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2507894, The Cover (Remake) post Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 10:26 AM
Please post a youtube version of a cover (remake) of a song.
I would like to hear different artists versions of songs. If need be post the original as well so we have a point of reference.
Thanks in advance.
Alice Russell - 7 Nation Army (live) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnrTQngkjLE&feature=related
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2507895, Tender Love- Alicia Keys Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 10:41 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQDGCZbfUk4
Force MDs- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260MTsBNfRQ original
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2507899, Jerry Rivera, Nirvana, Jodeci and Boyz II Men: Posted by el guante, Sat Feb-19-11 11:02 AM
Four of my favorite covers:
http://www.guante.info/2011/02/unrelated-4-of-my-favorite-10-songs-are.html
-------- Guante: www.guante.info Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records
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2507907, Tainted Love - Bilal Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:22 AM
http://music.vtechphones.com/video/4939/fullscreen/
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2507913, Where did our love go - The Drums Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:33 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxwCvgXzTLU
The Supremes (original) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izzKUoxL11E&feature=related
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2507915, can't hide love Posted by Deacon Blues, Sat Feb-19-11 11:35 AM
can't hide love - creative source
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG4ukUYTJyo&feature=fvst
can't hide love - ewf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wr0ekZlcM8E&feature=related
can't hide love - dangelo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TisomTEKd4&feature=related
can't hide love - randy watson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp-FvlxE3uI&feature=related
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2508078, RE: can't hide love Posted by slyde, Sat Feb-19-11 02:53 PM
Dionne Warwick (1982) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDzyS7zlPyg
Perry & Sanlin (1980) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WJsoB3Z9Bc
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2508092, Bilal/Randy Watson's take is tight Posted by slyde, Sat Feb-19-11 03:12 PM
His voice is mad flexible. Never took the time before to check that EWF-tribute project. Only heard last year the ones from Dwele and Kirk Franklin. Thanks for sharing.
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2507916, Something About You - Anthony David (acoustic & R&B) Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:37 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcUd55EoLlU - acoustic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja0G3fuR6Yg&feature=related - R&B
Leve 42 (Original) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-zP66eSLto
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2507921, As - Esmee Denters Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:45 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmjQgZPj7F0
I'm not posting the original, if you don't know the original...KILL YOURSELF.
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2507930, ???????? singing Lovely Day Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:54 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVLtnm4p5GQ
Some chick shut down the Apollo with this version of Bill Withers' Lovely Day
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2507931, Fiona Apple - Use Me Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:57 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1lzgxYTJPk&feature=related
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2507933, Love You Down - Meshell N'Degeocello Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 11:59 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcSDUjDS0Fs
Original by Jheri For The Curl...oops I mean Ready For The World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3Ui8_oqc9Q
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2507934, Bilal "High & Dry" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 12:01 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHMy6cjz1io
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2507939, Radiohead - High and Dry (Original) Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 12:15 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BciOfJsqh7M
I had to do my homework I had never heard it.
THANKS.
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2507935, Single Ladies - Sara Barrellis (spelling?) Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 12:09 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1qD4LtaRIU
I usually hate when people try to sing this song, but she sort of changed it made it her own. In a weird way I like it.
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2507936, "Hello It's Me" - The Isley Brothers Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 12:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh7Pi6Z5wSA
and here's the original: ( which, unlike most people, I like better )
"Hello it's Me" - Todd Rundgren http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8kEUP_40Ak
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2507981, the original version Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 01:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtNQvt99P2w
this was Rundgren's band - the Nazz
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2508235, I like it...the end is kinda weird though. Posted by disco dj, Sun Feb-20-11 01:30 AM
not bad.
I still like TR's version the best.
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2507937, "Police and Thieves" - The Clash Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 12:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO2bC7rJl5s
and here's the original: "Police and Thieves" - Junior Murvin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQriZQbTcjk
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2507941, Sublime "Stepping Razor" & "Scarlet Begonias" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 12:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73ZprL_ZKxI
Peter Tosh original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLJFRgE4Ywk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cg2O4SsHQw
The Grateful Dead orignal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj_kK1j3CV0
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2507942, "Summertime" - Big Brother and the Holding Company Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 12:20 PM
with Janis Joplin on vocals: ( and anybody who doesn't think this is the best version is NOT my friend...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0B41tBTTko
and here's a few others,
( actually, I don't think I've EVER heard a bad version of it...)
Sam Cooke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7D8uxDt8dY
John Coltrane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13esKUJr1hM
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIDOEsQL7lA
Billie Holiday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7ENPQzlUpY&feature=related
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2507945, "Don't Let me Be Misunderstood" - Nina Simone Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 12:26 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ckv6-yhnIY
and here's the original ( a 60's smoker!!!!!) "Don't Let Me Be Understood" - The Animals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjQtpA5U5c
and here's the cheesy Disco version...complete with cheesy video...
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"- Santa Esmerelda: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8NVQ0iao0g
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2507946, Emiliana Torrini "Blame it on the Sun" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 12:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnPqfxg9lyo
Stevie Wonder original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqJLTCxaehc
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2507951, Wilson Pickett "Hey Jude" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 12:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IFB9Q_3t_k
The Beatles original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEKgYKpEJ3o
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2507952, "Nature Boy" - Nat King Cole Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 12:34 PM
not sure who made the original, but there's a zillion versions of it. Here's one of the best:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvaZ-J2Nvk0
but this one might be my personal favorite: "Nature Boy" - George Benson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cU2yJaBZqg
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2507954, John Coltrane "My Favorite Things" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 12:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4Hy6MtBLE
Julie Andrews original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33o32C0ogVM
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2507956, Darling Nikki - The Foo Fighters Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 12:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEoYKYA9oHE
Original - Prince http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=536dvGMmThw
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2507962, Florence Welch - I Don't Wanna Know Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 12:57 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z5X9_3HCRQ
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2507966, Sia - Under The Milky Way Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdXSOBApIg&feature=related
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2507968, I kinda like this one better than the original... Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:04 PM
always have.
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2507971, Lou Barlow - Round-n-Round Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2GucoX2nWk
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2507977, Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1c9ErCn7w
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2507978, Wes Montgomery - Eleanor Rigby Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZa3Supq79Y
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2507979, UB40 - Red Red Wine Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:11 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt56MB-3vc
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2507985, The Deftones - If Only Tonight We Could Sleep Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:13 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3hIUNNUhI
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2507990, Placebo - Running Up That Hill Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:17 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXVXG2kXBo
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2507993, Urge Overkill - Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:18 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo228wllnYY&feature=fvsr
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2507994, Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:19 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
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2507996, Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrQTRcxdTo
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2507999, Robert Palmer - Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:22 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMT-oiiY7DE&feature=related
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2508002, Depeche Mode - Dirt Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjkOl67k0LM
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2508004, The Bird and the Bee - Private Eyes Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:27 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPrNMPZmcY
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2508006, John Frusciante - Strangelove Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XIU18Ea5P8
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2508019, HEAT Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 01:38 PM
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2508102, Wow that's a great Stooges cover Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 03:31 PM
Thanks for posting that
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2508005, another good one! Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:27 PM
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2507998, I LOVED that version. Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:21 PM
.
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2507958, Pistol Grip Pump - Rage Against The Machine Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 12:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRkvg_LuZvk
Original - Volume 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jstb6yvIKNg
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2507959, Jamiroquai - Bad Girls Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 12:56 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN9KVEdQyGY&feature=related
Original Donna Summer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRcUtpxh70
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2507965, Vanilla Fudge "You Keep Me Hangin On" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:02 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIqKGEgsxG8 That's one of my all-time favorite covers
The Supremes original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3bjMtqpGBw
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2507970, Taken By Trees "My Boys" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:06 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nJ5n4GX5ag
Animal Collective original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zol2MJf6XNE
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2507973, "Venus" - Bananarama Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:06 PM
and this version embodies everything i HATE about 80's covers of old songs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3WvI_S6-k
here's the original:
"Venus" - Shocking Blue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a5AICDKs7g
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2507974, Living Colour - Memories can't wait Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 01:07 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOvbNv-XxU&feature=related
Talking Heads - Memories can't wait
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_3SygtvMA
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2507982, Cowboy Junkies "Sweet Jane" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:12 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHRFZFmEq9o
The Velvet Underground original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkumhBVPGdg
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2507986, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Paul Anka Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:13 PM
yes. Paul Anka:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM_xvTaYavw&feature=related
do I need to link up the Nirvana one?
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2507988, "Wonderwall" Paul Anka Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:15 PM
yep...he had a whole album of these shits
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4e0RtIz9zk&feature=related
and here's the original:
Oasis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPtTS0TYtU&feature=fvst
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2508032, RE: "Wonderwall" Paul Anka Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:49 PM
OH HOLY SHIT that is badass!
i can hear where michael buble gets some of his mojo from
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2507991, "Black Hole Sun" - Paul Fuckin' Anka Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:18 PM
actually, this one is kinda cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEjGgkRbuxI&feature=related
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mbBbFH9fAg
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2507992, Rufus - Maybe your baby Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 01:18 PM
this cover is what sparked Stevie working with them, the result "tell me something good".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_GoBetzQiw
Stevie Wonder - Maybe your baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ItPnIG6abg
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2507995, "Lovecats" - Paul Anka Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:20 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfOdaZ6LVVg
and here's the orig ( which is awesome as fuck, btw...)
"Lovecats" - The Cure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcW35t2Gtyk
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2507997, Dirty Projectors "What I See" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFhdJZQfoP8
Way different than the original by Black Flag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPiU_8SFIPs
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2508001, The Minutemen "Dr Wu" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WxM9IDRDm0
Steely Dan original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57VHBFrl8_A
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2508003, "Love Having You Around" - First Choice Posted by disco dj, Sat Feb-19-11 01:24 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9_Vb5yY4k
and here's the original:
"Love Having You Around" - Stevie Wonder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow6JWVmc0tA
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2508030, Love and Happiness - First Choice Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 01:48 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ILmck5Xpk
I'm not posting Al Green's version, if you don't know it, KILL YOURSELF.
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2508012, Mentalistid - It's No Good Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:32 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBnCtr1luBU
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2508018, The Beautiful South - Girlfriend Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:37 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIWyHS1YXDs
heard this on Austin's last.fm radio awhile back
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2508014, Nickelbag (Bernard Fowler, Steve Salas) - hit it and quit it Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 01:33 PM
I think Bernie played on this version, too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afPPl_PMhcI
Funkadelic - hit it and quit it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBXU2t4hodo
Nickelbag did a good cover of Stevie's "I don't know why" but youtube only has a live version - good though
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2508020, Faith No More - Glorybox Posted by 2Future4U, Sat Feb-19-11 01:39 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ4yoYJV_ZY
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2508039, Faith No More "Easy" & "Ben" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 01:59 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZIqKibTAw
The Commondres original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XcTyEKSnYg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdKfkvhtH3g
Michael Jackson original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwAmpn8ISV0
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2508021, 24-7 Spyz jungle boogie Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 01:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaZuTDWl6P0
Kool and the Gang - jungle boogie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgynbFoA9to
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2508025, I Love The Night Life - India Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 01:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6QDLIiT70M
Original - Alicia Bridges http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN2qImB0sT0
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2508029, Runaway - India Posted by subjctmattr, Sat Feb-19-11 01:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBBu2qf8INo
Loleeta Holloway - Original http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcPV-k78lRI
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2508045, take me to the river - Talking Heads Posted by c71, Sat Feb-19-11 02:08 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXYB-1KTeh4
take me to the river - Al Green
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGD8aQ2GKr0
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2508052, Closing Time Posted by DaKidFromHaiti, Sat Feb-19-11 02:25 PM
Semisonic version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8
The Five One Version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyLLrZJ2edA
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2508070, Women and Cadillacs - The Kings Of Nuthin' Posted by MadDagoNH, Sat Feb-19-11 02:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBr_Yeickok
Cover of Doc Starkes and His Nite Riders
------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010 OKAY COLLEGE FANTASY CHAMPION
2008-09 and 2006-07 Zeno Memorial League Champion
Swanson Pyramid of Greatness Torso: Should be thick and impenetrable.
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2508071, The Right Stuff - Across The Midnight Sky (Al Jarreau) Posted by slyde, Sat Feb-19-11 02:47 PM
The Right Suff : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT66UwHB7Ho
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0016O2EVM/ref=dm_dp_trk6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-DUp7fUk0
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2508090, Sly & Family "Que Sera Sera" Posted by slyde, Sat Feb-19-11 03:06 PM
Sly http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQZNkzP4kYw
DD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc
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2508095, Donny Hathaway "What's Going On" (Live) Posted by slyde, Sat Feb-19-11 03:22 PM
Donny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct0VXxB2zkA
Marvin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD78i6eoGkM
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2508104, A Perfect Circle "What's Going On?" Posted by zuma1986, Sat Feb-19-11 03:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK6wWVtrHXQ
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2551813, "It's Been You" (S. McKinney, M. O'Hara, M. Unobsky) Posted by B_Constructive, Sun May-22-11 03:36 PM
Writers: Sami McKinney, Michael O’Hara, Mary Unobsky
Perri - It's Been You, from "Tradewinds" (1990) Producers: Don Baker, Perri Full-length video - http://www.artistdirect.com/video/it-s-been-you/29294 Slightly shorter video, but with slightly better audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGA69Dniio
Anita Baker - It's Been You, from "Rhythm of Love" (1994) Producer: Barry J. Eastmond LP Version - http://www.myspace.com/anitabakerofficial/music/songs/it-s-been-you-35735980
“It’s Been You” seems to be a song about a friendship that slowly blossoms into a romance. It’s about realizing that a love may have existed “for years and years” without the speaker knowing, and how knowing that has transformed her life.
The first version, performed by the Perry sisters Perri, has such a jubilant energy that it really drives the song’s point home, complete with its near-mid-tempo groove and an excited saxophone solo. The cover, performed by Anita Baker, is more reserved and contemplative in comparison, making the song more of a ballad complete with an electric guitar solo.
The first version was Perri’s second single from “Tradewinds”, but for some reason, it was overlooked until Anita Baker covered the song from her former background singers (from her tours and the “Giving You the Best That I Got” album) in 1994, charting as high as #32 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart in 1995.
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2551839, "I Have/I’ve Learned to Respect the Power of Love" (R. Moore*, A. Winbush) Posted by B_Constructive, Sun May-22-11 05:13 PM
Writers: Rene Moore*, Angela Winbush
Alton McClain & Destiny - (I’ve Learned to Respect) The Power of Love, from "Alton McClain & Destiny"/"It Must Be Love" (1978) Producer: Frank Wilson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irFKmkuZvjI
Stephanie Mills - I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love, from "Stephanie Mills" (1985) Producer: Ron Kersey http://www.myspace.com/stephaniemillsofficial/music/songs/i-have-learned-to-respect-the-power-of-love-14101 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RPk5XhYb40 Live performance at the Apollo Theatre in 1986 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHn93dndOzo
Angela Winbush - I've Learned To Respect (The Power Of Love), from "The Real Thing" (1989) Producer: Angela Winbush *Rene Moore is not listed a writer on this version. http://www.myspace.com/angelawinbushofficial/music/songs/i-ve-learned-to-respect-the-power-of-love-145600 Live Performance on Lou Rawls’ Parade of Stars in 1988(?) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXM8emdhCGc
With all of its differing titles, "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" is pretty self-explanatory, but to get specific, it’s about overcoming the fear, anxiety, self-delusion and apathy that we may feel when trying to find love with faith, and being steadfast and humble enough to learn to respect the power it has and how to handle it, thereby maturing into a stronger person.
The first version, performed by the collective Alton McClain & Destiny, is intimate and somewhat demure in both the way it is sung and the playing of the instruments used. If I could say what venue would be ideal for this song, it would be a lounge or small-scale concert hall.
The cover, performed by Stephanie Mills, is one that I'm guessing that many of us grew up with and is almost the opposite of the Alton McClain & Destiny version. Released in 1986 and like the times, it makes (more) use of synthesizers, but with Mills' signature powerful vocal stylings (and ad-libs), the song becomes both grounded and soaring, seemingly launching the song's purpose into plain view. Ideal venue for this song? I'm seeing an arena with a light show, albeit a tasteful one, especially during the opening bars.
The third version (cover or original?) is performed by Angela Winbush. On her second solo album, she recorded a rendition of the song that she'd written, which became a hit by Mills 3 years prior to the album's release. Her version sounds like more a medium between the AM&D and Mills versions, as it has a mixture of the intimacy of the Alton McClain & Destiny version and the power of the Stephanie Mills version. Ideal venue for this song? Nearly anywhere, it sounds like a live performance as it is, but a general concert hall (somewhere between an arena and a lounge) would suffice. It's fitting that the writer's version of the song would have that center, and it speaks to the versatility of the song's composition that I like all three.
The Alton McClain & Destiny and Angela Winbush versions were both album cuts, but Stephanie Mills made the song her second single from her self-titled album, and it shot to #1 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart (now the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart) nearly 25 years ago to this week (http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs?chartDate=1986-05-10). Though the AM&D version was not a single, it has been sampled on two different occasions by Common (Sense) with his song "Thisisme" from 1994, and Toni Braxton with "Midnite" from 2005.
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2551864, Rolling Stones - Drift Away Posted by zuma1986, Sun May-22-11 06:16 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVhLe8sqGj0
Original Dobie Gray http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr_eVcCAUXo
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2551870, A Change Is Gonna Come -- Aretha - TTD - Baby Huey - Bettye Swan Posted by BISON CLASS of 97, Sun May-22-11 06:32 PM
Aretha Franklin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6YCxXQ6Scw
Terence Trent D'Arby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSBbfECfFk&feature=related
Baby Huey http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh9v41hx5hs
Bettye Swan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E53LpEu2fZY
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2551873, Refused - Gratitude Posted by zuma1986, Sun May-22-11 06:46 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIDtDgJg2eA
Original Beastie Boys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdJ5e70Q8mw
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2551875, Of Montreal - Jimmy Posted by zuma1986, Sun May-22-11 06:53 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMH4_4A7UdU
Original: MIA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO2pYul9mXk
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2551880, David Bowie - Growin' Up Posted by zuma1986, Sun May-22-11 07:21 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ym3J5iEcQ
Original: Bruce Springsteen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nJ9mOqZnSI
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2551884, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGDWdikGmU Posted by -DJ R-Tistic-, Sun May-22-11 07:44 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyGDWdikGmU
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