Redeeming the Unredeemable: Good Covers of Bad Songs

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Re: Redeeming the Unredeemable: Good Covers of Bad Songs

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As much as I love the Kinks, I thought Bowie gave "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?" the treatment it deserved.
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this exercise is harder than I thought it'd be
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Wolter wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 6:27pm
Tempted to put Bowie’s vastly superior “Hard To Be a Saint In the City,” but the original isn’t that bad.
Like BS version, but I think DB nailed it myself.
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Flex wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 7:03pm
this exercise is harder than I thought it'd be
It really is.

I think it is easier to find covers that are an interesting/different take on the original

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revbob wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 9:42pm
Flex wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 7:03pm
this exercise is harder than I thought it'd be
It really is.

I think it is easier to find covers that are an interesting/different take on the original
Silk purse out of a sow’s ear and all that.
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Sparky wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 7:38pm
Wolter wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 6:27pm
Tempted to put Bowie’s vastly superior “Hard To Be a Saint In the City,” but the original isn’t that bad.
Like BS version, but I think DB nailed it myself.
Greetings is his worst album until the 90s, so I'm not to upset about any preferences for Bowie Saint. Of the Greetings songs, Saint is one of the best, if not the best ones.
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Wolter wrote:
29 Sep 2021, 9:56am
Silk purse out of a sow’s ear and all that.
Yeah, they were a pretty good cover band. :shifty:
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matedog wrote:
29 Sep 2021, 10:30am
Sparky wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 7:38pm
Wolter wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 6:27pm
Tempted to put Bowie’s vastly superior “Hard To Be a Saint In the City,” but the original isn’t that bad.
Like BS version, but I think DB nailed it myself.
Greetings is his worst album until the 90s, so I'm not to upset about any preferences for Bowie Saint. Of the Greetings songs, Saint is one of the best, if not the best ones.
Also, any Bowie band from the mid-70s was tight as hell, so the relative quality of his covers was down to the source material and his vocal delivery, because the band itself was going to step up.
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Wolter wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 6:27pm
Tempted to put Bowie’s vastly superior “Hard To Be a Saint In the City,” but the original isn’t that bad.
I'm with ya on both counts
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matedog wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 12:17pm
Olaf wrote:
28 Sep 2021, 11:57am
matedog wrote:
27 Sep 2021, 7:31pm
First person to post a cover of a Bruce song gets a one week ban. :naughty:


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I'm Going Down is a top 10 Bruce song for me! But I'm also fond of VW, so *shrug*
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Something for revbob to sing along to.
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In honor of Rocktober, a 'Jortsville special:

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JennyB wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 9:29am
In honor of Rocktober, a 'Jortsville special:

Man, I was excited when I clicked on it, but they never really get out of first gear. It's like they want to be respectful to that turd.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 9:55am
JennyB wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 9:29am
In honor of Rocktober, a 'Jortsville special:

Man, I was excited when I clicked on it, but they never really get out of first gear. It's like they want to be respectful to that turd.
But it's a decent polishing of the turd!
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JennyB wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 10:25am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 9:55am
JennyB wrote:
01 Oct 2021, 9:29am
In honor of Rocktober, a 'Jortsville special:

Man, I was excited when I clicked on it, but they never really get out of first gear. It's like they want to be respectful to that turd.
But it's a decent polishing of the turd!
To the degree that I'd rather listen to the Donnas than REO Speedwagon … but that's axiomatic.
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