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No, Smith added her own verses that Bruce does not sing.

Dylan has been covered by everyone from Jimi Hendricks to Dave Matthews and pretty much all in between. I don’t know that anyone covered his catalog of music more than Jerry Garcia/The Grateful Dead. The Dead covered Visions of Johanna, Maggie’s Farm, Watchtower, When I Paint My Masterpiece, Queen Jane Approximately, Ballad of a Thin Man, It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry, It's All Over Now Baby Blue, Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again, Desolation Row... the list goes on and on.
Jerry Garcia also covered Dylan when playing in his solo act, the Jerry Garcia Band. This is a live, band released, recording of them covering Dylan’s A Simple Twist of Fate. While not an up tempo song it really showcases Jerry’s guitar style and tone. I think it’s a beautiful rendition.

Have to say I’m jealous. I never had a chance to see JGB. The nights I spent with the Grateful Dead will always rank amongst my fondest. My eyes closed. Soaking in deeply Jerry’s playing as it pierced the air. The rhythm devils thundering behind him. Phil playing bounding journeys on bass. Bobby in short shorts being the crafty psychedelic side kick to Jerry’s meandering lead.
...There was no place on earth like a Grateful Dead show.
...except maybe a JGB show.

I love Into the Mystic, but this is probably my favorite version.

Van covering Van.

Well nobody covers Van like Van!

Actually, Willie covered is own song. In the late 50's, early 60's, Willie was simply a writer. I think she recorded it first, kind of thrusting Willi over the top.

It’s probably best to cover your own Willie.

You guys have peeked inside my extensive Van catalog.In the spirit of this thread here's Van injecting some much needed soul into a stale Rodney Crowell song.
Till I Gain Control Again

Not sure if anyone will even dare listen to it, but this is a truly beautiful cover.

Here is another I'm not sure anyone will listen to, but these two guys are masters and the sound is very smooth:

Both are highly respected in the guitar community. With good reason.

I'm in a cover band with my wife and a few military buddies. We do our own thing with some songs while playing some note for note. Below is our website with some of our songs.

https://www.dodgingroger.com/sounds

The Dave Clark Five covers of You Got What It Takes,Please Stay,I Like It Like That,Over and Over,You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,Bring It On Home to Me,Put A Little Love in Your Heart,On Broadway.

Awesome!

I'm bumping this for two reasons:

1. It deserves to remain current
2. I just found a post I'd missed in Real Time.

I just found it, chased the link... and immediately 'liked' it. I thought Our Dawg Hew deserved some exposure. Cover bands are part of a proud tradition of 'live music for living people,' and deserve as much attention as possible. I'm lucky enough to be of an age when live bands were the rule... and DJ's were cut-rate entertainment at 2nd tier dives.

Live Music is always best. These people put themselves out there, doing things that only a sliver of a fraction of people ever pull off... and they do it in Real Time- without a safety net.

HewDawg's in a band, Dawgs!
Props are in order here.

**BUMP**

And as a former gigging musician, they are often doing it for pennies.

So... one of the things I love most about the internet is the access I have to resources I'd not otherwise have a clue existed. Hindustani improv music. Tibetan throat singers. East Africa Marimba ensembles.

And yes... fantastic conventional musicians who produce joints much closer to my (American pop) cultural home.

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That said:
There are no modern TV themes more iconic than those of the Law & Order franchise. The original theme by Mike Post formed the template for each of the spinoffs. The longest-running and most-heard version is still currently running. "Law & Order/Special Victim's Unit" is now 20 years old. It's old enough to vote, serve its country and be a parent in its own right.

So if you're gonna do a cover of something this recognizable and woven into the fabric of American Pop Culture, you simply MUST:

1. bring Game to the process. And then...
2. handle your bidniss.

My latest submission to The Art of the Cover: Dave Rucci.




This impressed the hell out of me.
Please follow the link and up-vote this brother at YouTube.
Check this out:

If you wanna make a name for yourself, take a lame tune by Britney Spears, and turn it into a sophisticated Jazz fusion tour de force.

The Swedes are freakkin' mercenaries. Check this cover out.




They cover Justin Bieber, Adele and several others. Each time, they shred the original and torch the studio to a fine ash. Love these brothers.

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Talk about name-dropping....

Originally performed by Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, this cover was beautifully arranged/performed by one of my heroes, Herbie Hancock.
Sung by John Legend and Pink.
An exploration of personal identity, self-worth and how it's tied to employment.

"Don't give up; 'cause you have friends."

j/c:

Love this song from the late, great Joe Sample and Donnie Hathaway's little girl--Lalah.

Here is another masterpiece from Joe Sample and the soulful Randy Crawford.

Chase down his 80's album "Carmel."

And everything he did with The Crusaders (Begin with 'Southern Comfort'). Epitome of 'Soulful Jazz' style.

Also loved Herbie Hancock's cover album "Possibilities" with all sorts of different guest singers. Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, etc.

A surprise was Christina Aguilera on the Cohen classic, "A Song for You."

Good stuff.

I have. Big fan of that album, Joe, and The Crusaders. Great stuff. I think I even PMed you once about Joe Sample and then again another time w/him and Lalah Hathaway.

Clem, have you ever listened to some of the stuff Joe and George Benson did together?

"Whiskey In The Jar" (Irish folk song)


The Dubliners (60's)




Thin Lizzy (70's)




Metallica (90's)




My favorite is Thin Lizzy's version.

Yep... that's where the John Legend/ P!nk joint came from. That entire collection is first-rate

Speaking of Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore is one of favorite guitarists of all-time. It does not get any better than this.

I know most won't have the time to listen all the way through, but damn man, I am not sure if I have ever heard anything better in terms of guitar playing. It takes awhile to get there, but it does "get there."

I haven't.

Thanks for the tip. It will give me something to chase down, once this seemingly endless season finally winds down. Dude, right now I'm more worn-out than a one-armed paper hanger in a wind storm...

That's really good. I'd never heard it before - thank you.