Posted by wylie715 on 10/6/2023 1:33:00 AM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/5/2023 5:52:00 PM (view original):
I’ll pay attention to it.
let me know about 4th of July by X.

pretty damn good. Tomorrow I want to listen to the Blasters version. Not always, but usually the original is better than the cover.
Might be a good idea for a list....covers that are better than the original!

It is a very very good idea for a list.
Ill list original version and cover. A list where the cover betters the original or first version as in Bonnie Raitt version of love has no pride betters first version by Linda Rondstadt or ELO cover of Roll Over Beethoven better then Chuck Berry original.

song cover artist original artist
All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix Bob Dylan
Thing Called love Bonnie Raitt John Hiatt
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley Leonard Cohen
American Girl Roger McGuinn Tom Petty
Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds Bob Dylan
Hurt Johnny Cash Nine Inch Nails
I Fought the Law The Clash Bobby Fuller
Twist and Shout The Beatles The Isley Brothers
RESPECT Aretha Franklin Otis Redding
Take Me to the River Talking Heads Al Green
Woodstock C, S, N & Y Joni Mitchell
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin Kris Kristofferson
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Dolly Parton
(What's So Funny) About Peace, Love and Understanding Elvis Costello Nick Lowe
Black Hole Sun Brandi Carlile Soundgarden
Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Rondstadt Warren Zevon
Angel From Montgomery Bonnie Raitt John Prine
Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band Bruce Springsteen
Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies Velvet Underground
You're No Good Linda Rondstadt DeeDee Warwick

Posted by wylie715 on 10/6/2023 2:27:00 PM (view original):
song cover artist original artist
All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix Bob Dylan
Thing Called love Bonnie Raitt John Hiatt
Hallelujah Jeff Buckley Leonard Cohen
American Girl Roger McGuinn Tom Petty
Mr Tambourine Man The Byrds Bob Dylan
Hurt Johnny Cash Nine Inch Nails
I Fought the Law The Clash Bobby Fuller
Twist and Shout The Beatles The Isley Brothers
RESPECT Aretha Franklin Otis Redding
Take Me to the River Talking Heads Al Green
Woodstock C, S, N & Y Joni Mitchell
Me and Bobby McGee Janis Joplin Kris Kristofferson
I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Dolly Parton
(What's So Funny) About Peace, Love and Understanding Elvis Costello Nick Lowe
Black Hole Sun Brandi Carlile Soundgarden
Poor Poor Pitiful Me Linda Rondstadt Warren Zevon
Angel From Montgomery Bonnie Raitt John Prine
Blinded by the Light Manfred Mann's Earth Band Bruce Springsteen
Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies Velvet Underground
You're No Good Linda Rondstadt DeeDee Warwick

Amazing List. I would have had many of those in my list. I’ll do a supplemental later.

Posted by wylie715 on 10/6/2023 5:00:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/5/2023 5:52:00 PM (view original):
I’ll pay attention to it.
let me know about 4th of July by X.

pretty damn good. Tomorrow I want to listen to the Blasters version. Not always, but usually the original is better than the cover.
Might be a good idea for a list....covers that are better than the original!

I think I prefer Dave Alvin's version, but both are great

Supplemental List

1. Mind Set On You - George Harrison covering Rudy Clark

2. Brand New Cadillac- The Clash covering Vince Taylor and transforming a really good song into a really unbelievable and supremely raucous song but they tended to do that.

3. Love Has No Pride - the song was written by Eric Kaz and Linda Ronstadt recorded it but later Bonnie Raitt created what I think is one of the greatest performances of any song and perhaps one of the two most emotional songs ever.
I put there with In The Wee Small Hours by Sinatra.
I wish Sinatra had also recorded it.

4. Gloria - Patti Smith took an already masterpiece by Van Morrison and Them and made it into a nuclear bomb.

5. I Can’t Get No - not better of course but The Devo cover is amazing and important in the history of Rock and Roll.

6. Hound Dog - This song was already a hit underground R and B or rock and roll song heard mostly by black people only sung by Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton in 1952 before Elvis personally engineered it into the first and still one of the greatest Rock and Roll songs ever recorded. The guitar part is still literally thrilling. Elvis gave it the fast verve.

7. Roll Over Beethoven - The ELO version of the historical Chuck Berry masterpiece takes the electrical energy up several notches and it is a scorcher.

8 10. Before they were ordered to start writing their own songs The Rolling Stones have got to be the greatest cover bands there has ever been. 3 of my favorites are Time Is On My Side ( Irma Thomas ) …..Hitch Hike ( Marvin Gaye ) and The Last Time ( The Staple Singers ).

11. I Stand Accused - Elvis Costello by Jerry Butler on Get Happy.

12. To Make You Feel My Love - Adele by Bob Dylan. Her version was so perfect it made the song her own just like Sinatra used to do. Simply a brilliant song and rendition.

13. Do You Wanna Dance - by Bobby Freeman and covered very very well by Bette Midler in her classic debut album but crushed by The Ramones that brought out its real dance ability.

14 - 15. Helter Skelter and Dear Prudence by The Beatles are covered beautifully by Souxie and The Banshees. By anyone else you could ask why? But she does something very memorable with both of them and they sound fresh and hers. The guitar work on Helter Skelter is very exciting.

16. You’ve Got A Fiend - written by Carol King but given to James Taylor who crushed it and then Carol King covered her own song and it is a tie.
The Beatles and the Stones did the same with I Wanna Be Your Man and Ringo and the Beatles do it better then the Stones.

17. Heatwave - Martha and the Vandellas - covered by many great artists but I think that the Linda Ronstadt version is just as good if not better.

18. Police and Thieves - covered by The Clash on first album and considered one of the greatest ever covers. Lee Perry/Junior Purvin

19. Hard Day’s Night - Otis Redding live

20. My Baby Does The Hanky Panky - covered by The Cramps

21. Mony Mony - Billy Idol kills the original by Tommy James.

thought about most of those. Here's one more:

The Chain, by Fleetwood Mac. A great cover by The Highwomen...and I really like the original!

10 Greatest James Bond Movies Ranked
I have not seen the final Daniel Craig movie so it is not considered.

1. Goldfingers
2. Dr. No
3. Casino Royale
4. Thunderball
5. From Russia With Love
6. Quantum Of Solace
7. You Only Live Twice
8. Goldeneye
9. Tomorrow Never Knows
10. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

The only other movie that was good imo was The Living Daylights.

25 favorite Beatles songs (in no particular order, although Day in the Life is probably my favorite):

Day in the Life
Something
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I've Got a Feeling
Come Together
Here Comes the Sun
With a Little Help From My Friends
Fixing a Hole
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yesterday
In My Life
Hey Jude
Let it Be
You Won't See Me
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Paperback Writer
Nowhere Man
Fool on the Hill
If I Needed Someone
And I Love Her
I'm Looking Through You
I've Just Seen a Face
I'm a Loser
Penny Lane

Ask me tomorrow and it will be different. My least favorite Beatles song:
Revolution #9
That won't be different

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/9/2023 1:00:00 PM (view original):
10 Greatest James Bond Movies Ranked
I have not seen the final Daniel Craig movie so it is not considered.

1. Goldfingers
2. Dr. No
3. Casino Royale
4. Thunderball
5. From Russia With Love
6. Quantum Of Solace
7. You Only Live Twice
8. Goldeneye
9. Tomorrow Never Knows
10. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

The only other movie that was good imo was The Living Daylights.

Pretty good list

No Time to Die (the last Craig movie) was actually pretty good. I really did not like Skyfall. It was not a bad movie, but it could have been anyone other than Bond and it would not have made a difference.

Posted by wylie715 on 10/10/2023 12:22:00 AM (view original):
25 favorite Beatles songs (in no particular order, although Day in the Life is probably my favorite):

Day in the Life
Something
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I've Got a Feeling
Come Together
Here Comes the Sun
With a Little Help From My Friends
Fixing a Hole
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yesterday
In My Life
Hey Jude
Let it Be
You Won't See Me
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Paperback Writer
Nowhere Man
Fool on the Hill
If I Needed Someone
And I Love Her
I'm Looking Through You
I've Just Seen a Face
I'm a Loser
Penny Lane

Ask me tomorrow and it will be different. My least favorite Beatles song:
Revolution #9
That won't be different

Great choices. It is a great song but Fixing A Hole is an interesting and surprising choice.

Posted by wylie715 on 10/10/2023 12:26:00 AM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/9/2023 1:00:00 PM (view original):
10 Greatest James Bond Movies Ranked
I have not seen the final Daniel Craig movie so it is not considered.

1. Goldfingers
2. Dr. No
3. Casino Royale
4. Thunderball
5. From Russia With Love
6. Quantum Of Solace
7. You Only Live Twice
8. Goldeneye
9. Tomorrow Never Knows
10. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

The only other movie that was good imo was The Living Daylights.

Pretty good list

No Time to Die (the last Craig movie) was actually pretty good. I really did not like Skyfall. It was not a bad movie, but it could have been anyone other than Bond and it would not have made a difference.

I hate the first 4 movies premise. That James Bond inadvertently antagonized his adoptive brother when children so much that he became the greatest criminal in the world.
That is just so stupid.
I like the first 2 as good espionage and stand alone.

I despise the common plot device where the hero is the direct or indirect cause of the murders and mayhem.

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/10/2023 1:47:00 AM (view original):

Posted by wylie715 on 10/10/2023 12:22:00 AM (view original):
25 favorite Beatles songs (in no particular order, although Day in the Life is probably my favorite):

Day in the Life
Something
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I've Got a Feeling
Come Together
Here Comes the Sun
With a Little Help From My Friends
Fixing a Hole
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yesterday
In My Life
Hey Jude
Let it Be
You Won't See Me
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Paperback Writer
Nowhere Man
Fool on the Hill
If I Needed Someone
And I Love Her
I'm Looking Through You
I've Just Seen a Face
I'm a Loser
Penny Lane

Ask me tomorrow and it will be different. My least favorite Beatles song:
Revolution #9
That won't be different

Great choices. It is a great song but Fixing A Hole is an interesting and surprising choice.

why is Fixing a Hole a surprising choice? As you say, it is a great song.

Posted by wylie715 on 10/10/2023 1:38:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Lennybruce26 on 10/10/2023 1:47:00 AM (view original):

Posted by wylie715 on 10/10/2023 12:22:00 AM (view original):
25 favorite Beatles songs (in no particular order, although Day in the Life is probably my favorite):

Day in the Life
Something
Happiness is a Warm Gun
I've Got a Feeling
Come Together
Here Comes the Sun
With a Little Help From My Friends
Fixing a Hole
Strawberry Fields Forever
Yesterday
In My Life
Hey Jude
Let it Be
You Won't See Me
I'm So Tired
Blackbird
Paperback Writer
Nowhere Man
Fool on the Hill
If I Needed Someone
And I Love Her
I'm Looking Through You
I've Just Seen a Face
I'm a Loser
Penny Lane

Ask me tomorrow and it will be different. My least favorite Beatles song:
Revolution #9
That won't be different

Great choices. It is a great song but Fixing A Hole is an interesting and surprising choice.

why is Fixing a Hole a surprising choice? As you say, it is a great song.

It doesn’t get much AirPlay or appear on many top Beatles songs.
I salute you for appreciating it. I consider it to be a cool surreal song.

thanks, but I don't really care what is popular, or other people consider great songs. I like what I like regardless of what other people think. I'm thinking you are the same way for the most part.

Posted by wylie715 on 10/11/2023 2:16:00 PM (view original):
thanks, but I don't really care what is popular, or other people consider great songs. I like what I like regardless of what other people think. I'm thinking you are the same way for the most part.

I just meant that very few people would put that song on their list - you defied the odds.