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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDutVaWRzZk]Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra - YouTube[/ame]
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Originally by Martha and the Vandelles, this song was remade twice both of which are stand alone versions. David Bowie & Mick Jagger remade the hit then Van Halen followed up with what I believe is the best version.
Dancing in the Streets by Martha and the Vandelles:
Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing in the Streets" - YouTube
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie & Mick Jagger:
Mick Jagger & David Bowie - Dancing In The Street - YouTube
Dancing in the Street by Van Halen:
Van Halen - Dancing in the Street + lyrics - YouTube
Drift, this is our fork in the road...
I don't see or hear any reason for either of the two covers.
IMHO they are both, "so what?" kind of renditions.
They didn't have anything to say. They didn't HAVE to be made.
It was a bit of a conceit, imho.
They liked the classic and wanted to sing it. So they did.
*Yawn*
Originally by Martha and the Vandelles, this song was remade twice both of which are stand alone versions. David Bowie & Mick Jagger remade the hit then Van Halen followed up with what I believe is the best version.
Dancing in the Streets by Martha and the Vandelles:
Martha & The Vandellas "Dancing in the Streets" - YouTube
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie & Mick Jagger:
Mick Jagger & David Bowie - Dancing In The Street - YouTube
Dancing in the Street by Van Halen:
Van Halen - Dancing in the Street + lyrics - YouTube
Drift, this is our fork in the road...
I don't see or hear any reason for either of the two covers.
IMHO they are both, "so what?" kind of renditions.
They didn't have anything to say. They didn't HAVE to be made.
It was a bit of a conceit, imho.
They liked the classic and wanted to sing it. So they did.
*Yawn*
No cover has to be made. I don't particularly like the Jagger/Bowie version, but VH's rendition is quite good. It does stand alone and is quite different from the original.
Robert Palmer & Co. take a kick-ass T. Rex tune to the next level...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFRLHeyTl4
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.
Jose Feliciano - light my fire - YouTube
Robert Palmer & Co. take a kick-ass T. Rex tune to the next level...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFRLHeyTl4
Nah, I prefer the original...
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XspsJACj8WY]T Rex - Get It On [totp] - YouTube[/ame]
Drift, this is our fork in the road...
I don't see or hear any reason for either of the two covers.
IMHO they are both, "so what?" kind of renditions.
They didn't have anything to say. They didn't HAVE to be made.
It was a bit of a conceit, imho.
They liked the classic and wanted to sing it. So they did.
*Yawn*
No cover has to be made. I don't particularly like the Jagger/Bowie version, but VH's rendition is quite good. It does stand alone and is quite different from the original.
Some covers simply BEGGED to be made.
They had something to say.
VH's version didn't speak to me at all.
And I like Van Halen (WITH DLR).
No cover has to be made. I don't particularly like the Jagger/Bowie version, but VH's rendition is quite good. It does stand alone and is quite different from the original.