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What are your favorite cover version’s of another artist’s song?
We were discussing approach to Song proficiency on another string and I thought of some of my favorite cover versions of songs and how the cover versions were different than the original versions.
It seem everyone did cover versions of early Dylan tunes and some of those covers were fantastic. Johnny Winter did an open key version of highway 61 revisited .that I love.
There is a fantastic version of All along the Watch Tower by one of the best electric guitarist of all time . The Loving Spoonfuls did a great version of Mr. Tamborine Man.
Willie Nelson has some great cover tunes also.
What are some of your favorite cover songs?
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Hard to pick my favorite, can I do a top ten list? LOL!
Black Magic Woman – Santana
All Around the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
You’re No Good – Van Halen
Pretty Woman – Van Halen
Jet Airliner – Steve Miller
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Great choices, I forgot about Steve Miller. he did one of my all time favorites and have it in my practice routine.
Mercury Blues or Crazy about a Mercury. A 53 Mercury 2 door hard top was my 1st car and i did love that car.
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Oh my goodness, totally forgot about Mercury Blues on Fly Like an Eagle, takes me back Jorge!
Steve has a very interesting life story, he was a child protege of Les Paul. At 9 years of age he learned how to play lead from T-bone Walker. He formed his first band with his brother on bass at age 12. At was 14, they backed Jimmy Reed at LouAnn’s Bar in Dallas. He came of age in the blues clubs of Texas and Chicago and transitioning to rock in London. He really had to work his tail off to make it. During his college freshman year, he spent the Christmas break teaching his high-school buddy, William “Boz” Scaggs to play the blues!
He was a very seasoned musician when “The Joker” became a smash hit and he was finally able to take a few nights off performing.
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Allison Krauss cover of Keith Whitney’s “You Say Nothing at All” comes to my mind.
Also Janis Joplin’s cover of “Summertime” from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
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Thanks Albert, Ms Krauss has a few great covers. It doesn’t hurt to have the best Dobro picker in the world in you band. Jerry Douglass is extraordinary. Janis did a great Job on Me and Bobby McGee.
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Speaking of Ms Krauss, what about her version of “When The Levee Breaks” with Mr Plant? They’ve done a number of Led Zep numbers.
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Also one of favorite covers ever in bluegrass mode is Sierra Hull – Mad World
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Yes, Plant and Krauss are a fantastic duet. When the levee breaks is a classic. I have to check out the S. Hull mad world. But everything she does is pretty special.
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Jorge, I supplied YT links to make it easy.
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I love the original version of Sound of Silence by S&G. Love watching live versions of Paul playing his guitar to it. But there is something to the “Disturbed” version that I cant stop listening too.
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My wife blasts that in the house most days… and she doesn’t really like heavy rock music that much.
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I do not listen to Heavy metal. I first heard this version on a season finale of a show I watched a few years ago, when one of the main charters was getting killed off. The Blacklist.
Another one from the early 60’s that was one of my favorites was “Last Kiss” by J. Frank Wilson. It was Covered by Pearl Jam. I have added that one to my list of songs I am learning. Simple Chords and strum pattern and repeatable. G-EM-C-D one measure each and repeat. DDUUDU. Classic!
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Keith Urban does a fantastic live version of the BeeGees “To Love Somebody ” at the CMT awards maybe 10 years ago. First half stripped down to just triads before backing vocals and accompanying band kicks in. Interesting take on the song. Lots of great takes on Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, but Jeff Buckley’s or kd lang’s really stand out to me.
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Pete, that was pretty intense. Like the way they use the 1 mike blue grass style of performing.
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Hi @jorgemac ,
The Allman Brothers Band covers “Stormy Monday”, originally by T-Bone Walker, on their Live At The Fillmore East album. This song was also covered by Bobby “Blue” Bland (circa 1960) as well. Over all, the Allman Brothers is my favorite rendition. Blind Willie McTell wrote and recorded “Statesboro Blues” and was also covered by Taj Mahal (1968). Elmore James wrote and recorded “Done Somebody Wrong”, all of which are covered by the Allman Brothers on that Live At The Fillmore East album.
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That Allman Bros live at the Fillmore East is just a magic album. I saw them in the 70’s in New Mexico and they had a off night. Then saw the In San Francisco and they smoked the Fillmore West. One of my favorite concerts.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsjzV8sOdXU&list=RDXsjzV8sOdXU&start_radio=1
I thought you might like this!
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THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have no complaints of how my life has turned out. But…… if I knew back when I was 23 what i know now on the guitar…..
Bill B’s Allman Brother concert footage of the guitar playing in that concert is much easier to pick up on now. Not the nuances, but the actual notes being interpreted. Duane and Dicky would still play circles around me. Dicky’s pinky use is lighting fast and a revelation.
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I think the best cover artist of all time is Linda Ronstadt. She made a career of covers, only recording about a handful of originals but charting 38 US Billboard Hot 100 singles. Her interpretations of songs were peerless, one of the best voices of the 70’s and ever!
Some notable songs
“You’re No Good” (which she co-wrote)
“Blue Bayou”
“Long Long Time”
“That’ll Be the Day”
“It’s So Easy”
“Somewhere Out There”
“To Know Him Is to Love Him”
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What a classic version of a classic song. Was that Otis Redding who 1st recorded that? If i remember right he didn’t write that tune and used the Memphis studio master band, can’t remember there name but they had a fantastic Guitarist who made that recording shine. He worked with a bunch of the soul artists, also played with Booker T band, I think.
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