favourite cover versions

marti101

Whats people favourite cover versions mine has to be hurt by Johnny Cash its so sad

Mr Alan

It Must Be Love-Madness.

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

jazoo

the man who sold the world nirvana
hurt johnny cash
personal jesus johnny cash
you belong to me bob dylan

gucci

Maggies Farm by Rage against the machine

Live and Let Die by Guns N Roses

lordgoat

Jesus how many more cover version threads are there going to be??

Jay P

jazoo wrote: »

the man who sold the world nirvana

+ 1!

But I think Jonny Cash is overplayed to be honest, it doesnt do it for me anymore. I really like Pantera doing Planet Caravan and Rage Against The MAchine doing Renegades of Funk

Liam Byrne

One - Johnny Cash
Baby, Now That I've Found You - Alison Krauss

Eire 4Ever

Hurt by Johnny Cash

Billie Jean by Chris Cornell is also good

Saruman

Best one i can think of is Sinéad O' connor "nothing compares to you"

The Swordsman

Saruman wrote: »

Best one i can think of is Sinéad O' connor "nothing compares to you"

Could the Prince version of this song be considered a cover seeing that he didn't record the song until after Sinead? Her version is great but Prince's is even better.

The original, though written by Prince, was written for and recorded by a band called The Family. This was this version Sinead covered.

BTW, has anyone ever heard the original? Is it any good?

Xavi6

I move for a merge cause there's no need for another thread. Not like this one's way out of date -

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055204633

who_ru

david bowie waterloo sunset by the kinks

rolling stones like a rolling stone by bob dylan

lizann

i must admit i love

I Love Rock N Roll by Britney Spears

Howard the Duck

lizann wrote: »

i must admit i love

I Love Rock N Roll by Britney Spears

Hate that song but LOVE the video...pretty much like most of Britneys stuff.

Frank Black - Duke of Earl
Gipsy Kings - Hotel California
Adam Green - born to run and what a waster
Cake - Guitar man
Reel Big Fish - Gigantic and take on me

only one i can think of right now but i know there are tons more

Serpentine

Mark Lanegan I'll Take Care of You The whole album

Eire 4Ever

Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

Tom Jones/Sterophonics - Mama Told Me Not To Come

Come Together - Aerosmith

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Guns N' Roses - Live and Let Die

Latchy

I love oldies as much as the next person .The ronettes version of ' i can hear music ' (1960 ) is good but the Beach Boys version (1969) is much much better

Mr E

I like Ryan Adams cover of Wonderwall.

lorweld

imo amy winehouses version of valerie is sooo muh better than the zutons.:D

Mrs Roy Keane

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

mental07

I really like Travis' version of Britney's 'Baby One More Time'
Also, Radiohead doing 'Nobody Does It Better' by Carly Simon.

irish_bob

joe cocker = with a little help from my friends

Nailz

I know this is typical of me but I just have to do it!
Happy Mondays "Step On", originally by John Kongos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xKaq-SNeEc

Oh yeah!!!

IanCurtis

Arctic Monkeys covering Girls Aloud....it's great

CrazyPolly

Adam Green - What a waster....in a word...amazing. SO much better than the original.
Have to agree on the - Man who sold the world
- Nothing Compares to you
- Valerie
- Hallelujah
Can't say I'm a fan of the Arctic Monkeys doing Girls Aloud. The song is just too awful.

sceptre

IanCurtis wrote: »

Arctic Monkeys covering Girls Aloud....it's great

Arctic Monkeys version was out five months earlier (than the Sugababes covering it btw rather than Girls Aloud, it was the b-side of 'Red Dress') - it was written by Alex Turner after all.

Alanstrainor

Stevie Ray Vaughan's Cover of Buddy Guy's Leave my little girl alone, it's just immense.

humberklog

John Cale - hallelujah.

HalloweenJack

Wild is the Wind - Bowie

cathald

Johnny Cash doing Hurt (originally by Nine Inch Nails)

Hermy

These be a few of my favourite covers:

Sonic Youth - Superstar (Carpenters) If I Were A Carpenter
Jeff Buckley - The Way Young Lovers Do (Van Morrison) Live at Sin É
Jimi Hendrix -All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) Electric Ladyland
Brendan Perry - Happy Times (Tim Buckley) The 13 Year Itch
Tim Buckley - Dolphin (Fred Neil) Sefronia

Nightwish

Angtoria - Confide In Me (Kylie Minogue)
Apocalyptica feat Till Lindmann - Helden ("Heroes" David Bowie)
Children of Bodom - Bed of Nails (Alice Cooper)
Children of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again (Britney Spears)
Children of Bodom - Somebody Put Something In My Drink (Ramones)
Dispatched - The Final Countdown (Europe)
Evereve - House of the Rising Sun (trad song popularised by The Animals)
Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan)
HIM - Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath)
HIM - Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)
HIM - Solitary Man (Neil Diamond)
Korn - Word Up (Cameo)
Nightwish - Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore)
Nightwish - The Phantom of the Opera (Sarah Brightman & Micheal Crawford)
Nirvana - Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie)
Paradise Lost - Small Town Boy(Bronski Beat)
Therion - Thor (Manowar)
Warmen - Alone (Heart)
Within Temptation - Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)

Y2J IS GOD

Fugees - Killing Me Softly

Jeff Buckley – Hallelujah

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson - Valerie

Insect Overlord

The Frames cover of "Everytime" by Britney Spears
The Killers really do justice to "Romeo & Juliette" too (Dire Straits)
Rodrigo y Gabriella do some excellent covers (Orion, Stairway, Wish You Were Here)

Cobain singing "The Man Who Sold the World" has to be my favourite though.

danger_mouse_tm

The hooters - Boys of summer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ppep4chU_Y

the_barfly1

Metallica - So What?!

Mental Mickey

the_barfly1 wrote: »

Metallica - So What?!

+1 Brilliant. I think their cover of Whiskey In The Jar is brilliant too. COMPLETELY different from the original.

Killaqueen!!!

A list of some obvious ones:

Hurt - Johnny Cash
I Hung My Head - Johnny Cash
We'll Meet Again - Johnny Cash (in fact most of the American Recordings covers he did)
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Nothing compares 2 u - Sinead O Connor
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Kiss - Tom Jones
Not Fade Away - Queen (live)
My Hometown - U2 (live)
Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows
Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwol
Take Me Home Country Road - Israel Kamakawiwol (it's a miracle if I spelt his name correctly. Sorry IZ, R.I.P)
Listen to your heart - DHT
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker
Knockin' on Heavens Door - Guns n Roses
Imagine - Jack Johnson
Killer Queen - Travis
Feeling Good - Muse
How Deep Is Your Love - Take That
Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams/Nicole Kidman
Helter Skelter - U2
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Travis
L.O.V.E - Joss Stone ( Who did this origionally does anyone know? I love this song..)

...I could go on...I heard a really good acoustic version of Rihanna's Umbrella but I don't know who did it..love all those acoustic versions of pop songs. Or else heavy metal versions of old songs. Tainted Love by Marilyn Manson is good.

Oh, and I'll leave the best to last:

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

This word is so overused but she really is a legend.

thusspakeblixa

Saul Williams - Sunday Bloody Sunday
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Thin Lizzy - Rosalie
P.O.T.U.S.A. - Kick Out The Jams
...and I prefer Frank Black's solo versions of most Pixies stuff

Mint Sauce

placebo - running up that hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKkaLM9NcSo

stovelid

Billie Jean - Ian Brown

All of the kraftwerk covers on Possessed by the Balanescu Quartet

Shipbuilding - Elvis Costello (I think he wrote it but Robert Wyatt recorded it first)

Mint Sauce

Eire 4Ever wrote: »

Billie Jean by Chris Cornell is also good

just listened to a live acoustic of that - WOW



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