Cover Versions that change the song's genre

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• Barbra Posts: 15,581

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  31/10/15 - 14:54 #77

  One of very few female versions of Ol Man River
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv_Ryrj6x4g

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• scrilla Posts: 2,198

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  31/10/15 - 19:26 #78

  biscuitfactory wrote: »

  Derrick Harriott did a reggae version of Pete Wingfield's doowop song " Eighteen With A Bullet"

  Great stuff too. I was unaware of the original when I bought a 12" reissue of Derrick's cut in the 1980's.
  

  Barbra wrote: »

  One of very few female versions of Ol Man River
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv_Ryrj6x4g

  
  ...and a reggae cut by Dennis Brown. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t17RQi5KdqU Bought the 12" of this in Orbitone Records, Harlesden c. 1985/6.

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• scrilla Posts: 2,198

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  31/10/15 - 19:28 #79

  The Dickies do Black Sabbath ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c37GdAzgQo ) and kids TV ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flMS2gHFOH0 )
  
  The Dead Kennedys take on Lieber & Stoller via Elvis P. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT72CgEJQNQ
  
  The UK Subs take on The Zombies' "She's Not There" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aur8Miwq9Rc
  
  Cheap Trick did a hard rock cover of this 1950s R&B gem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbfMlk1PwGU
  
  For the disco haters, here's the lovely Linda Clifford's version of a Simon & Garfunkel number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkeNhB-QmXI You're welcome.
  
  M-Beat featuring Nazlyn - Sweet Love ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBCBPcYFcSs ) is a drum & bass cover of Anita Baker ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y9DYGiDL1o ).

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• scrilla Posts: 2,198

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  31/10/15 - 19:29 #80

  Willie Bobo's latin version of "It's Not Unusual" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GdyKMh_9Fg
  
  Ramsey Lewis' phenomenal cover of "Back In The U.S.S.R." - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhAsq3m79CY

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• scrilla Posts: 2,198

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  31/10/15 - 19:33 #81

  Veteran Reggae singer Little Roy (edit: already mentioned) cut a whole album of Nivana tracks ("Battle For Seattle"). Here's "Lithium" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dfoRHGFSZs
  
  Shinehead's "Billie Jean" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlY0H6PTIrc
  
  Sly Dunbar covered "Sesame Street" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4uBPCMfsZs )
  
  Dennis Brown's cover of a Jimmy Webb composition made famous by Glen Campbell: "Witchita Lineman" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqz3lgnroVc )
  
  Marcia Grifiths takes on The Beatles ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtpDmZpjsJE ), Cat Stevens a couple of times (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvm5RGb23B8 and later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb9AuSVu1Yw) and Fleetwood Mac ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDVX7ICwe3Q )
  
  Dawn Penn's late 60's ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mNPKNAQl4c ) and 90's ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6IcJPsNjn0) cuts of "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" are covers of an earlier blues tune by Willie Cobbs ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1uF1S7-Hz4 ) but Cobbs' track owes a lot to Bo Diddley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhEL45dJjrY
  
  Bob Marley & The Wailers "Kaya" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd80dwC7lqk ) is based on Erskine Hawkins' 1939 jazz instrumental "Tuxedo Junction" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZzE3FDAvcw )
  
  Phyllis Dillon's "One Life To Live" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4WXJu6sjEg ) is actually a retitled rocksteady cover of Sheila Anthony's soul dancer "Livin' In Love" ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOtuBAqnuPM )
  
  Black Harmony's "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" is a lovers rock version of Jean Carn's Philly International classic ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp6nSnXZeSM )
  
  Nitty Gritty's dancehall cut of The Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" with some "Betcha By Golly Wow" thrown in for good measure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCcX5Sr06hM

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• TATTOO62 Posts: 405

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  31/10/15 - 21:23 #82

  Not just the songs but the videos as well.
  Utah Saints - Something Good
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMLCrzy9TEs&index=6&list=FL8BMIbN6maJvbSAXilYKOJQ
  The Germans - Pretty Vacant
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRvhV7g38fQ&index=12&list=FL8BMIbN6maJvbSAXilYKOJQ

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• grimtales1 Posts: 46,695

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  31/10/15 - 21:30 #83

  That Sesame Street cover is actually pretty great

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• Smithy1204 Posts: 4,352

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  31/10/15 - 22:50 #84

  Steel Panthers' version of BSBs' 'I Want It That Way'.

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• My Sweet Life Posts: 1,434

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  01/11/15 - 20:32 #85

  Bastille, 'Of The Night' (Cover):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4
  Corona, 'Rhythm Of The Night' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
  Bastille's cover also contains a bit of Snap's 'Rhythm Is A Dancer':
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIaWeVL1JM
  
  Bastille vs. The xx feat. Ella Eyre, 'No Angels' (Cover):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MHZ3GwPRqA
  TLC, 'No Scrubs' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrLequ6dUdM
  The xx, 'Angels' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW5AF0m9Zw

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• Lucy Van Pelt Posts: 11,631

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  02/11/15 - 01:45 #86

  JohnnyForget wrote: »

  Let's agree to agree about Donna Summer and agree to disagree about Richard Harris. I love his version.

  
  with you 100% Johnny, Donna Summer did some great stuff in her time but her tacky cover of McArthur Park was def not one of them -a Richard Harris' version however is an epic classic
  
  
  anyone heard Balanescu the string quartet version of The Model by Kraftwerk?
  
  Now THIS is I what I call one hell of a cover - wonderful (and I love the original too but this is amazing)
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH_VKWStK98

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• SuperAPJ Posts: 10,402

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  02/11/15 - 04:45 #87

  Lots of twee girly covers to choose from in TV adverts these days!

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• mimicole Posts: 50,973

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  02/11/15 - 12:32 #88

  The Civil Wars cover of Michael Jackson's Billie Jean is wonderful, in my opinion. I much prefer this version.

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• dodrade Posts: 23,803

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  02/11/15 - 17:59 #89

  Lucy Van Pelt wrote: »

  
  anyone heard Balanescu the string quartet version of The Model by Kraftwerk?
  
  Now THIS is I what I call one hell of a cover - wonderful (and I love the original too but this is amazing)
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH_VKWStK98

  
  I heard it used several times on Countryfile in recent weeks for some reason.

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• Hound of Love Posts: 80,070

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  02/11/15 - 18:12 #90

  Nouvelle Vague, who released 3 albums of interesting covers: their version of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough", possibly the most familiar.

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• Hamish Mancini Posts: 238

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  02/11/15 - 18:25 #91

  Framing Hanley have a fantastic rock song called Lollipop. I was gobsmacked to discover it's a cover of a truly awful rap song by L'il Wayne. Seriously. It's just dire.
  
  Yet the Framing Hanley version is a cracker.

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• belly button Posts: 17,026

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  02/11/15 - 21:55 #92

  Not sure what genre this has changed to but it makes me smile

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• yorkieUK Posts: 2,159

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  03/11/15 - 22:04 #93

  Mariachi Cabos do some pretty good versions of the following:
  
  Michael Jackson's Beat It (with a little dancing too)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCM1X8YgZLE
  
  Pink Floyd's The Wall:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOwf3TDygkM
  
  The Beatles She Loves You:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVP9NmKJlmQ

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• Dandem Posts: 13,338

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  03/11/15 - 22:14 #94

  My Sweet Life wrote: »

  Bastille, 'Of The Night' (Cover):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCTDKLjdok4
  Corona, 'Rhythm Of The Night' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ltZmI5LQw
  Bastille's cover also contains a bit of Snap's 'Rhythm Is A Dancer':
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYIaWeVL1JM
  
  Bastille vs. The xx feat. Ella Eyre, 'No Angels' (Cover):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MHZ3GwPRqA
  TLC, 'No Scrubs' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrLequ6dUdM
  The xx, 'Angels' (Original):
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nW5AF0m9Zw

  
  If we're talking Bastille, they also did a version of "What Would You Do", originally by City High.
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDPCuUcT170

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• EStaffs90 Posts: 13,722

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  04/11/15 - 19:33 #95

  Everybody Wants To Rule The World:
  
  Tears for Fears' original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0
  Lorde's cover of it - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaVA6sgOpws

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• Jason Posts: 76,557

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  05/11/15 - 00:06 #96

  Punk version of Taylor Swift's "Style" by Atlas Uncharted
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b3prw5Ql1o
  
  Punk version of Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do" by Arthur Walwin
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dwt3dCJEjc
  
  Punk version of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" by I Prevail
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czb_CZfWko8
  
  50's "Swing" style version of Mackelmore's "Thrift Shop" by PostModern Jukebox
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cnm0tdkJEU

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  05/11/15 - 04:28 #97

  Esoterica - Silence
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_ZXtevJJlM
  
  Reinxeed - Summer Night City
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JwF1xAQdc

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• sandalf Posts: 52

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  07/11/15 - 11:24 #98

  I think some decent cover version that don't stick to reproducing the original are:
  Without You - Harry Nilsson
  Love Hurts - Nazareth
  After the Goldrush - Prelude
  Working Class Hero - Marianne Faithfull
  The In Crowd - Bryan Ferry
  Famous Blue Raincoat - Tori Amos
  Chords of Fame - Marianne Faithfull
  Dancing in the Dark - Big Daddy
  The Wind of Keltia - Shusha Guppy
  Tainted Love - Softcell
  I also remember hearing a superb impassioned slow tempo version of Joe South's Games People Play with female vocals sometime in the late 80s / early 90s. I don't know who sang it, but I remember much preferring it to Joe South's original

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  07/11/15 - 11:52 #99

  The Deftones did fantastic metal covers of The Chauffeur by Duran Duran and No Ordinary Love by Sade.

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• Hamish Mancini Posts: 238

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  09/11/15 - 15:39 #100

  0...0 wrote: »

  The Deftones did fantastic metal covers of The Chauffeur by Duran Duran and No Ordinary Love by Sade.

  
  That, they did.

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• Kirsty_Jones90 Posts: 1,603

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  15/11/15 - 12:45 #101

  not mentioned yet:
  
  Limp Bizkit-Faith (George Michael)
  
  Marilyn Manson-Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
  
  The Braids-Bohemian rhapsody (Queen)
  
  Ace of base-Don't turn around (Aswad) crap cover;-)

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