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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:27 pm Central Time Have you ever discovered that your favorite song was actually a cover? Crossroads by Cream- a mix of Traveling Riverside Blues and Cross Road Blues, both by Robert Johnson It's All Over Now by The Rolling Stones- originally by The Valentinos Louie Louie by The Kingsmen- originally (and more legibly) by Richard Berry Twist and Shout by The Beatles- originally by The Isley Brothers I Want Candy by Bow Wow Wow- originally by The Strangeloves Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis- originally by Carl Perkins Shake, Rattle, and Roll by Bill Haley and His Comets- originally by Big Joe Turner Ball and Chain by Janis Joplin- originally by Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog by Elvis- originally by Big Mama Thornton _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:39 pm Central Time the first versions of these songs i ever heard were all covers...but i didn"t know it at the time: THE LOCOMOTION-GRAND FUNK (LITTLE EVA) BAREFOOTIN'-BROWNSVILLE STATION (ROBERT PARKER) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER-JIMI HENDRIX (BOB DYLAN) SOUL MAN-BLUES BROTHERS (SAM & DAVE) SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPIN'-FOGHAT (100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL) KISSIN' TIME-KISS (BOBBY RYDELL) RESPECT-ARETHA FRANKLIN (OTIS REDDING) TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU-BOB SEGER (OTIS CLAY) SUMMERTIME BLUES-THE WHO (EDDIE COCHRAN) I LOVE ROCK & ROLL-JOAN JETT (THE ARROWS) Last edited by jukebox dave on Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:59 am; edited 1 time in total
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:12 pm Central Time jukebox dave wrote: the first versions of these songs i ever heard were all covers...but i didn"t know it at the time: THE LOCOMOTION-GRAND FUNK (LITTLE EVA) CAREFOOTIN'-BROWNSVIOLLE STATION (ROBERT PARKER) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER-JIMI HENDRIX (BOB DYLAN) SOUL MAN-BLUES BROTHERS (SAM & DAVE) SOMEBODY'S BEEN SLEEPIN'-FOGHAT (100 PROOF AGED IN SOUL) KISSIN' TIME-KISS (BOBBY RYDELL) RESPECT-ARETHA FRANKLIN (OTIS REDDING) TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU-BOB SEGER (OTIS CLAY) SUMMERTIME BLUES-THE WHO (EDDIE COCHRAN) I LOVE ROCK & ROLL-JOAN JETT (THE ARROWS) view I love the Dylan version of Watchtower. Like everyone else, I was obvlivious to it for years. Respect was a cover? Wow. The Cochran version of Summertime Blues was actually the first one I heard. Love the Blue Cheer version. I Love Rock and Roll was a cover? Dang. Suzie Q by CCR was originally done by Dale Hawkins way back in '57. War by Edwin Star was originally done by The Temptations, but Star gave the song its popular James Brown feel. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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jupiter Member Since: April 2006 Contributions: 288 Gold Stars: 411 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:30 pm Central Time Police and Thieves by The Clash - originally a reggae song by Junior Murvin Criminal World by David Bowie - originally performed by a band called Metro Ball of Confusion by Love and Rockets - orginally performed by The Temptations
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:31 pm Central Time rockabilly icon EDDIE COCHRAN's best known song, SUMMERTIME BLUES, was covered by artists in many genres, including THE WHO (rock), BLUE CHEER (heavy metal), JOAN JETT (punk), THE FLYING LIZARDS (new wave), ALAN JACKSON (country), THE LITTLE RIVER BAND, BOBBY VEE, RUSH, THE STRAY CATS, THE OUTSIDERS, BUCK OWENS, SKID ROW, BILLY THORPE, T REX, and many more. it's been a hit about five times over. truly one of the all time rock classics!
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nosralak Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 2591 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:55 pm Central Time jukebox dave wrote: the first versions of these songs i ever heard were all covers...but i didn"t know it at the time: CAREFOOTIN'-BROWNSVIOLLE STATION (ROBERT PARKER) TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU-BOB SEGER (OTIS CLAY) view Isn't that Barefootin'? I actually thought it was "Bear Pudding" at first. (Johnny Rivers also does a pretty good rendition of this tune) On Seger's Nine Tonight album, he mentions that "TTLMLWY" is an "old Memphis song".
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:58 am Central Time YIKES!
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Sith Penguin Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2048 Gold Stars: 224 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:51 pm Central Time nirvana's cover of bowie's "the man who sold the world" smashing pumpkin's cover of stevie nick's "landslide" _________________ can't talk now, the ninjas are watching me think. The new Halloween Special is up...enjoy! http://the-rl-story.bravehost.com/index.html
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:29 pm Central Time Sith Penguin wrote: nirvana's cover of bowie's "the man who sold the world" smashing pumpkin's cover of stevie nick's "landslide" view Landslide was also covered by the Dixie Chicks. Also, Fleetwood Mac were the first band to do Black Magic Woman, many years before Stevie Nicks joined. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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mwsmedia Member Since: September 2009 Contributions: 214 Gold Stars: 4 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:02 pm Central Time Retromaniac wrote: Also, Fleetwood Mac were the first band to do Black Magic Woman, many years before Stevie Nicks joined. view Wait -- so when Santana did it, they were doing a cover? _________________ Matthew Wayne Selznick Chief Evangelist http://www.retroland.com
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CairnTerrier Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 1438 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:30 pm Central Time Good question.... I'm sure I'll be getting a laugh from several other members with my answer. back when Van Halen's "Diver Down" album came out back in the early 80's I thought that VH wrote "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?" A few years later I discovered that it was originally a Kinks song, and that several other songs VH played were covers as well. _________________
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:46 pm Central Time from ALL MUSIC GUIDE: Easily one of the centerpieces of the early Fleetwood Mac canon, "Black Magic Woman" is obviously more well-known as the huge hit single for Santana in 1970. However, this version on its own is indeed striking and far more than just a blueprint. Crossing blues, rock and Caribbean/ calypso music, Peter Green created a unique musical synthesis, and the effect is intoxicating. Lyrically, the song uses some interesting, dark imagery that recalls some early New Orleans blues and Cajun music, and the sense of foreboding is entirely inescapable. On to of all of this is a great left turn at the end of the song, where the band and Green shift into a violent boogie that rides out until the song's dramatic conclusion. All in all, one of the more powerful recordings of the period.
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nosralak Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 2591 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:55 pm Central Time jukebox dave wrote: YIKES! view No problem. Didn't mean to scare you! And thanks for the Valentine, though a little early.
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Sparkina Member Since: April 2005 Contributions: 312 Gold Stars: 25 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:40 pm Central Time China Girl, by the handsome and talented David Bowie, was originally done by Iggy Pop in 1977
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jukebox dave Member Since: March 2006 Contributions: 2154 Gold Stars: 22 View User Posts	Re: Wait, that was a cover? Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:32 am Central Time China Girl, by the handsome and talented David Bowie, was originally done by Iggy Pop in 1977 ----------------------------------------- that's right. BOWIE co-wrote it with the then financially strapped IGGY to help him out. one of the best things i ever saw IGGY do was a live cover of REBEL REBEL with LENNY KRAVITZ on an old MTV awards show. there's always been a cool BOWIE/IGGY connection...
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