# Wow, that's a great cover of that song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 12, 2020, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596 "2020-04-12T02:35:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/523 "2021-04-25T03:53:51Z")
Zeppelin? Yeah, from the 1929 lineup 🙄 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/swhEa8vuP6U/maxresdefault.jpg "Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie When the Levee Breaks - Famous 1927 Mississippi River Flood") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swhEa8vuP6U) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/524 "2021-04-25T04:25:56Z")
Nice, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/525 "2021-04-25T11:38:04Z")
I’ve been seeing him pop up in my searches for years. Not my fav artist, but worth a listen. If you check out his videos, he often has interesting custom-built guitars. The resonator guitar got my attention here. I always appreciate some good resonator guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/526 "2021-04-25T12:10:14Z")
Speaking of resonator guitar, here’s Rory Gallagher covering Tony Joe White’s, “As the Crow Flies.” Probably my favorite Rory tune. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/heD3siavZBg/hqdefault.jpg "Rory Gallagher-As the Crow Flies [Irish Tour 74]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heD3siavZBg) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/527 "2021-04-25T12:52:09Z")
April Wine covers a lesser known Elton John song: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK5VlKLrwgI) And here is Elton’s version: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/88d0rPTB7dc/hqdefault.jpg "Elton John - Bad Side of the Moon (Elton John 11 of 13)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88d0rPTB7dc) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/528 "2021-04-25T21:10:36Z")
I’ll just leave this here… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0NYqgj5_S-I/maxresdefault.jpg "Laibach - Jesus Christ Superstar ( Song of Judas )") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NYqgj5_S-I) ---
**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:** [April 25, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/529 "2021-04-25T21:28:59Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > April Wine covers a lesser known Elton John song: Or covering King Crimson: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fIPA1LgQhSw/hqdefault.jpg "April Wine - 21st Century Schizoid Man - 1980 Live @ Reading University, UK") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIPA1LgQhSw) And sure, they pulled off the infamous [snare-driven part](https://youtu.be/fIPA1LgQhSw?t=266) not too badly. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2021, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/530 "2021-04-25T22:12:51Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I always appreciate some good resonator guitar. Check out Eric Sardinas if you don’t know him, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/531 "2021-04-27T03:12:18Z")
Thanks, I’ll give him a listen. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/532 "2021-04-28T02:41:37Z")
Operator - Jim Croce Cover - [https://youtu.be/1oP2X0yLfHY](https://youtu.be/1oP2X0yLfHY) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/533 "2021-05-01T00:51:08Z")
Checked out and approved! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lailLh0NWnA/maxresdefault.jpg "Eric Sardinas And Big Motor @ Violet's Venue (Entire Concert)Aug 5/16") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lailLh0NWnA) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/534 "2021-05-01T02:32:55Z")
Jade Bird - To Love Somebody [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I-ssralMNwE/maxresdefault.jpg "Jade Bird - To Love Somebody (RCA Studio A Sessions)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ssralMNwE) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/535 "2021-05-01T22:56:20Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Checked out and approved! This makes me happy! Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/536 "2021-05-02T00:30:18Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out what’s different-sounding about his guitar. Is he using an electric pickup instead of, or in addition to, an acoustic pickup? I think I’m seeing a single-coil there, in River\_Hippie’s video. Don’t think I’ve ever heard a resonator that wasn’t just acoustic. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/537 "2021-05-02T01:05:16Z")
I liked it. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/538 "2021-05-02T20:46:49Z")
Grab yer ukes! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4TalPkFcQM4/hqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - (Ukulele Solo Acoustic Cover) Overstyle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TalPkFcQM4) [https://images.app.goo.gl/a9Fyo8e1EqMaea4W8](https://images.app.goo.gl/a9Fyo8e1EqMaea4W8) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/539 "2021-05-03T01:21:53Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I’ve been trying to figure out what’s different-sounding about his guitar. I’m not musically knowledgeable enough to answer, but, Boy, does he sure kick some ass on that thing! Dude owes me some socks, 'cause he blew mine off! ---
**Author:** ![echoreply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/echoreply/32/3641_2.png) [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/540 "2021-05-04T03:42:40Z")
A few different covers of While My Guitar Gently Weeps have been mentioned, but here is another one. This is a new version of a video from the the 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction as a tribute to the recently deceased George Harrison, featuring Tom Petty, Jeff Lynn, Prince, and more. Watch until the end to see Prince shred. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CdfMh8QgJjA/maxresdefault.jpg "Prince Gently Weeps from Rock Hall 2004: NEW DIRECTOR'S CUT!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdfMh8QgJjA) Nobody knows where Prince’s guitar went after he threw it into the air. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/541 "2021-05-04T07:43:31Z")
The term “shred” is probably only loosely defined but at least to me it means playing a lot of notes, often based on simple scales, without much reference to melody. Prince’s solo is good precisely because he is _not_ shredding by this definition. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/542 "2021-05-04T07:49:45Z")
If you want to see any number of excellent covers, have a look on youtube at Josh Turner’s channel. No, not the country singer. This guy: > **[Josh Turner Guitar](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wj9aO8VS5ZuXrtWfJf81w)** > > Welcome to the official Josh Turner Guitar YouTube channel! Josh Turner Guitar is a multi-instrumentalist (acoustic guitar and electric guitar), singer, songwriter, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York. Joshua Lee Turner is best known for his... He plays either by himself or - as The Other Favorites - with his friend Carson McKie or with a variety of other talented musicians. Alone or with others his covers are absolutely stellar, if you like voice and (usually) acoustic guitar. Josh is a gifted guitarist and arranger and Carson adds some guitar and a great voice. I won’t bother mentioning any specific cover because there are so damn many, and every one is top notch. Edited to add: actually I’m going to link to one cover. This is with a young woman called Allison Young, who has an absolutely stunning voice, doing a cover of Peggy Lee’s “Fever”. If you can watch this and are a straight male and don’t develop a bit of a crush on Ms Young, you may want to check your pulse. Josh has done a few other covers with Allison and they are all good. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e_0XSTQ61UI/maxresdefault.jpg "Fever - Peggy Lee Cover (Feat. Allison Young)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_0XSTQ61UI) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=28)