Favorite Cover Songs (INPUT NEEDED!)

[rcwinkly]

Hey Y'all,

I just wrapped up a mix of all covers and am already eager to begin compiling tunes for volume 2 with your help!

That being said, what are some of your favorite covers?

Here's a link to Volume 1 of the mix (download link on the mixcloud page) and a playlist below:

https://www.mixcloud.com/rcwinkly/nothin-but-covers/

1. Sweet Georgia Brown - Jo Jones Trio
2. Kissing My Love - Afrique
3. Hung Up - Mr. Chop
4. Peace Train - Lincoln Mayorga
5. Spinning Wheel Medley
6. Lonnie Smith, Kiyohiko Ozaki, Heads of the Family, Jimmy Mitchell & Tony Mottola, Lectric Woods
7. Son of a Preacher Man - Mel Brown
8. Ain’t It Funky Now - Grant Green
9. Let The Music Take Your Mind - Grant Green
10. Simple Song - The Meters
11. Today - Tom Scott
12. T.R.O.Y. - Mr. Chop
13. I Want You Back Medley - Bob Shad & The Bad Men, Thes One, Cal Tjader
14. Something - Charles Kynard
15. Piece of My Heart - Erma Franklin
16. Bang Bang - Betty Chung
17. Windmills of Your Mind Medley - Barbara Lewis, Dorothy Ashby
18. Get Out My Life, Woman - Thad Jones & Mel Lewis
19. You Are The Sunshine of My Life - Blue Mink
20. I’m Going To Love You - Funk Inc.
21. For What It’s Worth - Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66
22. Light My Fire - Julie Driscoll & Brian Auger
23. Yes We Can - Young-Holt Unlimited
24. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Shirley Scott
25. Misdemeanor - Ahmad Jamal
26. You’ve Made Me So Very Happy - Lou Rawls
27. It’s Your Thing - Dyke & The Blazers
28. Whole Lotta Love - Dennis Coffey
29. 90% of Me is You - Amral’s Trinidad Cavaliers
30. California Dreamin’ - Lee Moses
31. Ain't No Sunshine - The Equatics
32. Respect - Rotary Connection
33. Cry Baby Cry - Ramsey Lewis
34. While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Jimmy Ponder
35. Easy To Be Hard - Jennifer
36. Three-Five-Zero-Zero - The Electric Hair
37. Never My Love Medley - Bert Kaempfert, Tom Scott
38. Walk On By Medley - El Michels Affair, Joann Garrett

 

[klezmer electro-thug beats]

Shirley Scott And The Soul Saxes - I Wish I Knew How It Feels To Be Free has always killed me

I can think of some I Want You Backs worth checking out too -
Bobby Shad & The Bad Men
Also Trinidad Esso Steel Band

And finally Paris DJs podcast had a like 20 part series of half hour mixes called Molesting Laura that were this kinda theme, covers and ripoffs, that're worth checking out. If you're willing to google "molesting laura" that is.

 

[Duderonomy]

The Impossible’s easy to be hard is dope with the Barry White vibes... just have to get past the singing ;-)

 

[rcwinkly]

Thanks guys...I checked the Impossibles and dug it! I'll have to dig up that Paris DJs podcast and do a little homework over the summer for sure!

 

[Theodore_Rucks]

This is a dope concept, about to check your mix. Here's a few:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=652xWcTcLKQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3zHD6bjoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNeqAq4Ljt8

 

[Jroam]

A favorite cover would be located on Justin Torres Break up letters mix. Its a cover of Al Green's "how can you mend a broken heart," by who I have not a clue. It starts around 52:35 mark of this mix.

 

[SPlDEY]

I think the Jackson 5 is probably the best cover band of all time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_G637sWOJk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LklFP1IG9KY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvN3KbNN7Pw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5mt6KSGtbA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLaODfMqn4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tG6nuti70I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBJ-EGj909s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Hg3nvfP-Y

- spidey

 

[rcwinkly]

Good call on that Leon Ware cover...had totally forgotten about that one!

 

[rcwinkly]

Theodore_Ruckshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=652xWcTcLKQ - this was fire!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3zHD6bjoY - who did this originally...it sounds so familiar?!!?!

 

[rufus ruffkutt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqR0TRSmCc

 

[rufus ruffkutt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtlDBWwF7Yo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNUkGJNiYWA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lh4UNi3U8I

 

[rufus ruffkutt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxMd9WR3PM0

 

[foe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENfRfSzLeYA

 

[Theodore_Rucks]

rcwinkly said:



Theodore_Rucks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE3zHD6bjoY - who did this originally...it sounds so familiar?!!?!









that's Beach Boys "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times"

 

[Fred_Garvin]

Great list. One thing: Erma Franklin's "Piece of My Heart" was the original, Janis was the cover. Here's a cover of hers, that I'm surprised doesn't get more shine:

[pre]https://www.youtube.com/KXuwsh3HtkU


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[rcwinkly]

Fred_Garvin said:

Great list. One thing: Erma Franklin's "Piece of My Heart" was the original, Janis was the cover. Here's a cover of hers, that I'm surprised doesn't get more shine:




Oh snap...I didn't realize that was the original! Thanks for the heads up. I hope you enjoyed the mix if you had a chance to listen.

 

[klezmer electro-thug beats]

Just stumbled into this new release, I forgot all about the Traffic. They do pretty ridiculously over the top instrumental covers.
https://thetraffic.bandcamp.com/album/california-love-no-through-road-instrumental-funk

 

[Theodore_Rucks]

klezmer electro-thug beats said:

Just stumbled into this new release, I forgot all about the Traffic. They do pretty ridiculously over the top instrumental covers.
https://thetraffic.bandcamp.com/album/california-love-no-through-road-instrumental-funk



Dope, reminds me of a heavier version of Visioneers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMmkZN0Arl4