Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World" *CLOSED*

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Round 1: Best Covered Song?

Poll ended at February 8 17, 7:04 am

"Jolene" by The White Stripes, originally performed by Dolly Parton
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48%
"Mad World" by Gary Jules, originally performed by Tears for Fears
11
52%
 
Total votes: 21

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Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World" *CLOSED*

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http://challonge.com/grb_cover_tourney has all the tourney info.

Round 1:

Tambourine Man's "Jolene" by The White Stripes


heyzeus' "Mad World" by Gary Jules
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Re: Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World"

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If you're not familiar with the original, it's worth hearing because it's great in its own right. But also you can hear how radically Gary Jules changed the tune for his cover, emphasizing the alienation and paranoia of the song.


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Re: Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World"

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Whatever^^^

f you're not familiar with the original, it's worth hearing because it's listenable as far as country whatever goes. But also you can hear how radically Jack White changed the tune for The White Stripes cover, emphasizing his awesomeness and that Jolene truly is a horrible person. Also, Meg and Dolly have something(s) in common.


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Re: Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World"

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Tough call, but I just like the song "Jolene" a lot, and think the White Stripes did it justice.

I am also going re-post this from the Music Talk thread so that Zeus doesn't think I'm a poser.
stlouie_lipp wrote:
Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’ Slowed Down To 33 RPM Sounds Absolutely Amazing
http://twentytwowords.com/dolly-partons ... ampaign=hh

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Re: Round 1: "Jolene" vs "Mad World"

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Another super close one this round!

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