O/T Cover versions

[jocksgloves]

Also, a lot of established bands turn to covers when they fear their song writing is diminishing. Sadly my favourites, Status Quo, the original line up, finished with a string of said recordings.

[BigLadonOS]

Well, Lol, Nilsson's version is imcomparable. Hadn't realised Badfinger wrote it. Their version though is nothing special. Mariah Carey's is a few minutes of my life I can never get back. Awful.

Dont forget the Air Supply version of Without you which I think isn't to bad.

[BigLadonOS]

Amy Winehouse does a fantastic version of the Zutons song "Valery"
Someone on Youtube recons to have found the original version of the song that was supposedly made in 1965/66. What do you think?

[Zilzal]

I think BigLad that the original Valerie was released in 1960 by Jackie and the Starlites. They were a black doo-wop band and this was their only hit'

The Zutons mixed up the order of the words, presumably to throw people off the scent of easily the best version of Valerie. That featured on the album Burnt Weeny Sandwich by Zappa and the Mothers. In this 1969 version Frank does it for real i.e. no pisstakes, parodies or anything else. Frank could play in any style and on this version he opens with wah wah guitar and then relaxes into a very slow almost somnolent version. Try it and I hope you like it.

[BigLadonOS]

I think BigLad that the original Valerie was released in 1960 by Jackie and the Starlites. They were a black doo-wop band and this was their only hit'

The Zutons mixed up the order of the words, presumably to throw people off the scent of easily the best version of Valerie. That featured on the album Burnt Weeny Sandwich by Zappa and the Mothers. In this 1969 version Frank does it for real i.e. no pisstakes, parodies or anything else. Frank could play in any style and on this version he opens with wah wah guitar and then relaxes into a very slow almost somnolent version. Try it and I hope you like it.

Sorry Zil, I'm not a big Zappa fan, in fact I would go as far as saying that I really did not like Zappa at all. He could play the **** out of the guitar but for me thats all I can say good about him. Sorry mate.

[BigLadonOS]

As a record collector back in the day you found stuff that you just wouldn't drop on in any other hobby.

This is what Dolly Parton sounded like before her Country hits.

[CTMilller]

As a record collector back in the day you found stuff that you just wouldn't drop on in any other hobby.

This is what Dolly Parton sounded like before her Country hits.

Who knew?!

Sounds like a thin Crystals/Shirelles knock off in parts but a second playing and it becomes enjoyable. However, I just checked the release date - 1966! Thats about three years after this kind of music was hitting it big. The Beatles released "Revolver" that year. Dolly's song must have sounded very dated at the time.

[BigLadonOS]

[BigLadonOS]

Another great cover from a band you wouldn't expect to sound this great on a Temptations classic song. Ella Fitzgerald also does a good version but I like this one better.

[Zilzal]

Somewhere else someone mentions 'Stay' of which there were no less than 3 classic versions: the first by the author Morris Williams and the Zodiacs, then the Hollies with Graham Nash on lead vocals (don't think Alan Clarke could climb that high) and finally another 3 years passed until The Four Seasons charted with the wonderful Frankie Valli hitting the high notes. I've always loved falsetto so I'd be greedy and present Roy Plomley with all 3 to count as 1 on my Desert Island.


That should read Maurice. Sorry Mo.