Cover songs you think are better than the original

Screen13 · 12-27-2021, 07:38 PM

Screen13 · 12-27-2021, 07:49 PM

Maybe it was due to the timing, but this classic ballad had a version by Martyn Bates that caught my ears back in '87. True, Dusty Springfield has THE version that I heard a decade after listening to this, but you know how it goes when some 80's "angsty" Late Teen already familiar with Eyeless in Gaza hears something on late night radio knowing nobody in your immediate area will ever hear of it (in this case CBC's Brave New Waves) and just connects with it (plus, separating from a relationship also helps, but that's another story for another time).

rostasi · 12-27-2021, 08:35 PM

Three best versions of that song.

rostasi · 12-27-2021, 09:11 PM

**Marie Monday** · 12-28-2021, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Screen13

But the best version is

rostasi · 12-28-2021, 07:37 AM

DianneW · 12-28-2021, 02:05 PM

Try this one only 699 versions to get your gnashers into..
Amy Winehouse

The Original

Screen13 · 12-28-2021, 04:31 PM

Two variations of the Archies/Don Kirshner super hit...

First the soulful version from the Wicked Pickett -

Then the killer sarcastic "heavy" bulldozing that can only be done by Alex Chilton -

Not too into the Germs' version which was better caught seen back in the day but I'm sure there are it's fans.

Screen13 · 12-28-2021, 04:34 PM

Because: Arthur Lee

Screen13 · 12-28-2021, 04:42 PM

Scott Walker proving that this song was his (with help by producer John Franz, of course!). Shoved The Four Seasons' version into the world of the never heard for good reason.

12-27-2021, 07:38 PM	#1091 (permalink)
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12-27-2021, 07:49 PM	#1092 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Maybe it was due to the timing, but this classic ballad had a version by Martyn Bates that caught my ears back in '87. True, Dusty Springfield has THE version that I heard a decade after listening to this, but you know how it goes when some 80's "angsty" Late Teen already familiar with Eyeless in Gaza hears something on late night radio knowing nobody in your immediate area will ever hear of it (in this case CBC's Brave New Waves) and just connects with it (plus, separating from a relationship also helps, but that's another story for another time).

12-27-2021, 08:35 PM	#1093 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Three best versions of that song.

12-27-2021, 09:11 PM	#1094 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007

12-28-2021, 07:37 AM	#1096 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007

12-28-2021, 02:05 PM	#1097 (permalink)
DianneW Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: S W France S. Deux Sevres Posts: 1,161	Try this one only 699 versions to get your gnashers into.. Amy Winehouse The Original

12-28-2021, 04:31 PM	#1098 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Two variations of the Archies/Don Kirshner super hit... First the soulful version from the Wicked Pickett - Then the killer sarcastic "heavy" bulldozing that can only be done by Alex Chilton - Not too into the Germs' version which was better caught seen back in the day but I'm sure there are it's fans.

12-28-2021, 04:34 PM	#1099 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Because: Arthur Lee

12-28-2021, 04:42 PM	#1100 (permalink)
Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	Scott Walker proving that this song was his (with help by producer John Franz, of course!). Shoved The Four Seasons' version into the world of the never heard for good reason.