Unusual and GOOD cover versions

[SpookyFrank]

what's it a cover of?

A song from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

 

[Silas Loom]

I am still blown away by a discovery I made yesterday and I think that the “what are you listening to right now” thread was the wrong place to post it in.

Here is Nurses Whispering Verses, by The 180 Gs, done entirely a capella - if with the help of some software - at the instigation of one David Minnick.



And now here is the original by Cardiacs.



Are you not enthralled? And not only has Minnick done this for the entire Sing to God album, spending four years on the project, he is now working on a similar conversion of Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I love this one in so many ways.

 

[Lotte]

I'm glad someone else knows that Cardiacs cover. It's a pretty ballsy choice, not to mention it's in a weird time sig - 5/4?

Btw if you like Cardiacs, check out Leader of the Starry Skies, the tribute album. A lot of the songs are similar to the originals, but one that is almost completely different is A/C Woods' Joining the Plankton.



The original:

 

[SpookyFrank]

Radiohead in synthwave style.

 

[Little Piranha]

 

[Siouxsie]

I only know Erik from Skid Row....I really didn't want to like him because he wasn't Sebastian But I've really gotten to like him over time and was sorry he had to leave for health reasons.
Anyway, I think he's a good singer with a varied range.

 

[Dystopiary]

HMHB with Margi Clarke

 

[krtek a houby]

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

 

[ddraig]

HMHB with Margi Clarke

Got that, might have to dig it out to play on weekend!

 

[Richard46]

Hi, my 1st post on urban75.
I was going to offer June Tabor & Oysterband Love will Tear us Apart but I see I am a couple of years late with that one.
Do parodies count?

If not I will try again.

 

[Dystopiary]

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[Siouxsie]

 

[Siouxsie]

Not a word for word cover but the meaning of the original is there, I love Ren and his 'one take' stuff.

 

[Siouxsie]

I watched 'Army of the dead' last night and fell in love with this version of the CCR classic.

 

[Orang Utan]

I am enjoying pootling around the house with this NTS covers special on:

Gabi - Covers Special 14th October 2024

Playing Shoegaze, New Wave, Indie Rock, Art Rock. Musical peregrinations from Gabi, guiding listeners through new wave, post punk and synth.

www.nts.live

BRUCE GEDULDIG, PETER PRINCIPLE
Ocean

0:06:51
DES AIRS
Lovely Lady Of The Roses

0:10:10
PALE SAINTS
Kinky Love

LUSH
Love At First Sight

JIM O’ROURKE
Viva Forever

MALARIA!
Lay Lady Lay

NIKI MONO, BERRY SAKHAROF feat. NICOLAS KLAU
Dancing Barefoot

DARCY CLAY
Jolene

THE FLYING LIZARDS
Move On Up

NEIL YOUNG
Mr. Soul

WINSTONTONG (MAURIZIO DAMI mix)
Broken English (Remix)

THE FALL
Lost In Music

BOOK OF LOVE
Sound And Vision

JUDY NYLON, CRUCIAL
Jailhouse Rock

RAF
Self Control

PIETER KOCK
Let's Play Em Together

MLIN PATZ
Avgust Na Zakate Dnya

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[Siouxsie]

This has caused unease in our house since watching 'the fall guy'...Mr S is a life long Kiss fan (bless him!) but I can't stop playing this version and I like it better, I thought he was going to throw it out of the car window at the weekend!