Under the Covers
 

I was watching a video and thought that when I first heard that particular song, it was actually a cover. I ended up liking the cover better than the original. Now I am appreciating the original too. In a way, the cover educated me and set it up so that I now like them both.

What covers do you like? And if possible throw a comparison of the original/cover up here for us to see. I'm sure that Zeppelin and Hip Hop will provide a trove of examples!

I'll start: This is the tune that I got to like from the Top 40 back in high school days (sorry you young'uns... Bieber this is not)


The Stampeders:




It was written by Percy Mayfield and was a hit for Ray Charles in the '60's

I heard this on the drive into work the other morning, just about drove off the road when the DJ announced who was covering Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus: Johnny Cash! I'd never heard this cover before, and when I got to work, had to sit in my car in the parking lot for a couple of minutes waiting for the song to finish!

This one surprised me.

I knew this version:


but hadn't realized who'd done it first.

Couldn't find this one on video at Youtube, but I found a streaming site that would play the cover version

Original:

Gordon (Three-Chord Gord) Lightfoot "Sundown"



and the cover, Luke Doucet:

http://hypem.com/#!/item/157e5/Luke+Doucet+-+Sundown

And completely changing the mood of the song


And then


vs


where the original feels upbeat and the cover depressing

You're right about the Across the Universe. Feels almost Clockwork Orange like. wonder what was in her mind? I myself have always preferred this Beatles Version:

YouTube - Stranglers Walk On By 70s HQ Lyrics

I wish I was old enough to post the vid - so you have to search for it. These musicians really know how to do a great Bert Bacharach number.

I can help?

this cover:



for this: