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11-02-2009, 10:18 PM
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Cover songs by established artists
Everyone has played a cover tune at some point in our lives and a lot of our guitar heros are guilty of recording them at some point in their career. SRV did his Hendrix and King, Clapton did (well there really are too many to name), Chet Atkins (see the Clapton text
 ), etc.I'd like to know which cover tunes caught you by surprise, preferably in a good way. Just to get started, here are a couple of mine. Bonnie Raitt - Burning Down the House (Talking Heads) Jesse Cook - It Ain't Me Babe (Bob Dylan), but honestly who hasn't covered Dylan  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKzlAp7jBps
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11-02-2009, 11:06 PM
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I really like this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVFpMLE6WIo and here is son doing his father's song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnC8293J_4
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11-03-2009, 01:03 AM
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"Somewhere..... over the rainbow"""""""""""""""
"Over The Rainbow"...covered by Acoustic Clapton....He closed a show with it...It really made me think outside the box....it opened a door that never before existed.....
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11-03-2009, 01:23 AM
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Quote:
Queen Jane Approximately Grateful Dead All Along the Watchtower Hendrix Chimes of Freedom Springsteen Don't Think Twice, it's Alright Clapton (Really incredible) Desolation Row Grateful Dead My Back Pages Byrds Just Like a Woman Richie Havens Simple Twist of Fate Jerry Garcia Band Like a Rolling Stone Hendrix Love is Just a Four Letter Word Joan Baez I Shall Be Released Jerry Garcia Band Of course, there are many others, but these are all very inspiring. Extra kick: Most are live. geokie8
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11-03-2009, 02:36 AM
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John Denver's cover of the Beatles song "Mother Nature's Son" is my preferred version. He really made it his own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auZ3Ign--9w Hayley Westenra's cover of "Both Sides Now" the Joni Mitchell classic is really given that beautiful touch by Hayley. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yQ4mzPKTew Speaking of Joni Mitchell I love Amy Grant's cover of "Big Yellow Taxi." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiJWwWP1g7w
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11-03-2009, 03:07 AM
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James Taylor's cover of "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King).
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11-03-2009, 05:04 AM
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My biggest surprise came a long time ago when I heard Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Cassidy as Hot Tuna cover "Hesitation Blues". Hearing those guys from psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane do an acoustic cover of an old traditional blues song was a total shock to me at the time. However, the shock was soon overcome my enjoyment.
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11-03-2009, 07:16 AM
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Sweet Jane-Cowboy Junkies
Hard to Handle-Black Crowes Ramble On/Whole Lotta Love/Walk on the Wild Side-Train Black Magic Woman-Santana You Just Keep Me Hangin' On-Vanilla Fudge Hesitation Blues-Jesse Colin Young Rock n' Roll-Heart Country Roads-Toots and the Maytals and a lot more
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11-03-2009, 07:41 AM
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I've really enjoyed playing this recently...
"Dela" originally by Johnny Clegg Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWmTJJSqYsI But I like The Beautiful Girls cover of it so much better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5nWLvhd7k As a plus, It's amazingly simple to play. There's a quick tutorial posted as a responce if anyone is interested....
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11-03-2009, 08:47 AM
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Anything Johnny Cash covered-he just made it his own interpretation.
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11-03-2009, 08:19 PM
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Gato Barbieri covering Santana's Europa. In this version Carlos got the better of Gato:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Mrp6wuSwk Average White Band's cover of Quincy Jones' If I Ever Lose This Heaven. The original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBo-ttW8hVU
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11-06-2009, 05:13 AM
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Beck - Everybody's gotta learn sometime.
Dave Van Ronk - Cocaine Blues. Paul Weller - I shall be released. Stereophonics - Posistively 4th Street. Johnny Cash - Hurt. I could go on......
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11-06-2009, 07:19 AM
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Here Comes the Sun - Richie Havens
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8HBHWYd6ug Stop in the Name of Love - Jonell Mosser http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvpsD07dLiA Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows with Vanessa Carlton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVD6_BGV8mM Billie Jean - David Cook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUfbLtZHrog
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11-06-2009, 07:52 AM
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The Beach Boys' covers of "Sloop John B" and "Do You Wanna Dance?" have ended up as the definitive versions
The Four Tops covered "Walk Away, Renee," and made it their own In the early days of their career, The Beatles covered several songs by Black American artists . . . but I would not say that they're "guilty" of anything (except maybe "My Sweet Lord " :o) [and welcome to the forum, heavy soul! Don't be a stranger]
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11-06-2009, 08:06 AM
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Shawn Colvin's version of Tom Waits "Looking for the Heart of Saturday Night"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofkp80Na6HE SHAWN COLVIN's version of Dylans YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LONESOME WHEN YOU GO http://popup.lala.com/popup/504684684959495072 this whole CD is incredible...............it's called Shawn Colvin - Cover Girls check it out here............. http://www.lala.com/#song/504684684959495072
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