Fat Kid
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Post by Fat Kid on Nov 17, 2013 13:55:50 GMT -5
I really like their cover of "Oh Yoko" by John Lennon. It suits them really well and the banjo is killin.
They also have an amazing cover of "Wonderin" by Neil Young which Kevin sings appropriately.
What's your fav?
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marion
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Post by marion on Nov 18, 2013 18:27:49 GMT -5
I can't think of any songs covered by BNL (except those they do in concert), and didn't realize they'd done the ones you mentioned. "Oh, Yoko" has never been one of my favorites, but BNL does it as well as John, IMO (but is that an organ I hear in the middle? Not crazy about that addition). I like that Steve throws a little "All You Need Is Love" in at the end, just as the Beatles threw in a bit of "She Loves You" at the end of AYNIL. Fun continuity.
I'll look for "Wonderin" -- in a weird coincidence, a few weeks ago I had some BNL disc on and it was playing a song with Ed doing vocals -- can't remember which. My husband commented that he sounded like Neil Young at the time.
Looking forward to learning what other covers are out there.
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Post by emmabnl29 on Nov 18, 2013 18:32:36 GMT -5
careless whisper is a great one. I think Steven and Ed sung it together.
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Post by Jeannie on Nov 18, 2013 19:53:47 GMT -5
I would second Careless Whisper! Love that one. Or When Doves Cry. Both awesome!
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Post by BNLFan425 on Nov 18, 2013 23:30:17 GMT -5
My favorite Barenaked Ladies Cover would have to be "Lovers In A Dangerous Time". (the original being by Bruce Cockburn)
I heard the original, and then listened to the BNL cover, and I loved the cover the best! BNL did a great job, and usually cover songs aren't great, or they are okay, but I loved their version better than the original. Which says a lot about the talent that The Barenaked Ladies have. They are a great group of musicians, who make music, and are always getting better and better each time.
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marion
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Post by marion on Nov 19, 2013 14:02:40 GMT -5
Listened to some of these - L in a DT is far superior by BNL -- I'd never heard the original, but in listening to it, it sounds very dated. I can almost see the big 80s hair and scrunchies as the song plays. I also preferred Careless Whisper by BNL, though I've never been a big George Michael fan. Apparently Prince doesn't like his stuff on youtube - all the videos have been removed or altered. :-(
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Post by reblyn811 on Nov 20, 2013 9:06:48 GMT -5
Psycho Killer! As good if not better than the Talking Heads. Ed even speaks French!
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Post by Jeannie on Nov 20, 2013 10:02:46 GMT -5
Ok, I totally second Psycho Killer too!
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Post by TheHYPO on Nov 21, 2013 18:04:07 GMT -5
Listened to some of these - L in a DT is far superior by BNL -- I'd never heard the original, but in listening to it, it sounds very dated. I can almost see the big 80s hair and scrunchies as the song plays. I also preferred Careless Whisper by BNL, though I've never been a big George Michael fan. Apparently Prince doesn't like his stuff on youtube - all the videos have been removed or altered. :-( Bruce Cockburn is best known for his amazing right hand fingerpicking /style on guitar (particularly his thumb which he is very skilled as using to thump a baseline completed seperate from the rest of his hand). Bruce does an acoustic version of the song (which Steve once or twice joined him on) which I really love and uses that thumping fingerpick bass style that he is known for. It also features his softer more raspy voice which I think is right up there with BNL's version. Rio is another great cover that I think surpasses the original but with less of a "remake" and more of just having more energy than the original. I love the emotion and power of BNL's version of Close To You as well. Other covers for your consideration include When Doves Cry, Fox On The Run medley, Fight the Power, McDonald's Girl... I'm sure there are plenty more. |
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Post by reblyn811 on Dec 3, 2013 17:51:08 GMT -5
Another good cover that they performed mostly on the Everything to Everyone tour was Roadrunner, which I enjoyed.
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