Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4
Cover songs?
#329510 11/24/10 10:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 34
T
enthusiast
OP Offline
enthusiast
T
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 34
Anyone else like listening to covers of songs? I love listening to a different artist's take on the original, if only to hear it in a different way. I can sit for hours and just listen to random acoustic covers on youtube.

My roommate on the other hand hates cover songs, no matter what they are. Everytime he walks by my room, he ask "Why dont you just listen to the original?"

Maybe its just personal preferance.

Anyways, what are your thoughts of cover songs? Also, what are your favorites? One that ive been listening to alot lately is Obadiah parker - Hey Ya (I would link it, but I dont have access to youtube atm).

Re: Cover songs?
tehghost132 #329513 11/24/10 11:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
J
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
J
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
Some I like better than the original and others just seem to butcher it.


Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70
Re: Cover songs?
jakewash #329532 11/25/10 12:27 AM
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,877
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 4,877
I like the variety and change that it offers.

Here is one of my favorite acoustic Covers:
John Mayer: Free Falling

Sounds amazing on my m80's on the Where the Light is Bluray


-David
Re: Cover songs?
terzaghi #329540 11/25/10 01:32 AM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
T
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
T
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
I LOVE cover songs. After only being familiar with the Led Zep version of "Nobody's Fault but Mine", I heard a traditional rendering recently and was mesmerized.


bibere usque ad hilaritatem
Re: Cover songs?
tomtuttle #329543 11/25/10 02:01 AM
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,236
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,236
I like Shatner singing Green Tambourine and Rocketman.


M3 and
M80
Re: Cover songs?
Lampshade #329550 11/25/10 02:38 AM
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,357
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,357
Renegades by Rage Against The Machine, is the best cover album ever, full stop!

If you don't agree, you don't know music grin .


The only reasonable argument for owning a gun is to protect yourself from the police.
Re: Cover songs?
Ya_basta #329866 11/29/10 06:25 PM
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 18,044
I like some cover songs, but I find covers of the Beatles to be abominations unto Nuggan.


I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!
Re: Cover songs?
Ken.C #329867 11/29/10 06:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
T
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
T
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
Even Earth, Wind and Fire's "Gotta get you into my life"? I always like that one. In general, I'm not sure I need to hear any more Beatles songs ever again.

Edit: I heard Bob Marley's "Jammin" by Eliane Elias recently and enjoyed her interpretation quite a lot.

Last edited by tomtuttle; 11/29/10 06:36 PM.

bibere usque ad hilaritatem
Re: Cover songs?
tomtuttle #329868 11/29/10 06:38 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
I started to say that I liked the song "Merry Christmas (the war is over)" by Sarah Mclachlan on the Wintersong CD, but then while I was exploring this, I discovered that this song has been a cover song for 45 different performers. (This song was originally performed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.)

Re: Cover songs?
tomtuttle #329870 11/29/10 06:39 PM
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,596
Likes: 1
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,596
Likes: 1
Cheap Tricks full-length rendition of the Sgt. Pepper's album is pretty good. Certainly a big gamble. They're still touring it.


Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,940
Posts442,457
Members15,616
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 145 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4