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Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

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  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,381 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    No Doubt - It's My Life. Revenge for Taking Heads :D

    Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll. My last nomination still in play.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    No Doubt - It's My Life ; really tough choice as both are my nominations, which also means I'll be happy no matter which gets through, but It's My Life has always been a favourite of mine

    Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll ; one of my nominees and the song I prefer here


  • Posts: 7,967 [Deleted User]


    Johnny Cash - Hurt because it makes me feel really sad and sometimes I like that.

    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal because the original was my favourite song when I was a kid and they managed to do their own version that was really good but different enough to not step on the toes of the original.

    Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die .. this was a difficult choice. Love both these covers but I'll give my vote to gnr because I just love them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,475 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    5. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs No Doubt - It's My Life - Think this is my first time voting for this. Prefer it to the other one, interesting take on it.

    6. Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die Vs Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll - My nomination.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭Gru


    No Doubt - It's My Life
    Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die

    No doubt i'm a GNR fan! <---- My reasons for voting for these! :pac:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,577 ✭✭✭Bonzo Delaney


    Alien ant Farm
    Guns n roses


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    No Doubt - It's My Life [not really a fan of Michael Jackson]
    Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll [if this one doesn't get your toes a tappin then Jack, you already dead]


  • Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
    Better than the original

    Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll
    Love G&R but this Joan jett is just a classic


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,779 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Kolido wrote:
    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal [2001] ...Originally recorded by Michael Jackson [1988]

    Kolido wrote:
    Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die [1991] ...Originally recorded by Wings [1973]


    Votes above. Better songs in both cases in spite of the spiteful revenge votes against Alien Ant Farm :P


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Necro wrote: »
    Votes above. Better songs in both cases in spite of the spiteful revenge votes against Alien Ant Farm :P

    That's a good point. It knocked out Talking Heads' Take Me to The River - my nomination! How dare it!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,153 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Alien ant Farm
    Guns n roses

    Please give a reason for your votes to count. Anything will do


  • Posts: 4,824 [Deleted User]


    No Doubt - It's My Life
    The better song and the better cover.

    Joan Jett - I Love Rock n Roll
    Great rendition of this song (far superior to Britney's effort) and I'm not the biggest fan of Axl Rose's voice (he had a phenomenal range for sure, but technical ability doesn't always mean 'pleasing to listen to'!)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Kolido wrote: »
    Please give a reason for your votes to count. Anything will do

    At this stage, it could be crucial!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,153 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Johnny Cash - Hurt [2002] 7- 4 Muse - Feeling Good [2001]

    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal 4 -7 No Doubt - It's My Life [2003]
    Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die 5 6 Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll [1982]


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,153 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    R4/Match 7

    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night [1993]
    ...Originally recorded by Lead Belly [1950s]

    Vs

    Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange [1987]
    ...Originally recorded by The Doors [1967]





    R4/Match 8

    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World [1993]
    ...Originally recorded by David Bowie [1970]

    Vs

    Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends [1968]
    ...Originally recorded by The Beatles [1967]





    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange ; love both and usually I'd nearly always opt for Nirvana, but just love this version of People Are Strange

    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World ; tough call but sticking with my own nomination here


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,596 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange - Wonderfully folky feel plus I don't like Ian McCoullogh's delivery of the other song!

    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends - Tough one, but my gut tells me to go with this wonderful semi-acoustic cover.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,475 ✭✭✭✭Collie D


    7. Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
    8. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

    Two very tough match-ups. Voting for Nirvana in the final match as I nominated this one. And Echo & The Bunnymen just get the nod in the other match for a bit of variety.


  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 7,338 Mod ✭✭✭✭Irish Aris


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

    The first one I like both but don't want to vote Nirvana twice.
    The second Nirvana is just class - plus I don't like Joe Cocker that much

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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 56,779 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World Vs Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

    Irish Aris might not vote Nirvana twice but I sure will! Love both songs.


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  • Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,381 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange. Tough call this, but marginally prefer this one.

    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World. The better interpretation of the song in question imo.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,943 ✭✭✭✭the purple tin


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night [this is getting difficult now, Nirvana because I nearly wore this album out over the years]
    Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends [Amazing voice. He would have been much bigger only for mental health problems]


  • Posts: 19,178 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night prefer the doors original people are strange

    Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends
    Can't have 2 unplugged nirvana songs. Prefer their original stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,177 ✭✭✭Gru


    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

    because Nirvana for the final! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,412 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Joan Jett in the other match to decide it. Prefer it to GNR


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,412 ✭✭✭✭rainbowtrout


    Nirvana in the first match. Don't think EATB did an awful lot to make People are Strange their own.
    Joe Cocker - Because he did make this his own.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭paddythere


    Nirvana- The Man who sold the world: because hearing it on mtv is possibly my earliest memory in life and even at 3 years I was mesmerized by it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,636 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    According to boards.ie there hasnt been a decent cover version in 17 years at least. That's an awful indictment on the music industry

    Now that Gemma has gone to the big Cover Version Heaven in the sky and with it my last hope, I cna reveal, the version I submitted was actually this one.



    Probably wouldnt have done as well :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,153 ✭✭✭✭Kolido


    Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal 4 7 No Doubt - It's My Life [2003]
    Guns 'N' Roses - Live and Let Die 5 7 Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll [1982]
    Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night [1993] 6 4 Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange [1987]
    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World [1993] 7 1 Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

    Almost at the quarter finals, do we really need 2 Nirvana songs there :)


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  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    People Are Strange - like it. Not a fan of Nirvana, there, I said it.


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