Topic: favorite cover songs, anyone? (Read 50466 times)

butmyrobotloves · « **on:** 10 May 2006, 23:33 »

So I was reading the Cheesy Pop Tunes thread and thinking about Come On Eileen, and starting thinking about how the Save Ferris cover of that song is totally one of my guilty pleasures. And then I started thinking about other exciting covers of songs, and came to the conclusion that I need more of them.

One of my personal favorites? Get Him Eat Him covering The Magnetic Fields' "Luckiest Guy On The Lower East Side."

What about the rest of you? What're your favorites?

Storm Rider · « **Reply #1 on:** 10 May 2006, 23:49 »

Exodus - Low Rider (War)
Nevermore - The Sound of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel)
Alex Skolnick Trio - Electric Eye (Judas Priest)
Iron Maiden - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest)
Testament - Holier than Thou (Metallica)

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find any of the bootlegs of Dream Theater covering the entirety of Dark Side of the Moon or Number of the Beast, so I can't say how good those are.

I avoided groups with members of the original bands: Dio covering Rainbow or Black Sabbath, Star One covering Ayreon, Dream Theater covering Liquid Tension Experiment, etc.

nuisance · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 May 2006, 00:29 »

Schneider TM - The Light 3000 (cover of The Smiths' There Is A Light That Never Goes Out)
Curtis Mayfield - We've Only Just Begun (Carpenters)
Cat Power - I Found A Reason (sorry to any die-hard VU fans)
D'Angelo - Feel Like Making Love (Roberta Flack)
Einstürzende Neubauten - Sand (Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra - no one mention Slowdive's redundant version of 'Some Velvet Morning', please)
Chaka Khan feat. Melle Mell - I Feel For You (Prince)
Rickie Lee Jones - Rebel Rebel (David Bowie)
Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You (Screaming Jay Hawkins rocks it too, but Nina just goes to another planet towards the end of her version)
Bauhaus - Telegram Sam (T-Rex)

..and direct from the cheese thread:
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Gloria Gaynor)

And I don't listen to The Beatles much, but their version of 'Twist & Shout' is certainly the definitive one. Their version of 'Money' is great, as is that distracted kinda punk version of it... who was that? X-Ray Specs? Nah, surely not... I should just google. [Flying Lizards, it turns out - got a big fright when I saw my own name listed among their members?!]

LIVE!Forever · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 May 2006, 00:32 »

flaming lips - bohemian rhapsody

pip_helix · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 May 2006, 00:45 »

aimee mann - the scientist (coldplay)
dar williams w/ ani difranco - comfortably numb (pink floyd)
dresden dolls - pretty in pink (psychedelic furs)
elliott smith - trouble (cat stevens)
loquat - there is a light that never goes out (the smiths)
nada surf - if you leave (omd)
neutral milk hotel - i love how you love me (phil spector)
nico - fairest of the seasons (jackson browne)
stars - this charming man (the smiths)

a friend of mine did a fairly respectable acoustic cover of new order's "bizarre love triangle" a while back, which i also liked quite a bit.

Cerulaetas · « **Reply #5 on:** 11 May 2006, 01:15 »

Children of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again (Britney Spears)

ImRonBurgundy? · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 May 2006, 01:27 »

Social Distortion- "Ring of Fire"
The Pietasters- "Same Old Song"
Dinosaur Jr- "Just Like Heaven"
The Slackers- "Wanted Dead or Alive"
Hurra Torpedo- "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Leatherface- "Message in a Bottle"
The Peacocks- "Ballroom Blitz"
Ben Folds- "Bitches Ain't Shit"

Trollstormur · « **Reply #7 on:** 11 May 2006, 01:48 »

Ophthalamia - Deathcrush

Der Golem · « **Reply #8 on:** 11 May 2006, 06:09 »

Suidakra - The One Piece Puzzle
Agalloch - Kneel To The Cross
Muse - Feeling Good
Faith No More - Easy

Slick · « **Reply #9 on:** 11 May 2006, 06:19 »

Brad Mehldau - Paranoid Android
Mustard Plug - The Freshman (sorry, that's the only punk/ska cover I listen too, honest!)
Cake - I Will Survive

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #10 on:** 11 May 2006, 06:44 »

Quote from: nuisance

Schneider TM - The Light 3000 (cover of The Smiths' There Is A Light That Never Goes Out)
Cat Power - I Found A Reason
..and direct from the cheese thread:
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (Gloria Gaynor)

Yes!

and also:

Anyway that You Want Me - Both Spiritualized and Evie Sands (cover of the Troggs)
Whiskey in the Jar - Belle and Sebastian (Thin Lizzy version)
The Boys are Back in Town - Belle ad Sebastian (Thin Lizzy)
Superstar - Sonic Youth (Carpenters)

Slick · « **Reply #11 on:** 11 May 2006, 06:57 »

Snoop Doggy Dog's 'Gin & Juice', performed by Hayseed Dixie. Damn if everyone in res didn't overplay it, but it's still awesome.

karl gambolputty... · « **Reply #12 on:** 11 May 2006, 07:59 »

Luna - Sweet Child o' Mine (G 'n' R)
The Slits - Heard It Through the Grapevine (Gladys Knight?)
Bedhead - Disorder (Joy Divison)
Shonen Knife - Top of the World (The Carpenters)

alyosha · « **Reply #13 on:** 11 May 2006, 08:11 »

The Sundays- WIld Horses (ROlling Stones)
Jenny Lewis- Handle with Care (Travelling Wilburys)
Nirvana- Man who Sold the World (David Bowie)
DIana Krall- Basin Street Blues (I think Louis Artmstrong recorded it first)
Dynamite Hack?- Boys in the Hood (Easy E)

I'm also seconding Cake's "I Will Survive", and Ben Folds

Jeridus · « **Reply #14 on:** 11 May 2006, 08:29 »

Ehh... for me, most of the originals are far, far better than the covers. That being said, I do like a few of the covers:

Goldfinger - Just Like Heaven
The Gourds - Gin And Juice ... (cause it's hilarious)
John Cale - Hallelujah ... (also, Jeff Buckley and Rufus Wainwright's versions are better than the original, I just prefer Cale's)

oh, and as for Cake's version of "I Will Survive", second'd

and... that's about it, I think

KharBevNor · « **Reply #15 on:** 11 May 2006, 08:49 »

Quote from: Der Golem

Suidakra - The One Piece Puzzle
Agalloch - Kneel To The Cross

Yes.

I particularly like covers that somehow mutilate or have fun with or use the original to make a point, ie.

Coil - Tainted Love
Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil (all the versions. Ultimate exercise in deconstruction.)
Inkubus Sukkubus - I Can't Get You Out of my Head
Ewigkeit - Ea 2000: Out For the Count (Cover of Burzum - Ea, Lord of the Depths)
Libitina - Gothic People (Cover of Pulp - Common People)
Therion - Summernight City
Skyclad - Prime Evil

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #16 on:** 11 May 2006, 08:56 »

I agree with the Cat Power and add this:

Cat Power - Psychic Hearts(Sonic Youth)
Tori Amos - Enjoy the Silence(Depeche Mode)
Dokaka - Smells Like Teen Spirit(The Bad Plus' version is also good but Dokaka is insane...ly good)
Feist - Secret Heart(Ron Sexsmith)
Low - Little Drummer Boy
Nouvelle Vague - Too Drunk to Fuck(it does in fact kick the original's ass)
TV on the Radio - Mr. Grieves(a capella cover are delicious)
Xiu Xiu - Fast Car

etc.

The first one who says Hurt dies horribly!

Thrillho · « **Reply #17 on:** 11 May 2006, 09:51 »

Nick Cave - Common People

RUSH2112 · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 May 2006, 09:53 »

Dream Theater covering Dark Side of the Moon(Pink Floyd), Master of Puppets(Metallica who did it worse than DT), Funeral for a Friend(Elton John) and The Big Medly which included In the Flesh?, Carry on Wayward Son, and Bohemian Rhapsody among others.

AceGun · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 May 2006, 11:15 »

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN)

BRING IT ON!!

Okay, i'm mostly joking, but i do enjoy the song sometimes.

I can't really think right now, but here's a few (i think most of them have been said already):

Jenny Lewis - Handle with Care
Cake - I Will Survive
Reel Big Fish - Take On Me
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire (This was the song for the grand march at my brother's wedding)
The Jam - David Watts
Goldfinger - Just Like Heaven

There are a lot more, but I'm at work so I really can't think.

Thrillho · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 May 2006, 12:36 »

Quote from: RUSH2112

Dream Theater covering Dark Side of the Moon(Pink Floyd), Master of Puppets(Metallica who did it worse than DT), Funeral for a Friend(Elton John) and The Big Medly which included In the Flesh?, Carry on Wayward Son, and Bohemian Rhapsody among others.

They covered all of Dark Side? Urgh, I do NOT want to hear that. My brother will though.

Slick · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 May 2006, 12:54 »

Quote from: AceGun

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN)

I nominate this for best cover ever.

AceGun · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 May 2006, 12:58 »

The majority of Moulin Rouge was basically cover songs. I enjoyed some of those. I'm not at all ashamed to say it either.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #23 on:** 11 May 2006, 13:16 »

Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum

Cat Power - Psychic Hearts(Sonic Youth)

I've been trying to get that but I haven't had any luck, where did you get it from?

KharBevNor · « **Reply #24 on:** 11 May 2006, 13:24 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

They covered all of Dark Side? Urgh, I do NOT want to hear that. My brother will though.

I think he probably means just Brain Damage.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #25 on:** 11 May 2006, 13:41 »

Quote

I've been trying to get that but I haven't had any luck, where did you get it from?

I don't recall actually, it is on an EP of hers called Undercover though.

StrikeThePostman · « **Reply #26 on:** 11 May 2006, 13:48 »

Andrew Bird covering Bob Dylan's "Oh, Sister." IT IS AMAZING

Also, Talking Heads's cover of Al Green's "Take Me To the River." Duh. And The Mountain Goats's cover of Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy," and various live covers of Dylan that Jeff Buckley did.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #27 on:** 11 May 2006, 16:15 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

Quote from: DynamiteKid

They covered all of Dark Side? Urgh, I do NOT want to hear that. My brother will though.

I think he probably means just Brain Damage.

Actually, no. Dream Theater, who rarely tours with openers, have occasionally done a 'classic album cover' for one half of their set. They did Master of Puppets in Barcelona, New York, and Chicago back in 2002, Number of the Beast on 3 gigs later in the same tour, and Dark Side of the Moon in London, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and Sao Paolo late last year. There's numerous bootlegs floating about, but I haven't been able to find any, except for the title track from Master of Puppets, and the sound quality was so terrible I trashed it.

Supposedly there will be at least two more, and it's a general consensus one will be a Rush album.

nekooo · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 May 2006, 16:19 »

Xiu Xiu's cover of Joy Division / New Order's "Ceremony"

rive gauche · « **Reply #29 on:** 11 May 2006, 16:31 »

Deerhoof covering My Pal Foot Foot by the Shaggs.

Also, Final Fantasy covering Peach, Plum, Pear by Joanna Newsom is pretty fantastic.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #30 on:** 11 May 2006, 19:20 »

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash (NIN)
"In My Life" by Johnny Cash (Beatles)
"War Pigs" by Faith No More (Black Sabbath)
"Easy" by Faith No More (Commodores)
"I Started a Joke" by Faith No More (Bee Gees)
"I Fought the Law" by the Clash
"Come Together" by Aerosmith
"Mad World" by Gary Jules
"Silver and Gold" by Joe Strummer
"Gloria" by Patti Smith (ok, debatable as to whether or not it's a cover, but I say it counts)
"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals
"Across the Universe" by Rufus Wainwright

Storm Rider · « **Reply #31 on:** 11 May 2006, 19:23 »

I always thought that the Animals did the original version of House of the Rising Sun.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #32 on:** 11 May 2006, 19:26 »

they popularized it, but it was actually an old folk song that had been done by a couple people before them

Aneurhythmia · « **Reply #33 on:** 11 May 2006, 19:41 »

Quote from: rive gauche

Deerhoof covering My Pal Foot Foot by the Shaggs.

ohdeargodwhy

amok · « **Reply #34 on:** 11 May 2006, 20:05 »

Greenhaus - Transmission

Trance versions of Joy Division songs should not work. But oh god is this tune sexual.

Oh, and continuing the Dream Theater theme, their version of Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple) and their Led Zeppelin medly (The Rover / Achilles Last Stand / Song Remains The Same) from the A Change Of Seasons CD are flat-out jawesome.

OtterErotic · « **Reply #35 on:** 11 May 2006, 21:22 »

Quote from: nekooo

Xiu Xiu's cover of Joy Division / New Order's "Ceremony"

This is SO amazing. Galaxie 500's cover is pretty good too, but not as good.

Other covers I like:

Jeez, this is corny, but I really like Mary Lou Lord's cover of the Bevis Frond's "He Had You." Also, the Breeders' cover of Sebadoh's "The Freed Pig" is amazing.

Lauren, thanks for mentioning the Mag Fields cover! If anybody's interested, you can hear it at : http://www.itsmeaningless.com/yes/MFT_GHEH.html

AceGun · « **Reply #36 on:** 11 May 2006, 22:25 »

I picked up a 7" of "The Paper Chase and Xiu Xiu cover Nick Cave." It's quite good. Xiu Xiu does 'Jack the Ripper' and The Paper Chase does 'God Is In The House.'

ayePod · « **Reply #37 on:** 12 May 2006, 02:08 »

Colin Meloy - Every Day Is Like Sunday.
Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats (Mainly because I cannot stand The Knife)
Lifetime - It's Not Funny Anymore
Leatherface - Message In A Bottle

butmyrobotloves · « **Reply #38 on:** 12 May 2006, 06:27 »

A few more:

Mates of State--Starman (David Bowie)
Grandaddy--Fun Fun Fun (Beach Boys)
The Decemberists--Bridges and Balloons (Joanna Newsom)
Of Montreal--Spanish Dance Troupe (Gorky's Zygotic Mynci)
The Dandy Warhols--Jean Genie (David Bowie)
Rilo Kiley--After Hours (The Velvet Underground)
Belle and Sebastian--Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)

...and the funniest goddamn cover I've ever heard, The Starting Line--I'm Real (J-Lo)

Personally, I don't look to cover songs for something much better than the original band did. I just think it's interesting to hear the song in another band's voice. Especially if it's a band you love and a song you love. Shakes things up a little.

When I was in middle school, I had a disgustingly large array of pop punk covers that I would listen to a lot. Oh god why!

AceGun · « **Reply #39 on:** 12 May 2006, 07:34 »

Quote from: butmyrobotloves

...and the funniest goddamn cover I've ever heard, The Starting Line--I'm Real (J-Lo)

I second that! Without a doubt the best song on the "Punk Goes Pop" collection (I too had an obsession with odd punk covers a few years back).

How could I not mention Me First and the Gimme Gimmes? The ultimate punk cover band.

valley_parade · « **Reply #40 on:** 12 May 2006, 07:37 »

Children of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again
Metallica - Damage Case (the song that got me into Motorhead)
Dropkick Murphys - It's a Long Way To The Top
Ted Leo - Since You Been Gone
Deftones - Simple Man

Phrozen · « **Reply #41 on:** 12 May 2006, 07:57 »

Hybrid Moments covered by Everybody Loves Irene

Awesome thing about this cover is that I had never heard the original by the Misfits. The Irene version is really sad and melodic with amazing female vocals. when I heard the original I was very "Bleh."

nuisance · « **Reply #42 on:** 12 May 2006, 08:02 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman

Anyway that You Want Me - Both Spiritualized and Evie Sands (cover of the Troggs)

Huh, I had no idea that wasn't a Spiritualized song, I just thought it was that dude being typically retro sounding.

So beautiful... Fanboy that I am I shelled out 25 quid for it when I came across the single in London.

TrueNeutral · « **Reply #43 on:** 12 May 2006, 08:51 »

Eels - Jennifer Eccles

pip_helix · « **Reply #44 on:** 12 May 2006, 09:17 »

nickel creek - toxic

i feel like britney could learn something from this.

rive gauche · « **Reply #45 on:** 12 May 2006, 09:18 »

Quote from: Aneurhythmia

Quote from: rive gauche
Deerhoof covering My Pal Foot Foot by the Shaggs.

ohdeargodwhy

You love the Shaggs and you know it.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #46 on:** 12 May 2006, 09:26 »

Quote from: nuisance

Huh, I had no idea that wasn't a Spiritualized song, I just thought it was that dude being typically retro sounding. So beautiful... Fanboy that I am I shelled out 25 quid for it when I came across the single in London.

I think the Evie Sands version is even more beautiful.

RUSH2112 · « **Reply #47 on:** 12 May 2006, 09:47 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid

They covered all of Dark Side? Urgh, I do NOT want to hear that. My brother will though.

Dude, it's amazing. They've got a DSOTM DVD and CD. They got a sax player, and a chick to do all the female vocals even. What's wrong with DT anyway?

Rubby · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 May 2006, 09:59 »

I like:
Ministry - Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)
Snuff - I will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
Fatboy Slim - The Joker (Steve Miller)
TV on the Radio - Mr. Grieves (The Pixies)
Rufus Wainwright - One Man Guy (His Dad)
Placebo - 20th Century Boy (So many people have done this song, I'm not even sure where it came from)
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss (Wayne Cochran)
Those are just a few I can think of right now.

Praeserpium Machinarum · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 May 2006, 11:06 »

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Deerhoof covering My Pal Foot Foot by the Shaggs.

I can't think of anyone more qualified to cover this. I mean it is just so fitting, Deerhoof is basically the Shaggs if they could play their instruments. Even though one can hardly imagine such a phenomenon.

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Author Topic: favorite cover songs, anyone? (Read 50466 times)

nuisance

LIVE!Forever

pip_helix

Cerulaetas

alyosha

Jeridus

Praeserpium Machinarum

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AceGun

AceGun

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StrikeThePostman

nekooo

rive gauche

Ravenbomb

Ravenbomb

OtterErotic

AceGun

ayePod

AceGun

Phrozen

nuisance

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rive gauche

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