The middle-aged dummies are forming a band called "Blanket"! It's a cover band. (2 Viewers)

[simey]

Ladies and gentleman, I give you, 70 year old vs the wild west. Mojave D.

Nice Stetson!

 

[Val Rannous]

I'm putting together tomorrow's list, and I see that someone picked a song with a particular original artist listed. I looked to see who others had, and there are no fewer than three different "original artists" listed. Research will be required.

If you have your song's original artist changed tomorrow, this is you.

Mine is in a genre where the provenance of songs is often unknown or disputed, so if this is me, sorry for being lazy.

Thanks. See later post, though - like many, this one was understandably difficult.

Umm, oops. It might be me as well - when you mentioned this, I looked to see who I picked this round. Sure enough, I also "lazied" the research, and just put up who I thought was the original recording artist without doing any real research, and wasn't even close. Wikipedia lists it as Traditional, and the artist I listed as the original is at least 5th in line to record it, and might be further down the food chain...

 

[krista4]

I'm putting together tomorrow's list, and I see that someone picked a song with a particular original artist listed. I looked to see who others had, and there are no fewer than three different "original artists" listed. Research will be required.

If you have your song's original artist changed tomorrow, this is you.

Mine is in a genre where the provenance of songs is often unknown or disputed, so if this is me, sorry for being lazy.

Thanks. See later post, though - like many, this one was understandably difficult.

Umm, oops. It might be me as well - when you mentioned this, I looked to see who I picked this round. Sure enough, I also "lazied" the research, and just put up who I thought was the original recording artist without doing any real research, and wasn't even close. Wikipedia lists it as Traditional, and the artist I listed as the original is at least 5th in line to record it, and might be further down the food chain...

Actually, yours was the third I found that might need correcting! Not the two I mentioned above. No worries about any of it. And there could be more that I haven't vetted - I only look at those where I have some thought it might need vetting, but there are undoubtedly more.

 

[Chaos34]

Ladies and gentleman, I give you, 70 year old vs the wild west. Mojave D.

Nice Stetson!

He bought that in 1979. Good hats.

 

[rockaction]

Two selections start with the same ten-letter word. This word is hot.

I think I've got it.

 

[simey]

Anybody catch the new Netflix documentary The Greatest Night In Pop - it's about the making of the We Are The World video. A friend told me about it and it seems pretty interesting.

Trailer is is the middle of the link.

I watched some of this last night, but I fell asleep and missed about 40 minutes of it. I woke up when there were like 2 minutes left. I'll watch it again, and fast-forward through what I remember seeing. Lionel Richie narrates a lot of it, and he said Michael Jackson called him "Lion-el/Lion-nell." Lion-el had not spent much time with MJ prior to this planning, and visiting MJ at his house was an experience. From MJ wanting Lionel to hold his chimp Bubbles, to MJ's missing pet snake showing up where Lion-el was and scaring him to death.

Lionel's experience in MJs house made me think of some piece I saw on MJ a long time ago where he was in a hotel or penthouse in Vegas (I think). He would ride down the halls on a scooter, and his friends were these Mannequins in a room. It was different.

 

[zamboni]

Anybody catch the new Netflix documentary The Greatest Night In Pop - it's about the making of the We Are The World video. A friend told me about it and it seems pretty interesting.

Trailer is is the middle of the link.

I watched some of this last night, but I fell asleep and missed about 40 minutes of it. I woke up when there were like 2 minutes left. I'll watch it again, and fast-forward through what I remember seeing. Lionel Richie narrates a lot of it, and he said Michael Jackson called him "Lion-el/Lion-nell." Lion-el had not spent much time with MJ prior to this planning, and visiting MJ at his house was an experience. From MJ wanting Lionel to hold his chimp Bubbles, to MJ's missing pet snake showing up where Lion-el was and scaring him to death.

Lionel's experience in MJs house made me think of some piece I saw on MJ a long time ago where he was in a hotel or penthouse in Vegas (I think). He would ride down the halls on a scooter, and his friends were these Mannequins in a room. It was different.

I’ll try to check it out this week. MJ was truly one weird dude.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

MJ was truly one weird dude.

He was. He also had a woefully inadequate support system. If he had come along today, maybe he'd have had a chance to understand himself.

 

[simey]

MJ was truly one weird dude.

He was. He also had a woefully inadequate support system. If he had come along today, maybe he'd have had a chance to understand himself.

I just looked at the title of this thread, and it just dawned on me that MJ called one of his kids "Blanket."

MJ was so weird that it is hard to know how things may have changed for him with a different upbringing, etc. He was very talented, but there is a lot of evidence that suggest that he was a manipulative pedophile, and pedophiles are wired differently according to some neuroscientists. I am in the camp that believes his relationship with some boys went beyond inappropriateness.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

MJ was truly one weird dude.

He was. He also had a woefully inadequate support system. If he had come along today, maybe he'd have had a chance to understand himself.

I just looked at the title of this thread, and it just dawned on me that MJ called one of his kids "Blanket."

MJ was so weird that it is hard to know how things may have changed for him with a different upbringing, etc. He was very talented, but there is a lot of evidence that suggest that he was a manipulative pedophile, and pedophiles are wired differently according to some neuroscientists. I am in the camp that believes his relationship with some boys went beyond inappropriateness.

I don't disagree with any of this. He had all kinds of issues. But he had a bunch of parasites and leeches using him as an ATM who didn't give a flying **** about him being disturbed as long as he was making money for them. How many looked the other way?

 

[simey]

How many looked the other way?

A lot.

 

[Doug B]

Doug B:

Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals (Mark James)

Thought forever Elvis was the original. Learned of Mark James' original only in the last few years or so. It's very stripped down, basically one guitar and a sparse organ. (Spotify)(YouTube)

EDIT:

TIL that Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals once said Elvis came to him in a dream regarding this song:

In 1986, the Fine Young Cannibals released a cover featuring backing vocals by Jimmy Somerville, reaching number 8 in the UK. Singer Roland Gift said that Elvis had come to him in a dream and told him he would record the greatest ever version of 'Suspicious Minds'.

 

[krista4]

Four-Point Selections:

Uruk-Hai:

That's How Strong My Love Is - Buddy Miller (O.V. Wright)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


titusbramble:

Hanging on the Telephone - Cuban Boys (The Nerves) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: two votes – Cuban Boys (1); Blondie (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Hanging on the Telephone (2)


Pip’s Invitation:

One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band (Sonny Boy Williamson)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Dr. Octopus:

Everything is Broken – R.L. Burnside (Robert Zimmerman)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: six votes – Everything Is Broken (1); Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright (1); Ballad of a Thin Man (1); If You See Her, Say Hello (1); Mozambique (1); All Along the Watchtower (1)


simey:

Just Breathe - Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson (Pearl Jam)
Song: first vote
Cover artists: Willie – two votes – Just Breathe (1); Whiskey River (1)
Lukas – first vote
Original artist: first vote


Just Win Baby:

Going to California - Amy Lee (Led Zeppelin)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Going to California (1); When the Levee Breaks (1); Kashmir (1)


Galileo:

I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton (Bob Marley & the Wailers)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – I Shot the Sheriff (1); Border Song (1); Cocaine (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Shot the Sheriff (1); No Woman No Cry (1)


Don Quixote:

Mony Mony - Billy Idol (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Mony Mony (1); Don’t You (Forget About Me) (1)
Original artist: first vote


simsarge:

Border Song - Eric Clapton (Elton John) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: three votes – I Shot the Sheriff (1); Border Song (1); Cocaine (1)
Original artist: first vote


Charlie Steiner:

On Broadway - George Benson (The Crystals)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


JMLs secret identity:

When All Is Said and Done - Hazell Dean (Abba)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – When All Is Said and Done (1); Waterloo (1); Voulez Vous (1)


zamboni:

The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) - Judas Priest (Fleetwood Mac)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


John Maddens Lunchbox:

The Peppermint Twist - The Sweet (Joey Dee and the Starliters)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Ilov80s:

Dead Souls - Nine Inch Nails (Joy Division)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Eephus:

Believe - Lucy Dacus (Cher)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


The Dreaded Marco:

Where Is My Mind? - Trampled By Turtles (Pixies)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


New Binky the Doormat:

(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions (Brinsley Schwarz)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Andy Dufresne:

Where The Streets Have No Name - 2Cellos (U2)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Where the Streets Have No Name (1); Sunday Bloody Sunday (1)


Hawks64:

The Sound of Silence - Disturbed, Myles Kennedy (Simon and Garfunkel)
Song: two votes – Disturbed (1); Disturbed and Myles Kennedy (1)
Cover artist: first vote for Kennedy; Disturbed – two votes for The Sound of Silence
Original artist: two votes – The Sound of Silence


rockaction:

Summertime – The Zombies (Gershwin, Porgy & Bess)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Scoresman:

Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Raging weasel:

I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Coroner (The Beatles)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); In My Life (1)


scorchy:

Self Esteem - K. Flay (The Offspring)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Mrs. Rannous:

Tennessee Flat Top Box - Rosanne Cash (Johnny Cash)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Tennessee Flat Top Box (1); Folsom Prison Blues (1)


Mt. Man:

Mad World - Gary Jules & Michael Andrews (Tears For Fears)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote for each
Original artist: first vote


Mister CIA:

Riders In The Sky – **** Dale (Bob Geddins Cavaliers)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


Val Rannous:

La Bamba - Los Lobos (Alvaro Hernández Ortiz)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


landrys hat:

Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer (Eddie Cochran)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


shuke:

No Woman No Cry/Let It Be mashup - Umphrey's McGee (Bob Marley/The Beatles) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: Marley - two votes – I Shot the Sheriff (1); No Woman No Cry (1)
Beatles - three votes - I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1); In My Life (1)


Doug B:

Self Control - Laura Branigan (Raf)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


DrIanMalcolm:

When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Going to California (1); When the Levee Breaks (1); Kashmir (1)


Chaos34:

Games Without Frontiers - Arcade Fire (Peter Gabriel)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


higgins:

The Pump - Lukather/Carlton (Jeff Beck)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote for each
Original artist: first vote


Oliver Humanzee:

Son of Sam - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Chain and the Gang)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote


krista4:

Without You – Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

 

[Hawks64]

4 Pointers playlist

 

[krista4]

Answers to last night's teasers:

- One participant does his/her own "Who Wore It Best?" with a song they previously selected by a different cover artist. titusbramble - “Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie and by Cuban Boys
- Two artists who had previously been selected for their cover performances now get the honor of having another artist cover their songs. One of the covering artists won three Grammys last night! Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe” covered by Willie and Lukas Nelson; Cher’s “Believe” covered by three-Grammy-winner Lucy Dacus
- One of my selections in the three prior M-aD countdowns gets its time in the spotlight. I love the song, but my understanding was that we wouldn't double up on these, and I'm at peace with this. “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,” my #8 song on the British Isles countdown
- Two selections start with the same ten-letter word. This word is hot. “Summertime” by The Zombies and “Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer
- One selection is a mash-up of songs by two original artists that were otherwise also selected in this round, but for different songs. No Woman No Cry/Let It Be mashup – Marley also selected this round for “I Shot the Sheriff” and Beatles for “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Just Breathe - Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson (Pearl Jam)
Song: first vote
Cover artists: Willie – two votes – Just Breathe (1); Whiskey River (1)
Lukas – first vote
Original artist: first vote

love this song

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Answers to last night's teasers:

- One participant does his/her own "Who Wore It Best?" with a song they previously selected by a different cover artist. titusbramble - “Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie and by Cuban Boys
- Two artists who had previously been selected for their cover performances now get the honor of having another artist cover their songs. One of the covering artists won three Grammys last night! Pearl Jam’s “Just Breathe” covered by Willie and Lukas Nelson; Cher’s “Believe” covered by three-Grammy-winner Lucy Dacus
- One of my selections in the three prior M-aD countdowns gets its time in the spotlight. I love the song, but my understanding was that we wouldn't double up on these, and I'm at peace with this. “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,” my #8 song on the British Isles countdown
- Two selections start with the same ten-letter word. This word is hot. “Summertime” by The Zombies and “Summertime Blues” by Blue Cheer
- One selection is a mash-up of songs by two original artists that were otherwise also selected in this round, but for different songs. No Woman No Cry/Let It Be mashup – Marley also selected this round for “I Shot the Sheriff” and Beatles for “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”

The funny thing is, I have seen Umphrey’s McGee cover I Want You (She’s So Heavy), but not No Woman No Cry or Let It Be.

I have seen Ziggy Marley cover No Woman No Cry.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai:

That's How Strong My Love Is - Buddy Miller (O.V. Wright)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

I reckon most think the original is Otis Redding and they should, as he made it his own. Wright was kind of a journeyman, but a go-to for a lot of artists digging for gold.

This is a heavy admission from me, but I think Miller tops Redding's version. At best (or worst), it's a draw.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Two selections start with the same ten-letter word. This word is hot.

Got this one wrong lol.
Peppermint is a 10 letter word. Not sure about the hot bit though. Plus theres only 1 song here, so theres that too.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

4 Points - The Peppermint Twist - The Sweet (Joey Dee and the Starliters)
Original

- YouTube

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This song replaced Chubby Checkers “The Twist” as the number one single in the US in 1961. Twist Mania was running wild well before Hulkamania. Joey Dee and The Starlighters turned this short lived fame into two movies and a small number of hits in a short space of time.
Two very notable artists did time as a replacement guitarist after the fame had gone. JIMI ****ing Hendrix in 1965. Award winning actor Joe Pesci followed in the footsteps of Hendrix shortly after. His wiki page makes for fascinating reading prior to acting. Well before bashing the brains in of Billy (Get Your Shine Box) Batts in Goodfellas, the two were a comedy duo called (Frank) Vincent and Pesci for most of the 70s

Cover

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The Sweet were one of Glam Rocks main bands and this song was released at the heart of their British success. The album it came from Sweet Fanny Adams was unreleased in the US, but half the tracks, but not this one, appeared on Desolation Boulevard. Ballroom Blitz and Teenage Rampage were non album singles elsewhere and Fox on the Run followed Peppermint Twist. Peppermint Twist was only released as a single in Australia, reaching #4.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

4 Points - When all is Said and Done - Hazell Dean (Abba)
Original

ABBA - When All Is Said And Done

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The final chart hit in the US for Abba reaching #27. Like The winner Takes It All, this track details the heartache in a marriage breakup between one of the couples. Latter day Abba tends to be more melancholic than the early releases, but they do it so well. For quite awhile the Abba version is superior to the cover. That will change as we get near the top of the chart

Cover

When All Is Said and Done

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Hazell Dean is known as the queen of 80s British Disco or Hi NRG music. She had 3 top 10 hits there, most well known were Searchin (Lookin for Love) and Who’s Leaving Who. By the 90s she was struggling to find an audiences and resorted to an album of Abba covers called. The Winner Takes It All: Hazell Dean Sings Abba.

This cover is pretty bad. The production is noticeably awful and its low view count is testament to the quality. Got to make up 31 somehow

 

[Dr. Octopus]

28.


Song: Everything’s Broken

Artist: R.L. Burnside

Original Artist: Bob Dylan


Original song facts:

"Everything is Broken" is an uptempo rock song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, and released as the first single from his 1989 album Oh Mercy. It’s a "list song" in which the narrator describes a world where everything seems to be broken.


Interesting facts about the cover:

R. L. Burnside was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played music for much of his life but received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base in the punk and garage rock scenes. This song was recorded in 1994 during Burnside’s resurgence

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Two Cellos and The Sweet. It's a great day here in covers land.

And **** Dale. Let's not forget him. (Just don't say his name.)

 

[zamboni]

And **** Dale. Let's not forget him. (Just don't say his name.)

Richard Anthony Monsour for future reference

 

[titusbramble]

Today's pick

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This is off of their Peel Session from 1999, that finally got released on vinyl a couple of months ago

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

 

[zamboni]

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

That was one I also didn’t know.

 

[Doug B]

Four-Point Selections:

Galileo:
I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton (Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Don Quixote:
Mony Mony - Billy Idol (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)

Charlie Steiner:
On Broadway - George Benson (The Drifters)

zamboni:
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) - Judas Priest (Fleetwood Mac)

New Binky the Doormat:
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions (Brinsley Schwarz)

Scoresman:
Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)

Mt. Man:
Mad World - Gary Jules & Michael Andrews (Tears For Fears)

Val Rannous:
La Bamba - Los Lobos (Alvaro Hernández Ortiz)

landrys hat:
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer (Eddie Cochran)

DrIanMalcolm:
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy)

Chaos34:
Games Without Frontiers - Arcade Fire (Peter Gabriel)

krista4:
Without You – Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)

Faves among the four-pointers that I know. Great nods.

I have to check out the Amy Lee and The Sweet covers (same Sweet as "Ballroom Blitz", right @John Maddens Lunchbox ? EDIT: Never mind -- I read on). I think I have heard the 2Cellos' one (and liked it), but I need to relisten to confirm.

 

[Doug B]

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

Sure was ... a fairly faithful one, but I enjoy the alto range of Branigan's voice. Here's Raf's original (Spotify)(YouTube)

Branigan's cover also has a searing guitar intro that never really gets reprised for the rest of the track. Kind of a lost opportunity there, but still a nostalgic FM radio favorite.

 

[titusbramble]

31-28:

Venus/Bananarama - was just looking for picks to fill out the list and sure I just went through a Google list of covers. I like my 80s pop so this will do. If they were called Melonmania instead I probably find something else before I scroll down to them

Common People/Shatner - was looking up either Shatner or Different Class for something completely unrelated when learned of the existence of this. Had a listen, thought "is this unusual? Yes. Is this terrible? No" and that's enough to get a low spot

Hanging on the Telephone/Blondie, Cuban Boys - Didn't realise the Blondie version was a cover in itself which I found out when looking into which Cuban Boys track to pick, which was enough for inclusion, went with this track over others (they've also covered, as a minimum, Self Esteem by the Offspring [edit - which I see was picked by someone else by someone different today, nice]) as the live version is somewhat different to much of the other stuff they've done, particularly on major labels where they're primarily known as having one gimmick single, then the follow up album was plagued by delays and sample clearance nightmares, resulting in a poorly received/selling end product, which is a shame as the level of hype in 98/99 was huge if you were around at the time

 

[zamboni]

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

Sure was ... a fairly faithful one, but I enjoy the alto range of Branigan's voice. Here's Raf's original (Spotify)(YouTube)

Branigan's cover also has a searing guitar intro that never really gets reprised for the rest of the track. Kind of a lost opportunity there, but still a nostalgic FM radio favorite.

The “whoah-ohs” in Laura’s version (and also the original, I see) always remind me of the beginning of Baltimora’s “Tarzan Boy”.

 

[krista4]

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

That was one I also didn’t know.

+1 Had no idea until last night.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Today's pick

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This is off of their Peel Session from 1999, that finally got released on vinyl a couple of months ago

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

Everything else Laura sings is, so why should this one be any different?

 

[titusbramble]

Today's pick

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

youtu.be

This is off of their Peel Session from 1999, that finally got released on vinyl a couple of months ago

Also, wait, Self Control was a cover?

Everything else Laura sings is, so why should this one be any different?

I know one of her tracks and that is through a video game so I plead ignorance

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Four-Point Selections:

Galileo:
I Shot the Sheriff - Eric Clapton (Bob Marley & the Wailers)

Don Quixote:
Mony Mony - Billy Idol (Tommy James and the Shondells cover)

Charlie Steiner:
On Broadway - George Benson (The Drifters)

zamboni:
The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) - Judas Priest (Fleetwood Mac)

New Binky the Doormat:
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello & the Attractions (Brinsley Schwarz)

Scoresman:
Always Something There to Remind Me – Naked Eyes (Lou Johnson)

Mt. Man:
Mad World - Gary Jules & Michael Andrews (Tears For Fears)

Val Rannous:
La Bamba - Los Lobos (Alvaro Hernández Ortiz)

landrys hat:
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer (Eddie Cochran)

DrIanMalcolm:
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy)

Chaos34:
Games Without Frontiers - Arcade Fire (Peter Gabriel)

krista4:
Without You – Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)

Faves among the four-pointers that I know. Great nods.

I have to check out the Amy Lee and The Sweet covers (same Sweet as "Ballroom Blitz", right @John Maddens Lunchbox ? EDIT: Never mind -- I read on). I think I have heard the 2Cellos' one (and liked it), but I need to relisten to confirm.

Once you listen, there is no doubt its the Sweet with Chinny/Chap at the helm

 

[rockaction]

28.xx Summertime - The Zombies

Rock and sway to the sound of Gershwin provided by the interpretive Zombies at the helm and feel the coolness that goes along with a break in the heat. A rendition of "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess by The Zombies, this song is sped up from the original ballad and oozes iciness with Colin Blunstone's breathy vocals over the hopping, jazzed-up arrangement. Rod Argent provides the organ and the Zombies have a swinger on their hands here, one that is set more for the clinking glasses of an ultra lounge than the stage and audience for which it was intended.

Raise your glass and enjoy.

 

[zamboni]

28.xx Summertime - The Zombies

Rock and sway to the sound of Gershwin provided by the interpretive Zombies at the helm and feel the coolness that goes along with a break in the heat. A rendition of "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess by The Zombies, this song is sped up from the original ballad and oozes iciness with Colin Blunstone's breathy vocals over the hopping, jazzed-up arrangement. Rod Argent provides the organ and the Zombies have a swinger on their hands here, one that is set more for the clinking glasses of a ultra lounge than the stage and audience for which it was intended.

Raise your glass and enjoy.

Or hold your glass up, if you will.

 

[simey]

Just Breathe - Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson (Pearl Jam)
Song: first vote
Cover artists: Willie – two votes – Just Breathe (1); Whiskey River (1)
Lukas – first vote
Original artist: first vote

love this song

Me too. Last summer when I went to the Outlaw Festival and Willie and Lukas were performing Just Breathe together, I could feel the love they had for one another as they looked at each other and sang the song. I wondered to myself if the song feels even more emotional and deep for Willie as he reached 90. It seemed he did a few more songs than usual that focused on mortality and time, and he did them all with a smile while plucking the nylon strings of his sidekick Trigger.

 

[simey]

28.xx Summertime - The Zombies

Rock and sway to the sound of Gershwin provided by the interpretive Zombies at the helm and feel the coolness that goes along with a break in the heat. A rendition of "Summertime" from Porgy & Bess by The Zombies, this song is sped up from the original ballad and oozes iciness with Colin Blunstone's breathy vocals over the hopping, jazzed-up arrangement. Rod Argent provides the organ and the Zombies have a swinger on their hands here, one that is set more for the clinking glasses of a ultra lounge than the stage and audience for which it was intended.

Raise your glass and enjoy.

This version calls for a martini straight up and extra dry with three olives. One olive for the breathy vocals, another for the slinky piano solo, and another for the lounge like atmosphere. Love the version.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My favorite four pointers:

Border Song - Eric Clapton
The Green Manalishi - Judas Priest
The Peppermint Twist - The Sweet
What's So Funny - Elvis Costello
Summertime - The Zombies
Always Something There To Remind Me - Naked Eyes
Riders In The Sky - Richard Dale
Summertime Blues - Blue Cheer
When The Levi Breaks - Led Zeppelin

 

[rockaction]

This version calls for a martini straight up and extra dry with three olives. One olive for the breathy vocals, another for the slinky piano solo, and another for lounge like atmosphere. Love the version.

Awesome. Glad you enjoyed it. I was going to use martini as a drink to drink in the write-up. You nailed it. Three olives? If you can swing it . . .

 

[simey]

Uruk-Hai:

That's How Strong My Love Is - Buddy Miller (O.V. Wright)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: first vote

I reckon most think the original is Otis Redding and they should, as he made it his own. Wright was kind of a journeyman, but a go-to for a lot of artists digging for gold.

This is a heavy admission from me, but I think Miller tops Redding's version. At best (or worst), it's a draw.

Where is Uruk? Who are you?! I'm a Buddy Miller fan and I think his version is very good, but I can't put it over Otis's soul drenched version.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Original song facts:

"Everything is Broken" is an uptempo rock song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, and released as the first single from his 1989 album Oh Mercy. It’s a "list song" in which the narrator describes a world where everything seems to be broken.

As I mentioned earlier, Neil Young rarely performs covers, but he did perform this song at one of the Bridge School Benefits.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Two Cellos and The Sweet. It's a great day here in covers land.

And **** Dale. Let's not forget him. (Just don't say his name.)

Justice for him and Mr. Vermeil!

 

[simey]

Three olives? If you can swing it . . .

I have a friend that always wants one of my olives, and I don't want to be stingy, so I ask for three so I can have two. I like green olives.

 

[simey]

Two Cellos and The Sweet. It's a great day here in covers land.

And **** Dale. Let's not forget him. (Just don't say his name.)

Did you notice what song is back? She's so popular...

 

[Eephus]

28.ee - Lucy Dacus - "Believe" (cover of Cher)

The original: Cher hadn't had a top 40 hit for seven years when she recorded this high energy electropop song in 1998. Producer Mark Taylor heavily altered Cher's vocals using Auto-Tune, audio processing software that had just been released the previous year. It became a global smash and lead to overuse of the tool in the years to come.

The cover: Dacus recorded this cover in 2022 just before she blew up winning Grammys and playing Madison Square Garden as the alto voice of boygenius. Lucy's version slows things down from 133 to 117 bpm, drops the Auto-Tune and bathes everything in Dreampop synths.

Is the cover better than the original: Although Lucy's version places a little more emphasis on the lyrics and the beautiful lyrical hook "do you believe in life after love?", Cher's version is an absolute banger and wins the day. I know a lot of people don't like Auto-Tune but I think it works well on this song because Cher has such a distinctive and recognizable voice that transcends the processing.

Running scoreboard: Originals 3 - Covers 1

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Two Cellos and The Sweet. It's a great day here in covers land.

And **** Dale. Let's not forget him. (Just don't say his name.)

Did you notice what song is back? She's so popular...

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

28.ee - Lucy Dacus - "Believe" (cover of Cher)

The original: Cher hadn't had a top 40 hit for seven years when she recorded this high energy electropop song in 1998. Producer Mark Taylor heavily altered Cher's vocals using Auto-Tune, audio processing software that had just been released the previous year. It became a global smash and lead to overuse of the tool in the years to come.

The cover: Dacus recorded this cover in 2022 just before she blew up winning Grammys and playing Madison Square Garden as the alto voice of boygenius. Lucy's version slows things down from 133 to 117 bpm, drops the Auto-Tune and bathes everything in Dreampop synths.

Is the cover better than the original: Although Lucy's version places a little more emphasis on the lyrics and the beautiful lyrical hook "do you believe in life after love?", Cher's version is an absolute banger and wins the day. I know a lot of people don't like Auto-Tune but I think it works well on this song because Cher has such a distinctive and recognizable voice that transcends the processing.

Running scoreboard: Originals 3 - Covers 1

Yep. It's an artistic choice, rather than a crutch. She can really sing.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Pip’s Invitation:

One Way Out - The Allman Brothers Band (Sonny Boy Williamson)

While Duane Allman was alive, the Allman Brothers Band were one of the very best live acts in the world. I will hear no arguments to the contrary. Cream and other acts of the late '60s had taken the blues and added loud volume and fast guitar solos, but the Allmans evolved it further, taking the rock-ified blues and incorporating jazz into it. The result was loud and wild just like the longhairs liked, but their music also had a level of precision and syncopation, even in concert settings, that made it sound much different from the freewheeling "plug it in and go" acts of the time. This remarkable achievement is most famously documented in their Fillmore East runs of 1971, which produced the double live At Fillmore East and more than half of the double Eat a Peach, which is part studio and part live. Their live version of One Way Out, which appears on Eat a Peach, comes from the final Fillmore East show in July 1971, and was selected by producer Tom Dowd because he thought it was the definitive version, whereas the rest of the live material on At Fillmore East and Eat a Peach comes from a series of shows in March 1971.

Like many blues songs, One Way Out has a long, convoluted history, and also like many blues songs, it was written (co-written in this case) by Willie Dixon. It was first recorded by Elmore James in 1960, but his version was not released until 1965. The first release was by Sonny Boy Williamson II (who is credited as the other author of the song) in 1962. In 1965, a version by G.L. Crockett, retitled It's a Man Down There, hit #10 on the R&B charts and #67 on the Hot 100. Also in 1965, Williamson released a new version recorded with Buddy Guy, and this version provides the template the Allmans used.

The Allmans' version is notable because it packs so much into less than 5 minutes, and its length meant it could be released as a single and get regular play on FM radio (it was still doing so when I began listening to FM stations in the '80s). It's blues in the chord progressions and rock in the volume, but there are elements of country/bluegrass in Duane Allman's bottleneck slide guitar parts, jazz in Dickey Betts' solos and gospel in Gregg Allman's vocal. The best examples of the genius of the early Allmans are mostly more than 10 minutes long and this is one of the few that isn't, so it's why I chose this song to represent them in this countdown.

Williamson original (1962 version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxpNbdRKSCk
Williamson original (1965 version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2An9nyzMW4

At #27, an artist renowned for their covers gets covered.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

4 Pointers playlist

I got 9 songs in and now Spotify is down for me.