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

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Orig (not recommended)



Hit version with Louis Armstrong



Cover by Marianne Faithful

 

[Hornbein]

How did I miss this?

Orig Black Muddy River

 

[Hornbein]

 

[pinball1970]

Some catching up to do!

 

[Hornbein]

Gabriella Quevedo outdoes herself.

 

[pinball1970]

Gabriella Quevedo outdoes herself.

Stunning. She is simply brilliant

 

[robphy]

#1625
"Desert Song" (Schenker & Bonnet) from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_Attack (1982)

Desert Song acoustic cover - TnR ( more covers: darksidedweller55 )

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

The singer is OK. The real star is the arrangement and recording quality. My that sounds nice.

 

[robphy]

#1310
Orig : Cranberries -- Zombie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)

Zombie (Acoustic Version) @-&t=12m00s - ( from The Cranberries: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert )

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Guitar Cover | Zombie (The Cranberries ) | Diễm Hương & Thanh Điền Guitar


Bad Wolves - Zombie (Official Video) - 554M views


The Cranberries - Zombie (Violet Orlandi cover)


Zombie - The Cranberries (Soul Cover ft. Maiya Sykes) - PostmodernJukebox


The Cranberries - Zombie (Cello & Piano Cover) - Brooklyn Duo

 

[pinball1970]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie_(The_Cranberries_song)

Zombie (Acoustic Version) @-&t=12m00s - ( from The Cranberries: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert )

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Guitar Cover | Zombie (The Cranberries ) | Diễm Hương & Thanh Điền Guitar


Bad Wolves - Zombie (Official Video) - 554M views


The Cranberries - Zombie (Violet Orlandi cover)


Zombie - The Cranberries (Soul Cover ft. Maiya Sykes) - PostmodernJukebox


The Cranberries - Zombie (Cello & Piano Cover) - Brooklyn Duo

Certainly a mixed bag!
I hated the soul one, number 5.
Obviously the original and the acoustic versions of the band are amazing.
I liked the cello version number 6.

 

[robphy]

#1646
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Diver (1983)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dio_(band)

(1997) Holy Diver - Pat Boone
( from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Metal_Mood:_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy
- track listing )

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Crazy Train [Ozzy Osbourne]- Pat Boone


You've Got Another Thing Coming [Judas Priest] - Pat Boone

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No More Mr. Nice Guy [Alice Cooper] - Pat Boone


Alice Cooper & Pat Boone present Metallica best Heavy Metal band American Music Awards Jan 27th 1997

 

[jack action]

Alice Cooper & Pat Boone present Metallica best Heavy Metal band American Music Awards Jan 27th 1997

Even funnier Pat Boone on The Tonight Show:

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[pinball1970]

Certainly a mixed bag!
I hated the soul one, number 5.
Obviously the original and the acoustic versions of the band are amazing.
I liked the cello version number 6.

Violet Orlandi got an amazing sound for her bedroom and the cat wasn't disturbed once!
Probably recorded in the studio then mimed on?

 

[Ibix]

Probably recorded in the studio then mimed on

Or the bedroom's green-screened in - that might be easier to do.

 

[Ibix]

I hated the soul one, number 5.

I agree - not the right style for that one, IMO.

Is the Thai guitarist (Thanh Điền) blind? (Edit: yes, and sadly passed away in 2023.)

 

[Hornbein]

Orig



Cover
I didn't realize what a good song it was until this. Very nice chords. And that guy can sing. He's Paul Hoffman.



Encore! Another good choice.

 

[Hornbein]

Then there's "U.N. Owen Was Her?" Originally an eight-bit "boss theme" in a computer game, it caught on internationally with classical musicians, spawning a great many covers. Here's my fave.



Wow! Can computer sequencing produce such a natural violin sound? I tend to think not, but maybe I'm behind the times.

There are numerous bombastic orchestral versions. You've got to be impressed with the quality of today's computer simulations of orchestras. This one seems to contain a short section from The Rite of Spring. There is considerable disagreement about the title of U.N. Owen Was Her? with at least four names floating about.



Then there's the acapella version. It's more faithful to the original.



Surely a labor of love.

Here's the orig. I read that this is heard over and over again in every Japanese MacDonalds. I can't stand it when companies do that.

 

[Hornbein]

Note how she can just barely play that guitar but it still sounds pretty good.

 

[jack action]

Then there's the acapella version. It's more faithful to the original.



Surely a labor of love.

Just wow!

But it would have been cooler if there had been only 8 sources instead of 9, you know, to relate to the 8-bit sound.

 

[Hornbein]

A family band from the Philippines. For me the main attraction is the John Bonham Mini-me.

 

[robphy]

A family band from the Philippines. For me the main attraction is the John Bonham Mini-me.

For more, see...

#1539

These are covers by a family band named Missioned Souls.

and #1582 and #1604

 

[Hornbein]

For more, see...

and #1582 and #1604

Hah! Well, you beat me to it.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Orig


Cover

 

[Hornbein]

Showcasing harmony.

 

[Hornbein]

Showcasing harmony.

The family is from the Philippine island of Cebu. In Tokyo I met a couple from Cebu. They looked just like this.

During his round-the-world voyage Magellan was killed while attacking Cebu in an attempt to convert it to Christianity. Though heavily outnumbered the Portuguese believed their superior technology coupled with the mandate of God would bring victory. Today this family is Christian, displaying an icon of Jesus.


Here's the orig by The Top Notes.