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i did a demo cover version of this song 2 years ago for my band...

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its the best when he licks his finger and does a hammer-on during the solo.....classic

i added men at work into the description, but it's not strictly a cover version because the lyrics are totally changed (not just translated). glad u like

Me too, and this version has tremendous energy..considered the cover by type o negative, but this just blows any cover version away.

There is an unbelievably bad cover-version of this by german singer Juliane Werding, called "Am Tag als Conny Kramer starb". She turned the lyrics into the story of a young man who smoked pot, took acid and died a lonely death in the end. This was a HUGE hit in Germany in the early 70s (JW's biggest hit, actually) - you can find it on Youtube, if you dare. I'm afraid to submit it...

A Capella is a beautiful artform that requires real musical Talent.
Free cover version of Lollipop (not quite as good as the original but RIAA Nazi's prevent the original)
http://www.esnips.com/doc/01dd3cf0-f264-410c-9d38-6ef2bb410a94/Lollipop-Chordettes-cover

Interesting fact, red is not actually said in the original version of the song, luft means air, it was just added in the English cover version Great song though

Also, her cover version sounds a whole lot better.
But yes... this version sounds like a macho asshole demanding his woman to do his bidding.

yep. thought I was fairly on the ball with covers versions but this is news to me too.

I would love to see a video that showed a few of the more notable cover versions - because there are many and this one isn't particularly outstanding.

You know I bet that serial abuser of cover songs, Robbie Williams has done a version. That guy is awful.

"My Sharona" is a 1979 rock song sung by Doug Fieger, which was the debut single by and international hit for The Knack. Written by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre, it was produced by Mike Chapman and released June 18, 1979. The single went gold in eight weeks and, on August 25 it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Constructed around a guitar riff, "My Sharona" remains a popular song, definitive of early 1980s rock music, and the genre of power pop. It is known for its slamming drums played by Bruce Gary, driving guitar work, and simple, infectious beat. The song has been subject to numerous cover versions, parodies and sampling (see list below).

Its easily recognizable riff that is the core of the song was written by the band's guitarist, Berton Averre, long before he ever joined The Knack. According to lead singer/guitarist Doug Fieger, he met a girl named Sharona (who was 17 at the time), and fell in love with her. Whenever he thought about her, he would think of Averre's riff. The two worked out the structure and melody from there. The girl who inspired the song is Sharona Alperin, now a real estate agent in Los Angeles, California. [1]

Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters has stated on more than one occasion that "My Sharona" is his favorite song. His earlier band Nirvana even did a live cover of it. The original song gained some attention in 2005 when it appeared on the playlist of U.S. President George W. Bush's iPod player.[2]

In 2006 Australian TV Show 20 to 1: One Hit Wonders voted The Knack as the greatest "One-Hit Wonder" in history. [Info courtesy: wikipedia.org]

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"Time of the Season" is a song by The Zombies, featured on the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle. The song was written by keyboard player Rod Argent and recorded at Abbey Road Studios in August 1967. Its breakthrough, however, did not occur before 1969, after the band had split up.

The song's characteristics include the unique voice of lead singer Colin Blunstone, the memorable bass riff, and Rod Argent's fast-paced psychedelic improvisation. The lyrics are an archetypical depiction of the emotions surrounding the Summer of Love. It is famous for its call-and-response verses "What's your name? (What's your name?)/Who's your daddy? (Who's your daddy?)/(Is he rich?) Is he rich like me?".

Pop culture occurrences

* The song is the source of the widespread provocative use of the phrase "Who's your daddy?", as popularized in the late 1980's and early 90's by syndicated radio shock jock "The Greaseman".
* This song was played in the background in an episode of The Simpsons, more specifically episode AABF02 ("D'oh-in In the Wind") in which Homer briefly becomes a hippie.
* Also used in the Friends episode "The One With the Flashback". The song plays in a dream sequence where Rachel fantasises about Chandler.
* It was also featured in the Thomas Vinterberg movie Dear Wendy from 2005.
* The song is played during a car ride scene in the 1990 film Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. The song is also featured on the film's soundtrack.
* It featured in one scene of Shanghai Knights.
* It featured in one scene of NBC's miniseries "The '60's" (1999), albeit anachronistically, in a scene dated to late 1965.
* In 2006, C&C used the song in an ad campaign for Bulmers Original Cider.
* In Sprite's 2006 Sublymonal advertising campaign, a chorus of flowers with human faces perform an a capella version of the song's opening.
* During the 2006 playoffs, the New York Mets played it in Shea Stadium as the team took the field.

Cover versions

* On the 2005 Summer Tour, Dave Matthews Band included the song on their setlist. This version was consequently released on the CD and DVD Weekend on the Rocks in 2005.
* Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - 8. Time of the Season - Big Blue Missile with Scott Weiland.
* Tanya Donelly has covered the song live touring Lovesongs for Underdogs.
* Kurt Elling covers the song in a duo with Cassandra Wilson on The Messenger
* Brooklyn hardcore hip hop rapper, Necro, sampled the song in his X-rated song "Who's Ya Daddy?".
* Ben Taylor, the son of James Taylor and Carly Simon, covered the song on his album "Famous Among the Barns."
* The Twilight Singers have covered the song live on at least one occasion

Wonderful cover version.

Inspired by winkler1's post!

I absolutely love this song and I had the wonderful opportunity to hear on vinyl over the holidays.

This is possibly the best-known Peruvian song worldwide, partly due to a cover version by Simon and Garfunkel in 1970 on their Bridge over Troubled Water album, which is called "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)" in full. Paul Simon used only the melody and wrote entirely new, unrelated lyrics.

Simon and Garfunkel are an American popular music duo comprising Paul Simon and Arthur "Art" Garfunkel. They met in grade school in 1953, when they both appeared in the school play of Alice in Wonderland (Simon as the White Rabbit, Garfunkel as The Cheshire Cat). They are well known for their close harmonies and sometimes unstable relationship.

The lyrics:
I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather be a hammer than a nail.
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world
Its saddest sound,
Its saddest sound.

I'd rather be a forest than a street.
Yes I would.
If I could,
I surely would.

I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet,
Yes I would.
If I only could,
I surely would.

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The best cover versions always show you something about the original song that you didn't previously realize.