Excellent Covers

[BSR]

First, I like this instrumental cover of Billie Jean, great arrangement.  More notable, it's the only time I've seen 3 guys playing 1 guitar.

 

 

[TonyDown]

 

[Danny-Darko]

 

[+ WilliamM]

Judy Garland Battle Hymn of the Republic 1967

She sang the song at a Christmas concert at Madison Square Garden with her two younger children and a huge choir 

I am stationed at Fort Dix New Jersey  and didn't get back there until about 3 a m

 

[+ jeezopete]

Original:

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[spidir]

 

[dutchal]

On 8/9/2017 at 9:19 AM, LoveNDino said:

How Will I know, 8/9/17

Sam Smith (but minus points for changing the first line, along with the other male pronouns)

 

I just recently discovered this Sam Smith cover of "How Will I Know", originally sung by Whitney Houston.  I actually think Smith deserves credit for the changes he made.  In the original, it's Whitney singing to a third person about her feelings for a guy ("he" and "him").  In Smith's cover, it's he, an assertively "out" gay performer, singing directly to his love ("you"), in other words, man to man.

Edited March 13, 2024 by dutchal

[samhexum]

On 12/24/2023 at 9:21 PM, WilliamM said:

Judy Garland Battle Hymn of the Republic 1967

She sang the song at a Christmas concert at Madison Square Garden with her two younger children and a huge choir 

Was Liza already in rehab?

[spidir]

 

[TonyDown]

 

[spidir]

 

[Merboy]

Three come to mind right away:

Will Young's "Light My Fire" (link)

Hayley Westernra's "Wuthering Heights" (link)

Sophie Ellis-Bextor's "Take Me Home" (link)

but I kinda feel for some songs, that the very first version you listen to becomes the one you like and sometimes so much so that any other version completely sucks.  I feel that way about some Broadway musicals.