Your Favorite Covers (as in, like, music)

[kalisphoenix]

This might be a dupe. I searched, but didn't feel like poking through twenty pages of results trying to find an original topic. "This is a discussion forum, not a damned wiki."

Anyway: what are your favorite cover songs?

"Cocaine," by John Martyn (traditional).
"Codine Blues," by the Charlatans (Buffy St. Marie).
"The Letter," by Joe Cocker (The Box Tops).
"Hush," by Deep Purple (Joe South).
"Whiskey in the Jar," by Thin Lizzie (traditional).
"Eyesight to the Blind," by the Who (Sonny Boy Williamson II).

[Jaffa Cake]

There's a thread here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=176488&highlight=cover+versions) from earlier in the year, and there are a few older ones floating about too.

I'm happy to stick with my picks in that thread...
The Byrds' cover of Bob Dylan's Mr Tambourine Man
Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's All Along The Watchtower
Soft Cell's cover of Gloria Jones' Tainted Love (although I much prefer the original)
The Clash's cover of The Crickets' I Fought The Law
Sid Vicious' cover of Frank Sinatra's My Way
The Jam's cover of The Kinks' David Watts

Plus I heard Elbow do a very good version of Destiny's Child's Independent Women once......and I'll add The Beautiful South's Cover of S Club 7's Don't Stop Moving. :p

[SamIchi]

"Against All Odds" by Phil Collins covered by The Postal Service
"Deep Cover" By Dre & Snoop covered by Big Pun & Fat Joe renamed Twinz (Deep Cover 98')

[kalisphoenix]

There's a thread here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=176488&highlight=cover+versions) from earlier in the year, and there are a few older ones floating about too.

Damn :(

[Lyle]

They Might Be Giants have recorded a few covers, like "New York City" (originally recorded by Cub), "Caroline, No" (the Beach Boys) and "Yeh Yeh" (Georgie Fame).

Take 6 has recorded a lot of covers. Some of my favorites are "Sing a Song" (by Earth, Wind & Fire), "Biggest Part of Me" (Ambrosia) and "Never Ask Too Much (of Love)" (KRU).

[mactastic]

Let's see...
Brain Damage by the Austin Lounge Lizards
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC Dixie (who doen't like ACDC covers by a bluegrass band?)
Take this Job and Shove It by The Dead Kennedys
Down and Out in New York City by Gov't Mule
War Pigs (an amazing version) also by Gov't Mule
Locomotive Breath by Les Claypool and the Frog Brigade
I Hate You by Slayer
We're Only Gonna Die For Our Arrogance by Sublime

[PickledSquirrel]

Cash's cover of Nine inch nails' Hurt is absolutely world class, or his version of Cave's Mercy seat?

-Squirrel

[Lyle]

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC Dixie (who doen't like ACDC covers by a bluegrass band?)It's Hayseed Dixie (not AC Dixie). They've also done covers of a bunch of other songs (including "War Pigs").

[j26]

Alien Ant Farms version of Smooth Criminal is far better than Michael Jacksons original. There's much more energy in it.

[SamIchi]

Alien Ant Farms version of Smooth Criminal is far better than Michael Jacksons original. There's much more energy in it.

Far Better? There might be more energy but saying it's far better is ridiculous.

[true777]

Some of the best are:

"I Wanna Be Your Dog" covered by a) Futon and b) Emilie Simon.
"Tainted Love" ('Amour Sale') covered by Elecrtonicat.
"Shine On" and "Cambodia" covered by Apoptygma Berzerk.
"Too Drunk to ****" and "Just Can't get Enough" covered by Nouvelle Vague.
"Surfin' USA" covered by The Jesus and Mary Chain.
"Fever" covered by Superpitcher.
"Sweet Home Alabama" covered by Killdozer.
"Ziggy Stardust" and "The Passenger" covered by Bauhaus.
"Femme Fatale" covered by Emilie Simon.
"Good Vibrations" covered by Psychic TV.
"Sunshine Superman" covered by Jewel.
"Birth, School, Work, Death" (by the Godfathers) covered by Manhead.
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" covered by 1) Nick Cave, and b) Mark Almond.
"Wanted Man" and "I Love Rock'n Roll" covered by Queen of Japan.
"Don't Let me be Misunderstood" covered by Santa Esmeralda.

And my favorite of all times:
"Sympathy for the Devil" (Who killed the Kennedys Mix) by Laibach.

[Sharewaredemon]

Elbow's cover of Independent Women is delightful, and there is a video of cat's playing it over at rathergood.com...

http://www.rathergood.com/independent_woman/


Favourite cover songs huh?

Well I really quite like Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez, and consider his cover of that song superior to the original.

I also like Hazy Shade of Winter by the Bangles more than the original.

Alas, I can't think of any others....

[true777]

Ps -- yes, I forgot Cave's "The Mercy Seat" by Johnny Cash.
World Class.

[tobefirst]

I'm going to give you guys just one. Definitely worth finding.

Jodeci's cover of "Lately," originally done by Stevie Wonder.

[j26]

Far Better? There might be more energy but saying it's far better is ridiculous.

Isn't it great we all have different taste? Otherwise we'd all want to date the same woman, drive the same car, and go to the same place on vacation at the same time :)

[true777]

Well I really quite like Heartbeats by Jose Gonzalez, and consider his cover of that song superior to the original.




Amazing song. I also like the cover better than the Knife version (even like it more than the Rex The Dog Remix of the Knife version).

Thanks for bringing this one up. Great song.

[Tanglewood]

Favorite Cover Band: Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Favorite Cover: 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger (originally by Nena)

[true777]

Here's another one:

"American Pie" done by Killdozer. Worth checking out.

[chris200x9]

i like I don't want to hear it by kid dynamite originally by minor threat (both great bands)

girl next door by blink 182 originally by screeching weasel

and

these boots were made for walking by operation ivy originally by I forget

[ModestPenguin]

Nickel Creek covering Brittany Spears' Toxic

OMG AMAZING

Its a bluegrass band covering brittany spears and the lead vocals are done by a guy.

check it out

[treblah]

Nickel Creek covering Brittany Spears' Toxic…

Never heard the Nickel Creek version before, but Tristan Prettyman's cover (http://www.imadethisup.com/tristan/mp3/Tristan%20Prettyman%20-%20Toxic%20-%202004-03-23.mp3)(MP3 link) is pretty awesome.

Never mind the first 20 seconds of banter and there are much better recordings on Archive.org ;)

[Tanglewood]

Nickel Creek covering Brittany Spears' Toxic

OMG AMAZING

Great Choice!!
Saw them in concert at the beginning of July and it was an awesome show at Humphrey's in San Diego. They did two covers The Weight by The Band and Toxic by Brittany Spears.

When they did Toxic, Chris Thile was just jumping all around the stage with his mandolin...it was great! :D

[beatsme]

There's a thread here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=176488&highlight=cover+versions) from earlier in the year, and there are a few older ones floating about too.

I'm happy to stick with my picks in that thread...
...and I'll add The Beautiful South's Cover of S Club 7's Don't Stop Moving. :p

I thought "I Fought The Law" was the Bobby Fuller Four...

[StokeLee]

Girls Aloud doing I predict a riot.......... :eek:

[beatsme]

Cash's cover of Nine inch nails' Hurt is absolutely world class, or his version of Cave's Mercy seat?

-Squirrel

I'd have to add Cash's cover of DePeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" as one of the all time best.

"Wild Horses" by the Sundays was a good one.

A few by the Beatles:
"Ain't She Sweet"
"Til There Was You"
"Words Of Love"

63 Eyes
"Powderfinger"

Circle Jerks
"I Wanna Destroy You"

Cowboy Junkies
"Sweet Jane"

Naked Eyes
"Always Something There To Remind Me"

Aretha Franklin
"Respect"

[Jaffa Cake]

I thought "I Fought The Law" was the Bobby Fuller Four...It was written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets – the Bobby Fuller Four version was recorded and released a good six years later.

[beatsme]

It was written by Sonny Curtis of The Crickets – the Bobby Fuller Four version was recorded and released a good six years later.

no sh*t? Cool...I like the Clash and BFF versions equally...

[eMac4ever]

Girls Aloud's version of See The Day. Hooray for bells! :D
Madonna's cover of American Pie was also of high-quality.

[Capt Underpants]

Check out Matt Weddle (of Obadiah Parker)'s acoustic cover of Hey Ya by Outkast (http://youtube.com/watch?v=1ioKEDgnfs8). It is a must see! He actually makes the song sound emotional... definitely makes it his own.

Apart from that, Iron and Wine's cover of the Postal Service's Such Great Heights is amazing as well.

[mactastic]

Aretha Franklin
"Respect"
Speaking of Aretha Franklin, she did a fabulous version of Elton John's Border Song.

[ghostee]

Hot Water Music - "Radio " (originally by Alkaline Trio) is one of my favs...

[SamIchi]

Isn't it great we all have different taste? Otherwise we'd all want to date the same woman, drive the same car, and go to the same place on vacation at the same time :)

Ahh, I always do that, sorry. :)

[kalisphoenix]

I also like Hazy Shade of Winter by the Bangles more than the original.

You've cracked.

[beatsme]

You've cracked.

to be fair
Susanna Hoffs vs. Art Garfunkel

no contest...

[kalisphoenix]

to be fair
Susanna Hoffs vs. Art Garfunkel

no contest...

Oh, definitely. She was a stone fox.

[Kernow]

It changes all the time, but my current favourite is Jeff Buckley's cover of 'Hallelujah' originally by Leonard Cohen.

[mactastic]

It's Hayseed Dixie (not AC Dixie). They've also done covers of a bunch of other songs (including "War Pigs").
A thousand pardons. I've only ever heard the name pronounced on the radio.

[zap2]

(Don't Fear) The Reaper- Ceasars covered, Blue-Oyster Cult wrote it

Across The Universe-Rufus Wainwright-Beatles

[MacRy]

Girls Aloud doing I predict a riot.......... :eek:

The Arctic Monkeys doing Girls Aloud - Love Machine ;)

[MacNeXT]

Joe Jackson's cover of Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
Ricky Lee Jones' cover of For No One (The Beatles)

[mactastic]

Oh yeah, The String Cheese Incident's cover of Manhattan Transfer's Birdland.
Greg Brown's version of the Richard Thompson classic Vincent Black Lightning.

[Sharewaredemon]

Wonderwall by Ryan Adams

kalisphoenix Alas I haven't been able to get into Simon and Garfunkle. I feel like I'd like em, but I just haven't given them enough time. That having been said, my opinion still stands.

Lets see, there are a ton of covers in the OC (a show I don't watch) so I'm sure some people could think up a few from that.

Regret - The Get Up Kids
Close to Me - The Get Up Kids
On With The Show - The Get Up Kids
Suffragette City - The Get Up Kids

I know that's a lot by one band but I totally dig all of those covers.

[sb58]

Don't Fear the Reaper- covered by H.I.M.
Under Pressure- The Used/My Chemical Romance
Smooth Criminal- Alien Ant Farm.

i'm sure there are more but thats all i can think of right now :D

[KingYaba]

http://img.mp3sugar.com/album/cover737_23532.jpghttp://www.icedearth.com/img/rel_bd_cs.jpg
Two best album covers :)

[Glen Quagmire]

Wonderwall by Ryan Adams


Totally agree. A great version: very elegant (better than the original IMHO).

I also like the Pet Shop Boys' version of Elvis Presley's "Always on my mind".

[Fezwick]

In the Air Tonight by Nonpoint. The original song was sung by Phil Collins.

[zap2]

Under Pressure- The Used/My Chemical Romance
Smooth Criminal- Alien Ant Farm.




O yes, both very good

[tedrjr03]

"King"
T.I.

[iSaint]

Joe Jackson's cover of Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
Ricky Lee Jones' cover of For No One (The Beatles)

Two of my favorite artists...Joe and Ricky, that is.

The Indigo Girls have a version of Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" on the Rarities CD. It's a really good cover.

[mariahlullaby]

The Fugees "Killing Me Softly" (I LOVE this version)
John Legend "Burning Down the House"
Mariah Carey "Without You" & "I'll Be There"

[treblah]

I also like the Pet Shop Boys' version of Elvis Presley's "Always on my mind".

The Elvis version was actually released after Brenda Lee did a version which was written by a professional team.

Ryan Adams also did a great cover of it for 'Jacksonville City Nights.'

[beatsme]

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Ceasars covered, Blue Oyster Cult wrote it

you're gonna want that cowbell...

[calculus]

The Elvis version was actually released after Brenda Lee did a version which was written by a professional team.

Ryan Adams also did a great cover of it for 'Jacksonville City Nights.'
Spookily I am uploading that CD to ITunes at this very moment. Will be seeing the great Mr. Adams in a few weeks - can't wait.