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[scorchy]

The Stones probably flunked all three of those, with allowances that they might have had the hit records and I just missed it.

In the 80s, Mick Jagger was just an old preening pile-of-bones who wore terrible clothes and danced like a cornball. Or at least that's what MTV taught me.

 

[Scoresman]

We have the top two left, right?

My top two are actually covers I discovered while doing this. They pretty much blew me away. They are both top songs from two beloved artists of mine, but the cover artist is relatively unknown. At least to me. So I'm both surprised and not surprised they have not shown up yet. So many of these covers we've picked are great, but have a little fatigue associated with them. I think that's why these two new ones are so high on my list.

 

[titusbramble]

If you liked today's Carter cover, then they did a fair few others on their expanded edition of The Love Album - it includes covers of Panic, Another Brick In The Wall, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight amongst others, I primarily picked This Is How It Feels on account of it being a huge live favourite

edit - indeed, the original album included The Impossible Dream which was obviously also a cover

 

[Mt. Man]

#3 Hurt - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
Original: Spotify; Youtube

When starting the process of making the list, I wrote down Hurt as one of the songs I knew were covers. Most of them made it to the list, though I wondered if "Hurt" was more of a placeholder. After all, there's plenty of material to make a Top 31 just from songs Johnny Cash has covered. So was it my favorite? Heck, was it even the one I liked best from American IV: The Man Comes Around (which I feel I can name drop since the title track wasn't a cover)?

Well, I put it at #3, so you tell me. Seriously though, even while exploring other options, I kept coming back to it. Simply so pure, so raw, NIN is almost a young pain, that uncertainly of growing up, of a depression that if you didn't go through, feel thankful. Cash's is of a man barely surviving, the pain echoing through as his voice, his vision, and really his entire body struggled with making this recording. It's hard to say that this song in particular is him saying goodbye when a lot of the album feels that way (I mean, it finishes with a cover of "We'll Meet Again"). But Reznor was both wise and kind to call this song Cash's. Wait, does that mean it's not actually a cover? Eh, too late now.

At #2, a song (like this one) that jostled for #1. Even with the silver, I think I gave it plenty of fondness.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I hope the Wolfpack men and women win this weekend. I'm going to Raleigh later today for the weekend to hang with some friends who will be pulling for the Pack, too. My brother and his gf and someone else flew to Arizona yesterday to go to the Final 4. He does not have the best karma, so I hope he doesn't curse the team from the bleachers. There should be enough good energy there to override the opposite. I hope that Burns doesn't foul out (or Horne or Diarrhea, or any of the Pack). I was reading an article that mentioned the big dude from Purdue doesn't get a lot of fouls called against him, but he fouls out others trying to defend him. Hopefully it will be a fair game, and no matter what the results are at the end, it has been fun running with the Pack over the last few weeks. I do hope both the men and women get one more game.
Go State!

I hope the three-point lines are in the right place.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

If you liked today's Carter cover, then they did a fair few others on their expanded edition of The Love Album - it includes covers of Panic, Another Brick In The Wall, Down In The Tube Station At Midnight amongst others, I primarily picked This Is How It Feels on account of it being a huge live favourite

edit - indeed, the original album included The Impossible Dream which was obviously also a cover

Theres not a problem typing Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine is there?

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I hope the Wolfpack men and women win this weekend. I'm going to Raleigh later today for the weekend to hang with some friends who will be pulling for the Pack, too. My brother and his gf and someone else flew to Arizona yesterday to go to the Final 4. He does not have the best karma, so I hope he doesn't curse the team from the bleachers. There should be enough good energy there to override the opposite. I hope that Burns doesn't foul out (or Horne or Diarrhea, or any of the Pack). I was reading an article that mentioned the big dude from Purdue doesn't get a lot of fouls called against him, but he fouls out others trying to defend him. Hopefully it will be a fair game, and no matter what the results are at the end, it has been fun running with the Pack over the last few weeks. I do hope both the men and women get one more game.
Go State!

Sorry simey. Great run for NC St. Tough to beat one of the best teams ever.

Wes Moore seems like a great guy and an excellent coach.

He reminds me of a mix of Jack Klugman and Tom Bosley.

 

[Mister CIA]

Growing up in my podunk down, we had a country station, a Top 40 station, an R&B/Soul/Funk station, and an oldies station. By the time I got to HS in 1987, we finally got one that played classic rock, but even that was really the same 5-7 songs by the same 25-30 bands. MTV - especially 120 Minutes - was my lifeline.

Small town radio, circa 1983, I called in and won a Who poster. To be exact, it was The Who and sponsor Miller Lite on the poster.

EDIT: Nope. I did not call in. We were cruising around and stopped by the station and knocked on the door. I guess I was caller #1.

 

[krista4]

After the wackiness of the #3s, tomorrow's 30-pointers settle back into familiar territory:

- We have four Deja Votes, all of them covers that we've seen before.
- One of the Deja Votes breaks a tie for the cover artist, one breaks a tie for the original artist, one causes a tie for the original artist, and the other one...well, it's just a Deja Vote.
- Two artists have triple-ups, one of them as a coverer and one as the original artist.
- One original artist has a quadruple-up! Only one of the covers is new, though.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

After the wackiness of the #3s, tomorrow's 30-pointers settle back into familiar territory:

- We have four Deja Votes, all of them covers that we've seen before.
- One of the Deja Votes breaks a tie for the cover artist, one breaks a tie for the original artist, one causes a tie for the original artist, and the other one...well, it's just a Deja Vote.
- Two artists have triple-ups, one of them as a coverer and one as the original artist.
- One original artist has a quadruple-up! Only one of the covers is new, though.

This one's a puzzler. I have no idea if I'm any one of these things.

 

[titusbramble]

I might be involved in the last one?

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Weekly roundup of some I may or may not have missed, or are new to the countdown.

Pretty Lady - Canadian Cover Crew
Misirlou - Martin Denny
Theme For An Imaginary Western - Mountain
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
The Green Manalishi - Judas Priest
Dreams I'll Never See - Molly Hatchet
My Little Red Book - Love
Blue Skies - Willie Nelson
Gallows Pole - Led Zeppelin
Ceremony - Galaxy 500
Boys - The Beatles
Arrival - Mike Oldfield
I Don't Need No Doctor - Humble Pie
What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

 

[Mt. Man]

The #3s were unexpectedly unfamiliar territory, with if not the most unknown songs in the list, certainly up there. Some of that’s on me, for sure, but it certainly made for a (good) change of pace. Because of that, there were far more candidates for my second category than my first. In the end I decided to mix and match a little. You’ll have to guess which is which (hint: most are unknown)

Recognized by title alone: 17
Sounded familiar: 4
Knew from M-AD Countdowns: 1
Didn’t Know: 11

Selected Songs I liked but haven’t spotlighted before
Autumn Leaves - Eva Cassidy
Catfish John - Grateful Dead
Song to the Siren - This Mortal Coil
Don’t Look Back - Them, Van Morrison
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green
My Body is a Cage - Peter Gabriel
Gentle on My Mind - Glen Campbell
Heart it Races - Dr. Dog
Dreams I’ll Never See - Molly Hatchet
Stop Your Sobbing - The Pretenders

 

[Ilov80s]

After the wackiness of the #3s, tomorrow's 30-pointers settle back into familiar territory:

- We have four Deja Votes, all of them covers that we've seen before.
- One of the Deja Votes breaks a tie for the cover artist, one breaks a tie for the original artist, one causes a tie for the original artist, and the other one...well, it's just a Deja Vote.
- Two artists have triple-ups, one of them as a coverer and one as the original artist.
- One original artist has a quadruple-up! Only one of the covers is new, though.

My guess is that may be my selection

 

[krista4]

Sorry for delay. I was up very early but got stuck with a cat on my lap, as is my wont. I just moved her so that I could post.

 

[krista4]

Thirty-Point Selections:
PART ONE:

Uruk-Hai:

A Perfect Day - Al Green (Lou Reed)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: four votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2); A Perfect Day (1); How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (1)
Original artist: first vote


titusbramble:

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


Pip’s Invitation:

Where Did You Sleep Last Night? – Nirvana (Traditional)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Nirvana (5)
Cover artist: 10 votes – Where Did You Sleep Last Night (5); The Man Who Sold the World (3); D-7 (1); Love Buzz (1)
Original artist: N/A


Dr. Octopus:

If Not for You - George Harrison (Robert Zimmerman)
Song: two votes – George Harrison (2)
Cover artist: three votes – If Not for You (2); Got My Mind Set on You (1)
Original artist: 60 votes – All Along the Watchtower (11); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Mr. Tambourine Man (3); If Not for You (2); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (2); Make You Feel My Love (2); I Shall Be Released (2); Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1); Highway 61 Revisited (1); You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (1); Masters of War (1); It Ain’t Me Babe (1); One More Cup of Coffee (1); My Back Pages (1); When I Paint My Masterpiece (1); Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (1); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); 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)


simey:

Down by the River – Buddy Miles (Neil Young)
Song: four votes – Buddy Miles (2); Low & Dirty Three (1); Dave Matthews (1)
Cover artist: two votes – Down by the River (2)
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


Just Win Baby:

When The Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Kansas Joe and Memphis Minnie cover)
Song: three votes – Led Zeppelin (3)
Cover artist: seven votes – When the Levee Breaks (3); Gallows Pole (1); Traveling Riverside Blues (1); Dazed and Confused (1); Babe I’m Gonna Leave You (1)
Original artist: three votes – When the Levee Breaks (3)


Galileo:

Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Aretha Franklin (5)
Cover artist: nine votes – Respect (5); Bridge over Troubled Water (1); Nessun Dorma (1); A Change Is Gonna Come (1); Spanish Harlem (1)
Original artist: eight votes – Respect (5); Hard to Handle (3);


Don Quixote:

Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (Judy Garland)
Song: three votes - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (3)
Cover artist: three votes – Over the Rainbow (3)
Original artist: three votes – Over the Rainbow (3)


simsarge:

Pinball Wizard - Elton John (The Who)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – Pinball Wizard (1); Baba O’Riley (1)


Charlie Steiner:

The Star-Spangled Banner - Whitney Houston (Traditional)
Song: two votes – Whitney Houston (1); Jimi Hendrix (1)
Cover artist: two votes – The Star-Spangled Banner (1); I Will Always Love You (1)
Original artist: N/A


JMLs secret identity:

SOS - Portishead (Abba) NOT ON PLAYLIST
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 29 votes – SOS (1); Slipping Through My Fingers (1); Tropical Loveland (1); Arrival (1); Like an Angel Passing through My Room (1); Chiquitita (1); Thank You for the Music (1); Hey Hey Helen (1); I Have a Dream (1); The Winner Takes It All (1); The Day Before You Came (1); Hasta Manana (1); Thank Abba for the Music Medley (1); Summer Night City (1); Eagle (1); Bang en Boomerang (1); Dancing Queen (1); Super Trouper (1); Knowing Me, Knowing You (1); Mamma Mia (1); The Name of the Game (1); Ring Ring (1); Rock Me (1); Does Your Mother Know (1); Angel Eyes (1); Our Last Summer (1); When All Is Said and Done (1); Waterloo (1); Voulez Vous (1)


zamboni:

Little Wing - Derek and the Dominos (The Jimi Hendrix Experience)
Song: three votes – Stevie Ray Vaughan (2); Derek and the Dominos (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: nine votes – Little Wing (3); Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (3); Machine Gun (1); The Wind Cries Mary (1); Purple Haze (1)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Where Did You Sleep Last Night (In the Pines) - Nirvana (Traditional)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Nirvana (5)
Cover artist: 10 votes – Where Did You Sleep Last Night (5); The Man Who Sold the World (3); D-7 (1); Love Buzz (1)
Original artist: N/A


Ilov80s:

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue - Them/Van Morrison (Bob Dylan)
Song: two votes – Them (2)
Cover artist: Morrison: two votes – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (2)
Them: three votes – It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue (2); Don’t Look Back (1);
Original artist: 60 votes – All Along the Watchtower (11); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Mr. Tambourine Man (3); If Not for You (2); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (2); Make You Feel My Love (2); I Shall Be Released (2); Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1); Highway 61 Revisited (1); You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (1); Masters of War (1); It Ain’t Me Babe (1); One More Cup of Coffee (1); My Back Pages (1); When I Paint My Masterpiece (1); Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (1); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); 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)


Eephus:

Soul Kitchen – X (The Doors)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: three votes – Soul Kitchen (1); Light My Fire (1); People Are Strange (1)


The Dreaded Marco:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
Song: sixth and seventh votes today – Soft Cell (7)
Cover artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)
Original artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)


New Binky the Doormat:

Tin Soldier - Todd Rundgren (Small Faces)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Tin Soldier (1); Happenings Ten Years Time Ago (1)
Original artist: first vote


Andy Dufresne:

Tainted Love – Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
Song: sixth and seventh votes today – Soft Cell (7)
Cover artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)
Original artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)

 

[krista4]

PART TWO:

Hawks64:

Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) - Dave Matthews Band (Neil Young)

Song: first vote
Cover artist: 21 votes – All Along the Watchtower (2); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); A Pirate Looks at Forty (1); Sledgehammer (1); Rye Whiskey (1); Waste (1); Cortez the Killer (1); The Maker (1); Long Black Veil (1); Exodus (1); Down by the River (1); Take Me to Tomorrow (1); Time of the Season (1); Still Water (1); Melissa (1); Super Freak (1); Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (1); Burning Down the House (1); Kashmir (1); In My Life (1)
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)


rockaction:

Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies (Velvet Underground)
Song: three votes – Cowboy Junkies (3)
Cover artist: three votes – Sweet Jane (3)
Original artist: three votes – Sweet Jane (3)


Scoresman:

Hey You - Bobaflex (Pink Floyd)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: seven votes – Hey You (1); Time (1); Welcome to the Machine (1); Comfortably Numb (1); Another Brick in the Wall (1); See Emily Play (1); Have a Cigar (1)


Raging weasel:

All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
Song: 11 votes – Jimi Hendrix (5); Bear McCreary (2); Dave Matthews Band (2); U2 (1); Neil Young & Booker T. and the MGs (1)
Cover artist: 10 votes – All Along the Watchtower (5); Hey Joe (4); The Star Spangled Banner (1)
Original artist: 60 votes – All Along the Watchtower (11); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Mr. Tambourine Man (3); If Not for You (2); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (2); Make You Feel My Love (2); I Shall Be Released (2); Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1); Highway 61 Revisited (1); You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (1); Masters of War (1); It Ain’t Me Babe (1); One More Cup of Coffee (1); My Back Pages (1); When I Paint My Masterpiece (1); Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (1); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); 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)


scorchy:

District Sleeps Alone Tonight - Frank Turner (The Postal Service)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: two votes – District Sleeps Alone Tonight (1); Such Great Heights (1)


Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)


Mt. Man:

Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Aretha Franklin (5)
Cover artist: nine votes – Respect (5); Bridge over Troubled Water (1); Nessun Dorma (1); A Change Is Gonna Come (1); Spanish Harlem (1)
Original artist: eight votes – Respect (5); Hard to Handle (3);


Mister CIA:

Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight - Chrissie Hynde (Bob Dylan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTqxUV-sdt0

Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 60 votes – All Along the Watchtower (11); Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (4); Mr. Tambourine Man (3); If Not for You (2); It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (2); Make You Feel My Love (2); I Shall Be Released (2); Don’t Fall Apart on Me Tonight (1); Highway 61 Revisited (1); You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (1); Masters of War (1); It Ain’t Me Babe (1); One More Cup of Coffee (1); My Back Pages (1); When I Paint My Masterpiece (1); Tryin’ to Get to Heaven (1); You Got to Serve Somebody (1); Heart of Mine (1); Blowin’ in the Wind (1); Buckets of Rain (1); Girl from the North Country (1); You’re a Big Girl Now (1); A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (1); This Wheel’s on Fire (1); Simple Twist of Fate (1); Subterranean Homesick Blues (1); Standing in the Doorway (1); Positively Fourth Street (1); Thunder on the Mountain (1); Most of the Time (1); Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again (1); Jokerman (1); Ring Them Bells (1); Hurricane (1); The Man in Me (1); Forever Young (1); Sweetheart Like You (1); 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)


Val Rannous:

Black Betty - Ram Jam (Traditional)
Song: two votes – Ram Jam (1); Spiderbait (1)
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: N/A


landrys hat:

Hey Jude - Wilson Pickett w/ Duane Allman (Beatles)
Song: third and fourth votes today – Wilson Pickett (3); Grateful Dead (1)
Cover artist: three votes – Hey Jude (3)
Original artist: 36 votes – We Can Work It Out (4); Hey Jude (4); While My Guitar Gently Weeps (3); In My Life (3); Here Comes the Sun (2); Yesterday (2); Come Together (2); Got to Get You into My Life (2); And I Love Her (1); Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1); A Day in the Life (1); Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (1); She Came in through the Bathroom Window (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Helter Skelter (1); Drive My Car (1); Dear Prudence (1); Across the Universe (1); She Said She Said (1); I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1)


shuke:

Time - Poor Man's Whiskey (Pink Floyd)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: seven votes – Hey You (1); Time (1); Welcome to the Machine (1); Comfortably Numb (1); Another Brick in the Wall (1); See Emily Play (1); Have a Cigar (1)


Doug B:

The Saints Are Coming - Green Day & U2 (The Skids)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: Green Day: two votes – The Saints Are Coming (1); The Simpsons Theme (1)
U2: two votes – The Saints Are Coming (1); All Along the Watchtower (1)
Original artist: first vote


DrIanMalcolm:

Bridge over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin (Simon & Garfunkel)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: nine votes – Respect (5); Bridge over Troubled Water (1); Nessun Dorma (1); A Change Is Gonna Come (1); Spanish Harlem (1)
Original artist: 17 votes – Hazy Shade of Winter (6); The Sound of Silence (5); Mrs. Robinson (3); America (2); Bridge over Troubled Water (1)


Chaos34:

Can’t Get Used to Losing You - The English Beat (Andy Williams)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – Can’t Get Used to Losing You (1); The Tears of a Clown (1)
Original artist: first vote


higgins:

Everybody’s Talkin - Harry Nilsson (Fred Neil)
Song: four votes – Bill Withers (2); Harry Nilsson (1); The Seldom Scene (1)
Cover artist: three votes – Without You (2); Everybody’s Talkin’ (1)
Original artist: four votes – Everybody’s Talkin’ (4)


Oliver Humanzee:

Twist and Shout - The Beatles (The Top Notes)
Song: three votes – The Beatles (3)
Cover artist: four votes – Twist and Shout (3); Boys (1)
Original artist: three votes – Twist and Shout (3)


krista4:

Hey Jude – Wilson Pickett (The Beatles)
Song: third and fourth votes today – Wilson Pickett (3); Grateful Dead (1)
Cover artist: three votes – Hey Jude (3)
Original artist: 36 votes – We Can Work It Out (4); Hey Jude (4); While My Guitar Gently Weeps (3); In My Life (3); Here Comes the Sun (2); Yesterday (2); Come Together (2); Got to Get You into My Life (2); And I Love Her (1); Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey (1); A Day in the Life (1); Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight (1); She Came in through the Bathroom Window (1); I Am the Walrus (1); Eleanor Rigby (1); Helter Skelter (1); Drive My Car (1); Dear Prudence (1); Across the Universe (1); She Said She Said (1); I Want You (She’s So Heavy) (1); Let It Be (1)

 

[krista4]

Playlist

 

[krista4]

After the wackiness of the #3s, tomorrow's 30-pointers settle back into familiar territory:

- We have four Deja Votes, all of them covers that we've seen before.
- One of the Deja Votes breaks a tie for the cover artist, one breaks a tie for the original artist, one causes a tie for the original artist, and the other one...well, it's just a Deja Vote.
- Two artists have triple-ups, one of them as a coverer and one as the original artist.
- One original artist has a quadruple-up! Only one of the covers is new, though.

Deja Votes:
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? by Nirvana - breaks the tie between this song and their cover of The Man Who Sold the World.
Respect by Aretha Franklin - breaks the tie between this song and Hard to Handle in terms of Otis Redding covers
Hey Jude by Wilson Pickett - causes a tie between this song and We Can Work It Out in terms of Beatles covers (though the Hey Jude votes are split between two coverers)
Tainted Love - just a regular ol' Deja Vote

Triple-up artists:
Neil Young as original artist
Aretha Franklin as cover artist

Quadruple-up original artist:
Bob Dylan, with the only new song being Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight

ALSO! I promised @Pip's Invitation that he and OH had one cover in common on their lists, and today it's revealed that that is The Beatles' version of Twist and Shout.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Thirty-Point Selections:
PART ONE:

The Dreaded Marco:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
Song: sixth and seventh votes today – Soft Cell (7)
Cover artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)
Original artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)

When I read the first post of this thread, two songs immediately came to mind----this one and my 31-pointer.

This was my 31 initially, and I went back and forth between the two for a bit. After listening to both songs a few times I went with the other but Tainted Love is really more my 31a-pointer.

A song from a great album (NOT a 1-hit wonder for me) that I consider the quintessential 80's song....

 

[krista4]

A song from a great album (NOT a 1-hit wonder for me) that I consider the quintessential 80's song....

Don't think I've heard the rest of the album. Will have to check it out! (If I ever get caught up on playlists here...)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I sing the HELL out of Tainted Love.

Which means it's loud and sounds like a banshee.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

PART TWO:

rockaction:

Sweet Jane – Cowboy Junkies (Velvet Underground)
Song: three votes – Cowboy Junkies (3)
Cover artist: three votes – Sweet Jane (3)
Original artist: three votes – Sweet Jane (3)

This was my 29-pointer.

I prefer this version to VU's . I'm a big fan of the original but the slowing down of this song makes it better for me.

 

[Ilov80s]

After the wackiness of the #3s, tomorrow's 30-pointers settle back into familiar territory:

- We have four Deja Votes, all of them covers that we've seen before.
- One of the Deja Votes breaks a tie for the cover artist, one breaks a tie for the original artist, one causes a tie for the original artist, and the other one...well, it's just a Deja Vote.
- Two artists have triple-ups, one of them as a coverer and one as the original artist.
- One original artist has a quadruple-up! Only one of the covers is new, though.

Deja Votes:
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? by Nirvana - breaks the tie between this song and their cover of The Man Who Sold the World.
Respect by Aretha Franklin - breaks the tie between this song and Hard to Handle in terms of Otis Redding covers
Hey Jude by Wilson Pickett - causes a tie between this song and We Can Work It Out in terms of Beatles covers (though the Hey Jude votes are split between two coverers)
Tainted Love - just a regular ol' Deja Vote

Triple-up artists:
Neil Young as original artist
Aretha Franklin as cover artist

Quadruple-up original artist:
Bob Dylan, with the only new song being Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight

ALSO! I promised @Pip's Invitation that he and OH had one cover in common on their lists, and today it's revealed that that is The Beatles' version of Twist and Shout.

Whoops, I didn't notice It's All Over Now Baby Blue got taken earlier. Someone has good taste

Also my rule was no double dipping on artists and I justify this as my number 3 selection was for Van Morrison and my number 2 selection was for Them.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Uruk-Hai:

A Perfect Day - Al Green (Lou Reed)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: four votes – Funny How Time Slips Away (2); A Perfect Day (1); How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (1)
Original artist: first vote

I've never been a big fan of the Underground or Reed. I understand their influence, etc...,etc....,etc..... They just never grabbed me.

In 2023, Al Green came out of nowhere with a cover of this Reed song. First, any sign of Al Green these days is a good thing. Second, he sings the snot out of "A Perfect Day". The guy is pushing 80 and can still sing circles around most people 1/3 his age.

 

[krista4]

New-to-me highlights from the #3s:

Autumn Leaves by Eva Cassidy - This was the first song I listened to, hours ago, and I think I still have chills.
Don't Look Back by Them/Van Morrison - I must have heard this before, right? I can't believe I would have forgotten it, but I just don't recall. Splendid.
A Pirate Looks at Forty by all of Hawks' favorite artists - So much fun.
Heart It Races - Purty. My personal preference is for this beautifully melodic version.

 

[krista4]

Congrats to the 18 drafters who will own at least a portion of their #1 cover! (Yes, there is one case where a cover has not been previously selected, but two people have it as their #1.)

Of those 18, nine are new covers of songs already selected, and nine are entirely new songs to the countdown.

Five people will hit the weirdo trifecta - their #1 cover is a song, cover artist, and original artist that are all new to the countdown.

 

[rockaction]

Nice. Hey, krista4, a preemptive thank you for doing this. Makes me smile. Bless you, bud.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

titusbramble:

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)

Damn. I totally forgot about this. Would definitely have made my list. Sarah Cracknell just oozes cool.
If i we had a songs that sound like Telstar covers, but arent, Youre in a Bad Way would be top,3.

Pip’s Invitation:

Where Did You Sleep Last Night? – Nirvana (Traditional)
Song: fourth and fifth votes today – Nirvana (5)
Cover artist: 10 votes – Where Did You Sleep Last Night (5); The Man Who Sold the World (3); D-7 (1); Love Buzz (1)
Original artist: N/A

Me and Pips with a bingo. I will be looking for four horseman

Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)

This was an amazing choice. Love the Big O. I was looking at Lauper cover somgs, not her being covered dammit.

Doug B:

The Saints Are Coming - Green Day & U2 (The Skids)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: Green Day: two votes – The Saints Are Coming (1); The Simpsons Theme (1)
U2: two votes – The Saints Are Coming (1); All Along the Watchtower (1)
Original artist: first vote

Glad somebody picked this. It got no love at all in the U2 rundown, except by me

ALSO! I promised @Pip's Invitation that he and OH had one cover in common on their lists, and today it's revealed that that is The Beatles' version of Twist and Shout.

Ok. Those four horsemen are somewhere around. Im the only other ****er to pick this

Thirty-Point Selections:
PART ONE:

The Dreaded Marco:

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
Song: sixth and seventh votes today – Soft Cell (7)
Cover artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)
Original artist: seven votes – Tainted Love (7)

When I read the first post of this thread, two songs immediately came to mind----this one and my 31-pointer.

This was my 31 initially, and I went back and forth between the two for a bit. After listening to both songs a few times I went with the other but Tainted Love is really more my 31a-pointer.

A song from a great album (NOT a 1-hit wonder for me) that I consider the quintessential 80's song....

my only choice with this song was to specifically exclude the Where Did Our Love go add on from it.
Tainted Love was a guaranteed top 10 imho.
Funnily enough the rereleased version by Marc Almond/Soft Cell in 1991….what happened there? Its a poor imitation

 

[titusbramble]

titusbramble:

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)

Damn. I totally forgot about this. Would definitely have made my list. Sarah Cracknell just oozes cool.
If i we had a songs that sound like Telstar covers, but arent, Youre in a Bad Way would be top,

If only Cracknell was in the band at the time

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

titusbramble:

Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Saint Etienne (Neil Young)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: first vote
Original artist: 18 votes – Cortez the Killer (5); Down by the River (4); Heart of Gold (2); Only Love Can Break Your Heart (1); Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) (1); Like a Hurricane (1); Southern Man (1); Birds (1); Into the Black (1); Rockin’ in the Free World (1)

Damn. I totally forgot about this. Would definitely have made my list. Sarah Cracknell just oozes cool.
If i we had a songs that sound like Telstar covers, but arent, Youre in a Bad Way would be top,

If only Cracknell was in the band at the time

Hey! Its Pips job around here to make me look stupid lol
Just add this onto the pile of mistakes ive made about music history.
I knew it wasnt Sarah, but i forgot i knew. Moira Lambert then.

Btw i didnt say Sarah sung on it, so theres my out.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)

This was an amazing choice. Love the Big O. I was looking at Lauper cover somgs, not her being covered dammit.

This one is kind of a cheat, JML. The song was writen for Orbison. When he died, Lauper got her version out first. A win for me.

 

[krista4]

In 2023, Al Green came out of nowhere with a cover of this Reed song. First, any sign of Al Green these days is a good thing. Second, he sings the snot out of "A Perfect Day". The guy is pushing 80 and can still sing circles around most people 1/3 his age.

One of my life's greatest regrets, other than my '90s fashion/hair choices and every man I've ever dated, is that in 3-1/2 years in Memphis, I never made it to Rev. Al's church. I was always scared of the rumors that the services go on for hours, but I should have realized there's no such thing as too much Al Green.

 

[krista4]

Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)

This was an amazing choice. Love the Big O. I was looking at Lauper cover somgs, not her being covered dammit.

This one is kind of a cheat, JML. The song was writen for Oribison. When he died, Lauper got her version out first. A win for me.

Occasionally when one seems off to me, I look it up, and I've made a lot of behind-the-scenes corrections on that basis. I was shocked to look and see that this one really did belong to Lauper. Great pick!

 

[rockaction]

One of my life's greatest regrets, other than my '90s fashion/hair choices and every man I've ever dated

Ow lol yeah I’m that guy.

I was going to say “me too” and that I could relate, but my girlfriends weren’t often the problem—it was me. Whoops.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)

This was an amazing choice. Love the Big O. I was looking at Lauper cover somgs, not her being covered dammit.

This one is kind of a cheat, JML. The song was writen for Oribison. When he died, Lauper got her version out first. A win for me.

Occasionally when one seems off to me, I look it up, and I've made a lot of behind-the-scenes corrections on that basis. I was shocked to look and see that this one really did belong to Lauper. Great pick!

You think I didn't check? And double check? I so did.

 

[krista4]

Mrs. Rannous:

I Drove All Night - Roy Orbison (Cyndi Lauper)
Song: first vote
Cover artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Mean Woman Blues (1)
Original artist: two votes – I Drove All Night (1); Time after Time (1)

This was an amazing choice. Love the Big O. I was looking at Lauper cover somgs, not her being covered dammit.

This one is kind of a cheat, JML. The song was writen for Oribison. When he died, Lauper got her version out first. A win for me.

Occasionally when one seems off to me, I look it up, and I've made a lot of behind-the-scenes corrections on that basis. I was shocked to look and see that this one really did belong to Lauper. Great pick!

You think I didn't check? And double check? I so did.

Of course! There are some people that I trust to have done their diligence more than others. (But you did have one wrong before...one of the earlier countdowns rather than this one, I think.)

 

[krista4]

One of my life's greatest regrets, other than my '90s fashion/hair choices and every man I've ever dated

Ow lol yeah I’m that guy.

I was going to say “me too” and that I could relate, but my girlfriends weren’t often the problem—it was me. Whoops.

Well, it was probably mostly me, too, but it was funnier to write it the other way.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

30 Points - S.O.S. - Portishead (Abba)
Original

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This was the song that changed the perception of Abba being a soft pop band after Waterloo and Ring Ring, into a serious pop band. Probably their first major song to do their melancholic thing. Agnetha is simply sensational in her vocal delivery as pointed out by Czars frontman who we saw earlier with Angel Eyes.

American singer-songwriter and former Czars frontman John Grant has called "SOS" "one of the greatest pieces of music ever made", adding that Agnetha Fältskog's "perfect" lyrical interpretation and emotional delivery is "a beautiful thing"

Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols said it inspired him to write Pretty Vacant.

The song reached #15 in the US, #6 in the UK, but everywhere else it went to #1 or #2, except Canada.

Cover

Portishead - SOS

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Portishead make Boston seem prolific in comparison. Three albums in 30 years. Their output since 2008 has just been the odd song here or there. As the clear #1 band in Trip Hop, a genre i usually love. Lamb, Massive Attack, even my beloved Royksopp dipped occasionally into the genre. I havent done a full discography of Portishead, but they will have more than 31 songs worth of recorded material, but little more. One of the post 2008 songs is this haunting cover of S.O.S. The sinister bassline, the menacing threat throughout all move the song in a different direction, but you can hear both the original Abba and true Portishead here.

Abba - 19 - Cover 11.
This is such a close call. The cover by Portishead is astounding, but the original is one of the most revered in the Abba canon so I will go original here.

Finally Up, anyone with a passing interest in Abba will wonder where a certain duo has been on my list. They have recorded 4 Abba covers, all brilliant. It almost certainly was responsible for a reevaluation of the band and gave Abba the road to credibility that they lacked during their career.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

30 Points - Where did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana (Traditional - In the Pines)
Original - Using Leadbellys 1944 version

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The song dates back to the 1870s, but the first version of this interpretation belongs to Cecil Sharp in 1917, recorded in the mid 20s.

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Leadbelly then reinterpreted that version for the one that inspire Kurt Cobain.

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I will just post what Mt. Man said lol

This song was recorded in 1993, and was scheduled to be featured as a B-side to "Pennyroyal Tea" in 1994. Only... well, Cobain died in April of that year. That led to it being released as part of their Unplugged album in 1994. For the record, if I'd allowed myself more than one song per artist, Nirvana's version of "The Man Who Sold the World" probably would've been in the teens on my list. But it's this performance that (obviously) sticks with me a lot more. This was the last song the band did that night, though the story goes that the producer suggesting doing an encore. Cobain's response was "I don't think we can top that last song". I'd certainly have to agree.

Back to me, yeah the story goes that Come As You Are was planned as the encore, but scrapped when Cobains emotive delivery left an indelible high in the room

Originals 9 - Covers 21. I knew many people who dismissed Nirvana as just noise. I loaned the Unplugged CD to as many people as i could to see if they still held that view. Without fail, they admit they undersold the band and were blown away by this song in particular. Advantage cover.

Finally up, this cover is astonishing and although it has been mentioned to date, I am surprised it hasnt come up more often. The difference between the original genius artist and the cover seems like the originator had no idea of his own song.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

2. The Star-Spangled Banner - Whitney Houston (Francis Scott Key)

I love Whitney's voice; no auto-tune, no showy runs up and down the scale, just power and clarity. Her version of our national anthem makes me feel proud of being American.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

It means you and your wife were shelter children.

I think that unless I'm missing a joke here the maybe real takeaway from this is that in middle-class suburbs around '88-'89 the Stones did not have a large footprint for people our age. They were known, for sure, but they were actually sort of bringing up the rear in the classic rock/local world I grew up in. The Who, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, and other acts were the ones I remember my older peers liking. Steel Wheels put them back into consciousness and the conversation, and I remember the shirts popping up, but for me that served as more of a cautionary tale of why you don't play rock music when yr old than any great comeback.

Steel Wheels was their first passable album since Tattoo You, which itself was made up of outtakes from the '70s with new vocals added on. They had a rough go of it in the '80s, almost breaking up when Mick and Keef had a falling out (Keef's "You Don't Move Me Anymore" from his first solo album is all about this). When guitar-based music came back into fashion in the '90s, so did the Stones.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@Pip's Invitation Steve Hyden ranked his Top 100 Neil Young Songs

His #100 and #99 are two of Neil's most unlistenable songs. Which is the kind of thing Hyden would do.

 

[rockaction]

@Pip's Invitation Steve Hyden ranked his Top 100 Neil Young Songs

His #100 and #99 are two of Neil's most unlistenable songs. Which is the kind of thing Hyden would do.

Hyden posted an article the other day to Twitter that he wrote at sixteen about Kurt Cobain’s death. He said he would rather let his sixteen year-old self tell the story and capture the moment.

I was impressed. Dude could write and think like an adult from the jump.

 

[rockaction]

Tattoo You, which itself was made up of outtakes from the '70s with new vocals added on

Yep. Learned that a year or two ago.

Steel Wheels was their first passable album since Tattoo You,

I remember that. The dudes were all excited in their jean jackets about it. Tons of Canadian tuxedos where I grew up.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

30 Points - Where did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana (Traditional - In the Pines)
Original - Using Leadbellys 1944 version

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The song dates back to the 1870s, but the first version of this interpretation belongs to Cecil Sharp in 1917, recorded in the mid 20s.

- YouTube

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Leadbelly then reinterpreted that version for the one that inspire Kurt Cobain.

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I will just post what Mt. Man said lol

This song was recorded in 1993, and was scheduled to be featured as a B-side to "Pennyroyal Tea" in 1994. Only... well, Cobain died in April of that year. That led to it being released as part of their Unplugged album in 1994. For the record, if I'd allowed myself more than one song per artist, Nirvana's version of "The Man Who Sold the World" probably would've been in the teens on my list. But it's this performance that (obviously) sticks with me a lot more. This was the last song the band did that night, though the story goes that the producer suggesting doing an encore. Cobain's response was "I don't think we can top that last song". I'd certainly have to agree.

Back to me, yeah the story goes that Come As You Are was planned as the encore, but scrapped when Cobains emotive delivery left an indelible high in the room

Originals 9 - Covers 21. I knew many people who dismissed Nirvana as just noise. I loaned the Unplugged CD to as many people as i could to see if they still held that view. Without fail, they admit they undersold the band and were blown away by this song in particular. Advantage cover.

Finally up, this cover is astonishing and although it has been mentioned to date, I am surprised it hasnt come up more often. The difference between the original genius artist and the cover seems like the originator had no idea of his own song.

I'm going to correct you again. Come As You Are is the second song in the Unplugged set. So if there was a planned encore (which there probably was), it wasn't that.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

@Pip's Invitation Steve Hyden ranked his Top 100 Neil Young Songs

His #100 and #99 are two of Neil's most unlistenable songs. Which is the kind of thing Hyden would do.

Hyden posted an article the other day to Twitter that he wrote at sixteen about Kurt Cobain’s death. He said he would rather let his sixteen year-old self tell the story and capture the moment.

I was impressed. Dude could write and think like an adult from the jump.

I don't have time to read or evaluate the whole list, but when I return from my business trip I should probably update my Neil thread with my takes on that and on Neil's new album, which I have not yet listened to.

 

[rockaction]

And I swear that I don’t have a gun

 

[Pip's Invitation]

OH tally:

OH cover songs I have heard of: 7
OH original songs I have heard of: 16
OH cover artists I have heard of: 22
OH original artists I have heard of: 26

The PJ Harvey is a 4-for-4 -- and yet another Albini tie-in from OH. Amazingly, the song I share with OH is a 2-for-4, because I assumed the original was The Isley Brothers and I've never heard of The Top Hats or whatever they're called nor their version of Twist and Shout.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I've written about my #3 and #2 on this forum before, so in the interest of time I'll just repost what I said.

I'm a Man, included as my #4 Chicago song in the MAD 1 countdown:

My favorite covers are those that maintain the best aspects of the original while adding something distinctive from the cover-er. And one of the best examples of this is Chicago's version of The Spencer Davis Group's I'm a Man, released on the debut album. Nobody in the band could match Steve Winwood's vocal, so they don't try; each of the band's three primary singers offers their own interpretation in a way that suits their individual strengths. Instead, they replicate the infectious beat and the organ washes, but slow the tempo down a little, more than double the length and go much heavier on the guitar and the drums/percussion -- the horn players perform on various percussion instruments instead of trumpet/trombone/saxophone. The result is an interpretation so exciting that it became an FM radio favorite and concert staple, often serving as a set closer or encore (it was the last song of the famed Tanglewood set, and despite being 10 years after its release, it was the first song they performed on their only SNL appearance, in 1979). It even charted when re-released as a B-side in 1971, on the flip side of Questions 67 and 68, a song from the debut album that the label decided to push again.
Tanglewood version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPZUgfOqAdg (the crowd was so nuts after this that they had to bring Terry Kath back out to tell everybody to go home)
Leonid and Friends version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmOg4_8wD0 (they do bring in horns for the last two verses)
The SNL performance is not on YouTube.

Where Did You Sleep Last Night, when it was picked in the MAD US countdown (not by me):

If I could pick one moment to sum up Gen X's contribution to music, it would be Kurt Cobain's scream on "Shiverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!" at the end of the Unplugged version of Where Did You Sleep Last Night.
After you've seen their Unplugged special once, on subsequent viewings you can see the whole thing as a buildup to that moment. Hell, you could even say Nirvana's entire career was a buildup to that moment.

At #1, the chalkiest chalk that will ever chalk when it comes to cover songs, and my reflexive answer for greatest cover performance ever.