Cover Songs
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Re: Cover Songs
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OK ... here I go again with my never ending crusade to promote Pentatonix: a group of totally "unknowns" which was put together at the last minute right out of high school to compete in a televised acapella sing-off which they had no hope of winning .... but they did.
Watch as much of the following video of the ORIGINAL song by Justin Bieber as you can before you barff, then listen to the second one by Pentatonix. Straight up acapella. No special effects, no instruments.
Justin Bieber (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nntGTK2Fhb0
Pentatonix (cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrh3wYb1mM
Before the truth all heads must bow; Bieber DOES have a beautiful voice, but in my opinion the first performance doesn't exist in the same universe with the second. PTX is using only their own God-given voices - nothing else.
This next example features a much better performed original song, Cheerleader, but I still think Pentatonix did a better job with the cover. Compare for yourself. Remember, Pentatonix is using only their voices - no autotune, no instruments.
OMI (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGflUbPQfW8
Pentatonix (cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P95_pCbCPZw
― Steven Wright
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I also really like The Fugees version of "Killing Me Softly," but I don't know the name of the artist that sang it originally.
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Whenever I hear that song sung by Whitney Houston, I feel as though I am listening to a vocal gymnast. There is something plastic in the performance. Dolly Parton does the song justice. There seems to be more humanity in the way she performs.muggle wrote:List some great cover songs including you preference of which you like best.
I will start with :
"I Will Always Love You".
Cover by Whitney Houston
Original by Dolly Parton.......I like both versions but favor Dolly Parton's original
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Spirit in the sky by Doctor And The Medics is far superior to the original. Rolling Stones is slightly better than Howlin' Wolfs Little Red Rooster
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Say Lou Lou – Instant Crush (Daft Punk Cover)
Skid Row – Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix cover)
Mogwai – Don't cry (Guns`n`Roses cover)
JJ – Money On My Mind (Cover)
Asking Alexandria – Youth Gone Wild (Skid Row Cover)
Ellie Goulding – High For This (The Weeknd Cover)
Head Control System – Kiss From A Rose (Seal Cover)
Silverstein – Help (The Beatles Cover)
The Cure – Hello I Love You (The Doors Cover)
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"Girl Crush" cover by Harry Styles. Original by Little Big Town.
"Wild Thoughts" cover by Harry Styles. Original by Rihanna.
"Drag me Down" cover by Shawn Mendes. Original by One Direction.