@Mast Meh

@Donald.McLean I don't know why, but it reminds me of this:

While it's completely and utterly different.

@Donald.McLean Not your style I presume?

@Mast Interesting - Neil Diamond wrote that, but that version is pretty good.

I'm always up for a good, interesting cover.

@Mast It's ok, but it lacks any compelling elements and so I find it boring.

One of the most interesting covers I've ever heard:

@Donald.McLean Ah, yes.

@Donald.McLean That, is a very good cover.

@Donald.McLean It's, interesting. Not my style, but it's definitely well executed.

The original Solitary Man:

I think I like the Johnny Cash version better.

Sometimes covers are simply better.

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@Mast Hmm. I like them both, but the Gary Moore version (to me) has a certain raw intensity that the more polished Nightwish version is lacking.

My one daughter is a cover collector. My wife, on the other hand, tends to prefer the first version that she heard. I tend to prefer original versions, but not absolutely.