Post the same song by two different artists...

Frank Sinatra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rAsoLm1Ges

Diana Krall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVCgf6_M7i4

The original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-GyfIIVtO0

The cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPhUqIxO7DI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hnr72gZlTzs
Radiohead - Creep (music video)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lML2N4xB9GU
Creep by The Pretenders
(she kicks ass on this one)

The original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzbpdtvDNhg&feature=related

Alex Chilton covering it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QDS4GBLgZg

Written by Brian Wilson and first recorded by the Beach Boys, covered about 20 years later by Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music).

mark

Judy Collins:
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=wkL5cj5JDUo&feature=related

Nina Simone:
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHVZkDHvcM&feature=related

Sinatra

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YERXK0fdkso

Not Sinatra :-)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=f3Wq9MODw4U

:toast:

Later recorded by the Beatles. IMO Alexander's version is better.

is an R&B song originally written and recorded by the duo Bob & Earl in 1963, and covered by Booker T and the MG's, as well as the The Rolling Stones in 1986. (from Wikipedia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBLgtKVwptA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sw8bvZJkRU

And I'm goona sit right here until I die......

That little band from Liverpool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbirjVeI_Pk

Rufus Wainwright's cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H71Fv3PcQQY

Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Sad Kermit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68FUYlp1Quw

Me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz6qHBGKQyk

Nice vocals!

I've got a slightly better quality mp3 of it http://www.stickmanltd.com/practicesessions/hurtfinal.mp3">here. For some reason none of the video editing programs I was using could properly put the microphone sound into the video, so the video is just what the cheap little mic in the camera picked up.

My voice has always been a little too rock for classical and a little too classical for rock... so I gotta find a style that works with that. I'm thinking maybe black metal might work. :P

to achieve the kind of noise that's required for 'black metal'.

Maybe something bluesy?! You already have the 'sound' down, and you already handle the guitar well...
May not be "money" in it, but there is soul...

I guess they've split off enough that they're calling it 'symphonic metal' now according to wikipedia. :)

:headbang: + cellos!

:)

I figure with my background that'll be best anyway, since I was classically trained and learned rock on my own.

have a great voice and lots of talent. :)

Now if only I could write lyrics that don't suck... :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU

Full music video in this one. :)

The Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHChc2I7FKk

Jeff Healey Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJh3KaIKDAw

Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Dhani Harrison, Prince, and others, from some Rock Hall of Fame thing......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7sT1HRV2qU

Nirvana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPQR-OsH0RQ

Tori Amos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcHNZVrxEts

Flyleaf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHA21hV3JQ

Paul Anka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_MzRxDUeMI

These are all great covers. Like I said elsewhere re Rolf Harris doing Stairway to Heaven, the best covers are done by those who do the song in their own style. This is why Jessica Simpson's "The Boots Were Made For Walkin'" is so awful, because she really doesn't have a style to start with and tries to sound like the original. Some credit has to be given, though, to a vid that's better with the sound off than on.

In parting, here's probably one of the weirdest covers ever, another "Teen Spirit." You'll either love it or hate it. I think it's great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXVdNKciP94

Kathy’s Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FE6JTtCLK0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvExKdEZBH4




Private Universe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa-RwXrKIyU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0yfkYDAcuk&feature=related

Jimi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sw8bvZJkRU

A couple of Bob's http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ncQgjIlFM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOdcsK0NM6g&feature=related

Neil Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tJnj2j5kI

Bryan Ferry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dkcsm9Ask_A&feature=related

Grateful Dead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN0gHJ4JEQk

Eric Clapton and Lenny Kravitz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EoJUkF3r7E&NR=1

Bruce Springsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feK6MV8osZ4&feature=related

U2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ui8JDDllLw&feature=related

Pearl Jam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wAQGKZsnbU

Michale Hedges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTDNG8puHF0

dave Matthews Band with Carlos Santana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqbitjNe3LI and with Warren Haynes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4pivEj7JZg&feature=related

Dave Mason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb_O2LfyxAw

Allman Brothers + Dave Mason
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1E2-A0jS4Y

Night of the Guitars - Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Lesile West, Robbie Krieger, Randy California, Steve Howe, Pete Haycock, Alvin Lee, & Steve Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOBN4Xl-Rk

Dave Mason, Derek Trucks and Warren all on stage. That is some kind of guitar god get together right there.....

I know who they are but not sure what they look like now. I assume that is Randy California that sings, and Steve Howe on the acoustic but who is on the Flying Vee? Kreiger? Leslie West? Alvin Lee? etc.....Been a long time since I saw any of them in person and like me, they might have changed a little since the 70's......

If you listen very carefully he names each player just before they do the solos.

Edith Piaf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUcJWaC-2Co

Zazie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LagxwbrH0Pw

Bonus Artist: Patricia Kaas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjRvu2XDoCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bweh_lPwc3M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jRTOx96Qxw

Here's the original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QehH-JWobEQ

The Stooges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLCQU8iKalA

Sex Pistols http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSc9AlgwkKc

Pixies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCBSOAYnUFc&feature=related

Jesus and Mary Chain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ML4EwtjkQI&feature=related

Van Halen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e-vgQSqNtA

Aztec Camera - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qcd3nzJpzTg

Billy Idol - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDUcnTmmC7Q

Hallelujah!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rf36v0epfmI (Leonard Cohen)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vIMOdVXAPJ0 (Alison Crowe)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mmbQEQltOwM (Rufus Wainwright)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ (All Hail Jeff Buckley)

but since I already posted one Rufus cover, I didn't want people to think I was a one-note guy. :P

Also the kd lang version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE

Cash:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gRlj5vjp3Ko

Social D:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=96x_FiQIB6E

Wall of Voodoo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fVZm46iln5I

The Original - Ben E. King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x325VCoA8Jw

John Lennon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_ghOG9JQM

U2 & The Boss - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHNbvIplvVQ

Lee Ann Rimes

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cZdFMw0N4Zo

Righteous Brothers

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t-idDbIfGvw


(Don't know how I put this here, was supposed to be a reply to OP and I don't know how to move it. Oops.)

Here's one of Stephen Sondheim's greatest:

Good version...oh, Barbra Streisand:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghd5weu5Mpg&feature=related


Not so good...Elizabeth Taylor, from the film version of "A Little Night Music". Unfortunately, she did her own singing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv4ziccmThI

They certainly succeeded. If Ozzy hears this, he'll probably bite their heads off (but not until Sharon cashes the royalty checks)

Jimi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B91ZZE8hMgs


Stevie Ray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAG-kX_IlUw

One more for good measure. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuRVXKwU-jM&feature=related

Mr. Gordon Sumner?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yZPSCQe1Zg

A more jazzy approach than the others, and his guitar player seems to favor a David Gilmour-ish solo over Jimi Hendrix, but an interesting interpretation anyway.

:hi: I think Jimi would have liked it :-). Thanks for posting it.

Eva Cassidy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDMqFvh5Lcs

Sting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCNJBopK25I

Prefer it by Sting but the other's nice too. :)

you should. What a voice...and what a tragedy that her amazing talent went undiscovered in her short lifetime.

Led Zeppelin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzhJKy8H_A

Frank Zappa:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p3Ue3ncH3g

http://youtube.com/watch?v=032BZYRvTBg (poor quality)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sAxuV4Tvu5g&feature=related (good sound, no video)

It's weird, but I kinda like it. He makes it his own, which is the hallmark of a good cover.

soulful original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihsfVEFvrxA


to quote one of the members of this band a "lifeless" cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2v0rBbGx1c&feature=related

also has the terrific "Chains" ("My baby's got me locked up in chains").

Carl Perkins

Elvis Presley

Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2feoIM9baI

The Alarm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmenyj8CXfo

U2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hY_mVnBhzs&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX31Wd6g-jo

The Grateful Dead really killed this song but it is not on Youtube sadly....

Both of them classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR2JxLRJFvI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mMWNwHof0kc
Kinks

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Wi_EaWfzgf8
the Stranglers

1) Van Morrison

2) John Melloncamp w/ Me'Shell NdegeOcello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDGLDLbfSgU
Led Zep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guVgk6k1vaE
Ike and Tina Turner

stuck on the Irish stuff lately, so here's a few more:

If I should Fall From Grace With God:
The Pogues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BsiF-x1ttk
The Young Dubliners: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eakI-L4C3WI

Finnegans Wake:
The Dubliners:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSJcZ7HU2ZM
Dropkick Murphys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geX8IVBv4wk

and an interesting matching
the original:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7pAvbjChQM
the remake:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnJgIq48C9k&feature=related

Jerry Garcia and David Grisman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKvDtWeyO5c

BB King, Eric Clapton and Phil Collins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6gDeGdQ3rM&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ0eZiarvEE
Written about the 1927 Mississippi Flood
With his wife Memphis Minnie on lead guitar, Joe McCoy laid down this seminal cut which much later became a hit for Led Zeppelin. A true folk blues original, this song sounds as sweet today as it did in 1929.





And Led Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-AanPHMbC4

and I believe Mose Allison does a great one too. Neither are on Yoytube though....

by Led Zeppelin:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EoL0xr_1bKw&feature=related

By Anne and Nancy Wilson:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=7oxcC18xE4Y&feature=related

Johnny Horton: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyXrxfjEOhs
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=payfcPZjwuM

What's funny is that my parents used to listen to the Dirt Band version, but when I started going to fraternity parties, they were always playing the original :crazy:

In 1814 we took a little trip
Along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty Mississip.
We took a little bacon and we took a little beans
And we caught the bloody British in the town of New Orleans.


We fired our guns and the British kept a'comin.
There wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more and they began to runnin' on
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.

We looked down the river and we see'd the British come.
And there must have been a hundred of'em beatin' on the drum.
They stepped so high and they made the bugles ring.
We stood by our cotton bales and didn't say a thing.



Old Hickory said we could take 'em by surprise
If we didn't fire our muskets 'til we looked 'em in the eye
We held our fire 'til we see'd their faces well.
Then we opened up with squirrel guns and really gave 'em ... well



Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**

We fired our cannon 'til the barrel melted down.
So we grabbed an alligator and we fought another round.
We filled his head with cannon balls, and powdered his behind
And when we touched the powder off, the gator lost his mind.



Yeah, they ran through the briars and they ran through the brambles
And they ran through the bushes where a rabbit couldn't go.
They ran so fast that the hounds couldn't catch 'em
Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico.**

Janis Joplin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WISX2oSExIA

Johnny Cash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxk_DoJ8dNQ

The Highwaymen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BrxMWYlBvg

Pink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlrMyDIww8s

And several others...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovKkQoOfIpY

Though there's no question that Janis "owns" that song.

Beatles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb5AAdr_9sI

Isley Bros:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPivnegGtgg&feature=related

Marty Robbins - http://youtube.com/watch?v=_4nCYXp3_4w

The Dead - http://youtube.com/watch?v=EfI5Ep4GDK8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMOdVXAPJ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rf36v0epfmI


Mindbending: a gospel song written by a Buddhist Jew. No wonder I love it.

Edited to add lyrics:

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah

Chairmen of the Board....Kylie Minogue
They are both on YouTube