# 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:** 39
**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:** [May 31, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/763 "2022-05-31T04:02:25Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kh5BFi7g6Iw/maxresdefault.jpg "Breakdown") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh5BFi7g6Iw) ---
**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:** [June 5, 2022, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/764 "2022-06-05T02:55:11Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XRvr7nQE7xM/maxresdefault.jpg "Unchained Melody sung like you've NEVER heard!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRvr7nQE7xM) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2022, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/765 "2022-06-06T01:14:32Z")
Melissa Etheridge, Orianthi, Lindsay Ell and more cover Johnny B. Goode. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PLY7Vu9_h7s/maxresdefault.jpg "Melissa Etheridge, Orianthi, Lindsay Ell, Cam & Troi Irons "Johnny B Goode"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLY7Vu9_h7s) ---
**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:** [June 6, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/766 "2022-06-06T01:22:09Z")
Terrific version of Steely Dan’s _My Old School_: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P_8aZZ9d_EA/maxresdefault.jpg "My Old School - Leonid & Friends feat. “Rox Bros” - Alex and Nikita Pozdnyakov (Steely Dan cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_8aZZ9d_EA) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/767 "2022-06-06T13:53:01Z")
Damn, they nailed that one! They’re all from Ukraine? ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/768 "2022-07-12T22:36:50Z")
Rockin’ Out at Walmart. Pride And Joy on a plastic guitar. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/600ykNF3md4/maxresdefault.jpg "Clay Shelburn & Zac Stokes- Walmart Rockstars - Pride and Joy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=600ykNF3md4) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/769 "2022-07-12T23:02:52Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Damn, they nailed that one! They’re all from Ukraine? They’re based in Moscow. > **[Visit the new Leonid & Friends SHOP!](http://leonidandf.com/)** > > Visit our NEW SHOP for all your Leonid & Friends merchandise! They covered a ton of Chicago songs. Also this great version of “September” by Earth, Wind, & Fire. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/D5XmUnYW5Ks/maxresdefault.jpg "September - Leonid & Friends (Earth, Wind & Fire cover)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5XmUnYW5Ks) I struggle with it a bit. Apparently they had no sheet music to work with—just recordings and some videos. It’s impressive as hell in a way…they really get the nuances. But…why not make their own music, add to the world’s selection? There’s a really interesting background to some of this stuff that came out of that part of the world. > **Ribs** (рёбра, [translit.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transliteration) **ryobra** ), also known as **music on ribs** (Музыка на рёбрах), **jazz on bones** (Джаз на костях), **bones** or **bone music** (_ **roentgenizdat** _ ), are improvised [gramophone recordings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gramophone_record) made from [X-ray films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projectional_radiography). Mostly made through the 1950s and 1960s,[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribs_(recordings)#cite_note-1)[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribs_(recordings)#cite_note-2) ribs were a [black market](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_market) method of smuggling in and distributing music that was banned from broadcast in the Soviet Union. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribs_(recordings)) Also: [https://www.wish1075.com/hillbilly\_trivia/russians-vandalize-phone-booths/](https://www.wish1075.com/hillbilly_trivia/russians-vandalize-phone-booths/) ISTR that Leonid et al did some of that (back in the day) so they could have equipment to play. I imagine if caught the consequences would have been pretty dire. ETA: They apparently raided hospital dumpsters for old xrays for discarded films so they could distribute the music. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/770 "2022-07-13T02:05:15Z")
River\_Hippie and lobotomyboy63- Impressive videos. Thanks! SRV was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. Majestic, San Antonio, 3rd row. Saw EWF at a casino in Tucson. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/771 "2022-07-19T03:50:22Z")
_Hot Rod Lincoln_ - Pat Travers [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uM0weRWS6EA/maxresdefault.jpg "Hot Rod Lincoln - PAT TRAVERS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM0weRWS6EA) ---
**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:** [July 19, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/772 "2022-07-19T06:29:34Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Rockin’ Out at Walmart. Pride And Joy on a plastic guitar. probably can’t post this ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/773 "2022-07-19T07:07:55Z")
heres one of the most famous covers in the past 40-50 years sung with the original artist and the group doing the cover https://www.youtube.com/embed/LeFlPxMTP24?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDLeFlPxMTP24&start=7 ---
**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:** [July 23, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/774 "2022-07-23T00:32:07Z")
Thanks for that! Pat Travers was one of my favorites back in the day. Puttin’ It Straight, Blues Tracks and Makin’ Magic were in heavy rotation at one point in my life. Got to see him live once in a fairly intimate bar venue. It was great! ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/775 "2022-07-23T00:48:12Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Rockin’ Out at Walmart. Pride And Joy on a plastic guitar. Wow, that’s fantastic! Thanks for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/776 "2022-07-23T05:04:23Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > But…why not make their own music, add to the world’s selection? Writing music is a whole ‘nother animal. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_B](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jim_b/32/4338_2.png) [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/777 "2022-07-23T05:15:08Z")
As I said before (but this is a new thread 😉 ), I just love [My Grown Up Christmas List](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1TTnPdZOZI) by Kelly Clarkson. Oh, she just belts it out. It was apparently first sung by Amy Grant. But she just doesn’t say it with as much feeling. I feel like I’m about to fall asleep when she sings it. What more can I say 🙂 . ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/778 "2022-07-23T17:09:55Z")
I have mentioned this young lady before, this time it’s Elton John, Your Song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iD4ci08xr_8/maxresdefault.jpg "Your Song - Elton John (Piano Cover by Emily Linge)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4ci08xr_8) ---
**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:** [July 24, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/779 "2022-07-24T00:02:08Z")
Very nice! ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/780 "2022-08-24T06:22:16Z")
Been awhile since I posted in here. I did a search, doesn’t look like I posted this in this thread. Here’s a cover of Randy Newman’s, “Last Night I Had a Dream” by Fanny. I love Nickey Barclay’s showmanship, grit and growl, and the ladies just _ **killed** _ it, like they did everything they played live. I’d love to have a GOOD recording/video of more of their live stuff. Their producer had his own ideas, and the records just don’t capture who they were. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4YH-MJmWVhw/hqdefault.jpg "Fanny - Last Night I Had A Dream") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YH-MJmWVhw) Sorry about the quality. Looks like a VHS recording. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/781 "2022-08-24T08:56:41Z")
“Love Has No Pride” with Bonnie Raitt and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Oh my, her voice brings me to tears every time. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-nmPdUiT5ks/maxresdefault.jpg "Bonnie Raitt w. Crosby, Stills and Nash - Love Has No Pride - Madison Square Garden - 2009/10/29&30") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nmPdUiT5ks) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596/782 "2022-09-01T20:33:26Z")
Hope this one qualifies. Its a cover band - though with their own flavor. Plus I love this song and I don’t feel it gets it fair due. A Zep cover… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9soqd79YOrQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Lez Zeppelin - Night Flight @ Grammercy Theatre, NYC - 12/7/19") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9soqd79YOrQ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-a-great-cover-of-that-song/851596.md?page=40)