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Sugar bee
- Wedding: October 2014 - UK
@MissZeppelin: I have never heard Christmas Canon before! How lovely!
I’m usually a proponent of ‘The Original Was Better’, but I have to say – the Hendrix version of ‘All Along the Watchtower’ is great. Also all the covers that the Baseballs do – they’re a German (I think) rockabilly group who do amazing covers of current hits in a rockabilly style. Their version of ‘Umbrella’ is GREAT.
The Amy Winehouse version of ‘Valerie’ is pretty good too, although I’m not sure I like it better than the original.
And I’m not sure if this counts (and is possibly heretical to say so), but I much prefer Clapton’s accoustic version of ‘Layla’ from his Unplugged album to the original.
Post # 78
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: October 2014 - UK
@nycsa: Oh yes, Soft Cell’s Tainted Love is far and away the best. I keep forgetting that’s a cover!
Post # 79
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Honey bee
5th Harmony’s cover of A Thousand Years. The original is good, but they were just so much better.
Post # 80
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Blushing bee
@chronicwhimsy: I’ve never heard of the Baseballs, but I like rockabilly music. I’ll have to check them out. And I prefer the Unplugged version of Layla too. Partly because it reminds me of my childhood–it came out the year I was born and I heard it on the radio all the time when I was a kid.
Post # 82
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Bumble Beekeeper
Who’s Lovin You by Michael Jackson (original by Smokey Robinson)
Post # 83
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Sugar bee
Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O’COnnor (over the Prince version)
Post # 84
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2014 - Lodge
Too many to name but off the top of my head (and thanks some Bee’s for helping jog my memory):
Simple Man – Shinedown
Bad Company – Five Finger Death Punch
Any cover by Marilyn Manson but my favorites are Tainted Love and Sweet Dreams
Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins
Any cover by Richard Cheese but my favorites are Crazy Train and Baby Got Back.
Against All Odds by Mariah Carey
Layla by Eric Clapton
Drive by The Deftones
Post # 85
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2014 - Lodge
@moonbride: I forgot about How Soon Is Now. I love Charmed as well in fact I have all the seasons and yet I still DVR it everyday on WE lol.
Post # 86
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Sugar bee
- Wedding: September 2014 - Lodge
When The Levee Breaks by A Perfect Circle (cover of Led Zeppelin)
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Worker bee
i LOVE this thread!
a few of my favorites are:
It’s Time – Glee Cast ( I don’t watch Glee, too awkward for me, but this song is amazing) cover of Imagine Dragons
Glad You Came – We Came as Romans (PUNK/rock) cover of The Wanted.
Really there have been these albums to come out called “Punk Goes Pop” Volumes 1-5 right now I believe. They are awesome. Some of the songs are Screamo though 🙂
I love covers!
Oh one more. It’s not necessarily a cover though… but sorta? Everyone knows Christina Perri’s song “A thousand years” but in the last twilight movie… (i know, i know) there’s another version of that song, it’s Christina Perri and Steve Kazee. And Steve Kazee’s voice is incredible in that song, almost a cover because he sings some parts she sang in the first version. It’s called “a thousand years pt. 2 (feat. steve kazee) Seriously his voice… like buttah all over me when I hear it… amazing.
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