Best Cover Songs Ever

[Richard Hell]

Zebrahead- Surrender
Less Than Jake- Surrender
Blink 182 - Dancing with my self
The Vines- Im only sleeping
The Ataris - Boys of Summer
Greenday - I fought the Law
Guns and Roses - Im not knocking on Heavens door
Gold Finger - 99 Red Ballons
Third eye Blind - Stairway to heaven
Smash Mouth - Why Cant we be friends

[AboveTheClouds]

It's called Knocking on Heavens Door.

[Richard Hell]

Jesus EW why is it wenever I mess up on something you always have to correct me, Still people can Identify with what song it is, so you didnt really have to point it out. I mean rather then correct me could ou once just post in the forums what its about

[Aniko]

Josh Groban ~ You Raise Me Up
Aretha Franklin ~ A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
Mario Frangoulis ~ Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)
Chicago Soundtrack ~ All That Jazz
Al Jarreau ~ Take Five
Tom Jones ~ Mama Told Me Not To Come
Donna Summer ~ Macarthur Park :p

[Loner]

You Really Got Me - Van Halen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A3GPkjHMvg

Josh Groban ~ You Raise Me Up
Aretha Franklin ~ A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
Mario Frangoulis ~ Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)
Chicago Soundtrack ~ All That Jazz
Al Jarreau ~ Take Five
Tom Jones ~ Mama Told Me Not To Come
Donna Summer ~ Macarthur Park :p

"MacArthur Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!"

[AboveTheClouds]

Because it's what I was put on earth to do.

[Richard Hell]

you must be a wizz with the ladies :)

[Holden Pike]

Ten of my favorites...

"Respect", Aretha Franklin
"Blue Suede Shoes", Elvis Presley
"Love in Vain", The Rolling Stones
"Dream a Little Dream of Me", The Mammas & The Poppas
"Twist & Shout", The Beatles
"All Along the Watchtower", Jimmi Hendrix
"Woodstock", Crosby, Stills & Nash
"The Midnight Special", Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Take Me to the River", The Talking Heads
"Angie", Tori Amos

[Rjoepenk]

My personal faves would be:

"Mr Tambourine Man" - The Byrds
"Since I don't have you" - Guns 'n' Roses
"All Along the watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix
"Summertime Blues" - The Who
"Come Together" - Aerosmith
"Sloop John B" - The Beach Boys
"Say Hello Wave Goodbye" - David Gray
"Can't help falling in love" - Elvis
"The Wanderer" - Status Quo

[joshuafor]

"All Along the watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix

Dave Matthews does a pretty sweet rendition of this, too.

[Loner]

"Got the Time" by Anthrax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7iNHw8QoQ

"In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Slayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E5Uj-4qn9g

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBWrLhgiX74

[Rjoepenk]

Dave Matthews huh? I'm on it but can't find anything :(

[Richard Hell]

Rage Against The Machine- Kick Out the Jams
John Mayor - The Wind Cries Mary

[OG-]

Machine Head - Message in a Bottle
Dope - You Spin me Round

and though it isn't on a CD anywhere, but hopefully on a DVD eventually, Audioslave's cover of Seven Nation Army at Lollapalooza was the highlight of the concert. Damn that Tom Morello!

[Richard Hell]

I love that cover. I downloaded it in 8th grade thought it was excellant

[Richard Hell]

O yeah
Johnny Cash - Hurt

[Strummer521]

Dave Matthews huh? I'm on it but can't find anything :(

It's on the live at Central Park cd and dvd and also Live at Folsom field and probably several of DMB's other live albums. Out of the two I have listed I would recommend picking up The Central Park Concert

great covers: Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Masters Of War - Pearl Jam
Cortez The Killer - Dave Matthews Band
Nothing But Flowers - Guster
Oh, Darlin! - Bela Fleck and The Flecktones
Strawberry Fields Forever - Ben Harper
Mad World - Roland Orzabal
Those are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head.

[mack]

Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow - Cruisin off the Duets soundtrack

[led_zeppelin]

Rush: Feedback. The entire album is great!

[undercoverlover]

i like Adam Sandler's version of you spind me right round or whatever the hell its called, from the wedding singer

[Nitzer]

Joe Ramone's version of What a Wonderful World.

[Strummer521]

Rush: Feedback. The entire album is great!

I almost bought that one but then I forgot and never got around to it.

[Tacitus]

Tainted Love - Soft Cell (orig - Gloria James)

Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies (orig - The Velvet Underground)

Step On - Happy Mondays (orig - John Kongos)

I Fought The Law - The Clash (orig - The Crickets)

Mad World - Gary Jules (orig - Tears For Fears)

One - Johnny Cash (orig - U2)

Money - The Flying Lizards (orig - The Beatles)

Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (orig - Gene Pitney)

Wonderful World - Nick Cave & Shane McGowan (orig - Louis Armstrong)

Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods (aka REM + the Late Great Warren Zevon), (orig - Prince)

Thousands Are Sailing - Christy Moore (orig - The Pogues)

....but my all time fave is:

Shiny Happy People - The Fatima Mansions (orig - REM) - More than a cover, Cathal Coughlan's version of REM's cheesy, ironic bit of fluff is a nasty, profane and quite brilliant diatribe against homophobia. It's even got sampled Nuns!! :D

[Piddzilla]

"Powder Finger" - Cowboy Junkies (Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
"All Along the Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
"All Mixed Up" - Red House Painters (The Cars)
"Rock'n'Roll Singer" - Mark Kozelek (Ac/Dc)
"Everything Flows" - J Mascis & The Fog (Teenage Fanclub)
"Cortez the Killer" - Built To Spill (Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
"Fields of Gold" - Eva Cassidy (Sting)
"One Love/People Get Ready" - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Curtis Mayfield, "People Get Ready")
"Just Like Heaven" - Dinosaur Jr (The Cure)
"You Keep Me Hanging On" - Vanilla Fudge (The Supremes)
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Tori Amos (Nirvana)
"I See a Darkness" - Johnny Cash (Bonnie Prince Billy)
"In My Mind" - Will Oldham (David Allan Coe)
"Policy of Truth" - Terry Hoax (Depeche Mode)
"Last Caress" - Metallica (The Misfits)
"Down On the Street" - Rage Against the Machine (Iggy & The Stooges)
"Jailbreak" - Fu Manchu (Thin Lizzy)

[Henry The Kid]

Joe Cocker-With a Little Help From my Friends

[linespalsy]

Powerhouse - Steroid Maximus & the chrome cranks (Raymond Scott)
Punish or be Damned - Flux Info Sciences (The Screamers)
Hey Good Lookin' - The Residents (Hank Williams)
Sand - Einsturzende Neubauten (Lee Hazlewood)
Yu Gung - Pussy Galore (Einsturzende Neubauten)
Lets get Physical - The Revolting Cocks (never hoid the original)

[Holden Pike]

Lets get Physical - The Revolting Cocks (never hoid the original)

"Physical" is an Olivia Newton-John hit from 1981.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002PC6.01._PE8_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[Caitlyn]

(never hoid the original)


Lucky you... ;)

[Loner]

Lets get Physical - The Revolting Cocks (never hoid the original)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000003REZ.01.MZZZZZZZ.jpg

Yes!

What about "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Revolting Cocks.

[linespalsy]

What about "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Revolting Cocks.

Well, I certainly like it better than the Rod Stewart original. To be honest, Revco's a band I can only take in small doses, I like the singles best. Crackin' up and Physical are the high points for me. Have you ever heard Ministry's other side project, Lead into Gold? It's excellent.

Speaking of Rod Stewart, I'd like to add the blind casio-family's cover of Young Turks, from Winners and Sinners to my list. Vast improvement on the original and one of the funniest scenes in the movie.

[Loner]

Well, I certainly like it better than the Rod Stewart original. To be honest, Revco's a band I can only take in small doses, I like the singles best. Crackin' up and Physical are the high points for me. Have you ever heard Ministry's other side project, Lead into Gold? It's excellent.

I understand what you mean about taking Revco in small doses.

Like the other version of (Let's Talk)Physical where all they say is "talk!" for almost fourteen minutes!

I haven't heard Lead into Gold.

That's Paul Barker's side project right?

Have you heard Lard?

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000000F7Q.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

It's Ministry and Jello Biafra from Dead Kennedys.

[linespalsy]

Aye, I've indeed heard Lard, though I don't own the Lard album. Actually all of this stuff on Ministry and related projects is from memory, it's been quite a few years since that stuff was on regular rotation on my player.

Lead into Gold was, I think mainly Paul Barker, and I recall Age of Reason being a really great album, but it used to be pretty rare.

Actually I kind of like the ten minute version of Lets get Physical (and dig this - the single of that song has a different extended version, which is also just a looped sample, but a different looped sample!) The stuff I really find hard to stomach is the really embarrasingly cheesy humor Revco often delves into, like the last track on Linger Fickin' Good.

And you've actually got me listening to Big Sexy Land now, it's been quite a while. :)

[Loner]

Aye, I've indeed heard Lard, though I don't own the Lard album. Actually all of this stuff on Ministry and related projects is from memory, it's been quite a few years since that stuff was on regular rotation on my player.

Lead into Gold was, I think mainly Paul Barker, and I recall Age of Reason being a really great album, but it used to be pretty rare.

Actually I kind of like the ten minute version of Lets get Physical (and dig this - the single of that song has a different extended version, which is also just a looped sample, but a different looped sample!) The stuff I really find hard to stomach is the really embarrasingly cheesy humor Revco often delves into, like the last track on Linger Fickin' Good.

And you've actually got me listening to Big Sexy Land now, it's been quite a while. :)

You G*d@#mned Son Of A Bitch!!!

So what do you think about that one? ;)

My favorite song on Big Sexy Land is Attack Ships On Fire, maybe a Blade Runner reference?


Actually I kind of like the ten minute version of Lets get Physical (and dig this - the single of that song has a different extended version, which is also just a looped sample, but a different looped sample!)

You should seek professional help. ;)

[undercoverlover]

baby one more time - bowling for soup

[Richard Hell]

Buddy Guy - CatFish Blues

[led_zeppelin]

Phish doing Freebird acapella. hilarious stuff

[Sedai]

Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows (Leonard Cohen)

A Perfect Circle - Love Song (The Cure)

Aerosmith - Come Together (The Beatles)

Rebekah Del Rio - Crying (Roy Orbison)

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN)

Aretha Franklin - Respect (Otis Reading)

[undead_bunny]

"Cat Scratch Fever" - Pantera (Ted Nugent)
"Daytripper" - Nancy Sinatra (The Beatles) Which is strange coming from me. Being the Beatles hating person I am. :p
"I Fought The Law" - Dead Kennedys

I'm having major mind blankage.

[Richard Hell]

Nirvana-Where did you sleep last night
Just Like Heavan-TBS


Worst Cover-song ever
Under pressure by the Used and MCR

[Piddzilla]

Eva Cassidy - Sting's "Fields of Gold"

[Gregair]

tons of good cover songs. motorheads version of 'Enter Sandman' is really good.

[IDigCereal]

I Heard It Through The Grapevine by Creedence and All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix are probably my two favorites.

[led_zeppelin]

Battle of Evermore-the Love Mongers (zeppelin)
Dancing Days accoustic-Stone Temple Pilots (accoustic)

[Garrett]

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
Train Kept A-Rollin' - Aerosmith (Tiny Bradshaw)
" - The Yardbirds (")
Six More Miles - The Residents (Hank Williams)
My Way - Herman Brood (Paul Anka)
Run Through The Jungle - Gun Club (CCR)
Intoxicated Man - Mick Harvey (Serge Gainsbourg)


I also like Seu Jorge's acoustic David Bowie covers in Portuguese from The Life Aquatic.

[Tacitus]

Lost In Music - The Fall (orig - Sister Sledge)


http://images.villagevoice.com/issues/0428/kenny.jpg
Caught in a trap-ah!

[Loner]

Worst cover songs...

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/b4/d2/df828bacd7a009e16a207110.L.jpg

... anything off this album.

[Tacitus]

Worst cover songs...

http://www.darkland.de/CD_Tip/2001/pat_boone.gif

... anything off this album.

hehe I heard some of that the other day. Rock on Pat!

I also heard Chubby Checker doing a cover of Back In The USSR which wasn't half bad. ;)

[Piddzilla]

Did anyone see Paul Anka do "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on Letterman? :eek:

[Aniko]

Sorry Piddy, no


I just heard a different version of Message in a Bottle by Sting that I absolutely loved.
It was more acoustic and had a mellow, smokey jazz feeling to it. I'm not sure if it's a new release or where it's from. I'd love to get it...Has anyone heard this version before?

[gummo]

Evenescence-Heart-Shaped Box
Marilyn Manson-Tainted Love
Marilyn Manson-Working Class Hero
Metallica-Turn The Page
Phish-Gin and Juice
Guns n Roses-Knockin on Heavin's Door
Motorhead-Louie Louie
Nirvana-The Man Who Sold The World
Johnny Cash-Hurt
Nirvana-Love Buzz (But nothing beats the original)

[Yoda]

Some of these have already been mentioned, but...

Johnny Cash, Hurt
Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Love Roller Coaster
Eli, Andy Warhol
Michael Jackson, Come Together
311, Love Song
Worst cover of all time: Cake's cover of Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive.

[Austruck]

Styx, doing the Beatles' "I Am the Walrus" (video is very cool too)

[Austruck]

Yoda, I agree with you on the Gloria Gaynor thing. I'm sorry, but that song should never have seen the light of day the FIRST time, let alone someone doing it AGAIN.

Pleh pleh pleh. Icky taste. Pleh pleh!

[Strummer521]

"Yesterday" - Marvin Gaye (The Beatles)
"Love In Vain" - The Rolling Stones (Robert Johnson)
"Dear Landlord" - Janis Joplin (Bob Dylan)
"The Harder They Fall" - Guster (Jimmy Cliff)
"Twist and Shout" - The Beatles (The Isley Brothers)

Honorable mention: "I Will Survive" - Cake :p In your face Yoda. :p

[Swedish Chef]

Here are a couple I really like. Completely off the top of me head...

I Heard It Through The Grapevine, The Slits
Our House, Phantom Planet
Something, Radiohead
Any Way That You Want Me, Spiritualized
Jolene, The White Stripes
Crossroads, Cream
Superstar, Sonic Youth
Insane In The Brain, The Connells
Blackjack Davey, The White Stripes

[Tacitus]

Lost In Music - The Fall (orig - Sister Sledge)


http://images.villagevoice.com/issues/0428/kenny.jpg
Caught in a trap-ah!

I'm gonna vote for this again, now with added sound-ah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0OYWZeiCI

[mark f]

Here are a few which come to mind and I can actually find some music.

"Lola" by the Raincoats (written by Ray Davies)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QufDdHzWhgw

"Satan is Real" by the Louvin Brothers (written by Porter Wagoner)
LINK (http://therisingstorm.net/the-louvin-brothers-satan-is-real/) (click on the Play button under the album cover and the three paragraphs :cool: )

"Summertime" by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (written by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yKgAEkCKxY

[Lennon]

This immediatly popped in my head

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBrn6trEwI

As for the worst...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5TX97tqo1c

[Iroquois]

I'm rather fond of Faith No More's rendition of War Pigs.

[These Filthy Hands]

Come on Eileen: Reel Big Fish
Land Down Under: Pennywise

[Iroquois]

Oh, I almost forgot Devo's cover of Satisfaction.

[Sawman3]

Sublime -- Scarlet Begonias
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq8JFOE9KAk&feature=related

Dropkick Murphy's -- The Auld Triangle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiSacFpkzoo

Dynamite Hack -- Boyz In the Hood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIo81Fk6J5g

[Sawman3]

I can't believe I forgot:

Ensiferum -- Lady In Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7DbZ-C4EMQ

[These Filthy Hands]

Marilyn Manson: Sweet Dreams
Dope: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

[mark f]

(With a few tons of grains of salt :cool: )

"Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" by William Shatner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym2q9QUkrrM


"Like a Rolling Stone" by Sebastian Cabot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBMzZ2PD4r8

[mark f]

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (live) by P.J. Harvey and Björk (Yowza!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiRChOr9p4I

[TheUsualSuspect]

Edit - I added the youtube videos for those who are too lazy to look or have never heard of the songs.


"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe5p1BXNCQM

So wonderful and relaxing, it's just beautiful.

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Even though I like NIN's version better, I still think this was extremely well done.

"The Man Who Sold The World" -Nirvana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=209ArurxVG4

Such a good cover of a Bowie song. I like it better then the original.

"Where did you sleep last night" - Nirvana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xHl-P_arVA&feature=related

There is a reason they ended the session with this song. It's just too good.

[mark f]

That stinks! They don't allow Shatner's "Lucy in the Sky" anymore, and there are no alternatives? You must be joking!

[mikeython1]

Sweet Home Alabama- Kid Rock

Just Kidding!Who does Kid Rock think he is!You can't cover a song like that!

[Iroquois]

That's not a cover so much as a song that sampled another song's music, much like Ice Ice Baby sampled Under Pressure or U Can't Touch This sampled Superfreak.

[Swan]

"Across the Universe" - Fiona Apple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gLWTtlMwo4

[Caitlyn]

Mad World ~

Original: Tears For Fears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXuXikfIYHY


Cover: Gary Jules
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

[Swan]

"Mad World" is one of the few times where the cover song is actually better than the original. It (the cover) fits the lyrics perfectly.

[Justin]

For some reason I remember posting this before, or maybe it was another forum with a similar thread...

Sonic Youth - "I'm Not There" (Bob Dylan)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwr8qRwWNLo

Cat Power - "Blue" (Joni Mitchell)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InDGzOo9a2U&NR=1

[Swedish Chef]

Cupid, Amy Winehouse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7055x5oEVtM

[Mrs. Darcy]

"Diamonds and Rust" by Judas Priest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIC7KQPDuDc

"No More I Love Yous" by Annie Lennox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzerYKwghJE

[TheUsualSuspect]

Not a lot of people like this cover, but I do.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM

[Caitlyn]

Respect ~

Original: Otis Redding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97j4SgFBCVw


Cover: Aretha Franklin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjvPXnkfMg

[n3wt]

I have found a band that I love who do death metal covers of pop songs, here is a few songs they have done.

Ten Masked Men - Eye of the tiger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSTfmdjhTtA

Ten Masked Men - Beat it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVPd8qXYY70

Ten Maked Men - Living la vida loca
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boes6osYYU4

I have the greatest hits cd of these and they are awesome!

[Lennon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

Accept no imitations.

[honeykid]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSDc1TF8MSA

[Tacitus]

I had Sinéad O'Connor's Throw Down Your Arms on repeat for what seemed like months when it first came out. Unlike most of her earlier covers (slow it down, take out so much of the instrumentation that it's practically a capella) these are pretty faithful to the originals but differ in one important aspect - That wonderful voice.

Downpressor Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDhH9-qhEEk

...and Peter Tosh's original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oD63-EJW5Y

Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtCFE-CkM8

...and Lee Perry's Ketch Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gj42R698Ok

[Loner]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqQkECIn738

Gretchen Wilson & Alice in Chains - Barracuda

I thought there was no way in hell that she would pull this off.

I was floored.

I do realize this isn't completely a cover tune.

[linespalsy]

The Residents - Hey Good Lookin (Hank Williams Sr.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2CabbK5VJw&p=F9E46A870E546CF5&index=1

The Original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ3xDxcr2rk

[earlsmoviepicks]

GREAT cover by his royal awesome of awesomeness, Tom Jones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5IABqwVO2U

[earlsmoviepicks]

Wow, T, that Tosh cover was amazing, thanks for posting that one!

I had Sinéad O'Connor's Throw Down Your Arms on repeat for what seemed like months when it first came out. Unlike most of her earlier covers (slow it down, take out so much of the instrumentation that it's practically a capella) these are pretty faithful to the originals but differ in one important aspect - That wonderful voice.

Downpressor Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDhH9-qhEEk

...and Peter Tosh's original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oD63-EJW5Y

Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mtCFE-CkM8

...and Lee Perry's Ketch Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gj42R698Ok

[earlsmoviepicks]

Oh, forgot this one, Baby's Got Back by Jonathan Coulton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltjbnyvq_SI

[Loner]

"Diamonds and Rust" by Judas Priest

Mrs. Darcy is a rocker? First time I heard the original Joan Baez version it was appropriately in a mall.

Speaking of Judas Priest, how about this one?

The Green Manalishi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT2DktNBRfo&feature=related

[Tacitus]

Wow, T, that Tosh cover was amazing, thanks for posting that one!

The voice makes it, I think. It makes the hairs on the back of yer neck stand up. ;)

This one's not on YouTube so I'll post the link - Hindu Love Gods - Raspberry Beret (http://eightysixfourhundred.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2251d92a98fdb00d4144afa71685e.html)

If you don't know, The Hindu Love Gods were an alcohol-fuelled side project for a Stipeless REM and the late great Warren Zevon. They sound exactly like what they probably intended - a bar band. But a great bar band. ;)

[meatwadsprite]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmceSj07_fs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xUnlPU6MhI

[mark f]

Dave Edmunds is so terrific that I never think of his albums as "cover" albums even if most of them basically are. His work with Rockpile (Nick Lowe, Billy Bremner and Terry Williams) is the apex of his career, and my personal fave is Repeat When Necessary, an almost flawless album which showcases Edmunds' spectacular arrangements, production, vocals and guitar work. Every song is a winner.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aNTsUIQhmf0/SB41--7EW4I/AAAAAAAAASk/xRHU_I_7m80/s320/Dave%2BEdmunds%2B-%2BRepeat%2BWhen%2BNecessary%2B-%2B1979.jpg



Here's the track listing:
"Girls Talk" (Elvis Costello)
"Crawling from the Wreckage" (Graham Parker)
"The Creature from the Black Lagoon" (Billy Bremner)
"Sweet Little Lisa" (Donivan Cowart, Martin Cowart, Hank DeVito)
"Dynamite" (Mort Garson, Tom Glazer)
"Queen of Hearts" (Hank DeVito)
"Home in My Hand" (Ronnie Self)
"Goodbye Mister Good Guy" (Pat Meager, Bremner)
"Take Me for a Little While" (Trade Martin)
"We Were Both Wrong" (Bremner)
"Bad Is Bad" (Huey Lewis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpW1thGues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3D2fma3z30

[Loner]

What a relief, I thought you were going to post another Sebastian Cabot cover.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Subterranean Homesick Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AozRuHYbKs

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZat5TbRO3A&ob=av2n

Hey Yoda this is really cool now that the YouTube thingy works!

[mark f]

What a relief, I thought you were going to post another Sebastian Cabot cover.


I can do that easily enough...


That's a crock too. I can find Sebastian Cabot songs on YouTube, but I can't find one decent version of any of the songs from Repeat When Necessary.

Well, except for these, but none of them sound as good as the actual record which is a good argument for listening to vinyl vs. digital.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_4iZIguRBs&p=6F7685E76AACA827&playnext=1&index=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzpoZ5zBqZI

[linespalsy]

Kraftwerk's Das Model and two covers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqRCRmSiTP8

Snakefinger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVVVhmMtM38

Big Black

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_tK1xw8AzA


Also Aphex Twin - fingerbib and cover by Alarm Will sound:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbjF1wobzVM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4P8SsbCdw

[linespalsy]

Laibach - geburt einer nation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YE_j0xIsJA

vs. Queen - One Vision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_1IMZmJe-U

The Butthole Surfers - American Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reeOOA4Ha7M

vs. The Guess Who

Scott Walker - Jackie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUS1XDIIhTE

vs. Jacques Brel - Jacky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEcYdXMlryU

Dos Minutos, does the Spanish-speaking world a tremendous service by translating Glenn Danzig into Spanish "me converti en un marciano." (I can picture them going "so that's what he meant by 'woh-oh-OH.'")

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdjGk8zg3nc

vs. The Misfits - I turned into a Martian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5CWCp1iHb4

[Loner]

The Residents - Hey Good Lookin (Hank Williams Sr.)

Now I'm scarred for life.

The Residents- Its a Man's Man's Man's World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcGknYx4sxQ

Stormtroopers of Death - Diamonds and Rust (extended version)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6oFagpgQuI

Diamanda Galas - Gloomy Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qu7wdUPnas&feature=related

Tori Amos - Raining Blood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GxhfmyZX0c

[linespalsy]

Really enjoyed Diamanda Galas

Here's another one from the Residents

Hound Dog (unfortunately no video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsJaw5P2HEk

[Loner]

...and Lee Perry's Ketch Vampire

I saw Lee Perry briefly at Bumbershoot a few years ago, but Stone Temple Pilots were playing at the same time.

Social Distortion- Ring of Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BaksqH2YXQ

[Tacitus]

Scott Walker - Jackie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUS1XDIIhTE

vs. Jacques Brel - Jacky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEcYdXMlryU

[/youtube]

I've always loved Marc Almond's version of Jacky.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgBcEbbiSNY

His sister once got me backstage at an Almond gig. She was a good mate of a friend's wife. I think. ;)

[linespalsy]

Ha, I didn't know Almond covered it too. That's a cool story, Tacitus. Almond is pretty gnarly.

Here's Almond with Foetus on backing vocals, covering Suicide live. Eat your heart out, Springstein!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqrH4wU9ydY

Suicide - Ghost Rider

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGLJoXpKo4U

[Tacitus]

Ha, I didn't know Almond covered it too. That's a cool story, Tacitus. Almond is pretty gnarly.

Oh, that's just the tip of the iceberg! I once nearly got a radio DJ sacked over a Marc Almond song. ;)

Y'see, I have a friend who works in local radio in Southport, Merseyside (Almond's home town and where I was living at the time) and he once asked for some songs about the town which he could play on his show. If my memory serves me correctly, the B side to Jacky is a song called A Love Outgrown, which is about Southport.

I told my mate about this and lent him the single - The eejit played it that night without listening to it first. The song is about how sh*t Southport is, something which could be gleaned from the title by someone with half a brain.

Cue a barrage of listener complaints and a swift on-air apology. :D

Aaanyway, back on topic in a highly camp fashion!

Marc Almond & Bronski Beat doing the old Donna Summer disco classic, I Feel Love:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVXn-XQ14YQ

[Loner]

Oh, that's just the tip of the iceberg! I once nearly got a radio DJ sacked over a Marc Almond song. ;)

Y'see, I have a friend who works in local radio in Southport, Merseyside (Almond's home town and where I was living at the time) and he once asked for some songs about the town which he could play on his show. If my memory serves me correctly, the B side to Jacky is a song called A Love Outgrown, which is about Southport.

I told my mate about this and lent him the single - The eejit played it that night without listening to it first. The song is about how sh*t Southport is, something which could be gleaned from the title by someone with half a brain.

Cue a barrage of listener complaints and a swift on-air apology. :D

Aaanyway, back on topic in a highly camp fashion!

Marc Almond & Bronski Beat doing the old Donna Summer disco classic, I Feel Love:

Cool story Tacitus.

No question Jimmy Somerville can hit the high notes, but the boys need to work on their undulating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0h8Pjf4vNM&ob=av2n

Morrissey has got it down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyJdiE0l23c&ob=av2n

[Loner]

Queensrÿche - Gonna Get Close To You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZySBT9vBzk&NR=1

Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Passenger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAON-MwUPY&ob=av2e

[Rhoten]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye2MHKA9uNs

I really like this version.

Patti Labelle & Frank Sinatra - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YAMTgCzrTs

PomplamooseMusic - La Vie en Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMIuuV05uc

CAKE - I Will Survive (Live)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvsI3jc4pPA

Celtic Woman - Scarborough Fair

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_45W-Lq7ftw

[Tacitus]

Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Passenger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAON-MwUPY&ob=av2e

The Banshees also did a great cover of Dylan's This Wheel's on Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5iMaQfmXVQ

Then, of course, there's the Julie Driscoll one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7sQvBkcJdY

The closest I could get to the original recording:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw9QMu4x0l8

EDIT - Heck, I can't resist! Probably nowhere near worthy of the thread title but here's Fuzzbox's cover of M's Pop Muzik:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARcDEKdIa_U

I love Fuzzbox. Vixx is a great girl, too. ;)

[Loner]

Step On - Happy Mondays (orig - John Kongos)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgFSwO9ZVc

Nice call on this one.

Loved that video.

The Banshees also did a great cover of Dylan's This Wheel's on Fire

Siouxsie & The Banshees are my favorite band.

Can't believe I forgot this one.

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ww-pKVClzU

I've seen them twice.

Once was at Lollapalooza in 1991.

Here is a video of the concert I was at in Enumclaw, WA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN2UosfpqYA

The weather was the "dog's breakfast" (had to look that up).

It was about 55 degrees for a high and raining, in August!

The funniest moment came during this performance by Rollins Band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psJRIM3n_q0

After Henry Rollins says, "What if it turned into a concentration camp and they passed out one gallon of water for all of you."

A fan screamed back, "it would rain Henry, this is Seattle!"

Even the security guards laughed.

[Tacitus]

Lost In Music - The Fall (orig - Sister Sledge)


http://images.villagevoice.com/issues/0428/kenny.jpg
Caught in a trap-ah!

I knew I'd posted this, but it was in the days before YouTube was big enough to be recognised by MoFo.

Rectified!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P0OYWZeiCI

[Caitlyn]

Wonderwall

Original... by Oasis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hzrDeceEKc


Cover... by Cat Power

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeR1Mo8S7cs

[Golgot]

Some beatles reworks i like...

A live, sweat-flicking Aretha Franklin version of Elena Rigby, Live at The Fillmore West...
http://www.4shared.com/embed/457214830/debadc61

Marcia's version of Don't Let Me Down is well worth a visit too. Bit silly with the wedding music halfway in, but they make it their own for the most part. (slightly crappy youtube recording...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ofw_QE82lY&start=15

Wu-Tang Clan laid over Ernest Ranglin's take on You Won't See Me :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwFVcc_UHn0

[DexterRiley]

I'm a Man - Chicago Transit Authority (spencer Davis group)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxoVfqZDlj0

Gallow pole- Led Zeppelin (gallis pole- leadbelly)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tza0zaJUW9w&feature=fvst

Rusty Cage- Johnny Cash (Soundgarden)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtbuUlSGXzc


Lovers in a Dangerous Time - Barenaked Ladies ( Bruce Cockburn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nv7e9TdzJIA

After the Goldrush- Trio (Linda Rondstadt,Emmy-lou Harris, Dolly Parton)
(Neil Young orig)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA2vQgUckzU&feature=fvst

[Caitlyn]

Ghost Riders In The Sky

Original… Vaughn Monroe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRwfrZK9FnY

Cover… Johnny Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUVwZoiH5ZU




Live And Let Die

Original… Paul MarCartney and Wings

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK2hKzZss5Y

Cover…. Guns N’ Roses

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONG4HnaYU9U

[DexterRiley]

The note for note remakes don't do much for me. I mean its an easy way for a band to get radio-airplay for sure, its the oldest trick in the book.


I get a kick out of the Covers that re-invent the song, making it their own. Heck it was years before i realized these were the same song, and i own both Albums..lol

Tell Me Why (original Beatles)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqdOYF3X0jk

Tell Me Why - April Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42E25GZooIM

[earlsmoviepicks]

Doc Watson owning an old Delmore Brothers song

Original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a03NI7QFME0



Doc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAbrnjdtYw

[chet seven]

The Beatles- She Said He Said
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wp91YPGnLw&feature=related

Cover by The Black Keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjOaOJi-KYk

Black Sabbath - Snowblind
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkbMd3Bygzs

Cover by Sleep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF1wb-fmhVs

St. James Infirmary Blues- made famous by Louis Armstrong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdmkmJMwwgs

Cover by The White Stripes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okaTj5IXh5A

[Loner]

PomplamooseMusic - La Vie en Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsMIuuV05uc

I just went to their YouTube channel.

They look like they're having a lot fun.

I really enjoyed Mister Sandman in particular.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xMCNmUaGko&feature=channel

[Tacitus]

Wonderwall

Original... by Oasis

And, of course, the Mike Flowers Pops version. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueZf1WMQ

[AdamKane]

This is a cover of the song Phantom Of The Opera. It is done by one of my favorite bands. That band is old Nightwish.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5SUSmedMm8

This is another awesome cover. The song is originally by Korn. I hate Korn. Yet one of my favorite bands is covering this song. The band that is covering this song is Evanescence. The song is Thoughtless.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v0dL8-s9jk

[Caitlyn]

And, of course, the Mike Flowers Pops version. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueZf1WMQ


I've never ever heard that one... and I can't say I'm sorry about it either... :laugh:

[Loner]

The Animals - Please Don't let me be Misunderstood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2FT4FprxDg&feature=related

Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPKa7MXLfA

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19rC-Fl-KwM

Harry Nilsson - Without You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAX1rkdzUH4&feature=related

Kittie - Run Like Hell

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C7QQg3i2RY&feature=related

[Tacitus]

I've never ever heard that one... and I can't say I'm sorry about it either... :laugh:

Yeah, he was an annoying little spud who thankfully disappeared without trace pretty quickly. Sometimes the line between 'irony' and 'sh*te' is very thin indeed. ;)

[DexterRiley]

a cappella anyone..

Up on the Roof- the Nylons
(the vid is from live in japan, to explain the references)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGYxyjjfQbU&feature=related

Silhouettes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhAwxTeUdko&feature=related

Dream (all i have to do)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a90O6efRUc&feature=related

Time of the Season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zs2O70kgJs&feature=fvw

[mark f]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an446M8oI_c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGWR3uI3Qa0

[Holden Pike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO6Rknx5xyI
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"
Al Green (cover)
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=251279781898&id=bf176d4d3c0c70e8566f0ad13c66ec61&url=http%3a%2f%2finversehiphop.files.wordpress.com%2f2007%2f12%2falgreen.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTQiT58AbE0
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?"
The Bee Gees (original)
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=262301746814&id=c4a8f115cbf9dccf6812e2ce9f9bfbda&url=http%3a%2f%2f4.bp.blogspot.com%2f_Snjo7Q3XdpM%2fTG8XYupI4CI%2fAAAAAAAAAzg%2fRSBCaoykAko%2fs320%2 fbee-gees-421933645.jp


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXYB-1KTeh4
"Take Me to the River"
Talking Heads (cover)
http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=224666592226&id=0417d707f71ba2171244fa47385d9e5f&url=http%3a%2f%2fuserserve-ak.last.fm%2fserve%2f500%2f16291349%2fTalking%2bHeads.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGD8aQ2GKr0
"Take Me to the River"
Al Green (Original)
http://ts2.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=239748262533&id=07280c283042f6adcf2d9631f1f18c65&url=http%3a%2f%2fg8.undercoverhd.com%2fimgsresized%2farticle%2f091104algreen.jpg

[DexterRiley]

teh Cast from the committments nailed Take me to the River as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svdmgux-y2E

Another highlight for me was the rendition of the Aretha Franklin classic

Chain of Fools

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvzw1Cy27lE

[Miss Vicky]

This one's always been a favorite. From the soundtrack to A Mighty Wind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzkILGr2-Ok

[Golgot]

Here's some belter diva reworks. Touch heavy on the cheese maybe (especially the Bassey one) but brassy with it :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJjMCLQpno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axSpwbKuis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8si-biUftjQ

[Golgot]

Always easy to go back to reggae tho for groups putting a different slant on a tune. This is one of my favourite redos in that style (the added tempo making it more than just a syncopation shift)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd8aBtRe6mk

Then there's the now ubiquitous mashup world, which throws up the occasional gem. Like this nigh-beautiful mesh of Presley and the Wailers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN0C6f8AOrM

Most of the mashes involve some kind of hiphoppery along the way tho. And if they're doing more than just sample-nab, I reckon these things count as ingenious covers. A stellar recent 'album' was the MosDub (http://www.mosdub.com) one, which served up classic tunes nattily spliced together with Mos's word-feats...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDMmjh60A_o

[Golgot]

And seeing as I've decided decent mashups/fusions/overdubbings count :D...

Here's a few favourites that fuse verbal hoop-jumping with some funksoul struttings...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkfiDQONHcw

Busta Rhymes' Dangerous laid over retro-rich cuts of Max Sedgley's Happy.

http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/covers/GAMM001CD.jpg

Stream (http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/audio/detail.asp?=True-Beats-The-Workout-Gamm&ID=11108)

Q-Tip gets worked into the Average White Band's version of 'Work to Do' (as far as I can tell)

http://www.gigacrate.com/images/album_art/2872Large.jpg

Stream (http://hypem.com/track/1140991/Sharon+Jones+The+Dap+Kings+-+Soul+Stranded+In+Your+Love+Cool+Calm+Pete+Sweet+Nothing+Mix+)

Slightly bitter lyrics pay homage to a laid back groove from retro Queen Sharon Jones and co.

[Loner]

Joan Osborne - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

Not completely a cover song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY

You reggae lovers got me thinking.

Peter Tosh - Johnny Be Goode

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtURqCt-JQ

Petula Clark - Never On Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1HLhfB8znA&feature=related

Connie Francis - Never On Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SjI6Wl175I&NR=1

Conny Francis - Who's Sorry Now?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8fwc25nKws

[Golgot]

How about some wilfully different covers?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_un85FN-LriE/TGmuD5v9xlI/AAAAAAAAD98/FkCJHabMm8s/s400/eloiseTrio1.jpg

Stream (http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/LG/Phonoanomalies/1/32_-_Eloise_Trio_-_Cocoanut_Woman.mp3)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hugq2HWRt8o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnRpXsusUoU

[Golgot]

Weird bita pop history (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blame_It_on_the_Boogie) (which I thought was an April Fool's when I saw a doc on it).

Blame it on the Boogie was actually penned and performed by Michael Jackson, from Yorkshire, and his band...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcDj46elLhQ

The famous (and better :)) Jackson 5 cover was released within days in the UK, and holds the crown as the classier version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjW1iq4IO2k

But still, a white Michael Jackson. Who knew ;)

[Golgot]

Was just listening to this Jurassic Five rework of Powell's classic bossa stylings. It's not as beautiful, but does something newish with it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgS16Ipnr2E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn8Et6AbDgY

---

As a bonus have a this quirky solo excerpt...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln4LYYA9Dng

[linespalsy]

Another Butthole Surfers one. For their 6th album, Pioughd the Surfers turned their own song, Something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MBe8opxTI8) into a pretty faithful cover of Never Understand by The Jesus and Mary Chain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYXki5tmwtU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JhbR4XbN4U

[Loner]

And seeing as I've decided decent mashups/fusions/overdubbings count :D...

Since you decided...

The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYCOCmfJiko&ob=av2e

Based on Tomorrow Never Knows.

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrvk1bmTayg

Sampling from Goldfinger.

[Tacitus]

Couldn't let this thread go by without the singer who I've seen live most, Christy Moore. There's nothing fancy about his cover versions, you wouldn't expect it from one of the last of the Irish balladeers, but they're real. Man. :p

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7eAW3WNIFw

Shine On You Crazy Diamond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvWdcbwZMY

And a couple of Pogues standards, a bit of a cheat but I like them...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dSGu9803LA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLqGE3C0yTQ

[ChasingButterfly]

The Lemonheads~ Mrs. Robinson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvMFm5nKeUc

William Shatner~ Common People

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0

[Loner]

Public Enemy - Fight The Power

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyDWNT0TnZE

[Odyssey]

The Beatles - Twist and Shout

One of the most well known songs of all time, and most don't even realise it's a cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVlr4g5-r18

[Golgot]

Listen to this first and see if it sounds familiar...

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7666/61sdbw6pxqlsl500aa280.jpg

Michalis Patrinos ~ Mousourlou (Stream) (http://www.dinosaurgardens.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/michalis_batrinos_-_mousourlou.mp3)


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Yep, you know it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9rg2uP_xXk

And that's not even the earliest recording of this much-contested folk song, according to this great article (http://www.dinosaurgardens.com/archives/297).

[Golgot]

This feels like a reverse folk-transition of sorts...

There's nothing wrong with Buddy and Ella Johnson's breakout hit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaMdlnEGQsg

And there are plenty of charming covers out there, but this one always stops me in my tracks with its amateur heart-rending vibe...

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3405/cd4194.jpg

Thelma Mae Joseph - I'm Still In Love With You (Excerpt) (http://mp3.mondomix.com/player.php?oid=131745&otype=1&olng=en)

Recorded in the laundry of Angola Prison, Louisiana in the late 50s. (The sample loops in way which highlights her being slightly off-key at times, which is a bit jarring here, but almost works in the song's favour in full).

[Loner]

Eric Carmen - All By Myself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o9gf_soFBM&p=301F39587863D18D&playnext=1&index=3

I didn't realize this was a cover until I watched Brief Encounter. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037558/)

http://www.wymondham-station.com/users/www.wymondham-station.com/upload/brief_encounter_film_still.jpg

I couldn't figure out why the music sounded so familiar.

When I did, it didn't make sense.

How did a film from 1946 feature a song from 1975?

I found out it was Rachmaninoff.

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Opus 18 Adagio Sostenuto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g02ZIXPUK8

[earlsmoviepicks]

Hem -- Radiation Vibe (Fountains of Wayne cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNTyuvfTxr4

[Golgot]

Quite like this Venezuelan take on R.E.S.P.E.C.T. ~ Las Cuatro Monedas ~ Respeto

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtAPAzfz6Uo&start=70s

They don't do a huge amount different from classic versions, mainly just keeping it uptempo and changing the lyrics all around, from what i can tell. (They seem to be singing about 'youth' for some reason). Still, a decent take on a class track :)

[earlsmoviepicks]

Here's a fun one.

Original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnqkaH_EP_o


Cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-VsyXZVR84

[Loner]

Cheap Trick - Ain't That A Shame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvH3t2nCtV0

[Holden Pike]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-o92_OI5OU
"Skylark", k.d. lang
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=282097955351&id=f6eaacbb192d164e69016e1a8f62d804&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.soundtrackcollector.com%2fimages%2fcd%2flarge%2fMidnight_Garden_Good_Evil_93624 6829.jpg http://ts4.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=280732972231&id=f176ab39d50ba1d4ae8d91efe761a25e&url=http%3a%2f%2fvenus.provocateuse.com%2fimages%2fphotos%2fkd_lang_10.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSXYu-3r1S8
"Autumn Leaves", Eva Cassidy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGwDYBWEDSc
"Fields of Gold", Eva Cassidy
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=280915148912&id=71f22265d7c801acd1b25efd9e30be71&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.markgerber.com%2fimages%2fmusic%2feva_cassidy.jpg http://ts3.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=288152756218&id=ce9fab5d8a02ad56647aa3c080e8d6b4&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.wimbomedia.com%2fartists%2feva_cassidy.jpg

[Loner]

Us3 - Cantaloop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzIY7J-FKHc

[Gunny]

Man, the best cover song I've ever heard in my life was one of Ozzy's. I forget the name of the band that did it but they did 'No More Tears'. It was absolutely insane. You know the cool guitar riff they repeatedly play in it after each of the opening lyrics like the beginning "The light in the window is a crack in the sky" *guitar riff*. Well this band played it real freakin slow and evily heavy. It was completely bad-ass.

I think the band was Atreyu Aternus or something like that.

[Loner]

Man, the best cover song I've ever heard in my life was one of Ozzy's. I forget the name of the band that did it but they did 'No More Tears'. It was absolutely insane. You know the cool guitar riff they repeatedly play in it after each of the opening lyrics like the beginning "The light in the window is a crack in the sky" *guitar riff*. Well this band played it real freakin slow and evily heavy. It was completely bad-ass.

I think the band was Atreyu Aternus or something like that.

Is this it Sarge?

Solitude Aeturnus - No More Tears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xR9nz81i30

[Gunny]

Is this it Sarge?

Solitude Aeturnus - No More Tears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xR9nz81i30

Damn, Loner. You found it. Awesome job. In fact you did so good I don't even mind you busted me down 2 ranks. :p

Yeah, I love that remake. They did an excellent job. This is how Black Sabbath would have done this song.

Thanks again, Loner.

[Loner]

Damn, Loner. You found it. Awesome job. In fact you did so good I don't even mind you busted me down 2 ranks. :p

Yeah, I love that remake. They did an excellent job.

Thanks again, Loner.

Your gig line wasn't straight. :p;)

[Golgot]

Is it just me, or does this chirpy Tongolese number owe a bit to Suspicious Minds?...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7OSz4uK7yQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMsVUpc66k

[mark f]

"Git It" by Dave Edmunds (a Bob Kelly song, done by many, including Gene Vincent)
Too bad the video poster missed the beginning. :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whTfIh2zZ0I

[DexterRiley]

I really liked the Job Jacksoul did with its treatment of 1979 (Smashing Pumpkins orig)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0hpmnKN8DU&feature=related


Hold on I'm Coming originally by Sam & Dave has been covered several times, however i really dig this pairing of Blues Deities Eric Clapton and BB King bluesing it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6fljxCXuh0

[Aniko]

I dunno about these being the best covers ever, but I like them....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed6BCh6HJvo&feature=related

I love William Joseph 's cover of Led Zeppelin's Kashmir


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Ah-Ch8NQ4

I really like Jimmy Buffett's take on Crosby, Stills and Nash's song Southern Cross.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8eXCdjdSHE

I loved George Benson's This Masquerade (originally by Leon Russell). I also LOVED Benson's version of The Drifter's song On Broadway, but didn't see any Youtube footage that matched his recording.

[MadMikeyD]

I've always liked "The Race is On" and "Six Days on the Road" by Sawyer Brown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFAsbbL2v8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoWb_QxYDM0

[Golgot]

This is cheesy as all sh*t, but hey, it's latin. And with all possible hat tips to the maestro that is Mr Wonder, I think I may even prefer it to the original. (Well, this edited down version by OW of Soul Sides (http://soul-sides.com/2008/12/year-in-music-part-1-old.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+o-dub%2FdqRL+%28soul+sides%29) at any rate)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drp100/p154/p15493af25c.jpg

Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise (Stream) (http://old.thesixtyone.com/s/YFOvpPmqIG1/)

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http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/815/gimmetheknifejose.jpg

Jose Gonzalez and The Knife (anon remix) - Heartbeats (Stream) (http://hypem.com/#/track/166197/Jos+Gonzlez+and+The+Knife+-+Jos+Gonzalez+och+The+Knife+Heartbeat)

On a totally different vibe, I like Jose Gonzalez's cover of Heartbeats (even tho it was saturating the airwaves for a while). And I like the off-kilter 80s-throwback original by The Knife even more. But one thing I really love is this anonymous lo-fi nethead version which blends the two in an almost seamless sea of aural fuzz (despite, or perhaps because of, the background sounds of washing machines and chat boxes popping up)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqx5j-FuqeI

And just to jump decades/genres again, I've never heard the French original, but you've gotta rate the seventies showmanship and devilish dedication in this live performance.

[Golgot]

This is more 'mashup' than cover, and more 'worst' than best, but endearing with it. Impromptu matching of lyrics to different songs, from Radio 4 comedy show 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue'...

Girlfriend in a Coma to the tune of Tiptoe Through the Tulips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxRNhhPC9Ag&start=76

(Worth staying with it for UK fans, to hear Rob Brydon doing Jim'll Fix It to the tune of Mad World ;))

[7thson]

/\ Brilliant!

[DexterRiley]

The Novelty act of Dread Zeppelin, besides being an absolute hoot to see live, also turn the Lemon Song on its head, and its actually my preferred version of the song.

Original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tHHRpAzGcM

Cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG_AtLBC1K4

[Golgot]

Piaf's version is alright, and pretty daft in its own right for the dignified dame...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka9jb32FtHc

But I like this unhinged gypsy-style take on it more :)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS_NLfJwhiA

(Slightly NSFW when the excitable singer loses control of herself in the bath)

[Golgot]

Have some Quantic retrolatinfunkery, first with regular collaborator Alice Russel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti5YHB2ibYI

And then this rework of Kathleen Emery's stand out take on a standard...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8s8ccqvjPU

[Golgot]

My sis has taken up lindy hop, so I've been truffling out swing numbers for part of her xmas gift.

So, cheesetastic again. But gotta like what Louis 'Don't Wanna Be Like You' Prima did by speeding up When You're Smiling...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYRkp2HZto

Which reminded me of this... his early-days mash up of Just A Gigolo and I Ain't Got Nobody... sung by Yoda naturally ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXXPHIfl_OE&start=14s

[linespalsy]

In a similar vein to the Butthole Surfers doing some sort of weird remix their own "Something" as a cover of "Never Understand" by the Jesus and Mary Chain, here's Hands 2 Take by the Flying Lizards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWpdZ8ebCgo

they did a bunch of weird-ass covers but this is by far my favorite song by them, which probably isn't all that surprising since the music is taken directly from Michael Nyman's 'Bird List'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP5fxdPdyNs

It was used as in Peter Greenaway's The Falls.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG4ukbx97Vw

Just in case anyone didn't have enough after the first 10 seconds here's a live version of the Bird List without vocals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmWMzTzrhxo&NR=1

[Golgot]

Just to reverse the theme for a moment, how about some decent 70s 'fiesta' tracks that got reborn as samples in the 90s?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYMTA8vuEuo
Used in Chemical Brothers - Leave Home (1995) (http://palmsout.net/2009/sample-wednesday-42/)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmSELi54vQQ
Used in a Manu Chao song (I could have sworn), just can't remember which one at the mo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53p7ogqJqqs
Used in (http://palmsout.net/2007/sample-wednesday-27-daft-punk/) Daft Punk - One More Time

[genesis_pig]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dywR03B55JA

[earlsmoviepicks]

Best cover of this song I've heard.

I prefer it to the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_jlF-sRqk

[earlsmoviepicks]

gotta love JJ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VaJ47l1y9Y

[earlsmoviepicks]

Yeah, 3 posts in a row, I know, but couldn't help it---Colin Meloy covering Morrissey is just SO FREAKIN' GOOD!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vTSvIaszOU

[Tacitus]

Mary 'The Second Best Voice in Ireland After Her Little Sister' Dillon doing the sainted Kate Bush's Army Dreamers. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-6oT9et6nA

The original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWdHOm256N4

Oh Kate, I feel all funny... :randy:

[DexterRiley]

Smooth Criminal- badazz cello instrumental. yes that right cello.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlVbEclPj4c

[linespalsy]

Atom and His Package - Where Eagles Dare

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSnlnfa63GQ

"The omelette of disease awaits my frying pan" heh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JGk0MNsS38

[chet seven]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlH5CmZObA8

[Loner]

This dedication goes out to linespalsy.

Klaus Nomi - Lightnin' Strikes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma5IUNMTn0

[Loner]

Living Colour - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msOhYIL7OAI

[Loner]

Violent Femmes - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmsj67QpYZI

[linespalsy]

This dedication goes out to linespalsy.

Klaus Nomi - Lightnin' Strikes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gma5IUNMTn0

Thanks! I love Klaus Nomi, that's one of my favorites.

I've been saving this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bpzEWReAqM

Gina X Performance - Drive My Car

[Loner]

This dedication goes out to honeykid.

Sorry about voting against your girl in the hot or not thread.

The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fQkeKEm9QQ&feature=related

[Loner]

Dedicated to Tacitus, now you can have more Bananarama going through your head.

Bananarama - Venus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3WvI_S6-k

Okay, I don't think this is a great cover song. I had alternative reasons for posting the video, mainly the brunette (Keren Woodward?) in the devil suit.

[DexterRiley]

Def Leppard surprised me with this cover of the ELO Classic 10538 Overture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hJ3f87r04Y&feature=related


The album of Covers from 2006 had a few goodies actually.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drh200/h296/h29649khcg3.jpg

They take on the Kink's Waterloo Sunset.. The drum sound is so unique to Def. Joe Elliot's voice has held up remarkably well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7-TbC_Pr-4


Little Bit of Love ( Free)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29VPcFTPybw


HellRaiser (the Sweet)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIXwP7uJEr4&feature=related

[moviegoddess]

ok i thought a lot about this...


nine inch nails---closer
marlin manson---personal jesus
alien ant farm---smooth criminal
blood sweat and tears---god bless the child

[Loner]

Pat Benatar- I Need A Lover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMDPaEzG5bk

Pat Benatar- Wuthering Heights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH-oiBAubg4

[Loner]

Karen O, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross -Immigrant Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsZNDeN3F8&feature=related

[quint]

Manfred Mann's Earth Band ~ Blinded By The Light (Originally Springsteen)

Earth Wind And Fire ~ Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles)

Joe Cocker ~ With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)

The Bangles ~ Hazy Shade Of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel) (Really,it's awesome)

Soft Cell ~ Tainted Love (Gloria Jones)

Elton John ~ Pinball Wizard (The Who)

Elton John ~ Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (The Beatles)

Grand Funk Railroad ~ The Locomotion (Little Eva)

Jimi Hendrix ~ All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

Joe Cocker ~ Feelin' Alright (Traffic)

Elvis Presley ~ Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton)

Stevie Ray Vaughan ~ Little Wing (Hendrix)

The Beatles ~ Rock And Roll Music (Chuck Berry

[Nausicaä]

Agree with Immigrant Song, so much better than the original song too.

[Sedai]

ok i thought a lot about this...


nine inch nails---closer


NIN did the original - which cover of Closer did you like? Quite a few acts did one...

[akatemple]

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUvVdTlA23w&ob=av2n

Johnny Cash - Hurt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clq01TXQR0s

Amateur cover, not quite better than Tool but really close for a guy with a keyboard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg6vGpnRXcE

[honeykid]

Joe Cocker ~ With A Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles)
The Bangles ~ Hazy Shade Of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel) (Really,it's awesome)
Soft Cell ~ Tainted Love (Gloria Jones)
Jimi Hendrix ~ All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
+rep as they're all not only great covers, but better than the originals.

[Nausicaä]

Even though I adore Depeche Mode, I like Marilyn Mansons better, I prefer his vocals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl6fyhZ0G5E&ob=av2e

and they used it to wonderful effect in a trailer for Dexter season 6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM--p4mktVs

[akatemple]

^ I thought that Johnny Cash did a pretty good cover of Personal Jesus also.

[filmgirlinterrupted]

MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE COVER:
"Boyz In The Hood" by Dynamite Hack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeL9gagV_VA

Other good ones:

"Wonderwall" by Cartel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSrj6rsWU-o

"Rolling In The Deep" by Go Radio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpez7uwqSac

[linespalsy]

I really like this cover of Frank Zappa. The Fall - I'm not Satisfied:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cmILzfUj3s

Original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZCzTq-0vmE

[mark f]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe1lVDbLf0&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_pSCCzuU4Y

[re93animator]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jljOQP4OlB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmcRgOPGz2Y&feature=related

[linespalsy]

Okay, I realize that this is exploitive and dumb, but so were the original Misfits, and if you love them (and how could you not, you HEARTLESS MONSTER!), you'll enjoy The Misfats:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPEK9aPmYWk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogJMDcJXzN4

"It's an overload!"

[linespalsy]

Okay, I wanted to post their GREAT cover of Crocodile Rock, but apparently it's not on youtube, so King Uszniewicz almost-as-great cover of Doo Wah Diddy will have to suffice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55g2dUVBfk

"She looked good. to my door. looked good my door wedding bells are gonna chime"

[SweetSoundtrack]

Baker Street by the Foo Fighters. This was originally performed by Gerry Rafferty. I'm not a huge Foo Fighters fan but they killed this one.

I would post the link if I could... Easy to google...

[linespalsy]

Someone finally uploaded Foetus (as Steroid Maximus) covering Raymond Scott - Powerhouse (anyone who's ever watched old Looney Toons should recognize this after a minute).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFdqaLvM6_Y

[earlsmoviepicks]

Eddie Vedder covering Cat Stevens, awesome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pAJ-LdzVXg

[Powderfinger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

[Lennon]

Has anyone posted these?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3HslU-fLWM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc73NWKmh0g

[bighuey]

Bing Crosby's Have You Ever Seen a Dream Walking -Lady in White

[Jim Garten]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKmDYrKDjq8&feature=related

And with subtitles:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xJWxPE8G2c

OK - you can close the thread now :cool:

[Loner]

Chris Hadfield - Space Oddity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo

[Loner]

Gracie and Tim McGraw (Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb - What Kind Of Fool)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgngpbazITw
I realize they are harmonizing, but I think she's terrific.

[Gideon58]

Josh Groban ~ You Raise Me Up
Aretha Franklin ~ A Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like)
Mario Frangoulis ~ Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)
Chicago Soundtrack ~ All That Jazz
Al Jarreau ~ Take Five
Tom Jones ~ Mama Told Me Not To Come
Donna Summer ~ Macarthur Park :p


I'll second "MacArthur Park"

[Gideon58]

Ten of my favorites...

"Respect", Aretha Franklin
"Blue Suede Shoes", Elvis Presley
"Love in Vain", The Rolling Stones
"Dream a Little Dream of Me", The Mammas & The Poppas
"Twist & Shout", The Beatles
"All Along the Watchtower", Jimmi Hendrix
"Woodstock", Crosby, Stills & Nash
"The Midnight Special", Creedence Clearwater Revival
"Take Me to the River", The Talking Heads
"Angie", Tori Amos

No argument regarding "Respect", "Blue Suede shoes", and "Dream a Little Dream"

[Loner]

Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zAThXFOy2c

[nyctc7]

Carry On Wayward Son
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pS5xzOWbwo

[MovieGal]

I think they did a damn good job.

They are a Finnish rock band.

Not sure if Torgo even knows they performed this.

https://youtu.be/vcjZZIRRBNA?si=Jdqad_ijSuUbfwl8

[hownos]

i shall be released - tommy robinson band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_2Jo6ziXLw&ab_channel=TomRobinsonBand-Topic

[nyctc7]

Good Times Bad Times
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91pz1E8pAOY

[Torgo]

I think they did a damn good job.

They are a Finnish rock band.

Not sure if Torgo even knows they performed this.

https://youtu.be/vcjZZIRRBNA?si=Jdqad_ijSuUbfwl8It is a good cover and I have heard it before. I found it while looking up the original version, not knowing they had covered it, so it was a nice surprise!

[nyctc7]

Iko Iko - Grateful Dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsHVqO2X-nQ

[LeBoyWondeur]

New Age by Rachel Sweet (original by The Velvet Underground)
https://youtu.be/6VJggSTK-VA

Reviewing The Situation by Sandie Shaw (original by Ron Moody)
https://youtu.be/lB1tDT3aYq4

Stormtrooper In Drag by Saint Etienne (original by Gary Numan)
https://youtu.be/UTLuqjtKJoA

Love Revolution by Will Young (samples Loneliness by Tomcraft)
https://youtu.be/Jcv1vNqLVGg

[Robert the List]

Oh wow, another one I'm going to win!

[Crusadia]

Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
https://youtu.be/qiiyq2xrSI0?si=spEAiLDUOGZujXfj

[Robert the List]

I've got about 20 which are in my greatest 150 songs that are covers.
3 I can see have been posted:
-All Along the Watchtower
-Tennessee Whiskey
-And this one, which I'll repost because it was posted in a post with several videos when it properly deserves its own post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWTaaS7LdU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R84VUYynhMo

Love you Whitney.
Forever the greatest. x

I'll post some of the others later.

[Robert the List]

Dust My Broom, Elmore James (1951) (original Robert Johnson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jcGY7NbaQw

Summertime, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (1957) (original Abbie Mitchell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HJCN3upMHE

[Robert the List]

Tomorrow Night, Lonnie Johnson (1947) (original by Horace Heidt and His Musical Knights with vocal by The Heidtlites)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGYjNRXZSuM

[matt72582]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
The Doors - Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar)
Chicago - I'm a Man


and a TON of songs by Three Dog Night and a few by Van Halen

[Robert the List]

BB King, Thrill is Gone (1969) original Roy Hawkins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fk2prKnYnI

BB King, How Blue Can You Get (1963) original Johnny Moore's Three Blazers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7UiZOiCwOs

[Robert the List]

Little Wing, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1983) original Jimi Hendrix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s

[Robert the List]

I Loves you Porgy, Nina Simone (1964) original Anne Brown and Todd Duncan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq5A0YadWKs

Put a Spell on You, Nina Simone (1965) original Screamin Jay Hawkings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua2k52n_Bvw

[ynwtf]

Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah."


https://youtu.be/y8AWFf7EAc4?feature=shared

[Captain Steel]

Stray Cats' cover of Jeanie Jeanie Jeanie (originally by Eddie Cochran)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pwG6Yj3E6U

[Gideon58]

Zebrahead- Surrender
Less Than Jake- Surrender
Blink 182 - Dancing with my self
The Vines- Im only sleeping
The Ataris - Boys of Summer
Greenday - I fought the Law
Guns and Roses - Im not knocking on Heavens door
Gold Finger - 99 Red Ballons
Third eye Blind - Stairway to heaven
Smash Mouth - Why Cant we be friends

I saw Smash Mouth live once, they were awesome

[KeyserCorleone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT0glbyHyOE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0wyl5B7vo4

[hownos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LymNICNvaH8&ab_channel=NinaSimone

[cricket]

https://youtu.be/t40INnb6DnY?si=SsNP6-ilVsghau5-

[hownos]

My man Roy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUY3hB9tfoA&ab_channel=RoyOrbisonVEVO

[Citizen Rules]

Dedicated to Tacitus, now you can have more Bananarama going through your head.

Bananarama - Venus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH3WvI_S6-k

Okay, I don't think this is a great cover song. I had alternative reasons for posting the video, mainly the brunette (Keren Woodward?) in the devil suit.Still the best cover song!

[hownos]

wilson pickett takes a bubble gum pop song and does a great job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrZluYnMJUY&ab_channel=pandachann

[hownos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lll1wkBLBhk&t=79s&ab_channel=BobbyDarin

[Captain Steel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDq_jPH2CWM

[hownos]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53lZWgjzN4&t=254s&ab_channel=WaylonJenningsVEVO

[crumbsroom]

Devo. Satisfaction. Period.

[KeyserCorleone]

Here's one I've always liked.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te9hbKYlLto

[ScannerDarkly]

This is pretty killer.

Deftones cover The Cure at their MTV tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOMpsH3S4WY