I am the Walrus

[GunnerMan]

Agreed Woodlouse, some bands have songs that can and should only be performed by that band, The Beatles has that disinct to it thats why they were and are a huge hit, most redone songs I hear of anything sound bad and ripped off to me quite frankly

[Sock]

Well...  I don't believe you shouldn't be allowed to cover a Beatles tune.  I've heard my share of bad ones but they are all by those big name bands, Aerosmith when they did "Come Together" and Styx doing "I am the Walrus" just as a couple examples.  Come to think of it, Deep Purple's rendition of "Help!" wasn't to good....  But anyway, most of the covers I've heard by lesser known bands (so lesser known that I can't remember their names) are good.  Most of them are of The Beatles' pop era songs and these covers sound less pop, and less produced.  I still really really hate Styx, and anything they do, even covering a Beatles tune, is crap.  Come sail away my a$$!

[xFLAMESx]

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I wish I had a gun for every band that has reproduced a Beatles or Pink floyd song.

[xFLAMESx]

Oh, the Scissor Sisters did a cover too?

That must REALLY suck :-/

[Woodlouse2002]

The Scissor Sistors covered Comfortably Numb. When I first heard it I thought I was listening to the BeeGees singing Stayin' Alive. It's awful.

[Hagar]

I can't say I've ever heard the Scissor Sisters although I probably have without realising it. My first reaction was that it's a very strange name for a group, especially as they all seem to be blokes. At least I assume they're male as it can be difficult to tell these days. Maybe it's not so strange after all when you think of Alice Cooper who is definitely male. Maybe I'm showing my age but what disturbs me is the popularity of groups that seem to be promoting homosexuality to a young audience. I suppose this has been going on for some time now but most of the musicians I admired when I was young were definitely heterosexual & their songs reflected this.

I don't expect they're bothered too much what I or anyone else thinks of their music, they seem to be doing fine thank you very much. From what I can make out their "covers" are intended as tongue-in-cheek so it's possible you're taking all this too seriously & missing the point.

[beaky]

It's always been for shock value, to get the kiddies to think that their parents would disapprove of whatever group or song it was, thus rendering it "cool", which translates into "cha-ching!!"After all, the long-haired look and sort of foppish manner of the Stones, Beatles, etc. was at one time considered a definite threat to heterosexuality and masculinity in general... and thus a threat to civilization, by some weird logic. But who got all the girls back then, eh? Funny how that works...
 But yes, the whole queer thing is definitely very fashionable these days; can't say I'm opposed to people "coming out" and/or fighting for acceptance (a person's sexuality is none of my damn business), but the whole fad is pretty silly. As far as kids being "turned" goes, if a kid comes out of the closet and thanks some pop star for inspiring him/her to do so, it's because the kid is gay, not because of some nefarious scheme, IMHO. I think the notion that the Western world used to be "straighter" is probably a myth- many people hid their true selves back in the day, and led miserable lives as a result.
Uhh.. and BTW, don't think I've heard any of these "Walrus" covers, but I bet they really can't touch the original!!

[Hagar]

Don't get me wrong Rotty. I played drums for a while with the resident group in a well-known gay bar in Brighton back in the early 60s. This was when it was illegal, although Brighton has always been tolerant of minorities. It was very different then & I became friendly with many of the regulars (of both genders), some of whom were very talented musicians & often sat in with the group. The main difference in those days was that although proud of what they were they didn't flaunt it as being cool or try converting me or anyone else to their way of life. They accepted me for what I was in the same way I accepted them. I can't help it but I find this aspect of the modern "gay culture" extremely offensive. I don't go around trying to prove how cool it is to be heterosexual so why do they insist on flaunting their sexual preference at every opportunity? Maybe it doesn't bother young people so much.

There have always been gay musicians & always will be. I never thought of the Beatles or Stones being gay myself despite their long hair. Because of them long har was fashionable & even I had it once although it never suited my naturally curly hair. The Stones were promoted as being the rough bad boys of rock but any young girl would have been proud to take one of those nice Beatles home to Mum. She would have to be careful as Mum probably fancied them too.

PS. As for converting kids, I know a gay man who reckons he could seduce any married man he wished. In fact he's proud of it, although I think he's kidding himself. He's not the best looking or most pleasant person I've ever met & that's an understatement.

[beaky]

Didn't figure you for a gay-basher, just getting my two cents' worth in there. Some very special people in my life have been in that marginalized camp... as for the reaction to the "moptops" of that era, I guess it was more of a big deal here. Even the Beatles were considered fruity freaks by the crewcut contingent when they first came ashore in the States- especially down South!
 Y'know, with curly hair, you could've gone with a fabulous Afro back then.... !!! Like Noel Redding...

[Anti-Societys Snake]

funny you guys should mention cover songs from our father's time  ;D

My band an myself are work on a cover of innagoddadavida by iron buterfly.

All we have at the moment is the Main part of the opening. and only in guitar.

here:
http://www.geocities.com/hanzaki_mishim ... _cover.mp3

(You need to fix the space between "M" and "P" in "MP3")(Copy and paste into browser.)

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