|
11 Feb 12 - 08:42 AM (#3305923) Subject: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish Owain Harrison - Singing Christy Moore's beautiful 'Ride On' |
|
11 Feb 12 - 08:46 AM (#3305926) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Dave Hanson Ride On is by Jimmy MacCarthy. Dave H |
|
11 Feb 12 - 08:52 AM (#3305929) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish Ah, yes, but no-one sings it quite like Christy, although Owain does a *superb* job...That's why I said what I did.. Afternoon, Dave! :0) |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:00 AM (#3305934) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Dave Hanson But it's still not Christy Moore's song, it Jimmy MacCarthy's. Dave H |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:01 AM (#3305935) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Dave Hanson You should at least give the author some credit. Dave H |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:16 AM (#3305942) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish Quite Right. - Owain Harrison singing 'Ride On' by Jimmy MacCarthy. Made famous by Christy Moore. A favourite song of Coldplay, the Christy version that is of Jimmy MacCarthy's song 'Ride On' as played superbly here by Owain Harrison, who is also singing Jimmy MacCarthy's song, made famous by Christy Moore, even though it's Jimmy who wrote it............. Owain Harrison's Facebook Page And now, back to the thread...perhaps? |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:38 AM (#3305955) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish Found a whole page of great cover versions on Owain's Youtube Channel |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:56 AM (#3305963) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Dave the Gnome Sex Pistols version of 'My Way'. :D |
|
11 Feb 12 - 09:56 AM (#3305965) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: JHW I happen just to have read a couple of CD reviews (in Tykes News) where songs were described as covers and this already had me pondering on the use of the term. IMHO 'covers' was rather the terminology used in pop music where the first performance of a new song was like the 'creation' of a role in the first performance of a new play. Local bands would then turn out and cover stuff so established by playing their best attempt at a copy to an audience who only wanted them to "play something we know". On the folk scene our audiences are usually more discerning. We resurrect, rearrange, reinterpret, reinvigorate a song we have heard or found to pass it on in the way of the tradition and offer a newly inspired version of the song to interest our audience. |
|
11 Feb 12 - 10:34 AM (#3305981) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Arkie Personally, I try to avoid the term "cover". Writers write. Singers sing. Sometimes one does both. I would suspect that writers like to have other people sing their songs. That shows appreciation for someone's creation and usually means money in the pocket. But, there are occasions when songs become identified with a particular singer because a singer does an unforgettable performance of the song. I look forward to hearing various singers versions of good songs and do not think of songs as being "owned" by one person or group although I am sure publishers think otherwise. |
|
11 Feb 12 - 11:00 AM (#3305989) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,999 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=87q5dmW6zDg |
|
11 Feb 12 - 11:14 AM (#3305998) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Stewie Kate Wolf's rendition of Jack Tempchin's 'Peaceful easy feeling'. --Stewie. |
|
11 Feb 12 - 12:25 PM (#3306037) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Cool Beans Dave Van Ronk's version of Joni Mitchell's "Clouds (Both Sides Now)." |
|
11 Feb 12 - 12:45 PM (#3306046) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: GUEST,Lizzie Cornish Oh,Sinead! That's gorgeous, Bruce. I've always loved Sinead's voice, but this is just magic! Playing it as I write this. Just off to put her on my FB page. :0) |
|
11 Feb 12 - 01:45 PM (#3306088) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Elmore Priscilla Herdman's version of Don Maclean's "Vincent", or Priscilla Herdman's version of Linda Thompson's "No Telling". |
|
11 Feb 12 - 02:33 PM (#3306112) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: fat B****rd The above mentioned Miss O'Connor singing Prince's 'Nothing Compares To You'. |
|
11 Feb 12 - 05:38 PM (#3306220) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Leadfingers The Thread title confused me (Easily Done) as neither George Best nor Pete Best were / are singers ! |
|
11 Feb 12 - 06:13 PM (#3306232) Subject: RE: Best Covers of Beautiful Songs From: Amergin Eric Bogle's cover of Kate Wolfe's Cornflower Blue... |