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Topic: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Watched Eric Clapton live at The Echo Arena here in Liverpool last month, and he covered Dylan's 'Not Dark Yet' with a wonderful sound.  The acoustics were amazing that night.

That Dylan cover, with me there next to my lovely Wife, was a proper hairs on the back of the neck moment for me.

He had The Liverpool crowd eating out his hand that night, especially when he sang 'Over the Rainbow' as well.  A very poignant song for him lyrically, as I'm sure you can imagine.

You lot got any favourite covers, especially performed live, that you like?

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

I love the red hot chili peppers version of FIRE by Jimi hendrix

also a not so well known two, A brian Mcneil song " there are no gods" getting covered by a guy called Dick Gaughan ( or something like that).
the tow of them were in " the battlefield band"  I think they are only well known really in scotland but I might be wrong there.



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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Have you checked out Dick Gaughan's website, Ken? I've not been in there for a while but he used to have a good list of songs with lyrics and chords and some midis. All good stuff.

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nope Al, but I think i will go look now,
cheers for the info

Ken

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Creams cover of Robert Johnson's Crossroad is just about my favourite cover..
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Matt Minglewood does a great version of Marshall Tucker's   "Can't You See", Puts his own little twist about a country boy and a city girl and love gone wrong. You-tube Minglewood Band and see what I mean. Great tune.

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Two song I could never imagine ever being performed better than the original:

"Over The Rainbow" - Judy Garland
"Fields Of Gold" - Sting

That was until Eva Cassiday sang them.

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Roger Guppy wrote:

Two song I could never imagine ever being performed better than the original:

"Over The Rainbow" - Judy Garland
"Fields Of Gold" - Sting

That was until Eva Cassiday sang them.

I like IZ's take of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" He gives me chills smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q

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I love Jeffrey Gaines take of "In Your Eyes" that was originally done by Peter Gabriel.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7WtavVdBCk
Not that I'd say that it's that much better just real nice...IMO

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Guitarpix wrote:
Roger Guppy wrote:

Two song I could never imagine ever being performed better than the original:

"Over The Rainbow" - Judy Garland
"Fields Of Gold" - Sting

That was until Eva Cassiday sang them.

I like IZ's take of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" He gives me chills smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q

Pix ... LOVE that version by Braddah IZ ... phenomenal

Also, love the version of "In Your Eyes" by Gabirel ... in the 80's I didnt ... but age and appreciation have crept up on me big_smile

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Nirvana's cover of "Here She Comes Now" by The Velvet Underground. It's so awesome...but so is the original


here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmo9e7DzKlk

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

I would add "Autumn Leaves" to your two and you have 3 absolutely wonderful covers by Eva. I absolutely love her acoustic guitar playing also.

Roger Guppy wrote:

Two song I could never imagine ever being performed better than the original:

"Over The Rainbow" - Judy Garland
"Fields Of Gold" - Sting

That was until Eva Cassiday sang them.

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

The Duhks did a neat version of Sting's "Love is the Seventh Wave".  I like that.

However, I think my favorite cover is Luther Allison's version of the Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want".

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Luba's cover of "When a Man Loves A Woman" Recorded live at the Junos, she recorded a version later that did quite well.

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Re: Favourite cover songs, live or recorded?

Tony Rich Project cover of "Nobody Knows It But Me"

  R&B but nicely done rendition of this old tune by Kevin Sharp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CA2Pi4gYxQ

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