Best covers by indie/alt artists

estariol · 18-01-2007 06:35PM #1

After reading the Placebo/Kate Bush - running up that hill thread, thought it might be interesting to hear what other cover versions people have heard, (probably best to limit it to released recordings and not include live shows) and to see what the consensus regarding better/worse than the original.

indiewindy · 18-01-2007 06:54PM

Cold as Ice (foriegner) covered by sebadoh would be one of my top coversThe flaming lips can't get you out of my head was pretty good too

iFight · 18-01-2007 11:30PM

Jeff Buckley- Hallejujah
Jose Gonzalez- Heartbeats

Creamy Goodness · 18-01-2007 11:46PM

anything touched by biffy clyro they may not be the best sounding covers ever, but at least they make the song different and make it sound like their own.

and to me that's what makes a good cover.

John · 19-01-2007 01:07AM

More of an indie song being covered by another type of artist but there's an electronic version of "There is a Light..." by The Smiths called "The Light 3000" by Schneider TM and it is one of the best covers I've heard ever.

Mr Marenghi · 19-01-2007 01:26AM

Kings of Convenience - free falling

estariol · 19-01-2007 01:38AM

recommend the smiths is dead......a great cover alnum......or maybe where is my mind the pixies tribute album.

bogmanfan · 19-01-2007 12:04PM

I've got a huge soft spot for Ben Folds Five's version of She Don't Use Jelly and Cap'n Jazz's version of Take On Me by A-Ha

Nimrod's Son · 19-01-2007 03:05PM

estariol wrote:

or maybe where is my mind the pixies tribute album.

Gotta love Reel Big Fish's version of Gigantic!.. Actually, Pixies cover of Warren Zevon's 'Ain't That Pretty At All' from last year is deadly.

flynnduism · 19-01-2007 03:11PM

dinosaur jr - just like heaven (cure cover, big wall of guitar noise added)

pavement - the killing moon (echo & the bunnymen cover, strung out vocals and great jams throughout the song)

cake - i will survive (gloria gaynor cover, a very danceable jivetastic version where they rework the song into an entirely different structure)

jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower (bob dylan cover, a complete overhaul of the original, one of hendrix's finest)

josé gonzalez - heartbeats (the knife, as mentioned by iFight - a great stripped down version of the electronic original)

John · 19-01-2007 05:21PM

Actually, just seeing Pavement mentioned, I love Tindersticks' cover of "Here". The original is probably my favourite Pavement song but Tindersticks own it in my ears.

Serbian · 19-01-2007 05:42PM

I think this cover of Hey Ya by Outkast is excellent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM&eurl=

iFight · 19-01-2007 05:57PM

Serbian wrote:

I think this cover of Hey Ya by Outkast is excellent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM&eurl=

Been looking for that for ages, i saw it a while ago but the site moved

Great cover

Creamy Goodness · 19-01-2007 06:22PM

isn't the outkast version a cover aswell, i heard they didn't write it. trying to google it but coming up with nothing.

JC 2K3 · 19-01-2007 06:25PM

Good Golly Miss Molly by Meat Puppets(Originally Little Richard)

listen to it live here

iFight · 19-01-2007 07:19PM

Cremo wrote:

isn't the outkast version a cover aswell, i heard they didn't write it. trying to google it but coming up with nothing.

I think it is their own, well Andre 3000's.

oceansize · 19-01-2007 07:25PM

Biffy Clyro - Take Me Out (Franz ferdinand cover. The word awesome isn't good enough for the it)

Biffy Clyro - Go your own way (Fleetwood mac, again mind blowing)

Xavi6 · 19-01-2007 07:56PM

Muse - Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Fantastic song and Muse add their touch to it to make it even better.

Creamy Goodness · 19-01-2007 10:56PM

forgot to add

the futureheads - hounds of love
oceansize - walking in the air

estariol · 20-01-2007 12:28PM

flynnduism wrote:

dinosaur jr - just like heaven (cure cover, big wall of guitar noise added)

pavement - the killing moon (echo & the bunnymen cover, strung out vocals and great jams throughout the song)

cake - i will survive (gloria gaynor cover, a very danceable jivetastic version where they rework the song into an entirely different structure)

jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower (bob dylan cover, a complete overhaul of the original, one of hendrix's finest)

josé gonzalez - heartbeats (the knife, as mentioned by iFight - a great stripped down version of the electronic original)

aahhh man where can i get the bunnynen cover......

idlesupernova · 20-01-2007 12:47PM

MY Generation by Oasis, B-Side to Little By Little/She Is Love single from 2002. Liams vocals are mindblowing the jam at the end is awesome.

estariol · 20-01-2007 03:16PM

was thinking maybe posters could include where to get the tracks they tout....

pig on the wing · 20-01-2007 05:15PM

dave matthews - in my life (beatles)

treefingers · 21-01-2007 01:28AM

beck - everybody's gotta learn sometime

walrusgumble · 21-01-2007 02:12AM

idlesupernova wrote:

MY Generation by Oasis, B-Side to Little By Little/She Is Love single from 2002. Liams vocals are mindblowing the jam at the end is awesome.

here here, that song would have suited the boys when they were public enemy no 1 in the mid 90's

also check out oasis's version of the beatles song i am the walrus. mike flower's version of wonderwall is shamingly catchy.if your looking for a good jam at an end of a cover try out oasis/paul weller's version of th beatles day tripper.

some scottish band did a decent rock version of christine agularia's genie in a bottle. it got as far as no 11 in the uk charts.

slowhands · 21-01-2007 06:24AM

X.T.C's take on all along the watchtower,is pretty cool.
Ben Folds version of the postal service's such great heights.

flynnduism · 22-01-2007 02:29PM

estariol wrote:

aahhh man where can i get the bunnynen cover......

it was released on their Major Leagues EP

you can hear a preview of the song on Amazon and on the covers project.

DerekD Goldfish · 22-01-2007 03:17PM

Big black's cover of The Model by kraftwerk is deserving of a mention

pig on the wing · 22-01-2007 08:28PM

slowhands wrote:

X.T.C's take on all along the watchtower,is pretty cool.
Ben Folds version of the postal service's such great heights.

mentioning ben folds in a thread about cover versions automatically requires you to mention bitches ain't shit. please keep that in mind in the future

Colonel Kurtz · 23-01-2007 04:24PM

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Makaveli · 23-01-2007 08:42PM

Cremo wrote:

isn't the outkast version a cover aswell, i heard they didn't write it. trying to google it but coming up with nothing.

Andre Benjamin (Andre 3000) wrote it. I think he may have written the music himself too.

Best covers by indie/alt artists

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