Cover Versions : love 'em or hate 'em...

Porch Monkey

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It's probably a bit cheeky choosing covers by blues artists, as it's such an incestuous genre, but a couple for me are by Buddy Guy. While on the subject of covers of Stevie Wonder tunes, I love this one, though have to admit I haven't heard the original:


And an oft-covered tune, this also by Buddy Guy, but I choose it on the basis of Jeff Beck's guitar solo at the end alone:


Could really do with a separate covers thread for blues I guess!
 
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Always thought this was the best version of Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone"
From the album Spirit Of '76, a spacey guitar drenched cover. Guitarist Randy California really shines

 

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I was looking for a thread on covers - not sure if threads close here but I'll try this one. I just saw this cover on YouTube and I really like it. I'm not very familiar with FFDP but their vocalist did a great job.

I used to hate covers on principle but I've rethunk them a bit over the years There's a lot of skill to a good cover, imo, in finding the balance between faithfulness to the original and giving it a new angle. I also think they're good for bringing classic songs to new generations who might not otherwise ever hear them.

 

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Looks like it's still open so here's one more, entirely different style. I found these two last year and I love their original stuff but this Fleetwood Mac cover seriously blew me away

 

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Chris Cornell (one of the best Rock singers, he had such a powerful voice)
I love this cover Chris Cornell <3 Led Zeppelin

But you also have this video, where he covers everyone, personally i love it, cause i really love his voice:
 

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