Cover Songs That Stand on Their Own

[Mojo2]

Cover Songs That Stand on Their Own

They don't have to outsell or be more popular or more artistic than the original, though they may. And please tell us if they did.

But ANY cover song that you think works on its own without being just a pedestrian and uninspired copy of the original song.

The original was by The Doors.

"Light my Fire."

Great. Classic.

But, "Light my Fire" by Jose Feliciano?

Less popular but it absolutely stands on it's own as a beautiful interpretation of the song.

Nothing like The Doors' version but great on different terms.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Px_03JHyA]Jose Feliciano - light my fire - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mojo2]

Woodstock by Joni Mitchell

There are several great covers of this great song.

Here are three of my favorites.

Woodstock by Matthews Southern Comfort

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-8r3Z-BR7M]matthews southern comfort - woodstock - YouTube[/ame]


Woodstock by James Taylor

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J63DsysDIF4]"Woodstock" by James Taylor on Howard Stern - YouTube[/ame]


And finally, Woodstock by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrWNTqbLFFE]Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Woodstock - YouTube[/ame]

 

[HelenaHandbag]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I7GkHy5iOA]Linda Ronstadt - Tumbling Dice (FM) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[HelenaHandbag]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eHeu7CUhEI]Heart - "Rock and Roll" [Live] - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mr. H.]

IMO this totally blows the original out of the water, although I have heard that it really pissed off Simon and G'funkle LOL.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReWi009IL4]Yes - America - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY]All Along The Watchtower (Audio) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mojo2]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEHckjjbE8I]FOOL ON THE HILL - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - YouTube[/ame]

This version of Fool on the Hill by Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66 is very pleasing. And not 'derivative' of the original.

 

[hjmick]

 

[hjmick]

 

[hjmick]

 

[HelenaHandbag]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4T3tMkjRig]Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with lyrics) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Mojo2]

Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with lyrics) - YouTube

Who did the original?

Sharing that would be part of the fun of sharing the cover song, imho.

 

[Mojo2]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JinITWtW06U

How is it that none of your songs display the song title or artist?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcs3iEhWX3c]Train in vain- Dwight Yoakum - YouTube[/ame]

 

[hjmick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JinITWtW06U

How is it that none of your songs display the song title or artist?

You got me, when I see it, I see the title /artist in a bar across the top of the video. All I do is copy the address and paste it in the box...

 

[HelenaHandbag]

Mama Cass - Dream A Little Dream Of Me (with lyrics) - YouTube

Who did the original?

Sharing that would be part of the fun of sharing the cover song, imho.

"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a song, from c.1931, with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt[1] and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and also by Wayne King and His Orchestra, with vocal by Ernie Birchill. A popular standard, more than 60 other versions have been recorded, but some of the highest chart ratings were in 1968 by Mama Cass Elliot with The Mamas & the Papas.

Dream a Little Dream of Me - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[CrusaderFrank]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgGNWlNAfA]'The Gallis Pole' LEADBELLY, Blues Guitar Legend - YouTube[/ame]

This old black guy does a good version of Led Zep's Gallow's Pole. That's the greatness of Led Zeppelin, it touches so many people over so many generations

/sarcasm off

 

[HelenaHandbag]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX-GJ46kiCo]Stevie Ray Vaughan - Superstition - YouTube[/ame]

 

[jon_berzerk]

higher love

James Vincent Mc Morrow

 

[jon_berzerk]

little wing

by Stevie Ray Vaughan