Best Music Covers of all time

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 1:18am

To be honest, a LOT of 70s artists did the same or similar, to a lesser or greater extent. It wasn’t a big deal then, seemingly.
It only became an issue in the 80s and 90s where recordings started to be more of a big deal than live shows, and exacerbated in the 2000s and 2010s when record companies started spending more on lawyers than artists…

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 1:22am

I think better or worse is a silly debate to get too worked up about.
The question(to me, at least) is does the cover offer something new?

Some of them… don’t. I’m looking at you, Alphaville

wimmera1 · January 11, 2018, 1:24am

Um…you mean the original version released in 1984?

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 1:57am

I’ve got it wrong, haven’t I? Who was the Aus (Sydney?) band who did it mid 2000s?
Singer guy looked like a brunette Garfunkel. Anyway, that version was pretty much completey pointless.

BAAKKEERRRR · January 11, 2018, 1:59am

Yeh, that’s the one posted earlier in this thread. Dreary and dull. Think even the band came to regard it as a millstone (same with The Lemonheads and Mrs. Robinson)

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 2:03am

I’m assuming we’re not posting the R Harris version now?

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 2:04am

Here’s a question for the music nerds.
Has anybody done a good version of a Queen song?

Not sure whether to regard the current verison of Queen as a cover band or not, let’s say no for now.

GeoffBlethynsGlasses · January 11, 2018, 2:12am

I can’t think of a good version of a Queen song off the top of my head. But I can give you undoubtedly the worst ever cover.

For full listening pleasure, listen to at least the chorus.

hambo · January 11, 2018, 2:12am

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 2:13am

“Time is on my side” by Michael Balotin (better known by his stage name, Michael Bolton)

You will thank me later. (Or not)

chillyb · January 11, 2018, 2:38am

A Tie

Shelton10 · January 11, 2018, 2:40am

That is truly horrible

chillyb · January 11, 2018, 2:41am

I love this as it’s not what you’d expect…

gillsy · January 11, 2018, 2:43am

I first heard the Foo’s version on the X-Files’ tv soundtrack from the 90s IIRC.

BAAKKEERRRR · January 11, 2018, 2:46am

This one (by Extreme) is reasonable enough. Don’t know if it is an improvement on the original per se though…

Shelton10 · January 11, 2018, 2:55am

Dolly wins.

hambo · January 11, 2018, 3:05am

I know, Dylan sucks.

GeoffBlethynsGlasses · January 11, 2018, 3:16am

Oh, that’s special! Sounds like someone is trying to strangle him while he sings. Sadly they don’t succeed.

wimmera1 · January 11, 2018, 4:53am

Henry_s_Angry_Pills · January 11, 2018, 5:11am

It’s certainly something.

If you’re up for some arcane 70s & 80s music nerdery, I recommend the “Beyond Yacht Rock” poscast.