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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:17 pm
Speaking of Aerosmith, I enjoy their take on Train Kept A Rollin' over The Yardbirds, although I'm not sure that they wrote it either.
EDIT:"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song was recorded and released by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956, numerous other such versions have been recorded since.
Never heard these versions.
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:46 am
MetalGuy71 wrote:
Speaking of Aerosmith, I enjoy their take on Train Kept A Rollin' over The Yardbirds, although I'm not sure that they wrote it either.
EDIT:"Train Kept A-Rollin" is a song written by Tiny Bradshaw, Howard Kay, and Lois Mann. Bradshaw first recorded the song in 1951- his best known recording. After a rock and roll version of the song was recorded and released by Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio in 1956, numerous other such versions have been recorded since.
Never heard these versions.
Never heard of either myself, but either way Motorhead did the best version of it
And no one else is familiar with that Samhain cover eh?
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:49 am
DeathCult wrote:
Never heard these versions.
Tiny Bradshaw was a touring jazz/R&B artist, similar in style to Louis Jordan (they were both influences on Chuck Berry). Another Bradshaw tune that has been recorded numerous times is "Well, Oh Well" (aka Oh Well) which was recorded by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac and remained in their live setlist throughout the 70's (as a feature for Lindsay Buckingham).
Aerosmith's version is basically an almost note for note remake of the Yardbirds version (who performed the song with both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck)
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:27 am
detuned wrote:
DeathCult wrote:
Never heard these versions.
Tiny Bradshaw was a touring jazz/R&B artist, similar in style to Louis Jordan (they were both influences on Chuck Berry). Another Bradshaw tune that has been recorded numerous times is "Well, Oh Well" (aka Oh Well) which was recorded by the Peter Green era of Fleetwood Mac and remained in their live setlist throughout the 70's (as a feature for Lindsay Buckingham).
Aerosmith's version is basically an almost note for note remake of the Yardbirds version (who performed the song with both Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck)
Neat, thanks for posting those, I enjoyed both. Still think Motorheads is the best though
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:12 pm
Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:53 pm
Neuropete wrote:
Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.
This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:04 pm
manny wrote:
Neuropete wrote:
Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.
This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:06 pm
MetalGuy71 wrote:
manny wrote:
Neuropete wrote:
Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.
This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:21 pm
manny wrote:
MetalGuy71 wrote:
manny wrote:
Neuropete wrote:
Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.
This also kills me to admit this but I have to agree with Neuro, and Jimmy Page's playing on the Cocker version is flawless.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Waitaminute. Are you saying that Jimmy Page is the guitarist on Joe Cocker's version of the Beatles classic "With a Little Help..."?
Yep that is him, and he is even credited.
That's amazing!! I've never, ever heard that before in my life. I knew Page did tons of session work but I didn't know about that one. You'd think that over the years I would have read that somewhere or even by accident, at some point a radio dj would mention it during the talk up to the song. But nothing. And it's not like it's an obscure tune or anything. That just blows me away.
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:13 pm
Over the weekend I was crankin' some Rob Zombie. His version of KC & The Sunshine Band's "Boogie Man" whomps the original. Rob took a happy disco song and made it creepy, yet retained the infectious stripper-worthy dance beat. Kudos to you, Mr. Zombie.
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Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? 
Wed Apr 08, 2009 2:17 pm
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