Songs that can't be covered - Page 3

whorefrost · 10.19.2006, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Danny Himself

Anything by Daniel Johnston is impossible to cover, because it's not just about songs with Daniel- it's the actual experience of listening to Daniel, how much emotion is thrown at you in his squeaky little voice.

I thought the Yo La Tengo cover of Speeding Motorcycle really worked..

hey alex · 10.19.2006, 09:46 PM

I dunno.... i mean see what everyone's saying about not covering dylan, the fall, and SY... so far the bulk of people... and jimi... but i still feel it's ok to come up with your own interpretations if you feel you have a connection with the song and wanna play it. Like I wouldn't mind learning how to play memphis blues (it would be fun to jam on with a band) or an sy song.
I mean i'm learning 'johnny b. goode' right now which I'd say probably fits up there with a lot of what's been mentioned... i think the difference is that i just want to learn as I see it as a mantra, moto, to the guitar itself and just fun as hell to play.

But, just to be fair, i think we're mainly talking about recorded covers that are genreally shit.

atari 2600 · 10.19.2006, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i will say this: that is the ONLY good cover of a dylan song i've heard in my lifetime. and i agree. it's fucking fantastic.

Yeah, you're mostly right...

but you forgot "In my Time of Dying" by Led Zeppelin.

Led Zeppelin also did some wicked Elvis covers (Plant's favorite), but never recorded 'em...they were played at soundchecks and you can only get them on bootlegs.
Please note that I normally would not use "wicked" as a modifier; in this case, it's appropriate, however.

Cantankerous · 10.19.2006, 09:52 PM

oh my, that's bob? that's a great one. i love zeppelin.

atari 2600 · 10.19.2006, 10:04 PM

Of course, the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" cover made folk incredibly popular for a time, and perhaps, urged Dylan on to destroy it with his electric music.

nature scene · 10.19.2006, 10:26 PM

some bands that are hard to cover:

jefferson airplane
the beatles (many try, no one ever gets it right)
sonic youth
velvet underground
television
animal collective
deerhoof

Even if you can play the music, it's pretty much impossible to create the same atmosphere as they do.

Norma J · 10.19.2006, 10:28 PM

Johnny and June Cash did a cover of It ain't Me Babe, which is a good cover. Ryan Adams would be the best person to do a Dylan cover these days.

Cantankerous · 10.19.2006, 10:32 PM

OH! i forgot, i love PJ harvey's cover of highway 61 revisited. so i've heard like 4 good dylan covers in my life.

Norma J · 10.19.2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras

The Smiths,for one, are impossible to cover.

Not true. At the Drive-In did a fantastic cover of "This Night Has Opened My Eyes".

No one can cover At the Drive-In, The Bronx, Refused, or The Blood Brothers. Rage Against the Machine are another band that every cover band tries to play but everyone wonders why they did and wishes they didn't.

Onani Nic · 10.19.2006, 11:01 PM

my favourite Bob Dylan cover is by Half Japanese. They Do Tangled Up In Blues, it's really fuckin great. I think it's off their first album.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 10.19.2006, 11:11 PM

Good Beatles covers-
Within You, Without You- Sonic Youth
Happiness is a Warm Gun- The Breeders
Honey Pie- The Pixies
Across the Universe- David Bowie (arguable, I think it isn't all that bad)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- Jimi Hendrix -he covered it on the sunday after the friday release of the album (He also covered Day Tripper)
Here Comes the Sun- Richie Havens- I saw him do it live. He's like 70 years old and he is still awesome. Very good cover version.

Plus, apparently there are 20 Beatles covers on the I Am Sam soundtrack, atleast one has to be good. I've only heard the Nick Cave one, it isn't too bad. I think it would have better if he did it in his Birthday Party days.

And people keep saying you can't cover Jimi after I proved you wrong. DEVO MOTHERFUCKAS.

Cantankerous · 10.19.2006, 11:28 PM

untrue. i like the flaming lips cover of unmade bed.

Cantankerous · 10.19.2006, 11:38 PM

yeah but i think when you're doing a cover you shouldn't try to copy the original song, you should rework it and make it your own.

Cantankerous · 10.19.2006, 11:45 PM

now i do, since you've properly explained yourself.
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HaydenAsche · 10.19.2006, 11:59 PM

The Smiths can't be covered?

Have you never heard ATDI's This Night Has Opened My Eyes?

Fantastic.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 10.20.2006, 12:13 AM

And Jeff Buckley covered the Smiths. Jeff Buckley can do no wrong. Except swimming with his clothes on in the Mississippi. That was pretty fucking dumb.

SpectralJulianIsNotDead · 10.20.2006, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kegmama

I think SY is impossible to cover and still maintain the sound of what is SONIC fucking YOUTH.

And no one can ever/will ever, play & sound like Jimi did.

MOTHA FOCKING DEVO COVERED HENDRIX AND IT WAS AWESOME. SURE THEY CAN'T PLAY LIKE JIMI, BUT THEY'RE AWESOMENESS LEVEL IS AT THE SAME PLACE.

SOME FUCKING RECOGNITION!

SHOUT OUT FOR DEVO MOTHA FOCKA!

HaydenAsche · 10.20.2006, 12:21 AM

DEVO owns all.

krastian · 10.20.2006, 01:04 AM

Gloria, Yesterday, Louie Louie, and the Batman theme.

Norma J · 10.20.2006, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Kegmama

No need to yell Spectral! Don't get me wrong, there are indeed lots of good cover songs. Again, I am being more literal in regard to the question at hand... You Bastards.

Devo does kick ass. I saw them live a couple of years ago, they were fucking excellent. Busted out with the whips, yellow jump suits, red energy dome hats and everything...

Devo are great.

10.19.2006, 09:46 PM	#42
hey alex the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 791	I dunno.... i mean see what everyone's saying about not covering dylan, the fall, and SY... so far the bulk of people... and jimi... but i still feel it's ok to come up with your own interpretations if you feel you have a connection with the song and wanna play it. Like I wouldn't mind learning how to play memphis blues (it would be fun to jam on with a band) or an sy song. I mean i'm learning 'johnny b. goode' right now which I'd say probably fits up there with a lot of what's been mentioned... i think the difference is that i just want to learn as I see it as a mantra, moto, to the guitar itself and just fun as hell to play. But, just to be fair, i think we're mainly talking about recorded covers that are genreally shit. __________________ Duran Duran's 1995 covers album Thank You was recently voted the worst album of all time by a Q magazine poll. Although we respectfully disagree (Sonic Youth's NYC Ghosts & Flowers is clearly the worst album of all time) -Pitchfork (hahahah!) Here's a myspace of my music and 4-track ramblings the electric kites--the jamz of me n my friends
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10.19.2006, 09:52 PM	#44
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10.19.2006, 10:04 PM	#45
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	Of course, the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man" cover made folk incredibly popular for a time, and perhaps, urged Dylan on to destroy it with his electric music.
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10.19.2006, 10:26 PM	#46
nature scene 100% Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: da souf Posts: 671	some bands that are hard to cover: jefferson airplane the beatles (many try, no one ever gets it right) sonic youth velvet underground television animal collective deerhoof Even if you can play the music, it's pretty much impossible to create the same atmosphere as they do.
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10.19.2006, 10:28 PM	#47
Norma J invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Orstralia Posts: 4,917	Johnny and June Cash did a cover of It ain't Me Babe, which is a good cover. Ryan Adams would be the best person to do a Dylan cover these days. __________________ I want girls with new-wave hair-doos
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10.19.2006, 10:32 PM	#48
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	OH! i forgot, i love PJ harvey's cover of highway 61 revisited. so i've heard like 4 good dylan covers in my life. __________________ RETIRED
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10.19.2006, 11:01 PM	#50
Onani Nic the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 930	my favourite Bob Dylan cover is by Half Japanese. They Do Tangled Up In Blues, it's really fuckin great. I think it's off their first album. __________________ I don't give a fuck thats the problem. I see a motherfuckin cop i don't dodge them.
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10.19.2006, 11:11 PM	#51
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	Good Beatles covers- Within You, Without You- Sonic Youth Happiness is a Warm Gun- The Breeders Honey Pie- The Pixies Across the Universe- David Bowie (arguable, I think it isn't all that bad) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band- Jimi Hendrix -he covered it on the sunday after the friday release of the album (He also covered Day Tripper) Here Comes the Sun- Richie Havens- I saw him do it live. He's like 70 years old and he is still awesome. Very good cover version. Plus, apparently there are 20 Beatles covers on the I Am Sam soundtrack, atleast one has to be good. I've only heard the Nick Cave one, it isn't too bad. I think it would have better if he did it in his Birthday Party days. And people keep saying you can't cover Jimi after I proved you wrong. DEVO MOTHERFUCKAS.
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10.19.2006, 11:28 PM	#52
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	untrue. i like the flaming lips cover of unmade bed. __________________ RETIRED
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10.19.2006, 11:38 PM	#53
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	yeah but i think when you're doing a cover you shouldn't try to copy the original song, you should rework it and make it your own. __________________ RETIRED
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10.19.2006, 11:45 PM	#54
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	now i do, since you've properly explained yourself. [/smug] __________________ RETIRED
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10.19.2006, 11:59 PM	#55
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	The Smiths can't be covered? Have you never heard ATDI's This Night Has Opened My Eyes? Fantastic. __________________ rip
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10.20.2006, 12:13 AM	#56
SpectralJulianIsNotDead invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,409	And Jeff Buckley covered the Smiths. Jeff Buckley can do no wrong. Except swimming with his clothes on in the Mississippi. That was pretty fucking dumb.
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10.20.2006, 12:21 AM	#58
HaydenAsche invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,755	DEVO owns all. __________________ rip
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10.20.2006, 01:04 AM	#59
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	Gloria, Yesterday, Louie Louie, and the Batman theme. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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