Modern Covers of Classics

If anyone can appreciate punk covers of songs, Me First And The Gimmie Gimmies are a cover band doing everything from Elton John to Aretha Franklin to old movie songs like Over The Rainbow.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tbK3dBdCVsE

Just fun to listen to from time to time.

I started looking at covers recently. Created two playlists. One with covers only- multiple for a song. And one, where each original is followed by one cover- the one in my view is the best (for me). Both of them might not have the modern covers as you seek.

regards,

Manu

Covers: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/663PPh69ifr2hWFjePrQPO?si=UulPmvcPRZ-BsTyFAcL2HQ&pi=e-iii5N2M7QK-q

Both: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3xaS37mqfGEiZ5R9gcgbc2?si=xmAVpBClRxKp1zhk57Pc5g&pi=e-qjjF08t1R7uN

More Dylan covers:

• Bill Frisell does a great instrumental version of Hard Rain (He also has an album of Beatles covers as well (All We Need Is Love)
• Lucinda Williams cover of Masters of War
• Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia: Knockin' on Heaven's Door; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; Visions of Johanna; Senor
• Nina Simone: Tom Thumb's Blues; Just Like a Woman: Times They Are A-Changin'
• Johnny Winter: Highway 61

Birdy - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)

Scala & Kolacny Brothers - Nothing Else Matters (Metallica)

Lucy Ward - Common People (Pulp)

For me, covers are always at a disadvantage.   Memories create a strong bias, so it is difficult for me to prefer a cover...

With that said, I found TWO covers that, for me, are as good as or better than the original recordings.  Interestingly, both are by the same artist and on the same album:

a. River (Joni Mitchel) covered by Sarah McLachan (Wintersong)

b. Happy Christmas (War is Over) by John Lennon, again covered by Sarah McLachan (again on Wintersong.

Happy Listening...

@czarivey  Strong female lead singer, Halestorm covered "Shoot to Thrill"

Following up on the Dylan cover theme.  I suggest an old and not that well know cover of "Times they are a Changin" done by Odetta.

That whole Cat Power Sings Dylan recreation of the Royal Albert Hall is just great.

Yes for Cat P!

Karen Elson's Radio Redhead EP - outstanding.

Cat Power - Visions of Johanna

Yun Sun Nah -- Ender Sandman

Yun Sun Nah -- Favorite Things 

That's How Strong My Love Is: Buddy Miller cover of Otis Redding.  

 Polish female chorus doing Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”

Sometimes I wish to hear ACDC songs with female vocal

Kiss

https://youtu.be/IvXb0VtVE2E?si=Rq0qY-Mb-1LvVBKq

Here are a couple very different versions of “Sound of Silence” — both interesting and compelling I think…
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=Shwc_al5e_JyZLJm

https://youtu.be/lyekSI_4Qlc?si=PL88OEBpD0GiMhOA

And here’s a Polish female chorus doing Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” that I think even further uncovers the song’s inner beauty…

https://youtu.be/hrT41v6lYTw?si=I22CdpU2T4klkGHv

All of these are available on Qobuz BTW. 

Marc Ribot  "Wind Cries Mary" from the album Ruthless Cosmopolitans

Okay, not exactly new covers, but, interesting covers anyway:

Klaus Nomi: Just One Look

Nouvelle Vague: Guns of Brixton

Shonen Knife:  Top of the World