Cover Versions

[John the Monkey]

Otis' version of "A Change is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke originally?)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyhL0ioST_U


He also recorded the best version of "White Christmas", of course;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwCcVRH8idA


And there are some great covers of Soul Limbo;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMJGaXDKX0Y



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6yGf37_lJc



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OKDwF_6O9U

 

[John the Monkey]

Tortoise and Bonnie "Prince" Billy;


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb1bf-HpyD0



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvWwpmESJP8

 

[John the Monkey]

Todd Snider's version of "Enjoy Yourself";

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl4X9jPUYWk


Sun Ra's version of the Batman theme;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA2WoaNRjt8

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Teddy Bears put back on the shelf
The only improvement, would be if Alison Krauss recorded it with Dolly & Emmylou Harris




And, with Alison in mind.


Dave Edmunds covering, quite wonderfully, the 'wall of sound'

 

[John the Monkey]

So anyway, there are some pretty good cover versions around, yeah.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Brian goes surfing

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Teddy Bears put back on the shelf
The only improvement, would be if Alison Krauss recorded it with Dolly & Emmylou Harris




And, with Alison in mind.


Dave Edmunds covering, quite wonderfully, the 'wall of sound'

Thats a lovely version of The Boxer.

 

[raleighnut]

It takes a lot to do a better version of a Van Morrison song than the 'Man' himself, I think Jackie manages to,



View: https://youtu.be/hag-sJvnQG4

 

[S-Express]

T-Rex - Telegram Sam

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJPe3SH9uKk


Bauhaus - Telegram Sam

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZYoeFNoOrM

 

[S-Express]

The Beatles - Dear Prudence

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQmznZFi8Ho


Siouxsie & The banshees cover

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6rrTROoZIw

 

[S-Express]

National Anthem

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk


Sex Pistols version (yes, I know...)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrAPOZxgzU

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The definitive Satisfaction

 

[Tim Hall]

The 6Music website has various sessions and so on from back in the day. Today I listened to The Levellers, possibly recorded at Glastonbury, who closed their set with a storming cover of "The Devil Went Down to Georgia. "

 

[raleighnut]

View: https://youtu.be/cYJUywl7CFw

 

[S-Express]

Oasis

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc


Mike Flowers

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueZf1WMQ