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Poll Question: Which Prog Cover is really well done?
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Points: 20074 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 17 2010 at 07:10
Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

From this list I only know Every Little thing, and I may say I don't really like the song so much (neither the cover nor the original); however, I do admire the kind of work Yes did with this song, totally converting it to their stile, I wish they had done even more of this.

One cover I really like a lot is Rick Wakeman's version of Eleanor Rigby, he totally made it his own.

By the way, I've seen that Transatlantic did a cover of "And I Love Her", made into 7 min. I'm really curious about it, but it seems it is no longer available.
 
Transatlantic have also covered Magical Mystery Tour, Strawberry Fields, I Need You (Beatles/America) and Soul Sacrifice. There's also the Yellow Matter Custard Beatles' cover album.
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I finally managed to listen to all these songs. Good selection! Thumbs Up
From the list I like the Brian Eno/Phil Manzanera (801) version of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' most.
Though, if 'other' were an option, I still would have voted for the already mentioned Father of Night, Father of Day from Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I LOVE Nice's version of She Belongs to Me
I love their Dylan covers of Country Pie and My Back Pages even more.
Phil Collins covered Tomorrow Never Knows as well.
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Originally posted by Bitterblogger Bitterblogger wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

I LOVE Nice's version of She Belongs to Me
I love their Dylan covers of Country Pie and My Back Pages even more.
Phil Collins covered Tomorrow Never Knows as well.
Not as well as 801.
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
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Points: 1719 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2010 at 19:44

^I don't disagree.

I also wanted to mention that 3 (Emerson, Berry, Palmer) also covered Eight Miles High.
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If you "don´t disagree", then you agree?Confused
 
I´ve never heard about "3" before, but as I could judge from their profile on this site, this is less significant project only for hard ELP- fans. I´m sorry but Golden Earrings´ 19 min. version of Eight Miles High is simply invincible!
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Points: 10213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2010 at 05:51

Nice - She Belongs To Me,  Dylan cover



Edited by Svetonio - November 26 2010 at 05:53
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worth hearing is : beggars opera version of `McArthur Park`

judas priest `diamonds and rust` to
also : green manalishi

nazareth`s `ballad of hollis brown`
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Every Little Thing. They simply transformed a simple Rock song into a great progressive song. Surely the best on that controversial album !
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Mine would be Yellow Raven, Pain of Salvation's cover of the song by Scorpions.

From the list, it's gotta be the Yes version of Every Little Thing. I absolutely adore the first Yes album (I'm in the minority), and their take on the Beatles classic is magical.

Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime
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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Mine would be Yellow Raven, Pain of Salvation's cover of the song by Scorpions.

From the list, it's gotta be the Yes version of Every Little Thing. I absolutely adore the first Yes album (I'm in the minority), and their take on the Beatles classic is magical.
Now I´m in the minority too.Wink
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Originally posted by thehallway thehallway wrote:

Forget 'Every Little Thing'
 
...They've aaalllll come, to look for Ameeeerrricaaaaaa!
That's a good one as well !
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yes did it the best
SMART preachers of our doom
Telling us there is no room.
Not enough for all mankind
And the seas of time are running dry.
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Voted for The Nice - She Belongs To Me. Emerson chucks in a bit of The Magnificient Seven as well.
 
MMEB's version of Blinded By The Light is also superb although it has to be the album version with Mann's very clever use of the piano refrain 'chopsticks'.
 
One not on the list is Lone Star's excellent version of The Beatles - She Said She Said
 
 
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Smak'  live version of Tabacco Road
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Points: 248 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:17
I've always loved Manfred Mann's cover of Springsteen.
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Points: 10213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 15 2010 at 13:31
Smak Crossroads
live in Belgrade 1992
 
Smak Hit the Road Jack
live in Niš, 1993


Edited by Svetonio - December 15 2010 at 13:50
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Well, if anybody likes a national versions of popular songs, there is another one of them!

Edited by Gandalff - December 15 2010 at 13:55
A Elbereth Gilthoniel
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o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-díriel
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Fanuilos, le linnathon
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Robert Wyatt's I'm A Believer (Monkees) is awesome!
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Points: 10213 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 16 2010 at 05:08
Originally posted by Gandalff Gandalff wrote:

Well, if anybody likes a national versions of popular songs, there is another one of them!
Nice music, thank you for posting this one!
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