as sung by Eva Cassidy.

...is heartbreaking perfection.

took over the music industry we've been inundated with nothing but talentless screechers who've not spent one second studying their art. Why should they? They can glam up, shimmy around the stage and have autotune to cover the fact that they couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

And then every once in awhile, very rarely, someone like this comes along. I'm a retired vocalist who studied and sang for many years and I detest 99.999% of the dreck coming out with automation being substituted for actual ability and artistry.

Her phrasing is impeccable. Her use of dynamics, LIMITED USE of ornamentation adding just the right amount of depth and spice. I was one of the unfortunate ones who didn't discover her until after her untimely death.

You're right. This is much better than the original. Jesus, what a talent!

But I know that whatever she did, however she did it, her voice
"touches" me like no other. Can't listen without LISTENING.

I really love this version of "Set Fire to the Rain"

University of Oregon's A Cappella group...hysterical, and very good.

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even a 12-year-olds can do them.

He is going to get all the girls!

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As I am -- posted this five years ago:

...Greyson Chance has racked up thirty MILLION YouTube views and an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show (featuring a phone call from Lady Gaga telling him to follow his dreams and stay away from girls). He is now in Los Angeles recording an album for Geffen Records. A happy ending? Not in my book.

Chance says Gaga is his "number one influence" because she's "so individual." But his playing (and much more important, his soulfulness) has much more in common with his other influence: a folk-rock band called Augustana--"one of the most underrated bands I think ever to step the planet...It is very sad that they are so unknown."

Which creates a important dilemma for someone so young--does Chance follow Gaga's flashy, video-and-hype-dependent path to quick fame and fortune, or put his music first and hopefully make a living "serious musician"-style like Augustana? Or maybe Geffen will go the Jason Bieber route and turn him into a hiphop "teen scream machine" -- replace his piano with dance steps, his polo shirt with a leather jacket and his lyrics with rapping.

That's why I'm not happy about Greyson Chance being a major label recording artist at the age of twelve--the industry is going to make that decision for him. I'd like to see him continue his musical education--with all the promotion he'll have to do, his musical growth may become stunted...

You know, even if you are gay you can get all the girls.

Not sure if he is gay, but it's looking like a strong possibility. And gay guys are so cool...they can be a girl's best friend!

I currently have a crush on Mitch Grassi (and I'm a 66 year-old lady), of course a crush for me now is not the same as when I was young), and when I was in my 20s I had a crush on a gay guy in one of my college classes. Didn't know he was gay till near the end of the semester. Didn't care after I found out!

I'm not sure I'm as into Greyson's music as he's developed. Some of it seems too forced. He's still very talented, and maybe just needs to mature a bit more.

It's All Over Now Baby Blue, original Bob Dylan.

Derek and the Dominos- original by Jimi Hendrix . This often covered tune had produced many a great copy, but the Duane Allman lead on this version is incendiary. Clapton lends great counterpoint, but this is Duane at his best. Could be my favorite song of all time.

But of course Clapton gets all the credit.
That album would be nothing without Duane...

RIP

gone 44 years this Thursday.

over the heads of Derek & the Dominoes, even. IMHO. His rendition is AWESOME!!

Is there any dispute that Bonnie owns this song?:

I first heard her in the spring of 1970. I couldn't believe her voice. I went up to her afterward and asked her if she had any recordings out. She said "oh, no, I'm nowhere near that stage yet." It didn't take long!

When the guy from Nine Inch Nails was asked, he said something to the effect of: It's his song now.

"Unchained Melody."

I saw the RB in 2000. Bobby died on my birthday, Nov. 5, 2003.

by Amici Forever. See if you like it:

Just further proof of what a national treasure Cooder is.

The Leonard Cohen song done by Jeff Buckley.
Also
First we take Manhatten, the leonard Cohen song done by REM

hmmm, a pattern forms

Originally done by The Allman Brothers, Molly Hatchet took this song and made it their own. They must have redone it at least half a dozen times on various albums. I especially enjoy this acoustic version.

before I realized it was an Allman Brothers song. MH does it way better!

most interestingly transformed by Jesse Dayton (a full-on CW cover)

believe how they love her performances. I could listen to her all day and night, one of the best singers in my lifetime and I'm old..

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Most likely because Bon Jovi didn't approach as a love ballad an actually added a hallelujah chorus.

Simon & Garfunkel and Sandy Denny both did early notable covers of this song. It's been covered many times since.

Here's one of First Aid Kit singing the lyrics from a printed sheet of paper in a studio and killing it.

The Pretenders' cover of a classic Kinks tune, which launched their career. Produced by the inimitable Mr Nick Lowe, engineered by Chris Thomas. You can't start with better than that.

Whether it's "better" or not is gonna be highly subjective on this one. I like it better...but that may be an aging goth chick thing...

I won't say it's better than Joy Division but it's a cover that I really enjoy because they did not try to sound like Joy Division or sing like Ian Curtis.

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They're not copying JD...but still completely true to the spirit of the song. This is ace.

Along similar lines, a wonderful minimalist(ish) electro version of The Sisters of Mercy's "Lucretia My Reflection" by Destroid:

And as mentioned upthread, Trent Reznor said Johnny Cash now "owns" the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt."

And, it's nothing like the Hendrix version. So, that's kind of cool, as well.

People at least remember that Dylan wrote Watchtower.

Cannot find it anywhere online, but, WOW! Absolutely suPERB!! I love Hendrix, and especially Hendrix's version of AATW, but Melanie hit a grand slam on that one!

Melanie, btw, is best known for her song "Brand New Key" aka the Rollerskate Song.

For You (I own this album in the vinyl version):

Don't have a video.

Which was written and originally performed by Leon Russell.

The original was damned good too although completely different.

I believe it's on the All the Young Dudes Album

By Dylan as done by the Byrds:

Nirvana did it better.

Originally by Britney, so it makes sense that someone had to come up with a better version.

The original was Cher, but Nancy Sinatra absolutely OWNED it.

She's an 8 year old Norwegian girl.

but for me it's Saigon Kick's version of "Space Oddity".

Probably in part because at the time I wasn't that familiar with Bowie, and so this version is how I really got to know the song. But I still much prefer SK's arrangement because it is much more dynamic, while Bowie's to me is fairly one note, since there are no major changes.

For example:
- The drums play in the verses where all the action happens, which creates more separation to the more quiet and contemplative choruses ("For here am I sitting in a tin can...&quot . Also Phil Varone is one of my favourite rock drummers.
- Under the line "Tell my wife I love her very much" all the instruments are played softer, to underline the tender moment before coming back.
- Once things start going awry ("Ground Control to Major Tom your circuit's dead...&quot the distorted electric guitar is brought in, and the drummer ups the energy in his playing, which underlines the dramatic turn of events.

Yeah, I think about this kind of stuff way too much... You can hate me now.

He does Acoustic versions of classic Bowie songs and sings them in Portugese. They were found in the soundtrack for 'The Life Aquatic of Steven Zissou' which is a great movie (and Jorge was in the movie too). Even Bowie loved Jorge's songs.

The Smashing Pumpkins

They even got the passion

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Orbison's "Blue Bayou" and the Everleys' "When Will I Be Loved?"

There's a lot more, but I'm too tired to think of them right now.

Part of the chorus was on an old outtake bootleg from when Dylan was working on the Pat Garrett soundtrack. The verses, solos, arrangements and so on were written by OCMS.

The original was this skippy / happy / peppy bluegrass oompa-loompa WTF affair...maybe the tempo was supposed to magnify the "irony"...but with Lovett's arrangement, it becomes a whole new song:

Original:

Unlike Lorde, Al does not make me want to shove sharp objects through my ear drums when I hear him sing:

To his credit, he left her in the past.

Glorious.

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Got the band to play there, and set a Guinness record along the way.

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The Letter

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I had no idea that they WERE cover songs!

I'm not sure about "better", but I figure this is covered by the "Damm Fine!" clause