Hi Guys

how many JB originals have been covered by other artists. I only know of two:

I'm Still On Your side - Jamie Walters (from the short lived TV series The Heights)
Working Class Man - Redgum / ??? Dalton(cant remember her first name)

Although WCM is not a JB penned song he did make it his own

Also from the TV series The Heights, a Diesel penned track: Rear View Mirror. Does anyone know if Diesel ever released this as one of his own.

Cheers!!!

GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT...

there's a few US country covers of Working Class Man - can't remember the singers though!

And of course the Cold Chisel tribute album had a few covers of JB penned songs.

but there does seem to be a lack of Jimmy covers. I always thought a dance artist might sample him one day but it never seemed to happen!

I've got The Heights album and it certainly is a curiosity! I really like the Rear View Mirror song though. maybe Diesel used it as a b-side at some point?

Lacy J. Dalton covered "Working Class Man" in 1986, top 20 on the US country charts. Also appears on her "Best of" 2005.

Great point of discussion by the way, will be interested to see if any others come to light.

Dean

Hey Dk

Is there any chance of getting a copy of The Heights album. If there is anything I can exchange for it i will try

Cheers

GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT...

hi kelvin - i could dig it out and send you the mp3s -

email me at

chiltonrocks@googlemail.com

There's a cover version of waiting for the heartache done by Jennifer Rush .....

Maybe Running for the red light by Meat Loaf could also be named as a cover version.

and yep Rear view mirror ist the b-side of the aussie tip of my tongue cd-s



cheers Ralf

oh yeah i forgot about the Running For The Red Light controversy!

although that is an Easybeats cover rather than a JB one.

didn't know about the Jennifer Rush cover tho....

want to know bout the Jennifer Rush cover ?

Ralf

one more here...

Walk On, written (but never released) by Joe Lynn Turner, among others. JLT re-recorded and officially released his version on the new Sunstorm album House of Dreams. I guess that sort of counts...

Are you talking about JB covers or songs that have the same titles ?

Hi guys,

It is JB covers as in "original JB songs" covered by other artists not song titles with the same name.

I notice that The Delltones released two Cold Chisel/JB songs:

Forever Now
Stone cold

Shannon Noll also covered WCM as a B-side of one of his singles, I think it was Drive.


Ralph, Cheers for the Diesel track. Much apreciated!!




GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT...

why do you think there are so few Barnesy cover versions?

maybe because his voice is so unique, its such a part of the song, that they would song weird sung by someone else??

but many of his songs are very well written, strong pop songs... so some enterprising young singer should raid his back catalog!

A Dutch artist called Rene Froger also covered Still On Your Side in 1991

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Froger

Ralph, would it be possible to send me an mp3 of Diesel's version of Rear View Mirror?

chiltonrocks@googlemail.com