There must be some kind of way out of here

[venta]

Well, today NME has published a chart of the "best cover versions of all time".

It's here: http://www.nme.com/news/muse/53090

Virtually none of them meet my criteria for a good cover. In particular, I don't believe that most people will have had any idea that the songs were covers when they first heard them. If someone had to tell you the song you know is a cover, it doesn't count.


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Other reasons why the NME is wrong: in their corresponding chart of the worst cover versions ever, Madonna's American Pie only makes #8.

Edit The Beatles' song should of course be Twist and Shout. Search and replace error :)

Comments

[venta.livejournal.com]

I think Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is great - though in that case I knew it before I knew the Leonard Cohen song. I presume you found it quickly, it's not exactly obscure :)

(If you missed the Alexandra Burke cover of the song a couple of Christmasses ago, I advise you to keep it that way.)

[ulfilias.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Youtube. Seems good if a little drawn out. I love Cohens voice though so prefare the origional in this case. Though i often find you tend to prefare the version you first hear and like, though i can think of a few exceptions (Oysterbands' road to nowhere)