Rikand's Walrus Reveal!

When I think of great cover versions, two songs that always come to my mind are these ones





For me, they hit the sweet spot as regards cover versions. They are both a different style compared to the original. Betoko's being a loungy chilled out house style and Seether's being rock. Both of them absolutely blew me away when I first heard them. The Seether track was just something that I did not expect and I instantly loved it. And while I adore George Michaels, the cover version just brought a dimension to the song I didnt know there could be...... and I loved it!
Wicked game I listened to on repeat for days, weeks in fact and I never got sick or tired of it. It was just my jam, sweet flavoursome jam. Just a beautifully mixed piece of music with Gemma Hayes' incredible vocals.

So anyways, enough about what I love from my past, lets get on with the present and see is there anything I'm going to listen for the future!

Here are 15 songs that I think are all better than Hallelujah, though one of them, not by much ...

15th place :: I am the walrus - Oasis (Beatles Cover Version)

Let me continue my controversial thoughts with something else controversial. I'm not a big fan of the Beatles. My mother loved the Beatles growing up and when I came home one day saying i liked the beatles, she was thrilled. That Christmas I then got beatles guitar learning books (because I play guitar), song books, lyrics books and all sorts. However, I only really like the beatles because my friends were all wetting themselves over that Beatles Anthology thing that was released in the late 90's, early 00's time frame. It was a time when I had to hide my obsession with electronic music so I just liked whatever my friends liked to fit in with the crowd

Anyways, our 15th place entrant submitted a song that was originally by The Beatles and then covered by a band who I also dont have a whole pile of love for, Oasis. Like, I like Noel and when he was left to sing shows by himself, i actually thought he was quite good. And while yes Liam sings some songs very well, I cant help but feel that he is a total pretentious wanker of the highest order and the way he strains out his vocals in this song just makes me want to smash him in the face repeatedly with the underside of a toilet seat. I do like some Oasis songs though. Dont look back in anger for example, but a lot of them, like this cover version, I could have done without in my life



15th place - 1 point to

Necro wrote: »

Awww

Admittedly I only entered it as I couldn't get it out of my head in conjunction with the game name :pac:

I dont really like it myself!

Sorry necro, but thats what you get for threatening to post Hallelujah on thread :P

13th Place :: SOS - Portishead (ABBA Cover Version)

I used to love Portishead growing up. Dummy was a brilliant album and Only You was easily my favourite song of theirs. But this cover version of SOS just doesnt work for me. SOS is probably one of my favourite ABBA songs but Portisheads style, just does not translate well across in this song for me.



13th place - 3 points to

12th place :: Johnny Cash - Mercy Seat (Nick Cave Cover Version)

I like Johnny Cash. My brother in law is a massive fan and I have listened to a lot of Cash hanging around with him. I love some of the cover versions that he has done. Hurt is obviously brilliant. Personal Jesus is fantastic! Something that Necro and Pretzil could have submitted that would have scored well is In My Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYzEIIx_KHg I just love the song and it is a beatles song that I love also. But I think the way Cash sings the song as someone of an older generation who has done it all, unlike Lennon who was planning his future, is what makes it so special. But I digress....

Mercy Seat for me, just doesnt work with his voice the way some other cover versions do. The 3 songs listed above are cash telling a story, but I feel like Mercy Seat is cash going through the motions. It feels forced. And I dont really like the original either, so its not a case of liking the Original or the cover more, I just dont like either.



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10th Place :: Boy & Bear - Fall at your feet (Crowded House Cover Version)

At first listen, this song was actually quite high on my list. it was hovering around top 5 and i was really enjoying it. Especially the banjo picking introduction. The harmonies are quite nice. But on re-listens it started to lose its sheen for me and by the 3rd or 4th listen, i was cutting the song off before it finished as I felt like I had heard enough of it. i still like the intro. it does have a lovely start and i think anyone listening to it for a first time will really enjoy it!



10th Place - 6 points to

Top 6 - 5 of these tracks I loved right from the outset. The other worked its way up here with some serious grafting