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« on: 01 Sep 2006, 10:36 »
This was shown on a local Chicago News channel, where I first heard it.

 It's an AMAZING accoustic cover of Hey Ya by OutKast.  Give it a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ioKEDgnfs8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emyspace%2Ecom%2F

   Brilliant . . god damn . . .
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« Reply #1 on: 01 Sep 2006, 10:38 »
I agree; I've been looking for an mp3 of it for the longest time.
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« Reply #2 on: 01 Sep 2006, 10:39 »
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« Reply #3 on: 01 Sep 2006, 10:41 »
I love what you did with Baker Street, Dave.
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« Reply #4 on: 01 Sep 2006, 11:05 »
Covers of that song stopped being clever at least 2 months after it came out.

Good voice, though. I'll check the band out.

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« Reply #5 on: 01 Sep 2006, 11:57 »
Has anyone heard Tily and The Wall's 'Hey Ya'?

Also Show of  Hands' cover of Radiohead's Green Plastic Trees
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« Reply #6 on: 01 Sep 2006, 12:09 »
I know it's obvious, but Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah." I just heard the original recently, and it must have taken a brilliant musical mind to realize that there was a great song buried in that shit.

Also, the cover of Hey Ya that the OP linked to was brilliant.
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« Reply #7 on: 01 Sep 2006, 12:43 »
Issac Hayes' version of Walk On By kicks alot of arse. To think he used to be cool....
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« Reply #8 on: 01 Sep 2006, 12:47 »
Don't get me started on great covers.

Too late, you've got me started. I actually have a 12-song playlist (that being my standard template) of my favourite covers. They are thusly:

SikTh - Tupelo (Nick Cave)
Editors - Orange Crush (REM)
Happy Mondays - The Boys Are Back In Town (Thin Lizzy)
Warren Suicide - Yer Blues (The Beatles)
Guns 'n' Roses - Live And Let Die (Paul McCartney, possibly with Wings?)
Lostprophets - Cry Me A River (Justin Timberlake)
Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Dire Straits possibly?)
Radiohead - Be Quiet And Drive (Deftones)
Nick Cave - Disco 2000 (Pulp)
Johnny Cash - In My Life (The Beatles)
The Beatles - Twist and Shout (I don't know the originator, but I know the Isley brothers did a version)
Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm (Bob Dylan)
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« Reply #9 on: 01 Sep 2006, 14:36 »
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Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Dire Straits possibly?)

 
Not quite, Tuesday's gone is Lynyrd Skynyrd.:)
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« Reply #10 on: 01 Sep 2006, 15:34 »
One of the greatest covers ... mainly because it was completely out of left field for me, I think is Cradle Of Filth's version of 'Devil Woman' by Cliff Richard.

Loved that.

Also ... Skyclad's Emerald ... yummie.
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« Reply #11 on: 01 Sep 2006, 15:37 »
Converge's cover of "Clean" by Depeche Mode was pretty awesome...surprisingly close to the original, as well...
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« Reply #12 on: 01 Sep 2006, 16:06 »
Testament's cover of Metallica's Holier than Thou actually made that song good.
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« Reply #13 on: 01 Sep 2006, 16:39 »
I'm always partial to hardcore covers of shitty 80's new wave...

Botch's cover of Rock Lobster was great...also love Dillenger Esc Plan's cover of Rebel Yell...
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« Reply #14 on: 01 Sep 2006, 16:42 »
Did you just refer to the B52's as "Shit 80's New Wave"? The hell dude. The B52's are fucking ace.
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« Reply #15 on: 01 Sep 2006, 17:08 »
I realized the error of my ways, but I forgot to preview...

Actualy, Billy Idol isn't shitty either, Billy Idol is THE shit...

Sorry, everybody...I am ashamed
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« Reply #16 on: 01 Sep 2006, 23:52 »
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One of the greatest covers ... mainly because it was completely out of left field for me, I think is Cradle Of Filth's version of 'Devil Woman' by Cliff Richard.

Loved that.


100% agreement level reached.

Otyg did a pretty nice version of Holy Diver
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« Reply #17 on: 02 Sep 2006, 06:46 »
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Don't get me started on great covers.
Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Dire Straits possibly?)

 
Not quite, Tuesday's gone is Lynyrd Skynyrd.:)


Those are two bands I tend to get mixed up because I don't give much of a shit about either of them. But they really don't sound much alike. What the fuck.
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« Reply #18 on: 02 Sep 2006, 08:52 »
Apoptygma Berzerk - Fade To Black. Should be sacrilege, but sounds ace.
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« Reply #19 on: 02 Sep 2006, 09:11 »
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights

I think I actually like this better than the original. Sam Beam is dreamy...
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« Reply #20 on: 03 Sep 2006, 01:22 »
The Herd's version of A Walk In The Light Green (I Was Only Nineteen). They put together a cover for Triple J's Like A Version show, but it became so damn popular that they recorded a video and added it to repressings of their album The Sun Never Sets. I saw them play on Wednesday night, and this was an absolute highlight.

The Original.
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« Reply #21 on: 03 Sep 2006, 19:14 »
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I know it's obvious, but Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah." I just heard the original recently, and it must have taken a brilliant musical mind to realize that there was a great song buried in that shit.


Did Jeff Buckley's version come before John Cale's or after? Because I've heard it both ways
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« Reply #22 on: 03 Sep 2006, 19:53 »
clair bowdwiths (spelling) cover of fall at your feet by the finn brothers blew me away, first heard it sitting in my hotel room up north, been in love with it ever since.

come to think of it the whole cover album "she will have her way" is fantastic, i recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good mix of female vocals.
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« Reply #23 on: 03 Sep 2006, 20:59 »
This is going to piss someone off but...

I adore the Cardigan's cover of Iron Man. They turn it into this sad, wonderfully human pop song. I shiver listening to it.
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« Reply #24 on: 03 Sep 2006, 22:46 »
Opeth's version of Remember Tomorrow, I've heard a lot of shitty Iron Maiden cover's but this is easily the best. Mikael's vocals are simply amazing.
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« Reply #25 on: 04 Sep 2006, 01:07 »
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come to think of it the whole cover album "she will have her way" is fantastic, i recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good mix of female vocals.


Oh hell yeah. Sarah Blasko's cover of Don't Dream It's Over floors me every time.
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« Reply #26 on: 04 Sep 2006, 14:53 »
That "Hey Ya" cover is pretty good! I alsolike the original song by them.. I'd like to check them out further.

 Anyway, I really like the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" by Billy Corgan, even though it's a little unconventional.
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« Reply #27 on: 04 Sep 2006, 15:06 »
I prefer the Dixie Chicks version.
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« Reply #28 on: 04 Sep 2006, 21:15 »
The Eloi covering Caribou by the Pixies. One of my favorite renditions of the song.
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« Reply #29 on: 05 Sep 2006, 15:03 »
The Bad Plus' covers of Iron Man and Chariots of Fire are possibly the most absurd and awesome covers I have ever heard.
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« Reply #30 on: 05 Sep 2006, 19:20 »
I was quite obsessed with Final Fantasy's cover of "Peach Plum Pear" by Joanna Newsom for a while. I also really love TV on the Radio's cover of "Mr. Grieves" by the Pixies.
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« Reply #31 on: 05 Sep 2006, 19:21 »
I don't how familiar any of you are with Final Fantasy (the solo project/band not the game) but he does a cover of Bloc Party's - This Modern Love that is out of this world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFXJKp-NgR8&mode=related&search=

His name's Owen Pallett, he played with Arcade Fire for funeral and has dipped his toes in quite a few excellent Canadian bands. Enjoy!

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As soon as I post this, someone just ahead of me posts a Final Fantasy cover that he likes, coincidence!?!? Yup.
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« Reply #32 on: 05 Sep 2006, 23:54 »
I really adore Between The Buried and Me's cover of Bicycle Race. It's not particularly adventurous or out there, but it is a fun screw around with a fun tune, so it is pretty inevitable fun will result.
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« Reply #33 on: 06 Sep 2006, 06:36 »
The Sinatra cover on the Junior Boys' latest, 'So This Is Goodbye' is pretty stunning.  Seems to be completely sincere, which is just as well.

Someone mentioning Stereolab in the post-rock thread reminded me that (Ui + Stereolab = ) Uilab's 'St Elmo's Fire' has a high wickedness factor...
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« Reply #34 on: 06 Sep 2006, 08:11 »
I'm partial to The Scissor Sister's cover of "Take Me Out" by Franz Ferdinand
And also No Doubt's cover of "Come On Eileen"
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« Reply #35 on: 06 Sep 2006, 18:05 »
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...  I really like the cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" by Billy Corgan, even though it's a little unconventional.


That's one of my favourites as well as Eagles of Death Metal's Stuck in the Metal With You.
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« Reply #36 on: 06 Sep 2006, 18:07 »
I haven't hear any of the BTBAM covers album...is it worth checking out?
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« Reply #37 on: 07 Sep 2006, 04:13 »
Forgot to mention - Ukulele Orchastra of Great Britain - an awesome and hilarious cover band.
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« Reply #38 on: 07 Sep 2006, 04:47 »
Just this morning on triplej Ben Folds did a prepared piano cover of Such Great Heights. Bot sure whether I loved it because it was great or because of the prepared piano though... don't think it matters.
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« Reply #39 on: 07 Sep 2006, 05:40 »
Shatner doing Common People is classic.
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« Reply #40 on: 07 Sep 2006, 11:29 »
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I haven't hear any of the BTBAM covers album...is it worth checking out?


I quite enjoyed it, considering I don't even like the band much to begin with. They also do a pretty decent cover of Kickstart My Heart on it which I actually prefer to the original.


Speaking of Ben Folds, his cover of "Bitches aint shit" was fucking hilarious. Oh, and Rush doing Summertime Blues wasn't too shabby either.
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« Reply #41 on: 07 Sep 2006, 11:45 »
I love the cover of "Tiny Dancer" that Ben Folds did on the Ben Folds Live album...no disrespect to any Elton John fans, but I think Ben's version was a million times better
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« Reply #42 on: 07 Sep 2006, 14:38 »
OH. Also, Gary Jules covering Tears For Fears' Mad World.

 Velvet Revolver covering Pink Floyd's Money wasn't too bad either! it was pretty sweet hearing Slash bust out Gilmour's solo!
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« Reply #43 on: 08 Sep 2006, 08:59 »
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OH. Also, Gary Jules covering Tears For Fears' Mad World.

 Velvet Revolver covering Pink Floyd's Money wasn't too bad either! it was pretty sweet hearing Slash bust out Gilmour's solo!


I can't decide what I think of that cover.
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« Reply #44 on: 08 Sep 2006, 09:54 »
Modest Mouse did a cover of Slayer's South of Heaven that's really fucking wierd.
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« Reply #45 on: 08 Sep 2006, 14:31 »
I like Cake's 'I Will Survive' and I had a thing for Jimmy Eat World's 'Firestarter' in my younger days.
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« Reply #46 on: 08 Sep 2006, 15:35 »
The Smashing Pumpkins did a cover of Thin Lizzie's dancing in the moonlight.  I have grown quite fond of it.
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« Reply #47 on: 08 Sep 2006, 16:31 »
Johnny Cash - Hurt (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
Scissor Sisters - Take Me Out (originally by Franz Ferdinand)

The above two covers are, I believe, infinitely better than the originals.
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« Reply #48 on: 08 Sep 2006, 16:38 »
The Tears For Fears version of Mad World is ever so much better than Jules' cover.
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« Reply #49 on: 08 Sep 2006, 16:50 »
I second the Johnny Cash cover of Hurt...I like the NIN version, but damn...Johnny's version just sends chills down my spine.  The video is intense as all hell...
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