Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

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Orig Bend Me, Shape Me


There were several version with some success but this was the hit. Those are Baldwin guitars, which I'm told they didn't actually use.


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morrobay said:
I like the cover:

In that vein : I heard this over fifty years ago. It made a big impression on me. Cover of Steve Goodman.



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I nominate Al Green for the worst cover prize. The tinny distortion doesn't help. Some people like it.

 
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Orig. Seems unbeatable to me.



Cover. Cued to Jeff Beck's unique style.
 
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37 different chords.



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Hornbein said:
Gabriella outdoes herself.


This is 8 years previous, using a beautiful Taylor. Different tuning and arrangement.
"Into the night of the cold dark night" holds till she goes back to the verse.

 
Part of my childhood.



A nice cover.

 
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pinball1970 said:
This is 8 years previous, using a beautiful Taylor. Different tuning and arrangement.
"Into the night of the cold dark night" holds till she goes back to the verse.


Off topic and ignorant question: what difference does the shape of the guitar body make? The guitar she's playing in the video in your post looks like someone took a bite out of the one in the video you quoted. I guess it changes the tone because different frequencies will resonate well(?).
 
Ibix said:
Off topic and ignorant question: what difference does the shape of the guitar body make? The guitar she's playing in the video in your post looks like someone took a bite out of the one in the video you quoted. I guess it changes the tone because different frequencies will resonate well(?).
Access to the highest frets. Edit, The are called "cut away."
 
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Ibix said:
I guess it changes the tone because different frequencies will resonate well(?).
Yes but don't ask me how or what difference in the sound will be, I'm not that good!
It is a Taylor so it will sound amazing, even entry level start at £500 ish.
 
pinball1970 said:
Access to the highest frets. Edit, The are called "cut away."
Thanks - so you can play high notes that you can't on a guitar without the cut away. Then why do non-cut away guitars still exist? Easier to make, or something?
 
Ibix said:
Thanks - so you can play high notes that you can't on a guitar without the cut away. Then why do non-cut away guitars still exist? Easier to make, or something?
You still can it's just a lot harder. You are applying pressure with your fingers at full stretch for a chord and moving and changing in that position, puts a lot of stress on your wrist.

Also yes more expensive for a cut away.
 
Ibix said:
Thanks - so you can play high notes that you can't on a guitar without the cut away. Then why do non-cut away guitars still exist? Easier to make, or something?
Easier to make and the high notes on Spanish guitars are usually out of tune anyway. I don't know why they don't use adjustable bridges. Tradition.
 
pinball1970 said:
Part of my childhood.



A nice cover.


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Paul is already losing it after ten seconds. I love this.

 
morrobay said:

I missed this one. The arrangement copied by David Bowie.

 
morrobay said:
Nice try lads

A new one for me. Better than the orig. John does a good job -- I didn't know he ever tried to be crooner -- but his strength was as a screamer. Paul is 180 degrees the opposite, so they were quite complementary.
 
pinball1970 said:

He even gets Anderson's vibrato.
 
As for bad covers.... Sadly, they spared us the whammy bar on this one.