Boardsies Greatest Cover Song - Live Thread

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind

The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together

the purple tin

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

Rikand

Always on my mind - love the pet shop boys

Seether - my nom and a brilliant take on a great song

Collie D

2. The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy Vs Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame
3. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower Vs Seether - Careless whisper
4. Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together Vs Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

Sawduck

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

Gru

Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy
Seether - Careless whisper
Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

1. Pet Shop Boys - Always on my Mind (love this cover, reckon it could go all the way)
2. The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy (didn't even know it was a cover but I like it, whereas Atomic Kitten's version of Eternal Flame was bland)
3. No optinion on #3 yet as I haven't listened to Seether's cover
4. Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together , simply because I can't stand Handbags and Gladrags.

Kolido

Jose Feliciano - Light my fire 2 -6 Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
The Specials - A Message to You, Rudy 6- 1 Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower 6- 4 Seether - Careless whisper
Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together 5 -6 Stereophonics - Handbags and Gladrags

Kolido

R2/Match 5

Run DMC - Walk This Way

Vs

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange

R2/Match 6

David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye

Vs

Justin Bieber - Despacito

R2/Match 7

Eric Clapton - Cocaine

Vs

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

R2/Match 8

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

Vs

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Run DMC - Walk This Way Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito
Eric Clapton - Cocaine Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

quickbeam

People Are Strange - love Echo and the Bunnymen.

Necro

Run DMC - Walk This Way Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito
Eric Clapton - Cocaine Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Votes in bold. Last match is a toughie, but Marvin has already had enough success in these boards contests imo.

Irish Aris

Match 5: Run DMC - one of these cover versions that bring the original to a whole different place
Match 6: David Gray - I'm sick of this Despacito song
Match 7: I will abstain
Match 8: Marvin Gaye - one absolute classic

Collie D

5. Run DMC - Walk This Way Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
6. David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito
7. Eric Clapton - Cocaine Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
8. Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

the purple tin

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine [just can't decide here]

Run DMC - Walk This Way

David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends

Zaph

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange. Love this song, great call to whoever nominated it.

David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito - PASS

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You. So unlike everything else The Ramones released, but every bit as good.

Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine. An all time classic.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange ; Walk This Way is good, but tad overrated

David Gray - Say Hello Wave Goodbye ; decent enough and better than Despacito by a Country Mile!

Eric Clapton - Cocaine ; great song

Joe Cocker - With a Little Help From My Friends ; an impossible decision, but Joe Cocker wins it for being The Wonder Years theme song

Run DMC - Walk This Way
David Gray - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Run DMC - Walk This Way Vs Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange - hadn't heard this cover before but it's quite decent.

David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito - not a "Belieber" by any means but he annoys me less than David Gray does!

Eric Clapton - Cocaine Vs The Ramones - Baby, I Love You - Love this tune!

Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends Vs Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Cocker's cover is good but Gaye's is arguably one of the greatest songs ever.

Declan A Walsh

The only one left to fill is Joe v Marvin. I will go with Joe Cocker - great interpretation, although I like the other too.

Necro

David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye Vs Justin Bieber - Despacito - not a "Belieber" by any means but he annoys me less than David Gray does!

THANK GOD it isn't just me. David Gray sucks.

Declan A Walsh

Necro wrote: »

THANK GOD it isn't just me. David Gray sucks.

Sorry to disappoint you but David got his six votes! Great song, in my opinion!

Kolido

Run DMC - Walk This Way 4 -6 Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye 6 -1 Justin Bieber - Despacito
Eric Clapton - Cocaine 5 3 The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends 5 4 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Declan A Walsh

Kolido wrote: »

Run DMC - Walk This Way 4 -6 Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye 6 -1 Justin Bieber - Despacito
Eric Clapton - Cocaine 5 3 The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends 5 4 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

In that case, Eric Clapton - great song.

JP Liz V1

Run DMC - Walk This Way
David Gray - Say Hello Wave Goodbye
The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little Help from my Friends

Zaph

Necro wrote: »

THANK GOD it isn't just me. David Gray sucks.

Another for the David Gray haters club. Mind you, the alternative isn't any better.

Necro

Zaph wrote:

Another for the David Gray haters club. Mind you, the alternative isn't any better.

That, I will give you

Kolido

Run DMC - Walk This Way 4 -6 Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange
David Gray - Say Hello Wave goodbye 6 -1 Justin Bieber - Despacito
Eric Clapton - Cocaine 6 -3 The Ramones - Baby, I Love You
Joe Cocker - With a little help from my friends 6- 4 Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

I must say, that's a shocker from cocker, I had Marvin Gaye pegged as a potential winner.

Kolido

R2/Match 9

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night

Vs

Happy Mondays - Step On

R2/Match 10

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Vs

The Killers - Romeo and Juliet

R2/Match 11

The Clash - I Fought The Law

Vs

Disturbed - Sound of Silence

R2/Match 12

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction

Vs

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night Vs Happy Mondays - Step On
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet
The Clash - I Fought The Law Vs Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Necro

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night Vs Happy Mondays - Step On
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet
The Clash - I Fought The Law Vs Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Votes in bold. Pains me dreadfully to vote against The Clash but that Disturbed song is fantastic and imo better than the original.

Gru

Happy Mondays - Step On -it's the better song sorry brucie...
The Killers - Romeo and Juliet - i just prefer it, but ANOTHER tight choice...
Disturbed - Sound of Silence - the Disturbed version of this song is just amazing.
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction - I just don't like Whitneys cover of this song.

the purple tin

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night
The Killers - Romeo and Juliet
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Declan A Walsh

My votes in bold.

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night Vs Happy Mondays - Step On - A hippy trippy groovy song!

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet - Nicely rocked up cover.

The Clash - I Fought The Law Vs Disturbed - Sound of Silence - Good punk.

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You - Whacky and clever Stones cover!

Zaph

Happy Mondays - Step On. Really tough one but have to go with my nomination.

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet - PASS

The Clash - I Fought The Law. Again going with my nomination.

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction. It's not the Stones but, more importantly, it's not Whitney.

lassykk

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Vs The Killers - Romeo and Juliet
The Clash - I Fought The Law Vs Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction Vs Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Votes in bold.

Blatantly copied Necro's post to save me writing!

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night ; simply the song I prefer

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal ; one of my noms

Disturbed - Sound of Silence ; another of my noms

Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction ; nothing against Whitney, just prefer this one is all

Necro

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal ; one of my noms

Disturbed - Sound of Silence ; another of my noms

Me too on both

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro wrote: »

Me too on both

Sometimes Necro, we do indeed see eye to eye when it comes to music, and other times...

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Disturbed - Sound of Silence

Devo - I Can't Get No satisfaction

Necro

My full noms list:

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar
Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

I think the only one knocked out so far is the UB40 one, which I'm not too troubled about being totally honest.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Necro wrote: »

My full noms list:

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
UB40 - Red Red Wine
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar
Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

I think the only one knocked out so far is the UB40 one, which I'm not too troubled about being totally honest.

Not bad. Not bad at all. The Man Who Sold The World was also one I went for.

I had misjudged and had assumed the Westlife and Mariah Carey ones may have been you, so I apologise for the yeesh gif

My Noms Were:
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle
No Doubt - It's My Life
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll
Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
The Sundays - Wild Horses
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

And I have no idea which ones are left...

Irish Aris

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Not bad. Not bad at all. The Man Who Sold The World was also one I went for.

I had misjudged and had assumed the Westlife and Mariah Carey ones may have been you, so I apologise for the yeesh gif

My Noms Were:
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's In The Cradle
No Doubt - It's My Life
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll
Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
Disturbed - The Sound of Silence
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
The Sundays - Wild Horses
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

And I have no idea which ones are left...

ah, we have a nomination in common I see!!!

Zaph

Irish Aris wrote: »

ah, we have a nomination in common I see!!!

Three of us do!

Kolido

Bruce Springstein - Because The Night 4 3 Happy Mondays - Step On
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal 5 2 The Killers - Romeo and Juliet
The Clash - I Fought The Law 3 5 Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction 5 3 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Last 4 for tonight coming up, will continue tomorrow. Thanks folks.

Kolido

R2/Match 13

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar

Vs

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

R2/Match 14

Placebo - Running Up That Hill

Vs

Johnny Cash - Hurt

R2/Match 15

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Vs

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light

R/Match 16

Queens of the Stone Age - Outlaw Blues

Vs

Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar Vs Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
Placebo - Running Up That Hill Vs Johnny Cash - Hurt
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence Vs Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light
Queens of the Stone Age - Outlaw Blues Vs Ben Folds - Bitches ain't ****

Truthvader

Late to the party I lnow and only joined to post link to

Sultans of Swing by Leo Marchioni

but as i just joined, not allowed.
Someone else should download it from youtube and post it. Game over imo

Happy Mondays - Step On
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

lassykk

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the jar
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Ligh

Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in The Jar
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Queens of the Stone Age - Outlaw Blues