Covers that became more popular than the original: seven of the most famous David Bowie reprises
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This extraordinarily talented and versatile man has not without reason gained a reputation genius. Repeatedly Bowie has been recognised by the public as one of the most influential and talented musicians on the planet. He was primarily influenced by feelings his listeners, because his compositions could rarely leave indifferent, at each listening causing a surge of one or another emotion.
Famous representatives of various musical eras and genres have repeatedly admitted that for them Bowie was not only an idol and role model, but also the main musical sensei!
Even during the legendary Ziggy Stardust's lifetime, many of his schlongs were masterfully over-sungAnd some of the covers have almost surpassed the original in popularity! Suffice it to recall the same Nirvana version "The Man Who Sold the World". Almost immediately after the legend's death, a new wave of re-releases overwhelmed music world. Today we take a look at seven of the best covers of David Bowie's creations.
Nirvana "The Man Who Sold the World"
In 1993, the band's producers expected the Nirvana concert to be a compilation album megahitsHowever, Cobain outsmarted everyone and added a decent number of different covers to the band's repertoire. However, they too became popular. This version of the famous song "The Man Who Sold the World" may even have surpassed Bowie's original in popularity.
Some of the audience don't knowthat it's a David Bowie song. In fact, the first time he sang it in public was back in 1970 and he made it capitalised a song on the album of the same name. Kurt Cobain was only about three years old when he first performed this song. Who could have known that it would turn out like this?
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Nirvana's version of this song is so. loved to fans that at one point they had to perform a cover of the each at his concert. And if you type the name of the song into a YouTube search, a video of a Nirvana cover comes up first. By 2022, the video had already amassed almost 400 million views!
Original:
Mike Garson "Let's Dance"
The talented keyboardist, who worked with Bowie for a long time, tried to improve his songs with his performance. And he did it succeeded!
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I don't think anyone can be that accurate feel David Bowie's music, how does it manage to do it. Mike Garson. What can I say - this man has contributed greatly to a number of creations of the iconic Man from Mars!
Garson once confessed that for a very long time. reconsidered some of Bowie's tracks. Apparently, in the process of reflection he got the idea to re-record the composition "Let's Dance", which he turned into an unobtrusive, lingering instrumental that opens up completely new facets to the listener.
Original:
Oasis "Heroes"
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Apparently, no laws are written for the Gallagher brothers. These guys will not go into their pockets for a word and will easily "nail" anyone. But one of the most influential British rock bands treated the creation of "Heroes" in a surprising way delicately and with a certain amount of respect. "Oasis" played it brilliantly, almost without deviating from the characteristic arrangement. Well, except for diluting the track with more emotionality.
Original:
Shooter Jennings feat. Marilyn Manson "Cat People"
This timeless hit is familiar to anyone who has ever watched Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece film "Inglourious Basterds".
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In February 2016, Shooter Jennings and Marilyn Manson teamed up their talentsto record a version of Cat People. And, apparently, their tandem has borne beautiful fruit. Particularly catchy is the intro, which is unusually dark and mysterious. In a word, bloody atmospheric cover!
Original:
Beck "Sound and Vision"
American musician Beck loves a bold experiments. The cover of the song "Sound and Vision" only confirms this and throws the musician a couple of points in his bank of musical successes.
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But speaking of this cover, let's note that here Beck has succeeded outperform himself! Incredibly epic, but at the same time very experimental - the new version of "Sound and Vision" was surprisingly rhythmic.
The multi-instrumentalist enlisted a huge orchestra of 150 artists and even his own father to conduct the whole mess.
Original:
Carla Bruni "Absolute Beginners"
The former First Lady of France also sang one of Bowie's hits, and she did a great job! So great, in fact, that the cover was inserted into the film Absolute Beginners, where Bowie played.
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At first it may be a little unusual to hear a Bowie song sung by a girl, but the way Carla Bruni approached the cover makes you change your mind about girls not singing Bowie songs. Yes, they are going!
Original:
The Horrors "Suffragette City"
All the performers who re-sang this rhythmic piece from the era of David Bowie's transformation into Ziggy Stardust, with great by labour will be able to recalculate.
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Among them, glam lovers were spotted "Poison." and grunge icons "Alice in Chains". But the most colourful the cover was a post-punk version by British rockers "The Horrors".
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Our top is coming to an end, but the number of artists ready to sing David Bowie will probably never end! And that's good, because otherwise we wouldn't see those masterpieces that are presented in our list. Share your opinion about what you like more: covers or Bowie originals!
