# Covers you would have liked to hear from artists who have left us **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119 "2019-07-15T08:44:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/1 "2019-07-15T08:44:12Z")
I’ve been listening to a lot of songs from [The Carpenters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJmmaIGiGBg) lately, and it occurred to me that their production style, and particularly Karen’s voice, would have been well-suited to cover [“A Whole New World”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ1Rb9hC4JY) from _Aladdin_. What other songs would you have liked to hear covered from artists who have died or groups that have disbanded? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/2 "2019-07-15T12:57:05Z")
There’s a famous (but long) story about David Bowie, the punchline of which is “If it’s good enough for Shirley Bassey, then it’s good enough for you.” So I wanted to hear him cover “Goldfinger.” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/3 "2019-07-15T13:44:28Z")
When Joe Cocker passed, I remember being disappointed that now he’d never be able to do another half dozen or so Beatles covers to fill out an album. I didn’t really care which ones, I just wanted him to do it, since the ones he has done are all good. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/4 "2019-07-15T18:59:23Z")
I reckon Prince could’ve done a killer “Gimmee Shelter” ---
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/5 "2019-07-16T00:28:25Z")
I’d like to hear what Stevie Ray Vaughan would have done with Link Wray’s “Rumble”. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/6 "2019-07-16T00:58:21Z")
Absolutely anything by Michael Hedges. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/7 "2019-07-17T19:39:59Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > When Joe Cocker passed, I remember being disappointed that now he’d never be able to do another half dozen or so Beatles covers to fill out an album. > > I didn’t really care which ones, I just wanted him to do it, since the ones he has done are all good. While we’re on the subject, “Take Me to the Pilot” always sounded like a song Elton John wrote for Joe Cocker but ended up recording himself. To the the best of my knowledge, I don’t think Cocker ever did a cover. Too bad. Also, I don’t think Warren Zevon covered any Elvis Costello songs. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/8 "2019-07-17T20:50:39Z")
> [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](#): > > I’d like to hear what Stevie Ray Vaughan would have done with Link Wray’s “Rumble”. I hope Richard Thompson will cover it before he’s gone. Could also be a treat. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/9 "2019-07-17T23:11:04Z")
I’ve said it before (and apparently Lennon said it too) but I really think “Oh Darling” should’ve been sung by John. ---
**Author:** ![calcetin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ba8739/32.png) [@calcetin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calcetin)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/10 "2019-07-17T23:15:24Z")
I wish I could hear Buddy Holly singing “Old Town Road.” ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/11 "2019-07-17T23:24:28Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I’ve said it before (and apparently Lennon said it too) but I really think “Oh Darling” should’ve been sung by John. “Oh Darling” _really_ should’ve been sung by Otis Redding but he unfortunately died before the song was recorded. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/12 "2019-07-19T13:15:45Z")
I’d have really liked to hear Johnny Cash cover pretty much anything by Peter Hammill/VDGG! Maybe [In Slow Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIpfqeZByQg) or [Faint Heart and the Sermon](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdtFHLT8u4Q) perhaps. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/13 "2019-07-21T02:01:03Z")
I’m just listening to my favorite Bowie album, “Hunky Dory”, and had the thought that “[Life On Mars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKcl4-tcuo)” would have been a fantastic song for Freddie Mercury. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-you-would-have-liked-to-hear-from-artists-who-have-left-us/837119/14 "2019-07-21T22:57:04Z")
I’m sure GG Allin would’ve put a fine spin on “Scarborough Fair” or “Do You Know the Way to San Jose”. (or Janis Ian’s “At 17”) [Seth Puttnam](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=seth+puttnam) most likely improving on Diana Ross’s “Do You Know Where You’re Going To?” Zappa covering Britney’s “Hit Me Baby One More Time”.