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Just before he became famous, Elton John recorded vocals for budget albums of re-recorded hits. Young Reg recorded such hits as "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", "Yellow River", "Up Around The Bend" and, naturally, "Young Gifted And Black". They are all inferior to the originals, obviously, but one of them, I reckon, is better than the poorly-produced original is "Neanderthal Man", a 1970 hit for Hotlegs (the future 10cc). Elton's budget cover doesn't sound like the vocals were recorded from the studio's toilets. If you want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YTSf4Et15Q
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostI was a big fan of 10cc as a kid, but one of life's great bafflements is how the hell Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs was ever a hit.
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Originally posted by Jah Womble View PostI was a big fan of 10cc as a kid, but one of life's great bafflements is how the hell Neanderthal Man by Hotlegs was ever a hit.
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Originally posted by G-Man View PostJust before he became famous, Elton John recorded vocals for budget albums of re-recorded hits. Young Reg recorded such hits as "Signed, Sealed, Delivered", "Yellow River", "Up Around The Bend" and, naturally, "Young Gifted And Black". They are all inferior to the originals, obviously, but one of them, I reckon, is better than the poorly-produced original is "Neanderthal Man", a 1970 hit for Hotlegs (the future 10cc). Elton's budget cover doesn't sound like the vocals were recorded from the studio's toilets. If you want to hear it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YTSf4Et15Q
David Bowie did a bit of this as well. I've heard his version of Penny Lane, where he affects an unconvincing northern pronunciation.
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Glad to see 'Satisfaction' was already in here, as it's probably my favorite re-work. The Slits doing Grapevine is great as well.
The Les Thugs version of "Moon Over Marin" is a transcendent piece compared to the DK original. Alice Donut - "Halloween" as well, from the same Virus 100 album.
While I love Black Sabbath, both Faith No More doing "War Pigs" and uh, 1000 Homo DJs covering "Supernaut" might be preferred over the originals if you put a gun to my head.
Karen Elson doing "Season of the Witch". Flying Lizards - "Money". Lyle Lovett - "Stand by Your Man".
In the category of Maybe Not 'Better'; So Different They're Worth Mentioning: Tricky - "Black Steel", Big Black - "The Model", Anthrax - "Got the Time"
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- Mar 2008
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A few responses since there's a lot posted that links to my musical interests. First, SD's post above: the early to mid 1990s was a golden period for better or worse of dancehall singers doing covers. Wayne Wonder and Sanchez are two, whose albums during that time are almost entirely filled with songwriting credits listed as Adapted.
Les Thugs are such a good band. I'm going to avoid derailing this thread and put a video in the earworm thread, which might be one I posted before but such is life.
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Martina Topley-Bird’s (uncredited) ‘what the hell is this?’ vocal makes the Tricky cover for me. Can remember playing it on a new-ish stereo back in 1995 and those repeated lines seemed to leap out at you from all corners of the room. Brilliant version.
Originally posted by gjw100 View PostAlthough Seals & Crofts 'Summer Breeze' from 1972 has a certain West Coast charm, there's no denying that the Isley Brothers 1974 version is superior.
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Mostly I have posted stuff that is good, but usually not better than the original. Here is a case where I think the cover is better (and I am a huge Dylan fan). There are other covers of this song, but for me this is the best (although I had a good Echo and the Bunnymen version on a vinyl bootleg at one point--since sold that vinyl).
The Animals, It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
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A Costello cover album in Spanish ('This Year's Model') overseen by EC himself:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-girl-1208588/
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- Mar 2008
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- Off the purple line
- I'm slutty: Roma (on haitus until I can forgive them for hiring Jose), Liverpool, and Dortmund
- Del Taco
To keep with The Clash theme: Thee Stash (one of Billy Childish's various projects most of which sound the same, but this one is Clash covers):
Originally posted by Satchmo Distel View PostA Costello cover album in Spanish ('This Year's Model') overseen by EC himself:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...-girl-1208588/
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Oh, I like the Quincy version of "Bridge..." Nothing can eclipse the original, a masterpiece of arrangement, but it's such a great song to reinterpret.
Speaking of "Both Sides Now", I like Katja Ebstein's German version better than either original, Mitchell or Collins. Ebstein was (possibly still is) a wonderful interpreter of song (and a quite wonderful woman in general).
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