Favourite Cover Songs.

Goat Mouth

Right I realised that my songlist has a lot of cover songs. funny thing is I have all the originals aswell. and lately ive been trying to scower the net to discover new ones.
wanting to share some of your favourites here.
ones i'd like to mention are (little on the heavy metal side)

1. No Quarter (Led Zep) - Tool pretty eerie cover.
2. American Woman (guess who) - Kravitz
3. Physical, You're So (Adam Ant) - NIN this version belongs in the "songs to have sex to" thread
4. Ziggy Stardust (Bowie) - Bauhaus didnt like it when i first heard it but it grew on me, authentic 80's sound
5. Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones) - Rob Zombie completely new hard hitting version, i think i like it better than the original!
6. Land Of Confusion (Genesis) - Disturbed very much like the orignal just heavier.

GhostInTheRuins

Here's a few covers I can think of that I actually prefer than the original (Also slightly on the heavy side)

Thin Lizzy - Rosalie (Bob Seger)
Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi (Fleetwood Mac)
Queensryche - Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel)
Metal Church - Highway Star (Deep Purple)

That's all I can think of right now that are worth mentioning, on the other hand though, the vast majority or covers are generally terrible and pointless (IMO)

aidan24326

I like Aslan's cover of 'Angie' by Rolling Stones, prefer it to the original.

And anyone who hasn't heard Albert Niland's cover of Wuthering Heights should check it out. It's a genuinely good stab at a difficult song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyiSJi1VEws

Nightwish

I've about 60 favourite covers. Many by Children of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again, Bed of Nails, Somebody Put Something In My Drink. Also Nightwish do a mean cover of The Phantom of the Opera. Also Epica's covers of Crystal Mountain and Replica are excellent.

keefg

I prefer Alien Ant Farm's version of Smooth Criminal to the original Jacko version.

Kevster

No doubt in my mind, it's The Byrds' cover of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man

MoominPapa

The Falls version of A Day in the Life is majestic

geuro

hendrix's version of all along the watchtower is an incredible cover. Also, i always liked Sinead O'Connor's Nothing compares to you, i would say Prince was astounded with her authoritative version of it

damonjewel

Joan Baez cover of The Band's 'Night the burned old dixie down'
The Fall cover of the Kinks 'Victoria'
Nirvanas cover of Bowie's 'Man who sold the world'
Bowies version of The Yardbirds 'Shape of things to come'
Sonic Youth do a great version of Beatles 'Within Without You' whilst Billy Bragg does a great version of 'She's Leaving Home'
Manics Street Preachers do a poignant version of 'Raindrops keep falling on my head'

guinnessdrinker

Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar" rocks big time!!!

Nightwish

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

Metallica's version of "Whiskey In The Jar" rocks big time!!!

Your forefathers are rolling in their graves

guinnessdrinker

Nightwish wrote: »

Your forefathers are rolling in their graves

Lol, maybe but I'd say people were saying the same thing in the 70's when Lizzy covered it!

Rigsby

Joe Cocker's cover of "Get by with a little help from my friends"

Alexis Korner's cover of "Get off my Cloud"

MrJoeSoap

Jeff Buckley

"Je N'en Connais Pas Le Fin" by Edith Piaf
"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen
"I Shall Be Released" by Bob Dylan
"Lilac Wine" by James Alan Shelton
"Corpus Christi Carol" by Lord Benjamin Britten

lordgoat

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

Lol, maybe but I'd say people were saying the same thing in the 70's when Lizzy covered it!

No way! Lizzy rock.

Covers.... not really a fan of them but final fantasy covering M. Carey's fantasy is awesome.

Goat Mouth

Nightwish wrote: »

Children of Bodom - Somebody Put Something In My Drink.

OH MY GOD! Just heard this cover...
I love the original, but that was FANTASTIC!

Nolanger

"Baby One More Time" by Dweezil Zappa
"Rollercoaster" by RHCP
"Temptation" by Cradle of Filth
"Take On Me" by Reel Big Fish
"Shout" by Disturbed
"White Wedding" by Murderdolls
"This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" by British Whale
"Silent Night" by The Dickies
"Final Countdown" by Laibach
"Bye Bye Baby" by Bay City Rollers
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell
"It's My Party" by Dave Stewart

MagicMarker

Gypsy Kings - Hotel California

unreggd

Leona Lewis' version of Run [Snow Patrol]

the cover of Somewhere Over the Rainbow on the OST of Save the Green Planet

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Janis Joplin's Summertime

GLaDOS

Blind Guardian - Mr. Sandman, ftw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFmNgmaEe0

Helper_Monkey

Rigsby wrote: »

Joe Cocker's cover of "Get by with a little help from my friends"

Without doubt one of the most increadible perfomances of all time (at woodstock) and greatest reinterpretations by a band and performer. It was a total WOW moment when i first saw it on DVD.

SxE Punk

keefg wrote: »

I prefer Alien Ant Farm's version of Smooth Criminal to the original Jacko version.

What, still?

Anyway, Decapitated's cover of Mandatory Suicide. Vital Remains' cover of Disciples of Hell. Minor Threat's version of I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. Blood for Blood's cover of Runaway is classy, and their cover of Ultra Violence too.

They're just on my mind now.

cosmic

rolf harris doing "i touch myself"

Latchy

Lulu's verson of ' the man who sold the world ' is much more moving than bowies bland offering .

Also the female acoustic version of the foundations ' baby now that i found you ' and also the female who sings the monkeys version of ' I'm a believer ' on the tv phone add (cant remember either names , maybe the same person )

CAGEY BEE

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - BY THE TIME I GET TO PHOENIX
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES - STATE TROOPER{SPRINGSTEEN}
THE GODFATHERS - BLITZKRIEG BOP
THE WONDERSTUFF - CUZ I LOVE YOU {SLADE}
JOE JACKSON - SUMMER IN THE CITY
CHRISTY MOORE - AMERICA,I LOVE YOU {MORRISSEY}
STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - JOHNNY WAS {MARLEY}
IAN MCCULLOCH- HEY THATS NO WAY TO SAY
GOODBYE{LEONARD COHEN}
PAUL WELLER - INSTANT KARMA :cool:

SxE Punk

Oh yeah, that reminds me.

Stiff Little Fingers' cover of Roots, radicals, rockers and reggae by Bunny Wailer. Also their cover of Doesn't make it alright by The Specials.

monsieur bob

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar
Wheatus - A Little Respect
CKY - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
Cradle of Filth - Temptation
AC/DC - Johnny B Goode
Motorhead - Its a Long Way to the Top if You Wanna Rock & Roll
Disturbed - Land of Confusion
Blink 182 - Another Girl Another Planet


methinks thats all for now :cool:

Hermy

Sonic Youth - Superstar (Carpenters)
Not a song but at this time of year Henry Rollins rendering of Twas The Night Before Christmas is always worth a mention.
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Jeff Buckley - The Way Young Lovers Do (Van Morrison)

Peyton Manning

I dont necessarily think that all these are better than the original - some are, some aren't, but among my favourite covers are:

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World
Howie Day - Wonderwall
The Frames - Everytime
Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Xavi6

Muse - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Placebo - Big Mouth Strikes Again/Where Is My Mind?
Oasis - Cum On Feel The Noize
Embrace - Gravity
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

Stereomaniac

Satisfaction by Devo
Turnaround by Nirvana
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Tori Amos
Where Is My Mind? by Placebo

JodiBenson

Placebo's version of The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again on the Sleeping with Ghosts bonus covers album is brillo pad.

That whole album is actually.

MagicMarker

MagicMarker wrote: »

Gypsy Kings - Hotel California

Excellenté

Angelene

So, I've a bit of a thing for covers

Ryan Adams' - Wonderwall (Oasis) (a superb cover, the live version moreso than the studio, which I find to be over produced and too shiny)

Bang Gang - Stop in the Name of Love (The Supremes) (Icelandic trip hop do Diana Ross, how could it fail?)

Bright Eyes - Mushaboom (Feist) (I was unconvinced, initially, but it's a grower...Oberst's vocals are a nice contrast to Leslie's original)

Cat Power - I Found a Reason (Velvet Underground) (really I could mention the entire Covers Record, but this particular song gets pride of place for appearing in V for Vendetta to superb effect...but really, well, anything that Cat covers tends to be worth a listen, especially Wild is the Wind (Nina Simone) and House of the Rising Sun (The Animals)

Hayden - Gouge Away (Pixies) (a young Canadian Tom Waits who has been mysteriously overlooked by most this side of the Atlantic)

Imogen Heap - Hallelujah (Cohen) (The OC brought some beautiful covers to my attention, and anything that frames the end of Mischa Barton can't be bad)

Madeleine Peyroux - Between the Bars (Elliott Smith) (such a dazzlingly heartbreaking song...must be treated with such care...she doesn't quite achieve Smith's sadness, but the jazzy tone is ever so pretty)

Muse - Feeling Good (Nina Simone) (this is what covering songs is all about, taking Real chances, and here Muse do so to great effect)

My Morning Jacket - White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane) (dazzlingly dark and doomed, with deafening percussion...brave, and effective)

PJ Harvey - Monkey Gone to Heaven (Pixies) (actually, I'm never quite sure if it's brilliant or dire....but it's certainly an interesting cover, and so, worthy of mention)

Radiohead feat Sparklehorse - Wish you Were Here (Pink Floyd) (pretty pianoness)

Siouxie and the Banshees - Strange Fruit (Billie Holiday) (soulfully gothic, with sumptuous strings)

Susanna and the Magical Orchestra - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division) (another band who've released a plethora of cover songs, but this particular one absolutely excels, though I should also mention Nouvelle Vague's cover of the same)

Tori Amos - Losing My Religion (REM) (Ms Amos does something quite incomparable to songs)

Vincent Gallo feat. Pj Harvey and John Frusciante - Moon River (look what I have, and you don't)

Sparklehorse With The Flaming Lips - Go (Daniel Johnston) (I wonder could I convince the pair to release an album, for me?)

Liz Frazer from Cocteau Twins deserves her due credit for providing vocals for This Mortal Coil's Tim Buckley cover Song to the Siren...also Alpha did a beautiful version of same.

Crumble Froo

my all time favourite cover is ozzy osbourne and dweezil zappa doing 'stayin alive'. the most cheesilicious thing ive ever heard.

the two muse songs mentioned above are excellent as well.

Rattlehead_ie

Disturbed - Shout
Johny Cash - Hurt (Still love the original though)
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

EDIT:
Life of Agony - Don't you forget about me.

Crumbs

The Bad Plus - Velouria (Pixies)

tulipandthistle

My favourite covers are more a series of cd's called "Punk Chartbusters" Great versions - much faster than the original. There is also a "Ska Chartbusters" - Great - never tire of them and brilliant for driving! Just watch the speedo....;)

_blank_

Bryan Ferry - Jealous Guy is far superior to John Lennon's.

Plumpynut

There's some great covers out there here's some below worth checking out


Glen Hansard -Cry me a river(Justin timberlake)
Jeff buckley - hallaluia (Leonard Cohen)
No Diggity - Paddy casey (Black street)
Dissident Aggressor - Slayer (Judas preist)

Anything by Beatallica or Rodeohead but there not really cover more tributes

'Ol Jack Chance

all along the watchtower rocked by mr hendrix penned by mr dylan
jersey girl sung by bruce written by tom waits

guinnessdrinker

I liked Sheryl Crows' version of Sweet Child of Mine.

Den_M

Tyr's cover of The Wild Rover is great.

Xavi6

guinnessdrinker wrote: »

I liked Sheryl Crows' version of Sweet Child of Mine.

:eek: My ears! Horrible version. Completely loses all the angst Axl originally put into it.

Crumble Froo

Plumpynut wrote: »

Anything by Beatallica or Rodeohead but there not really cover more tributes

beatallica are fantastic, can't eblieve i forgot abotu them!
jimmi hendrix with all along the watchtower as mentioned above, and im quite fond of mickey joe harte's cover of beyonce's 'crazy in love' is simply fantastic. almost unrecognisable initially, completely made it his own.

wet-paint

http://www.thesixtyone.com/b1000/collection/collection_item/2892/

All four of those songs. THey're great chilled out ones to fall asleep to.

Caveat

Bowie did a bug eyed, coked up version of Let's spend the night together which sounds a little insane (but in a good way)

Happy Monday's Step On? ( A lot of people don't realise it's a cover)

guinnessdrinker

Xavi6 wrote: »

:eek: My ears! Horrible version. Completely loses all the angst Axl originally put into it.

Lol, I don't think Axl likes Sheyrls' version either but it brings back good memories from the summer of '99 for me.

Also I think No Doubts version of Talk Talks' "Its My Life" is at least on par with the original.

Crumble Froo

hehe, anyone hear avril lavigne cover systemo f a down's 'chop suey'. gotta be the worst cover of all time ever

Goat Mouth

narco wrote: »

hehe, anyone hear avril lavigne cover systemo f a down's 'chop suey'. gotta be the worst cover of all time ever

no her cover of Metallicas' Fuel...
Pretty weak song to start off with, talk about being kicked while it was down!