Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

Declan A Walsh

I was afraid this would happen. I love both songs. It would have been so much easier to choose if Joan Jett's I love Rock and Roll had gone through, as I can't stand that song! Any of the other semi-finalists would have beaten it easily.

It's finally balanced, but I will go with Johnny Cash for the haunting arrangement. It's a combination of his fragile voice, how he delivers it (he seems to feel the words) and his guitar and piano.

Nirvana's Man Who Sold The World dispatched one of my nominations: Walk on By from The Stranglers, but I don't hold that against them! I almost considered flipping a coin!

Zaph

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. It's almost the definitive version of the song at this stage.

Sultan of Bling

Johnny Cash. A haunting classic under the circumstances.

The man who sold the world is undoubtedly a better song, however the Nirvana cover is just ok. Not really any Nirvana edge to it.

Saying that, Hurt is a good song too, but the Johnny Cash cover is even better then the original.

Vote for Hurt, Johnny Cash

paddythere

Tough choice but I'm voting for Nirvana- The man who sold the world... It takes something special to cover a song by a genius like Bowie and still make it sound 100 times better

Johnny Cash. It's just a great cover, delivered with real emotion. I absolutely love it.

Bonzo Delaney

Nirvana only just by reasoning that it's a live version (excuse the contradiction) warts and all, its flawless
Where Johnny cash had the comfort of a studio to capture the mood perfectly. So by a hairs breath Nirvana- the man who sold the world.

Personally Jimi's All along the watch tower trumps all

JP Liz V1

When I think of cover the first that comes to mind is Hurt by Johnny Cash, truly epic and haunting, even Trent said it was better than the original

rainbowtrout

Johnny Cash gets my vote. I would say it is a worthy winner. I like Nirvana but I don't get the fuss about The Man Who Sold the World being such an amazing cover. It's a good cover, but I'm surprised to see it in the final.

BandMember

An amazing cover by Nirvana and one that you could argue is up there with the original version (if not better), but, on this occasion, I'm going to have to go with Johnny Cash and Hurt. He completely reworked that song, turned it from a relatively unknown tune into classic and made it his own, which is really what a good cover version should achieve.

the purple tin

Johnny Cash for me.

Taken on its own as a standalone single Hurt is a stronger song than TMWSTW.
And oddly enough JC was almost knocked out several times while Nirvana have sailed through with ease.

PsychoPete

This is really tough, I like both. Both artists really made the songs their own. I'll go with Nirvana. Both are worthy winners

Nunu

Very tough decision.

I listened to both songs just now...Nirvana first, but after I listened to Hurt, well I listened to it again. That mans voice just cuts me in two. Unbelievable.

Johnny Cash - Hurt is my numero uno.

Kolido

Current score,

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 9 10 Johnny Cash - Hurt

zoe 3619

Very late to join in,but could I throw in a vote for Nirvana?
Both are excellent and I thought I'd have trouble choosing between them but on re-watching it's the video for Hurt that does it for me.Audio alone,it would have to be Nirvana.

phatkev

Going with Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World to level it up. No doubt both do a great service to the original versions, but I do prefer Nirvanas rendition and I think the live setting adds to it as well

Ficheall

Johnny Cash was perfect for that cover. Right in the feels.

Reberetta

Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World

It's not the greatest cover ever but Hurt isn't a very good song and Cash adds nothing to it. I don't understand the fuss.

Kolido

Voting lines closed.

Kolido

The Boardsies greatest cover song is.....


Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 12-11 Johnny Cash - Hurt

Thanks everyone for your votes throughout, see you next time.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Great tournament Kol!

And happy about the winner!

Declan A Walsh

Reberetta wrote: »

Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World

It's not the greatest cover ever but Hurt isn't a very good song and Cash adds nothing to it. I don't understand the fuss.

Your last minute vote determined the winner!

That's a feckin' travesty!!!!

the purple tin

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That's a feckin' travesty!!!!

Democracy doesn't work :pac:
Very enjoyable, Thanks Kolido.

Irish Aris

Thank you kolido, this was very entertaining!!!

JP Liz V1

I hurt myself today (at that result )

JP Liz V1

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

I hurt myself today (at that result )

BTW Thanks for running Kolido!

JP Liz V1

Thank You Kolido

lassykk

The Nirvana fan wins it for Kurt.

A fitting end

Cheers for a great comp Kolido. Lot of work involved in this

JP Liz V1

Kurt and Johnny looking down, smiling, imagine a duet now that would be epic