The Clash Discography in covers

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Dirty Harry wrote:[youtube][/youtube]

Lost in the Supermarket with the Train in Vain drumbeat probably my favourite clash cover.
Heston wrote:any contributions to the thread are welcome but keep it chronological
Good cover though. ;)
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Ooops never saw that chronological bit


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matedog wrote:I have the actual single and there is a version that's just Pete that is good, but not quite as rambunctious as the & Friends version. This is the version I was referring to:
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Musically it's fine, I just don't like the vocals. Pete sounds like a simpleton at times, and a little bit German in places.
Bloody Northener, Pete's vocals sound great to me.

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No love for Babyshambles. Pete's vocals sound grating to me. And not in a good way, like this:

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Any love for Manic Hispanic? It's more parody than straight cover, but damn they're good!

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Like the music but not really over keen on the vocal.
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dave202 wrote:Thank heavens you didn't start with Jimmy Pusey! How about Edwyn Collins' '1977' for the b-side?
There is an absolutely awful version by Sham 69 that I very nearly posted.

Ok, here's Edwyn...

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ps. any contributions to the thread are welcome but keep it chronological. ;)
That's kind of self-defeating when you get to 'Remote Control' as a single, and say 'Protex Blue' as an album track. Still, I can't wait to see what happens if this keeps going and 'Shepherd's Delight' throws up a hidden gem.
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5 guitar players! Very GEER...

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Heston wrote:5 guitar players! Very GEER...

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Every single player is crucial too!

Good version and although the song may be 77, the singer is clearly channeling 84 with those clothes.
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Or Andrew WK.
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King Django did a decent take on Career Opportunities a couple years ago- it may lack the power but points for an original arrangement:

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I enjoy Pete docherty version as the best of these so far as he keeps the spirit of the original version but stamps his own personality on to the song, thats the mark of a good cover in my opinion.
WEll done to the afghan/collins/Django for trying to be original but i think the greatness of the songs are lost in the translation. Maybe Collins version i could get to like a lot more with a bit more of a listen.

The rest is so unoriginal that they are not worth listening to when i have the real mcoy song to appreciate, all of those ones really are dreadful and a waste of time.

Interesting thread though

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NoMoreHugh wrote:I enjoy Pete docherty version as the best of these so far as he keeps the spirit of the original version but stamps his own personality on to the song, thats the mark of a good cover in my opinion.
WEll done to the afghan/collins/Django for trying to be original but i think the greatness of the songs are lost in the translation. Maybe Collins version i could get to like a lot more with a bit more of a listen.

The rest is so unoriginal that they are not worth listening to when i have the real mcoy song to appreciate, all of those ones really are dreadful and a waste of time.

Interesting thread though
This. Was surprised to have liked the Babyshambles version insofar as am always surprised to hear a Clash cover I like. Can't believe any band would willingly attempt to cover WMIHP whilst not at gunpoint. Seriously, what's the point?

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It's gonna be a long wait until the fat drunk waiter but a wait worth waiting for :mrgreen: .

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101Walterton wrote:It's gonna be a long wait until the fat drunk waiter but a wait worth waiting for :mrgreen: .
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Heston wrote:5 guitar players! Very GEER...

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One guitar!
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