Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

Irish Aris

Match 53: Pet Shop Boys - one of the best and most consistent bands of the last 30-35 years
Match 54: Roxy Music - not their best moment but I never gor the love for Radiohead
Match 55: Saint Etienne - I don't like Joe Cocker's voice at all
Match 56: no vote

Also Starring LeVar Burton

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon Is Now

That last one there, Match 56, was a very tough call.

y0ssar1an22

49 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
50 Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence
51 Roxy Music - If There Is Something
52 Sufjan Steven's - Amazing Grace

Collie D

53. Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
55. Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
56. Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

JP Liz V1

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Zaph

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind Vs The Futureheads - Hounds of Love - PASS

Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better. The title says it all, blows the original out of the water.

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends. Great version, as long as I don't have to look at Joe Cocker who generally appears to be constipated when he's singing it.

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together. Love this song, and that's a pretty decent cover.

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Hardest choice yet

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Hardest choice yet

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

Kolido

Poolside - Harvest Moon 4 -5 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 3 -4 Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind 6 -3 The Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy 6 - 0 Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
Saint Etienne - Only Love can Break your Heart 3 -6 Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together 6- 1 Snake River Conspiracy - How Soon is Now

Pacing Mule

Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to be with You Vs Bruce Springstien - Because The Night

Bruce Springsteen although I'm not too sure if he should be disqualified for not being a cover. (he wrote and half recorded the song originally! then cowrote with Patti Smith the version everyone knows before playing his own song live as a cover lol)



Seether - Careless whisper Vs Guided by Voices - Hold on Hope
Pass


Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange Vs Joan Baez - Donna, Donna

Echo and the bunnymen. Best cover of a doors song.


Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm Vs Muse - Feeling Good

Muse

ShaneU

Poolside - Harvest Moon

Like this cover, completely different

Necro

Vote for Saxon - Ride Like The Wind to settle that tie

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Kolido wrote: »

Poolside - Harvest Moon 4 -5 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 3 -4 Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

and

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction

are what I'd go for from these four.

Kolido

Poolside - Harvest Moon 5 -6 Saxon - Ride Like The Wind

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 4 -4 Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Kolido

Pacing Mule wrote: »

Bay City Rollers - I Only Want to be with You Vs Bruce Springstien - Because The Night

Bruce Springsteen although I'm not too sure if he should be disqualified for not being a cover. (he wrote and half recorded the song originally! then cowrote with Patti Smith the version everyone knows before playing his own song live as a cover lol)

This is interesting. The Patti Smith version was initially nominated but I think that was the original version. I allowed the Bruce version as I was sure he recorded a studio version of it but I can't find any proof of that now. If it was only a live recording, then it should indeed be disqualified. Thoughts folks?

Kolido

R1/Match 57

Sonic Youth - Superstar

Vs

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****

R1/Match 58

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game

Vs

Mariah Carey - Without You

R1/Match 59

The Jam - David Watts

Vs

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

R1/Match 60

Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head

Vs

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

Sonic Youth - Superstar Vs Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****
Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game Vs Mariah Carey - Without You
The Jam - David Watts Vs Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

Gru

Sonic Youth - Superstar - preferred this one on listening to to both
Mariah Carey - Without You - Ditto
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb - prefer the original, but love their own take on this.
The Ramones - Baby, I Love You - this was a tough one, but this is a great cover.

the purple tin

Kolido wrote: »

This is interesting. The Patti Smith version was initially nominated but I think that was the original version. I allowed the Bruce version as I was sure he recorded a studio version of it but I can't find any proof of that now. If it was only a live recording, then it should indeed be disqualified. Thoughts folks?

He has a studio version on the album The Promise- its unreleased and alternate versions from Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions in the late 70's.

phatkev

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****
Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game
The Jam - David Watts
The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't **** ; was thinking of nominating this, but didn't think it would appeal to the masses.

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game ; there are better covers of Wicked Game, but can't stand Mariah Carey.

The Jam - David Watts ; much prefer this one to Scissor Sisters

Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head ; a cover that is far superior to the original

Sonic Youth - Superstar
Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb (very interesting take on a song, though understand why it may not appeal to everyone)
Ramones - Baby, I Love You (love this, hate both Manic Street Preachers and Raindrops Keep Falling...)

ShaneU

Sonic Youth - Superstar Vs Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game Vs Mariah Carey - Without You

The Jam - David Watts Vs Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb love this cover

Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You my nomination

Kolido

the purple tin wrote: »

He has a studio version on the album The Promise- its unreleased and alternate versions from Darkness on the Edge of Town sessions in the late 70's.

Thanks tpt. I'm happy to keep it then. Seems Bruce recorded it first without lyrics, gave it to patti who added her own lyrics, then the original demo with additional instruments and pattis lyrics was released on his album the promise.

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****
Clever

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game
Really don't like Mariah

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
This is genius, I can't even figure out if I should be embarrassed saying that.....

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

Irish Aris

bubblypop wrote: »

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****
Clever

Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game
Really don't like Mariah

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
This is genius, I can't even figure out if I should be embarrassed saying that.....

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

I vote the same way as bubblypop

Scissor Sisters was one of my nominations!!
I have never heard Gemma Hayes' version and it is actually quite good!!

Rikand

Ben folds - completely changed the whole song and made it a million times better

Gemma hayes - love her voice, though I love the betoko remix of her version more

Manics - I thought about submitting this one, but it just missed outside my top 6

Collie D

59. The Jam - David Watts Vs Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

Rikand

Comfortably numb is actually very well done and very different, so I'm going to give that one my vote

Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

Kolido

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 4 -4 Roxy Music - If There Is Something

Sonic Youth - Superstar 2 -6 Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****
Gemma Hayes - Wicked Game 6- 1 Mariah Carey - Without You
The Jam - David Watts 2 -6 Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb
Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Fallin' on my Head 1 -6 The Ramones - Baby, I Love You