Best cover of Oh! Sweet Nuthin' I've ever heard. I love Lou Reed's music and these guys have done an excellent job. I first heard the cover on the 2010 concert release. Awesome.
Both versions were good actually, this version is a bit closer to the original, freakishly close, whilst the Black Crowes did almost a Southern Rock take on the track which the song lends itself very nicely. For me though the original is still the best, The Velvets unlocked a formula for rock n roll in the space of a few albums that changed music forever, brilliant band, their 3rd album is my favorite, great record.
Great cover of a great song. The black crowes also do a good version with rich Robinson on lead vocals. In case anyone was wondering about the original, it was done by the velvet underground
Most folks miss the point of doing cover tunes in the first place; "Oh, it isn't an exact copy of the original so therefore it sucks," or "The guy's voice is too high." or whatever. The point of a cover is to take a tune and make it your own while hopefully giving the listener a new take on the same old same old. This one certainly delivers.
Say a word for Jimmy Brown He ain't got nothing at all Not the shirt right off his back He ain't got nothing at all And say a word for Ginger Brown Walks with his head down to the ground Took the shoes right off his feet Threw the poor boy right out in the street And this is what he said Oh, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all Oh, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all Say a word for Pearly May She can't tell the night from the day They threw her out in the street But just like a cat, she landed on her feet And say a word for Joana Love She ain't got nothing at all 'Cause everyday she falls in love And every night she falls And when she does, she says Oh, sweet nothin' You know she he ain't got nothing at all, whoa-whoa Oh, sweet nothin', yeah She ain't got nothin' at all Oh, let me hear you Oh, say a word (oh, sweet nothin') Say a word for Jimmy Brown He ain't got nothin' at all, not a thing Not the shirt, shirt on his back (oh, sweet nothin') No, he ain't got nothing at all And say a word for Ginger (oh, sweet nothin') He walks (he ain't got nothin' at all) With his head down to the ground They took the shoes (oh, sweet nothin') Took the shoes from his feet, from his feet And threw poor boy (he ain't got nothin' at all) Out into the street, and then he said Oh, sweet, sweet nothin' She ain't got, she ain't got She ain't got nothin' at all Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet nothin' (Ain't got nothing at all) she ain't got Sweet, sweet nothin' (oh, sweet nothin') Sweet, sweet nothin' (she ain't got nothin' at all) Uh, sweet, sweet nothin, got nothin' Oh, sweet nothin', whoa (Ain't got nothin' at all) sweet nothin' at all Oh, let me hear ya She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all, sweet nothin' Ain't got nothin' at all, sweet, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all
A very accurate assessment for sure. And I agree, their third album is a great one. But it's kind of interesting, Lou Reed has stated that because of the absence of Cale he doesn't even really consider it a Velvet Underground album.
what? i've never heard this cover by mmj before its damn good - mmj is on my top 5 favorite bands of all time, but sometimes their covers are off center - This is just right on target though, god damn
By far one of the greatest covers I've ever heard. As much as I love The Velvet's version, this one is definitely on par with it. I got goosebumps when that guitar chorus began and ended.
If you're interested in why that is you may want to check out a bit of music theory, specifically on chord progressions. These two songs are in different keys, but they use the same progression (different keys use different chords but the intervals between notes will be the same). So your ear is hearing the similarity in the intervals between the two. Your ears were keen to pick up on this.
Eric Potter I may be in the minority, but their cover of it makes no difference is way better than the band's. And I don't think you know how much I love Rick Danko/the band/that song
rick danko singing that song on the last waltz is the pinnacle of that song IMO. I love mmj, but no one can convey the emotion of those lyrics more deeply than rick danko.
While this is a very cool band playing an amazing tune from the VU, if you really want to hear a cover of this, check out the Black Crowes version. While this cover sounds very much like the Velvets, the Crowes give it a whole new feel. Both these bands, MMJ and the Crowes follow the #1 RULE to covering an all-time classic. DO NOT even try unless you can equal or better the originol. If you dare make it your own, you better do it justice. Trust me peple, the Crowes do. OH MY do they jam it out!
Yes, I definitely hear it. In fact, when I first this song playing, I thought it's what it was. I like VU (but I don't know all of their songs), so I'm not even sure I've heard the original before. Gotta go check it out now!
love the original....but the Crowes is sooo goood.....Luther Dickinson on slide is just completely badass....North Mississippi Allstars, baby....RL Burnside and Jr. Kimbrough......RIP gentlemen.....kick ass tunes....
Lou Reed And Velvet Undergroung;...NOTICE The Similiarity In 'Chord Lines',..To 'MARSHALL TUCKERS',..'CAN't YOU SEE',..What That Womens Been Doing To Me"! Bill Sherman
true maybe, but in away I dont consider the first one a Velvet album because of the inclusion of Nico and Warhol interfering, so I guess WL/WH is the only proper Velvet album. Mo was absent for Loaded and pretty much all the original line-up from Squeeze which is definitely not a VU album despite the name
Actually Toy Caldwell wrote Can't You See in the late 60's when he was in Vietnam. The original Marshall Tucker Band was called The Toy Factory in the early 70's when they formed. So Can't You See might have possibly came out before Sweet Nuthin.
+Justyn Nelson I don't like catching for small things in a comment and debating it immediately, but I don't think actually that saying that the guy has the best voice in the world is gay. I think you're just enjoying his voice and the song, and that's perfectly straight of you, just like sharing emotions with other people or loving your fellas, and stuff like that. From what I've seen so far, I'd say... That the only gay thing I've seen in gay people, is a fact that they're attracted to men. :) And I guess, yes, they are probably opened to their emotional side more often than straight man, cause they don't have that pressure to be a macho dude and attract chicks with an alpha male attitude... But nothing really gay about enjoying a man's voice for sure. :)
