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Johnny Thunders solo album (1978)  version of Subway Train . Originally on the New York Dolls first album (1973) ; Thunders' version is "How it's supposed to sound" according to ol' Thunders himself .

 

 

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7 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

Originally on the New York Dolls first album (1973)....

I actually own that, believe it or not! Didn't recognize the song title or remember the song. Looked it up on wiki and the only two song titles I recognized at all were Lookin' for a Kiss and Vietnamese Baby. I must not have had it heavy rotation back in the day. :lol:

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26 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

I actually own that, believe it or not! Didn't recognize the song title or remember the song. Looked it up on wiki and the only two song titles I recognized at all were Lookin' for a Kiss and Vietnamese Baby. I must not have had it heavy rotation back in the day. :lol:

I can only imagine how insane they must've sounded back in '73 ( I was only 3 --- didn't hear them until 1985 when I was in high school ) . I love that first Dolls  album ; however , I enjoy Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers more .

Vietnamese Baby is a blast ! 

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22 minutes ago, 1972coronet said:

I can only imagine how insane they must've sounded back in '73

They didn't sound that insane to me. But then, about that time, I was listening to Bowie, Mott the Hoople, early REO Speedwagon and Aerosmith, some Lou Reed, Roxy Music, and so forth. I mentally had Starz in the same box but checking, I see they didn't debut till a couple years later (1977). 

What blew my mind was years later when I found out that "Buster Poindexter" and David Johansen were the same person! :blink:

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On 7/15/2020 at 7:16 PM, Snake45 said:

What blew my mind was years later when I found out that "Buster Poindexter" and David Johansen were the same person!

Not to mention that he was the Ghost of Christmas Past ( cab driver ) in Scrooged . 

Are you a fan of The Velvet Underground ? 

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This is the single version of Old John Robertson from the Younger Than Yesterday sessions (1966) :

 

... and the album mix from Notorious Byrd Brothers (1967 ) , which truly "just" a remix consisting of panning , phasing , and Moog synthesiser tweaking :

 

 

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5 hours ago, 1972coronet said:

Are you a fan of The Velvet Underground ? 

Not really. I only have a couple Lou Reed albums. I think I have Berlin, and I know I have Rock and Roll Animal. Gotta love that live "Sweet Jane." B)

Speaking of which, for a while there I was collecting covers of "Sweet Jane." In addition to LR's, my favorite versions were Mott the Hoople's and Brownsville Station's. B)

(BTW, I consider Mott's All the Young Dudes to be one of the very finest albums of the whole rock n roll era. I will fight anyone who says different. :lol: )

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7 hours ago, metalhead said:

Lacuna Coil cover of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence.

 

Not strictly 'by the original artist'! ?  Good video though.

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Mick Jones re-imagines his Clash song with Big Audio Dynamite:

 

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Some here may have noticed that elevator version of this tune in those constant ENBREL commercials on the telly.

Well, here is the original...

JC, I was just blasting that BAD album out the other day ?Helps with the tinnitus ?

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I love that Cher had herself cloned to sing backup for this 1987 SNL appearance. Also notice that the band is basically Letterman's band along with G.E. Smith.  VERY cool performance! 

 

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24.07.2018 live version of I Wasn't Born To Follow ( originally on Notorious Byrd Brothers and in the iconic 1969 film  Easy Rider ) . The only original members of the band here are Roger Mc Guinn and Chris Hillman ; Marty Stuart is playing Clarence White's B-Bender guitar [ !!! ] .

Pleasantly surprised that they replicated that "Psychedelic part" of the song , especially live .

 

 

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Heard this version on the radio today.  It is played over the original video so that might throw you off a bit.  Wish I knew what album it was available on.

 

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And if you’re just DYING to hear the original tracks, here they are......   A Tout Le Monde is a particularly good one.

 

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