Covers that are arguably better than the originals:

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#223
jazz covers

"Mercy, Mercy,Mercy" - Eric Marienthal
"Never Can Say Goodbye" - Lee Ritenour / Bob James
"Just My Imagination" - Euge Groove


>>Lineup said

>>- Dolly Parton one of my special favourites, nowadays
>>... I did have ro rethink & rediscover this woman
>>... she can sing, really!
>>... she has got that special thing about her
>>... that makes her shine on stage

yeah... both of them 😉
 
#229
TomWaits said:
This is my current fav cover.

Shawn.
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Quite nice.

I have to mention, though, since I saw your user name, that Norah Jones did a Tom Waits song at the concert I took my wife to a few months ago. I must admit that I didn't recognize it, but it was super nice.

I always love it when people do covers that they truly make their own.
 
#230
dfdye said:
...Norah Jones did a Tom Waits song at the concert I took my wife to a few months ago. I must admit that I didn't recognize it, but it was super nice.
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I think she is playing The Long Way Home . TW made a contribution to the Big Bad Love soundtrack with this track a few years ago. Jones recorded this on one of her records.

Personally I think it would be more interesting to hear her play 16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought Six.😉

Shawn.
 
#232
Bricolo said:
Although it's not really covers, are you guys into mashups?
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The Kleptones have done some really nice hiphop versions of Queen and The Flaming Lips that I have on regular rotation. The sound quality isn't the best, but the music is great. Also, the infamous Grey Album is one of my all time favorites in that genera. Then again, I have liked most of what Danger Mouse had done long before that, so I am sure I am pretty biased.

As for Norah Jones, I think you are right: Long Way Home had to have been the song, and it is on her second album, now that I have had time to look it up. The melody and words are definitely the same, but I swear no song ever sounds the same as Tom Waits singing, no matter how similar the original and the cover.
 
#233
Re: Re: Good songwriter, crook singer

jh6you said:
Only Bob Dylan can sing his songs. No others. Few songs in the following album maybe ...

JH
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I don't think you can claim that none of the many Dylan covers are any good. Out of the famous ones I think most are reasonable and the following are pretty much as good or even better:

The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man (not quite as good as Dylan's version, but not bad, too polished pop psychedelia for me, but Dylan's is a little too hollow).

Johnny Cash - It Ain't Me Babe (as good as Dylan, a different sound I prefer Cash's voice but I don't like the arrangement as much)

Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (far better than Dylan, outstrips the Dylan track in every possible way)

Joan Baez - Blowing In The Wind (as good as Dylan, much better voice)
 
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