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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2024 at 06:58
Todd Rundgren - Dear God

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Floydoid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2024 at 11:21
Originally posted by TheGazzardian TheGazzardian wrote:

In terms of bands whose covers beat the original, I usually like Manfred Mann's covers better than the original. Blinded by the Light being the classic example


Santana had a knack for that too - making songs sound like their own and improving on the original IMO - in particular 'Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen', 'She's Not There', and possibly also 'Going Home'.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cstack3 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2024 at 11:45
My late friend, John Goodsall (Brand X etc.), did a nice cover of King Crimson's "Red"!  RIP Johnny, we miss you! 


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2024 at 13:03
^John was a brilliant guitarist.

Here's The Bears version of Red.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (2) Thanks(2)   Quote GuruCan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2024 at 15:26
No mention of Peter Gabriel's cover of 'Strawberry Fields Forever' yet???


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote theCloverPowder Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2024 at 10:29
i think it was a good cover since the band GHOST does a lot of satire on taboo subjects like Genesis did in their time. I listen to Genesis' version more but when I hear Ghost's version I still enjoy it.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2024 at 10:35
Originally posted by theCloverPowder theCloverPowder wrote:

i think it was a good cover since the band GHOST does a lot of satire on taboo subjects like Genesis did in their time. I listen to Genesis' version more but when I hear Ghost's version I still enjoy it.


I love the Japanese psychedelic rock/ psych folk band Ghost, but the Swedish Hard Rock, AOR, Heavy Metal band Ghost is out of my comfort zone.

So tempted to do a Ghost vs. Ghost topic, but I shall resist.

Welcome to the forum, nice to have you here. :)

Edited by Logan - December 06 2024 at 10:36
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The Final Countdown

This makes me smile, though! You have to start somewhere.
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Originally posted by Starshiper Starshiper wrote:

Well, it seems Swedish heavy-metal band Ghost has managed to pull
off a cover of "Jesus He Knows Me" that utterly eclipses the original by
Genesis—who knew they had it in them?



As tame as the original
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Klone did a great cover of Björk's Army of Me. 

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I prefer Snakefinger's cover version of the United States Of America's original version of "The Garden Of Earthly Delights". Whereas the United States Of America's version is very psychedelic, Snakefinger's version is quite sinister:
 
 
 
Snakefinger - The Garden Of Earthly Delights
 
 
 
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote I prophesy disaster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2024 at 17:34
^Snakefinger also did a cover version of Ennio Morricone's "Magic And Ecstasy" from the movie "Exorcist II: The Heretic".
 
 
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cstack3 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2024 at 17:37
I always liked this cover of a Beatles song that Phil Collins recorded on his first solo LP! 


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^ The 801 version is a favorite of mine.



Edited by mathman0806 - December 07 2024 at 00:00
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That version is wonderful, actually knew it before the Beatles original
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote cstack3 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2024 at 22:56
Originally posted by mathman0806 mathman0806 wrote:

^ The 801 version is a favorite of mibe.


Thanks, that was great!  I hadn't heard it before, 801 were quite the group!!  Clap
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In 1974, Bryan Ferry delivered an awesome cover of Dobie Gray's classic track The ‘In’ Crowd. Ferry transformed this 1964 R&B tune into a standout piece of mid-70s art rock!

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Steve Hillage totally blistering it with his space-rock-style cover of It's All Too Much, a classic acid-rock song by The Beatles that first dropped on their 1969 soundtrack for the Yellow Submarine flick.

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This great footage features Family in 1967 at the legendary Speakeasy Club playing a standout progressive cover of the blues classic You Gonna Wreck My Life by Howling Wolf.

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Originally posted by Mormegil Mormegil wrote:

Not a "prog" song by any means, but Yes' cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "America" is just tremendous. I much prefer the cover over the original.
It seems, though, that members of what would later become Yes, as well as Keith Emerson, were not so enthusiastic about the original of Paul Simon's song as they actually appreciated already a cover of 'America' done by Scottish keyboardist Billy Ritchie, who performed the song in the repertoire of his progressive trio called 1-2-3 (later renamed into Clouds) at the Swinging London club scene, where they became a sort of underground attraction with their original style. For instance, Pete Townshend, remembering those times, once said that 1966-1967 gigs of 1-2-3 were more interesting to him than Pink Floyd at the same time period. Those concerts of 1-2-3 actually marked an important moment in the evolution of progressive music, since Billy Ritchie & 1-2-3 influenced many.
This is a live recording of 1-2-3 version of 'America' from the Marquee Club in 1966.




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