Best cover ever?

RageBeat

I think Korn's version of Another Brick In The Wall is way better than the original version

Rainey.

i agree

JohnButler

JBT covering Come Together...its quality!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko0WjUUIdjA

oldyouth

Best for me is Willie Nelson - Always on my mind
Worst ever is Pet Shop Boys - Always on my mind

irish_goat

Stereophonics - Nothing Compares 2 U Kelly Jones has the perfect voice for this. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=2010838338

Liam Byrne

"Baby, now that I've found you" by Alison Krauss
"One" by Johnny Cash

Tchaikovsky

The Clash, 'I Fought The Law'
Pixies, 'Head On'
Nirvana, 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night?'

gustavo

Placebo - Running up that Hill

RadioGaGa

I'm after posting the same on the AH covers thread, House of the Rising Sun by the Animals a cover of Bob Dylan's which is far superior to the original. I'm surprised that, according to a quick search, this hasn't been mentioned already.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg7jzi9JAkw

Live4TheWeekend

Icaras wrote: »

Travis done a good cover of Britteny's hit me baby one more time

Dweezil Zappa did a pretty good scuzzy version of this as well...

heyjude

'I Fought The Law' - The Clash
'I shot the sheriff' - Eric Clapton
'Black Betty' - Spiderbait
'Suicide is Painless' - Manic Street Preachers
'It must be Love' - Madness

CottonWeary

newton faulkner teardrop cover wins hands down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk

lordgoat

CottonWeary wrote: »

newton faulkner teardrop cover wins hands down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk

I think this is over the top sentimental pap at it's finest. So i would disagree that it wins hands down. Unless it's a turn a good song into a radio friendly commercial crappy cover contest.

/end rant: Man i hate covers like this.

bugle

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE

The Gourds - Gin & Juice :P

bugle

this is a more serious answer from myself

dunno for sure if this was mentioned already but i love this version of Hoppipolla by We Are Scientists

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-VG8Cn4xw0

Shane St.

Kasabian did a great and unexpected cover of Runaway the old 50s song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzCh0-WCw80

barleybooley

Although no longer a big Placebo head, I still really like the covers of 'Running Up That Hill' and 'Daddy Cool', very catchy

LimeFruitGum

My fave covers would be:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Higher Ground" (originally by Stevie Wonder)
I LOVE that one!

No Doubt - "Its my life"
Orgy - "Blue Monday"
Marilyn Manson "You spin me right round"
Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella
Erasure - "Gimme Gimme A Man After Midnight" (yes, i do love my cheese...)
Johnny Cash "Hurt"...excellent interpretation.
The Presidents of the United States of America - "Video Killed the Radio Star"
Fun Lovin' Criminals "I'm not in love"

...mes deux cents...:D

PrivateEye

clash-police on my back.

+1.

Nouvelle Vague- God Save The Queen
Alkaline Trio- Heaven
Christy Moore- Hattie Carroll
The Pogues- Maggie May
Regina Spektor- Chelsea Hotel
Cat Power- Silver Stallion
Manic Street Preachers- We Are All Bourgeois Now
Blondie- Hangin' On The Telephone
Damien Dempsey- Sunday Bloody Sunday
Dead Kennedys- I Fought The Law

Jesus Juice

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

How was this not mentioned???

debz_x

Seether; Careless Whisper.

herisson

JP Liz wrote: »

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Fall Out Boy - Beat It

+ 1


when i was at oxegen Katy Perry did a really good version of dont stop me now by queen!!
found this on youtube its The Killers doing a live version of girls just wanna have fun

Handsome Bob

All my favourite covers I'm afraid are from Johnny Cash. Rusty Cage, Hurt, Personal Jesus, Desperado, and I Won't Back Down are all brilliant.

Even songs I didn't care for before he covered them such as Bridge Over Troubled Water are just fantastic. Legend of a man.

villainelle

kronsington wrote: »

haha i'd never heard "Bitches aint ****" until today, brilliant!
any other examples of rap/hip hop songs being covered by preppy, white boys?

as for a cover, i'd recommend "sexual healing" by ben harper or "solsbury hill" by dave matthews band

yup, "lollipop" by Lil Wayne is covered by Framing Hanley, it's pretty good/hilarious.
in the words of my friend: "Wow, it's like an emo threw up all over my favorite rap song."

mondymike

muse, feeling good.....such a classic tune


also, johnny cash, In My Life, such pain, such anguish, such a song!

Catmologen

LZ5by5 wrote: »

All my favourite covers I'm afraid are from Johnny Cash. Rusty Cage, Hurt, Personal Jesus, Desperado, and I Won't Back Down are all brilliant.

My favourite Cash cover, written by Tom Waits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vleVf-YPTE

ianmull

This acoustic cover of Ayo Technology is just brilliant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9IchvpOPk

(Agh! I still don't know yet how to embed youtube links)

ppdub73

Elton John doing Pinball Wizard. Elton and the band in top form and I Can't Explain thrown in for good measure!

Xavi6

heyjude wrote: »

'I Fought The Law' - Colin Farrell

FYP :pac:

Muppet Man

Probably already mentioned (sorry, didnt read all the posts)...

nothing compares to you - Sinead O'Connor (Prince). She made it her own.

Muppet Man.