Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Where Fellowship and Camaraderie lives: that place where the CPS membership values fun and good fellowship as the cement of the community
Post Reply
User avatar
CodeMonkey
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
Posts: 6659
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:00 pm
Location: Dark side of the moon

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by CodeMonkey » Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:53 pm

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play” – Newspaper reporter.

"Trying is the first step towards failure" - Homer Simpson
Top
User avatar
CodeMonkey
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
Posts: 6659
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:00 pm
Location: Dark side of the moon

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by CodeMonkey » Sun Apr 14, 2019 9:06 pm

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play” – Newspaper reporter.

"Trying is the first step towards failure" - Homer Simpson
Top
User avatar
GaryInVA
Minister to Vegetarian Hippies
Minister to Vegetarian Hippies
Posts: 4886
Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:00 pm
Location: Bryan/College Station, TX

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by GaryInVA » Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:54 am

JimVH wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:49 am
 I won't say this is better than the original, but it's way up on the scale of badass.

I vote better, and, it's got Brian May in it, come on now...
hugodrax wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 06, 2018 4:19 pm
 This, gentlemen, is what it feels like when doves cry.

But it is easier for a Lifted Ford to pass under the beam of a parking garage than it is for a Dodge Ram driver to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
Y'all crazy
Top
User avatar
rgcurrey
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Posts: 2900
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:49 pm
Location: NW Fla., dreaming about Montana

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by rgcurrey » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:26 am

GaryInVA wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 07, 2018 1:34 pm
 As much as I love Al Green, I think the Talking Heads version of this is better.

Yes on both accounts.
Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay - B. Springsteen

"The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected." William Makepeace Thackeray
Top
User avatar
rgcurrey
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Posts: 2900
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:49 pm
Location: NW Fla., dreaming about Montana

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by rgcurrey » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:39 am

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay - B. Springsteen

"The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected." William Makepeace Thackeray
Top
User avatar
rgcurrey
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Posts: 2900
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:49 pm
Location: NW Fla., dreaming about Montana

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by rgcurrey » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:41 am

Yes, better than the original.

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay - B. Springsteen

"The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected." William Makepeace Thackeray
Top
User avatar
rgcurrey
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Minister to KIA Enthusiasts
Posts: 2900
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:49 pm
Location: NW Fla., dreaming about Montana

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by rgcurrey » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:50 am

And seeing how The Band did a Springsteen song better than him, here is one he does better than the original.

Well I got a job and tried to put my money away
But I got debts that no honest man can pay - B. Springsteen

"The pipe draws wisdom from the lips of the philosopher, and shuts up the mouth of the foolish; it generates a style of conversation, contemplative, thoughtful, benevolent, and unaffected." William Makepeace Thackeray
Top
User avatar
Goose55
Minister to Monster Truckers
Minister to Monster Truckers
Posts: 11607
Joined: Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:44 pm
Location: Southern Arizona, U.S.A.

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by Goose55 » Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:22 am

Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty's The Blue Ridge Rangers album (1973) came right on the heels of CCR's breakup. Fogerty's voice here was still very strong and gruff as it was with CCR. This is his version of an old Hank Williams country/western classic. To me, his version of Jambalaya is way above Williams

Last edited by Goose55 on Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"At present we're on the wrong side of the door. But all the pages of the New Testament are rustling with the rumor that it will not always be so." ~ C.S. Lewis
Top
User avatar
Adam Z
Jam Band Music Minister
Jam Band Music Minister
Posts: 2175
Joined: Mon May 14, 2018 9:35 pm
Location: central North Carolina
Contact:
Contact Adam Z

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by Adam Z » Mon Apr 15, 2019 10:42 am

I like Metallica's cover of Turn the Page better than the original by Bob Seger.

Also, Dave Matthews Band w/ Warren Haynes played Cortez the Killer better than Neil Young:

So what value is attached to a post like this? - Tatanka
Top
User avatar
Fainn
Master's of fArts
Master's of fArts
Posts: 7359
Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2016 8:48 pm
Location: Unleashing a deadly fart cloud on some unsuspecting soul

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by Fainn » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:40 pm

JimVH wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:49 am
 I won't say this is better than the original, but it's way up on the scale of badass.

Thats one of my favorite songs to play. I actually saw the Kenny Wayne Shepperd band in 2007.
Opinions are like butts. Everyone has one, but mine is the best.
Top
User avatar
Fainn
Master's of fArts
Master's of fArts
Posts: 7359
Joined: Fri Jan 29, 2016 8:48 pm
Location: Unleashing a deadly fart cloud on some unsuspecting soul

Re: The Cover Version was Better Thread

Post by Fainn » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:46 pm

gaining_age wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 05, 2019 10:51 am
 God gave Rock and Roll to you (Argent)

I know that song from Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
Opinions are like butts. Everyone has one, but mine is the best.
Top
User avatar
JimVH
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Posts: 26623
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 6:00 pm
Location: I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.
Contact:
Contact JimVH

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by JimVH » Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:53 pm

Fainn wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2019 7:40 pm
JimVH wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2019 12:49 am
 I won't say this is better than the original, but it's way up on the scale of badass.

Thats one of my favorite songs to play. I actually saw the Kenny Wayne Shepperd band in 2007.
I haven’t seen him live, yet. I’ve liked him since the first time I heard him play.
"The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days." Ray Wylie Hubbard

"Your boos mean nothing. I see what you cheer." Kevin Sorbo
Top
User avatar
Adam Z
Jam Band Music Minister
Jam Band Music Minister
Posts: 2175
Joined: Mon May 14, 2018 9:35 pm
Location: central North Carolina
Contact:
Contact Adam Z

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by Adam Z » Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:11 pm

Speaking of Kenny Wayne Shepherd & songs that I think are better than the original, I believe this is my all-time favorite performance of Voodoo Child - no disrespect intended to Jimi Hendrix, or SRV:
So what value is attached to a post like this? - Tatanka
Top
User avatar
JimVH
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Posts: 26623
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 6:00 pm
Location: I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.
Contact:
Contact JimVH

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by JimVH » Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:54 pm

Adam Z wrote: ↑
Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:11 pm
 Speaking of Kenny Wayne Shepherd & songs that I think are better than the original, I believe this is my all-time favorite performance of Voodoo Child - no disrespect intended to Jimi Hendrix, or SRV:
That is a great version.
"The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days." Ray Wylie Hubbard

"Your boos mean nothing. I see what you cheer." Kevin Sorbo
Top
User avatar
CodeMonkey
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
A.K.A. Sigmund Freud
Posts: 6659
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:00 pm
Location: Dark side of the moon

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by CodeMonkey » Sat Apr 20, 2019 12:16 am

“Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play” – Newspaper reporter.

"Trying is the first step towards failure" - Homer Simpson
Top
User avatar
AnungUnRama
Vinyl Deejay
Vinyl Deejay
Posts: 1286
Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2018 7:30 am
Location: The armpit of the midwest

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by AnungUnRama » Sat Apr 20, 2019 6:04 am

Almost anything the guy from Frog Leap studios does. I especially like his collabs with Hannah Boulton.
Remember, if women don't find you handsome they should at least find you handy.
- Red Green
Top
User avatar
coco
Uniquely Duggish
Uniquely Duggish
Posts: 32034
Joined: Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:00 pm
Location: Sweet Home Alabama
Contact:
Contact coco

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by coco » Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:24 pm

There are many terrible attributes of the lowly cob. Not the least of them is that it makes you look like a doof.
Top
User avatar
sweetandsour
Notable Minister of Live Bait
Notable Minister of Live Bait
Posts: 13046
Joined: Sun Oct 12, 2008 6:00 pm
Location: Bayou Self
Contact:
Contact sweetandsour

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by sweetandsour » Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:51 pm

CodeMonkey wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:53 pm
Leon could pretty much cover anything and make it better.
The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year, but rather that we should have a new soul.

G. K. Chesterton
Top
User avatar
JudgeRusty
Minister of Shrewd Judgements
Minister of Shrewd Judgements
Posts: 6925
Joined: Tue Dec 13, 2011 6:00 pm
Location: AL

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by JudgeRusty » Sat Jul 20, 2019 11:35 am

"That's what's wrong with the world today, people messin' with stuff they don't know nothin' about."
Top
User avatar
JimVH
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Boop Totesadorbs' Dad
Posts: 26623
Joined: Sun May 18, 2008 6:00 pm
Location: I wasn't born in Texas, but I got here as soon as I could.
Contact:
Contact JimVH

Re: Song Covers That You Think Are Actually Better Than the Original

Post by JimVH » Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:30 pm

Nailed it:

"The days that I keep my gratitude higher than my expectations, I have really good days." Ray Wylie Hubbard

"Your boos mean nothing. I see what you cheer." Kevin Sorbo
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Fellowship Hall”