Covers Good and Bad

[ohchaucer 1444]

I won't put the whole album here (and I'm not sure I get the OP's premise) but Shawn Colvin's Cover Girl is either brilliant or distasteful depending, I think, entirely on your perspective.  But this one belongs in "songs that make you say Holy Shit" even if you think it's shitty.  

 

 

 

[ohchaucer 1444]

By the way, you could probably also put late 90s Shawn Colvin in JJ's songbirds thread - can't remember if that one was here or the old place.

[jimmyjazz 46990]

I've been a huge Shawn Colvin fan for probably 25 years now.  I was excited when she moved to Austin but ultimately disappointed that she never really became part of the music community.  Her choice, though.

My favorite live moment was at La Zona Rosa, right around her peak in terms of sales, and she spoke about getting to open up for Sting at some big show.  Towards the end of his set he called her up, to her surprise, to sing on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".  Hearing her try to imitate his voice and relating her near-schoolgirl reaction was really cool.  There's always somebody bigger.

[DougO 5262]

 

I'll just put this here.

 

 

[Dennis Taylor 19294]

 

Edited November 21, 2018 by Dennis Taylor

[NWBuck 8621]

Good:

And bad...

And WTF:

 

[Chad 1728]

 

[HiggyBaby 2616]

From the previous decade but I’m gonna put this in the “good” category.

[Loco 3754]

 

[Mapache 1117]

 

[Neonmoon 38130]

This cover is the tits

[Zwylde 822]

The Steel Woods - Hole in the Sky, Sabbath

 

Edited December 6, 2018 by Zwylde
bad

[yoshi 137]

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[davidg 4057]

That PMJ  Sledgehammer cover was pretty crappy,  but this one, this one here is fantastic and I'll fight anyone that's says different.

 

 

[stc 1499]

 

[TommyGufano 6023]

pop punk versions of chick songs:

 

 

Edited December 13, 2018 by TommyGufano

[DougO 5262]

 

[yoshi 137]

 

[Helobious 9780]

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[tbone_ 14413]

[Continental Op 3934]

 

[hookem48 4808]

I know someone posted the video but this is just amazing live

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13619]

On 9/23/2018 at 11:43 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

 

Heard a tidbit on XMS Volume today about this. Harry heard this Badfinger original playing at at a party and (sorta understandably) mistook it for The Beatles. The session players include Klaus Voormann on bass and Jim Keltner on drums. One vocal take.

[Dennis Taylor 19294]

 

this is freaking amazing. the last minute is rough knowing what happened   

[Guest]

Not remotely as badass as Waylon's, but I still appreciate the effort...

 

[HenryJames 67133]

This is good.

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[Longhorn94 2490]

i am partial to this one for family reasons. my daughter is the little girl in the video.

 

 

Edited March 6, 2019 by Longhorn94

[mbtex 684]

 

[Carl Spackler 3612]

An excellent set-closer by one of the most underappreciated bands ever.

 

[EuroHorn 3287]

 

[Rustic Horn 929]

 

[jimmyjazz 46990]

12 hours ago, Rustic Horn said:

 

Holy smokes, she actually has the Stevie vocal quality.  I've never paid attention to her . . . is she a good writer?

[Underdog 29108]

Yeah, no shit, sounds a lot like Stevie there.  

[Neonmoon 38130]

On 3/7/2019 at 9:55 AM, jimmyjazz said:

Holy smokes, she actually has the Stevie vocal quality.  I've never paid attention to her . . . is she a good writer?

Lissie has some good songs, check her out. But no, not as good as Stevie songs 

[Sleepygrad 1036]

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[Chad 1728]

 

[davidg 4057]

Turn down the lights, pour up a whisky, put on the earphones and enjoy nine minutes of perfection.  The organ takes it to 11 and the cigarette guitar face to eleventy.

 

[Parliament 14572]

The original:

The good:

 

The bad:

 

[BoomMF 1401]

Get through the talking, the music something else...

 

[Loco 3754]

 

[davidg 4057]

 

 

 

 

[Chad Fuck 18097]

Good or Bad?  Also, you cannot opine if you don't make it to 1:30 or so.

 

[davidg 4057]

Burt Convy has some slick dance moves while playing that bass.

[Chad Fuck 18097]

Burt Convy has some slick dance moves while playing that bass.

Tom Sullivan!!

[noharleyyet 2863]

1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:

Good or Bad?  Also, you cannot opine if you don't make it to 1:30 or so.

 

...fun wedding.