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In the discussion thread: What song CANNOT be appropriately covered by another artist? [View all]

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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 09:33 PM

Shrek (2,069 posts)

49. Alice's Restaurant n/t

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144 replies	Author	Time	Post
What song CANNOT be appropriately covered by another artist? [View all]	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	OP
Anything by Dylan	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#1
agree 99.99%	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	#2
That gets a pass	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#3
Wasn't there a time	OriginalGeek	Jun 2012	#9
Probably.	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#15
Not even Nico's "I'll keep it with mine" or most things by The Byrds?	harmonicon	Jun 2012	#41
Sandy Denny also did a sublime "I'll Keep it With Mine"	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#53
Agreed. Fairport Convention also covered	hifiguy	Jun 2012	#64
Jimmy also used to do 'Like Rolling Stone'	RZM	Jun 2012	#106
You know I love you to pieces gray, but I gotta disagree here...	bluesbassman	Jun 2012	#4
Listening right now	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#8
It ain't me babe muzac in an elevator.	Betsy Ross	Jun 2012	#29
Yeah, I've heard Dylan muzac. Horrifying!	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#32
Ahem . . .	taterguy	Jun 2012	#38
I like Dylan's voice because of the anger, sneering, spite, bile, and overall nastiness of his...	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#40
I can't stand	pipi_k	Jun 2012	#62
I agree with you about Lay Lady Lay	Arugula Latte	Jun 2012	#141
He's like a cat....he hates us	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#101
That is brilliant (I really mean that) There have been millions of words written in attempts to...	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#135
Meeeeeeeeeee-oowwwwwwww!	graywarrior	Jun 2012	#136
Jerry Garcia (and the Dead) had a few albums of Dylan covers	NightWatcher	Jun 2012	#43
That tour with Dylan & the Dead was stellar	HarveyDarkey	Jun 2012	#120
Desolation row one night by Grateful Dead was Epic	Rambis	Jun 2012	#59
get the new "Chimes of Freedom" CD from Amnesty International	SCantiGOP	Jun 2012	#73
Peter, Paul and Mary had some decent versions of Dylan songs	Art_from_Ark	Jun 2012	#98
Respectfully disagree	RFKHumphreyObama	Jun 2012	#110
Another disagree ...	Arugula Latte	Jun 2012	#140
Dark Side Of The Moon	Initech	Jun 2012	#5
Agree. the whole Pink Floyd catalog due to heavy	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	#6
Queensryche routinely covers PF in concert	OriginalGeek	Jun 2012	#10
The first time I heard Silent Lucidity	VWolf	Jun 2012	#69
I've heard good Pink Floyd covers but none can match the originals.	Initech	Jun 2012	#30
Maybe you need to hear this version of Brain Damage then:	kentauros	Jun 2012	#45
Have you heard The Wall coverd by Luther Wright and the Wrongs?	Orrex	Jun 2012	#114
It would be even better if Pink Floyd never played it either. (nt)	harmonicon	Jun 2012	#42
I always assumed Lennon's "Mother", but Mr Bowie proves my assumption wrong...	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#7
"Smoke Stack Lighting" Howlin' Wolf	ohiosmith	Jun 2012	#11
Good choice!	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#14
The Grateful Dead version(s) are good, too. nt	cyberswede	Jun 2012	#63
Many have covered it. Maybe because of time and place none have the impact of the original.	retread	Jun 2012	#12
From the Stones catalog, I'd also go with "Can't You Hear Me Knockin".	bluesbassman	Jun 2012	#13
Agree with both. Manfred Mann's Springsteen covers are atrocious imo.	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	#16
Sweet Virginia...	Scuba	Jun 2012	#94
Tiptoe Through the Tulips	HeiressofBickworth	Jun 2012	#17
Take Five	Ptah	Jun 2012	#18
+ 1	Bertha Venation	Jun 2012	#138
I think you meant *5	Ptah	Jun 2012	#139
. . .	Bertha Venation	Jun 2012	#142
Gimme shelter	zappaman	Jun 2012	#19
Sorry, I think those are three fails. And I like Sisters for their anthem sound	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	#25
I prefer the Grand Funk cover of Shelter	Mopar151	Jun 2012	#20
more COWBELL!!!!!!!	CleanLucre	Jun 2012	#22
You want COWBELL?????	Mopar151	Jun 2012	#28
i feel so much better now!!	CleanLucre	Jun 2012	#34
Dylan: Mississippi	CleanLucre	Jun 2012	#21
Anything by Neil Young	Amerigo Vespucci	Jun 2012	#23
LMFAO	CleanLucre	Jun 2012	#36
Exception that proves the rule: Trio, After the Gold Rush	taterguy	Jun 2012	#54
Ah man, I was hoping it was gonna be those German dudes who did "Da Da Da"	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#65
Dolly has a cool little story about that song.	progressoid	Jun 2012	#121
That Neil Young tribute concert back in 2010 was god-awful	RZM	Jun 2012	#72
The ONLY band/performer to hook up with Neil and make it work was Pearl Jam.	Amerigo Vespucci	Jun 2012	#75
Don't know if you saw it, but Neil didn't actually perform at this one	RZM	Jun 2012	#102
I did see it, and I wasn't impressed.	Amerigo Vespucci	Jun 2012	#107
Love, love, love Neil, but...	zappaman	Jun 2012	#88
You might think that ZZ Top would be a tough cover	Mopar151	Jun 2012	#24
'Body and Soul' - Coleman Hawkins	KamaAina	Jun 2012	#26
Most Marvin Gaye....	hlthe2b	Jun 2012	#27
Justin Timberlake did a kickin' version of "Got to Give it Up."	blue neen	Jun 2012	#95
yeah.. not bad...	hlthe2b	Jun 2012	#103
Tubular Bells	HarveyDarkey	Jun 2012	#31
short and to the point..Judy Garland.	Stuart G	Jun 2012	#33
Iz!	Vanje	Jun 2012	#47
I love love love this version nt	nadine_mn	Jun 2012	#85
"Revisiting Ruby Shoes (Wizard of Oz Remix)"	kentauros	Jun 2012	#50
Tori Amos used to play this. It wasn't very good	RZM	Jun 2012	#105
Polk Salad Annie	CleanLucre	Jun 2012	#35
Imagine	pink-o	Jun 2012	#37
Piece o' My Heart	solara	Jun 2012	#39
ANYTHING by Janis...	WinstonSmith4740	Jun 2012	#115
I totally agree	solara	Jun 2012	#129
Just off the top of my head: Billy Bragg - New England	harmonicon	Jun 2012	#44
Seriously, you never heard Kristy Macoll's version?	zappaman	Jun 2012	#89
This is the first I've heard it.	harmonicon	Jun 2012	#122
I agree with the gender swap thing	zappaman	Jun 2012	#130
Anything by Queen with Freddie	we can do it	Jun 2012	#46
"Electronic Behavior Control System" by Emergency Broadcast Network	kentauros	Jun 2012	#48
Wow, I had completely forgotten about that band!	zappaman	Jun 2012	#74
You're welcome!	kentauros	Jun 2012	#92
Alice's Restaurant n/t	Shrek	Jun 2012	#49
Quite true. Quite true.	HopeHoops	Jun 2012	#58
Thank god for that!	Tom Ripley	Jun 2012	#60
OMG!!	WinstonSmith4740	Jun 2012	#116
Geoff Outlaw is a friend of mine	hobbit709	Jun 2012	#123
"Jump" by Aztec Camera (they un-covered the gem of a song from the "pop hit")	stlsaxman	Jun 2012	#51
Sing, Sing, Sing	Ptah	Jun 2012	#52
This message was self-deleted by its author	jettrocker	Jun 2012	#55
Nearly all of Peter Gabriel's work.	Canis Mala	Jun 2012	#56
I saw a live local band do "Paradise By the Dashboard Lights" - awesome.	HopeHoops	Jun 2012	#57
I've never really been a fan	pipi_k	Jun 2012	#61
Smells like teen spirit by Miley Cyrus.	craigmatic	Jun 2012	#66
Here are my choices:	Big Orange Jeff	Jun 2012	#67
About 90% of what Prince did.	NickB79	Jun 2012	#68
It's not "Cream," but	svpadgham	Jun 2012	#93
Tubular Bells	zipplewrath	Jun 2012	#70
Since Dylan has been covered dozens and dozens of times	Zavulon	Jun 2012	#71
Bohemian Rhapsody	yellerpup	Jun 2012	#76
I don't know, these guys did a pretty interesting version...	bluesbassman	Jun 2012	#78
Interesting--yes,	yellerpup	Jun 2012	#86
Autobiographical songs	teach1st	Jun 2012	#77
Crazy on You and Barracuda by Heart	SemperEadem	Jun 2012	#79
NO CLASH SONG EVER nt	TomClash	Jun 2012	#80
Imagine	Deep13	Jun 2012	#81
Leonard Cohen	TrogL	Jun 2012	#82
Full version of "Love To Love You Baby" by Donna Summer	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2012	#83
Bridge Over Troubled Water	ArtiChoke	Jun 2012	#84
Blue Thunder - Galaxy 500	Avalux	Jun 2012	#87
I would contend they are essentially an "uncoverable" band.	Codeine	Jun 2012	#100
No one has yet.	Avalux	Jun 2012	#113
Sunshine on my Shoulders - by John Denver	mike dub	Jun 2012	#90
Black Dog	missingthebigdog	Jun 2012	#91
You can keep "The Crunge"	Spitfire of ATJ	Jun 2012	#111
"Werewolves of London"	svpadgham	Jun 2012	#96
Happy to give this thread the fifth rec...'cause it is so damn entertaining!	blue neen	Jun 2012	#97
"Layla"	blue neen	Jun 2012	#99
Anything Alan Parsons did.	Shadowflash	Jun 2012	#104
Don't Stop Me Now - Katy Perry	Tabasco_Dave	Jun 2012	#108
There's a reason a lot of these "artists" lip synch.	bluesbassman	Jun 2012	#109
Yikes!	RFKHumphreyObama	Jun 2012	#112
Ouch!	WinstonSmith4740	Jun 2012	#117
I'll put Hawkwind's "Gimme Shelter" up against the Stones any day	NBachers	Jun 2012	#118
OK, here's my two cents...	WinstonSmith4740	Jun 2012	#119
Almost anything by Stevie Wonder. n/t	AngryOldDem	Jun 2012	#124
"Standing in front of Poseur" ...Redd Kross (née Red Cross) ...	Tikki	Jun 2012	#125
"Black" - Pearl Jam	Liberal Veteran	Jun 2012	#126
I disagree - Here's 'Gimme Shelter' by Hawkwind	Taverner	Jun 2012	#127
Beat ya to it.	zappaman	Jun 2012	#144
there is only one--"Little Wing"-- with one exception	pitchforx	Jun 2012	#128
nice writing	banned from Kos	Jun 2012	#132
gee thanks!	pitchforx	Jun 2012	#133
Great point forx. And Welcome to DU!	bluesbassman	Jun 2012	#143
"Dopesmoker" by Sleep.	HughBeaumont	Jun 2012	#131
Anything from Jethro Tull	Trailrider1951	Jun 2012	#134
Big Yellow Taxi	Bertha Venation	Jun 2012	#137

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