Sunday Night fun topic

R&R ^ | 6/22/13 | Baynative

[Baynative]

1. Catch the Wind - Sammy Hagar (Original by Donovan) is one of my favs, But I have to include Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help From my Friends", Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee" and Richie Havens', "Here comes the Sun".

I don't know if it counts as a cover, but Ray Charles' version of "AMERICA" is at the top.

[Old Sarge]

The male chorus who sang “The Ballad Of The Green Berets” for the 1966 movie starring John Wayne.

[mozarky2]

Too obvious folks! Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann Earth Band.

[bigbob]

Most anything written by Dylan and performed by anyone else

[dfwgator]

Wes’ version of “Eleanor Rigby”.

[South40]

Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy

[Fantasywriter]

George Jones & Alan Jackson did a superb cover of Good Year for the Roses. Elvis Costello did the original.

My all time favorite cover is David Bowie singing Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. (Original was Here Today and Gone Tomorrow.) He really did it well. He did great covers of a couple of Lou Reed songs also.

[dfwgator]

ELO - Roll Over Beethoven

[Migraine]

Bobby Darin doing Mack the Knife!

[Revolting cat!]

Bobby “Blue” Bland passed away today. His big hit of 1961 was covered 10 years later by Ann Peebles, produced by Willie Mitchell, with the same studio crew that recorded with Al Green at the time. A masterpiece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npl3cQzWm_8

[Slump Tester]

If you want proof that covers can be a big improvement, check out Santana's "Guitar Heaven - The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time".

Wow!

[21twelve]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9B3VWu_BZ8

Rush’s version of “Crossroads”. Probably get flamed, but I like it better than Cream’s version.

Rush did an album of covers in 2004 for fun - called “Feedback”

[Fantasywriter]

Metallica did a stunningly good cover of Seger’s Turn the Page.

[Revolting cat!]

There is a lot versions of this tune. Here’s the best one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAsqY4C5Zk8

[Joe 6-pack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eHACrIp96s

[TADSLOS]

Viva Las Vegas by ZZ Top comes to mind.

[Revolting cat!]

IBEPMW (In Before Elvis Priestley’s My Way!)

[dfwgator]

I liked the Bangles’ cover of Simon and Garfunkle’s “Hazy Shade of Winter.”

[dfwgator]

IBEPMW (In Before Elvis Priestley’s My Way!)

Everybody knows Sid Vicious' "My Way" is the definitive version.

[Revolting cat!]

Have you heard Shawn Colvin do Viva Las Vegas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdszDlp7GE4