Songs that the original singer simply OWNS?

equalsql

Paul_C said:

Wow.. have a Wiz. THE very first song I thought of when I saw the title of this thread

chillidoggy

Rod Stewart singing "In a Broken Dream" with Python Lee Jackson.

Stevie Wonder "Living for the City". Stevie's voice is the best it's ever been, strained with suppressed anger and despair. His finest song for me.

richh

Mungo Jerry 'In the Summertime'

It would be a brave man to take that one on

Dominic

my ding-aling ....Chuck Berry

Laughing Gnome.....Bowie

Shudupayaface .....Joe Dolce

Aidanspaghetti

IvisonGuitars

Paul Rodgers - All Right Now

IvisonGuitars

And it pains me to say it but pretty much anything by Oasis. I've heard countless pub band covers, none get even close to Liam's delivery. Proper tit but exceptional vocalist.

bloodandtears

anything by Steve Perry's Journey era

professorben

chillidoggy;1132494" said:

Rod Stewart singing "In a Broken Dream" with Python Lee Jackson.Stevie Wonder "Living for the City". Stevie's voice is the best it's ever been, strained with suppressed anger and despair. His finest song for me.

Have you heard David McAlmonts version?

DiscoStu

Scatman John.

lloyd

ICBM said:

RocknRollDave said:

Anything by Prince

Except for Manic Monday, Nothing Compares 2U and I Feel For You, presumably…

There's also a fantastic Patti Smith cover of When Doves Cry.

Beat me to it-Nothing Compares is one of the best examples of a cover blowing away the original, needs a thread....

english_bob

miserneil said:

Paul Rodgers - All Right Now

...and all the other Free songs. That dude was fantastic in his prime.

dogload

This:

hobbio

Anything by Lois Armstrong.

You either sing it in your own style and it sounds wrong, or you imitate his style and sound like a shit karaoke singer.

CabbageCat

PISH!!!!!

hobbio

... I see you disagree with me @CabbageCat

CabbageCat

hobbio said:

... I see you disagree with me @CabbageCat

Nah. I'm trying to coin "pish" as the standard term for "this thread not in the right place". It's in reference to the forumite of yesteryear, Huey, who would say, "Music section for this pish!" for example.

chillidoggy

professorben said:

chillidoggy;1132494" said:

Rod Stewart singing "In a Broken Dream" with Python Lee Jackson.Stevie Wonder "Living for the City". Stevie's voice is the best it's ever been, strained with suppressed anger and despair. His finest song for me.

Have you heard David McAlmonts version?

No, but I'll have a listen now you're said about it.

10thumbs

hobbio said:

Anything by Lois Armstrong.

You either sing it in your own style and it sounds wrong, or you imitate his style and sound like a shit karaoke singer.

Was she related to Louise Armstrong ?

Sisters ?

littlegreenman