Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

Kolido

Welcome to the live thread to find the best cover song as chosen by you.

128 is the number of entries

6 is the most nominations any song got

4 is the most number of songs by the same artist

....and only 1 winner!


Please note:

Everyone can vote
Please give a reason for your vote, however it will not be compulsory until the round of last 16
Any other info I will post when needed.

Best of luck to all the songs and I hope everyone has fun.


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Kolido

Let's kick of round 1.

First to 6 votes
Seeded songs will not meet this round.

Kolido

R1/Match 1

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Vs

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze

R1/Match 2

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Vs

Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

R1/Match 3

Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle

Vs

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

R1/Match 4

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar

Vs

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats Vs Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle Vs Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar Vs Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Irish Aris

Good morning Kolido!!

Match 1: Nirvana
Match 2: Natalie Imbruglia
Match 3: Ugly Kid Joe
Match 4: Bryan Ferry

For matches 1, 2, 3 the reason is the era thay come from - I was listening to a lot of these in the 90's!!
Match 4: One of my favourite Bryan Ferry songs ever!!!

Declan A Walsh

Match 1: Nirvana - Great folksy-sounding tune.
Match 2: Jose Gonzalez - Nice guitar playing
Match 3: Jimi Hendrix - Great psychedelic sound
Match 4: Bryan Ferry - Cool cover and good brass arrangement

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Match 1: Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night ; love Nirvana, was on my shortlist, so glad someone nominated it

Match 2: Natalie Imbruglia - Torn ; pretty sure this was one of my nominations, just an absolute pop-tastic tune

Match 3: Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle ; one of my nominees and an absolute cracker of a song

Match 4: Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar ; tough call here, but gotta go with Phil and the boys, they took a classic folk song and rocked it up spectacularly

Zaph

1. Nirvana - good version of an old blues classic
2. Jose Gonzalez - always reminds me of that ad for TVs (I think) with the balls
3. Jimi Hendrix - I hate Cat's in the Cradle
4. Bryan Ferry - Don't get the love for Thin Lizzy at all

Declan A Walsh

Zaph wrote: »

1. Nirvana - good version of an old blues classic
2. Jose Gonzalez - always reminds me of that ad for TVs (I think) with the balls
3. Jimi Hendrix - I hate Cat's in the Cradle
4. Bryan Ferry - Don't get the love for Thin Lizzy at all

I agree with you on that point!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Zaph wrote: »

I hate Cat's in the Cradle

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I agree with you on that point!

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the cradle

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Kolido,

Would it be a hassle to put a list of the songs at the end of your post? Much easier for us phone users to cut the entire YouTube section then select from the bottom list.

Kolido

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Kolido,

Would it be a hassle to put a list of the songs at the end of your post? Much easier for us phone users to cut the entire YouTube section then select from the bottom list.

Yeah sorry, I just noticed I forgot to add them in the first post, I will add them to the others.

Ficheall

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar

Electric Nitwit

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- suits Kurt's voice so well when it gets going

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
- tough, but he took a great song and made a totally different great song

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
- it's the definitive version of this song now, it's awesome

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar
- was a lot closer in my head than I first thought, but have to go for the rock!

Necro

Thin LIZZY, my nomination:)

Ectoplasm

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
- It's Nirvana and they were the soundtrack to my teenage years

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
- I adore this version. As EN said: he took a great song and made a totally different great song

Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
- This is more about the other song, I don't think UKJ did enough to Cats to make it a great cover.

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar
- I love Phil Lynott's voice in this one.

BandMember

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats Vs Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle Vs Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar Vs Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

PsychoPete

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar

phatkev

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar

Kolido

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night 6 - 2 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats 6- 2 Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle 4- 6 Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar 6- 4 Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

quickbeam

Will go Hey Joe to get it through as Cats in the Cradle is such a great song originally that it doesn't deserve the treatment that Ugly Kid Joe gave it.

Kolido

R1/Match 5

Glen Hansard - Everytime

Vs

Justin Bieber - Despacito

R1/Match 6

Happy Mondays - Step On

Vs

Sixpense Non The Richer - There She Goes

R1/Match 7

Gary Jules - Mad World

Vs

Metallica - Whiskey in The Jar

R1/Match 8

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Vs

Johnny Cash - If you could read my mind

Glen Hansard - Everytime Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito
Happy Mondays - Step On VS Sixpense Non The Richer - There She Goes
Gary Jules - Mad World VS Metallica - Whiskey in The Jar
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine VS Johnny Cash - If you could read my mind

Necro

Kolido wrote:

Justin Bieber - Despacito

Kolido wrote:

Gary Jules - Mad World

Kolido wrote:

Sixpense Non The Richer - There She Goes

Kolido wrote:

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Votes quoted above. I've already given Whiskey in the Jar a vote.

Electric Nitwit

Pass

Happy Mondays - Step On
- didn't know it was a cover! Great song

Gary Jules - Mad World
- such a brilliant cover, love it

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
- outright brilliant song, and the definitive version

Justin Bieber - Despacito - I’m a belieber.
Happy Mondays - Step On Love love love this.
Gary Jules - Mad World This is a great tune.
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine He’s the man.

Irish Aris

Match 5: Glen Hansard (Bieber covering Despacito? Really?)
Match 6: Happy Mondays (tough one, I like both, but Step On is a classic!!)
Match 7: Gary Jules (an amazing cover of an absolute classic!!)
Match 8: Marvin Gaye (One of my favourite soul songs)

BandMember

Glen Hansard - Everytime Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito
Happy Mondays - Step On VS Sixpense Non The Richer - There She Goes
Gary Jules - Mad World VS Metallica - Whiskey in The Jar
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine VS Johnny Cash - If You Could Read My Mind

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Glen Hansard - Everytime ; hadn't heard this cover before, but its class so gets my support

Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes ; doesn't stray to far from the original, but it's actually the version I prefer

Gary Jules - Mad World ; as much as I love Tears For Fears, this is the superior version of the song, always loved it

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine ; a classic and already has a proven track record in these comps, wonder can it win another

phatkev

Justin Bieber - Despacito - Got to give Bieber and his team some credit here, for many they may have created a monster, but goddammit they've got a near perfect summer pop tune
Happy Mondays - Step On - Intro to this song instantly puts me in a good mood, never realised it was cover
Gary Jules - Mad World - Love it, and not a huge fan of Metallicas cover
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - One of my favourite songs

Ectoplasm

Glen Hansard - Everytime
A new song for me but I'm not a fan of the other lad

Happy Mondays - Step On
Didn't even know this was a cover but its a song that makes me happy

Gary Jules - Mad World
I really enjoy the simplicity of this cover

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine
An absolute choon

Ficheall

Sixpence None The Richer - I didn't get around to submitting a list, but this one was definitely on the provisionals.


Johnny Cash - I prefer Gordon Lightfoot's version, but Marvin Gaye already won a thread, and this is a great song.

Mam of 4

Justin Bieber , don't like him but it's an upbeat summer tune ,

Sixpence None The Richer , just prefer it to the original,

Gary Jules , great cover ,

Marvin Gaye , you've gotta love a bit of Marvin !

Zaph

5. Pass

6. Happy Mondays - Step On. Have to go with my nomination.

7. Gary Jules - Mad World. A great cover version of a song that I didn't particularly like before.

8. Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine. Legendary.

Collie D

5. Justin Bieber - Despacito

Think all of the others are resolved. Also didn’t know Step On was a cover. My drinking song

PsychoPete

Justin Bieber - Despacito
Happy Mondays - Step On
Metallica - Whiskey in The Jar
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Kolido

Glen Hansard - Everytime 4 6 Justin Bieber - Despacito
Happy Mondays - Step On 6 2 Sixpense Non The Richer - There She Goes
Gary Jules - Mad World 6 Metallica - Whiskey in The Jar
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine 6 Johnny Cash - If you could read my mind

Kolido

R1/Match 9

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

Vs

The Stranglers - Walk on By

R1/Match 10

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Vs

Steve Earle - Dublin Blues

R1/Match 11

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Vs

Megadeath - Anarchy in the UK

R1/Match 12

UB40 - Red Red Wine

Vs

Run DMC - Walk This Way

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs The Stranglers - Walk on By
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs Steve Earle - Dublin Blues
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You Vs Megadeath - Anarchy in the UK
UB40 - Red Red Wine Vs Run DMC - Walk This Way

PsychoPete

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Run DMC - Walk This Way

Irish Aris

oh, 9 and 12 very tough draws!!!

Match 9: Nirvana (one of my favourite moments of theirs, doing great justice to the original)
Match 10: Alien Ant Farm (not fussed by either of them, but I like Smooth Criminal - the original, that is. . .)
Match 11: Whitney Houston (overplayed for sure, but one of her best moments)
Match 12: Run DMC (groundbreaking collaboration!!)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World - one my noms, although I'm sure I wasn't alone

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal - another one of my noms here

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You ; I am a Megadeth fan, but never been mad about Anarchy In The UK as a song

Run DMC - Walk This Way ; a classic

BandMember

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs The Stranglers - Walk on By
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs Steve Earle - Dublin Blues
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You Vs Megadeath - Anarchy in the UK
UB40 - Red Red Wine Vs Run DMC - Walk This Way (Is this really a cover though? More of a remake/remix as the original band are on it? More of a duet?)

Zaph

9. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. Prefer this version to the original.
10. Steve Earle - Dublin Blues. Don't know the song, but it has to be better than the other one.
11. Megadeath - Anarchy in the UK. The other abomination must die.
12. Run DMC - Walk This Way. See 11.

Necro

Kolido wrote:

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

Kolido wrote:

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Kolido wrote:

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Kolido wrote:

Run DMC - Walk This Way

Votes above. Better songs of the pairings imo.

lassykk

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Run DMC - Walk This Way

I'm learning that so many songs I like were covers!

The Stranglers - Walk on By
Steve Earle - Dublin Blues
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
UB40 - Red Red Wine

phatkev

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Steve Earle - Dublin Blues
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
Run DMC - Walk This Way

Kolido

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World 6 0 The Stranglers - Walk on By
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal 5 4 Steve Earle - Dublin Blues
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You 6 2 Megadeath - Anarchy in the UK
UB40 - Red Red Wine 0 6 Run DMC - Walk This Way

Kolido

R1/Match 13

Talking Heads - Take Me to the River

Vs

Trent Reznor & Karen O - The immigrant song

R1/Match 14

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

Vs

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi

R1/Match 15

The Clash - I Fought The Law

Vs

Kim Wilde - Keep Me Hanging On

R1/Match 16

The Kingsmen - Louie Louie

Vs

The Killers - Romeo and Juliet

Talking Heads - Take Me to the River Vs Trent Reznor & Karen O - The immigrant song
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U Vs Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi
The Clash - I Fought The Law Vs Kim Wilde - Keep Me Hanging On
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet

Irish Aris

Match 13: Abstain (I wasn't aware of the Reznor/Karen O song, I listened to it and liked it, but I also like Take me to the River)
Match 14: Sinead O'Connor (one of my nominations)
Match 15: Kim Wilde (classic 80s - and it was in my first ever compilation cassette that my local record store made for me, I was 14 at the time!!)
Match 16: The Kingsmen (I am big fan of The Killers but this song and album in general doesn't do much for me)

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Trent Reznor & Karen O - The Immigrant Song ; great cover, plus I can't stand Take Me To The River

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U ; Big fan of both songs, but Nothing Compares 2 U is just fantastic

Kim Wilde - Keep Me Hanging On ; Very tough call, love both songs, but gonna give it to Kim Wilde

The Killers - Romeo and Juliet ; hadn't heard this cover before, but it's decent enough so gets my vote, never been a fan of Louie Louie anyway

phatkev

Trent Reznor & Karen O - The immigrant song - Forgot this was a thing, excellent cover
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U - Big fan of the counting crows, but have to go with Sinead here
The Clash - I Fought The Law
The Killers - Romeo and Juliet - never heard this, but they done a decent job imo