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Title: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:41:57 AM: So Van Morrison's Sweet Thing is one of my favorite songs ever. This has led me down the vortex of people covering Sweet Thing on YouTube. It's insane to see how many people try to cover this thing but fail so spectacularly at doing so. It has to be the highest ratio of terrible covers to great song ever recorded.

I shall chronicle my favorites.

You came for the weirdly mixed vocals. You stayed for the horrifically loud pipe organ.

Van Morrison - Sweet Thing - Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDyztdypms#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:42:39 AM: Ever want to hear Sweet Thing literally sung in a wind tunnel?

Van Morrison - Sweet Thing cover (spur of the moment) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s6lZsaz-W8#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:45:37 AM: Seemingly earnest man kills time before going X-Mas shopping with the family by doing Sweet Thing but apparently needs to poop.

Sweet Thing (Van Morrison) acoustic cover by RoboLGatos (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNBduF-I5Mg#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:48:01 AM: A German college student/Adderall dealer tries his hand!

Sweet Thing ; Van Morrison cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgI6c94vpuU#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:51:01 AM: Ray Pruitt of Season 5 or so of 90210 gives it a shot!

Joshua Rembowski - Van Morrison Sweet Thing Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DPhxCDfCbE#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:53:35 AM: It's that dude who somehow had a triple all to himself in your dorm!

Sweet Thing - Van Morrison Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynJk3b0tLXY#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:56:23 AM: This isn't absolutely brutal but the guy's insane faces are worth it.

Van Morrison Sweet Thing Cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=747G4Y9Cw0w#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:00:32 AM: This is just confusing.

Sweet Thing - kmill Van Morrison cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sAabAfRuTQ#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:02:02 AM: More wind tunnel!

Karys Rhea - Sweet thing (Van Morrison cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PksXJyIWCqo#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:05:41 AM: Either this guy is trying to do a version of this as envisioned by the Jesus & Mary Chain or he just completely is off-the-rails.

SWEET THING VAN MORRISON (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqrDy9Sek5E#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:09:59 AM: Sounds a little like Huey Lewis. Weird camera angle.

Sweet Thing - Van Morrison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Leztt-LjI#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:12:59 AM: No wind tunnel here but it is shot in a jungle. All sorts of strange crickets. Also, this guy is sooooooooooooooo punchable in an adjunct professor sorta way. He also adds in his OWN verse to this! Wow.

Dave Cipriani @ Cylburn Arboretum -- 8.16.10 -- "Sweet Thing" (Van Morrison) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhMl5O5Cg8M#)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 03:17:36 AM: Someone discovered reverb AND Windows Movie Maker!

Chris MacVittie ~ Sweet Thing (by Van Morrison) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5EwZ4nzXk#ws)
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: cavorting with nudists on March 17, 2013, 03:15:33 PM: I agree it's a great song, Greggulator. That said, I'm not sure whether you deserve a medal of valor for watching these things, or slow death by red ant bites while buried neck-deep in Death Valley for posting them.

By the way, something tells me #7 doesn't need to watch the ferryboats to get high.
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: fonpr on March 17, 2013, 03:44:45 PM: Quote from: Greggulator on March 17, 2013, 02:48:01 AM
A German college student/Adderall dealer tries his hand!

Sweet Thing ; Van Morrison cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgI6c94vpuU#)
I liked this guy's version. And I really liked your comments, Gregyoulater.
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: nec13 on March 18, 2013, 02:34:31 PM: Am I the only one who likes Veedon Fleece more than Astral Weeks? Don't get me wrong, Astral Weeks is a fantastic record. But I find Veedon Fleece slightly more enjoyable.
Title: Re: Covers of Sweet Thing
Post by: cavorting with nudists on March 18, 2013, 02:50:03 PM: I was about to say I like them about equally, but--naw. Astral Weeks is just too good. But Veedon Fleece comes close.