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

[Hornbein]

Orig



Cover

 

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Train - Hey, Soul Sister​

Dang that guy's a soprano.



Their vocal blend is magical. That sort of thing is luck. Either it happens or it doesn't.



As a bonus, an Andrei Cerbu guitar solo that I think is great.

 

[DennisN]

Orig

The girl in the third video is a quite good bass player.

 

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[Ibix]

Not sure if this counts here (might be more a parody than a cover), but I enjoyed it. Original:

Cover:

An interesting point about this is that the Dr Who theme was originally composed by Ron Grainer on paper (on holiday in Spain, if memory serves) and air mailed to the BBC, where Delia Derbyshire and the Radiophonic Workshop did the arrangement and recording as posted above. Many years later, when electronic music was a much easier proposition than it was in the 1960s, Grainer released an arrangement of the theme more or less as he'd envisaged it when writing it. It's... um... not quite what the Radiophonic Workshop came out with. So here's the original composer covering the BBC's original version of his original tune:

 

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Gabriella Quevedo outdoes herself.

 

[Hornbein]

The Beatles' Come Together covered by two Brazilians.

 

[Hornbein]

Most covers of this song fail to get the vocal harmony. That's the best part.

 

[BWV]

 

[Hornbein]

We're All Alone by Boz Scaggs is my favorite ballad. He said he wrote it on the way to the studio. The backup band later made it big as most of Toto.



When I was playing ebass in Roxbury, The Three Degrees had a breathy hit song called When Will I See You Again. I had no idea they could sing with power.



This one is a real exhibition of power singing. Too much for this song, but you've gotta be impressed.

 

[Hornbein]

Orig. Not that exciting.

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Cover by Asterism. The guitar is double tracked.



Here's another song that sounds pretty similar.

 

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[rcgldr]

Mary Spender & Josh Turner - Sultans of Swing:

 

[pinball1970]

She is a great singer but the drums are wrong here.

 

[AlexB23]

Guys, I am an old soul, but also like new stuff, so when there is a new cover that faithfully keeps to the old-school, but makes it modern without AutoTune, it is the best of both worlds. And I have not seen "Grease" yet, but that can be added to my movie watch list.


Cover (2010s) [Indie Pop]:


John Travolta's Original (1970s) [Soft Rock], due to copyright, video is only available on YouTube:

 

[pinball1970]

I have not seen "Grease" yet, but that can be added to my movie watch list.

It's great fun. "Hopelessly devoted to you" is a nice track.

 

[AlexB23]

It's great fun. "Hopelessly devoted to you" is a nice track.

I can check that one out as well. Thank you for recommending "Grease". :)

 

[jack action]

The trooper - Renaissance style:

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The original by Iron Maiden:

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[jack action]

In @robphy 's style, here are multiple covers of a single song: Chop Suey! Never seen so many good versions in so many different styles and arrangements.

The original:

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Let's start on a high note:

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Jazz:

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Rock orchestra:

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Asian folk metal:

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Metalcore by Ankor:

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"Way Too Happy" acoustic cover:

https://youtu.be/l7dizP92pW0?feature=shared
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Classical piano:

https://youtu.be/xtXnk2bUN2A?feature=shared
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Epic piano:

https://youtu.be/7rs9GstwXAI?feature=shared
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Vocal ensemble:

https://youtu.be/XRLsDNTFhCA?feature=shared
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Classical orchestra:

https://youtu.be/3wDjOkqIr24?feature=shared
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Kid's Christian Metal:

https://youtu.be/ASA9EvmCUew?feature=shared
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And because ... on the Internet ... there's everything ... I love it when people have fun!

20 style cover:

https://youtu.be/oFwZA4fcetI?feature=shared
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A Latin version?

https://youtu.be/0g-7EJYMWH8?feature=shared
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Commuting:

https://youtu.be/F0DxrXooNdw?feature=shared
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And a ... speed bag cover!

https://youtu.be/TzvPljhhctI?feature=shared








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[jack action]

Speaking of Ankor, I thought I posted it before but I cannot find it. At the risk of repeating myself:

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish:

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The cover by Ankor:

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