Friday night is... cover versions as good as or better than originals?

[Smokin Joe]

Now this is a definite improvement on the original -


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SqF56nj2LU

 

[raleighnut]

I don't know if this is better than the original, different though.



View: https://youtu.be/axbtig7w7a8

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMzS6ugnPI

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A rather chirpy Guy Mitchell original



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL2nr5XSpqQ

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Technically, not a cover, as 'the Snowman' wrote it!
I believe Cash recorded it first?


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfEeLSi7y-I

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The Snowman again

There's some excellent 'picking' on here!!, almost fluid!!
There's also some variation of words, due to Reed playing Guitar, not fiddles


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-r1j0hJoV4

 

[DCBassman]

Albert Lee - guitar genius and one of the nicest people in music - playing an acoustic cover of a Duane Eddy instrumental

Not only is he a guitar genius AND a nice guy, he makes it look so damed easy...

Great clip.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

View: https://youtu.be/RuBAqCBFNF8

It's good if your an Elvis Fan. I guess it's subjective, a good cover, I don't think its a patch on the late Bon Scott singing that track though...

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

A cover of a Bill Monroe song, that Presley covered


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEEEMQU1Wbk

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Brian & his orchestra covering Louis Prima?

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4V8pbg3rNU


The originals pretty good, but every looks to be having such fun in the BSO version
Plus, could that really be Kid Creole, in the zoot-suit???

The (Prima) piano, is replaced with Setzers Gretsch
Some cool hot-rods, at the beginning
And, the blonde backing singer is Mrs Setzer


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHWcN5YxuYc

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Dwight does Cheap Trick...…………………..


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_lSJfUHu8A​

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Alison Krauss, Kathy Mattea, & Suzie Boggus, cover 'Crosby, Stills & Nash@
And, to a very high standard too


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g795h7HaZsw​

 

[Kempstonian]

Not only is he a guitar genius AND a nice guy, he makes it look so damed easy...

Great clip.

You'll like this then. Worth watching for the expressions on the others' faces - and Nick Lowe's comment at the end!

 

[Kempstonian]

Almost a cover version... lol

 

[clid61]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT7udRdq1h0