What are your favourite cover songs

A V A · 23-06-2010 11:31PM

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

this has to be my favorite

Neberkenezer · 23-06-2010 11:58PM

love this ......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0vt6e5MH6s

S.M.B. · 24-06-2010 01:14PM

Pighead wrote: »

Marina manages to turn a song I absolutely hated into something that sounds great. Impressive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxAJw_atZz0

I'd never heard the original before but I was very impressed when I saw Marina play this live.

novarock · 24-06-2010 02:57PM

I know its only a louder version of the orignal, but its pretty rockin'

Also Ryan Adams version of wonderwall.

Or anything by shatner..

KnifeWRENCH · 24-06-2010 07:34PM

Breeders "Happiness is a Warm Gun" is the best Beatles cover I've ever heard (though Fiona Apple does a pretty good version of "Across the Universe")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8K0yLAtzCY

I prefer Bat for Lashes version of Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" to the original:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G16nG1yX0Io

Also love Smashing Pumpkins version of The Cure's "A Night Like This". They should have let James Iha sing more often:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yAef_UsC5Y

And finally, Babes in Toyalnd doing "All by Myself" falls into the 'so bad it's good' category!

Couldn't find it on Youtube, but luckily someone awesome found it for me on Grooveshark. Listen at your own peril!
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/All+By+Myself/2uvMw1

Howard the Duck · 24-06-2010 11:32PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVJ0UjMsTk

DaveTwenty7 · 25-06-2010 10:26AM

The National covering the Clash's Clampdown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-oXyFcVOcU

pappyodaniel · 25-06-2010 01:51PM

Did you know The Clash version wasn't the original? They really made it their own though.
Here's Sonny Curtis and the Crickets(post Buddy Holly).

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

Dandy Livingstone - Message to you Rudy. Specials covered it and made it what it is.

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

Howard the Duck · 25-06-2010 06:42PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqprhVmv3BI

Joe_Dull · 28-06-2010 10:46PM

KnifeWRENCH wrote: »

And finally, Babes in Toyalnd doing "All by Myself" falls into the 'so bad it's good' category! Couldn't find it on Youtube, but luckily someone awesome found it for me on Grooveshark. Listen at your own peril!
http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/All+By+Myself/2uvMw1

My poor ears

melissavm · 29-06-2010 01:25AM

angus & julia stone's cover of "youre the one that i want" is unreal

laurashambles · 29-06-2010 01:51AM

The Raconteurs covering Jape:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGxAb3p487k

Ben Folds covering The Divine Comedy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReW_7xbPm8o

red_ice · 29-06-2010 03:58PM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Grizzly Bear's cover of Hot Chip's Boy From School is pretty great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvhpz1AV9BE

Thats infinitely better than hotchips version. That songs crackin, i cant believe what im hearing.

Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand. Its not better than nicks version, i just like it.

Sia - I go to sleep. Imo, probably one of the best covers ever.

useded · 29-06-2010 06:39PM

Biffy Clyro - Take Me Out (Franz Ferdinand)

Howard the Duck · 29-06-2010 06:57PM

Thought this was great when i seen them play it live. Can't find a better version than this sorry. it's a cover of "Arms Aloft" by Joe Strummer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7NF7fW2XKg

sisco · 30-06-2010 01:57PM

I love Mutya Buena Who Used To Be In Sugababes Version Of Fast Car

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8_4sCOZpDc

Wolf Club · 02-07-2010 12:08AM

Without a shadow of a doubt

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

pappyodaniel · 15-07-2010 05:46PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnhE1i1eSg0

jill_valentine · 17-07-2010 04:10AM

Arcade Fire covering Cyndi Lauper.

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

Jim · 17-07-2010 09:43AM

I find covers are only good when bands totally change the style of the song and make it their own. Pure imitations are just boring and (outside of a live setting) kinda pointless.

Good cover, although I'm glad he's stopped doing it live, was getting a bit old!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V91T0ZxEP0

To connect the two, instead of playing one of his own songs Owen played a cover of a Mountain Goats song last time he was in Dublin after I shouted at him lots :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sONMDqGGv78

Jim · 17-07-2010 09:51AM

I'm actually rather annoyed I can't think of any decent covers outside of live performances (which don't necessarily qualify)

kamc · 17-07-2010 04:06PM

The Clash were some band for doing great covers:

Police & Thieves - Murvin/Perry
I Fought The Law - Sonny Curtis
Brand New Cadillac - Vince Taylor
Police On My Back - Eddie Grant
and even The Man In Me - Bob Dylan

They made these songs much more popular than ever the original artist did.

new fang · 18-07-2010 01:05PM

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

It's been done many times, but I think Muse do it perfectly - "Feeling good"
Absolutely amazing live.

Just recently found this one, but it's pretty damn good and gives Kurt Cobain and Nirvana the respect they deserve - "Heart Shaped Box" by Evanesence.

absolutely horrible. it's one of those songs where the original happens to be the definitive version and no one should ever try. when i saw alicia keys her backing singer did a version of "feeling good", and while it irked me, there was some integrity cause almost the whole thing was done a cappella and she changed up the hook. what's insulting about muse's version is that it's a by-the-numbers cover with the gain turned up.

also: since when is having your song covered by evanescence the ultimate hallmark of recognition?

NTMK · 19-07-2010 04:24AM

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

On

Just recently found this one, but it's pretty damn good and gives Kurt Cobain and Nirvana the respect they deserve - "Heart Shaped Box" by Evanesence.

That cover is truly horrible (WTF is up with her when she says cancer) and nirvana are well respected

jill_valentine · 19-07-2010 04:46AM

Jim wrote: »

I find covers are only good when bands totally change the style of the song and make it their own. Pure imitations are just boring and (outside of a live setting) kinda pointless.

Good cover, although I'm glad he's stopped doing it live, was getting a bit old!
[Sweet Fantasy]

To connect the two, instead of playing one of his own songs Owen played a cover of a Mountain Goats song last time he was in Dublin after I shouted at him lots :pac:

Pallett's cover of Bloc Party's Modern Love deserves a mention too, it's marvellous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFXJKp-NgR8

cinnamon girl · 19-07-2010 11:40AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Arcade Fire covering Cyndi Lauper.

Cyndi Lauper's version was a cover too. The original was by the Brains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPSq4PyYDD4

lordgoat · 19-07-2010 12:04PM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Pallett's cover of Bloc Party's Modern Love deserves a mention too, it's marvellous.

Can't stand bloc party but i do love this version of the song. A great cover.

jill_valentine · 19-07-2010 07:10PM

cinnamon girl wrote: »

Cyndi Lauper's version was a cover too. The original was by the Brains.

Nice, I didn't know that.

Hackysack · 20-07-2010 02:28PM

jill_valentine wrote: »

Pallett's cover of Bloc Party's Modern Love deserves a mention too, it's marvellous.

I find his version of Peach Plum Pear by Joanna Newsom to be the best cover he's done yet.

Personally because I think Joanna Newsom is awful (I know, it's very controversial to some folk), but her voice brings images of cats giving birth to my mind. Some people think she's amazing and very talented, but I honestly can't see where they're coming from in the slightest.

But Pallett really makes the song sound sweet and actually good!

jill_valentine · 20-07-2010 03:01PM

I have to agree with every single word of that, and a simple thumbs up didn't do the trick.

Not to turn this into a total Owen Pallett love in, but it seems only fair to post a cover in return - our own local Ambience Affair has done a cracking cover of CN Tower Belongs to the Dead.

http://www.muzu.tv/theambienceaffair?country=ie

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