Author Topic: Best S&G cover? (Read 826 times)

cozmik_cowboy · « **on:** April 05, 2016, 03:40:54 PM »

So, what's your favorite cover of a Simon & Garfunkel song? I'm torn between (oddly enough) The Bangles and Johnny Cash

Peter (who may need something constructive to think about...)

keith_h · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2016, 04:45:09 PM »

I don't know that I have a favorite S&G tune but I recently watched one of their concerts and remembered how good many of their tunes were.

While not a Simon and Garfunkel tune I have always associated Scarborough Fair with them. Sea Level does a good instrumental cover of the song on an Alembic to boot.

David Bowie did a cover of America. This is his version with Tin Machine.

And I will leave you with the one and only Frank Sinatra.

Keith

pauldo · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:04:11 PM »

Simon and Garfunkles version of America has a beautiful bass line to it.

ed_zeppelin · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:31:05 PM »

My favorite ballad is The Only Living Boy In New York.

My favorite rocker is Keep The Customer Satisfied. I'm not sure it's ever been covered, but I think it'd be great with a kind of slower Otis Redding feel (like Try a Little Tenderness.)

David Houck · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:34:14 PM »

Keith; while that was a great Sea Level cover that your link points to, and I enjoyed muchly, it didn't really sound much like Scarborough Fair.

smokin_dave · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:43:22 PM »

I've always loved this cover by Yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYRM3BN6Mkg

David Houck · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:52:29 PM »

Dave; I like the live one on Keys to Ascension even better.

keith_h · « **Reply #7 on:** April 05, 2016, 05:55:19 PM »

Big oops as Dave so kindly pointed out. Here is the correct link for the Sea Level tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItVlxV3vt4s

Keith

smokin_dave · « **Reply #8 on:** April 05, 2016, 06:07:04 PM »

Wow.I may have to put my Amazon prime membership to good use and get this.Never heard this before.I mean just listen to Squires live bass tone.
Thanks for the turn on mod Dave.

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #9 on:** April 05, 2016, 06:18:00 PM »

*1 on the Yes version (Got in love first with the old studio version, but the Keys to Ascension one is great!!!).

ed_zeppelin · « **Reply #10 on:** April 05, 2016, 06:31:07 PM »

I must acknowledge that I misunderstood the question. Imagine that, a married man misunderstanding the question. And I think we can all agree it's a pretty damned easy question, too. And nobody pointed it out. I'm going to tell the Foghorn, so she can point it out to me. She seems to enjoy that.

I think it's because I can't think of any S&G covers, to be honest.

But it was fun hearing Chuck Leavell(sp?), because my high school garage band was really learning to play from Allman Brothers records, and it was such a sad time for people who loved their music. We were all hurting together. Then the guitarist brought Little Feat's Waiting For Columbus album over and we veered off that way for a couple of years.

Listening to Sea Level was like visiting with a long-lost friend. I really enjoyed that. Thank you!

David Houck · « **Reply #11 on:** April 05, 2016, 07:19:29 PM »

Emmylou does a nice version of The Boxer.

edwin · « **Reply #12 on:** April 05, 2016, 09:30:21 PM »

Not quite S&G but when I started engineering at a recording studio in the 80s, a band came in and did a punk version of Kodachrome and put it out on a 45. It might be my only work that was ever released on vinyl.

It had awesome energy. I think I have a copy of it somewhere.

andy3hal · « **Reply #13 on:** April 05, 2016, 09:39:08 PM »

Just watched the S&G cover by a band called Disturbed, IMHO superb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4an6DwWeo0w

rustyg61 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 06, 2016, 02:44:07 AM »

andy, you beat me to it! I don't normally listen to bands like Disturbed, but a guy I work with plays this kind of music at work all the time & I heard Disturbed do Sounds Of Silence & loved it!

When I was in Jr. High band we played The Sounds Of Simon & Garfunkle & the sheet music came with an electric bass part so my band director let me play bass on it. He put me up in front of the band at our concert so I was like a featured performer which was both scary & cool!