Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

the purple tin

Bruce Springstien - Because The Night [It's The Boss, enuff said]
Seether - Careless whisper Vs Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope [pass on this]
Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange [serious nostalgia with this tune from Lost Boys, great cover]
Muse - Feeling Good [heard this version on ads and always liked it, but never knew it was Muse]

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night
Seether - Careless Whisper
Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Muse - Feeling Good

I'm being kept busy over in the other Tournament, but had to come in and throw some votes in for these songs. Love them all.

Irish Aris

Match 45: Bruce Springsteen. Absolutely amazing song
Match 46: Seether. Another classic and Seether did a decent enough job
Match 47: Echo and the Bunnymen. One of the cases that I like the cover more than the original
Match 48: Muse. Really good cover of another super classic!!

phatkev

Bruce Springstien - Because The Night
Seether - Careless whisper
Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm

Irish Aris

Kolido wrote: »

Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Midnight Special 6- 1 Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 4 3 The Sundays - Wild Horses
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye 4 1 Neil Diamond - Both sides now
Poolside - Harvest Moon 3 3 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Lets move on and see if these resolve later.

In case they are still unresolved:
Elton John - really getting into him lately
David Gray - superb song and good cover
Saxon - just because I like it better as a song

Ectoplasm

You people are all dead to me.

Nobody should corrupt The Doors like that.

quickbeam

I'd usually agree. But I do like that version.

Ectoplasm

quickbeam wrote: »

I'd usually agree. But I do like that version.

I hate it. It makes my ears hurt.

Not as much as Madonna doing American Pie but still...

quickbeam

Oh yeah, we can agree about that one for sure.

Collie D

42. Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds Vs The Sundays - Wild Horses
43. David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Neil Diamond - Both sides now
44. Poolside - Harvest Moon Vs Saxon - Ride Like The Wind
48. Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm Vs Muse - Feeling Good

lassykk

I don't think it's better than the original by any stretch but I'll give a vote to Seether

Gru

Bruce Springstien - Because The Night - The boss nobody else coming close...
Seether - Careless whisper - always liked a great Seether song
Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange - Like this song a lot...
Muse - Feeling Good - tough choice again, but Muse has me feeling good :pac:

Kolido

Elton John - Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 6- 3 The Sundays - Wild Horses
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye 6- 2 Neil Diamond - Both sides now
Poolside - Harvest Moon 4 5 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind
Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to be with You 1 -6 Bruce Springstein - Because The Night
Seether - Careless whisper 6- 0 Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope
Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange 6- 1 Joan Baez - Donna, Donna
Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm 3 -6 Muse - Feeling Good

lassykk

Go on I'll give muse the nod in that one as I don't like that rage song

Kolido

R1/Match 49

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground

Vs

The Killers - Shadowplay

R1/Match 50

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Vs

Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis

R1/Match 51

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction

Vs

Roxy Music - If There Is Something

R1/Match 52

Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace

Vs

Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Vs The Killers - Shadowplay
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence Vs Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Roxy Music - If There Is Something
Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace Vs Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

lassykk

Lonestar had more than one song. Who knew! I'll give them a vote cos I like the song and he didn't butcher it too much

Communards gets my only other vote this round. Catchy tune

Ectoplasm

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence
Roxy Music - If There Is Something
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Like 'em more

Necro

Kolido wrote:

Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis

Vote for Lonestar here that's about it, dont know the rest really.

ShaneU

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Vs The Killers - Shadowplay

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence Vs Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace Vs Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Didn't know Communards was a cover

phatkev

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground - good cover, even better use of a green screen!!
Siouxsie and The Banshees - A close second to the chillies for the green screen action
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction - I was very close to nominating this myself, delighted someone else did

Declan A Walsh

Okay, I'm back!

My votes are in bold.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Vs The Killers - Shadowplay - Heard the Killers version of this before I got to know the original by Joy Division. Very respectful to the original and good delivery by Brandon Flowers.

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence Vs Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis - Good cover by Siouxsie and Co. of a lesser known Beatles tune. Plus it was my nomination!

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Roxy Music - If There Is Something - Whacky but brilliant cover version, making it their own.

Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace Vs Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way - It's kind of catchy - sort of love/love relationship with that song, but mainly positive. The other song I just heard, and I'm not sure about it!

Irish Aris

Match 49: Red Hot Chili Peppers (difficult choice, I like this a bit more)
Match 50: Siouxsie and the Banshees (kudos tp whoever submitted it!!!)
Match 51: no vote
Match 52: Communards (might be one of my nominations, I need to check)

Declan A Walsh

Necro wrote: »

Vote for Lonestar here that's about it, dont know the rest really.

You never heard of Don't Leave Me This Way! Wow! It used to be a dance floor filler!

ShaneU wrote: »

Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace Vs Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Didn't know Communards was a cover

Yes, there were at least two versions of it out in the 1970s - blending soul and disco: Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes and Thelma Heuston.

Irish Aris wrote: »

Match 49: Red Hot Chili Peppers (difficult choice, I like this a bit more)
Match 50: Siouxsie and the Banshees (kudos tp whoever submitted it!!!)
Match 51: no vote
Match 52: Communards (might be one of my nominations, I need to check)

You're welcome!

Gru

The Killers - Shadowplay - nominated this (i think) so it wins this very bloody tough choice
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence - hear this on today xm a lot and liked it
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way - this is my winner of the two options

Collie D

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

You're welcome!

Snap

Didn’t think it was that well known. Robert Smith in the lineup too.

Declan A Walsh

Collie D wrote: »

Snap

Didn’t think it was that well known. Robert Smith in the lineup too.

It actually was their highest placed single in the UK charts, reaching Number 3.

Bruce Springstien - Because The Night
Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are strange

Muse - Feeling Good

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground

Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis

Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace

Collie D

49. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Vs The Killers - Shadowplay
51. Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Declan A Walsh

It's strange that Soft Cell and The Communards wrote most of their own stuff, but their only Number Ones were cover versions!

Declan A Walsh

Actually, despite the entry for Roxy Music here, most of their songs were written by them (usually Bryan Ferry). Again, their only Number 1 was in fact a cover version - Jealous Guy. Not to be confused with Bryan Ferry's solo stuff, which had a lot of covers!

Kolido

Poolside - Harvest Moon 4 5 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground 6- 2 The Killers - Shadowplay
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence 6- 2 Lonestar - Walkin In Memphis
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 3 3 Roxy Music - If There Is Something
Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace 0 -6 Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Kolido

R1/Match 53

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

Vs

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love

R1/Match 54

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Vs

Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better

R1/Match 55

Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart

Vs

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

R1/Match 56

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Vs

Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy Vs Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

Kolido

Thats all for tonight folks, continue tomorrow, thanks for sticking around.

Declan A Walsh

My votes:

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love - The Futureheads really make it their own with this quirky cover.

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy Vs Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better - They are both okay but I think Roxy just shades it for its pathos.

Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker's interpretation is just superb.

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now - Paul Weller and Co. stick close to the original and it sounds cool.

lassykk

Jesus I'm really not sure about that radiohead cover. I wouldn't put him as the world's greatest singer! Not voting for jealous guy either as don't think much of that either.

Gru

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love i want them both tbh, can we vote for both? if not...... Pet shop boys...
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy - again a tough choice
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends - an easier choice
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together - again love this song, liked this cover...

the purple tin

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy [great cover of a great song]
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends [loved this song ever since the Wonder Years]
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

ShaneU

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy Vs Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

Forgot about Saint Etienne, great pick

Ectoplasm

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Irish Aris

Match 53: Pet Shop Boys - one of the best and most consistent bands of the last 30-35 years
Match 54: Roxy Music - not their best moment but I never gor the love for Radiohead
Match 55: Saint Etienne - I don't like Joe Cocker's voice at all
Match 56: no vote

Also Starring LeVar Burton

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon Is Now

That last one there, Match 56, was a very tough call.

y0ssar1an22

49 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
50 Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence
51 Roxy Music - If There Is Something
52 Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace

Collie D

53. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
55. Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
56. Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

JP Liz V1

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Zaph

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love - PASS

Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better. The title says it all, blows the original out of the water.

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends. Great version, as long as I don't have to look at Joe Cocker who generally appears to be constipated when he's singing it.

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together. Love this song, and that's a pretty decent cover.

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Hardest choice yet

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Hardest choice yet

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Kolido

Poolside - Harvest Moon 4 -5 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 3 -4 Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 6 -3 The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 6 - 0 Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart 3 -6 Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together 6- 1 Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

Pacing Mule

Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to be with You Vs Bruce Springstien - Because The Night

Bruce Springsteen although I'm not too sure if he should be disqualified for not being a cover. (he wrote and half recorded the song originally! then cowrote with Patti Smith the version everyone knows before playing his own song live as a cover lol)



Seether - Careless whisper Vs Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope
Pass


Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange Vs Joan Baez - Donna, Donna

Echo and the bunnymen. Best cover of a doors song.


Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm Vs Muse - Feeling Good

Muse