Best Cover Versions

[DingyDonald]

The Foo Fighters - Bakers Street

 

[lechepicha]

Sublime's cover "What I Got", by 311
neat!

 

[ihv2p]

slayers version of "Inagaddadivida" is pretty good...metalicas version of queens "Stone Cold Crazy" works for me as well.....

 

[GregCentauro]

Cake - I Will Survive

Ramones - I Don't Wanna Grow Up

Gotthard - The Mighty Quinn

:banger:

 

[mrtrebus]

Laibach have done loads of great covers in their own unique style, their version of One Vision is great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwdOX19_ETI

 

[JordanRules]

Metallica's version of Turn The Page!

 

[manwithouthat]

Great thread!

I agree that Ra's version of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" is mighty cool.

Though I might have to track down and throttle the person who approved of No Doubt's "It's My Life."

Suprised that no one mentioned Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" originally done by Gloria Jones...or Joan Jett's "I Love Rock and Roll" (orginally done by The Arrows).

Here's a few to check out:

311's cover of The Cure's "Love Song" - maybe even better than the original?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZqEqypU4cs

And, though I hated these whiney hair metal cheesedicks, this rocked: White Lions covering Golden Earring's "Radar Love." Sweet shuffle beat, great drum solo AND some of the best guitar of that era!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N02-9HesFWc

You might like this one, too. Everything But The Girl's cover of "Time After Time."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k4ndtft03s

Try this one on for size...If you love "trip hop" acid jazz and The Clash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJatvY1AzEk

Lastly, I'm probably going to get a lot of crap for this one, Cat Power's version of Blondie's "Hanging On The Telephone." She never released it but did it for a commercial...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEk1rp96gZw

 

[cahen]

Johnny Cash cover of Nine Inch Nails - hurt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho

The Sundays cover of the The Rollingstones - wild horses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9lEd5bIbbQ

 

[cahen]

Jimi Hendrix cover of Bob Dylans-all along the watchtower www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs

 

[STDiva]

Arcade Fire - This Must Be The Place (Originally by The Talking Heads)

 

[DJCowboy]

White Stripes - Death Letter (originally by Son House) (Also, this song was amazing when I saw it live, Jack White usually does an extended guitar solo that will blow your mind)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO4RUeyt8mY
White Stripes - St. James Infirmary Blues (it actually is an old song where its true origins aren't exactly known but Louis Armstrong's version is best known)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArS_et9gX-0

 

[Supafly]

I listened to The Sundays' Version of 'Wild Horses'. Compare to Susan Boyles take on that song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb3XAP0c8WU

The Sundays' singer is holding back herseöf far too much. Susan is really good.

Here are a couple of Cover Versions all in one song:

Sammy Davis Jr. sings 'Because of You'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCQc-naGb3E

Forget Michael Jackson, Sammy was the best!!!

 

[nelmes69]

Anything by Richard Cheese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCv2cgIlnHA

 

[CunningStunts]

Jimi Hendrix cover of Bob Dylans-all along the watchtower www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs

Gotta be the best cover ever right there. :thumbsup:

 

[PierreDK]

John Cale - Heartbreak Hotel.
Both rock, solo piano and electronica versions.

Janis Joplin - Ball & Chain.

 

[skechers]

APC playing Diary of a Love Song. Which is a mashup of the Cure's Lovesong, and Ozzy's Diary of a Madman.

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

Amazing. I posted this earlier on the "what are you listening to right now" thread. But it deserves another mention here because it is, well, just amazing.




The Foo Fighters and Serj of SOAD performing Holiday in Cambodia, originally done by the Dead Kennedy's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJrt6E6ki0

Totally epic. With an absolutely shitty crowd. Bet you half of them have never even heard of the Dead Kennedy's. Look at their faces. They have no idea what song that is, or how awesome their performance of it was. Serj kinda looks like he's not singing to them, but AT them. Pollllll-POT!




Rise Against covering Making Christmas from the movie the Nightmare Before Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCET4j8W_fU

From the Nightmare Revisited album. Pretty fucking cool, huh? Rise Against is so bad ass.

 

[mrtrebus]

Rise Against covering Making Christmas from the movie the Nightmare Before Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCET4j8W_fU

From the Nightmare Revisited album. Pretty fucking cool, huh? Rise Against is so bad ass.

Rise Against = Nickleback for goth/emo types!

 

[skechers]

Rise Against = Nickleback for goth/emo types!

I could not disagree with you more.

 

[Baill Inneraora]

Fun Boy Three - Our Lips are Sealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAI94EIUzro&feature=related

 

[mrtrebus]

Giant Drag's version of Wicked Game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOMLU_pLjME