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Stumbled upon this:

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Good guitar playing but the other guy has some lungs on him!

Anyone else got any not so well known covers they like?


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:24 pm
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This one sprang to mind:


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:29 pm
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and this one's bloody brilliant


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:30 pm
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and this fella has done loads of different ones, of which this is a fair, and good sample:


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:32 pm
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Hannah Peel - on her Rebox EP she covered Sugar Hiccup, Electricity, Tainted Love and Blue Monday, with just her voice and a musical box programmed by herself. Quite delightful.
Oh, and she also covered Lenny's Tune, from an album of Tim Hardin covers.
I'll see if I can find some videos.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:37 pm
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I love this one to bits:
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Gotye cover
I saw this performed by Shawn at the Union Chapel, and her version blew me away:

She's done lots of outstanding covers, her second album was called Cover Girl.
She's not afraid to cover Talking Heads, either:


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:46 pm
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If you've got Spotify there's a really good acoustic session with Skunk Anansie on there. Worth checking out...


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 5:58 pm
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'A real hero' from the film drive
Takes a while to get going, but I think this is brilliant


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:01 pm
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The rather lovely Jennifer Nettles does "Come Together" cover:


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:07 pm
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How about Scarlett Johansson:

(With some help from David Bowie)


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:08 pm
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A rather lovely cover of Rhianna's Umbrella, by Mechanical Bride.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:17 pm
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Bought this album in the 80s when Tuck looked like a kid! Looks like they're still going...

I take your scarlett and raise you a Zooey 🙂


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:30 pm
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The two that instantly come to mind are

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EDIT: To be fair they may well be too well know to meet the OP's brief.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:38 pm
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I guess this one is not everyone's cup of tea but I love it.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 6:55 pm
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Not strictly acoustic, but i think it's within the spirit


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:09 pm
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Sky Arts 1 right NOW. Johnny Cash showing how acoustic covers should be done. Amazing.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:13 pm
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On his youtube channel there is some just extraordinary playing, as well as a cover of 'Genie In A Bottle'(as in Aguilera) with him doing loads of oldskool magic tricks in the video. The man is a genius.


 
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More in the spirit of what the OP was after I reckon Leesha Harvey, 😀


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:27 pm
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Found this a while back while looking for something else and quite liked it.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:32 pm
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Not sure if it really counts as a cover but I love this acoustic version of Zero 7's Home


 
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Nirvana Unplugged - Where did you sleep last night

Haunting, especially when Kurt topped himself shortly after.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:33 pm
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Loving this thread, really like the first one righog.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:45 pm
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Don't forget to label your video please as they don't show up on pads/phones.
Thang you ver much.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 7:58 pm
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I absolutely love this. Elbow's cover of Massive Attack's Teardrop.


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 8:07 pm
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When doves cry. The be good Tanya's


 
Posted : 06/01/2014 8:17 pm
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You can thank me later 😉 Jess Greenberg Highway to hell

Oh go on then...


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 7:53 am
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Bob That is Brilliant.


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 8:18 am
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Posted : 07/01/2014 8:31 am
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Try:

Richard Thompson - 'oops I did it again'

June Tabor and the OysterBand - 'Love will tear us apart'


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 8:46 am
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Love this.


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 8:51 am
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OK


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 8:52 am
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Geek in the pink (MRAZ) Ortopilot always funks up my day 🙂


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 9:41 am
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I'm loving this at the moment:

Although I'm not sure if it is a cover.


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 9:52 am
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Bob That is Brilliant.

Yeah I keep coming back to it. Absolutely superb. They've also posted a very cool cover of that Lady Gaga/ Beyonce song Telephone


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 9:55 am
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Not quite acoustic but

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Posted : 07/01/2014 10:43 am
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Under the Bridge HARDKISS


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 12:11 pm
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Only audio on this, it's a killer though.


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 12:28 pm
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Hang on there - if ukelele versions are in, then Gus & Fin must be considered:
Gugug - Blitzkrieg Bop


 
Posted : 07/01/2014 2:19 pm
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Check out Ryan Adams - Wonderwall from Love Is Hell Part 1.


 
Posted : 09/01/2014 8:23 am
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The Civil Wars doing Billie Jean is something to behold. To be fair I love them generally - bit of a sucker for harmonies but still - it's top drawer.


 
Posted : 09/01/2014 9:48 am
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Ref the above, The Civil Wars linky:


 
Posted : 09/01/2014 9:58 pm
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Loving this one, Ryan Adams covering Iron Maiden's Wasted Years.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1iBe53ruE1g#


 
Posted : 09/01/2014 10:16 pm
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Love this

The orginal with the band 😀


 
Posted : 09/01/2014 10:25 pm
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An unusual cover of [i]I Predict a Riot[/i]:

Miss Apple does The Beatles:


 
Posted : 10/01/2014 4:32 pm
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After seeing a few of these I started to look around You Tube and found some great stuff

Here is one I thought was good

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Posted : 10/01/2014 8:05 pm

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