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ozzi:
didnt we do this thread before?
i'll second the johnny cash and the zwan
ill add cat power- wonder wall
i think i did that last time too.....
geoff:
--- Quote from: ozzi ---didnt we do this thread before?
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yes we have, but it was in the exact opposite position, saying covers were terrible.
happybirthdaygelatin:
i like the screaming trees cover of that smiths song i can never remember, even though i pretty much can't stand morrisy.
betteroffdead:
mmm i adore covers. i have over 100 on my computer, but my favourites are...
"i'm gonna be"- down by law (proclaimers)
"darling nikki"- foo fighters (prince)
"i just wanna have something to do"- garbage (ramones)
"close to me"- get up kids (the cure)
"99 red balloons"- goldfinger (nena)
"build me up buttercup"- the goops (foundations)
"don't fear the reaper"- HIM (blue oyster cult)
"always something there to remind me"- the hippos (naked eyes)
"molly's lips"- nirvana (vaselines... heh i used to think it was the other way around)
"know your onion"- of montreal (the shins)
"lola"- the raincoats (the kinks)
"take on me" and "boys don't cry"- reel big fish (a-ha, the cure)
"come on eileen"- save ferris (dexys midnight runners)
"i melt with you"- saves the day (modern english)
"moist vagina"- sonic youth (nirvana)
"what i like about you"- suicide machines (the romantics)
"my sharona"- veruca salt (the knack)
yea ok that's kind of a lot... sorry.
Schmung:
despite pretty much hating Placebo, I kinda like their cover of The Smiths Bigmouth Stirkes Again, anything by Richard Cheese also deserves a mention. Radioheads cover of Wonderwall is pretty cool as well.
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