE]

I'm sure most folks know this is a Springsteen song.

 

[NoleLizards]

Otis Redding was quite prolific for providing material for future covers. Both the Grateful Dead and the Black Crowes covered this one...

 

[BrianNole777]

Trying to stay off this board, but I don't see this thread going political...

Two Aretha Franklin hits are covers:

"Respect" (Otis Redding) and "Pink Cadillac" (Springsteen)

Please stay and help make it less political.

 

[BrianNole777]

Led Zeppelin covered a few songs. This was a great one.

 

[NoleLizards]

Led Zeppelin covered a few songs. This was a great one.

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I didn't know that. Jake Holmes (who I'd never heard of before tonight) originally performed it.

 

[BrianNole777]

I didn't know that. Jake Holmes (who I'd never heard of before tonight) originally performed it.

Zep covered many songs. Jimmy Page was a studio guitarist before Zep.

They took unknown songs and made them a billion times better.

List of Led Zeppelin songs written or inspired by others - Wikipedia

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[NoleLizards]

My personal favorite cover by Zeppelin...of no other than the (alleged) soul-seller, Robert Johnson:

 

[NoleLizards]

So who did the better cover of this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic??

 

[NoleLizards]

Another of my favorite covers (originally by The Crickets):

 

[seminoleed]

Another of my favorite covers (originally by The Crickets):

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One of my favorite songs, but the version by the Bobby Fuller Four instead. Never knew THAT was a cover, and I thought I knew Buddy Holly's discography.

 

[seminoleed]

Please stay and help make it less political.

The imagery of PInk Cadillac is there, but Aretha didn't do the actual song; you're thinking of "Freeway Jam", I believe.

 

[seminoleed]

Led Zeppelin covered a few songs. This was a great one.

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They also plagiarized a ton of songs; I'll cut them some slack though, as Zep's versions were always quality improvements.

 

[DFSNOLE]

Though it's fairly well known now, there were a lot of folks who didn't know Dolly wrote and recorded this song.

 

[NoleLizards]

You're

The imagery of PInk Cadillac is there, but Aretha didn't do the actual song; you're thinking of "Freeway Jam", I believe.

You're right. Natalie Cole actually did the hit cover. Damned Mandela Effect....

"Freeway of Love" by Aretha does reference a pink Cadillac. (I'm a stroke survivor. Please excuse my synapses getting crossed occasionally.)

 

[MagNoleA]

Herman's Hermits; There's a kind of hushhhh; aaaall over the world tonight... That song became popular again when Wake beat us 30-0 at home. Thanks, Jeffy. Nice play calling.

 

[GeddyLee09]

Metallica - Turn the Page originally done by Bob Segar but also covered by Waylon Jennings.
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss originally by Wayne Cochran and covered by The Cavaliers before Pearl Jam
Disturbed- Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

All three of these covers were better than the original although Turn the Page is close.

 

[NoleLizards]

Since we're still doing this on Monday...

The Allman Brothers Band are one of my very favorite artists of all time, but this Molly Hatchet cover is a definite upgrade IMO:

 

[SeaPA]

Dave Mason did a nice rendition too.

Speaking of Dave Mason (and with Cocker having been mentioned earlier), Joe slayed this one...

 

[DFSNOLE]

Metallica - Turn the Page originally done by Bob Segar but also covered by Waylon Jennings.
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss originally by Wayne Cochran and covered by The Cavaliers before Pearl Jam
Disturbed- Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

All three of these covers were better than the original although Turn the Page is close.

1. I like the original better but it's not like it's not a discussion.
2. Agree
3. The versions are night and day different. It's really hard to compare. I really do like David Draiman's intensity singing the song. Paul Simon loved it which is a hell of an endorsement.

 

[NoleLizards]

Two totally rad and awesome Diamond Dave-era Van Halen covers:

...of The Kinks




...and of the late great Roy Orbison

 

[GeddyLee09]

1. I like the original better but it's not like it's not a discussion.
2. Agree
3. The versions are night and day different. It's really hard to compare. I really do like David Draiman's intensity singing the song. Paul Simon loved it which is a hell of an endorsement.

1 is very close IMO but I'm a Metallica fan. I was going to add Fast Car to the list as well with Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman, as good or better than the original as well.

 

[Ohio1nole]

Metallica - Turn the Page originally done by Bob Segar but also covered by Waylon Jennings.
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss originally by Wayne Cochran and covered by The Cavaliers before Pearl Jam
Disturbed- Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

All three of these covers were better than the original although Turn the Page is close.

Disagree on a few.. I love Bob segar and Simon garfunkels versions better..

Although the covers are pretty badass as well. Especially disturbed’s version

I also like Luke Combs version of fast car better than Chapmans

 

[bcherod]

Gato Barbieri made Europa famous, but it was written by Carlos Santana.

Antonio Carolos Jobim's songs have been covers for everyone.

Joe Cocker, "With a little help from my friends" is my all time favorite.

Quincy Jones was the songwriter behind a lot of hits.

20 Great Quincy Jones Productions, From 'Thriller' to 'We Are the World'

From “It’s My Party” to ‘Thriller’ and beyond, we survey an iconic career

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