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It's time for another thread of covers so come and post your links to the originals and covers, listen to a couple new tracks and let us know which you like and don't.

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Who did it better?

The Guess Who (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkqfpkTTy2w

Lenny Kravitz (cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzWHE32IxUc

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Kravitz by a (wait for it)... Country mile. 😁 He really does this song well.

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I go original here

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The Guess Who were a great band but I think I like Lenny’s better.

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Bold take. I like it.

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Kravitz's cover took full ownership of that song.

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It’s a great cover.

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I love the story telling in this song. Reminds me of when I lived in Chicago in the 90s.

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See what you think of this version πŸ˜‰ https://youtu.be/BGM3I33W70c?si=nAm5gV3eGjENU8ne

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Don't like the metal core additions? It's definitely controversial.

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Something about changing genres here I wasn't feeling

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Wait is coolio not the original?

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How Deep is Your Love - Bee GeesHow Deep is Your Love - Bee Gees

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How Deep is Your Love - Take ThatHow Deep is Your Love - Take That

https://youtube.com/watch?v=CTqabbIPfc0&pp=ygUVaG93IGRlZXAgaXMgeW91ciBsb3Zl
I definitely prefer the original Bee Gees version, but Take That did pretty good too! It's not an easy song for some vocal ranges.

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I thought this was about to be a club song for a second

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Not quite! Although many people I've talked to remember them for their disco songs, they did a variety of styles over the years.

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Take that did a great job on this. I hadn't heard their version before. But really really great job.

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Damn Bellzer
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You got me stumped. I love Aaron Lewis's vocals. But AIC aswell... This is too close to call.

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I say AIC but Aaron does Layne proud

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I'm inclined to agree with you but I am also a sucker for a decent stripped back acoustic version of something.

I thought this was going to be a blowout for Alice in Chains and I still think they win but very good cover.

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I dont remember if we've had this one before... If we have, I got plenty more to play around with πŸ˜‰

Chris Isaac - Wicked Game.
https://youtu.be/jd-qI62gNJM?si=_em3-_D-94Skiepj

Stone Sour - wicked game.
https://youtu.be/N0kDuZ2mcyg?si=XnCUSgIO15DAdbJ9

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We've definitely touched on these, but who cares they're solid tracks

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Alrighty then, let's see if we've had this ;)

Micheal Sembello - Maniac
https://youtu.be/6GCNUeTFSbA?si=HjrrOqk0eEG7izkm

But this time with power metal πŸ˜‰
Avantasia - Manic (2019)
https://youtu.be/rxCtD4Dc-yY?si=h5eS8JwwRKykgKpL

Or Firewind - Maniac (2008) (live)
https://youtu.be/uKeXz46j2OQ?si=fMu9-A9Zk8f7eCS0

Or just because some things sound really fun with double bass blast beats here's MyGrain - Maniac (2024)

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I love this song and pretty much all versions of it. It just gets you so pumped.

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She is killing it πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ her vocals kinda remind me a bit of Lzzy Hale.

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This is great, although I'm partial to Tenacious D's take on it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLWkl5YpiD0&t=1s

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Tenacious D did a fantastic version, I always felt however the emotion Corey Taylor manages to get over in the song is just gut wrenching.

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Of the boygeniuses, Lucy Daucus is the one who's clearly the big classic rock fan, and I enjoy her take on The Boss.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1JYXY15k6E

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Thats a cool cover

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She does a great job of this track for sure. But the boss is the boss. I gotta say, if I was the boss and I heard this wonderful woman pay tribute to me like that. I'd be very honoured.

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Heard this for the 1st time on UFC300 just now, a week after posting 2 other versions of this https://youtu.be/azeh1ZbxWwI?si=iBl0FbCyCypUGBLM

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