chris_d_cole
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I definitely support this.
I’m starting to think we need a Needles + Grooves spotify account to host all these playlists.
Covers
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I’m starting to think we need a Needles + Grooves spotify account to host all these playlists.
chris_d_cole
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I’m quite fond of this cover. Joseph is a band made up of three sisters from Portland, OR and they released their cover of Tears For Fears’ “Everybody’s Wants to Rule the World” on their EP last year.
Bohnjaggs
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I added a playlist to the first post with most of these songs. Some just weren't available. And I tried not to add too many songs by each artist. Right now my limit was two but I might add more later.
Dead C
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Doug Martsch has always done some of my favorite covers. I've long dreamed of Build To Spill putting out a covers album for RSD, or something.
Here are 2 solid ones from different eras. One from Bowie and one from Neil Young
Here are 2 solid ones from different eras. One from Bowie and one from Neil Young
Dirtbag Auntie
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I only listen to Bob Dylan songs when women sing them with loud guitars
Dead C
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Aron
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The Dirtbombs are another band that does great covers, particularly in the live setting. From Sabbath's 'War Pigs' to the Eurythmics' 'Missionary Man', their duel drum and duel bass attack gives much swagger to anything they cover. This is their muscular take on Marvin Gaye's 'Got To Give It Up'. Gaye's falsetto is replaced by Mick Collins' more gruff/garage approach. Still funky as hell though.
Viking Dan
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The Julien Baker does DCFC is genius. I can listen to this on repeat ( & often do.)
Aron
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This is a pretty radical reinterpretation of Leonard Cohen's 'Tower of Song' courtesy of The Jesus and Mary Chain. They give it a Velvet Underground-esque guitar overhaul, and select the absolute coolest verses from the original. Although relatively controlled guitar wise for a JAMC track, it is still sneaky loud.
chrb98
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Of Montreal have an absolutely rockin' cover of White Stripe's Fell In Love With A Girl - they kicked up the punchy punky nature in a way that was totally unexpected at the time (remember, this was before Aureate Gloom showed us Kevin Barnes had some garage in him!)
here's James Blake's jawdropping take on "Sound Of Silence". Though very stylistically different, Blake still manages to capture the solemn melancholic tone perfectly without going overboard with it - I won't call out anyone in specific but there are some not-so-great covers of this song that just leave me feeling disturbed
CHVRCHES covered Arctic Monkey's "Do I Wanna Know?" for Like A Version, and while I could totally see some disliking it, I think it's fantastic - covers that can be so stylistically different from the original while still evoking the same feelings and moods are totally my thing, and CHVRCHES wonderfully utilize their synth-pop leanings to capture the original song's longing and foolish hope for something more
who would've though renowned mandolin player Chris Thile would be the one indie rocker brave enough to lead a band on a cover of LCD Soundsystem's Dance Yrself Clean? Furthermore, who would've thought it'd sound so good?
Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place" is so beautiful in its simplicity and versatility that it's pretty difficult to do a poor cover of it. Still, special mention should be given to Kishi Bashi's incredible string-quartet version of the classic song
To bring it all back around - another White Stripes cover! While Anderson Paak's EP Cover Art is filled entirely with covers, my personal favorite is the way he morphs Seven Nation Army into a soulful, funky delight
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here's James Blake's jawdropping take on "Sound Of Silence". Though very stylistically different, Blake still manages to capture the solemn melancholic tone perfectly without going overboard with it - I won't call out anyone in specific but there are some not-so-great covers of this song that just leave me feeling disturbed
CHVRCHES covered Arctic Monkey's "Do I Wanna Know?" for Like A Version, and while I could totally see some disliking it, I think it's fantastic - covers that can be so stylistically different from the original while still evoking the same feelings and moods are totally my thing, and CHVRCHES wonderfully utilize their synth-pop leanings to capture the original song's longing and foolish hope for something more
who would've though renowned mandolin player Chris Thile would be the one indie rocker brave enough to lead a band on a cover of LCD Soundsystem's Dance Yrself Clean? Furthermore, who would've thought it'd sound so good?
Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place" is so beautiful in its simplicity and versatility that it's pretty difficult to do a poor cover of it. Still, special mention should be given to Kishi Bashi's incredible string-quartet version of the classic song
To bring it all back around - another White Stripes cover! While Anderson Paak's EP Cover Art is filled entirely with covers, my personal favorite is the way he morphs Seven Nation Army into a soulful, funky delight
Anderson .Paak - Cover Art - 02 Seven Nation Army
Anderson .Paak (Breezy Lovejoy) cover of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army"-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com
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Bohnjaggs
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Of Montreal have an absolutely rockin' cover of White Stripe's Fell In Love With A Girl - they kicked up the punchy punky nature in a way that was totally unexpected at the time (remember, this was before Aureate Gloom showed us Kevin Barnes had some garage in him!)
here's James Blake's jawdropping take on "Sound Of Silence". Though very stylistically different, Blake still manages to capture the solemn melancholic tone perfectly without going overboard with it - I won't call out anyone in specific but there are some not-so-great covers of this song that just leave me feeling disturbed
CHVRCHES covered Arctic Monkey's "Do I Wanna Know?" for Like A Version, and while I could totally see some disliking it, I think it's fantastic - covers that can be so stylistically different from the original while still evoking the same feelings and moods are totally my thing, and CHVRCHES wonderfully utilize their synth-pop leanings to capture the original song's longing and foolish hope for something more
who would've though renowned mandolin player Chris Thile would be the one indie rocker brave enough to lead a band on a cover of LCD Soundsystem's Dance Yrself Clean? Furthermore, who would've thought it'd sound so good?
Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place" is so beautiful in its simplicity and versatility that it's pretty difficult to do a poor cover of it. Still, special mention should be given to Kishi Bashi's incredible string-quartet version of the classic song
To bring it all back around - another White Stripes cover! While Anderson Paak's EP Cover Art is filled entirely with covers, my personal favorite is the way he morphs Seven Nation Army into a soulful, funky delight
Anderson .Paak - Cover Art - 02 Seven Nation Army
Anderson .Paak (Breezy Lovejoy) cover of The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army"-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com
Wow. These are great.
Yer Ol' Uncle D
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@Aron reminded me of two other covers by The Jesus And Mary Chain that are faves.
These two make that Tower Of Song cover sound like The New Christy Minstrels.
Out cramping The Cramps...
Probably a little different than Willie Dixon imagined it...
chrb98
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All of these are things I didn't know about prior to this thread and am now in love with
tvham
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I love this Dido cover by Howard Jones
tvham
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Oh, and Saint Etienne covering Neil Young
And Gary Numan
And Gary Numan
Poly-Rythmo
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Do you know this version? Jeff was basically woken up by a radio DJ and asked to choose a song and he sang this with the band in the studio. Crazy
chris_d_cole
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this was actually the first version I had heard, but usually listen to the live one because the quality is better. but it’s insane how powerful his voice is even through the phone
tvham
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How about two covers in one song?
imtheocean
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And my personal favorite from that album, Flaming Lips - After the Gold Rush
Other favorites:
My Morning Jacket - Ride Like the Wind (only played once I think)
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings doing a lovely version of Radiohead/Black Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8VXBMjOZXI
Bohnjaggs
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How about 3 covers in one song? Prince, Talking Heads and Harry Nilsson ... Covered by PM Dawn