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Post by kellbells on Sept 8, 2011 16:54:39 GMT -5
Apologies if this has been discussed before. Mine in reverse order:
3. I Don't Want to Know - Had never heard the Fleetwood Mac original but the ggd's version kills that treacly mess.
2. Postcards From Paradise - Thought briefly about becoming a social media stalker to petition for it to be played this summer but the SMS role is, um, occupied.
1. American Girl - Particularly the Concert For 9/11 version. Heard it once live too and that was a check off the bucket list.
My also rans:
Don't Change
Down on the Corner
Catch Me Now I'm Falling
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Post by nmf on Sept 8, 2011 18:08:31 GMT -5
I don't like to tie myself down to permanent favorites, but Hit Or Miss is usually the winner. I adore the three you listed, I love Nothing Can Change You. I love a lot of their covers and think they pick great ones 99% of the time( 1% = Rough Boys). Apologies if this has been discussed before. Mine in reverse order: 3. I Don't Want to Know - Had never heard the Fleetwood Mac original but the ggd's version kills that treacly mess. 2. Postcards From Paradise - Thought briefly about becoming a social media stalker to petition for it to be played this summer but the SMS role is, um, occupied. 1. American Girl - Particularly the Concert For 9/11 version. Heard it once live too and that was a check off the bucket list. My also rans: Don't Change Down on the Corner Catch Me Now I'm Falling 3. I didn't know the original until well after I knew the cover and the original is just awful. Sometimes I can almost hear the original in the cover and then I have to turn it off fast. 2. I don't love the original but Paul Westerberg has the BEST version of Postcards From Paradise. I was so so so excited for GGDs to cover it. It doesn't beat Westerberg for me but I do love it. 1. That first recording of American Girl is incredible. Usually when I want to prove to myself how amazing GGDs can be live, that is what I play for myself. |
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Post by roxy on Sept 8, 2011 19:20:57 GMT -5
I usually hear the originals of most of their covers after the Goo's version. It's interesting to see how they've been changed. I think I read somewhere that John rewrote the music for I Don't Want To Know because the original didn't work too well with his voice. I love American Girl, I made an old school cassette, then mp3, recording out of that performance from the TV with an audio wire and a walkman.  I love Bitch and Catch Me Now I'm Falling, but my 3 favorite covers are: 3) American Girl 2) Slave Girl 1) Postcards From Paradise And though it was never recorded, I love Jenny 867-5309. Too funny! |
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Post by HereIsGone on Sept 8, 2011 23:03:35 GMT -5
I usually hear the originals of most of their covers after the Goo's version. It's interesting to see how they've been changed. I think I read somewhere that John rewrote the music for I Don't Want To Know because the original didn't work too well with his voice. I think it was a case of trying to cover it straight and realizing that there was no possible way of doing it without laughing.  Personally, I like Postcards, I Don't Want to Know and Nothing Can Change you best. So in other words I am lame and add nothing new. Though, I do like me some Million Miles Away. If you ever hear the original Plimsouls' version, it's almost eerie how close Goo is to it. |
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Post by magnetronnie on Sept 9, 2011 2:33:25 GMT -5
Million Miles Away by far.. it could've been a Goo Goo Dolls song.
Which reminds me.. did they ever cover a Replacements song?
I love Don't Change and Wait For The Blackout (there is no vision heeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeeeereeee) too. Oh and Give A Little Bit, very catchy.
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Post by HereIsGone on Sept 9, 2011 7:05:12 GMT -5
Million Miles Away by far.. it could've been a Goo Goo Dolls song. Which reminds me.. did they ever cover a Replacements song? To my knowledge, they've done Left of the Dial. |
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Post by roxy on Sept 9, 2011 10:17:08 GMT -5
I heard the original on the radio the other day, and thought it was the Goo's version at first.  |
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Post by magnetronnie on Sept 9, 2011 12:31:58 GMT -5
Million Miles Away by far.. it could've been a Goo Goo Dolls song. Which reminds me.. did they ever cover a Replacements song? To my knowledge, they've done Left of the Dial. I vaguely remember something like that.. was it at one of their first tours? They used to have over half their setlist made up of covers. |
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Post by kellbells on Sept 9, 2011 12:48:08 GMT -5
Haha, lame-o here. I thought Million Miles Away was an original ggd song!  I OD'd on Give A Little Bit when I first began listening to the band's music so it went to auto skip for a while -- heard it this summer and it sounded really fresh so it's back in my regular rotation. Maybe it was the time and place of the concert but I think that version of American Girl is killer brilliant. If I could only listen to one ggd song ever again (different topic) that would be my candidate. VH1 is re-broadcasting and streaming the Concert For NYC (I got it wrong before) this Sunday at 4pm US EST. |
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Post by nmf on Sept 9, 2011 14:22:00 GMT -5
To my knowledge, they've done Left of the Dial. I vaguely remember something like that.. was it at one of their first tours? They used to have over half their setlist made up of covers. They put just a couple verses of Left of the Dial into Name in 1999 at a few shows. John also covered the Replacements in a solo performance in, like, 2004. I believe he covered Achin' To Be but don't quote me on that. No audio or video has ever surfaced. |
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Post by stoptheworld on Sept 26, 2011 11:26:37 GMT -5
Good choices all around, guys! I love I Don't Wanna Know, Bitch, American Girl, All I Want is You, and Postcards from Paradise, among others. Also, who could forget Slave Girl? |
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I love Bitch and Catch Me Now I'm Falling, but my 3 favorite covers are:
