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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    great stuff, makes "cover" not a bad word.
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    Wow. I didn't know Bradley Nowell was black.

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    I don't think I have ever seen Richie Havens play guitar and I am still not sure that I have

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    Richie's dialed into the gist of the song though, as opposed to GB and his band's cheese-o-fiffic kitchen-sink-a-thon.
    His alterations to the lyric, though on the surface subtle and pronoun-based, transform it into him BS'ing some chick he picked up backstage to get her out of his hotel room.
    "Yeah, yeah I'll call you, little darlin. Now, run along. I have a plane to catch."
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    As if the point of performing songs was playing the guitar, and not the other way 'round.

    BTW, that Lizz clip is awesome.

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    I guess it's all subjective, I like Richie Havens.

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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Quote Originally Posted by 71818 View Post
    Ooh. That one goes in the sublime column for sure.
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    I never cared too much for Joan Baez's version of "The night they drove old Dixie down".
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    Richi oooo awesome. Thanks NEo. Ive been having a hard time. But it is going to be all right.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Quote Originally Posted by Frat Rettle View Post
    I never cared too much for Joan Baez's version of "The night they drove old Dixie down".
    Her soprano and vocal technique were SO pure. To me, it seemed like a wierd fit for folk music, and earthy material like that.
    Yet she was huge. So what do I know?
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    I agree NeoFauve....Joan has a great voice,,,but to my ears the song choice didn't work......as you said....."So what do I know?"

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    dirty secret: I love these guys
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7OS30c2Fys

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    Moi like.
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    I kinda think this is what you should do with a cover.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CO7FPU7a2g
    s'all goof.

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    Thanks curtisstekka.....those guys set the bar pretty high.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    In this case, I'm not that fond of the original.
    Richard Thompson strips away some of the sheen and de-fembotizes this familiar number, to, in his words, "Reveal its splendor, if it has any."

    http://youtu.be/V4WGsMplGxU
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    Last edited by bonefish; 06-15-2011 at 01:58 AM.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    There's a difference between being tongue-in-cheek/having a little fun with a cover, like you guys (that IS your band, I seem to recall ??) or Dread Zeppelin, and what George Benson and his band did to "Here Comes the Sun."

    You guys made me smile.
    GB made me squirm.
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    thx neo. our MO is to make it so over the top twangy that you can't miss the irony...

    i kinda dug the richie havens, just cuz it was so out there. if you're gonna do a cover you might as well do something to own it IMO
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    I tend to really dislike any covers of original Beatles songs, so I'm not crazy about Havens' or Benson's covers of Here Comes the Sun. But I'm fine with a good cover of a song the Beatles themselves were only covering. So, for me, Lizz Wright's cover of A Taste of Honey is fine. Possibly even sweeter than wine.

    Then again, who wants sweet wine?
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Two sublimes from Bonnie Raitt.
    Working her silky magic on "It's All Over Now Baby Blue," from the Steal This Movie soundtrack.

    A live take of my favorite version of Richard Thompson's, "Dimming Of the Day."
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    Oh, Bonnie, my love.

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    Kids singing can be a mixed bag. But these have a great, freewheeling kidness to them.

    I include this augmented Live At the Fillmore performance to give context to their comments at the end of their sublime cover.
    http://youtu.be/LutJSqspl4w



    Sublime cover: http://youtu.be/LutJSqspl4w
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    "Wild Horses"
    by The Sundays: http://youtu.be/u9lEd5bIbbQ

    Old & In The Way (when they were young!):http://youtu.be/sgH3vGeL_iY



    and... the rocker dude pose down: http://youtu.be/VZC6YbNLTno
    (foot on monitor, just seconds in)
    Omit 99% of the lyrics. Interesting choice.
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    I like Old & In The Way better than the Stones (sorry, Clay).

    But that GnR vision is classic. Lazy, self-congratulatory, and boring all in one dumb shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by silent j. View Post
    (sorry, Clay)
    Pretty hard to screw up a good song, but Mick comes damn close here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhVLiHPUOIM


    Meanwhile, I always thought this was a pretty good use of the Cowboy Junkies:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XVJj4jER4

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    Quote Originally Posted by clayville View Post
    Pretty hard to screw up a good song, but Mick comes damn close here
    I think it's easy to screw up a good song (see post #1). But it's not too often that someone does it to their own, with a handful of vocal flourishes.
    Yet it wouldn't be quite as bad w/o the visual.

    Nice rendition otherwise.

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    And then some covers are just GREAT---
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj7pDNDuoJ0
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    That bridges the categories, thus epitomizing sublimely ridiculous.
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    I like how they they have a big sign behind them saying

    MUSIC

    to help you identify what they're doing.
    Several guitars in different colors
    Things to make them fuzzy
    Things to make them louder
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    Those guys are hobbled by the same problems - bad time, out of tune, an inability to listen - that beset most bar bands. Just to a much, much greater degree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    I like how they they have a big sign behind them saying

    MUSIC

    to help you identify what they're doing.

    This is like when all the kids on the soccer team than can't find the ball still get a trophy an a pizza party.
    Somebody's really watching out for these guys' self-esteem.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Here's nice one from a gem of a very latenight music show.
    Robert Cray & John Hiatt, "When Something Is Wrong With My Baby."

    Sorta straight forward, but real good.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    I'm pretty sure this has been posted on the forum before, & probably by me,lol
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    That's a beauty.
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Here's one for Independence Day.
    Paul Simon's, "America," interpreted by Yes.
    http://youtu.be/Lh3JC4OWUaA
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    Johnny A plays Jimmy Webb.
    Two tasty greats that taste great together.
    http://youtu.be/fL3mvkZ6mVk
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    Re: Sublime / Ridiculous covers of a great song

    That's a killer cover of Wichita Lineman!

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