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Cover Me Impressed
With a focus on the 60's-90's music scene, CMI is a Paradiso for Lovers Cover Songs! Each post focuses on a particular song and provides its original and most popular recordings as well as covers versions. Patrons of CMI vote on the most deserving cover version, which will then live to compete again, battling other cover songs in a future post.
Bands, musicians, troubadours, and their ilk, submit your cover songs for future CMI competitions.
CMI welcomes the opportunity to introduce new artists.
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Once again, another poetic masterpiece from Paul Simon.
The Original
Simon and Garfunkel:
My Favorite Version
From “Live Rhymin'”. I LOVE the way The Jesse Dixon Singers blend with Paul!
Paul Simon and The Jesse Dixon Singers:
HUGE HIT
Elvis Presley:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Prince Buster vs. Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple vs. Byron Lee and The Dragonaires vs. KINGSIZED
Prince Buster:
Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple:
Byron Lee and The Dragonaires:
KINGSIZED:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
The word “masterpiece” can sometimes be overused. Definitely NOT the case here!
The Original
Simon and Garfunkel:
My Favorite Version
From “Live Rhymin'”. I LOVE the way The Jesse Dixon Singers blend with Paul!
Paul Simon and The Jesse Dixon Singers:
Highly Acclaimed Cover
Some call this the “definitive modern cover”. Supposedly earned high praise from Paul Simon. Personally I’m not that impressed, which is why I left it out of the competition.
Disturbed:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Bobaflex vs. Celtic Thunder vs. Bitches Sin vs. Puddles Pity Party
Bobaflex:
Celtic Thunder:
Bitches Sin:
Puddles Pity Party:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Tune du Jour: “The Harder They Come” – Jimmy Cliff
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes: Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros vs. Keith Richards vs. Joe Jackson vs. Rancid vs. Barnyard Fury vs. Madness feat. Paul Weller
VOTE, COMMENT, then DO SOMETHING NICE FOR YOURSELF
Pull up a chair and get comfortable. This will be a long post … as is befitting of a Monster Icon like Jimmy Cliff … R.I.P.
The Original
Jimmy Cliff:
Vietnam, Mother and Child Reunion, The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff and Paul Simon … November 27, 2011 … New Jersey Performing Arts Center:
THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros vs. Keith Richards vs. Joe Jackson vs. Rancid vs. Barnyard Fury vs. Madness feat. Paul Weller
Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros:
Keith Richards:
Joe Jackson:
Rancid:
Barnyard Fury:
Madness feat. Paul Weller:
SPACE
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. It is your solemn responsibility to decide which cover song prevails. In other words … Which Side Are You On!??!
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Okay here’s one that until today I did not know. I Am A Rock was originally released in August 1965 on a Paul Simon solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook. The album, which was not a commercial success, was only released in the United Kingdom and was not available in the United States until 1981. Simon supposedly hated the album, The Paul Simon Songbook, but I cannot honestly state that I ever personally heard him say so.
The version of I Am A Rock that we all have come to know and love was released in January 1966 on Simon & Garfunkel’s second album, Sounds of Silence. Simon & Garfunkel’s I Am A Rock was released as a single in May 1966 and became an immediate hit reaching number #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It was also a hit in Sweden (#10), Netherlands (#10), United Kingdom (#17), Australia (#20), Canada (#22), and Germany (#35).
In the late ’90s, after years of research, a team of forensic scientists came to the unequivocal conclusion that Paul Simon, “in fact, is not nor ever has been an island”. Their report did leave open the possibility that “he may have been somewhat of an isthmus for a short period of time” in his late teens. The inevitable ‘but what of the rock’ question was strangely absent from the study.
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The Original
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Paul Simon:
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The Most Popular
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Simon & Garfunkel:
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THE CLASH of Cover Tunes
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The Church vs. The Coolies
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The Church:
The Coolies:
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Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?
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Votes can be cast up to three months from the day and time of the original post.
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
Despite a relatively large vote count we’ve got a tie between the Avett Brothers and The Persuasions.
However, THERE ARE NO TIES ON COVER ME IMPRESSED!
Hence, a 3-Day runoff to settle the issue. If the runoff should also end in a tie then I’ll be forced to contract a maiming of the members of all musicians concerned (i.e. Paul Simon, the Avett Brothers – and possibly a few cousins, and The Persuasion) and at least one individual totally unrelated to the proceedings (probably Billy Joel), which may seem a bit harsh and arbitrary but, hell, something will have to be done …
The Original
Paul Simon:
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The Cover Songs Competition
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Avett Brothers vs. The Persuasion
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Avett Brothers:
The Persuasions:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.
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Votes can be cast up to seven days from the day and time of the original post.
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
Broccoli For Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles And Miles … Oh Yeah!
The Original
Paul Simon:
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The Cover Songs Competition
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Avett Brothers vs. The Persuasion
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Avett Brothers:
The Persuasions:
Oh the disharmony! Much like Harlan County there are no neutrals here. Only one cover tune will live to play another day and it is your solemn responsibility to decide which one prevails. So tell me … Which Side Are You On?!!?
Also, keep in mind that if you should spontaneously self-actualize while playing a cover then you could – and probably should – nominate it for Top 10 (i.e. “Impeccable”) consideration.
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Votes can be cast up to seven days from the day and time of the original post.
Disclaimer: Votes cast from Florida may or may not be counted.
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