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Offline valleyboy

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« on: March 11, 2012, 09:25:52 AM »
Many great cover versions of songs have been done over the years, I find this cover of the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt" covered by Johnny Cash just before his death in 2003 a moving, enigmatic, evocative rendition of the song, originally written about the despair and dark depths of drug addiction.

http://youtu.be/J36CRZzm9vg

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2012, 09:55:59 AM »
Hurt is a brilliant choice and a great song.
I also like Siouxsie and the Banshees Dear Prudence originally from The Beatles and  Bryan Ferry A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall which came out 10 years after Bob Dylan first released it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25weBjXioB0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alKDz9sz4nY&ob=av2n

Offline Steve (redding43)

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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2012, 10:04:17 AM »
Tainted love - Soft Cell (originally Gloria Jones)
Always on my mind - Pet shop boys (Elvis)
Leader of the gang - Hulk Hogan (Gary Glitter) ;o)

Completely agree also with Johnny Cash as well, particularly as it was done towards the end of his life

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2012, 10:11:35 AM »
Barber's Adagio For Strings - William Orbit (Ferry Corsten Mix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYFKYMZ3fsU

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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2012, 10:34:49 AM »
How about William Shatner and Joe Jackson's cover of "Common People"
http://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2012, 11:01:59 AM »
Hendrix cover of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower.

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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2012, 11:03:18 AM »
..... and A Hard Days Night by Peter Sellers!

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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2012, 11:09:32 AM »
Nice one Amca with the Hendrix cover. Didnt realise that this was a cover!

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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2012, 14:15:56 PM »
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2012, 16:00:38 PM »
Total agreement with All Along The Watchtower by Hendrix, and also love Byron Ferrari's Hard Rain is Gonna' Fall, also like his version of Jealous Guy - but here's another from "The Man in Black" I'm afraid (must be having a Johnny Cash day !) - a cover of U2's "One";

http://youtu.be/D4dlqVlj6UA

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