Music Covers

[Huggy]

Damn, this thread blew up quick.

Re the Jason and the Scorcher's cover of "Absolutely Sweet Marie", I caught Warner Hodges (lead guitarist) at a house concert here a few years back. His daughter and more importantly his granddaughter live here, and once in a while he plays a small show at her house. They charge like $20 a head. Everyone brings a twelve pack and a covered dish/dessert and he rocks out solo in the living room for 20-30 people.

He was talking about when they went on tour with Dylan after that video hit MTV. They were too intimidated to play their cover in front of the man, and the first couple of nights they did not. Third night, Dylan came back to their dressing room. (You gotta just imagine Warner doing a halfass Dylan impersonation through here.) "Why aren't you playing my song? I loved the way you did it, and you're not playing it. What the hell? I hired you guys because I liked the way you did that song." LOL.

To bring it full circle, Warner was also talking about Dan Baird, who was the lead singer for the Georgia Satellites. They're old friends and Warner plays with him in a band called Homemade Sin. Anyhow, this song was written by Terry Anderson and his band, The Woods. It was first covered by the Satellites. It rocks.

I saw the Satellites three times, once opening for Tom Petty just after their first album came out and twice headlining in clubs and they were awesome every time. I remember a killer two-fer of covers one night, Chuck Berry's "Promised Land" leading right into 'I Wanna Be Sedated".

Speaking of Dan Baird and Warner Hodges:

 

[OscarMadison]

Damn, this thread blew up quick.

Re the Jason and the Scorcher's cover of "Absolutely Sweet Marie", I caught Warner Hodges (lead guitarist) at a house concert here a few years back. His daughter and more importantly his granddaughter live here, and once in a while he plays a small show at her house. They charge like $20 a head. Everyone brings a twelve pack and a covered dish/dessert and he rocks out solo in the living room for 20-30 people.

Jason is now "Farmer Jason." A friend took his daughter and her best friend to a show at a small venue where they were serenaded by Jason and at one point stood on chairs and danced. Little C. declared when she was a big girl she was going to shows and dance for people to sing for her. Dad told me he muttered something about convent school at the time, but otherwise let it be.

Back to covers:

This one doesn't translate as well to the internet and it does seem more like "Ashley does Mick." I still like it





Colin Hay covers himself:

 

[OscarMadison]

A couple of covers from Putumayo's catalog. I recommend "Cover the World" and "World Hits" if you enjoy these tracks.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

My name is 2muchcoffeeman, and I am a contrarian Parrothead.

I hate Jimmy’s live version of “Southern Cross.” He reworks it as almost a party anthem, and while it’s a great song it’s not necessarily a sailing song.

It’s a failing song. The narrator has failed at love and he’s an unreliable narrator. The lyric “You will survive being bested” encapsulates the narrator’s problem — she left him twice and he thinks she’s to blame. Nah, buddy, you got your second chance and you still blew it.

The CSN original is almost mournful, as it should be.

OK, rant over.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Oh, and if you want a cover version of something … here’s a ska band with a 300-pound (charitably) Elvis impersonator covering Led Zeppelin and the Commodores at the same time.

 

[FileNotFound]

Damn, this thread blew up quick.

Re the Jason and the Scorcher's cover of "Absolutely Sweet Marie", I caught Warner Hodges (lead guitarist) at a house concert here a few years back. His daughter and more importantly his granddaughter live here, and once in a while he plays a small show at her house. They charge like $20 a head. Everyone brings a twelve pack and a covered dish/dessert and he rocks out solo in the living room for 20-30 people.

He was talking about when they went on tour with Dylan after that video hit MTV. They were too intimidated to play their cover in front of the man, and the first couple of nights they did not. Third night, Dylan came back to their dressing room. (You gotta just imagine Warner doing a halfass Dylan impersonation through here.) "Why aren't you playing my song? I loved the way you did it, and you're not playing it. What the hell? I hired you guys because I liked the way you did that song." LOL.

To bring it full circle, Warner was also talking about Dan Baird, who was the lead singer for the Georgia Satellites. They're old friends and Warner plays with him in a band called Homemade Sin. Anyhow, this song was written by Terry Anderson and his band, The Woods. It was first covered by the Satellites. It rocks.

I have long said that if I ever have a band, we are doing “Battleship Chains.” Straight-up rock ‘n’ roll, right there.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Elvis Costello, with a little help from Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze, and Nick Lowe

 

[Scout]

Each of these

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Not really a cover but unique
Weather Report collaborating with Manhattan Transfer on a song both made famous

 

[Jake from State Farm]

The Romantics, on American Bandstand no less, with a 60s garage rock classic

 

[OscarMadison]

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

One of the greatest covers ever:

Definitely. The remake of the Thomas Crown Affair, one the beat remakes of a movie, featured this cover. Fell in love with it and became a huge Nina Simone fan.

My introduction to the tune by way of MTV2. A punk/rockabilly arrangement with video theme of a guy trying to outrun and deny his homosexuality. Outstanding.

 

[Jake from State Farm]

Some covers overtake the originals

 

[Slacker]

Heh heh I see what you did there ...

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

 

[Tighthead]

DBT cover TTH in an anti-war song that likely flew under a few people's radars.

Hall's ability to say so much more than the story is unmatched imo.

 

[heyabbott]

Some covers overtake the originals

thanks!!
Are there any New rock and roll bands anymore?

 

[DanOregon]

 

[heyabbott]

This is also on their album, Just Another Band From East LA

 

[heyabbott]

There’s a whole album of Reggae covers of the Grateful Dead