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- Mikkamakka
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Re: Cover songs
Tori Amos: Raining Blood
(but most of her covers are extremely good, too)
Type O' Negative: Black Sabbath
Johnny Cash: Personal Jesus
Guns N' Roses: Symapthy For The Devil - I love it.
Re: Cover songs
Axlin08 wrote:Elvis was the best cover tune man. Almost all of his covers, whether studio or live, surpassed the originals in my eyes.
Excellent call. I prefer the stuff that unfortunately no one even knows he covered. If you haven't already, try these on for size:
Make The World Go Away
There Goes My Everything
Never Been To Spain
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Sweet Caroline
Runawaythe list goes on.
I knew of Bridge, but i'm not recalling the others.
The ones that stand out in my mind is That's All Right, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Johnny B Goode, My Way, Always On My Mind...
I personally LOVE E's version of My Way. I'd take it over Sinatra anyday.
Re: Cover songs
Alright. Here's an Elvis Cover's package. I encourage everyone to check this stuff out. Alot of it is from either 1970 or 1972 but the version of My Way is from 1977 and it's incredible.
Included covers:
For The Good Times ('72)
Funny How Time Slips Away ('72)
I Can't Stop Loving You ('72)
Make The World Go Away ('70)
My Way ('77)
Never Been To Spain ('72)
Proud Mary ('72)
Runaway ('70)
Sweet Caroline ('70)
There Goes My Everything ('70)
Yesterday/Hey Jude ('70)
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me ('72)
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling ('72)
Holy crap. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Will be checking this out.
You're so getting a karma! :thumbup
Edit: Just some comments on some of the tracks.. As soon as I heard them, I recalled Make the World Go Away, great cover.
My Way '77 - 
Proud Mary - great cover. But I don't know if it's superior. It'd still probably take CCR's definitively. If not their's, than Tina Turner's. Then E. But it's still a strong cover.
Runaway - holy shit, this is great. Was it Del Shannon that did this? Some guy with a name like that. I remember this primarily (lol) as the theme song from Michael Mann's "Crime Story" with Dennis Farina. Great, underrated late-80's TV series. Love this track, and Elvis' version is amazing. The backup singers, then the guitar work... love this song - 
Sweet Caroline - i've never been a massive Diamond fan, so E's version owns.
Yesterday / Hey Jude - O-M-G... wow. I don't think i've ever heard The Beatles so finely covered. This is a gem.
You've Lost That Loving Feeling - this is amazing. The vocals are out of this world.
I Can't Stop Loving You - classic. I remember this one now, and E performs it amazingly. I still think my favorite though is Ray Charles.
Re: Cover songs
While looking for a new ringtone I came across Willie Nelson doing 'Time After Time'. While staying true to the original he changes the timing up enough to make it his own. Very nicely done.
(A full listen can be found here)
http://www.last.fm/music/Willie+Nelson/ … After+Time
