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Originally Posted by slimey
I think there's certain songs where you have to get a recognizable hook or riff down. "Here come the Sun " by George Harrison would be a good example.
But I dislike a cover bands or musicians that play songs note for note identical to the original. It shows none of their personality or musical ideas.
I've heard covers that I prefer to the original because of individual interpretations for a great original .
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The Richie Havens cover of Here Comes the Sun is one of the two or three best covers of Beatle songs I can think of. He totally changes it, abandons the trademark D shape arrangement. I prefer it to the Beatles version.