all i want is you - new cover version

[opaltranquility]

A band called Celebrity has posted a previously unreleased version of their cover of "all i want is you". It can be found at http://www.purevolume.com/Celebrity

Can anyone get it to work? I'd like to hear it, but it doesn't seem to want to play for me. helphelp!

 

[martha]

I can't figure out how to make it play.

 

[Liesje]

Mine works, you just click the "All I Want Is You" in the PurePlayer on the right and it downloads and starts playing in the browser. It's a MacroMedia Flash Player 7, so maybe you have to have Flash installed?

I'm liking this version....it's quite a lot like U2's at least, but there's no "all I want is YOOOOOOOU!" at the end, which considering the lack of vocal talent in many bands these days is probably for the better. The guitar sounds are a bit heavier, but I think it's a decent cover since they don't butcher the song by trying something completely new.

 

[SkeeK]

what's the point in covering a song if you don't bring anything new to it?

 

[ZigZag]

what's the point in covering a song if you don't bring anything new to it?

So people will have heard of them. You're talking about them, arn't you?

 

[U2Soar]

Really enjoyable cover. Thanks for pointing it out.

Anybody recommend some other great U2 covers?

Back in the Fall I downloaded Sanctus Real?s cover of Beautiful from the new U2 tribute album - In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa at one it?s official websites. I would definitely recommend it. (the album comes out this week)

 

[Liesje]

what's the point in covering a song if you don't bring anything new to it?

New is ok, I mean more...I dunno how to explain it, but for example, you shouldn't take U2 songs and do country or rap covers, or make a sad song sound really upbeat...that kind of stuff. Different, but same enough to still capture the mood of the song, like the original. I think U2 have done so with all of their covers except Fortunate Son.

 

[bonosloveslave]

Jars of Clay will have a country version of AIWIY out on Tuesday

 

[Liesje]

Jars of Clay will have a country version of AIWIY out on Tuesday

*runs screaming for the hills*............

 

[Queen Bee]

^

 

[Liesje]

I'm sorry, but I honestly used to kind of like Jars of Clay when I was in a CCM (as in, crappy Christian music) mood, but then, ironically, I saw them in concert and now they're definitely in my book. Most boring show, ever.

 

[opaltranquility]

yeah i had to download the new flash player, but it still doesn't do anything. a few ppl on that websites forum said it doesn't work for them either. does anyone have nero, and want to record the stream into mp3? i'd really like to hear it. stupid technology not working lol

 

[what a bomb!]

who was it on this forum ages ago that mentioned a bluegrass (think of Deliverance movie!) album of U2 covers? I wouldn't mind hearing it!

 

[NameOfLove19]

There are actually 2- "Pickin' on U2" Volumes 1 & 2. There's also "Strung Out on U2", which is an album of string quartet covers. I own it, it's quite good. (A string quartet doing SBS is HILARIOUS!)

 

[BostonAnne]

Really enjoyable cover. Thanks for pointing it out.

Anybody recommend some other great U2 covers?

Back in the Fall I downloaded Sanctus Real?s cover of Beautiful from the new U2 tribute album - In The Name Of Love: Artists United For Africa at one it?s official websites. I would definitely recommend it. (the album comes out this week)

Here's a couple of sites to order the CD from. The Grassrootsmusic link has clips of the songs covered.

World Vision


grassrootsmusic.com/

 

[typhoon]

what's the point in covering a song if you don't bring anything new to it?

OH MY GOD, IT'S NOT DIFFERENT, IT SUCKS.

Jars of Clay will have a country version of AIWIY out on Tuesday

*runs screaming for the hills*............

OH MY GOD, IT'S DIFFERENT, IT SUCKS.

Music fans are stupid.

 

[speedracer]

What the heck was Jars of Clay thinking when they decided to do a boogie-woogie version of "All I Want Is You"?

Ditto Grits and the hip-hop version of "With Or Without You".

The tracks on the Artists United for Africa album that stayed faithful to the originals are all pretty good: "Gloria" by Audio Adrenaline, "Mysterious Ways" by TobyMac, "Pride" by Delirious?, "Where The Streets Have No Name" by Chris Tomlin. The acoustic version of "One" by Tait is also excellent.