best cover version?

boddah

i have to nominate Hendrixes version of "All along the watchtower"
or anything Nirvana covered
or smashing pumpkins' version of "Dancing in the moonlight"

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nesf

I concur with the "all along the watchtower nomination"

WhiteWashMan

either metallicas cover of motorheads damage case
or the coors version of hendrix's little wing. or joey satrianis cover of little wing, or eric claptons version of little wing.
i like that song!
other covers of note, probably most of garage inc by metallica.
therapys version of isolation

Zapper

Rlf Harris stairway to heaven.

Excelsior

They Might Be Giants - Lion Sleeps Tonite

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Robbo

I'll have to nominate Guns n Roses doing the Stones' "Sympathy For The Devil".

Slash kinda goes insane with the guitar towards the end...superb.

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Kali

Phish - Brain Damage (Pink Floyd)
Pearl Jam - Sunday Bloody Sunday (U2)
Creed - Roadhouse Blues (The Doors)

I hate Creed but is quite a good version all the same

Shiminay

Motorhead's "Louie Louie" - madness

Maybe Metallica's version of the Imperial March (from Star Wars) with the Orchestra. Really well done.

My old band used to do a fairly insane cover of "Twist and Shout" - picture it: Our rhythm guitar player (who couldn't sing a note) sang it. I played guitar (as fast and heavy as I could) and the result? well, it was a bit strange really... Good laugh though - the crowd liked it.

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Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by WhiteWashMan:
the coors version of hendrix's little wing.</font>

...which has also been nominated in the 'worst cover version' list

I'd like to add G'n'R's version of Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" and both Thin Lizzy and Metallica's versions of "Whiskey in the Jar" (for the Lizzy's one is technically a cover)

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Ronan|Raven

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by WhiteWashMan:

metallicas cover of motorheads damage case
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I have to agree there that was an excellent cover.In fact the motorhead songs they did on that album were all well covered i felt

Megatron

mettalic's cover of turn the page .. man i love that song !!!
the thin lizzy one ocover ummm nah ...

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Karl Hungus

Cradle Of Filth - Sleepless (Anathema)
Dimmu Borgir - Burn In Hell (Twisted Sister)
Metallica - Astonomy (Blue Oyster Cult)

Best Covers EVER.

Panda

Heheheheheee

I think Travis' cover of Brittany Spears "Hit me babby one more time" is always funny.

They usually start laughing half way thru

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Tazz T

Don't you forget about me - Life of Agony or anything by Ten Masked Men.

TwoShedsJackson

'Tomorrow Never Knows' by Danielle Dax.

Greenbean

I loved cardigans ironman. Jimmy Hendrix Watchtower deffo. And all credit has to goto Mr Bob Dylan who doesn't know how to write songs that don't get covered.

StarScream

metallicas version of whiskey in the jar or any of the covers on nirvanas unplugged

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harVee

Marriane Faithful did a great version of Lennon's Working Class Hero, and Whipping Boy's take on Lou Read's Caroline Says Part II is second to none.
Also saw John Cale do a version of Cohens Hallelujah at his recent vicar st gig. It put the crimanally overated jeff buckley to shame. A song about looking back over life can't be done justice by someone in their 20's

Karl Hungus

Honestly guys...
Try Dimmu Borgir's Burn In Hell... It's utterly fantastic!
A thundering anthem if there ever was one. And IMHO better than the original.

black_wizardd

I nominate Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden originally)

An absolutley astounding cover and IMO better than the original .

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Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (cover of a leonard cohen song)

darthmise

Smashing Pumpkins - Dancing in the Moonlight.
(Thin Lizzy)
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide. (Fleetwood Mac)

And I know it's not really a cover version but the version Ray Davies and Damon Albarn did of Waterloo Sunset on The White Room a few years back has to be one of the most heartfelt performances I've ever heard.

James Dean Bradfield - Last Christmas (Wham)
The Frames - Debaser (Pixies)
Jimi - All Along The Watchtower (Dylan)

black_wizardd

Another favourite of mine has to be Dav's (Kharn's) cover of "I will survive", you gotta see him do it, its a site to behold .

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Dustaz

WWman, have you heard Stevie Ray Vaughns version of Little Wing? Thats my nomination for best cover of all time. i never thought id hear something that outdoes hendrix, but this does.
I bought talk on corners just for the cover, and boy does it suck
edit: err, i bought it for the cover of little wing, not the pictures on the cover like, ahem.

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WhiteWashMan

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Dustaz:
WWman, have you heard Stevie Ray Vaughns version of Little Wing? Thats my nomination for best cover of all time. i never thought id hear something that outdoes hendrix, but this does.
I bought talk on corners just for the cover, and boy does it suck
edit: err, i bought it for the cover of little wing, not the pictures on the cover like, ahem.

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yeah, i actually have an mp3 of both the studio version and a live version and both are pretty damn good. the live one especially. and hey, i happen to like the coors version of little wing
i like everything about the coors even the bloke is alright

Karl Hungus

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by black_wizardd:
I nominate Cradle of Filth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden originally)
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OH HELL YES!
Fantastic cover!

WhiteWashMan

umm i have the single of winonas big brown beaver by primus and it has a class cover of floyds have a cigar. its, er, bassy!