[quote]Lateralus44 wrote:
2lb Monkey wrote:
Hurt by Johhny Cash, rapes NIN IMO
I really don’t know how you can say that. He does an amazing job of the song, and his entire career he has had a darkness in his music that lends credibility to a cover of NIN.
And with regards to the whole Layla - Clapton discussion I really need to toss in my 2 cents. In a way Clapton did cover his own song. On the unplugged album his accoustic version of Layla is quite different, and I guess could be considered a cover. But it’s just Clapton reinterpretting his own song. Which was written by Eric Clapton, while he was a member of Derek and the Domino’s, for George Harrison’s (Beatles) wife.
As you can imagine, hooking up with one of the Beatle’s wives did not go over well with many people. But if i recall my trivia correctly she is the only women to ever have 2 number 1 songs written about her by 2 seperate men. Harrison had a number one hit off of Abbey Road that was written for her too. [/quote]
Yes, Patti Boyd even said when she initially rebuffed his advances is when he sought comfort in heroin. She said she denied him and he had a bag of heroin in his hand and told her “well, I am going to do this,”. He left and she didn’t see him for a couple of years. They of course later became an item and I believe she became hooked on H as well.
Some of Tool’s songs were covered by the String Quartets. I’m a huge Tool fan but really like these versions as well. They really make the music have an “epic” feel to it.
SRV playing Little Wing by Hendrix. The only song I’d be comfortable callling “my favorite ‘guitar’ song EVER”.
Eva Cassidy’s version of 'Stormy Monday by T-Bone Walker. The version on ‘Live at Blues Alley’ is STUNNING.
Michael Hedges playing ‘Come Together’ by The Beatles. Another genius who died too young, one of a kind for sure. If you’ve never heard him (which is most of us) do yourself a favor and check him out. He wrote a new chapter for the book on instrumental guitar technique (though he sings as well). Michael Hedges - Come Together - YouTube
Janis Joplin playing Gershwin’s classic ‘Summertime’
[quote]SinisterMinister wrote:
Michael Hedges playing ‘Come Together’ by The Beatles. Another genius who died too young, one of a kind for sure. If you’ve never heard him (which is most of us) do yourself a favor and check him out. He wrote a new chapter for the book on instrumental guitar technique (though he sings as well). Michael Hedges - Come Together - YouTube [/quote]
Wow! How the hell did he manage the part at 2:41. He’s holding up his hand in the air, and the guitar plays on its own. I’m familiar with tapping, but that bit is pure voodoo as far as I’m concerned.
Wow! How the hell did he manage the part at 2:41. He’s holding up his hand in the air, and the guitar plays on its own. I’m familiar with tapping, but that bit is pure voodoo as far as I’m concerned.[/quote]
Haha, he’s using his fretting hand, using a hammer-on, pull-off technique. He does it more clearly in this clip:
Now here’s some straight VOODOO shit. Nothing is looped, it’s just one guy and his guitar…
[quote]Corrosion wrote:
Some of Tool’s songs were covered by the String Quartets. I’m a huge Tool fan but really like these versions as well. They really make the music have an “epic” feel to it.
Jeff Healey Band - While My Guitar Gently Weeps[/quote]
Healey just passed away a few days ago. For those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s the blind guitarist in “Roadhouse.” He was really blind, and he could REALLY play. R.I.P.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
I’m about to lift, so this is all I can think of
Astrud Gilberto-Light my fire [the doors]
Boy named Sue-Johnny Cash [originally a Shel Silverstein poem]
Susan Tedeschi-Angel from Montgomery [???][/quote]
Angel From Montgomery was written by John Prine and made famous by Bonnie Raitt. John Prine is brilliant, one of the best songwiters alive, right up there with Kris Kristofferson.
Healey just passed away a few days ago. For those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s the blind guitarist in “Roadhouse.” He was really blind, and he could REALLY play. R.I.P.[/quote]
Jeff Healey was great, thanks for the clip. Here are two other covers of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
The first is this ukelele virtuoso that I saw play with Bela Fleck & The Flecktones.
This is at the George Harrison Tribute with Tom Petty leading. Watch Prince come in at 3:30 and completely steal the show.
I knew Raitt made it famous, but I had no clue who penned it. This is one of the coolest threads that’s ever been on this site, and sinisterminister is possibly the coolest person on this thread.
[quote]SinisterMinister wrote:
WhiteFlash wrote:
I’m about to lift, so this is all I can think of
Astrud Gilberto-Light my fire [the doors]
Boy named Sue-Johnny Cash [originally a Shel Silverstein poem]
Susan Tedeschi-Angel from Montgomery [???]
Angel From Montgomery was written by John Prine and made famous by Bonnie Raitt. John Prine is brilliant, one of the best songwiters alive, right up there with Kris Kristofferson.
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and John Haitt. He has more covered songs than any other song writer.
“Down in the Park” by Marilyn Manson
Type-O Negative’s “Cinnamon Girl”, and “Hey Joe” by Jimmy Hendrix. Oh, and how about “Hey Pete” by Type-O. Not really a Tori Amos fan, but her “Famous Blue Raincoat” was pretty good. I liked it better than the Cohen version. I also just heard a cover version of “Wicked Game” done by Three Days Grace that I thought was pretty good.
Kiss - Tom Jones (orig Prince)
Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran and Jerry Capehart covered by the Beach Boys, then Blue Cheer, then The Who, then Olivia Newton-John, then Cheech Marin’s, then Nathan Cavaleri, then Alan Jackson.
Never released but played by every garage band ever, only slightly less than Smoke on the Water, and, Back in Black
The best cover by far is William Shatner doing Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!!! orig by some British guys, I forget the name
Here’s another Eva Cassidy interpretation, ‘Ain’t No Sunshine’. I may prefer the original Bill Withers version, but they’re both amazing.
‘If I Needed You’ written by Townes Van Zandt, played by Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, and Steve Earle. Townes also wrote ‘Pancho and Lefty’ famously covered by Willie and Merle Haggard.
