Great songs and artists who virtually own them?
Interesting call by Ballan on "Dust My Broom". I know that the song is usually credited to Robert Johnson (and the song is so elemental that I can see why the choice was made) but... I'd say that Elmore James OWNS that song (just MHO). I also suspect that he may have written it, (and that one is not JUST my MHO) since I'm not the only one with such suspicions. Google away. Marty |
Rush Powned this Epic - even thirty years on I have never seen three people make so much music - sounds like an orchestral work. Today people use triggers and sequencers to do all that - these guys made all the sound. |
More picks.... "Subterranean Homesick Blues" by Bob Dylan "Exit Music (For A Film)" by Radiohead "Waiting For A Miracle" by Leonard Cohen "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong and the Hot Five (or Seven) "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinead O'Connor "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes "Death Letter" by Son House "Dust My Broom" by Robert Johnson |
Very funny Audiophile, I should have elaborated. What I had in mind, when I initiated this thread, was more of an exploration of the standards which are performed by more than one mainstream artist, not so much the singles which are, and probably always will be, performed by one artist". Examples of standards might include: "Mack the Knife", "Send in the Clowns", "Green Dolphin Street", "I Remember You". You know, the classics that everyone seems to want to take a crack at but that only one artist, in your opinion, nailed. |
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@Martykl: This version of "Big Love" is on the "Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac" collection from 2003. Here is a Wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_Fleetwood_Mac I also think this version is on a live concert DVD and I've seen a few YouTube videos of the performance. My son has tried to learn how to play it on guitar, but it's too hard. Buckingham OWNS that song. There is also a version of "Go Insane" from the same collection that is amazing. |
"What A Wonddrful World" by Louis Armstrong "Wild Horses" by The Sundays "Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckly "Come Together" by The Beatles "Going To California" by Led Zeppelin "Big Love (Live '97)" by Lindsey Buckingham "With Or Without You" by U2 "Blue In Green" by Miles Davis "Moonlight In Vermount" by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong "Imagine" by John Lennon There are so many. I'll be checking back on this thread.... :) |
