This doesn't just edge the original, it blows it out of the water. Originally released in 1983 and recorded by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force, it was grabbed by the scruff of its neck by Rage Against The Machine a little under 20 years later and throttled to within an inch of its life. Superb stuff. And then Rage..
bringing back this thread after months because over the weekend I heard a few songs from swedish band Sabaton and especially "1916" immediately remembered me one of the most emotional songs (also because I didn't expect it from Lemmy back then when it was first published in 1991 (75 years after the infamous battle at the Somme). Lemmy's version still give me goosebumps when hearing it. Great song, great man. RIP Lemmy! Sabaton's version: The original from Motörhead from 1991:
Feuerschwanz (feat. Thomas Winkler, Saltatio Mortis and Melissa Bonny): Warriors of the World United (Manowar cover) And here's the Original:
I had no idea this was a cover, one of my favourite Rage songs. So jarring listening to the original, it sounds like a really really shit parody, I only managed about a minute.
I'm no Beatles fan ,but I recognize genius and Cry Baby Cry off that album is just f*cking sensational ,I think the fact that Album is a mess is why it's so brilliant and why it's the only Beatles album in my collection that my playlist still carries songs from. I honestly think it's their best and most imaginative work.
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Basically any Bob Dylan song that was covered was done better with All Along The Watchtower being the best. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Futureheads - Hounds of Love although I'm not a huge Kate Bush fan anyway.
I recently downloaded an album by the great Blues legend, Leadbelly. I'd heard the song before but when Kurt got hold of it he absolutely tore it up..
Leadbelly's version was also a "cover." I don't think there is an original and the recent versions are combinations of 2 or 3 different songs that got merged in different ways in the early 1900s or earlier. I have at least 3 versions hidden away on CDs. One was from a time in the 80s when the Beiderbecke Tapes turned me on to early (1920s/30s) jazz then the film Bird introduced me to Bebop and Swing. Then I flirted with Bluegrass for a while, having discovered Gram Parsons, and was intrdouced to the Louvin Brothers. This is the Leadbelly version that I've got. The Four Pennies just called the song: "Black Girl."
I can't like this post enough, so cheers for that Alan. The Leadbelly version is the one that I have and I knew that he'd taken credit for a couple (or few) of traditional songs but had no idea about this one. Great listen..
Bat For Lashes - otherwise known as Natasha Khan is an English singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. Here she is giving Bruce a spruce.
I've just discovered an album made by Chris Cornell where he covers a few songs that you wouldn't normally associate him with, one of which is this Michael Jackson classic. It's strange but the lyrics kind of make more sense listening to Chris sing them..
