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Covers Vs Originals
Jul. 21st, 2010 03:03 pmWhile the majority of the time I prefer the original version of a song to another artist/band doing a cover, there are the times where I like a cover more. The latter is pretty much a given for any Bob Dylan song; I love other people singing Dylan but tend to claw at my ears when I hear him.
Despite the fact that I know this will rub![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
auronsgirl the wrong way by my bringing this up again, I must mention the following. Even my favorite band on the planet, XTC, has a song that I think is "meh" but have heard a cover that I think is superb. I've wanted to illustrate this before, but I just couldn't find a copy of Ruben Blades covering "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" online to post here. Thankfully, I discovered mere moments ago that someone has uploaded that song to YouTube. So, for your listening pleasure...two versions of "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul."
Original by XTC
Cover by Ruben Blades
Despite the fact that I know this will rub
auronsgirl the wrong way by my bringing this up again, I must mention the following. Even my favorite band on the planet, XTC, has a song that I think is "meh" but have heard a cover that I think is superb. I've wanted to illustrate this before, but I just couldn't find a copy of Ruben Blades covering "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul" online to post here. Thankfully, I discovered mere moments ago that someone has uploaded that song to YouTube. So, for your listening pleasure...two versions of "The Man Who Sailed Around His Soul."Original by XTC
Cover by Ruben Blades
