Conference marvin::uk_music

    	Generally, I don't like cover versions. However, I was playing
    the "Fine Young Cannibals" CD last night, and I cannot fail to
    be impressed with their version of "Suspicious Minds" - great!
    
    K.

    
    Soul Man          - Lou Reed & Sam Moore
    Stand By Me       - U2
    Trapped           - Bruce Springsteen
    Gloria            - The Doors
    
    

    My favourites:
    
    A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Bryan Ferry
    and (going back a long way)
    I Am The Walrus - Spooky Tooth
    
    Dave

    
    
    Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) - Shadows (must've been written
    for them).
    
    Tambourine Man (Byrds) - (come to that, ANY Bob Dylan song done
    by someone else is better than the original - Another NOTE please
    if you strongly disagree!)
    
    Singin' in the Rain - Sheila B Devotion (?)
    
    Always on My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
    
    With a Little Help - Joe Cocker
    
    Richard

.. has to be two songs Queen play but didn't write :-

Big Spender - watch Freddy strut - eat your heart out Shirley !

God Save The Queen - why can't we have their version as the National Anthem !?!

Jane.

    
    Aerosmith - I'm Down (originally done by the Beatles).
    
    KR
    -T

    
    "all along the watchtower"  jimi hendrix
    "superstition"		steve ray vaughan
    "because the night"		patti smith
    "'aint got you"		aerosmith
    "black magic woman"		santana
    
    steve.
    

> Going Home (Theme from Local Hero) - Shadows (must've been written for them).
    
Mark Knopfler might have a different view...:-)

    David Bowie - `White Light/White Heat'
    
    Staple Singers - `Slippery People'
    
    The Clash - `Armagideon Time'

    
    
    "Train Kept a Rollin'"  Aerosmith
    
    "After Midnight"  God
    
    "Pressure Drop"  Clash
    
    
    GCA/
    
    

    Walk on by    -  Stranglers,
    All along the watchtower  -  XTC.

    All along the Watchtower - Dave Mason
    Vodoo Chile - Stevie Ray Vaugan
    Bad is Bad - Dave Edmunds

    Tomorrow Never Knows - Phil Collins
    High School Confidential - Fairport Convention
    Rain - O Positive
    Eep Op Ork Uh Uh (Means I Love You) - The Dickies
    Nights in White Satin - The Dickies
    Ramblin' Man - The Residents
    Twist and Shout - The Beatles
    Surfin' Bird - The Ramones
    You're Going to Miss Me - DMZ (now The Lyres)
    
    
    More when I think of 'em...
    
    - Dan

    
               "Riders On the Storm" - Annabel Lamb
               "Living In the Past"  - Midge Ure
               "

    Is this a collection of "good" covers, or just a "look how clever
    I am, I can name covers you probably didn't realise were covers"
    note?

    Re .8 and Going Home. Mark Knopfler (approximate) quotes...
    
  	'When I was a kid, all I wanted was to play a red and white
    Fender Stratocaster like Hank Marvin'
    
    	'I think Hank's rendition of Going Home is the best I've heard'.
    
    I also saw Dire Straits on TV recently where Mark bought Hank Marvin
    on for the finale which was Going Home. Unfortunately they still
    stuck to the lead sax arrangement with Hank playing rythm. However,
    enough evidence here to show Mark Knopfler wouldn't disagree strongly
    with my view.
    
    Re -.? Santana and Black Magic Woman is a truly brilliant cover
    which I was teetering on putting in my previous reply.
    
    I also heard (suprisingly) fresh treatment of 10cc's I'm Not In
    Love on the radio. Sort of disco style. I think it sounded great.
    Anyone who it was?
    
    Richard
    @snam

    re .18
    
    It could have been Johnny Logan of Eurovision fame who released
    it a few months back. A very similar cover I thought.
    
    Wally (By name Nature(?))
    

    No it wasn't Johnny Logan. I know that one. It was by a female,
    probably black, and very much in a disco style.

    
    Richard

    re .17:
    
    If you are like me, and are sort of obsessed with obscure cover
    versions, then it's a little of both.  All of the covers I m entioned
    are very good, in spite of the obscurity of some of them and none
    of them are hard to find, (i.e. a Beatles bootleg from Hamburg,
    1961).                          
    
    Dredging up obscure covers is a wonderful pastime.
    
    - Dan

    
    Some more (unusual) covers:
    
    	Surfin' U.S.A. by the Jesus and Mary Chain.  This one is quite
    	known, but still brilliant.
    
    	Foxy Lady by The Cure.  The old Jimi Hendrix song.
    
    	In the Ghetto covered by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but I'm
    	not sure who originally did it (any idea anyone).
    
    And if anybody can give me any pointers as to where I can obtain
    a copy of Oscar Wilde covering I don't wan't to set the world on
    fire, it would be greatly appreciated.
    
    	Lee.
    

    >	In the Ghetto covered by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but I'm
    	not sure who originally did it (any idea anyone).
    
    ELvis Presley had a big hit with a song by that name here in '69
    or '70.  Wonder if it's the same one.

    re .22:
    
    French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson also do a *killer* version of
    "Surfin' U.S.A".  R. Thompson does some wonderful grunge-guitar
    stuff, and the backing vocals are done to sound as if they are being
    sung by Russian Cossacks or somethin'  GREAT song on a GREAT album!
    
    - Dan

    "Green Onions" by Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield
    "Black Magic Woman" by Santana
    "Anarchy In The U.K." by Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoias
    
    
    Harvey    

	I think that "Are Everything" by Heaven 17 is much better
	than the original by Pete Shelley...

	and

	the sisters of mercy's version of "Gimme Shelter" is definitely
	religious!

	I too fall into the obscure end of things although I'll take
	any cover by the BEAT, especially "Tears of a Clown"...

	Ed

How about:

    'Black Magic Woman'  - Santana (most votes so far !!)
    'Banana Splits Song' - Dickies
    'Two Little Boys'    - Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias


and for the *worst* covers:

    'Love Will Tear Us Apart' - Paul Young
    "She's Leaving Home"      - Billy Bragg


Derek.

    Re .22, .23
    
    Certainly Elvis had a monster hit with 'In the Ghetto' back in 69/70
    ish. However....
    
    I have an old LP by Family Dogg who had a one off hit with 'Its
    a Way of Life'. On the LP is 'In the Ghetto'. I've never figured
    out who released it first because the only date on the LP is the
    same year as Elvis' realease. I suspect Elvis was the original but
    it could just be his was a cover.
    
    Above LP also had Led Zeppelin (well John Bonham, Jimmy Page and
    another member whose name escapes me) as session musicians. Actually
    this must mean the LP pre-dates Led Zeppelin as a group which may
    provide a clue.
    
    Richard

    I've noticed that `All along the Watchtower' seeme to be the most
    popular cover entered to date.
    I too think Hendrix's is purdy darn good, but I've never heard of
    either XTC's or Dave Mason's.
    Can the noters tell me where I can hear these these songs?
    (And not `Usually on a stereo' wise-guys!)
    
    M

    "Obscure" but good:
    
    "When The Ship Comes in" Arlo Guthrie
    
    The original is on an early Bob Dylan album.

    re.28
    > I have an old LP by Family Dogg who had a one off hit with 'Its
   > a Way of Life'. On the LP is 'In the Ghetto'. I've never figured
   > out who released it first because the only date on the LP is the
   > same year as Elvis' realease. I suspect Elvis was the original but
   > it could just be his was a cover.
    
    I believe it was written by a friend of Elvis', the name Mac Davis
    comes to mind, who brought the song to him in the studio one day.
    
    Sue

>        I've noticed that `All along the Watchtower' seeme to be the most
>    popular cover entered to date.

 	I believe McCartney's "Yesterday" is the most popular song to
    cover (well over 100 versions recorded).
    
    	Keith

    ....and XTC's version was on their first album (I think), and the
    name is.......   Iaaah cant remember!!!
    
    
    
    		Steve.

>    < Note 162.30 by HLDG02::OCONNOR >
>
>    "Obscure" but good:
>    
>    "When The Ship Comes in" Arlo Guthrie
>
    
    Another one made famous by Arlo Guthrie:
    
    "City Of New Orleans" - by Steve Goodman
    
    I saw Steve Goodman play 2 sessions at the 1976 Cambridge Folk
    Festival, and he was superb. I don't understand why he's not more
    well known.
    
    And didn't someone do a slow version of "Dancing In The Dark", by
    B. Springsteen, Esq. ?
    
    Mike.

    
    
    How about Santana's " She's not there"??
    
    

    

    XTC's first album is "White Music".  It's the last song on side 1.
    
    Not to forget...
    
    	Lene Lovich - "I Think We're Alone Now"
    	Patti Smith - "Land of 1000 Dances"
    	Big Black - "The Model" (ya know.. the old Kraftwerk song)
    	Kate Bush - "Lord of the Reedy River" (by Donovan)
    	Shriekback - "Get Down Tonight"
    
    /joe
    

    Nights in White Satin - covered by The Dickies.
    A classic piece of butchery of a classic piece of dross
    
    Bob
    

    
     Some of the best......
    
    	BAD -   	     Prince's 1999 (live!!).
        UK SUBS - 	     She's not there.
    	BAUHAUS -	     Ziggy Startdust and Telegram Sam.
        GEORGIA SATTELITES - The race is on    
    
    
    
    By far the WORST
    
    
        MEGADEATH - Anarchy in the U.K.
    
    
    
    		Grub.....

    
    All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix
    
    I Don't Want To Talk About It - E.B.T.G. (quite a recent one)
    
    Last metioned was written by Danny Whitten, now deceased, who was
    with Crazy Horse (Neil Young's back-up band).
    
    David.
    

    well here's some more 
    
    In my collection of odd records is one called Reggaebility by the
    Cimarons. As you might guess, it's reggae-style. But the tracks on it
    are *all* covers, of things like Love Me Do, C'Moon, Mull of Kintyre,
    That'll be the Day, Big Girls Don't Cry. Etc. Some of them work, most
    of them don't. But it was an interesting idea.
    
    Another LP with loadsacovers is Faithful by Todd Rundgren. One side of
    this LP is note-for-note perfect covers of Todd's faves of the sixties
    - such tracks as Good Vibrations, Rain, Strawberry Fields, If Six was
    Nine, etc. This is a mid-seventies LP, before the days of sampling,
    Fairlights, etc, so he must have gone to a lot of trouble to get them
    sounding as close as he did. Why? Your guess is as good as mine.
    
    now to *serious* cover versions
    
    Otway and Barrett did a truly marvellous version of "Ghost Riders
    in the Sky"/"Running from the Law" on their "Deep and Meaningless"
    LP. Come back Otway and Barrett, the world needs you.

    Robert Palmer had a minor hit with a tune called "(You are in my)
    System", which was a very close cover of an original by a U.S. band
    called The System. Robert also had a turntable hit with a Todd Rundgren
    tune called Can we Still be Friends. 
    
    And finally, one gets my nomination for worst cover in a long time: the
    Goth version of "Like A Hurricane" which is around at the moment. I've
    nothing against Gothdom in general, but *this* is just not nice. 
    
    yours
    john

    RE : .29, .35
    
    XTC's version of "All along the Watchtower" is on their first album,
    called ...
    
    White Music.
    
    What a brilliant, original, creative album. 
    
    But "All Along etc." in particular has to played VERY LOUD !!!!!
    
    - Steve B.
    

    re .44
    
    The whole dang album should be played very loud - what a classic,
    along with much of their later output.
    
    Ive noticed a trend in this note i.e. mentioning horrible cover
    versions . Lets keep this up. I nominate Earth Wind & Fire (?)
    murdering Got to Get You Into My Life as a real ppprrrrtzzzz!
    
    Bob

re: .46

>                               I nominate Earth Wind & Fire (?)
>    murdering Got to Get You Into My Life as a real ppprrrrtzzzz!

Well, I'd nominate that whole LP! The BeeGees and Peter Frampton covering
all Beatles songs? Who thought up this idea? Were they shot?  8^)

Alan S.

    
    My vote for the absolute *worst* cover is Natalie Cole's
    "Pink Cadillac".
    
    Sue

    The Earth Wind and Fire cover is O.K., the rest of the "I am" album
    is excellent. 	
    		For a really bad Beatles cover try Joe Cockers slaughter
    of "With a little help from my friends."
        
    	On the subject of bad covers, I heard somebodies attempt at
    "When a man loves a woman" on the radio the other day, don't know
    who it was, but he should be put down.
    
    
    		Steve.
    

    Re .48.    Billy Preston played organ on the Beatles original so
    his must only be 'half a cover?'
    
    Richard
    @Basingstoke

    
    Worst *EVER* cover...
    
    Can't remember the name of the group but they tried to do 
    Led Zeppelins 'Stairway to heaven'.
    
    Gary @ RDL

    re .53:
    
    Why, that could be any high-school band, or would-be sensitive
    guitar-player type.  Many's the time I've hightailed it out of a
    room at top speeds upon hearing so much as a note of STH.  That
    distinctive opening riff provides strong inducement to vomiting.
    
    - Dan

< Note 162.54 by AITG::PARMENTER                                        >
< That distinctive opening riff provides strong inducement to vomiting. >

    
    
    RE:.40
    
    Thats MEGADETH.

    A couple of good Elvis Costello covers -
    Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood - original by The Animals
    Whats so Funny About Peace Love and Understanding - a Nick Lowe
    composition
    Also the John Cale version of Heartbreak Hotel - utterly menacing
    And last but not least - Tomorrow never Knows, originally by the
    fab 4, *totally* mauled by the Pink Fairies
    
    Bob

    Good heavens! *Another* weird version of Tomorrow Never Knows!
    
    That makes:
    
    Phil Collins
    Chameleons U.K.
    Pink Fairies
    
    who cover the last Beatles song I'd imagine *anyone* doing...
    
    Of course O Positive does Rain, *with* the backward vocals at the
    end...
    
    - Dan

    
    re:  -.1
    
    Don't forget 801's version of TNK, my favorite of all!
    
    -Dan

    re -.1
    BL**DY H*LL!!!  801!!!  I'd forgotten all about them!!!
    How about Quiet Sun
    
    Bob

	The Best cover version for me has to be:-

		'I am a rock' by The Church (From the Sing Songs EP).

	 its great for two reasons, firstly its got even more 'feel' and
	atmosphere than the original, and secondly its the only cover they
	have ever done thereby making it very special to those of us who
	hold The Church dear to our hearts.

				Graham.

    Im a Believer - written by Neil Diamond, covered by the Monkees,
    Robert Wyatt and Johnny Curious & the Strangers. Wa-hey!!!
    
    Bob

    
    
    My God i forgot all about THE CLASH.
    
         I fought the law and the brilliant Police and thieves !!
    
    And then theres The Mighty Lemon Drops cover of Paint it Black.
    
    
    
    			Grub...
    

    The all time Hates reminded me of another worst cover version,
    
    	Flying Pickets - Only You.      They should be melted down.
    
    
    		Steve

    They played here (Munich) two months ago zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Useless info re Flying Pickets.
    
    The lead singer (?) the guy with the sideburns used to be in a group
    called 'Mutiny' who played in a small pub in SE London. Another
    member of the group was Debbie Bishop.
                                  
    Gary @ RDL

    
    How about Chaka Khan's version of "My love is alive" by Gary Wright.
    This came out about 3-4 years ago.  Unbelievable.
    
    Steve

    
    Thin Lizzy's 'live' cover of their studio cover of Bob Seger's
    'Rosalie'!   eh?????????

    Brilliant!
    
    Wallsie

    
    

>>< Note 162.70 by CHEFS::WALLSD "Kiss tomorrow goodbye" >
                                -< Thin Lizzy >-

    
>>    Thin Lizzy's 'live' cover of their studio cover of Bob Seger's
>>    'Rosalie'!   eh?????????

>>    Brilliant!
    
  	So is *all* of "Live and Dangerous" - brilliant album - Lizzy were
	always best live 

	Woof bark meow

    
    	I agree, they were the first band I ever saw live, and definately
    one of the best. What about Jailbreak and Johny the Fox?
    
    
    		What about Cliff Richards cover version of his own song
    "Young ones", mentioned in the Number 1's note? I know he had some
    help, but it was better than the original, oder...
    
    		Steve
    

    DEVO - "Satisfaction" (1978-ish)

    Clipped version of the old Stones song.

    
    
    Re .72
    
    
    	Yeah i thought the smell helped too !!
    
    
    
    		Grub...

    Two covers from the Residents worthy of note are Satisfaction (Stones)
    and Its a Mans Mans Mans World (James Brown) This song is another
    one currently taking a butchering from those b***tards in the
    advertising industry - why cant they write their own songs to advertise
    their cruddy products instead of massacring our mighty pop heritage
    whine winge moan spit rasp....... eh?
    
    Bob
    
    p.s. Ever seen the video of the Residents "Third Reich & Roll"?
    WWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEERRRRRRDD CITY !!!!!

    RE : .72
    
    I hate to be pedantic, but surely you mean "Living Doll", not "The
    Young Ones " ???
    
    - Steve B.
    
    PS the first clause in this reply is a lie.
    

Afterr all that nonsense!!!.....
    I really like the one by Phil Collins that's No.1 at the moment,
    that I hum all day but can't remember the words of!!
    
    Vicky 

    	I'm destined never to agree with Vicky (.82)! Phil Collins is
    OK, sometimes more than OK, but the current no 1 is drivel (the
    original was only just better). BTW, it's called "A groovy kind
    of love".
    
    	Keith

    Who did the original Groovy Kind of Love
    I'm going crazyape bonkers here trying to remember
    
    Bob
    

    
    
    Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders
    
    

    And who did the original of "Baby Jane" by Dr. Feelgood (on their
    live album "As It Happens" and also on one of their studio albums)?
    
    Regards,
    		Dom
    

    
    Anyone know who did the original of "Big Bird" that The Jam recorded
    on their live album ?
    
    Regards,
    		Dom

    
    re. -1
    
    It was Booker T Jones and Eddie Floyd who wrote it , so I would
    put money on them perfroming it as well.
   
    Angry Young Man of Pop

    re .29 etc...
    
    I heard another version of 'All along The Watchtower' last night
    on the radio...it was called the Special 'kick-ass' Remix by a 
    heavy metal outfit called T.S.O.L.. It wasn't a bad version...as
    to be expected a bit loud...sorta cross between The Doors and U2.
    
    - Dave K.
    

    Re:.63
    
    >           -< Once twice three times a believer >-
    >
    > Im a Believer - written by Neil Diamond, covered by the Monkees,
    > Robert Wyatt and Johnny Curious & the Strangers. Wa-hey!!!
      
    T'Pau have also covered this, its on the "B" side to a 12" single
    (can't remember which).  Its got Ron Rogers on vocals rather than
    Carol Decker - A very good cover.
    
    John.

    
    	This topic seems to have been lying dormant for a while so I
    thought I'd have a go at wakening it up. 
    
    	Here's a few of my favourites;
    		King of the Road........The Proclaimers
    		Harvest for the World...The Christians
		Jump....................Aztec Camera
    		Alfie...................Everything but the Girl
    		I Wanna be your man.....The Rolling Stones
    
    		Johnny A.

    Okay Johnny, here's some of my favourite cover versions........
    
    		Unchained Melody (live).....U2
    		Passenger...................Iggy Pop
    		People Get Ready (live).....U2
    		Blinded By The Light........Manfred Mann
    
    Here's some of my least favourites.........
    
    		Santa Claus is coming to town..Bruce Springteen
    		Do they Know Its Christmas.....Band Aid 2
    		Nothing Compares 2 U...........Tracy-ann Ballingham....
    
    
    		Graeme
    		

    Recently on my Sony:
    
    "I Fought The Law" - Dead Kennedys
    "Inside You" - Wonder Stuff
    
    Ed

    Carters's version of Rent
    
    Tim
    ---

    
    From the excellent RED HOT & BLUE album:
    
    Who wants to be a millionaire? -- Thompson Twins
    
    Did you evah! -- Iggy Pop & Debbie harry
    
    Down in the depths -- Lisa Stansfield (Brill)
    
    
    Good new versions of old songs
     
    David

    re: a few back
    
    Didn't Iggy Pop write "Passenger" and Siouxsie & the Banshees cover
    it??  (Of course Siouxsie covered it...I nominate the entire "Through
    the Looking Glass" album in this category.)  Anyway, I'm almost
    positive Iggy wrote that song.
    
    -Vicki

    You're right Iggy wrote the song.
    
    Tim
    ---

    
    
    Knowing me knowing you.......by (the late great) Danny Wison