Favorite cover songs

[GoldenAgeHero]

nonpoint version of "in the air tonight".

[Alpha and Omega]

I like Aerosmith's version of 'Come Together'.

[incurock31]

nonpoint version of "in the air tonight".

:csad:

Cake's cover of I Will Survive is pretty much an audio orgasm. :up:

[imaperson2]

Limp Bizkit-Behind Blue Eyes :D :)

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Finally a good thread, thanks GAH, and thanks to your Moms as well!
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Soundgarden's version of "The Girl U Want" by DEVO

Led Zeppelin's version of "When The Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin...lol, I mean Memphis Minnie

Sinead O'Conner's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince

fIREHOSE's version of "Walking The Cow" by Daniel Johnston

My version of "What You Need" by INXS
My version of "Back In Black" by AC/DC
My version of "Tom Sawyer" by Rush
My version of "Memphis Hipshake" by The Cult
My version of "Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin, that I did with an electric can opener

Kiss's version of "Reeling In The Years" by Steely Dan

That Disturbed song that they Frank Sinatrafied in the remake of "Dawn of the Dead"

David Yow's version of "Custard Pie" by Led Zeppelin

others

[tzarinna]

Duncan Sheik's cover of Radiohead's Fake Plastic Trees. :up:

Foo Fighter's cover of Prince's Darling Nickie. :O

Limp Bizkit's cover of George Michael's Faith :oldrazz:

Marilyn Manson cover of Eurythmics Sweet Dreams :yay:
Cakes cover of Gloria Gaynor's I will Survive

Ziggy Marley & The Chieftains - Redemption Song

I think that's all of them/ ;huh:

[Fred_Fury]

Korns version of "Another brick in the wall"

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Limp Bizkit-Behind Blue Eyes :D :)
You get a swift, merciful screwdriver to the ear if we ever meet.

:down

The last "good" thing Fried Douche ever did was "It's all about the HE said SHE said BULLS***..."

:(

[tzarinna]

:csad:Edit button won't work for me. :cmad:

I needed to add Sinead as well. :up:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

:csad:Edit button won't work for me. :cmad:

I needed to add Sinead as well. :up:

Just let my Sinead speak for us both.
Joint-Sinead

[Helghast]

"But Not Tonight" clve\\kverdby Scott Weiland
"Wild Horses" covered bbbybybbyyy The Sundays

........

I'm sure... sure... sure.... sure...sure... the eggies in the basket.

[Underoath]

My Sharona by The Number Twelve Looks Like You

[Alpha and Omega]

You get a swift, merciful screwdriver to the ear if we ever meet.

:down

The last "good" thing Fried Douche ever did was "It's all about the HE said SHE said BULLS***..."

:(

:yay: When you do that, are you going to have 'Rollin' playing in the background? :yay:

I did like their version of MI song for the 2nd film. Everything else they did is terrible including that sythesized bs in the 'Behind Blues Eyes' remake.

I might as well ask you because you'd know, so was 'Whole Lotta Love' a cover of MW's 'You Need Love' or just inspired by it?

[Mee]

Finally a good thread, thanks GAH

Whoa.:wow:[/Keanu]

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Oh cuhRAP...:(


Master Chief's gonna come in here and blow the place up with Sixpence None The Richer. :(


p.s. I forgot...Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" by Van Halen, and The Mamas and the Papas' "Dancin' In The Street" by Van Halen and Mick Jagger and David Bowie.......I seriously freaking love both. :(

[Darren Daring]

Kiss's version of "Reeling In The Years" by Steely Dan




This... This is interesting.

[CameraObscura]

At the Drive-In - This night has opened my eyes (The smiths)
Bauhaus - Third Uncle(Brian Eno)
Beck - Everybody's got to learn sometimes(Korgis)
Big Black - The model(Kraftwerk)
That is about all I can think of right now. :)

[Hades]

Most covers by Cash are quite good.

Caurse there are others I enjoy, But I can't recall any and I'm too lazy to actually go through my collection.

[Addendum]

Cream - Crossroads
Led Zeppelin - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You
Dead Kennedys - I Fought The Law
Laibach - Across the Universe
Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil
Laibach - Geburt einer Nation (One Nation)
Laibach - Jesus Christ Superstar
Primus - Amos Moses
Primus - The Thing that Should Not Be
Primus - The Family and the Fishing Net
Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio
Deep Purple - Help
Fates Warning - Sign of the Southern Cross
Nevermore - Silent Hedges/Double Dare
Opeth - Remember Tomorrow
Sanctuary - White Rabbit
Soundgarden - Big Bottom
Type O Negative - Black Sabbath
Type O Negative - Angry Inch
Voivod - Astronomy Domine

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I might as well ask you because you'd know, so was 'Whole Lotta Love' a cover of MW's 'You Need Love' or just inspired by it?


All you have to do is seek out "You Need Love" and then listen to "Whole Lotta Love" and the answer will become laser-sharp and clear.

With Led Zeppelin, what happened was...Jimmy, John and John would destroy all other examples of Rock/Blues with their entirely Earth-Cracking musical compositions......then silly, fairy Bobby Plant would come in, daunted, and sing "Heroic Negro" lyrics over 'em, hoping that no one would notice.

In every.single.case. Led Zeppelin's music is light years beyond any old Blues standards, and then Robert Plant regrettably slapped some modified plagiarism over the tunes.

So don't fret! Jimmy Page is GOD, still. :)

[Alpha and Omega]

I also like Kravitz 'American Woman' cover slightly better than the original.

[Danalys]

every cover placebo did on the bonus disc to sleeping with ghosts.

nirvana doing bowie's the man who sold the world
oasis doing the beatles' i am the walrus

http://www.coversproject.com that might intrest some people

but to save wil some time http://www.coversproject.com/artist/led%20zeppelin

[Wilhelm-Scream]

This... This is interesting.

DUDE, seriously....sounds impossible and absurd, but I was at this chick's house. We were watching a VH1 Metal thing that she'd Tivoed for me.

Somehow, we started talking about the fact that Paul Stanley:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/Wilhelm-Scream/paulstanley-2.jpg

...did a Folger's commercial, which I've heard on the radio.

She couldn't believe it, googled the f*** out of it, played it, and then, she ended up at some official KISS site, and they had a big menu of rare Kiss sound-check crap.

I continued to watch the show, and she kept muttering titles, then she said "Reelin' In The Years", and I Bloinked and went, "WHAT?!?!?"

She clicked on it, and we heard it.
Paul Stanley...saying "Thuh Things you think're Precious I don't unnerstand..."

Truly, as a member of the Kiss Army, MIND-BLOWING!

:huh:

[KingOfDreams]

Rage Against The Machine - Renegades of Funk
The Beatles - Twist and Shout
The Beatles - Rock n' Roll Music
Nirvana - Lake of Fire
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Voivod - Astronomy Domine
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Cat Power - Naked If I Want To
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
John Mayer Trio - Wait Until Tomorrow
The White Stripes - Death Letter
The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
The White Stripes - Jolene
Robert Plant - Hey Joe
Robert Plant - Darkness Darkness
Robert Plant - (Funny In My Mind) I Believe I'm Fixin' To Die
Robert Plant - Skip's Song
A Perfect Circle - Fiddle & The Drum
A Perfect Circle - Imagine
Smashing Pumpkins - Soul Power
Vallejo - Mexican Radio
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage
Johnny Cash - I'm Free From The Chain Gang Now
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Cream - Crossroads
Orgy - Blue Monday
Dave Matthews Band - All Along The Watchtower
Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar
Eddie Veddar - Masters of War
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Jake Shimabakuru - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

(I'll add more as I think of them)

[Master Chief]

Oh cuhRAP...:(


Master Chief's gonna come in here and blow the place up with Sixpence None The Richer. :(
OoooOoOOoOoh yeah!

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/9724/hahahcb0.jpg

[CameraObscura]

Most Placebo cover songs are better than their own work.
I believe they covered Syd Barret and Big star.
Elliot Smiths version of "Thirteen" is pretty amazing
Nirvanas Version of "Jesus Don't want me for a sunbeam" is good also their version of "Man who sold the world." :(
This Mortal Coil - Sirens Song(Tim Buckley)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

[Mee]

MC likes Dancing Queen? *snicker*


p.s. Cue Wilhelm with the "is MC gay" banner.:up:

[Master Chief]

MC likes Dancing Queen? *snicker*


p.s. Cue Wilhelm with the "is MC gay" banner.:up:

Her voice. I like. Love. Her voice. Her voice in any song, especially in Dancing Queen, brings my mind to an euphoric utopia. Shaddup. :cmad:

[Hades]

who the hell is sexpence:huh:

and why is everything so much smaller and clearer all of a sudden:huh:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

nirvana doing bowie's the man who sold the world

That was superb, but, I like covers more when they imaginatively re-work the source material.
With that one, I've actually been at the coffee shop, and heard employees...

"Bowie rocks!"
"Well,....yeah, but this is Nirvana."
"No it's not. This is the original."
"Pfffff...REtard, this is NIRVANA....on Mtv unplugged. :o"
"Khhhh....um, NO.....this is Bowie."
etc.

So, that's kind of telling.
I like when s*** gets re-worked. Otherwise, why do it? :huh:
Like, at least Soundgarden doing "Girl U Want" has the heavy guitars and no synths. You know?

[CameraObscura]

Like, at least Soundgarden doing "Girl U Want" has the heavy guitars and no synths. You know?
I don't really mind soundgarden too much, but I don't like the idea that they were allowed to cover any Devo song.:csad:

[Danalys]

i find all covers fine aslong as a band doesn't make their reputation of them.

[KingOfDreams]

i find all covers fine aslong as a band doesn't make their reputation of them.

like Alien Ant Farm

[CameraObscura]

i find all covers fine aslong as a band doesn't make their reputation of them.
I would agree if it wasn't Devo.
I mean come on It's Mark Mothersbaugh!:ninja:
He is untouchable.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

*Choices by KingOfDreams, Wilhelm commentary in blue*


The Beatles - Twist and Shout - To me, that's the original :up:
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower - Such horrendous, over-rated crap :down
Cat Power - Naked If I Want To - I've never heard that, but I saw her do "War Pigs" on Austin City Limits with The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips were PERFECT, it only started to suck balls when she stepped up to the mic. :(
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground - Like it better than Stevie's
The White Stripes - Death Letter - The ULTIMATE!
The White Stripes - Jolene - The true sign that Jack White's a genius. :up:
Johnny Cash - Hurt - I've never heard a person speak who wasn't blown away by that.
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks - Best song in the history of Rock/Blues
Cream - Crossroads - pretty good.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

like Alien Ant Farm

*cough* late 70's/early 80's Van Halen *cough*

[Equint77]

Devo - satisfaction...

it's different.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I would agree if it wasn't Devo.
I mean come on It's Mark Mothersbaugh!:ninja:
He is untouchable.He stole a kiss from my ex-fiance when she was in L.A.!

I possessed something Mark Mothersbaugh desired!!!!
w00t!

[Wilhelm-Scream]

I don't really mind soundgarden too much, but I don't like the idea that they were allowed to cover any Devo song.:csad:F*** You. :down
Music is free.

:(

[Sofa]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

[Wilhelm-Scream]

MC likes Dancing Queen? *snicker*


p.s. Cue Wilhelm with the "is MC gay" banner.:up:

Whoops, sorry. I was slow on the uptake there.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/Wilhelm-Scream/HYPE/IMCG.jpg

:vindicated:

[Mee]

Better late than never.:up:

But no clicking, it's such a tease.:csad:

[tzarinna]

The Gourds-Gin and Juice :woot:

[Erzengel]

Social Distortion does a great cover of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Social Distortion does a great cover of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.
non-possible. :o

Did they employ TRUMPETS?

yeah...

[CameraObscura]

F*** You. :down
Music is free.

:(
Mark Mothersbaugh!:csad:

[Master Chief]

Better late than never.:up:

But no clicking, it's such a tease.:csad:
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/Wilhelm-Scream/HYPE/IMCG.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/LilBrother/answer.jpg)

Try it now.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Mark Mothersbaugh!:csad:Dude, Kraftwerk can do a cover of "Rock You Like A Hurricane".
How does that harm me and mine?

[Erzengel]

non-possible. :o

Did they employ TRUMPETS?

yeah...

They're both on my ipod. :o

[CameraObscura]

They probably should cover rock you like a hurricane. :|

[Wilhelm-Scream]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/Wilhelm-Scream/HYPE/IMCG.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/LilBrother/answer.jpg)

Try it now.

Hearty LOL......you a genius, Nikka. :up:

If someone held a gun up to my head and said, "MAKE IT SO YOU CAN CLICK ON IT OR WE'LL BLOW YOUR THINK-PUDDING OUT!", I'd whimper and say, "Can I call my Mom, Dad, Bro, Girlfriend, Step-Sister #1, Step-Sister #2, Best Friend #1, Best Friend #2, other assorted best friends and lawyer, before you kill me?!?!? :( X 10"

heh

[Kmack]

Ceremony - New Order

[CameraObscura]

Ceremony - New Order
That Doesn't really count.:P
Good song though
Galaxie 500 Has an amazing cover of Ceremony also.:)

[KingOfDreams]

Cat Power - Naked If I Want To - I've never heard that, but I saw her do "War Pigs" on Austin City Limits with The Flaming Lips. The Flaming Lips were PERFECT, it only started to suck balls when she stepped up to the mic. :(


Cat Power is an awkward performer but in my opinion that's just part of her charm. I've seen her live twice and there's really too much raw talent in that woman for me to be annoyed by her little screw-ups.

[Danalys]

http://www.coversproject.com/artist/smashing%20pumpkins

i can't believe evanescence did a cover of zero. this is one of those times where you short of want to hear it out of morbid fascination.

[KingOfDreams]

http://www.coversproject.com/artist/smashing%20pumpkins

i can't believe evanescence did a cover of zero. this is one of those times where you short of want to hear it out of morbid fascination.

Yeah, it's a horrible version. I saw a live video of them doing it. In my opinion, Smashing Pumpkins are one of those bands that really can't be covered well.

[Danalys]

urgh short instead of sort. :( how the heck did that happen.

[Hades]

Here are some, hurr hurr
Maybe not the best, but it's all I got right now.


House of the rising sun-Bob Dylan
Lay lady lay-Magnet
Las kiss-Pearl Jam
Wonderwall-Ryan Adams
Sympathy for the devil-guns n' roses
come together-Sound Garden
Mrs Robinson-The Lemonheads
Wish you were here-Radiohead
Death or Glory-Social Distortion
nothing compares to you-stereophonics
working class hero-the screaming trees
crazy mary-Pearl Jam
Moon river-Morrissey
One-Vanessa Paradis
Hide your love away-Pearl Jam
People are strange-Echo and the Bunnymen

[The Spawn]

Sonic Youth - Superstar

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Cat Power is an awkward performer but in my opinion that's just part of her charm. I've seen her live twice and there's really too much raw talent in that woman for me to be annoyed by her little screw-ups.Back in 2002, she asked my best friend out. He declined.
I think you're swallowing some marketing there.:(

When you see her at the local coffee shop, you.....think....."Oh, crap, there's "CAT Power" :rolleyes:

I'd rather see Belinda Carlisle do War Pigs with The Flaming Lips, myself. :word:

[KingOfDreams]

Whatever, I still like her.

[Hades]

Back in 2002, she asked my best friend out. He declined.
I think you're swallowing some marketing there.:(

When you see her at the local coffee shop, you.....think....."Oh, crap, there's "CAT Power" :rolleyes:

I'd rather see Belinda Carlisle do War Pigs with The Flaming Lips, myself. :word:
Why'd he turn her down:huh:

[The Spawn]

Some people just don't like pussy is all.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Why'd he turn her down:huh:He's chained to this "half Caucasian/half American Indian" b**** :rolleyes:

Plus, well, Cat Power wasn't so famous at the time. :o

[Assassin]

Johnny cash's Hurt.

wow Johnny Cash doing a Cover of a NIN song, i was in shock.

[KingOfDreams]

Johnny cash's Hurt.

wow Johnny Cash doing a Cover of a NIN song, i was in shock.

Yeah, some of the covers in his American Recordings series are pretty unexpected. But of course they kick ass because he's Johnny ****ing Cash.

[Clerk]

Find me the man who did not get emotional at all during Johnny Cash's Hurt music video, and I will tell you he is full of **** and has a small penis.

Also, Knockin on Heaven's Door - Guns N Roses

And I will get stoned for this one, but I am partial to The Offspring's cover of I Wanna Be Sedated even though its the same **** with the only difference being Dexter's voice.

[cyborg ninja 14]

My Sharona by The Number Twelve Looks Like You

Underoath is garbage:o

[Clerk]

Underoath is garbage:o

Yeah sorry I have to agree, but otherwise, your musical tastes are very good and more than make up for the name. Lets get it on. :hyper:

[Assassin]

Find me the man who did not get emotional at all during Johnny Cash's Hurt music video, and I will tell you he is full of **** and has a small penis.


The first time i heard that song is when Eddie Gurraro died. They had a video of his highlights and they had that song playing. I had tears, i'm not gonna lie. :dew:

[KingOfDreams]

I argued with somebody once who didn't like Johnny's version of Hurt. I said it was better than the NIN original. He said that it pissed him off because the song is supposed to be about drugs and Johnny made it about growing old. I think he was just a sore NIN fan who didn't want to admit that Johnny actually put more emotion into the song than Trent did. I find the musical side of the original boring and plodding too. I feel Cash's version has a wonderful and haunting progression similar to The Beatles' "Day In The Life" in some respects.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Johnny cash's Hurt.

wow Johnny Cash doing a Cover of a NIN song, i was in shock.Too bad he didn't do more Danzig!

I can't remember, but I think Glen wrote a song for him. I wouldn't mind hearing J.Cash do "Twist of Cain" or "Dirty Black Summer". :up:

[Alpha and Omega]

I argued with somebody once who didn't like Johnny's version of Hurt. I said it was better than the NIN original. He said that it pissed him off because the song is supposed to be about drugs and Johnny made it about growing old. I think he was just a sore NIN fan who didn't want to admit that Johnny actually put more emotion into the song than Trent did. I find the musical side of the original boring and plodding too. I feel Cash's version has a wonderful and haunting progression similar to The Beatles' "Day In The Life" in some respects.

Definitely. It resonates more with Cash because he'd had the same bouts with drugs, but also was confronting his mortality.

Plus, Cash's tone is the same monotone vocal in every song, but that's a much better preference to the whispered 'bawling' on Reznor's original. I actually like a lot of NIN stuff too, but I'll admit that the cover was better.

[Hades]

Too bad he didn't do more Danzig!

I can't remember, but I think Glen wrote a song for him. I wouldn't mind hearing J.Cash do "Twist of Cain" or "Dirty Black Summer". :up:
Yeah, thirteen.

That song is awesome.

Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I was born to bring trouble to wherever I'm at
Got the number 13 tattooed on my neck
When the ink starts to itch, then the black will turn to red

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young
Got a long line of heartache, I carry it well
The list of lives I've broken reach from here to hell
Bad luck wind been blowin' at my back
I pray you don't look at me, I pray I don't look back

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young

I was born in the soul of misery
Never had me a name
They just gave me the number when I was young

They just gave me the number when I was young

[Assassin]

i actually argued with my brother and said NIN prob did the cover of his song..lol

[Wilhelm-Scream]

i actually argued with my brother and said NIN prob did the cover of his song..lol
Heh, reminds me of my friend's c*** of a nephew who was trying to tell her that Black people's music sucks compared to White people's...while Rocking out to "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm.

Lol, she told him, "You IDIOT!....that song right there was written by a Black man! :rolleyes:"" and he was all, "Nu-UH".

lol

Hard to believe, but true story. :(

[KingOfDreams]

Wow. That person needs to be beaten with a Chuck Berry album.

[Assassin]

Classic Michael Jackson ****ing rocks, i dont care how straight you are

[KingOfDreams]

Classic Michael Jackson ****ing rocks, i dont care how straight you are

Agreed

[Wilhelm-Scream]

*bangs gavel*

It is decided.

[Man-Thing]

Metallica: Last Caress first performed by the Misfits (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WLWQsqspBQ)

Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar, first performed by Thin Lizzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1J7okAFiws)

Metallica: Astronomy, first performed by Blue Oyster Cult (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5FUCtPFsO8)

Metallica: Iron Man, first performed by Black Sabbath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtJzMLDJxK4)

Type O Negative: Cinnamon Girl, first performed by Neil Young (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZvUtclCexQ)

Type O Negative: Black Sabbath, first performed by Black Sabbath (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9175626685678164850&q=type+o+negative)

James Hetfield: Dont You think this Outlaw Bit has done got out of hand, first performed by Waylon Jennings (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbaXAV56e7c)

Dwight Yoakam: Suspicious Minds, first performed by Elvis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtviUnZrTXU)

Van Halen: Pretty Woman, first performed by Roy Orbison (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9JGBch0BE0)

Nickelback: Sad But True (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVA0vHrG89U)

Nickelback: The Four Horsemen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QSBD9EZT34)

The Cranberries: Go your own way, first performed by Fleetwood Mac (actually, I just like to look at Dolores in this one. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAre9ik8ts8)

GOB: Paint it Black, first performed by The Rolling Stones (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSWL-JnygQw)

Willie Nelson: You were always on my mind (this has Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora which I could do without), first performed by Elvis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQdNaijHgc)

Shinedown: Simple Man, first performed by Lynerd Skynerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2l8O1JUrRo&mode=related&search=)

Pantera: Planet Caravan, first performed by Black Sabbath (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAmUcx5QfGw)

The Ataris: The boys of summer, first performed by Don Henley (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIfiQePVbqU)

plus a lot more that I can't think of right now...

[Wilhelm-Scream]

What....no "No More Tears" by Black Label Society?

[Man-Thing]

Too bad he didn't do more Danzig!

I can't remember, but I think Glen wrote a song for him. I wouldn't mind hearing J.Cash do "Twist of Cain" or "Dirty Black Summer". :up:

13 was the song

[Wilhelm-Scream]

yeah, thanks.
The lyrics was quoted in post #74, reminding my ass. :up:

[Man-Thing]

yeah, well I'm the biggest Danzig fan here, so any post in regards to Glen must come from me. so.....

[Wilhelm-Scream]

Oh, Holy Crap!!

Usually when I click on a poster's blue link, it doesn't work.....but I just clicked on VH's "Pretty Woman", and....and, I haven't seen that video in 3,000 of your "Earth Years".

God Bless you, Man-Thing. Excuse me while I Rock Out.

*rocks out*

:up: X 1,000,000,000

[unknownuser]

Marilyn Manson's version of Tainted Love by Soft Cell

[Motown Marvel]

The Muggs cover Muddy Waters 'Gonna Need My Help' (http://www.myspace.com/themuggs)

[Wilhelm-Scream]

erf...so pedestrian.
I cut it off after the first line of vocals. :down

[Motown Marvel]

erf...so pedestrian.
I cut it off after the first line of vocals. :down
pedestrian? how do you figure? (by the way, make sure its playin the right song, when i click the link it plays 'white boy blues' which isnt exactly my favorite song of theirs, though all their other songs are genius).

anyways, if you dont like them, i suppose you wouldnt want to hear the story about how danny muggs (lead singer/guitarist) got to spend an evening with jimmy page which resulted in them jamming together.....sigh.

[Assassin]

hey motown, where do u get your comics from? all star books?

[Wilhelm-Scream]

i suppose you wouldnt want to hear the story about how danny muggs (lead singer/guitarist) got to spend an evening with jimmy page which resulted in them jamming together.....sigh.

LOL, uh, I wouldn't "want" to hear that story if the Muggs came to my door and offerred me a solar-powered blow job machine with 900 Spanish Doubloons hidden in the back, lol.

:jealous:

[Motown Marvel]

LOL, uh, I wouldn't "want" to hear that story if the Muggs came to my door and offerred me a solar-powered blow job machine with 900 Spanish Doubloons hidden in the back, lol.

:jealous:
uh....huh....no need to get so defensive about it man, i just figured with you being a zeppelin fan and all, you'd enjoy the story....geez.

[Motown Marvel]

hey motown, where do u get your comics from? all star books?
back to the past.

[Assassin]

where is that?

[Motown Marvel]

schoolcraft and inkster...livonia/redford area.

[Man-Thing]

Oh, Holy Crap!!

Usually when I click on a poster's blue link, it doesn't work.....but I just clicked on VH's "Pretty Woman", and....and, I haven't seen that video in 3,000 of your "Earth Years".

God Bless you, Man-Thing. Excuse me while I Rock Out.

*rocks out*

:up: X 1,000,000,000

You have the crappiest computer ever!:mad::cmad:

[Spider-X]

currently i'm enjoying the Relax cover by Powerman 5000...it's retarded good fun:up:

[Assassin]

Damn, n/m. I always figured you were a white boy from Warren. lol

I go to Comics and More & Warp 9

[Wilhelm-Scream]

uh....huh....no need to get so defensive about it man, i just figured with you being a zeppelin fan and all, you'd enjoy the story....geez....so, the fictional, solar-powered blow job machine, the Spanish doubloons and the home-made ":jealous:" emoticon didn't tip you off to my good-natured irreverence.....?

Why I oughtta....:cmad:

[Wilhelm-Scream]

currently i'm enjoying the Relax cover by Powerman 5000...it's retarded good fun:up:

I've never heard it, but "Relax" is wicked, so it's got to be somewhat good.

[Man-Thing]

what happend to shadowboxing's religion thread?

WILHEM?!

[Motown Marvel]

...so, the fictional, solar-powered blow job machine, the Spanish doubloons and the home-made ":jealous:" emoticon didn't tip you off to my good-natured irreverence.....?

Why I oughtta....:cmad:



well, considering some of the s#!t that gets posted on this site, could you blame me for misunderstanding?

[Spider-X]

I've never heard it, but "Relax" is wicked, so it's got to be somewhat good.

oh....it is. it's the one from Zoolander. i suggest giving it a listen.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

what happend to shadowboxing's religion thread?

WILHEM?!

Hey, don't look at me.
I'm the pinnacle of "respect" and "civility" these days.

but......mmm....sometimes, certain mods don't like it when I teach them too much about the gods they were trained to worship.....so....
I don't know, but, I'm not banned again, so...it's a good sign. :)

[Assassin]

motown read my last post

[Motown Marvel]

motown read my last post
okay.....

Damn, n/m. I always figured you were a white boy from Warren. lol

I go to Comics and More & Warp 9
no....im a white boy in detroit. i dont think i've ever heard of those stores. im totally happy with my store, so i dont really branch out much, unless i cant find something at my store.

[Wilhelm-Scream]

lol, I don't even buy comics....I just remember when I used to, like, 18 years ago, so I came here to see what the Thing would like like in the movie. Hahahaha
bastards

[Assassin]

how old are you? wilh

[Wilhelm-Scream]

T.H.I.R.T.Y.-F.*.*.*.I.N.G.-F.I.V.E.

k?

[Assassin]

eww you're old. do you have grey pubes yet?

[Wilhelm-Scream]

eww you're old. do you have grey pubes yet?That's sexual harrassment.
*PMing Mirko*

[Assassin]

go ahead tattle tale, i just wanna know what i'm in store for

[Archangel]

Awesome acoustic cover of Outkast's Hey Ya (http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ioKEDgnfs8)

[November Rain]

there's some dude that covered 'somewhere over the rainbow' his name escapes me at present but it plays right at the end of 'Meet Joe Black'

as for other titles, the corrs did a great version of 'Everybody Hurts' originally (i believe) by REM.

and to state the obvious and even though perhaps over exploited, Whitney's 'I will always love you' is a kinda big one that should be noted.

[Kmack]

That Doesn't really count.:p
Why not?:mad:

[KingOfDreams]

The Muggs cover Muddy Waters 'Gonna Need My Help' (http://www.myspace.com/themuggs)

Not bad...but it does sound like they're trying thier hardest to imitate Led Zeppelin. Basically, it's not all the original sounding to me.

[huskerwebhead]

Sheryl Crow's cover of Sweet Child O' Mine












Just kidding. :cwink: I like Blue October's cover of Paint it Black.

[Hades]

T.H.I.R.T.Y.-F.*.*.*.I.N.G.-F.I.V.E.

k?
Hahaha, the way you always carry on about your age I thought you were older.
But 35 isn't really that bad at all.

[Mr. Thing]

I Can't Get No (Satisfaction) - Devo (Rolling Stones)
It Won't Be Long - Franz Ferdinand (The Beatles)
Suffragette City - Franz Ferdinand and Scissor Sisters (Bowie)
Feeling Good - Muse (Nina Simone)
Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters
Death Letter - The White Stripes (Son House)
One More Cup Of Coffee - The White Stripes (Dylan)
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - The White Stripes (Dusty Springfield)
Jolene - The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
It Ain't Easy - The Raconteurs (Bowie)
Hounds of Love - The Futureheads (Kate Bush)

I love Jack White. :(

[Gimpy]

I like the disturbed covers as well as shinedown's simple man

[KingOfDreams]

I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself - The White Stripes (Dusty Springfield)


Isn't that originally by Burt Bacharach? Or am I thinking of a different song?

[sassycat]

97' Bonnie and Clyde - eminem cover by tori amos

real spooky :up:

[MagicPrime]

I like the cover of David Bowie's "Under Pressure" by The Used.

[ThePenguin]

Money - The Beatles
Long Tall Sally - The Beatles
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam - Nirvana
The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana
Baba O'Riley - Pearl Jam
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Pearl Jam
Gimme Some Truth - Pearl Jam
I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines
I'm Only Sleeping - Oasis and The Stereophonics
Revolution - Stone Temple Pilots
Money (Pink Floyd) - Velvet Revolver
Crossroads - Cream
I Shot the Sherrif - Eric Clapton

[Fledermaus]

I hate the band, but H.I.M. did a good cover of Wicked Games.
Ra- Every little thing she does is magic
Less Than Jake - 500 miles
No Doubt - Come on Eileen
Pantera did 3 great Sabbath covers
Limp Bizkit - Sanitarium
Foo-Fighters - Have a Cigar
A Perfect Circle - Imagine
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire
Stone Temple Pilots - Pour some sugar on me
Nonpoint - In the Air Tonight
Pantera - Cat Scratch Fever

[Mr. Thing]

Less Than Jake - 500 miles


I'm sorry, but that cover was terrible in my opinion. The song isn't even called 500 Miles. Dunno why they called it that.

[The Chairman]

Hendrix's version of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower"
Elton John's versions of The Who's "Pinball Wizard" and The Beatles' "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"
Clapton and GNR's versions of Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"
All of The Rolling Stones' early blues, soul and Chuck Berry covers
Phil Collins' version of The Supremes' "You Can't Hurry Love"
Stevie Wonder's version of The Beatles' "We Can Work It Out"
The Beach Boys' version of "California Dreamin'"

[Duende Verde]

Any song covered by Richard Cheese :up:

[The Chairman]

Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters

That wasn't a cover. That was a massacre. A ****ing massacre.

I can think of one cover worse than it, but I won't mention it because it will enrage me.

[Mr. Thing]

That wasn't a cover. That was a massacre. A ****ing massacre.

I thought it was great.

I can think of one cover worse than it, but I won't mention it because it will enrage me.

Oh, please, do tell...

[DV8]

Any song covered by Richard Cheese :up:

LOL!! He11s yeah-ie!! :up: :up:

[The Chairman]

Oh, please, do tell...

Limp Bizkit's "Behind Blue Eyes". :cmad:

Happy now?

[ThePenguin]

I forgot about the Beach Boy's version of California Dreaming. I love it as much as, if not more than the original. :up: And Elton's Pinball Wizard was great too. It's about the only thing I enjoyed about the Tommy motion picture.

[Exploding Boy]

Goldfinger-99 Red Balloons :up: :up: :up:

[heypapajinx]

Night Like This- James Iha/D'Arcy (originally The Cure)
Heart of Stone- Joe Louis Walker (originally The Rolling Stones)

[marcofthebeast]

Iron Maiden does an awesome cover of Communacation Breakdown.
And my band does an awesome cover of Jumping Jack Flash!

[KingOfDreams]

Night Like This- James Iha/D'Arcy (originally The Cure)

Hmm, I'm a Pumpkins fan and I don't think I've heard this.

[heypapajinx]

Hmm, I'm a Pumpkins fan and I don't think I've heard this.
check it out.
it's soooooo good.
it was on that strange little box set that they released.
http://www.amazon.com/Aeroplane-Flies-High-Smashing-Pumpkins/dp/B000000W3G

[Man-Thing]

Metallica: A bunch of stuff (watch James Hetfield at about 1:38- he does a moonwalk:D ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo_H_YKeYYs)

[heypapajinx]

Iron Maiden does an awesome cover of Communacation Breakdown.
And my band does an awesome cover of Jumping Jack Flash!
awww, no WAY!!
does anyone do this duing the performance?
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/heypapajinx/JUMPIN20JACK20FLASH_FLR.jpg

[Poetic Chaos]

Alicia Keys and Adam Levine: Wild Horses

[heypapajinx]

Alicia Keys and Adam Levine: Wild Horses
ooOO!!
i think The Sundays do a fantastic covering that song as well.
plus it always reminds me of that roller coaster scene from Fear with Reese Witherspoon and Mark Whalburgh.
hawt.

[KingOfDreams]

Metallica: A bunch of stuff (watch James Hetfield at about 1:38- he does a moonwalk:D ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo_H_YKeYYs)

Yeah, I've seen this. Pretty cool.

[NOFX]

Social Distortion does a great cover of Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.
sounds like every single Social D song!

[KingOfDreams]

Apparently "Auld Triangle" by Dropkick Murphys is a cover of a Pogues song. I didn't know that until a minute ago.

[Green Lantern]

*cough* late 70's/early 80's Van Halen *cough*I'd have to somewhat disagree... yeah, they did alot of covers (particularly on "Diver Down") but for the most part (save "You Really Got Me") their originals were more acclaimed and are still more well known. "Ain't Talkin' Bout Love," "Panama," "Runnin' With The Devil," "Unchained"...

Classic Michael Jackson ****ing rocks, i dont care how straight you are Someone mark it down... I agreed with Assassin about something. Vintage pre-scary looking child molester King Of Pop is amazing. I'm particularly partial to "Beat It" with its EVH guitar solo.

What....no "No More Tears" by Black Label Society? Heh... If not for me you wouldn't even know bout that one :o

there's some dude that covered 'somewhere over the rainbow' his name escapes me at present but it plays right at the end of 'Meet Joe Black'
Dunno if its the version you're thinking of... but Eric Clapton's done "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"...

http://download.yousendit.com/2D1071D173EB7A28

My list:

"Spoonfull" (Howlin Wolf) and "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson) - Cream
"Knockin On Heaven's Door" (Dylan) "I Shot The Sherrif" (Marley) "Cocaine" (JJ Cale) and "After Midnight" (JJ Cale) - Eric Clapton
"Hurt" (NIN) - Johnny Cash
"Call Me The Breeze" (JJ Cale) and "Crossroads" (Robert Johnson) - Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Simple Man" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and "One" (U2) - Shinedown
"Hole In The Sky" (Black Sabbath) and "Cat Scratch Fever" (Nugent)- Pantera
"Mama Kin" (Aerosmith) - GNR

The big one, and I'm really shocked they haven't shown up yet with the insane ammount of covers they've done....

Dream Theater:

Metallica songs: "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)" "The Thing That Should Not Be" "Pull Me Under into Master of Puppets" "Peruvian Skies + Have A Cigar (Pink Floyd) + Enter Sandman"

Pink Floyd songs: "Hey You" "Comfortably Numb" (with Queensryche) "Money" "Time" and the aforementioned "Have A Cigar in Peruvian Skies"

Lynyrd Skynyrd songs: (kinda) "Take The Time with Freebird Solo"

U2: "Bad"

Iron Maiden: "The Number of the Beast" and "Invaders"

Van Halen: "Medley" ("Hot For Teacher" "Mean Street" and "Ice Cream Man") and "Mean Street"

Queen: "One Vision" and "Another One Bites The Dust"

Deep Purple: "Perfect Strangers" "Smoke On The Water" and "Highway Star"

Beatles: "Abbey Road Medley" (Parts of every song on the Abbey Road album)

Prince: "Purple Rain"

"Mission Impossible" Theme

Rush: "Different Strings" "YYZ" and "Working Man"

Led Zeppelin: "Since I've Been Loving You"

[CameraObscura]

Why not?:mad:
Well, New Order and Joy Division are practically the same band minus Ian.:csad:

[britrogue]

Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson

[Man-Thing]

I don't like that Black Label Society version of No More Tears. It's too low tuned, IMO.

Plus it's not really a cover since Zakk wrote the song...:rolleyes:

[November Rain]

Dunno if its the version you're thinking of... but Eric Clapton's done "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"...

http://download.yousendit.com/2D1071D173EB7A28

it's not clapton..

the artist name is Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (http://www.last.fm/music/Israel+Kamakawiwo%27ole)

it was a one-take-wonder and he combined it with the lyrics of what a wonderful world...

a great song to die to...

if you follow this link, it's the fourth option down, you can download it here and have a listen for yourself (http://msxml.excite.com/info.xcite/search/audio/Israel%2BKamakawiwo%2527ole)

[The Chairman]

I forgot about the Beach Boy's version of California Dreaming. I love it as much as, if not more than the original. :up: And Elton's Pinball Wizard was great too. It's about the only thing I enjoyed about the Tommy motion picture.

Wow, and I thought I was the only one who's heard it. I agree, it's fantastic. And yes, Elton's "Pinball Wizard" is awesome. I actually prefer it to the original (same with his his "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"), simply because it's far more energetic and fun to listen to. The Who's version is great, but a little too laid back.

A few more:


Van Halen's covers of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me" and Roy Orbison's "(Oh) Pretty Woman".
All Led Zeppelin covers
Rod Stewart's covers of Carole King's "So Far Away" and Sam Cooke's "Having A Party"
The Beatles' version of The Isley Brothers' "Twist And Shout"
All of Linda Ronstadt's covers (a suprisingly high amount of her biggest hits are covers)
The Beach Boys' covers of Stevie Wonder's "I Was Made To Love Her" and Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue"
The Allman Brothers' cover of Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man"
Eric Clapton's version of "I Shot The Sheriff"
All of Elvis's covers
The Who's cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" from Live At The Leeds
Billy Idol's cover of Tommy James & The Shondells' "Mony Mony"
GNR's cover of The Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You"

[Assassin]

Did any one say Michael Andrew's Mad world?

even though i love both versions

[maxwell's demon]

i'm too drunk.

[Leto Atrides]

Apparently "Auld Triangle" by Dropkick Murphys is a cover of a Pogues song. I didn't know that until a minute ago.

It was originally from a play from the 50s, the Pogues were covering it too. I love both versions, but they're very different.

[Caliber]

I love A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine.

[KingOfDreams]

It was originally from a play from the 50s, the Pogues were covering it too. I love both versions, but they're very different.

Ah. Thanks for letting me know that.

[Mister J]

Joan Jett's cover of AC/DC's 'Dirty Deeds'

[gap5ewl]

jimi hendrix's classic "All Along the Watchtower". 200 times better then Dylan's

[Mister J]

Jimi's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner was badass too. I don't know if that's technically a cover, but I love it.

[maxwell's demon]

here are some

01.yo la tengo - the whole of the law (the only ones)
02.dexter gordon - our love is here to stay (gershwin)
03.brian eno - canon in D (pachelbel)
04.them - or 13th floor elevators- it's all over now, baby blue (dylan)
05.john coltrane - my favorite things (from sound of music)
06.futureheads - hounds of love (kate bush)
07.thee headcoatees - ca plane pour moi (plastic bertrand)
08.elvis costello - i can't stand up for falling down (sam & dave)
09.elvis costello - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (bacharach)
10.elvis costello - I Stand Accused (Jerry Butler)
11.david bowie - here comes the night (them)
12.my bloody valentine - We have all the time in the world (louis armstrong)
13.his name is alive - solitiude (duke ellington)
14.pogues/kirsty maccoll- miss otis regrets/just one of those things (cole porter)
15.alex chilton - With a girl like you (troggs)
16.primus - making plans for nigel (XTC)
17.nico - i'll keep it with mine (dylan)
18.johnny cash - hurt (trent reznor)
19.galaxie 500 - ceremony (new order)
20. (secret ) :ninja:


worst covers (a few of many):
REM- academy fight song (mission of burma)
REM- strange (wire)


Her voice. I like. Love. Her voice. Her voice in any song, especially in Dancing Queen, brings my mind to an euphoric utopia. Shaddup. :cmad:


the opening to dancing queen is one of the most brilliant moments in the history of pop music recording:up:


oh also for the worst list:
sixepence none the whatever- there she goes (the la's)

[Halcohol]

Johnny Cash's version of 'Hurt' was incredible... I would've liked to have been at the NIN show when he came out to sing it.

[AndThePickles]

"What a Wonderful World"- Joey Ramone

[KingOfDreams]

Johnny Cash's version of 'Hurt' was incredible... I would've liked to have been at the NIN show when he came out to sing it.

I didn't think Johnny did any live performance behind the album. Cool.

[KingOfDreams]

edit: double post

[The_Teacher]

Social Distortion-Ring of fire (Johnny Cash)
Argy Bargy- Riot Squad (Cock Sparrer)
Red Red Wine- UB40 (Neil Diamond/Tony Tribe)
Starry Starry night-NOFX (Don Mclean)
Gimme some Loving-The Toasters (Spencer Davis)
Police and Thieves-The Clash (Not sure)
Anti No-where league- Gonna f**k around the clock tonight
Madness-Madness (I think Prince Buster)
Monkey Man-The Specials (The Maytals)
Can Can-Bad Manners
My girl Lollypop-Bad Manners
I believe I can fly-Me first and the gimme gimmes (R. Kelly)
The first cut is the deepest-Bad Manners
Teddy bear's picnic- Bad Manners
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside-Bad Manners
Drinking and driving-The Pietasters (The Business)
The wild rover-Dropkick Murphys
It must be love-Madness
One step beyond-madness

[JTStarkiller]

Dave Matthews Band - All Along the Watchtower

[The_Teacher]

"What a Wonderful World"- Joey Ramone

:up:

Also:

Spiderman-The Ramones.

[Cyclops]

There is only one cover song that can truly be considered the greatest cover ever - and that is Aerosmith's cover of "Train Kept A' Rollin'" by The Yardbirds.

[The Evolutionist]

Metallica: Whiskey in the Jar, first performed by Thin Lizzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1J7okAFiws)


Didn't read the last few pages of this thread, so sorry if this has been said, but Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irih Folk song. It was performed way before Thin Lizzy's members were even born.

[The Last Meatbag]

How I Wish You Were Here-Radiohead :o

[guitarsingerguy]

Someone does this about once a year and I always put the same songs.

Enjoy the Silence - Failure
Ashes to Ashes - A Perfect Circle
The Nurse Who Loved Me - A Perfect Circle
Mad World - Gary Jules

[kaylee]

Dave Matthews Band - All Along the Watchtower

Totally one of my all time favorite covers. Hearing that live at a show is one of my alltime favorite DMB experiences!

I also am a big fan of Tori Amos's cover of Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat". Beautiful.

[Man-Thing]

Didn't read the last few pages of this thread, so sorry if this has been said, but Whiskey in the Jar is a traditional Irih Folk song. It was performed way before Thin Lizzy's members were even born.

I knew that, but they covered thin lizzy's version.:up:

[Green Lantern]

Just like Skynyrd covered Cream's version of Robert Johnson's Crossroads.

[Sarge 2.0]

A lot of mine have been posted, but I was all ready to be original and do this long ass post about how much I love Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah", then I realised that some people mentioned it already.

So, I'm stuck mentioning Rufus Wainwright's cover of "Hallelujah", instead.

[Tangled Web]

Build me up Buttercup - The Goops
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Personal Jesus - Marlyn Manson (though I loathe Manson)
Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash
What a Wonderful World - Joey Ramone

[tzarinna]

Can't Help Falling In Love-UB40

[Prodigy]

I know it's blaspheme, but the Cartel cover of Wonderwall is really great. Also Emery's cover of "All I Want"

[tzarinna]

Mmmm,Duncan does a cover of Wonderwall,but he hasn't recorded it.

[Danalys]

oh also for the worst list:
sixepence none the whatever- there she goes (the la's)

i figure there she goes is one of those perfect songs that the original cannot be beat. i hope the writer got some nice royalties out of it.

[Symbiote Hulk]

Baha Men - Crocodile Rock (Originally from Elton John)

[Hotwire]

Metallica, pretty much the whole Garage, Inc. album.
Turn The Page
So What!
Stone Cold Crazy

[tzarinna]

Whiskey In The Jar - Metallica

[Hotwire]

Whiskey In The Jar - Metallica
Great tune!! In my opinion, way better than the original.

[Dwarf lord]

A lot of the classic rockabilly tunes (stuff by Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, and the like) were in fact covers of old blues songs, so I choose their early libraries as my favorite cover songs.

[Bastila]

Enjoy the Silence - Lacuna Coil

[eat aliens]

Pantera - Hole in the Sky
Tool - No Quarter
APC - Imagine
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Mushroomhead - Crazy
Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver

[redmarvel]

I got this list of Much Music (unfortunatly they didn't include the artist who made the best cover or the original artist, I've filled in a couple)


20 Best Cover Songs
1. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston redoing Dolly Parton
2. Killing Me Softly - Fugees redoing Roberta Flack
3. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz redoing The Guess Who
4. The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana redoing David Bowie
5. Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Urge Overkill redoing Neil Diamond
6. Nothing Compares To U - Sinead O'Connor redoing Prince
7. Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya & Pink redoing Patti Labelle
8. California Girls - David Lee Roth redoing the Beach Boys
9. Landslide - Dixie Chicks redoing Sheryl Crow
10. You Really Got Me - Van Halen redoing the Kinks
11. Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles redoing Simon & Garfunkel
12. Hurt - Nine Inch Nails redoing Johnny Cash
13. Dancing in the Street - David Bowie & Mick Jagger redoing Martha and the Vandells
14. American Pie - Madonna redoing Don Maclean
15. Sweet Dreams - Maryln Manson redoing Eurythmics
16. Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm redoing Micheal Jackson
17. Kiss
18. I Drove All Night - Celine Dion redoing Cyndi Lauper
19. Crimson & Clover - ? Joan Jet and the Blackhearts? redoing Tommy James and the Shondells
20. My Prerogative - Britney Spears redoing Bobby Brown


My personal favourite didn't make the list...

Please Don't Go - K.W.S. redoing KC and the Sunshine Band

[Fried Gold]

If this thread has gone 8 pages, and no-one has mentioned Superstar by Sonic Youth yet, I will be sorely disappointed.

[Armand Z Trip]

Do it Again - Wall of Voodoo

White Lines - Barefoot

[redmarvel]

Didn't Johnny Cash cover NIN, and not the other way round :confused:

Quite possibly... as I said, Much didn't bother to list who covered who's music, so all I could do was a Google search on each song to try to figure it out... that's why nothing is listed for KISS. I got too many hits for the word KISS to even make a guess with that one.

[Dangerous]

Cardigans- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

[tzarinna]

I love Joan Jett's cover of Crimson & Clover. :O

[maxwell's demon]

If this thread has gone 8 pages, and no-one has mentioned Superstar by Sonic Youth yet, I will be sorely disappointed.


eh, it's allright.

I love Joan Jett's cover of Crimson & Clover. :O
i don't know how i forgot to include that originally.

[Vilya]

American Pie : Madonna

[The Chairman]

I got this list of Much Music (unfortunatly they didn't include the artist who made the best cover or the original artist, I've filled in a couple)

That list is incredibly bad. And "Landslide" was originally done by Stevie Nicks, not Sheryl Crow. Here's my personal Top 20.

1) All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
2) You Really Got Me - Van Halen (originally recorded by The Kinks)
3) Pinball Wizard - Elton John (originally recorded by The Who)
4) Mony Mony - Billy Idol (originally recorded by Tommy James And The Shondells)
5) Twist And Shout - The Beatles (originally recorded by The Isley Brothers)
6) Blowin' In The Wind - Stevie Wonder (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
7) Hoochie Coochie Man - The Allman Brothers Band (originally recorded by Muddy Waters)
8) (Oh) Pretty Woman - Van Halen (originally recorded by Roy Orbison)
9) California Dreamin' - The Beach Boys (originally recorded by The Beach Boys)
10) Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones (originally recorded by Buddy Holly)
11) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John (originally recorded by The Beatles)
12) Stand By Me - John Lennon (originally recorded by Ben E. King)
13) We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder (originally recorded by The Beatles)
14) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley (originally recorded by Lloyd Price)
15) L.A. Woman - Billy Idol (originally recorded by The Doors)
16) Take Me To The River - Talking Heads (originally recorded by Al Green)
17) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
18) Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (originally recorded by Joan Baez)
19) Here Comes The Sun - Richei Havens (originally recorded by The Beatles)
20) Crossroads - Cream (originally recorded by Robert Johnson)

[The Chairman]

American Pie : Madonna

Ugh, she ruined it. :down:down

[Speedball]

That list is incredibly bad. And "Landslide" was originally done by Stevie Nicks, not Sheryl Crow. Here's my personal Top 20.

1) All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
2) You Really Got Me - Van Halen (originally recorded by The Kinks)
3) Pinball Wizard - Elton John (originally recorded by The Who)
4) Mony Mony - Billy Idol (originally recorded by Tommy James And The Shondells)
5) Twist And Shout - The Beatles (originally recorded by The Isley Brothers)
6) Blowin' In The Wind - Stevie Wonder (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
7) Hoochie Coochie Man - The Allman Brothers Band (originally recorded by Muddy Waters)
8) (Oh) Pretty Woman - Van Halen (originally recorded by Roy Orbison)
9) California Dreamin' - The Beach Boys (originally recorded by The Beach Boys)
10) Not Fade Away - The Rolling Stones (originally recorded by Buddy Holly)
11) Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John (originally recorded by The Beatles)
12) Stand By Me - John Lennon (originally recorded by Ben E. King)
13) We Can Work It Out - Stevie Wonder (originally recorded by The Beatles)
14) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Elvis Presley (originally recorded by Lloyd Price)
15) L.A. Woman - Billy Idol (originally recorded by The Doors)
16) Take Me To The River - Talking Heads (originally recorded by Al Green)
17) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)
18) Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zeppelin (originally recorded by Led Zeppelin)
19) Here Comes The Sun - Richei Havens (originally recorded by The Beatles)
20) Crossroads - Cream (originally recorded by Robert Johnson)

:up::up:great list.

[Vilya]

Ugh, she ruined it. :down:down

I dont think so.

[Green Lantern]

Well you do listen to Paris Hilton... that pretty much makes your opinions on music null and void...

[Vilya]

Well you do listen to Paris Hilton... that pretty much makes your opinions on music null and void...

I listen to songs that sound good, no matter how cheezy or genre :o

[Green Lantern]

Paris Hilton doesn't sound good... nor does Madonna's "American Pie" :huh:

[redmarvel]

3) Pinball Wizard - Elton John (originally recorded by The Who)
4) Mony Mony - Billy Idol (originally recorded by Tommy James And The Shondells)
5) Twist And Shout - The Beatles (originally recorded by The Isley Brothers)
17) Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Guns N' Roses (originally recorded by Bob Dylan)

:up: I definitely agree that these are great covers.

[The Chairman]

:up::up:great list.

:up: I definitely agree that these are great covers.

Thanks, guys. :yay:

[Iglius]

Velvet Revolver's "Surrender"

[ComicChick]

Any song covered by Richard Cheese :up:


i agree. his "redneck" version of Gin and Juice is classic

[Tangled Web]

I'm adoring the Save Ferris cover of "Come on Eileen"

[Green Lantern]

Anyone else heard the Peter Frampton cover of "Black Hole Sun"?

[ComicChick]

i wanna contribute to this list, and i'd be willing to bet money most of my choices will be denied lol. also, i'll try not to name any that have already been mentioned, but i only skimmed the pages, so some will probably come back up.


Bohemian Rhapsody- The Braids (just so diff from the original. an r&b version)
Time After Time- Eva Cassidy (was on an episode of Smallville)
Bless the Broken Road- Rascall Flatts

I Want You To Want Me- Letter to Cleo
Alone- Carrie Underwood
First Cut is the Deepest- Sheryl Crow (not necessarily the greatest cover, but I prefer to the original)
Redemption Song- Lauryn Hill and Ziggy Marley
Dance With My Father- Celine Dion (I'm not sure anyone can top Luther's version, but she paid a fitting tribute on the Tribute to Vandross album)

Crazy in Love- Snow Patrol (just funny hearing them do a Beyonce song)

now I need to go look thru my ipod to see if there's any others

[ComicChick]

Here's a couple more i like. I'm prepared for scrutiny.

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia- Reba McEntire
Last Kiss- Pearl Jam
Ballroom Blitz- Tia Carrere (was in Wayne's World lol)
Somebody to Love- George Michael (covering my fave Queen song)
Piece of My Heart- Faith Hill
This Woman's Work- Maxwell
True Colors- Eva Cassidy (i like just about anything she ever did. she died way too soon)
Blowin in the Wind- Joan Baez (though Dylan's great too)

that's all i can think of for now. let the flames begin lol

[Green Lantern]

Gotta give props to "Last Kiss" I love Pearl Jam's cover :up:

[KingOfDreams]

I bought Cat Power's The Covers Record today. Fantastic.

[ComicChick]

I have a cover album by Butch Walker and the Marvelous 3, that's pretty decent. Only about 6 songs, and at least one or 2 are live, but I like it.

[The Comedian]

I like Gob's cover of "Paint it Black", I also recently heard the White Stripes do a cover of Tegan & Sara's "Walking with a Ghost" that was pretty good

[Poetic Chaos]

Boyz in the Hood - Dynamite Hack (originally by EaZy-E)

Wild Horses - Alicia Keys ft. Adam Levine (originally by Rolling Stones)

[comicgirl]

Social Distortion's version of "Pretty in Pink"

[The Comedian]

Boyz in the Hood - Dynamite Hack (originally by EaZy-E)



I forgot about that song, it was pretty sweet.

OI also forgot to mention another great cover, Devo's version of the NIN song, "Head Like a Hole"

[thedeadite]

Social Distortion's version of "Pretty in Pink"

Social D's cover of "Ring of Fire" is amazing!!!

also;

state of alert - stepping stone (party)
Johnny Cash - I hung my head
Sonic Youth - nic fit
A.C. - stayin alive (oi version)

there's more that i can't think of off hand...

[ComicChick]

i heard tori amos did a cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit. has anyone heard it? and if so, is it worth listening to?

[Fran]

A lot of the songs in Guitar Hero are done well by the cover bands. I like "Cowboys From Hell" better on the game than actually by Pantera themselves.

[KingOfDreams]

Boyz in the Hood - Dynamite Hack (originally by EaZy-E)

I ****ing hate that song. It got way overplayed, especially here in Austin since it's Dynamite Hack's hometown. I'm glad that band is over with. Until Spoon and Okkervil River it annoyed me that the only modern rock bands from Austin that became popular nationwide sucked...Dynamite Hack and Bowling For Soup, especially when the greatest Austin rock band, Vallejo, hasn't become as popular as they should be. But there are reasons for that.

[Green Lantern]

Sevendust's cover of "Goin Back To Cali" :o

[britrogue]

Marilyn Manson's versions of Tainted Love and Sweet Dreams

[Kaboom]

The Gourds- Gin and Juice

[KingOfDreams]

The Gourds- Gin and Juice

hell yeah

[The Apatow Crew]

The Deftones Cover of the Car's "Drive"

Awesome Awesome Cover. So Suthing and relaxing

[Orko Is King]

"*****es ain't ****"-Ben Folds
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"-GnR
Most Marilyn Manson covers

[Poetic Chaos]

I Touch Myself - Scala Choir

[unstoppable]

DISTURBED'S version of "Land of Confusion"