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Making a return guest appearance. Just seen Diana Ross do a cover of I Will.Survive. I dont even remember her doing but it wasn't good. What for you are the best and and worst covers you've heard. For me: Best: Tears of A Clown - The Beat Worst - Morissey's version of That's Entertainment. Over to you....

"Me & Mrs Rat grew up in Beaconsfield, we're not all posh though, well I suppose she is a bit posh but I was her bit of rough from the council estate! :-)"

Worst: Billy Paul - Your Song Best: Johnny Cash - Hurt

"Cheers Mickey. Amersham/ Beaconsfield are nice area's, I often meet my daughter over that way for lunch and a pint."

"Not in Marlow but not too far away near Amersham, have a good time round your mates"

Ohio-The Isley Bros is a great cover .

The Jam Stoned out of my mind better than the original .

Mickey. Do you live in Marlow? I'm due over there tomorrow night for dinner round a mates place. Robert Palmer doing 'Whatscgoing on' is an awful cover. Counting crows ' big yellow taxi' is excellent.

"The best cover I've heard recently was Van Morrison doing shaking all over last Friday in Marlow, I remember the original by Johnny Kid and the Pirates when I was a kid but, he ended the gig with Gloria and theer's a brilliant combination of both of them from his live in San Francisco gig. I'll have to think about the worst :-) https://youtu.be/PXMIF8Lne9s?feature=shared"

That is painful and the video is excruciating.

Of course! He covers it well in his own style. If you want worst … Bryan Ferry - Jealous Guy

Mallard I hope that's a shout for best not worst.

Paul Weller - Wishing on a Star

Next is absolutely superb. One band I was in used to close with cover of Faith Healer. I bought the DVD of Dance Craze a while back and you forget just how good the Two Tone bands were live from the off. Every song on that is tight as anything and bloody marvellous. My favourite band for a while was Fishbone. Ska but not as you know it.

* Onsideman

Considering the Dualers version of Enjoy Yourself is my favourite.

That Specials shout reminded me that their cover of Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) was great. Played that a fair bit when Terry Hall died. Also met the Doctor (Clive) and can concur that he's a lovely bloke and their Spirit In The Sky is a proper laugh live I'll have to have a think about worst

Amsterdam. Bowie Next. Alex Harvey. Jacky. Scott Walker. 3 Jaques Brel songs that couldn't be more different from one another.

"love this too..... Hall & Oates - Hot Fun In The Summertime, live (Sly Stone) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uSLrlZuu3-o&pp=ygUpaGFsbCBhbmQgb2F0ZXMgaG90IGZ1biBpbiB0aGUgc3VtbWVydGltZSA%3D"

O1bb Sacrifice was no.1 when the first i of my brother died. Still get choked up.hearing it. Tak I love We Have All The Time in the World. The Fun Loving Criminals covered it too.i.think.

"love both, don't have a worst"

Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed (Mccartney) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM&pp=ygUWZmFjZXMgbWF5YmUgaSdtIGFtYXplZA%3D%3D The Specials - We Have All The Time In The World (Armstrong) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9DRrmIx9x0A&pp=ygUvdGhlIHNwZWNpYWxzIHdlIGhhdmUgYWxsIHRoZSB0aW1lIGluIHRoZSB3b3JsZCA%3D

Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed (Mccartney) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM&pp=ygUWZmFjZXMgbWF5YmUgaSdtIGFtYXplZA%3D%3D The Specials - We Have All The Time In The World (Armstrong) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9DRrmIx9x0A&pp=ygUvdGhlIHNwZWNpYWxzIHdlIGhhdmUgYWxsIHRoZSB0aW1lIGluIHRoZSB3b3JsZCA%3D

"No debs, just a track I've loved for years. It was actually playing through my headphones when I found out my old dear had died. Bit of an odd song to remind one of such a sad event but there ya go."

Thanks Phall a riveting read.... O1bb have you just watched them on Totp?

"Jasnik 11:57 Fri May 24 So do I, they were great live too. I was in a psychedlic band around that time and we had a residency that Clive (The Doctor) and Christian, their manager ran. Clive is a lovely man too and I used to be drinking buddies with their drummer Vom. Also got to meet one of my heroes, Captain Sensible, at one of the gigs we played there. He is hilarious company. Also had a long chat Claire Grogan which is another story."