Rock Pop Cover Versions

[Guest]

Amen Corner LP the national west coast live explosion company,

Side one from trakc two,baby do the philly dog.

3;your my girl(i dont wanna discuss it).

4;shake a tail feather.

5;so fine

6;our love is in the pokcet.

I wonder what music they where into?

[Bjorn Nilsson]

There was a four track EP released last year with some indie bands doing northern covers.

It was called "More soul than Wigan Casino"!

Kicker - Since you left

The Butterflies of love - Two lovers

Comet Gain - If you ever walk out of my life

Airport Girl - Lipstick traces (on a cigarette)

They are all quite horrible though I think Comet Gain's version has got a bit of charm.

Edited August 10, 2006 by Bjorn78

[Peter]

Hermans Hermits (Peter Noone) did a version of Benny Spellmans Fortune Teller

[Guest Dante]

Just going through a box of New Wave stuff to put on Ebay and I came across this, A cover version of Don Thomas-Come on train. Why, did they record it where did they hear it. The Group is called The In-Citers out of Santa Cruz, Cal,. On the record, under the title it gives the writer credits as 'Unknown'!!!!!!!

I know I am going to regret this but let's have some more examples of odd ball cover versions.

Hi there,

In fact, The Inciters is a very good northern revival group (does that genre exists? heheh). Some of their covers includes The Magic Touch, The End Of Our Love, Dynamite Exploded, The Hurt and many more..

Yes, I'm a big fan

Cheers From Mexico

Dante

[Codfromderby]

a few from me

our love is in the pocket-amen corner (terrible)

i dont want to discuss it - amen corner (very terrible)

love is serious business- grace kennedy (excellent)

i cant break the news- tom jones (brilliant)

show me -lulu (scraping the barrell)

the hunter, (albert king classic blues/rnb)- free

the only way is up-yazz

sysljfm the letter song- cant remember, the q tips (paul young)

the horse-dexys

its gonna take a miracle-laura nyro(awesome)

you really got a hold on me-laura nyro(awesome)

baby love- andy and david williams

and remember ted hawkins who did loads of classics ?

[Guest]

a few from me

our love is in the pocket-amen corner (terrible)

i dont want to discuss it - amen corner (very terrible)

Here a couple clips from Amen Corner,album............must say they`re not as bad as you make out,save dont wanna` discuss it,what isnt the worst record i ever heard..........try Rod Stewart,now that is really bad.

[Guest]

Just going through a box of New Wave stuff to put on Ebay and I came across this, A cover version of Don Thomas-Come on train. Why, did they record it where did they hear it. The Group is called The In-Citers out of Santa Cruz, Cal,. On the record, under the title it gives the writer credits as 'Unknown'!!!!!!!

I know I am going to regret this but let's have some more examples of odd ball cover versions.

I have Blood Sweat & Tears doing a version of Margie Josephs I Can't Move No Mountains.

Phil.

[Guest]

Eddie & The Hot Rods Ken

Loads of stuff on the internet about Devo`s version Pete,nothing complementry tho`,you can get live version on CD called servival............

[Guest denmac]

already mentioned, the fall-ghost in my house.crap version but great hologram 7inch sleeve.

undertones- got to get you back

thee three-double life.

the thing is that the scene has accepted rock,us punk/garage,beach,et al for years.

sorry no info on the et al (sorry smart arses)

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

yes i forgot Kylie did Time Will Pass You By. I like Kylie but dad is more the biggest fan with all her singles, albums, DVD's, Video's, calanders, pictures from magazines and newspapers and even a doll lol.

The Jam did Move On Up. aswell as Darryl Hall's versions

Helen Shapiro coverd Shop Around.

Plus Will Young - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (would have to listen to judge how bad it seems)

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

I have also seen on You tube a video for Mental As Anything doing a cover of Just like Romeo and Juliet

[Guest ShaneH]

yes i forgot Kylie did Time Will Pass You By. I like Kylie but dad is more the biggest fan with all her singles, albums, DVD's, Video's, calanders, pictures from magazines and newspapers and even a doll lol.

The Jam did Move On Up. aswell as Darryl Hall's versions

Helen Shapiro coverd Shop Around.

Plus Will Young - I Get The Sweetest Feeling (would have to listen to judge how bad it seems)

another great post from the 'vanwinkle'

Shane

[Guest]

J. C. Messina's 1975 cover of "Time Won't Let Me" by The Outsiders. Undoubtedly a rock/pop cover, but done with style!

Take it J C is the same man who sang with Kenny Loggins as Loggins and Messina, long before Kenny Loggins had that god-awful "Footloose" in the charts?

Yes ... J C M is the M in L & M

Malc Burton

[Guest]

"to the ends of the earth".Engleburt Humperdinkc.........or Gerry Dorsey,anybody know his northern thing,he did on UK Hikcory?,sound file would be cool title would be nice though!!.

[soulfulsaint]

I heard a great version of "seven days too long" by Marmalade, them of "Obladi Oblada" (sorry about spelling) fame, a couple of years back.

Regards Alan

Marmalade were previously the Glasgow R&B Beat band Dean Ford and Gaylords and did 'Seven Days is Too Long' in their live set in the late '60s. Like Liverppol and LOndon there were hundreds of Glasgow bands doing R&B covers - major among them the Beatstalkers, Frankie Miller and the Bruins and Maggie Bell. On the same theme, Midge Ure was lead singer of another Glasgow R&B showband called Slick, they covered Archie Bell's 'Here I Go Again'. But corrupted the lyrics to 'Here I Go Again, Looking For My Hole Again' ... disgusting innuendo. I think he was last seen saving Africa from famine...