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Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:26:54 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 08/14/2026 09:26

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One of my favourite "guitar" tracks of all time and a very good jazz "sax" version from this year.

Love them both in different ways

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Wed, 5 Aug 2026 03:11:17 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 08/05/2026 07:11

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But which is the original version?

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Tue, 7 Jul 2026 03:45:32 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 07/07/2026 07:45

Romanelli wrote:

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Gin & Juice

A hip hop classic done the right way In their own way, by one of the greatest alt country bands of all time, The Gourds. Driven by mandolin, a killer bass line, and the thick Southern accents of their vocalists.

From the 2001 album

Shinebox (2001) by The Gourds

The original is by Snoop, from his debut album in 1994. One of the best and most entertaining hits in the history of hip hop. Produced by Dr. Dre, it made Snoop a star.

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From the album

Doggystyle (1993) by Snoop Doggy Dogg

I hadn't heard the Gourds version before. love it. Thanks for sharing Rom

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Romanelli — Mon, 6 Jul 2026 19:25:20 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 07/06/2026 23:25

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Gin & Juice

A hip hop classic done the right way In their own way, by one of the greatest alt country bands of all time, The Gourds. Driven by mandolin, a killer bass line, and the thick Southern accents of their vocalists.

From the 2001 album

Shinebox (2001) by The Gourds

The original is by Snoop, from his debut album in 1994. One of the best and most entertaining hits in the history of hip hop. Produced by Dr. Dre, it made Snoop a star.

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From the album

Doggystyle (1993) by Snoop Doggy Dogg

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:59:52 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 05/18/2026 17:59

Romanelli wrote:

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Sweet Emotion
written by Steven Tyler & Tom Hamilton

This is a heavy calypso groove laden cover with some exceptional acoustic guitar work by Leo Kottke and downplayed vocals by both Kottke and Mike Gordon. A nice reimagining of an old hit 30 years later.

From the album

Sixty Six Steps (2005) by Mike Gordon / Leo Kottke

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The original from 1975 is one of the songs that made Aerosmith famous. It was the band's first top 40 hit, and it remains a staple of classic rock radio. For a moment in the mid 70's, they were one of the best hard rock bands anywhere.

There are no maracas on the intro...the sound is Tyler shaking a packet of sugar.

From the album

Toys In The Attic (1975) by Aerosmith

I always associate Sweet Emotion with

Dazed And Confused (Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1993) by Various Artists

Although the track doesn’t appear on the soundtrack it’s a key song in the film

Great film and tremendous soundtrack

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Romanelli — Mon, 18 May 2026 13:50:55 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 05/18/2026 17:50

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Sweet Emotion
written by Steven Tyler & Tom Hamilton

This is a heavy calypso groove laden cover with some exceptional acoustic guitar work by Leo Kottke and downplayed vocals by both Kottke and Mike Gordon. A nice reimagining of an old hit 30 years later.

From the album

Sixty Six Steps (2005) by Mike Gordon / Leo Kottke

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The original from 1975 is one of the songs that made Aerosmith famous. It was the band's first top 40 hit, and it remains a staple of classic rock radio. For a moment in the mid 70's, they were one of the best hard rock bands anywhere.

There are no maracas on the intro...the sound is Tyler shaking a packet of sugar.

From the album

Toys In The Attic (1975) by Aerosmith

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Mon, 4 May 2026 07:47:33 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 05/04/2026 11:47

This is one which I recently posted on the Sticky Fingers thread which also fits here (and the Marianne Faithfull track deserves some love) so........ here you are

Sister Morphine

I hadn’t realised that Marianne Faithfull released this track prior to the Stones putting this on Sticky Fingers. I love her version, which includes contribution from Mick, Ry Cooder, Jack Nitzsche and Charlie. What a line-up so I’ve included it here as well as the Stones version.

The Stones' version, with slightly different lyrics, featured Mick on vocals, Keith on acoustic guitar, Ry Cooder on slide guitar and Jack Nitzsche on piano, Bill Wyman on bass, and Watts again on drums. What a line-up again

Definitely one of the Stones greatest tracks. Sleazy and brilliant

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Weirdly I could only find that remix on YouTube but it's still great

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Sun, 3 May 2026 04:58:48 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 05/03/2026 08:58

I've just joined a covers versions listening group and this is my first contribution

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I love both versions and comparing is a pretty pointless exercise I suppose but if I could only listen to one version for the rest of my life it would be the Disturbed version. So powerful and what a voice

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Sun, 7 Dec 2025 14:00:11 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 12/07/2025 19:00

Couldn't see this one previously posted (apologies if not the case) but these are two absolute crackers and deserve a listen

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Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 19:55:49 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 11/04/2025 00:55

^^^ I never knew that Brenda Lee did it. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you and the lady legend always!!!

Holly

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Johnnyo — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 05:32:37 GMT

Author: Johnnyo

Posted: 11/03/2025 10:32

JOSweetHeart wrote:

Right here are the two prior singers I know of that has done the "Always On My Mind" song.

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God bless you and the Presley family and Willie always!!!

Holly

P.S. Has anyone else done this song at all?

If push came to shove, I'd go for the Willie version. Other versions? Apart from Brenda Lee's original, the only other version that I can think of was The Pet Shop Boys (which i won't post here as I never liked it)

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 17:34:30 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 11/02/2025 22:34

Right here are the two prior singers I know of that has done the "Always On My Mind" song.

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God bless you and the Presley family and Willie always!!!

Holly

P.S. Has anyone else done this song at all?

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 17:27:16 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 11/02/2025 22:27

I wish that we could hear the rest of the performance. Even with the legendary David Foster's lack of knowledge where the song is concerned, John Foster (no relation there) is who makes the performance as beautiful as it is. 😄 😄 😄

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God bless you and him and Mr. Foster always!!!

Holly

P.S. Foster is John's middle name. His last name is Benoit and because it is a French name, it is pronounced Ben Wa. 😄 😄 😄

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 23:49:16 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 10/29/2025 03:49

^^^ I still listen to my favorite songs of the past, too many to name, but John Foster of course is my newest favorite. 😄 😄 😄

God bless you and him always!!!

Holly (a girl who can't wait to hear more from him)

P.S. Here is the original copy of the song.

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Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Romanelli — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:52:35 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 10/26/2025 22:52

Kind of the idea of this thread is to show the cover version side by side with the original version so we can compare them.

Are you listening to anything other than John Foster these days?

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:10:23 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 10/26/2025 22:10

To me, John Foster owns everything that he thinks is good enough to sing. 😄 😄 😄

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God bless you and John always!!!

Holly (a girl who can't wait to hear more from him)

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

JOSweetHeart — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 01:56:05 GMT

Author: JOSweetHeart

Posted: 07/13/2025 05:56

At first there was David Allan Coe, but years later along came a complete and total masterpiece by the name of John Foster. 😄 😄 😄

https://www.johnfmusic.com/live-videos?pgid=ly0a09gg-aae9594c-5545-44bf-ba66-01df44636b4a

God bless you and John and David Allan always!!!

Holly

P.S. We all know how David Allan delivered the song. This message is to give John a well-deserved moment. 😄 😄 😄

Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

II — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 22:06:33 GMT

Author: II

Posted: 06/19/2025 02:06

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Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

LTSings — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:07:43 GMT

Author: LTSings

Posted: 06/16/2025 14:07

Hopelessly Devoted to You - Lucy Thomas - 2025

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original version - Olivia Newton John - 1978

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Re: Cover Songs: Side By Side

Romanelli — Tue, 27 May 2025 15:20:25 GMT

Author: Romanelli

Posted: 05/27/2025 19:20

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Hitch Hike
written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Clarence Paul

The Rolling Stones covered this Marvin Gaye hit in 1965. It was included on both the US and UK versions of Out Of Our Heads. It's their third album, on which there are several cover songs. It was not a hit, and was not released as a single.

From the album

Out Of Our Heads by The Rolling Stones

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The original was much more interesting. It was Gaye's first top 40 hit in 1963 (the single came out in late 1962). Gaye plays drums on the track, and is backed up vocally by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. It started the brief Hitch Hike dance craze.

From the album

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