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Cucking Funt Clapham on the Back 07 Nov 16 2.48pm
Donna Summer - State of Independence Cilla Black - Love of the Loved Bongo Dog Band - Monster Mash Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham
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Clapham on the Back 07 Nov 16 2.48pm

Donna Summer - State of Independence
Cilla Black - Love of the Loved
Bongo Dog Band - Monster Mash
Gerry & The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It

Wife beating may be socially acceptable in Sheffield, but it is a different matter in Cheltenham

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Sedlescombe Sedlescombe 07 Nov 16 2.54pm
All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix its a very special cover where the original artist adopts your version of the song I quite like the Barmy Army's version of Love Will Tear You Apart by Joy Division as a tribute to cricketer Graham Swann
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Sedlescombe 07 Nov 16 2.54pm

All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

its a very special cover where the original artist adopts your version of the song

I quite like the Barmy Army's version of Love Will Tear You Apart by Joy Division as a tribute to cricketer Graham Swann

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Part Time James 07 Nov 16 2.59pm
Originally posted by Sedlescombe All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix its a very special cover where the original artist adopts your version of the song I quite like the Barmy Army's version of Love Will Tear You Apart by Joy Division as a tribute to cricketer Graham Swann Good shout.
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Originally posted by Sedlescombe

All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix

its a very special cover where the original artist adopts your version of the song

I quite like the Barmy Army's version of Love Will Tear You Apart by Joy Division as a tribute to cricketer Graham Swann

Good shout.

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nickgusset Shizzlehurst 07 Nov 16 3.13pm
Robert Wyatt I'm a believer. All of pin ups by bowie. As an aside, bowie recorded a few iggy pop / bowie penned tunes around the time of letsdance so iggy (who had fallen on hard times) would get some royalties.
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Shizzlehurst 07 Nov 16 3.13pm

Robert Wyatt I'm a believer.

All of pin ups by bowie.

As an aside, bowie recorded a few iggy pop / bowie penned tunes around the time of letsdance so iggy (who had fallen on hard times) would get some royalties.

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Sedlescombe Sedlescombe 07 Nov 16 3.28pm
Originally posted by nickgusset Robert Wyatt I'm a believer. All of pin ups by bowie. As an aside, bowie recorded a few iggy pop / bowie penned tunes around the time of letsdance so iggy (who had fallen on hard times) would get some royalties. His version of Shipbuilding was pretty good too
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Sedlescombe 07 Nov 16 3.28pm

Originally posted by nickgusset

Robert Wyatt I'm a believer.

All of pin ups by bowie.

As an aside, bowie recorded a few iggy pop / bowie penned tunes around the time of letsdance so iggy (who had fallen on hard times) would get some royalties.

His version of Shipbuilding was pretty good too

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chris123 hove actually 07 Nov 16 4.03pm
Not fade away - The Stones.
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hove actually 07 Nov 16 4.03pm

Not fade away - The Stones.

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jamiemartin721 Reading 07 Nov 16 5.06pm
Covers that are notably as good or better than the original. Johnny Cash - Hurt - NIN version is simply average NIN filler. Cash turns it into a swansong. Dubstar 'Not so Manic Now' and 'St Swithuns Day'. Rage Against the Machine 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Maggies Farm' (also their version of Pistol Grip Pump). Sister Ray - Joy Division (sounds just as fked) Gram Parsons 'Wild Horses' is better than the Stones, and then controversially, Belly's version of Hot Burrito #1 is better than The Flying Burrito Brothers. Emmy Lou Harris - Wrecking Ball and Deeper Well. Makes both the originals look pointless - and Neil Youngs Wrecking Ball is fking immense. Velvet Underground 'Louie, Louie' better than the Kingsmens original. Nouvelle Vague - Everything pretty much they've recorded is on a par with the original. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane. I love the Velvet Underground, but f**k me this version, a cover of the later Velvets version, is astonishing. 1969 - The Sisters of Mercy - As good as the Stooges. Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust - The best David Bowie, might actually be Pete Murphy. Incidently, I love Nuevelle Vagues cover of Bela Lugosi's Dead as well.... Also Johnny Cash does a sweet version of Mercy Seat, that's probably better than the original version, but not as good as the revised Nick Cave version. "One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug" [Link]
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Reading 07 Nov 16 5.06pm

Covers that are notably as good or better than the original.

Johnny Cash - Hurt - NIN version is simply average NIN filler. Cash turns it into a swansong.

Dubstar 'Not so Manic Now' and 'St Swithuns Day'.

Rage Against the Machine 'Street Fighting Man' and 'Maggies Farm' (also their version of Pistol Grip Pump).

Sister Ray - Joy Division (sounds just as f**ked)

Gram Parsons 'Wild Horses' is better than the Stones, and then controversially, Belly's version of Hot Burrito #1 is better than The Flying Burrito Brothers.

Emmy Lou Harris - Wrecking Ball and Deeper Well. Makes both the originals look pointless - and Neil Youngs Wrecking Ball is f**king immense.

Velvet Underground 'Louie, Louie' better than the Kingsmens original.

Nouvelle Vague - Everything pretty much they've recorded is on a par with the original.

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane. I love the Velvet Underground, but f**k me this version, a cover of the later Velvets version, is astonishing.

1969 - The Sisters of Mercy - As good as the Stooges.

Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust - The best David Bowie, might actually be Pete Murphy. Incidently, I love Nuevelle Vagues cover of Bela Lugosi's Dead as well....

Also Johnny Cash does a sweet version of Mercy Seat, that's probably better than the original version, but not as good as the revised Nick Cave version.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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sickboy Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 6.23pm
Originally posted by Part Time James Iggy Pop released it first I think, but I'm not sure that makes it a cover when Bowie was involved in it from the kick off. He essentially covered his own song. I thought iggy wrote it.
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sickboy

Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 6.23pm

Originally posted by Part Time James

Iggy Pop released it first I think, but I'm not sure that makes it a cover when Bowie was involved in it from the kick off. He essentially covered his own song.

I thought iggy wrote it.

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sickboy Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 6.25pm
Chilli peppers cover of higher ground by stevie wonder is pretty good.
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sickboy

Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 6.25pm

Chilli peppers cover of higher ground by stevie wonder is pretty good.

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sickboy Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 7.51pm
People are strange by echo and the bunnymen is,i think, actually better than the original, and i love the Doors. Also,Covers by Placebo has some good versions on it.
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sickboy

Deal or Croydon 07 Nov 16 7.51pm

People are strange by echo and the bunnymen is,i think, actually better than the original, and i love the Doors. Also,Covers by Placebo has some good versions on it.

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