Best (and worst) cover versions

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by IgnatiusJRiley
IT'S A GOOD VERSION. Get over it. Also, Lick the Tins "I can't help falling in love.." is pretty good. Anyone know any other Elvis songs that other artists made better

Get over it?! IMO it's a shít version.
No artists have made an Elvis song better than how he did them. I'm sorry but I'm a serious Elvis fan, and it's not possible to do his songs better than he did them.

Just my opinion of course, but a nasally, boppy version of suspicious minds doesn't match up to the original. Get Elvis doing it live, and it's even more impressive.

IgnatiusJRiley

Originally posted by Dr. Loon
Get Elvis doing it live, and it's even more impressive.

Is he doing any gigs anytime soon? Must go to one... but he'd never play Dublin.:p

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by IgnatiusJRiley
Is he doing any gigs anytime soon? Must go to one... but he'd never play Dublin.:p

Oh Holy Jesus you are funny!

In a sense he has played Dublin twice! The original band members (bar J.C Sumner) all got together and played under the title: Elvis: The Concert.

Footage of Elvis performing is displayed on a giant video screen and the band play along. He interacts with them, and the audience. Kind of recverse karaoke.

I never managed to make it myself, but it's supposed to be excellent. Anyway, sorry for going off topic!

DerekD Goldfish

Dr. Loon the whipping boy cover of suspicious minds is on a compilation of Irish artists doing evlis covers called "Natural born Elvis" released a few years ago.

Pigman II

Originally posted by jerk
counting crows murdered that song.

Indeed, a murder of crows.

Dr. Loon

Originally posted by DerekD Goldfish
Dr. Loon the whipping boy cover of suspicious minds is on a compilation of Irish artists doing evlis covers called "Natural born Elvis" released a few years ago.

Excellent, never even heard of it. Must pick it up. Cheers

AngelofFire

Ataris-Boys of summer
Bon jovi-Rockin in the free world
Johnny Cash-one(u2)

ive got loads more i just cant think of them at the moment.

Crucifix

It's already been mention, but Gary Jules' cover of the tears for fears song Mad World is great.
Another good one is Dream Theater - Funeral for a Friend/Love lies bleeding, originally by Elton John.

sceptre

Originally posted by IgnatiusJRiley
Theres also a version of "Somewhere over the rainbow" I like but I'm not sure who sings it (not that kack by Eva Cassedy)

EDIT - it's by Israel Kamakamakawaole

Aye, it runs with the closing credits of Meet Joe Black. Grabbed it from Napster when I saw the movie

I came upon No Doubt's version of Come On Eileen recently and thought it was rather good. Same as the original really but sung by a chick.

mr_angry

China Drum - Wuthering Heights is the best cover version EVER! I don't know a single person yet who's heard it, and not said "That's genius"!

Westlife's "Seasons In The Sun" is the worst ever. As if the original wasn't bad enough...

Let's face it, if you're looking for really bad covers, Westlife are the winners hands-down.

IgnatiusJRiley

Originally posted by mr_angry4

Let's face it, if you're looking for really bad covers, Westlife are the winners hands-down.

What about the Karaoke Machine himself - Mr Ronan Keating (Fairytale of New York, We Got Tonight etc etc)

sceptre

Originally posted by IgnatiusJRiley
What about the Karaoke Machine himself - Mr Ronan Keating (Fairytale of New York, We Got Tonight etc etc)

And let's not forget When You Say Nothing At All

(the schmile on your face....)

Dammit I used to like that song - I can't even listen to the Alison Krauss version without thinking of artificial lischp boy now)

Walter_Sobcek

Best

Hurt by Johnny Cash - incredible song

Originally by Trent Reznor for Nine inch nails

Worst

Anything by Gareth Gates or Westlife

May they burn in hell for their crimes to music

Duo

The best...

'Can't Get YOu Out of My Head' cover, by the Flaming Lips. Originally by Kylie Minogue, apparently. O_o Its'... very, very... different.

Worst - Anything by Westlife. Especially 'Uptown Girl' *shudders*

The Weatherman

I heard "big yellow taxi" by the counting crows
on radio today (lack of phantom fm), and it was terrible!
Absolutely awful!
Anyone hear Glen Hansard's "cry me a river"?

Captain Trips

Great covers:

GnR: Sympathy for the Devil
Distrubed: Shout (by Tears for Fears I think)
Van Halen: You Really Got Me

Appalling Covers:
William Shatner - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds (I **** you not, it's out there on WinMX somewhere. It's just so bad it's like you don't know is he serious or taking the piss)

Okie

Originally posted by Captain Trips
Great covers:

GnR: Sympathy for the Devil

Yeah, I haven't heard their take on it yet, although I've been told it's pretty decent. I don't suppose it's on any C.D./Soundtrack/Bootleg or is downloading it my best bet?

I managed to get the Foo Fighters version of Stairway To Heaven A complete piss take though, with Dave Grohl forgetting the words, mixing up verses and humming along to the solo!!!!

Kali

Originally posted by Captain Trips
Appalling Covers:
William Shatner - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds (I **** you not, it's out there on WinMX somewhere. It's just so bad it's like you don't know is he serious or taking the piss)

Nonsense.. its the album thats so bad its great, Put A Little Love In Your Heart by Leonard Nimoy is much worse anyway

sceptre

Originally posted by Captain Trips
Appalling Covers:
William Shatner - Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds (I **** you not, it's out there on WinMX somewhere. It's just so bad it's like you don't know is he serious or taking the piss)

Three words

Mr Tambourine Man

lacuna

Orgy - Blue Monday ...excellent.

It's originally by New Order.

both versions are very good though.

Holy cr@p
I had to bring this back from the dead. I'm listening to Erasure do "video killed the radio star" just painful. eurgh


\thanks pandora!

condra

My fav covers:

Smashing Pumpkins- Dancing In The Moonlight [Thin Lizzy]
Big Muff - My Funny Valentine [Sinatra?]
Magnet - Lay Lady Lay [Dillon]
Be Your Own Pet - Bicysle [Queen]
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats [The Knife]
Devo - Satisfaction [Rolling Stones?]

carpothepunk

Must agree with the Jose Gonzalez one

Love Machine(girls aloud)-Arctic Monkeys
99 Red Balloons(bananarama was it?)-Goldfinger

treefingers

i really like 'beck - everybodys gotta learn sometime' and 'cat power - i can't get no satisfaction.'

whiskeyman

Surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet:

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall.

Noel loved it so much, he re-recorded it in Ryan's style and also played it live throughout the tour.

Have to say also, Mike Flowers Pop version of it was brilliant, despite being cheesy and tacky.
You just can't deny whistling along to it

One song.... 2 totally different covers.



Other I like:

David Gray - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - orig by Soft Cell
Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds - orig by Elvis



Covers I hate:

Corrs - Everybody Hurts - orig by REM
Corrs & Bono - Stars go blue - orig by Ryan Adams
There She Goes - Sixpence none the richer - orig by The Las
Anything covered by girl/boybands....

judas101

worst: van halen- you really got me

best: jeff - hallelujah

Nightwish

The Best:

Nightwish – The Phantom Of The Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Nightwish - Walking In The Air (Aled Jones)
Nightwish - Over The Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore)
Angelzoom – Crawling (Linkin Park)
Within Temptation – Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)
Novembre – Cloudbursting (Kate Bush)
H.I.M. – Wicked Game (Chris Isaac)
H.I.M. – Solitary Man (Neil Diamond)
H.I.M. – Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath)
Umbra et Imago – Rock Me Amadeus (Falco)
Children Of Bodom – Oops I Did It Again (Britney Spears)
Evanescence – Thoughtless (Korn)
Johnny Cash – Hurt (NIN)
Therion – Thor (Manowar)
Therion – Summernight City (ABBA)
Fear Factory – Cars (Gary Numan)
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
The Bezerker – Corporal Jigsore Quandary (Carcass)
Lunatica – Hymn (Ultravox)
Warmen – Alone (Heart)
Nirvana – The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
Tristania – The Modern End (Seigmen)
Korn – Word Up (Cameo)
Theatre of Tragedy – Keep Me Hanging On (Kim Wilde)
Apocalyptica – The Hall of The Mountain King (Peer Gynt)
Underground Moon – Beds Are Burning (Midnight Oil)
Thin Lizzy – Whiskey In The Jar (Folk Song)
William Shatner – Rocketman (Elton John)
Sid Vicious – My Way (Frank Sinatra)

The Worst:

Avril Lavigne – Chop Suey! (System of a Down)
Metallica – Whiskey In The Jar
All Saints – Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Will Young – Light My Fire (The Doors)
Madonna – American Pie (Don McLean)
Scissor Sisters – Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
Marilyn Manson – Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
Marilyn Manson – Personal Jesus (Johnny Cash)
Busted – Teenage Kicks (The Undertones)
Britney Spears – I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jett)
Ronan Keating – Fairytale of New York (The Pogues)
Jessica Simpson – These Boots are Made for Walkin’ (Nancy Sinatra)

The Bottom of The Barrel:
Any remixes of 70’s, 80’s and 90’s songs, so popular these days
Any covers of classics by boybands

tinka

carpothepunk wrote:

Must agree with the Jose Gonzalez one

Love Machine(girls aloud)-Arctic Monkeys
99 Red Balloons(bananarama was it?)-Goldfinger

oh for shame! nena sang 99 red balloons (or 99 luftballoons if you will). wonderful song, haven't heard the cover though...

a cover i like (and prefer to the original) is a cover of 'toxic' by britney spears. i'm not sure who sings it but it's an acoustic version on 'even better than the real thing'.

Squirrel

My favourites

HIM - Rebel Yell, Enjoy the Silence(they're live though), Wicked Game, Solitary Man
Johnny Cash - Hurt, One
SLF - Johnny Was
U2 - Everlasting Love
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
Glen Hansard an Colm Macsomething from the Frames - Everytime

Others have all been mentioned a few times really

kensutz

Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine