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[bcdon]

Another favourite of mine: Johnny Cash covering Tom Petty's Southern Accent


Tom Petty's original:

 

[bcdon]

Racer X's Godzilla (This was the first real shred band that I heard and Paul Gilbert, to this day, remains one of my favourite musicians of all time.)



Blue Oyster Cult's original:

 

[marnold]

I had never heard that Malmsteen cover before. That's crazy.

Almost forgot about this, going back to All Along the Watchtower, the late Shawn Lane "too many notes" version


I love shred. I admire Shawn Lane. But for my money, that's not All Along the Watchtower any more. It's just a vehicle for a bunch of notes. I've heard him do far more interesting things with Jimi covers.

 

[Hampus]

Cover

 

[Hampus]

Original



Both good, although I prefer Alien Ant Farms take on it.

 

[Hampus]

Here's another one. This one's in swedish, written in the very earle 1900's or late 1800's. Very sad lyrics.

http://grooveshark.com/#!/s/Balladen+Om+Briggen+Blue+Bird+Av+Hull/345PiE?src=5

And the cover. Way better IMO

 

[Hampus]

And another one. This one by Rammstein, in German

 

[Hampus]

And this cover by Apocalyptica, four very talented fins featuring Nina Hagen. Apocalyptica's first album is well worth a look.

 

[Hampus]

To give you a taste, the cover

 

[Hampus]

Original

 

[aeolian]

Compare and contrast these versions of "Ironman." I've never been a fan of Black Sabbath, but the Cardigan's version I love.

 

[guitartango]

And now for something completely different

 

[guitartango]

And Noels version

 

[guitartango]

 

[guitartango]

And from a 1980's film

 

[marnold]

Well, the Cardigan's version of Iron Man is certainly a unique twist, I'll give it that. I don't think it'll make me forget the Sabbath version.

How about the classic "Respect"?
The Otis Redding original


Aretha's more well-known cover

 

[Hampus]

And here's another one. I much prefer the original version before Whintey's

 

[Hampus]

Cover

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Original.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

I have always loved this cover. We are DEVO!

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Hampus's example of Whitney reminds me of her covering George Benson's "Greatest Love of All". Didn't see fit to post vids, but another example.

 

[Spudman]

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[Spudman]

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