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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: spoon_of_grimbo on 02 May 2009, 09:22
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Since "The Terrible Covers Thread!" seems to be taking off, why not have a thread for cover songs that actually don't suck? The search function keeps going to a "page not found" page whenever I try and use it, but scanning back a few pages in the music sub-forum, I've found nothing recent on the same topic. I'll kick things off with these:
Jawbox's Cover of Tori Amos' "Cornflake Girl" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7SmTUbfCP0)
Irish rockers Therapy? joined by Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson for a cover of Deep Purple's "Black Night" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDLVZFOf7BA)
Mastodon's slightly-beefed-up-but-mostly-true-to-the-original Cover of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTKYbATHHoQ)
Now-defunct UK metal band Sikth covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Tupelo" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUNUpvQoYw)
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Mastodon also did a ZZ Top song for a Myspace covers album that rocked pretty hard.
Also: Dinosaur Jr. doing Peter Frampton at the end of You're Living All Over Me.
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Jimi Hendrix doing Dylan's All Along the Watchtower.
Cream doing Robert Johnson's Crossroad Blues.
Led Zeppelin doing Robert Johnson's Travelling Riverside Blues.
Yes doing Simon and Garfunkel's America.
Cake doing Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive. Actually, pretty much anything Cake covers is pretty good.
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You're Wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJMufGx7fo)
But Nirvana's cover of Bowie's The Man Who Sold the World (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=209ArurxVG4) is awesome.
Also:
Jimi Hendrix covering the Beatles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8HCHIDXyXs)
Joe Cocker covering the Beatles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdzATfZP1Mc) (I actually prefer this to the original)
Staind covering Tool (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL35DPpxQl0)
and
System of a Down covering Wu Tang Clan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVxszUSl_7Y)
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I am not sure if this belongs here but there is no way that I can call this terrible. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sidvycbl2Zk)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLBCeC-uCk
I'm counting it.
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guys anyone up for a thread where we do covers ourselves again?
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Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ciiCyxOJA)
Also, Starfucker's cover of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" is excellent.
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Patti Smith - Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect (http://www.imeem.com/shoutmouth/music/gw4dwPsG/patti-smith-here-i-dreamt-i-was-an-architect/)
Russian Red - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQgDqWVaVis)
Joshua Radin - Only You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qn2Ptk-Lz0)
Rosie Thomas - The One I Love (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thpWBllqiNc)
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vJUadjdmo)
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You're Wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJMufGx7fo)
See, I think this is pretty awesome. The organ part just rocks that song.
This on the other hand
Staind covering Tool (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL35DPpxQl0)
Is fucking horrendous.
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The Advanced Search works. Rather than search on covers I tried "such great heights" because I knew someone would be giving love to Iron & Wine.
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,3256.0.html
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,10858.0.html
Looks like it's been a couple of years though, unless people have stopped raving about that song. :)
Otis Gayle - I'll Be Around (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBg4p9BUdro) (can't beat The Spinners, but it's still so so good)
Shinehead - Billie Jean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y10FUwJldKM) (with added Morricone references!? Haha... love those super raw drum machine beats)
Curtis Mayfield - We've Only Just Begun
Chaka Khan feat. Melle Mel - I Feel For You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT5XBRzt2Uo) (Lolling vid, but can't find the real thing)
Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-RdAzkKlXY)
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Speaking of The Postal Service
Frank Turner - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaLdJ7EbrVU)
And just to add one more
The Decemberists - Bridges And Balloons (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkupD-bTxvQ)
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Arcade Fire does some decent live covers. They did the Bruce Springsteen song 'State Trooper' quite well. I'm not talking about the version they did with Springsteen since that one's god awful but they've done the song at least once on their own and it's great.
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Take Me To The River - Talking Heads, original by Al Green
Take Ecstasy With Me - !!!, Original by The Magnetic Fields
Chromatics - I'm On Fire, original by Bruce Springsteen
Any Way That You Want Me - Spiritualized, original by Chip Taylor but performed by The Troggs
I Found A Reason - Cat Power, Original by the Velvet Underground.
tons more, really
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There was a commercial out a few years ago where these people did "Sweet Child O' Mine" using sitars and Indian drumming and vocals which was entirely kick ass. Will dig up a link if anyone wants to hear.
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Oh, the Killers did a cover of Bright Eyes' "Four Winds."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no6_COroeLY
It's one of the first and only Killers songs that I actually enjoyed. They definitely make it their own.
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Also! I just mentioned this in the terrible covers thread, but, Ozzy Osbourne put out a covers album a few years back (out of which, three songs are Lennon). It's mostly assorted classic rock, along the lines of Bowie, Beatles, Rolling Stones...it's fairly hit and miss, but!
He did an amazing version of Sunshine of Your Love on it. I don't really care much for the original (I think it's a great song, but then they got Eric Clapton to play on it), but this version is so much fucking heavier and awesome, I just love it. I have to go put this on now. Yes. Yes.
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Oh, yeh!
Marissa Nadler - Chelsea Hotel #2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omIrE-OEYiI
/bawling
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Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2vJUadjdmo)
This technically isn't a cover, since Dylan only wrote the chorus. It's more of an homage, I guess you would say?
guys anyone up for a thread where we do covers ourselves again?
I am always up for this.
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Vitamin String Quartet pulls off a lot of covers well, I don't like most of what they cover but looking at iTunes, they have over 200 albums. All tribute albums. I have to say they did System of a Down really well.
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Oh, the Killers did a cover of Bright Eyes' "Four Winds."
They're putting out a covers record apparently, including - and I'm not kidding - a take on Murray Head's "One Night In Bangkok."
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Also: Dinosaur Jr. doing Peter Frampton at the end of You're Living All Over Me.
Yes.
And their version of "Just Like Heaven" that shows up on some versions of YLAOM.
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Oh, the Killers did a cover of Bright Eyes' "Four Winds."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no6_COroeLY
It's one of the first and only Killers songs that I actually enjoyed. They definitely make it their own.
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrRSPjLvWI&feature=related) belongs in either this thread or the terrible covers thread. I'm gonna go with this one.
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Guys, my cover of "Sk8er Boi" is obviously the most superiour cover song EVER!
For those of you unfamiliar with this, you can go to my Space (http://www.myspace.com/thisisnotslayer) and look for it.
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Will, that is how Sk8er Boi should've been performed originally.
Some more covers
Frou Frou - Holding Out For A Hero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2OIK-PZ6kA)
The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxvo_9DEqY)
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I was coming in here to post both the Dinosaur Jr covers.
I will forever love Dave Grohl's half-assed cover of Stairway to Heaven. Cracks me up every time.
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Now-defunct UK metal band Sikth covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Tupelo" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUNUpvQoYw)
Spoon, you are fast becoming my favourite forumite.
I fucking LOVE SikTh. I miss them.
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Now-defunct UK metal band Sikth covering Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' "Tupelo" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUNUpvQoYw)
Spoon, you are fast becoming my favourite forumite.
I fucking LOVE SikTh. I miss them.
same here man, they were an amazing band, possibly the best in the UK. do you have all their stuff? I've got the two full-lengths, the "scent of the obscene" EP (with an awesome cover of Maiden's "Wrathchild"), and the "Flogging the Horses" EP (mostly demos/alternate versions, and a remix). let me know if you need any of it, and i'll up it in the mediaf!re thread.
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The Sisters of Mercy's cover versions of Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones) and Emma (Hot Chocolate) are superb, and much better than the respective originals.
I also like some of Placebo's covers, like Daddy Cool (Boney M.) and Jackie (Sinead O'Connor), even though it's unforgivable how they fucked up Bigmouth Strikes Again (Smiths).
What's really awesome is fIREHOSE covering Public Enemy's Sophisticated Bitch on the Live EP.
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Great Aunt Ida covering the Waterboys' "Fisherman's Blues" (http://www.box.net/shared/eap6xn10bb)
I like it about the same as the original, but on this version you really get a feel for how great the lyrics are. Plus, I love Great Aunt Ida.
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I think it's a great song [Sunshine of Your Love], but then they got Eric Clapton to play on it
FUCK.
YOU.
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Oh, the Killers did a cover of Bright Eyes' "Four Winds."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no6_COroeLY
It's one of the first and only Killers songs that I actually enjoyed. They definitely make it their own.
This (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrRSPjLvWI&feature=related) belongs in either this thread or the terrible covers thread. I'm gonna go with this one.
... I like 2 Killers songs now.
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I don't even dislike the Killers, but both those covers are awful.
Off the top of my head, Cap'n Jazz covering Take On Me is the best thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULTji5N2baU).
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same here man, they were an amazing band, possibly the best in the UK. do you have all their stuff? I've got the two full-lengths, the "scent of the obscene" EP (with an awesome cover of Maiden's "Wrathchild"), and the "Flogging the Horses" EP (mostly demos/alternate versions, and a remix). let me know if you need any of it, and i'll up it in the mediaf!re thread.
Send me your MSN so I can give you a blow job.
I don't have any of the B-sides or EP stuff, but I'm not up for illegal stuff these days, so you can hang onto those and I'll see if I can find a website that does them as a pay download. I think the one I use is pretty good at that.
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I only know of a live version of dubious quality. But I've always really enjoyed this cover by A Perfect Circle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylNKvcDjEbE
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I think it's a great song [Sunshine of Your Love], but then they got Eric Clapton to play on it
FUCK.
YOU.
Ha! Ha! I stand by my statement. It sounds half-assed to me. Baker did the drumming, Bruce did the main riff, and Clapton did the meandering, lost solo. Starts out great! Those bends! This is going to be epic! Then it goes into this wandering solo without much form. It sounds like he's drunk and stumbling through it.
He probably was. I will say it again: It would have been a great song, but then they got Clapton to play on it.
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Whatever. I'm huddling in a corner, pretending you're not there to disagree with me. hummmmmclaptonisgodmmmmmmmmm
...ahem.
On topic, I really liked the version of "I Feel Good" on E.R. Also, the version of "Take a Chance on Me" that was on The Office. Heh heh.
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I will disagree on the topic of any and all guitar gods, even if I do truly enjoy them all
The only exception is David Gilmour who plays to his strengths (i.e. will not play fast).
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Sam Llyod-Hey Ya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXGqfmUsE7M). Who knew if it was song in slow motion it would be awesome.
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Sam Llyod-Hey Ya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXGqfmUsE7M).
^ Haha, I read that as some lengthy Gaelic name, what with the typo and the punctuation.
There's a pretty good cover of Hey Ya on the latest Booker T album, actually. Same damn organ after all these years. :D
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This Aussie band called Buffalo wrote a song back in the 70's called "Freedom" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULt3MfIvAw) and it's been covered by Colour Haze and Screaming Trees (no links available unfortunately).
Both covers have been really, really, mind-blowingly good.
Also, Queens of the Stone Age have done some pretty amazing covers (Romeo Void's "Never Say Never," ZZ Top's "Precious and Grace," The Kinks' "Who'll Be the Next in Line" and "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy," Billy Idol's "White Wedding," a few more).
Oh, and Kyuss's cover of "Into the Void" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyyoNnQEpSc) is, for my money, the best Black Sabbath cover ever recorded. Holy shit is that a good cover.
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I also enjoy the Mindless Self Indulgence cover of "Big Poppa" (Notorious B.I.G.) and Method Man's "Bring the Pain", I don't even know if I've heard the originals though. I don't believe anyone here could agree with this though.
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Alice Russell has a pretty sweet cover of seven nation army.
There's also one of Crazy.
http://www.myspace.com/alicerusselluk (http://www.myspace.com/alicerusselluk)
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Aretha Franklin - "Respect" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7tfoFzTdPQ) (orig. Otis Redding). How has this thread gone so long without this song? Best cover ever.
The Slits - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxvo_9DEqY) (orig. Marvin Gaye/Gladys Knight & the Pips). I mentioned this in the bassline thread. Awesome song + completely massive dubbed-out bass = even more awesome song.
The Fire Show - "You Are My Sunshine" (orig. The Pine Ridge Boys). This cover slows down the tempo and turns up the bleakness to make a singularly gut-wrenching experience.
Coil - "Tainted Love" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo3TUtRnZi4) (orig. Gloria Jones). Maybe I just like upbeat lost-love songs reset as dirges? Coil's take on Soft Cell's arrangement recasts the song as a harrowing rumination on AIDS.
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Shiner's cover of "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company. It's obscure, youcan only find it on the "Makin' Love" E.P., but it's sooo good. I had no idea what the song was until the chorus kicked in.
Second Jawbox's cover of "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos. All about J. Robbins' gee-tar.
Nina Simone's cover of "I Put a Spell on You." This is so soulful, so sad, and so scary all at once. Powerful cover of what's really a goofy song.
My Brightest Diamond's Cover of "Feelin' Good" by Nina Simone. Perfect.
Jeff Buckley's cover of "Grace" by Leonard Cohen. Somebody has to eventually say it.
Matt Weddle's cover of "Hey Ya" by Outkast. This was brilliant. I'm curious about this one- I live in Phoenix, Arizona where Matt Weddle and his band, Obadiah Parker reside. This cover got HUGE airplay here. Was this a national phenomenon as well?
Also, speaking of Weddle's band- Obadiah Parker's cover of "Idioteque" by Radiohead.
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That "Feelin' Good" cover on Dark Was the Night? It's goddamn epic.
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Jeff Buckley's cover of "Grace" by Leonard Cohen. Somebody has to eventually say it.
for a second there i thought "why didn't i think of that?!" but to be fair, i always forget it's a cover. jeff's is pretty much the definitive version - i kinda view any versions before it as sorta rough foundations, and the covers that came after it as "lame."
also, i'm gonna add to this list 36 Crazyfists' cover of Faith No More's "Digging the Grave." They put a BIT of a metalcore twist on it, enough to increase the heaviness, but not enough to spoil the song. And it helps that Brock is a pretty distinctive vocalist, like Mike Patton.
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That "Feelin' Good" cover on Dark Was the Night? It's goddamn epic.
That's the one. If you can find the live youtube version it's even better.
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(http://cassland.org/images/covers/JohnLennonRock&Roll.jpg)
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jeff's is pretty much the definitive version - i kinda view any versions before it as sorta rough foundations, and the covers that came after it as "lame."
Personally I much, much, much prefer John Cale's version from I'm Your Fan.
Cale's version was the best thing about Shrek.
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I went to see Leonard Cohen very recently and, as decent as the covers of "Hallelujah" are, his is the definitive version. And it's not even his best song! Jeez.
EDIT: At least mention Jennifer Warnes' cover of "First We Take Manhattan" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DinvTZ85OtI), which isn't perfect but is a pretty solid rendition of the song. (The video is worth watching just for the shots of M. Cohen himself.)
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Iron & Wine's cover of The Postal Service's 'Such Great Heights' is excellent, TPS is good, but the averagely-good electric keyboard backing for Ben Gibbard's awesome singing leaves you somewhat disappointed.
Bono's cover of 'I am the Walrus' is pretty decent, and I love the Red Painting's cover of 'Mercy Seat'
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Sam Beam's version of "Such Great Heights" is so fucking good. Better than the original without a doubt.
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Heh, glad to see the love goes on...
The Advanced Search works. Rather than search on covers I tried "such great heights" because I knew someone would be giving love to Iron & Wine.
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,3256.0.html
http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,10858.0.html
Looks like it's been a couple of years though, unless people have stopped raving about that song. :)
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I'm shamelessly bumping this a little bit because of this:
Graceland (Paul Simon) - Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. (http://www.cftpa.org/Graceland.mp3)
/jizz
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i seriously tried to make this list short....
Johnny Cash-- Hurt
Run DMC-- Take the Money and Run
Joe Cocker-- Come Together (actually everything from across the universe almost *FUCKYOUBONO* )
Jeff Beck-- Love is Blue
Dresden Dolls-- War Pigs
Amanda Fucking Palmer-- Creep
Placebo-- Where is My Mind?
Weezer-- Velouria
Hank III-- Thunderstorms and Neon Signs
Metallica-- Turn The Page
NoFx-- Straight Edge
Samuel Jackson-- Stack-O-Lee
Sublime-- Scarlet Begonias
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Although I'm generally not a huge fan of covers in general, the cover of Elliott Smith's "Needle in the Hay" from the new Nadja album is really brilliant. Dark and sludgy and really sad. I think Mr. Smith would have approved.
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The Scissor Sister's cover of Comfortably Numb.
If anything they manage to out Pink Floyd Pink Floyd.
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Decemberists have a Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XINd4kljoOk) :-o
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Bono's cover of 'I am the Walrus' is pretty decent
You should hear the Boris/Merzbow version.
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:-D Ok. Some may say, this should go to "terrible covers thread", but me extremely likey and i totally digg their cover versions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyHcIHssdHA
Van Canto (metal barbershop band) covering Iron Maiden "Fear of the dark".
PS: That is NOT a guitar in the background, thats a singer humming like an e-guitar. They work only with 1 single drummer.
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Dream Theater's "A Change of Seasons" is mostly covers. The Big Medley is comprised of...let's see...
I. In the Flesh? II. Carry on Wayward Son III. Bohemian Rhapsody IV. Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin V. Cruise Control VI. Turn it On Again
Yesssss
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Yeah, I kinda hate Dream Theater, but the Change of Seasons cover medley of The Rover/Achilles Last Stand/Song Remains the Same is pretty damn good.
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Decemberists have a Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XINd4kljoOk) :-o
Just take a listen to their cover of Pink Floyd's Echoes (http://www.archive.org/download/decemberists2007-10-28.c34.flac16/decemberists2007-10-28t08.flac) (it's a flac audio file)
If anyone manages to out Floyd Pink Floyd, this is it. I can honestly say I enjoy their cover more than the original!
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Shameless bump for shameless cover I did.
Here is a cover of "Stars", by Hum. (http://www.box.net/shared/uhuzx5beqe)
edit: ok, I just listened to the original song again and there are some parts that I forgot to put in (like several measures in the bridge). Try to listen past that.
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needs thicker guitars.
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Melanie Safka's cover of Cheryl Wheeler's "Arrow".
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Guys, I can't remember, which of the "Such Great Heights" covers was the good one?
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Patrick Wolf covering Kate Bush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urjE6rL5CB8) is quite good.
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It's alright, I guess. Certainly couldn't be as awful as The Futureheads' version, but still lacking a lot of the character of the original, IMO.
His love of Kate Bush came through loud and clear on those first couple of albums, I thought... Various vocal gestures and stuff. Didn't he also cover 'O England, My Lionheart'? Maybe he just raved about it in an interview.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzEy5WaQm0A
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What do people think of The Foo Fighters doing Band on the Run?
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i dunno, i hated the original... but foo fighters doing jawbreaker's "kiss the bottle"... now THAT's intriguing!
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Jeff Buckley - Halleluja. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AratTMGrHaQ)
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What do people think of The Foo Fighters doing Band on the Run?
i dunno, i hated the original...
I am listening to it right now in spite of you.
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My favriot cover in a long time is.... Ziggy stardust by david bowie. Being done by afi... IT's suprisingly good maybe better then the origanal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvJQ2VeeUOI
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NoFx-- Straight Edge
I did not know such a cover existed, but that's truly hilarious.
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Bauhaus- Ziggy Stardust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_YQXFs7Ts)
Cat Power doing Wonderwall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeR1Mo8S7cs)
Jens Lekman - Someone to share my life with (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUwr3NJf8KM). The original is by The Televisions Personalities
Boris with Merzbow-Walrus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTIWQlx4cVw) You should actually listen to this one!!!
Marissa Nadler- Famous Blue Rain Coat [Leonard Cohen] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=465OgsisJuo)
and finally...
Psychic TV- Good Vibrations (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w8PiOFO1u8&feature=related) Beach Boys!
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You're Wrong. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJMufGx7fo)
Compared to the original, that cover sucked cock.
Case and point. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbxfe7DMxVo&feature=related)