Great Covers

[Mathieu76]

This is from a dutch TV show.

 

[Owen Bawn]

 

[Owen Bawn]

 

[haggis]

Another Postmodern Jukebox classic

(It may take a while — or forever — for me to catch up on this thread so apologies for any duplicates).

 

[haggis]

Play for the cover; replay for the smile.

 

[haggis]

Iz, Somewhere Over the Rainbow

 

[MrBeez]

George Harrison: Don't Let Me Wait Too Long

 

[shoelessjoe]

Iz, Somewhere Over the Rainbow

First heard this wonderful song towards the end of an equally wonderful movie called, Finding Forrester.

 

[MrBeez]

George Harrison: Don't Let Me Wait Too Long

Oops just realized I posted to the wrong thread. This is an original GH song. Doh!

 

[emwolf]

Oops just realized I posted to the wrong thread. This is an original GH song. Doh!

yeah, but he did a lot of great covers too. Of course, his most famous cover:

 

[MrBeez]

yeah, but he did a lot of great covers too. Of course, his most famous cover:

Well put sir! Yes, I had no idea that was a cover until quite a bit after it came out. It seemed "so George."

Another cover by George, and I'm sure less known, as The Somewhere In England record wasn't a major seller, was Baltimore Oriol. I never knew that was originally done by Hoagy Carmichael, one of George's favorite artists.

 

[Owen Bawn]

Here's something you don't see every day...

 

[haggis]

Too many versions of Hallelujah in the world at this point. A great song suffering from overexposure. For me they all became redundant anyway after kd lang and the Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony.

 

[enrywivanh]

 

[haggis]

You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To covered by the inimitable Diane Schuur (with an assist by Ray Charles).

This could as easily go into the Favorite Female Singers' thread.

 

[ethatcher]

southern culture on the skids covering the kinks

 

[emwolf]

Well put sir! Yes, I had no idea that was a cover until quite a bit after it came out. It seemed "so George."

Another cover by George, and I'm sure less known, as The Somewhere In England record wasn't a major seller, was Baltimore Oriol. I never knew that was originally done by Hoagy Carmichael, one of George's favorite artists.

another Hoagy and not quite politically correct:

 

[MrBeez]

another Hoagy and not quite politically correct:

Ah yes I missed that was a Hoagy song too. A bit politically incorrect these days you’re right. Well spotted tho!

 

[SilentTuba]

Their original tunes are fantastic, too...these guys can PLAY.

 

[MrBeez]

Their original tunes are fantastic, too...these guys can PLAY.

Oh man. Wow. From the first note these guys nail the groove and burn. Ok gonna have to go check out their original stuff now.