Favourite Cover Songs.

Caveat

grumpytrousers wrote: »

Gloria Jones...who was the bird driving the mini in which he died back in the day! </pedantry>

She's the one.

Another great cover - Bowie's version of Accross the Universe (Beatles)

Totally brings the song to life - an uplifting, punchy, feelgood, soul classic - rather than a slightly dreary piece of hippy whimsy.

TomPich

Against all odds - THE POSTAL SERVICE

Nailz

Caveat wrote: »

Happy Monday's Step On? ( A lot of people don't realise it's a cover)

Sorry mate, hadn't realised you said it... great tune isn't it!;)

kev_s88

Caveat wrote: »

Execpt that Tainted love wasn't by Soft Cell - it was a cover of a Gloria Brown (?) song - Marc Bolan's missus anyway.

sorry for that Caveat.i had been brought up on the knowledge that it was Soft Cell.will have to check these things out more thoroughly next time

Goat Mouth

Cover of Devo "Girl U Want" in the opening of the film 'Tank Girl'

nice.

guinnessdrinker

Guns N' Roses version of Sympathy For The Devil is not bad.:cool:

Caveat

Caveat wrote: »

She's the one.

Another great cover - Bowie's version of Accross the Universe (Beatles)

Totally brings the song to life - an uplifting, punchy, feelgood, soul classic - rather than a slightly dreary piece of hippy whimsy.

For a second there I thought you'd wrote Bono's cover in Across the Universe. Quite possibly the worst version of I Am The Walrus ever attempted and one of the worst covers of all time.

Goat Mouth

Deleted User wrote: »

For a second there I thought you'd wrote Bono's cover in Across the Universe. Quite possibly the worst version of I Am The Walrus ever attempted and one of the worst covers of all time.

weird, I actually like that cover rason why its weird is because I hate bono and was never too keane on the beatles at all.

catyb20

Heaven - covered by dj sammy (bryan adams original) - Fantastic tune!

cookiebliss

Brian Molko's cover of Bowie's 'Five Years'

Dinosaur Jn version of The Cure's 'Just like heaven'

Deftones cover of The Cure's 'If only tonight we could sleep'

oh and smashing pumpkins cover of depeche mode's 'never let me down again'

Xavi6

Have to say I'm lovin Klaxons' version of 'It's Not Over Yet' lately

Goat Mouth

never heard it, who sang it originally?

Xavi6

Goat Mouth wrote: »

never heard it, who sang it originally?

Grace. It was an early 90's dance/rave tune. Think there's a vid of Klaxons version on youtube but my work PC doesn't let me go there.

kerash

nirvana - man who sold the world

jeff buckley - Hallelujah

Hurt - Johnny Cash

Valerie - Amy Winehouse

Oh my god - Lily Allen

Love reign o'er me - Pearl Jam

I fought the Law - The Clash

Romeo and Juiliet - The Killers

Feeling Good - Muse

Nothing Compares to you - Sinead O'conner

Xavi6

kerash wrote: »

I fought the Law - The Clash

Don't you mean the Colin Farrell version?!

kerash

Xavi6 wrote: »

Don't you mean the Colin Farrell version?!

dont remind me of that godawful mess,it would be no.1 in songs that were murdered!!

Kold

kerash wrote: »

dont remind me of that godawful mess,it would be no.1 in songs that were murdered!!

Well you can add the Killers trash to that too.

Lady Lainy

Imagine (john Lennon) - A Perfect Circle

Umbrella (Rihanna) - Vanilla Sky

Teardrop (Massive Attack) - Newton Faulkner

Shining Light (Ash) - Duke Special

The Polyphonic Spree - Lithium

Ardent

Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Shot The Sheriff (Bob Marley & The Wailers) - Eric Clapton
Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode) - Johnny Cash

Beanstalk

The Plant/Krauss cover of the Townes van Zandts' song "nothing" is the cover song ive been listening to a lot recently, its pretty damn good!

Mint Sauce

Was actully trying to find the original when i found this, thought i'd share it

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Into the mystic (Van Morrision)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4qEXbLuBbo

Insect Overlord

Rusty Cage (Soundgarden)
Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode) - all Johnny Cash
Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones) - Guns N' Roses
The Man Who Sold the World (Bowie) - Nirvana
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) - Jeff Buckley
Feeling Good (Nina Simone) - Muse
Every Time (Britney Spears) - The Frames
All Along the Watchtower (Dylan) - Hendrix
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson) - Chris Cornell
Smooth Criminal (Jacko) - Alien Ant Farm

Honourable mention must also go to Weird Al Yankovich, the guy is a hit-covering genius!

Goat Mouth

Strapping Young Lads cover of 'Exciter' orignally by Judas Priest...

OH MY GOD, Still blows me away everytime i listen to it.

<-Ste->

Johnny Cash - One
Maybe even better then the U2 original

KnifeWRENCH

I have to say I love Scissor Sisters "Comfortably Numb"
Also, the No Doubt version of "It's My Life" is way better imo.

dh2007

some great covers mentioned - some interesting ones that I'll need to look up too!

here are some of my favs:


Roll Over Beethoven by Chuck Berry covered by the Beatles
Because by the Beatles covered by Elliott Smith
Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode covered by Marilyn Manson - way better than Cash's!
Easy by the Commodores covered by Faith No More
Since I Don't Have You by the Skyliners covered by Guns n Roses
You've Got a Friend by James Taylor covered by Carly Simon
Ruby Tuesday by the Rolling Stones covered by Melanie on the Candles in the Rain album
Panicby the Smiths covered by The Puppini Sisters [/B](actually all their covers are great!)

dh2007

oh and Martin Staunton Band's version of Rehab by Amy Winehouse!
very good version of Paris to Berlin by Infernal too


you can listen to them here:

http://www.martinstauntonband.com/content/view/18/39/