04.18.07 – ELLIOTT SMITH: BETWEEN THE COVERS
We have been having some heated debates over here at YBP, about who has done some of the best Elliott Smith covers, and whether or not they do justice to his songs. Watch some of his great masterpieces covered in passionate ways by some of our favourite bands, and let us know which one you like most! xo, YBP Team.
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i personally thought that chris garneau’s cover was the best (very touching and original), and bright eyes’ was the worst. (maybe it was the recording, but i wasnt really digging it.) metric’s was good, but it really didnt have any “metric-feel” to it. Madeleine Payroux’s was good, and kevin devine’s was second best. all in my opinion, of course.
Peyroux is spelled wrong. It has an e, not an a.
The Bright Eyes performance is crap. That guy is waaaaaaaaay overrated and shouldn’t be allowed to touch anyone else’s good music.
Garneau. Awesome voice, great cover. Love metric, but the cover was lackluster. Bright eyes rocks as well. His voice is beautiful because it is so different. But Chalk this one up to Garneau.
robbie grossman hands down the best ive ever seen . im really pissed
a lot of people do you tube covers of elliott that i think are insults
but not this kid . i dont know who he is but the guitar is dead on
and not a bad singer
you be the judge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nLpxm_-4Q
Wow, this is a tough one, but I would have to give it to Devine. His is simple but beautifully rendered… the vocal harmonies, the guitar, all dead on. As for Garneau & Peyroux, both had stellar interpretations blended with their personal styles. There is palpable emotion from Garneau & Peyroux’s is sleepy & ethereal.The Metrics’wasn’t bad, but a little flat. As for Bright Eyes… I try to cut the guy a break for all the bad press he gets, but this was hands down cringe-worthy. Truly.
I may catch some flak for this comment, but I liked Bayside’s cover of Baby Britain. I might be biased here because I’ve been listening to Bayside for a solid five years or so, but I liked Baby Britain the best.
NO FLAK…..elliott is loved and revered by all genres…….BAYSIDE…..did a great version of baby britian…..it might turn on some kids 2 the brilliance of elliott’s music….so yeah bayside’s cover of baby britian……..last week i saw joshua radin in concert…he covered “between the bars” as an encore……it was really good 2!!!
I thought the Bright Eyes one was pretty good until he messed with the ending, if you know what I mean. Overall I’d pick Chris Garneau’s cover.
though i am a diehard bright eyes fan, the cover of “the biggest lie” was prosaic. i had never heard of chris garneau before i listened to his cover, which was phenomenal. i had to click “watch again” about several times while i was doing my literature homework because with each play i was even more blown away by it.
i don’t think it’s the best, but bad astronaut did a cover of needle in the hay which is really great