While looking in the underrated songs of the 80's thread I was reminded of an old fav of mine so I found it on Youtube. In the 'related' section there was a cover version of it, now I'm not a fan of covers but if you're going to do it then do it a different way.

The Promise - When in Rome(original) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HI_xFQWiYU

The Promise - Sturgill Simpson(cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eWJmN8D820

One lifts me up the other back down again, see if you guess which.

Your challenge, to find other diametrically opposed cover versions.

easy!

neil diamond - solitary man (original) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irvRderExjk

HIM - solitary man (cover) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-05M6zK56c

the original is one of my all time very best favs ..... but i cannot knock the cover, its good!.

switch it now to this

HIM - join me in death (original) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V4AscLidWg

lightforce - join me (cover) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02MrsIQMnlY

think i just prefer the cover ...

This is a totally different spin on an 80s classic which I'm falling in love with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTmk0Pqk6hs

Thoughts?

Twisting bland songs into pretty amazing songs

Bob Seger - Rosalie (original)
Thin - Lizzy - Rosalie (cover)

Zager and Evans - In The Year 2525 (original)
Visage - In The Year 2525 (cover)

Mad World:

Tears for Fears' original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFsHSHE-iJQ
Michael Andrews and Gary Jules' cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v52Igdotisk

I LOVE to hear my late beautiful precious Billy Joe Royal sing "He'll Have To Go".

God bless you and his family always!!!

Holly

P.S. Go here for the original copy of the song which was done by late country singer Jim Reeves.

Cannot believe I am posting this as it is as cheesier than someone that hasn't washed their bits in ages, but here you go

Darts Let's Hang on from 1980 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ9ZgGM4CeI

Original by Frankie Valli & the four seasons - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwVbbAtVj9Q

Now hold on there. This is just getting plain weird.

Just horrendous.

I've always preferred Ray Stevens sped up version of 'Misty' to the slower versions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d5Qpmwq4bE


although some of the slower versions do still appeal to me, especially when someone as classy as Ella Fitzgerald is singing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPOlakkBlj8

My only thought is why you don't tell us what song it is?
Most people have no possibility of playing YouTube videos on their phone, no need to keep the song a secret from us.

Ralph Mctell, Streets of london. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiWomXklfv8

The anti-nowhere league, Streets of london https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBKMsXMs8mc

Chic - At Last I Am Free https://youtu.be/Qo0LYX6COv0
Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free https://youtu.be/6xQx4G11pRo

Neil Diamond - I'm A Believer https://youtu.be/7ePXck9H1pI
The Monkees - I'm A Believer https://youtu.be/W83InivbUSQ
Robert Wyatt - I'm A Believer https://youtu.be/T5ivg0cDBgo

Maybe in your opinion and in the opinion of whoever decides to agree with you, but what I shared in this chat is still a legitimate contribution to it. We were asked about our favorite cover that is different from the original copy of the song and I love how my late beautiful precious covered the song that I tell about. How other people choose to view what I share in this chat or any other chat here that I choose to give my two pennies in is their own decision.


What is horrendous? The way that my late beautiful precious sings the song or are you referring to my mentioning him again?

God bless you two and his family always!!!

Holly

P.S. Wow. When did being consistent in getting the word out about a favorite who is not that well known compared to other singers become such a terrifying thing to do?

its called overkill .... we all get the message, it does get a little tiresome though when every post you seem to make is about one artist. others exist you know!

Walk on By - Dionne Warwick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijhL9Y7skQs
Walk on By - The Stranglers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqfqVDHNW6c

Taylor Swift - Shake it off
https://youtu.be/nfWlot6h_JM


Ryan Adams - Shake it off
https://youtu.be/PwmXO0J-PAA

Is this some weird new take on Allahu Akbar?

Hey There Lonely Boy
Ruby and the Romantics. 1963

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcfRzW8Zrsk

Hey There Lonely Girl
Eddie Holman. 1970

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5hMAw2gWaw

Some songs are such classics that maybe they should never be covered. Nevertheless here are two efforts I'm quite fond of.

https://youtu.be/vI_dKmVya-Y

https://youtu.be/tgbNymZ7vqY

BIB: One of my favourite covers ever - it never fails to make me smile.

Here's another suggestion from me:

Constant Craving - KD Lang https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXqPjx94YMg
Constant Craving - J2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTSMVvPvicA

Almost as bad.

You may "get the message" as you say here, but I believe that everyone else here can speak for themselves and one person here has already told me that they had never heard of my newest favorite until I started talking about him here and sadly where there is one person who doesn't know, there can always be other people who don't know too.

As for there being other singers out there, I am already well aware of that because I do have other favorites. I actually just left a message about one of my other favorite singers in the country music appreciation chat.


Who is Allahu Akbar?

God bless you two and my other favorite singers always!!!

Holly

In a similar vein:

Kate Bush's original - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM
Track & Field's cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN_67KMy9W0

As much as I like the original, the cover is just absolutely beautiful.

Cover. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSkboTTTmpg

Original. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgwnXp1Zb4Q