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was anyone into Sade ???

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I was astounded when i found out this was a cover of a pop record (Kelly Clarkson i think?)

Brilliantly done.


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Robert Palmer would have loved this

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I'm not sure if this is a 'great' cover version, but I don't think I've ever heard a cover which tries so hard to sound exactly like the original as this. James Murphy even sounds more like Phil Oakey than James Murphy.

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smuts wrote: Fri Aug 05, 2022 11:56 pm
Got to be this or Hurt by Johnny Cash.

Everything a cover should be, as good as the original and with its own twist.
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I'm not even going to bother posting the best one, which is obviously the Stranglers' version of Walk On By.....
So here are some runners-up;
First single I ever bought
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Toulouse_Iron wrote: Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:32 pm I'm not even going to bother posting the best one, which is obviously the Stranglers' version of Walk On By...
… then allow me …



Apologies if it’s on here already. If it isn’t, then what were you all thinking about? 🙂
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From a nice romantic song by Labi Siffri came this Nutty Boys classic. "It must be love"

Labi makes a guest appearance at the end..third guitarist on the right.
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southbrishammer wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 6:57 am I'm not sure if this is a 'great' cover version, but I don't think I've ever heard a cover which tries so hard to sound exactly like the original as this. James Murphy even sounds more like Phil Oakey than James Murphy.

Similarly, I’m not sure if this works either, but James Murphy has had a bit of a thing for 80s tunes….

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The famous one......


The favourite one.....


The total rip of the favourite one.....


The obligatory thrash one.....


The original one......



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Bit sloppy: you missed one...

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Hard to improve on perfection but Kathryn Williams comes close here...

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The Stranglers, Walk on By can never be beaten for me.

These are pretty good though:









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