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Best songs played by non-author artists...

Let's have an interesting talk about artists that creatively perform songs that had been performed by different original band or artist. There is a huge number of singers, artists that perform songs that they didn't write neither music or lyrics and they do it very often way different from the original performers and that's exactly what I really like because each artist should have his own signature without repeating after anyone else. I would not be surprised that there are people that only love the original performance, but I welcome and greet anybody who can perform let's say Pink Floyd in his own way...
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Here's what comes into my mind:

Jail House Rock by Residents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zwmt7hdaHw
My Way by Nina Hagen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q22N1dSXiN0
Man's World by Residents:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAYCeHE-Ih0
Ring of Fire by Frank Zappa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTmTobf9KSY
Frank Zappa also made quite a few funny parodies of Stairway to Heaven, Purple Haze and other songs of famous rock, country and jazz artists.
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alexwgoody
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Flaming Lips do Pink Floyd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHS1pi-y3Kc

Jeff Buckley does Van Morrison
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kPUT_1d4dA

and Nirvana doing David Bowie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89f9EPq_GtU

of course, Jeff Beck's A Day in the Life is the best of all time,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CziRncMpmTI

I've got a million of 'em, but love all of these
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jriggy
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Dylan by the Dead for sure!!!
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roxy54
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Alexwgoody,
Nirvana's "The Man Who Sold the World" is a memorable rendering for sure, as powerful as the original. I had never heard of the Jeff Beck version of A Day in the Life, so I followed your link. I found it boring and predictable.
alexwgoody
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Roxy:

I would have to say that the album version of Beck's couldn't touch how he played it live. He did it for (If I remember correctly) the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and last time I saw him live. I guess my enjoyment of the album cut was colored by seeing it live and it being incredible, plus, I'm generally a big fan of his (He did win a grammy for it though, I believe)

Maybe you'll like him and Sting playing "People Get Ready"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOnz2056RGQ
clio09
3,355 posts
 
While A Day in the Life is a great cover, Jeff Beck's cover of Over the Rainbox I saw him perform live was much better.
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