Funny enough, The Times They Are a-Changin' by Phil Collins is my favorite version of that song. So I can't argue with you lol.
Best Cover Songs of All Time
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Haiku Elvis
Adventurer
I know we are just skirting round the issue and we all know the greatest cover of all time is....
Mannahnin
Scion of Murgen (He/Him)
Rocketman would like a word with you.
Allow me also to add Metallica's cover of Bob Seeger's "Turn the Page."
Haiku Elvis
Adventurer
I don't know if I can fully agree but you definitely get a curt nod of manly respect.
I'm not going to change my original answer (because, well, I Love Rock And Roll is pretty much the best song ever), but I'd like to give an honourable mention to "The Day Before You Came" by Tanita Tikaram and Deacon Blue's Four Bacharach and David Songs EP (and in particular "I'll Never Fall In Love Again").
Haiku Elvis
Adventurer
I love me some Bacharach & David.
Two versions of Walk on by.
It's tight but I'd call it a score draw with the Stranglers taking it on the away goals rule.
Two versions of Walk on by.
It's tight but I'd call it a score draw with the Stranglers taking it on the away goals rule.
Worst Cover I can recall: Jane’s Addiction, “Sympathy For The Devil”
Best? Well, I’ll just list some greats that haven’t been mentioned, yet.
Blondie “The Tide Is High”
Witney Houston “I will always love you”
Duran Duran “Perfect Day”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Love Rollercoaster “
Orchestra Obsolete “Blue Monday”
ELP “Mars, Bringer of War”
Deodato “Also Sprach Zarathustra“
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
Joe Satriani “Sleepwalk”
Killswitch Engaged “Holy Diver”
Run DMC (with Aerosmith) “Walk This Way”
Anthrax “Bring The Noise”
Follow For Now ”Channel Zero”
Aerosmith “Come Together”
Massive Attack “Man Next Door”
Motley Crüe “Helter Skelter”
Best? Well, I’ll just list some greats that haven’t been mentioned, yet.
Blondie “The Tide Is High”
Witney Houston “I will always love you”
Duran Duran “Perfect Day”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Love Rollercoaster “
Orchestra Obsolete “Blue Monday”
ELP “Mars, Bringer of War”
Deodato “Also Sprach Zarathustra“
Alien Ant Farm “Smooth Criminal”
Joe Satriani “Sleepwalk”
Killswitch Engaged “Holy Diver”
Run DMC (with Aerosmith) “Walk This Way”
Anthrax “Bring The Noise”
Follow For Now ”Channel Zero”
Aerosmith “Come Together”
Massive Attack “Man Next Door”
Motley Crüe “Helter Skelter”
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Another BAD one: UB40 “Red Red Wine”
Antother good one: Elton John “Lucy In The Skies With Diamonds”
Antother good one: Elton John “Lucy In The Skies With Diamonds”
I'm here for Al.
Willie the Duck
Hero
Same reason Sia used to do the face-hiding thing - he doesn't look like what people think a music star should look like, and it is an interesting hook. He's like 6'8" or something and looks like he should be manning the sound board for the musician instead of being the musician (or Drew Carey's comedic wingman).
I love PMJ. I don't normally do celebrity crushes, and she and I are both married, but in a hypothetical world I'd marry Morgan James just to listen to her voice (and Sarah Neimitz can by my hypothetic daughter, yes I know they're like 12 years apart in age, don't question it, it's imaginary).
Another musical voice-crush. I think she gave this song a lot of weight, but I know some others who prefer the original.
Wait, the guy who got famous for his rendition of Bo Diddley's Who Do You Love? complains about cover bands stealing his thunder? Irony abounds!
Phil took a lot of flack for Genesis's 80s pop turn* and for daring to make easy-listening music, but the man clearly has amazing technical knowledge surrounding the making of music.
*which honestly was in the works at the end of the Gabriel ear. Genesis's turn at experimental art-rock had run its' course.
Ryujin
Legend
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