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Old 06-01-2026, 07:36 AM   #1201 (permalink)
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The original ain't bad but this is my favorite version...



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Old 06-01-2026, 02:59 PM   #1202 (permalink)
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This one is controversial, even to me, because I fully believe that the Doors' song is a masterpiece, as good as it gets. Yet Nico's version is somehow even better...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXqPNlng6uI



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Old 07-06-2026, 04:17 PM   #1203 (permalink)
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Got another one that I myself think is controversial... The Cream original is a stone cold classic, no argument. The guys are at the top of their game.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Room
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In a song review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine noted that the song has been "covered frequently, and by a bizarre group of artists: Broadway star Joel Grey, the Finnish symphonic metal band Apocalyptica, fusion guitarist Frank Gambale, the Bluegrass-inspired Cache Valley Drifters, and heavy metal band Helloween. That wildly eclectic list proves that 'White Room' is a multi-faceted song, containing equal parts dramatic spectacle, intricate musicality, and hard rock menace. Other artists emphasize different elements in their interpretations, but the original Cream version wrapped it all up in one startling package".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DQdB7dTm1A


BUT... the Hugh Cornwell version delivers something truly special for me: the sneering postpunk menace of The Stranglers. Also has one of my favorite videos of all time. He looks so fucкing cool here...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8P2L4-6dxM
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