30 Day Song Challenge - Days 15-21
Day 15- Cover song
Love Rollercoaster - Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Joe Cocker All-Stars: Cover songs that are either vastly superior to the original or just completely original musical arrangements
Joe Cocker "Get by with a little help from my friends”, “You are so beautiful”, “The Letter” and “Feelin’ Alright”
He’s the king of the “Cover where the band makes it there own”.
UB40 is a great example of this with “Red Red Wine” - which is a PERFECT COVER in my opinion
Rod Stewart was really good at this as well.
Boyz in the Hood By Dynamite Hack - another great example
Take on Me - Reel Big Fish - another great example
In Bloom - Sturgill Simpson
Ryan Adams “Wonderwall” and like 10 other songs by him
Johnny Cash "Rusty Cage”
I will Survive by “Cake”
Gin and Juice - The Gourds
You Really Got me - Van Halen (honorable mention to Diamond David Lee Roth for “Just a Gigolo”
Faith - Limp Bizkit (hate it, but gotta give ‘em credit)
Straight Away Covers
Ring of Fire by Social Distortion
You might Think by Weezer
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray Vaughn
Here’s a straight ahead cover the STINKS — Phil Collins - Can’t Hurry Love — THAT’S how you make a great song WORSE! KARAOKE Style
Carless Whisper by Seether - that’s exotic dancing music right there
Smoking in the Boys Room - Motley Crue
Land of Confusion - Disturbed
Covers in which you thought they were the Original
Whitney Houston “I will always love you” All-Stars — This song isn’t even great — SHE IS JUST SO TRANSCENDENT and her voice is impossible to explain with words
Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin Cover by Kris Kristofferson
Urge Overkill “Girl you’ll be a woman soon”
Nirvana "Lake of Fire” - really any of the covers off of the unplugged
Gary Jules and Michael Andrews "Mad World”
Take me to the river - Talking Heads — THAT WAS AN AL GREEN JAM???? I’ve since really enjoyed learning of this Jam and now think the original is pretty fire in it’s own right.
Tainted Love - Soft Cell — i just thought the “where did our love go part” was a cover during the outro
"It’s my Life" No Doubt
My top 5
Signs by Tesla
Scarlet Begonias by Sublime (Honorable Mention)
Gypsy Kings - Hotel California - in Spanish and from an iconic scene for the Big Lebowski (honorable mention)
All Along the Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix
Knocking on Heaven’s door - GNR
Sweet Dreams are made of This - Marilyn Manson (honorable mention)
Blue Monday by Orgy
Mony Mony - Billy Idol (this is my #6)
It’s My Life - No Doubt
Nothing Compares 2 U - Prince cover a song he wrote and gave to somebody else to make famous - In addition it’s been covered by Chris Cornell, The Dixie Chicks, Capital Cities, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies and More
No Woman, No Cry - The Fugees
Red Red Wine - UB40
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann (stole it from Bruce Springsteen and made it a bigger hit) that one’s for your Rosco. In addition - Manfred Mann took Bob Dylan’s Mighty Quinn to Number 1 in the 1960’s
Fun Fact: Bob Dylan covers being better performed by somebody else are plentiful - Guns N’ Roses, Manfred Mann, Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds with Mr. Tamborine Man
Day 16 - A classic favorite
Ben E. King - Stand By Me
Shout Pt 1 & 2 - the Isley Brothers
The Weight by the Band
It’s 9-7 in favor of Cindy
Day 17 - Karaoke Song w/ friend
Take me home tonight
Lady Marmalade
Hunger Strike
Wanted Dead or Alive
Friends in Low Places
No Woman No Cry
I remember you - Skid Row
Podcast Idea — Ranking Playlist on spotify and beaking them down
Day 18 - A song from the year you were born - 1978 vs.1983 - Roxanne by the Police vs. Africa by Toto
Day 19 - Rubbish
Day 20 - Rubbish
Day 21 - A song with someone’s name in it
Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam
Call me Al - Paul Simon
Come on Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Cindy, I’ll marry you one day - Robert Plant
My Michelle - Guns N’ Roses
Allison - Elivs Costello
Gloria - Laura Branigan
Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys
Brandy - Looking Glass
Janie’s Got a Gun ( Jane Says)
Jenny 867-5309
Karen - the national (of course there’s a song named Karen)
Lay Down Sally & Layla (Clapton and D + Domino’s)
there’s a song called Lindsay quit Lollygagging - Chiodos (What a name?!)
Lola - the Kinks
Marcarena - Los Del Rio
Maria Maria - Santana
Mary Mary - The Monkees
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
Oh Sheila - Ready for the World
Oh Sherrie - Steve Perry
Ophelia - The Band
Peg - Steely Dan
Rosalita (Come out tonight) - Bruce Springsteen
Rosanna - Toto
Stacy’s Mom - Fountains of Wayne
Suzie Q - CCR
Sussudio - Phil Collins
Tessie - Dropkick’s
Valerie - Steve Winwood
Wake up Little Susie - Everly Brothers
Whole Lotta Rosie AC/DC
Wyona’s Big Brown Beaver - Primus
Along Comes Mary - The Association
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - The Killers
Johnny B Good - Chuck Barry
Captain Jack - Billy Joel
Dropkick me Jesus (Through the Goal posts of Life) - Bobby Bare
Duke of Earl (Gene Chandler)
Hey Joe - Hendrix
Hey Jude - The Beatles
Jeremy - Pearl Jam
Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield
Jumpin’ Jack Flash - Stones
Levon - Elton John
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
Mickey - Toni Basil
Sam’s Town - The Killers
Jenny Was a Friend of Mine - The Killers
Stan - Eminen
Tom Sawyer - Rush
Uncle Johnny - The Killers
What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? - REM