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Today I learned that J Page composed this the first time he ever picked up a mandolin.
The vocal was a duet with Sandy Denny.
 
 
It's hard to know what already been posted?

Disturbed-Sound of Silence

 
erobz said:
It's hard to know what already been posted?

Disturbed-Sound of Silence


#11 first page. I remember the first page but not much else!
 
Hornbein said:


Today I learned that J Page composed this the first time he ever picked up a mandolin.
The vocal was a duet with Sandy Denny.

I thought it was Robert Plant for years! An overdub with a prettier tone!
I do not think they played with anyone else on all their records, just her.
Lovely folk voice like Maddie Pryor.
One of those 1970s rock roll deaths unfortunately.
 
Orig



Cover (from Finland)



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Hornbein said:


Today I learned that J Page composed this the first time he ever picked up a mandolin.
The vocal was a duet with Sandy Denny.

Impressive, not much in the way over dub vocals. A bit of double tracking and nice harmony. The mandolin parts are so close to the original, I can't tell if she has somehow lifted those or just copied all the parts.

Also, this is what a hippie girl looks like in 2024?
More of this and less Lady Ga Ga!
 
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erobz said:
It's hard to know what already been posted?

Only if the title is entered as text in a post (not just a YouTube URL),
you can use the Search in the upper right corner
to search for (say) a title in "This Thread",
then Click "Search" (not "Advanced Search" which I tend to do since it is vertically below "This Thread")

https://www.physicsforums.com/search/16271609/?q=Sound+of+Silence&t=post&c[thread]=1050205&o=date

but since the title wasn't included in the text,
this search didn't pick up #11 that @pinball1970 recalled.
 
robphy said:
Master of Puppets (1986)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Puppets_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica

Metallica - Master Of Puppets [Seattle 1989] 4K 60FPS




(2024) Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Live Cover By Nene Royal) - Thailand - 13years old - sings and shreds!
(first solo &t=4m00s) - (second solo &t=6m07s)



(2019) Metallica - Master of Puppets | Mel cover ( MelSickScreamoAnnie ) - Indonesia - 5M views
(first solo &t=3m40s) - (second solo &t=5m45s)



(2022) artfrob - METALLICA - Master Of Puppets - Live by BAILEY - Cardiff - 10 (or 11) years old
(first solo &t=3m35s) - (second solo &t=5m30s)



(2018) METALLICA - MASTER OF PUPPETS [Cover by OVERDOSE] - Thailand - 9 to 15 years old - spirited!
(first solo &t=3m35s) - (second solo &t=5m40s)



(2017) Master of Puppets - Metallica (Multi-Instrumental Cover) by 13 Year Old ( Owen Davey ) - Canada
(first solo &t=3m35s) - (second solo &t=5m40s)

Artfrob is a legend, I have been checking his busking videos in Cardiff for years. Bailey the guitar player is not bad on violin too.
 
erobz said:
A voice instrumental:


I would like to see that live.
Incredible!
 
Helter Skelter (1968)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helter_Skelter_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles

(2005) Paul McCartney - Helter Skelter (Live 8 2005)


(1983) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Helter Skelter (Nocturne, Royal Albert Hall, 1983)


(2022) Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo - Rock The Beatles Helter Skelter Live


(1983) Motley Crue - Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover) (Live At Us Festival 83) - [Remastered to FullHD]


(1988) U2 - Helter Skelter [Rattle and Hum - HD]



(1999) Oasis - Helter Skelter Live @ Y100 Festival, Philadelphia 1999



Honorable Mentions:
 
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Very impressed with this lady's versatility. Alyona

 
(inspired by @Hornbein 's post on Greg Howe's cover of "Sunny")

Kick It All Over (1988)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Howe_(album)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Howe

(2014) Greg Howe - Kick it all Over





(2015) Greg Howe - Kick It All Over (cover by Shani Kimelman)


(2018) Dustin Tomsen 13 years old covers Greg Howe "Kick It All Over"


(2017) Greg Howe - Kick It All Over - Guitar Cover - Desafinados


(2017) 기타 입시곡 greg howe - kick it all over (Guitar Cover) - 진형철 Jin HC Guitar — not a straight cover
 
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Off topic - one I heard today as background music in a cafe which was just awful. It seemed to be from an album of covers in a slow, relaxed style with dreamy female vocals. Not necessarily a bad thing (see the excellent cover of California Dreamin' upthread), but to my mind wildly inappropriate for Paint It Black.
 
Paint It Black (1966)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It_Black
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Rolling Stones - Paint It Black LIVE (1966)


Ibix said:
Off topic - one I heard today as background music in a cafe which was just awful. It seemed to be from an album of covers in a slow, relaxed style with dreamy female vocals. Not necessarily a bad thing (see the excellent cover of California Dreamin' upthread), but to my mind wildly inappropriate for Paint It Black.

Was it one of these?
  • (2019) Paint It Black (Epic Trailer Version) · Hidden Citizens · Rånya - Reawakenings Vol. 2


  • (2019) Paint It Black (Cover) - Marvel's Inhumans Soundtrack - Valerie Broussard


  • (2015) Ciara - Paint It, Black (Audio) from The Last Witch Hunter


(early in this thread #600 Wednesday Addams and your #535 Robyn Adele Anderson )
 
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robphy said:
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Master of Puppets (1986)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Puppets_(song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallica

Metallica - Master Of Puppets [Seattle 1989] 4K 60FPS


Metallica was in town last week.
Here's someone's concert footage for Master of Puppets (at the end of a 2-hour set).
(Aug 2024) Metallica - Minneapolis MN 8-16-2024 (night 1)
[Master of Puppets at &t=1h52m]

Here's (night 2) - advertised as "No Repeat Weekend - 2 nights, 2 different sets, 2 different opening acts".

 
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robphy said:
Paint It Black (1966)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_It_Black
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
Rolling Stones - Paint It Black LIVE (1966)




Was it one of these?
  • (2019) Paint It Black (Epic Trailer Version) · Hidden Citizens · Rånya - Reawakenings Vol. 2


  • (2019) Paint It Black (Cover) - Marvel's Inhumans Soundtrack - Valerie Broussard


  • (2015) Ciara - Paint It, Black (Audio) from The Last Witch Hunter


(early in this thread #600 Wednesday Addams and your #535 Robyn Adele Anderson )

They swapped around a lot but Paint it Black was Ian Paice's drum solo for a while. 1969-70 ish.
 
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Hornbein said:

Once you hear this it is not easy to unhear. It is hard to pinpoint who is most a fault as none of them can actually play.

 
I think this actually worse than the Floyd one. Same band butchering Clapton this time.

 
Dea Matrona -- Simon & Garfunkle's Homeward Bound

 
Get Lucky (April 19 2013)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Lucky_(Daft_Punk_song)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk

(April 12 2013) Daft Punk - Get Lucky Trailer (Long Version) @ Coachella - RAM - Nile Rodgers - Pharrell Williams



(2013) Get Lucky - KRNFX (Daft Punk ft. Pharrell) - Beatbox Cover



(2013) Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (cover) Jess Greenberg



(2013) Get Lucky (Daft Punk's Cover) by The Russian Guard Choir

(I couldn't find the originally posted video)


(2024) Charles Berthoud - Get Lucky (Official Music Video)


(2023) Colin Sankey - Get Lucky by Daft Punk Solo Bass Arrangement



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Hornbein said:
Dea Matrona -- Simon & Garfunkle's Homeward Bound


Hey, you got the wrong title, or the wrong video linked. (it takes you to a Crosby, Stills, and Nash) cover. Can't tell.

The girls are very talented, thanks for sharing.
 
erobz said:
Hey, you got the wrong title, or the wrong video linked. (it takes you to a Crosby, Stills, and Nash) cover. Can't tell.

The girls are very talented, thanks for sharing.
Uneditable.

 
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