Best cover versions

[Trojan]

On ‎1‎/‎1‎/‎2018 at 7:05 PM, Oxford said:

 

Louis was great.  The whole of jazz, blues r&b music owes him a huge debt.  His cornet riff in Dippermouth Blues is the basis for much of what followed.

[Tongs ya bas]

say what you like, but Cliff was a great rock and roll singer

[Tongs ya bas]

another tasty version

[graveyard johnny]

 

[Ullman]

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, Tongs ya bas said:

say what you like, but Cliff was a great rock and roll singer

The two great British rock and roll records - " Move It " by Cliff and " Shakin' All Over " by Johnny Kidd.

[Tongs ya bas]

56 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

The two great British rock and roll records - " Move It " by Cliff and " Shakin' All Over " by Johnny Kidd.

absolutely

these two records were the cornerstones of British rock music. i'd put in 'Please Don't Touch' by Johnny Kidd as well

[Trojan]

Louis's version of St James Infirmary is brilliant, but this is pretty good.  Tom Jones has a great blues voice.  Wasted at his peak in Vegas

 

[Trojan]

Jools Holland and Dr John to a direct lift from Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons.  Exciting stuff

 

[ivans82]

The Sensational Alex Harvey band did an album of covers "The Penthouse Tapes " some beauties on there . Delilah and Jacques Brels Next still my 2 favourites off earlier albums......like Mike Flowers Pops send up of Wonderwall , if only that it wound up the Gallagher brothers somewhat rotten apparently  , and that`s always a good thing .

[gogledd]

I haven't read the whole thread so apologies if I've repeated anyones choice.

One of my personal favourites is 'Dub Side of the Moon' by Easy Star All-Stars. The whole of Floyds "Dark Side of the Moon" done in dub reggae - it really is superb. And not a p ss take but a homage.

Last week I heard this and fell in love with it:

 

[Derwent]

16 hours ago, Tongs ya bas said:

 i'd put in 'Please Don't Touch' by Johnny Kidd as well

The Motorhead/Girlschool version was better.

[graveyard johnny]

 

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

2 hours ago, Derwent said:

The Motorhead/Girlschool version was better.

I don't think so. " The Guess Who " did a good version but " The Twiliters " have a rough and ready version of it on YouTube. The bit of film the goes with their version makes " Viagra " redundant.

[Derwent]

2 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

I don't think so. " The Guess Who " did a good version but " The Twiliters " have a rough and ready version of it on YouTube. The bit of film the goes with their version makes " Viagra " redundant.

Personal taste and all that.

[Tongs ya bas]

3 hours ago, Derwent said:

The Motorhead/Girlschool version was better.

You mean you prefer it.

I prefer the Johnny Kidd version, and the Pirates own version on the 'out of our soul's album. 

We all have different preferences.

[Ullman]

4 hours ago, Derwent said:

The Motorhead/Girlschool version was better.

I think that's a cracking version.

IMO the best version ever committed to disk is the Pirates' live recording on "Out Of Their Skulls".

[Tongs ya bas]

1 hour ago, Ullman said:

I think that's a cracking version.

IMO the best version ever committed to disk is the Pirates' live recording on "Out Of Their Skulls".

I loved that album

[Oxford]

 

[Ullman]

18 hours ago, Tongs ya bas said:

I loved that album

It's a belting album. Pure rock 'n' roll joy.

[Oxford]

 

[Jailhouse]

It was a real struggle once id got down to two, but i was determined to name only one. best cover version for me then is this.

 

 

[my missus]

REM.

[Moose]

Listened to this a few times and I'm still not quite sure if I like it. A Neil Young classic covered by a young lady, a guy on a trumpet and Joe Satriani.

 

[Ullman]