That's a nice cover, I think from the "I Am Sam" Soundtrack, which has some good stuff including Eddie Vedder doing "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away'.
Geoff
Creedance Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You
not necessarily better than the original but they made it their own
not necessarily better than the original but they made it their own
Other great versions of 'I Put a Spell on You' include Mica Paris/David Gilmour on the Jools Holland TV show and Peter Townshends live 'Deep End' version, which also features Mr Gilmour; both are well worth checking out.
Geoff
Geoff
I'd say it's the only song from CCR I really appreciate. Have probably missed the original, but this one is magic.
When you're a absolute toplevel songwriter but a very limited singer, Better singers tend to lend your songs and do it better ...
Nick Cave singing a Leonard Cohen song:
Madeleine Peyroux doing the same with an other song from Cohen
Nick Cave singing a Leonard Cohen song:
And in the category "you probally did not know it was a cover" i'll put this original 1962 recording by Prince Buster & His Allstars (record in video is the 1964 repress) that became word famouse 15 years later or so... But this is the original jamaican tune.
AHA - Crying in the Rain of The Everly Brothers
Ryan Adams - Down in a Hole of Alice in Chains
U2 and Mary J Blige - One - vs only U2
...
Ryan Adams - Down in a Hole of Alice in Chains
U2 and Mary J Blige - One - vs only U2
...
And i'm actually surprised nobody mentioned this legendaric cover by some Finish rednecks:
How could I forget Jimi Hendrix' live version of Johnny B Goode from Berkeley in 1970? Just incredible, one of the best things he ever did:
Geoff
Geoff