Best Cover Songs Redux

Buckeye Randy

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I love cover songs! I love how everybody has different criteria for what constitutes a great cover song. Faithfulness to the original or reinventing and making it your own? I fall into the camp that like reinventing is best. I'll start with a band I've seen three times and I just adore.

Brand New Key by The Dollyrots (originally done by Melanie)
I saw them perform this not too long after Melanie passed away and the intro was heartfelt.

Vocalist Kelly Ogden has an early morning slot on Sirius Radio's Little Steven's Underground Garage. Bonus info...I took my granddaughter to her first concert (The Dollyrots) for her 13th Birthday. She ended up on stage sharing a microphone with with Kelly and singing lead. Yeah, that happens at everybody's first concert. Also. congrats to my son for turning her onto The Dollyrots!

A great video.

 

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I love cover songs! I love how everybody has different criteria for what constitutes a great cover song. Faithfulness to the original or reinventing and making it your own? I fall into the camp that like reinventing is best. I'll start with a band I've seen three times and I just adore.

Brand New Key by The Dollyrots (originally done by Melanie)
I saw them perform this not too long after Melanie passed away and the intro was heartfelt.

Vocalist Kelly Ogden has an early morning slot on Sirius Radio's Little Steven's Underground Garage. Bonus info...I took my granddaughter to her first concert (The Dollyrots) for her 13th Birthday. She ended up on stage sharing a microphone with with Kelly and singing lead. Yeah, that happens at everybody's first concert. Also. congrats to my son for turning her onto The Dollyrots!

A great video.

Not my cup of tea ...but sent the video to my grandaughter who is a blond and plays bass.
:)
 

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KIng Crimson is my favorite Prog Band ever ...so posting Doc Severinsen band (he was the Tonight Show band when Johnny Carson was host) cover version of Court of the CRimson King.

 

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