tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post111902382901883622..comments2023-10-02T15:26:38.866+01:00Comments on Nog's Blog - I blog therefore I am: ListsNogbadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119426293867405892005-06-22T08:44:00.000+01:002005-06-22T08:44:00.000+01:00Can I throw in Every Little Thing from the first Y...Can I throw in Every Little Thing from the first Yes album? Astounding Beatles cover!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119349172830625592005-06-21T11:19:00.000+01:002005-06-21T11:19:00.000+01:00Actually, I thought the "original" cover version o...Actually, I thought the "original" cover version of "Got to..." by Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (great name - where are they now?) was pretty good.<BR/>What about Jackson Browne's cover of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs'(another great name) "Stay"? - much better than the Hollies hit version from 1963.<BR/>God, I'm old!Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119309223666733282005-06-21T00:13:00.000+01:002005-06-21T00:13:00.000+01:00And have you heard the Earth, Wind & Fire version ...And have you heard the Earth, Wind & Fire version of "Got to get you into my life"? Amazin!Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119278619800501332005-06-20T15:43:00.000+01:002005-06-20T15:43:00.000+01:00And Marianne Faithful's version of "Ruby Tuesday" ...And Marianne Faithful's version of "Ruby Tuesday" is haunting but always makes me think of chocolate bars.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of a "six degrees" game (like the "Kevin Bacon" game) - and it might be interesting to see how far a list can go without hitting Dylan or The Stones or The Beatles. If anyone doesn't know what we're talking about try "The Oracle of Bacon" at http://www.cs.virginia.edu/oracle/Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119278164698317302005-06-20T15:36:00.000+01:002005-06-20T15:36:00.000+01:00I think you are right about Chris Farlowe - good v...I think you are right about Chris Farlowe - good version, that.<BR/>On Stones covers, Melanie's "Ruby Tuesday" was odd, though not as odd as the Wurzels' cover of her "Brand New Key". I can sense one of those six degrees of...type games where you have to link artists by cover versions.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119262477985129502005-06-20T11:14:00.000+01:002005-06-20T11:14:00.000+01:00Strangely enough one of my all time favourites isn...Strangely enough one of my all time favourites isn't on the coversproject site! "Handbags and the gladrags", written by Mike D'Abo, certainly done by Rod Stewart and the Sterophonics (and that's the version used in "The Office" but I have a feeling is was done first by Chris Farlowe. I could devote some time to this or finishing off my marking - decisions, decisions :-)<BR/><BR/>In terms of covers - I'm prepared to forgive Frankie for covering "Born to run" and Joe Cocker's version of "Delta Lady" is brilliant but whoever let Linda Ronstadt cover "Tumbling Dice" deserves taking outside and giving a good spanking! And in terms of artists who have been covered - the Stones seem to have a couple of tracks that everyone has done, the site lists +30 covers of "Paint it Black" alone, and Chuck Berry's output has been converted into standards by an amazingly diverse range of performers.Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119258017896186292005-06-20T10:00:00.000+01:002005-06-20T10:00:00.000+01:00Yes, you've started something here. I keep thinkin...Yes, you've started something here. I keep thinking of covers that I love or hate. The latest one in my head is "Closing Time" - Fairport's cover of the Leonard Cohen song.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119222947053581332005-06-20T00:15:00.000+01:002005-06-20T00:15:00.000+01:00I agree about Dylan and his covers Rob - never the...I agree about Dylan and his covers Rob - never the same song twice! :-)<BR/><BR/>I love the coversproject link - thanks! I feel this one might be sucking up a lot of my time :-)Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119221862953933822005-06-19T23:57:00.000+01:002005-06-19T23:57:00.000+01:00Quirky covers are the best aren't they? What's the...Quirky covers are the best aren't they? What's the point of trying to sound exactly like the original?<BR/>It's just occurred to me that with Dylan you could have a list of Dylan covers by Dylan - all the various versions recorded over the years...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119220906726825182005-06-19T23:41:00.000+01:002005-06-19T23:41:00.000+01:00Grief, I'd totally forgotten Peter Sellers- A Hard...Grief, I'd totally forgotten Peter Sellers- A Hard Day's Night - (Beatles)<BR/><BR/>That has to come a close second to Hendrix - either his Stars and Stripes thingy or All Along the Watchtower :-)palhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442772231725802407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119219485010616192005-06-19T23:18:00.000+01:002005-06-19T23:18:00.000+01:00Blimey - Before the Flood - that WAS before the fl...Blimey - Before the Flood - that WAS before the flood wasn't it?<BR/>Leaving Mr Zimmerman aside then, (and I forgot Fairport Convention's Si Tu Dois Partir) what are the best covers? You need to go to http://coversproject.com/artist<BR/>to check out the range. How about <BR/>Bruce Springsteen - War (Edwin Starr)<BR/>Peter Sellers- A Hard Day's Night - (Beatles)<BR/>Rod Stewart - Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin)<BR/>PP Arnold - First Cut is the Deepest (Cat Stevens)<BR/>Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh (Lambert Hendricks and Ross)<BR/>and one that's definitely not a greatest cover-<BR/>Vanilla Fudge - You Keep me hangin' on (Supremes)<BR/>Of course one of my heroes, Richard Thompson, has a whole show based on covers, "A Thousand Years of Popullar Music" - see http://www.richardthompson-music.com/catch_of_the_day.asp?id=117<BR/>for details. There's a great version of Squeeze's "Tempted" on this.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119166866393090062005-06-19T08:41:00.000+01:002005-06-19T08:41:00.000+01:00Hi Rob - The Hendrix version of "Watchtower" is th...Hi Rob - The Hendrix version of "Watchtower" is the Gold Standard of covers for me. He took it and changed it and added to it and made a "new" song but I think Dylan covers should probably have a section of their own shouldn't they? He has produced so many good songs and when he does them they always sound different so it's no surprise that others cover them :-) The Tom Robinson Band do a decent cover of "I shall be released" on one of their early albums too and we were listening (briefly!) to "Before the Flood" yesterday.Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119111035028274452005-06-18T17:10:00.000+01:002005-06-18T17:10:00.000+01:00All wonderful classics rob. So evocative :-)All wonderful classics rob. So evocative :-)palhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442772231725802407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119087882857389332005-06-18T10:44:00.000+01:002005-06-18T10:44:00.000+01:00Seriously though, folks, it's such a vast field - ...Seriously though, folks, it's such a vast field - where do you start?<BR/>You could just think about Dylan covers - were you thinking about All Along the Watchtower, Nigel?<BR/>What about "Wheel's on Fire" by Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll? or "Simple Twist of Fate" by Joan Baez? or "I Shall be released" by The Band? or "Mighty Quinn" by Manfred Mann? - but not, I fancy, "Blowin' in the Wind" by Peter, Paul and Mary...:-)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119087714184822682005-06-18T10:41:00.000+01:002005-06-18T10:41:00.000+01:00Hmmm I'll have to put my thinking cap on - its sti...Hmmm I'll have to put my thinking cap on - its still a bit early, I'll go and get a coffee :-)palhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442772231725802407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119077153070610742005-06-18T07:45:00.000+01:002005-06-18T07:45:00.000+01:00Well the first one I always think of is by Hendrix...Well the first one I always think of is by Hendrix but not that track - and I have to admit that Baker & Mullard had slipped my mind (thanfully) :-)Nogbadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04838817425838931554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119071075392585902005-06-18T06:04:00.000+01:002005-06-18T06:04:00.000+01:00It's got to be Hendrix's Stars and Stripes thingy ...It's got to be Hendrix's Stars and Stripes thingy hasn't it?palhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442772231725802407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13219187.post-1119024726158274222005-06-17T17:12:00.000+01:002005-06-17T17:12:00.000+01:00It's a no-brainer, innit? Got to be Hylda Baker an...It's a no-brainer, innit? Got to be Hylda Baker and Arthur Mullard's "You're the one that I want"...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.com