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Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:39 pm
by Cruciform
1) Beer ad version of Carl Orff's "O fortuna":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY6uJlI-t14
2) Swedish band Therion's cover of "Seawinds":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GckKeWQt1WY
.....the original by German band Accept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpIX9wrMrGo
3) Nightwish doing "Phantom of the Opera":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZMraAGlpwc
4) Lacuna Coil covering "Enjoy the silence":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx58hXh4pVA
....original by Depeche Mode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Hez25fFrg
5) Marilyn Manson does "Tainted love":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHITKnBnRY ***DON'T WATCH IF YOU HAVE GENTEEL SENSIBILITIES***
.... original by Gloria Jones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnWXE62H8YY
.....add your own
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:32 am
by deantaylor
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 2:45 am
by sedge
Shameless alert!
Birds Encouraged Him by some random northerner -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpoFTqdoIo4
Original by Jason Lytle -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKyh9J-hoA0
dork posting! wouldn't want to try an own the original by one of my fav songwriters of all time!!
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:50 am
by sedge
nice!!
This is my fav cover, if you never caught this RobO I think you gonna love it !
Radiohead doing Ceremony -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcF0bexWsos
New Order Original -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5UK40sSo8I
blisssss!
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:13 am
by Len911
"Ruby Tuesday" "Frank Sinatra" (Franco Battiato)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfnw3Rb0gVU
"Hey Joe" Franco Battiato w/Natacha Atlas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRqAXcGClXA
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:02 am
by Cruciform
Covers of "Mad World" by the Glee Project -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Kq3izd6_g
...and Gary Jules -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4
Original by Tears for fears -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gFl2OXySs8
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@ Sedge, that Radiohead cover is cool but kinda hard to hear clearly. Is there a better version?
@ Dean - nice cover by Jeff. Also love this version of it -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2NEU6Xf7lM
@ Len - love that "Hey Joe"
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:31 am
by Cruciform
I watched this at the time. What a moment! Pity about the youtube quality.
Anthony Callea performs "The Prayer" on Australian Idol '04 -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TwBZOttjlM
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Apocalyptica do over "Nothing Else Matters" -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTozgoj9OQ
Ferry Corsten's remix of William Orbit's version of Barber's "Adagio for strings" -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nPAkX1oot0
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:52 am
by deantaylor
Cool. You are right, that is great. Love that World Idol singer!
Other good covers as well here.
Good thread.
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:50 am
by eeoo
Love Jeff Buckley Hallelujah!
I'm a huge Radiohead fan and a huge Gillian Welch fan so here is one I enjoy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEFgnbX6YSE
eo
Re: Just for fun: when the cover owns the original :-)
Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:00 am
by sedge
Cruciform wrote:@ Sedge, that Radiohead cover is cool but kinda hard to hear clearly. Is there a better version?
not found one sadly! Hope there is one, the whole gig was an internet stream but they must have/hope they have taken masters