cover versions

[saturn]

Lately I've been hearing Darius Rucker's cover of "Wagon Wheel" a lot.

 

I originally heard the Old Crow Medicine Show version about 5 years ago when I had to learn the song for a charity gig some friends and I got together to play. We only rehearsed maybe 2 times. It was certainly ragged, but something about our version I just prefer. I love Marks (guy on Strat) beginning and end solos. Plus I actually like my own short solo in the middle where I just pulled it out of my a** because I wasn't originally planning on playing lead in that song. Anyway, whenever I hear the "real" song on the radio I can't help keep expecting to hear the notes of our version.

 

 

Have you ever preferred one of your own covers to the "real" song?

[Big Bill]

No, the musicians of the originals are much better guitarist and singers than I am,

[sellen]

No have never felt any cover i have worked on is better than the original, but i was kinda pleased with this one

A bit slower and with a more gain'ier modern sound i guess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daWvudtHm5I

[badbluesplayer]

Not that I can remember.

[saturn]

Just to clarify, I would never say our version is "better" than the pros. Since I was not really familiar with the song until we did it our way, that's the way I'm used to hearing it I guess. And when I hear the "real" song it still sounds kinda wierd to me.

[Izzy]

I think it depends on what cover means.

To me cover means there is little deviation from the original...then there is tributes and re-boots and whatever else...

 

I've taken a rap song with dark lyrics that takes itself seriously, sang it pretty and slow or upbeat and happy and thought, "now I like it. Now it is ironic." Doing that to a song is hardly covering it, it is almost a mockery.

[MissouriPicker]

I like my rendition of a lot of great songs, but I'm nowhere near the talent of the original singer/performer. I just have a blast playing the songs. That's my high point.

[Kolera]

Yes. But as Izzy said, it's more like a tribute than a cover. It's the Cornell version of Jacksons Billie Jean, but I actually like my lead parts better, mostly because I surprised myself.

 

[Izzy]

Yes. But as Izzy said, it's more like a tribute than a cover. It's the Cornell version of Jacksons Billie Jean, but I actually like my lead parts better, mostly because I surprised myself.

 

 

That was fraken awesome.

You sang it too or just the git-fiddle?

[Kolera]

The lead is me, can't take credit for anything else.

[RaysEpiphone]

On a good day yes I do.

[badbluesplayer]

I like my rendition of a lot of great songs, but I'm nowhere near the talent of the original singer/performer. I just have a blast playing the songs. That's my high point.

 

Most of the time I feel like MO. I'm fine, but I'm not the caliber of player as the people I'm covering. So I have to simplify some stuff and take a few shortcuts. No big deal, but I try not to reinforce the fact by thinking about it too much. [biggrin]

[Twang Gang]

That used to happen to me a lot. I was in a "cover" band and each of us would learn a song and bring it to the band and teach it to them. Sometimes we had a recording of the original and sometimes we would not. I didn't listen to the radio or popular music that much so often I had never heard the song before. We would add our own harmonies, or lead breaks whatever we felt fit and if the guy who brought the song in didn't object we would keep it that way. Often I would then later hear the original version somewhere and think - gee I like the way we do it better. Again probably a familiarity thing, you get used to hearing it a certain way and that is what you expect it to sound like.

[saturn]

That used to happen to me a lot. I was in a "cover" band and each of us would learn a song and bring it to the band and teach it to them. Sometimes we had a recording of the original and sometimes we would not. I didn't listen to the radio or popular music that much so often I had never heard the song before. We would add our own harmonies, or lead breaks whatever we felt fit and if the guy who brought the song in didn't object we would keep it that way. Often I would then later hear the original version somewhere and think - gee I like the way we do it better. Again probably a familiarity thing, you get used to hearing it a certain way and that is what you expect it to sound like.

 

Thank you. Now I don't feel totally alone. :)