© Cover us in glory

Ditto in both respects. I remember buying the Robert Wyatt LP which has that on (Nothing Can Stop Us) way, way back; I knew that Shipbuilding was an Elvis Costello song, but I’d never heard his version of it. Nor did I for a good few years, now I come to think of it. No question that Costello writes superb political songs, all the more so for their subtlety.

Originally posted by @saintbletch

That’s a really nice version.

Are you suggesting (conspiracy) that it wasn’t written by Jagger/Richards? How would that be explained?

My mate Halo (the other one) is always trying to get me to listen to Gram Parsons. Haven’t heard enough to be knowledgeable though.

Well, Gram was very matey indeed with Keith (apparently Anita Pallenberg didn’t much care for Gram, but that’s another matter). They hung out together, did a load of drink and drugs and all the usual rock star bit. The song itself is reckoned to have been written for Gram by Jagger and Richards; both he and the Stones recorded it. However, there are those who were around at the time, and particularly those closer to Gram, who reckon that the writing credit should either include him or just be Parsons. I guess that if the song was published by Jagger and Richards’ publisher, it would have been attributed to them and copyrighted as such. Gram would quite likely have been way t ofar off his face to notice.

Your mate, the other Halo, is clearly a man of great taste and discernment.

This is a fantastic cover , miles better than the original with the added bonus that Bobby Rondinelli is a way better drummer than Phil collins…

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He really is.

He’s 10+ year’s older than me, so my musical tastes / appreciation have been strtetched further back in time than they otherwise would be.

I’ve got a lot to thank him for.

Gillian Welch covering Radiohead’s Black Star:

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That was really nice, Lou - despite a couple of guitar glitches.

Originally posted by @saintbletch

That was really nice, Lou - despite a couple of guitar glitches.

Glitches? Despite a couple of guitar glitches?!

David Rawling pouring his heart and soul into his guitar solo, playing with verve and emotion, in a live gig set up, and you hear glitches?

Sir, I am disappointed. I can only assume you have been spoilt by the Pro Tools perfection era. It’s the lack of perfection that makes it more perfect.

My favourite of many covers of Van Morrison’s ‘Into The Mystic’.

Feel free to point out glitches Bletch.

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That’s what makes it live Lou.

As you say, it’s that upturned nose that shouldn’t be beautiful, but somehow is.

It’s that charming flush of the cheeks against unwanted red hair.

It’s that beauty spot that draws unwanted attention to the owner, but ensures that their personality is given chance to be ‘heard’.

As I said, it was really nice.

Lovely.

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Some excellent suggestions on this thread. I like this one meself. Not often someone can cover the excellent Stevie Wonder, but this is top drawer - IMHO of course.

Not a produced cover as such, but this is worth a watch. Bonamassa and Randolph are in good form trying to cover the peerless Freddie.

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Originally posted by @saintbletch

As someone who finds perfect music in a single human with a message and a wooden, acoustic guitar, I lament the addition of instruments, musicians and electricity.

I therefore find myself at the opposite end of the musical spectrum from Metal (Heavy or otherwise). If you’re a fan of that type of music, you are wrong. Harsh, but true.

However, I’ve got the perfect cover album to bridge the musical gap between us. It’s called What’s Next to the Moon? by Mark Kozelek. Kozelek was the lead singer of the grammatically ambiguous Red House Painters - who I also have a soft spot for.

The album is a series of reimaginings (sorry) of early AC-DC songs with a folky feel. I love it. I’m afraid I don’t even know the originals, so I’d love to know how any AC-DC fans feel about them. Horrified I would imagine.

Thing is Bletch, you say if you’re a fan of Metal etc. then you’re wrong, yet you like the ‘reimaginined’ versions. You can’t have one without the other really.

Although I am, and pretty much always have been, a rock/metal fan, that doesn’t preclude me from enjoying all sorts of other music from Ska/Reggae to Jazz, punk, classical, Dance or whatever.

Metallica toured some years ago with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra performing their songs in a metal/classical mash-up that was an absolute masterstroke. I know Deep Purple/Rainbow’s Richie Blackmore has also done this in the past. I personally, don’t think there are many other genres that would work in that sense. That doesn’t mean that genre is any better or worse than any other, but it does prove that one is not “wrong” to be a fan of it.

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Marvin Gayes cover of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” pretty much rocked

I love the Kinks original and Van Halen’s in equal measure, even though I’m not at all keen on Van Halen in general. I think the new version is true to the original, but the extra licks really pump it up.

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This is better than the original from Wacko imo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CDl9ZMfj6aE

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Prefer this version

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=fregObNcHC8

Originally posted by @Halo-Stickman

Being a teenager through large parts of the seventies I was a fan of David Bowie; therefore, I’m slightly embarrassed to say that I much prefer Lulu’s version of The Man Who Sold The World, mainly because of the saxophone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFAnA9oPRE

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Yes, that is a nice cover, Mangobean.

But no sax. :slight_frown: