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gingerjon

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Have I put this one on here before?

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A cover of one of my favourite Dylan tracks Hurricane. This is by RocKwiz Orkestra, an Oz band and TV show. The two sisters on backing vocals are Vika and Linda Bull who are I believe are of Tongan he

gingerjon

gingerjon

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Not sure why a band with two guitarists and a bassist need a couple of guitarists playing backing.

I think we can all think of situations where what appears to be a perfectly fine set-up can be made infinitely better by a reduction of two in the playing staff.

Good observation.

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Futtocks

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Wow, the Kane Gang! I'm sure I've still got my 12" single of 'Closest Thing to Heaven' somewhere.

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gingerjon

gingerjon

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We're not exactly flooded with Dream Academy covers but this is the leader in that group for mine

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

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Leeds Wire

Leeds Wire

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Not sure if I've posted this before, but here's a link to a fantastic, suprising range of cover versions. The AV Club website invited the public to nominate songs for bands to cover, then a load of bands were invited into the studio to choose which one they wanted to cover. Each time a song was performed it was crossed off the list. The project is now in its fourth season and all the covers are free to view and listen to.

Some of the covers are brilliantly done and some are just bobbins, but they are all interesting. See what you think... here's 2012's tunes:

http://www.avclub.com/features/av-undercover-2012

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gingerjon

gingerjon

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The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness done by a northern 'folk' singer

 

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Leeds Wire

Leeds Wire

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The ultimate cover version: Taking a legendary Jimmy Cliff song and transforming it into something so completely different. Brilliant stuff by a truly great band.

 

Trojan

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This

 

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gingerjon

gingerjon

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Anne Nightingale used to play that every week on her Sunday night show about 1984.

If you can be arsed, there is also some excellent footage of their lead singer facing the PMRC panel and absolutely tearing their arguments to pieces. Dee Snyder v PMRC or similar.

 

I saw the links, I'll have a look later.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett)

Phil

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The ultimate cover version: Taking a legendary Jimmy Cliff song and transforming it into something so completely different. Brilliant stuff by a truly great band.

 

 

 

Johnny Nash actually 

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Ullman

Ullman

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Monster Magnet's version of Donovan's Three Kingfishers

 

"I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont.

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l'angelo mysterioso

l'angelo mysterioso

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the best cover version of anything ever FACT, you might as well close the thread

 

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Ullman

Ullman

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the best cover version of anything ever FACT, you might as well close the thread

 

I was aware of its existence.

 

Nothing had prepared me for its magnificence.

"I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont.

Futtocks

Futtocks

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I was aware of its existence.

 

Nothing had prepared me for its magnificence.

Not a cover version (as far as I know) but just wait 'til you experience Leonard Nimoy singing 'The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins'. YouTube is your friend....

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

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