Is There A Song You Like....

[saildog]

...that has been recorded any number of times by famous artist and you like it no matter no matter who did it?

For me it is "Early Morning Rain".

A Gordon Lightfoot song. Bob Dylan did a version that I can't find to post. However..

Peter, Paul, and Mary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OCnHNk2Hac&p=D23B1FA3F7FB180C&playnext=1&index=30

Kingston Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nccqzhy8mo8

Gordon Lightfoot (himself)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_MDIYhPH0

Jerry Reed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRU65M_h-eI

Elvis (my favorite version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvvc95aipgE&feature=related

[ScottA]

"Unchained Melody"
"American Trilogy"
"I Will Always Love You"

[Blue Meanie]

"If Not For You" Dylan wrote it and sang it...George Harrison did it and it was a hit...and Olivia Newton John did it and it became a bigger hit....all three versions are fantastic.

"Without You" Written by Badfinger and performed by Badfinger ...then performed by Nilson and became a huge hit for him....and then finally performed by Mariah Carey and it became a huge hit again...All three versions are great.

"Forever Young" Written and performed by Dylan and then became a monster hit with Rod Stewart...both are great versions of the same song.

"Jersey Girl" Great Tom Waits song and performed by Waits...but Bruce just brought it to another level.

[Mikey]

House of the Rising Sun.
I like both Animals and Frijid Pink's version

[Werewolf]

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Johnny Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxn48wSiCzg

Dick Dale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6M6kd8cmpI

The Outlaws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqD-ejBMyk

Debbie Harry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt0mJDzTbyo

Spiderbait

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXSmqEq1eA

[LadyZod]

Hey Jude

Beatles
Elvis
Bing Crosby

[HardyGirl]

You guys are gonna think I'm nuts, but hey, it's what I listen to!

Show and Tell
Al Wilson, David Cassidy

Do You Believe in Magic
John Sebastian, Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy

Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers, Michaael Jackson (RIP), David Cassidy

Under The Milky Way
The Church, Rick Springfield

Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty, Rick Springfield

Waiting For A Girl Like You
Foreigner, Rick Springfield

Lean On Me
Bill Withers, Club Noveau

[david_b]

Well.., don't know about anyone else, but there are songs that make me pause and stop.., and really can't do anything until the song is finished.

Y'know, the ones that make you totally stop in your tracks..:juggleyes_y:

"Whiter Shade of Pale"
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"Green-Eyed Lady"
"Tuesday Afternoon"
"Paperback Writer"
"Always Something There to Remind Me"
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Live Wings '76 Version only)

..and a few more I can't recall at this moment.

david_b

[Bizarro Amy]

Well.., don't know about anyone else, but there are songs that make me pause and stop.., and really can't do anything until the song is finished.

Y'know, the ones that make you totally stop in your tracks..:juggleyes_y:

"Whiter Shade of Pale"
"Bridge Over Troubled Water"
"Jumpin' Jack Flash"
"Green-Eyed Lady"
"Tuesday Afternoon"
"Paperback Writer"
"Always Something There to Remind Me"
"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Live Wings '76 Version only)

..and a few more I can't recall at this moment.

david_b

So you have a bunch of "Desperado"s:smiley1: (Seinfeld joke:wink_y:)

[david_b]

Yep, that's pretty much it..

Oh, and adding "My Love" by Wings... Awesome Guitar solo..

david_b

[Sandman9580]

House of the Rising Sun.
I like both Animals and Frijid Pink's version

That's the one I was gonna say. The Ventures version from their "Live in Japan" album is a personal favorite.

[Adam West]

Kind of a corny one but I always liked You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) by Dead or Alive and then Flo-Ri-Da had a remake and I actually like it.

[megoapesnut]

For me it is "Early Morning Rain".

Elvis (my favorite version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvvc95aipgE&feature=related

Oh, yeah, ELVIS' version is the best. Good song

[megoapesnut]

"American Trilogy"

Another OH YEAH! That one gives me chills every time I listen to ELVIS Aloha from Hawaii.

[huedell]

SLADE's "CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLsw668PVyY&feature=related

SLADE's singer NODDY doin it acoustic on a TV show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gND6J6Mivsg

OASIS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnxtFtaL46w&feature=fvst

QUIET RIOT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2J_UZ8lQU&feature=related
and a dance mix of QRs version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YydPVHx_urI

and some amatuer chick playing it on a Ukulele:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVzlwMlJd4

I wish I knew who she was...its an incredible version

[palitoy]

"Search and Destroy" Iggy and the Stooges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irskrVvKR1E

Red Hot Chili Peppers Cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo9u9om-2WQ

Peaches Version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXdIifOwUZ8

[Mikey]

Poison Ivy

This song was redone a billion times

[Sandman9580]

and some amatuer chick playing it on a Ukulele:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVzlwMlJd4

I wish I knew who she was...its an incredible version

Wow... that was amazing.

[huedell]

"Search and Destroy" Iggy and the Stooges


I have a BIG treat of a version that'll be ready to send your way within a
few months performed by one of my favorite artists and greatest muses.
I heard her play it recently "live" and was blown away.

Personally, I've performed it "live" too but never recorded it...
I DO however have mp3s of studio versions of me
performing LOOSE and TV EYE.

[generic]

Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers, Michaael Jackson (RIP), David Cassidy
Oh Yeah! Bill Withers' version is my favorite, but I really like the version done by "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7amtznyPh9I) too.


Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty, Rick Springfield
Foo Fighters did this one too.



For me it's probably the song "California Dreamin'"
The Mamas & the Papas, The Beach Boys, R.E.M., John Mayer, plus many, many others. Hell, I even like Queen Latifah's version.

[Zemo]

Ghost Riders in the Sky

Johnny Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxn48wSiCzg

Dick Dale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6M6kd8cmpI

The Outlaws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhqD-ejBMyk

Debbie Harry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt0mJDzTbyo

Spiderbait

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtXSmqEq1eA

Gets my vote!

[sprytel]

Surprised nobody has said "All Along the Watchtower".

A deceptively simple song, but each cover seems to find a unique take on the material. I love the Dylan original and the Hendrix cover, of course... more recently, the Dave Matthews Band and (oddly enough) the new Battlestar Galactica do interesting covers...

It's one of those songs, when I hear about somebody doing a cover of it, I want to groan... because it feels like it has been done to death, and yet... I usually walk away pleased with the rendition.

[steelcouch]

Crimson and Clover by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Its a remake from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

[Brad]

Crimson and Clover by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Its a remake from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

Joan Jett did a great version of that one as well, if it's the same song, but I thought it was originally done by Tommy James and the Shondells.
:confused:

I also love Shock The Monkey but not the original Peter Gabriel version, the version done by Coal Chamber with Ozzy. It just rocks! (as does Coal Chamber)
:yes:

Metallica's One is also done well by Korn in concert.

God Save The Queen by both the Sex Pistols and Motorhead. Both versions rock but you can't ever beat the Sex Pistols!
:yeah:

Cinnamon Girl remake by Type O Negative is also good.

I seem to like the remakes more then the originals most of the time. Not sure why.

[huedell]

Surprised nobody has said "All Along the Watchtower".

A deceptively simple song, but each cover seems to find a unique take on the material. I love the Dylan original and the Hendrix cover, of course... more recently, the Dave Matthews Band and (oddly enough) the new Battlestar Galactica do interesting covers...

It's one of those songs, when I hear about somebody doing a cover of it, I want to groan... because it feels like it has been done to death, and yet... I usually walk away pleased with the rendition.

Actually, I believe it's the DEFINITIVE "cover" song....yet...not a big fan of
the actual song.

[generic]

Crimson and Clover by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Its a remake from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.


Joan Jett did a great version of that one as well, if it's the same song, but I thought it was originally done by Tommy James and the Shondells. :confused:
I don't know of a Simon and Garfunkel version of Crimson and Clover, but Tom Petty did cover the Tommy James and the Shondells song.



Cinnamon Girl remake by Type O Negative is also good.
Type O Negative did a cool cover of Seals & Croft's "Summer Breeze" too. The Isley Brothers also covered "Summer Breeze," but I'm actually not crazy about their version (mostly because of the part they added at the beginning). I like the Jason Mraz version of "Summer Breeze" pretty well, but I think I prefer the original to all of the covers on that one.

[LadyZod]

I'm a sucker for "Hurt" as well.

NIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJKVKglIRs

Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-1A02X2sI

Kermit the Frog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU

[generic]

I'm a sucker for "Hurt" as well.

NIN
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvJKVKglIRs

Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN-1A02X2sI

Kermit the Frog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU

I really liked NIN's version. Then I heard Johnny Cash's version and I loved it. But you've just topped them all with Kermit's version. That is 100% awesome! :smiley1: