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    Posted: November 04 2007 at 18:23

I've just listened to "Un gioco senza età" (literarily: "an ageless game") by the Italian melodic female singer Ornella Vanoni. The song was recorded around 1972.

It seems that's got nothing to do with prog but... that's a cover of Genesis's White Mountain!!!
 
Do you know any other any other odd prog cover by absolutely non-prog artists?
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Bette Midler - Here Comes the Flood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr9OPrxK560 - played straight - an absolute gem. Thumbs%20Up
 
Coal Chamber featuring Ozzy - Shock The Monkey ... now, I'm not a violent man, but pass the shot-gun Angry
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I think there have been some deeply objectionable covers of classics like "Smoke on the Water" or "Stairway to Heaven", and I think everybody remembers that utterly cloying version of "Light My Fire" by a guy whose name I can't even remember. In Seventies Italy, as Paolo pointed out, covering British rock classics was quite the thing to do - one band we have here, I Dik Dik, covered "Nights in White Satin" with the title "Ho difeso il mio amore" (I Defended My Love).
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Points: 13536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2007 at 04:00
"21st Century Schizoid Man" covered by Ozzy Osbourne on his "Prince of Darkness" box-set. Not bad! Smile
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Points: 65410 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2007 at 04:22
prog by nature was almost pointless to try to cover, especially by a non-prog band... what, yer gonna do 'Back in NYC' for the hell of it? 


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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

prog by nature was almost pointless to try to cover, especially by a non-prog band... what, yer gonna do 'Back in NYC' for the hell of it? 


 
Anyway, I really like Jeff Buckley's cover of that song!
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Follow You,Follow Me (Genesis) covered by Red House Painters.

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Saxon (a NWOBHM legend) made a great version of The Court Of The Crimson King (it appears on the album "Killing Ground")

Entombed (swedish death metal band) made their version of 21st Century Schizoid Man (probably it's not even more brutal than the original...)


... but there are many more...
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http://www.coversproject.com/

Of coarse it does not have EVERY cover, but a pretty good database.


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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

I think there have been some deeply objectionable covers of classics like "Smoke on the Water" or "Stairway to Heaven", and I think everybody remembers that utterly cloying version of "Light My Fire" by a guy whose name I can't even remember.
 
My nomination for most inane cover is William Shatner's rendition of Rocket Man at a 1978 science fiction award ceremony.  Don't follow the link unless ye be brave and pure of heart.
 
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Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

I think there have been some deeply objectionable covers of classics like "Smoke on the Water" or "Stairway to Heaven", and I think everybody remembers that utterly cloying version of "Light My Fire" by a guy whose name I can't even remember.
 
My nomination for most inane cover is William Shatner's rendition of Rocket Man at a 1978 science fiction award ceremony.  Don't follow the link unless ye be brave and pure of heart.
 


I don't know, Shatner's cover of Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds is pretty bad too.
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Shatner is just the artist who keeps on giving.  But the thing about the Rocketman cover is that it suckers you into thinking time and again that it can't get any worse, and then suddenly it does.
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^ those performances are sheer comic gold
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Originally posted by Man Erg Man Erg wrote:

Follow You,Follow Me (Genesis) covered by Red House Painters.


The Red House Painters version of that song can bring tears to your eyes. Actually all their songs can bring tears to your eyes. Thank you for mentioning them Man Erg. Clap
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Pablo P, I like Saxons version of In the court of the ....., but April Wine also made a version of 21st century schizoid man
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Originally posted by darqDean darqDean wrote:

Bette Midler - Here Comes the Flood http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr9OPrxK560 
 
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Marc Almond of Soft Cell recorded an album which consisted exclusively of Peter Hammill covers in the late 80s or early 90s. I have forgotten the name though; I only picked it up because I read the name "Hammill" on it. there were 12-14 songs on it, if I remember right. I almost bought it out of curiosity, but then thought I'd rather not


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^ Interesting and curious. I've searched the interweb but can't find anything about it, I found an interview with Peter H where he refers to two covers Almond: Just Good Friends and Vision:
 
"The person who has actually covered things, Marc Almond, did two. Even as an established when he did Good Friends, he and his producer, whoever it was, were intimidated by the original production, so there's nothing changed in it. But the version of Vision is quite radically different and actually quite interesting." 
 
I have found a live version of Vision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4RYdhh34A


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And here's a curious Genesis cover... Land of Confusion
 
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Originally posted by darqDean darqDean wrote:

^ Interesting and curious. I've searched the interweb but can't find anything about it, I found an interview with Peter H where he refers to two covers Almond: Just Good Friends and Vision:
 
"The person who has actually covered things, Marc Almond, did two. Even as an established when he did Good Friends, he and his producer, whoever it was, were intimidated by the original production, so there's nothing changed in it. But the version of Vision is quite radically different and actually quite interesting." 
 
I have found a live version of Vision: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk4RYdhh34A

I did a search too, with the same result. but I am absolutely sure about it


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