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RogerMilla
19/07/2007, 12:51 PM
California Über Alles - The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy


Dead kennedys original ? must check that out
The Good Son
19/07/2007, 1:50 PM
Dead kennedys original ? must check that out

That's the one.
stann
19/07/2007, 4:06 PM
It was a hit around 1995 as i recall , Grace I think the artist was called,
Some other ones I like
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Futureheads - Hounds of Love

That's the one, cheers Gustavo.

Love The Knife's original of Heartbeats, especially the super funky Rex the Dog remix. That must be unusual to say the least, a dance track covered as an acoustic ballad? Anyone have any more more examples?

I already said Hounds Of Love too!!!! :( :p :D
Iorfa
19/07/2007, 6:59 PM
It's A Heartache - Arab Strap


Love their version of You Shook Me All Night Long too
The Good Son
19/07/2007, 7:26 PM
Love their version of You Shook Me All Night Long too

Haven't heard it, must get my hands on it.
Lionel Ritchie
20/07/2007, 7:32 AM
Love their version of You Shook Me All Night Long too

Roddy Frame (aztec camera) does a good version of that song too.
The Good Son
20/07/2007, 8:49 AM
Roddy Frame (aztec camera) does a good version of that song too.

Who also do a very good version of Jump by Van Halen.
sadloserkid
20/07/2007, 12:57 PM
Roddy Frame (aztec camera) does a good version of that song too.

What about The Hitcher's Momma Mia? :)
paul_oshea
20/07/2007, 5:56 PM
Gabba -Gimme Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment at Midnight


followed that link and ended up at "the iron maidens" savage drummer in that. They sound pretty good wouldnt mind seeing them....live
SligoBrewer
21/07/2007, 6:08 PM
Love The Knife's original of Heartbeats, especially the super funky Rex the Dog remix.

i agree.. whopper tune!:D
Lionel Ritchie
22/07/2007, 10:27 AM
What about The Hitcher's Momma Mia? :)

RtUCcIuZ94c

Only have a live version. Might have a hairy old tape of a studio version somewhere.
declan hide
23/07/2007, 10:36 PM
[QUOTE=Macy;725881]Ian Brown - Billie Jean
QUOTE]

Chris Cornell does a superb version of this on his new album.

Listening to Grant Lee Philips covers album at the moment. Does some good versions of some 80s tunes.
tetsujin1979
24/07/2007, 12:14 AM
There was surprisingly good remix of Bob Marley's Sun Is Shining a few years ago, can't think who did it though
superfrank
24/07/2007, 12:16 AM
There was surprisingly good remix of Bob Marley's Sun Is Shining a few years ago, can't think who did it though
Funkstar Deluxe. That was class.
Neish
24/07/2007, 9:14 AM
The Easy Star All Stars do some great cover versions check them out at:
http://www.myspace.com/easystar
tetsujin1979
24/07/2007, 9:43 AM
Funkstar Deluxe. That was class.
That's the one, I remember hearing it was coming out and thinking "why, why, won't someone please think of the children??" and then being pleasantly surprised by it.
Macy
27/07/2007, 11:49 AM
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Aftermath
jebus
31/07/2007, 12:07 PM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but if we haven't then Finger of Shame at the whole board

Faith No More - Easy
sadloserkid
31/07/2007, 1:11 PM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but if we haven't then Finger of Shame at the whole board

Faith No More - Easy

I'm almost sure it was mentioned as a particularly pointless cover way further back? Now if you'd said Faith No More - "I Started A Joke" on the other hand... there was a cover ;)

Thrash Light Vision - My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down is a stellar cover too. :)
Lionel Ritchie
31/07/2007, 1:13 PM
Don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but if we haven't then Finger of Shame at the whole board

Faith No More - Easy



Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfie
Steady Lionel!! - some of your tender love ballads are not above criticism!!!!

More sinned against than sinned. Faith No Mores' pointless regurgation of 'Easy' comes to mind.

ages and pages ago ;)
stann
31/07/2007, 3:57 PM
Heard or re-heard a few more over the last few days:

Senor Coconut - Beat It
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - Miss Dynamite-ee
Kasabian - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Stuttgart88
31/07/2007, 9:28 PM
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" has to be up there in terms of totally reinventing a song and making it a classic.

Gary Jules's "Mad World" made an impact as soon as I heard it first in Donnie Darko. Decent film, a really great track.

For its sheer brilliant simplicty, the Lemonheads' "Mrs. Robinson".

I liked the feel good vibe to The Communards' "Don't Leave Me This Way".

Here's an odd one: I thought Duran Duran's version of "White Lines Don't Do it" by Grandmaster Flash was superb.

I also liked Pet Shop Boys' "You Were Always On My Mind" not really knowing previous versions until afterwards.

I just heard "Word Up" by Gun on a commercial on TV and thought maybe it's a good one for this thread too.

I have a Leonard Cohen trubute album and The Pixies' version of "I Can't Forget" is just brilliant.

As a rule of thumb I like a cover version to totally reinterpret a song, taking it into another genre and, importantly, as CTID said above "making the song their own". I think many of the above do that and do it well.

On that theme, I have a CD by Luther Wright & The Wrongs (I think) which does a country & western remake of the whole "The Wall" album by Floyd. File under "novelty". Well worth a listen.
superfrank
01/08/2007, 1:01 AM
I know it's not popular with many people but I actually quite like Bowie's version of "Across the Universe".
Bluebeard
01/08/2007, 10:30 AM
I know it's not popular with many people but I actually quite like Bowie's version of "Across the Universe".

I also particularly like Bowie's version. He's done loads of covers over the years, but that, The Alabama Song, Sorrow, Cactus, and possibly Try Some Buy Some are the best of the Bowie covers, in my opinion.

On the other hand, despite the fact that Tony Asher, one of the original writers of the song, has said it is his favorite re-working of the song, Bowie's version of God Only Knows is the pinnacle of his 1980's crimes against music.
superfrank
01/08/2007, 11:20 AM
I really like Wild Is The Wind as well.
Wolfie
01/08/2007, 3:20 PM
Dazed and Confused - Led Zepellin (Originally recorded by Jake Holmes, 1967...........apparently!!)

Always thought that was a Led Zep original. Not so according to the infallible Wikipedia. :rolleyes:
declan hide
01/08/2007, 10:45 PM
[QUOTE=sadloserkid;736383]I'm almost sure it was mentioned as a particularly pointless cover way further back? Now if you'd said Faith No More - "I Started A Joke" on the other hand... there was a cover ;)

QUOTE]

another FNM cover is their version of Dead Kennedys "let's Lynch The Landlord", which is superb.

ah Faith No More...how great an album was Angel Dust? \m/
Neish
02/08/2007, 11:39 AM
ah Faith No More...how great an album was Angel Dust? \m/

Absolute quality, Have loved the song "Everythings ruined" since the time I saw them on The Word in the early 90's. One of the most underratted bands (outside the U.S.). Mike Patton is gone a bit mad of late
Marked Man
02/08/2007, 5:48 PM
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another FNM cover is their version of Dead Kennedys "let's Lynch The Landlord", which is superb.



Nomeansno have an a capella version of this song which is simply amazing. On the subject of DK covers, Napalm Death's version of Nazi Punks **** Off is pretty damned good too.
Iorfa
06/08/2007, 8:03 PM
Haven't heard it, must get my hands on it.

It's on The Shy Retirer EP if you're interested.
declan hide
09/08/2007, 12:51 PM
Nomeansno have an a capella version of this song which is simply amazing. On the subject of DK covers, Napalm Death's version of Nazi Punks **** Off is pretty damned good too.

what is that NoMeansNo version on? Theyre playing here end of September. Cant get "The Peoples Choice" best of cd off my mp3 player. Every track is superb.

Napalm Death are playing here next weekend.
Marked Man
09/08/2007, 10:02 PM
what is that NoMeansNo version on? Theyre playing here end of September. Cant get "The Peoples Choice" best of cd off my mp3 player. Every track is superb.

Napalm Death are playing here next weekend.

Actually, got the name of the Nomeansno cover wrong. They do "Forward to Death"; it's on the Virus 100 Tribute to the Dead Kennedys.
The Good Son
14/08/2007, 9:53 AM
A couple of good one from The Fall that I'd forgotten about, and I don't think they've come up already, 'Victoria' & 'Lost In Music'.
superfrank
20/09/2007, 5:04 PM
Save Ferris - Come On Eileen (http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=HCzWPBR30Nk)

Undoubtedly, the WORST cover of any song I've ever heard. And also a terrible working of a classic.
Thomo
21/09/2007, 9:52 AM
pj harvey - monkeys gone to heaven
inexile
21/09/2007, 4:09 PM
i love oasis' version of come on feel the noise
Lionel Ritchie
22/09/2007, 11:43 AM
i love oasis' version of come on feel the noise

While I do not.:cool:
Bluebeard
25/09/2007, 9:28 AM
I have a strong liking for Frankie Goes to Hollywood's version of Born to Run.

I now expect the harsh repudiation of this by the foot.ie music police.
Lionel Ritchie
25/09/2007, 11:19 AM
I have a strong liking for Frankie Goes to Hollywood's version of Born to Run.

I now expect the harsh repudiation of this by the foot.ie music police.

Well I must be off duty coz I agree with you. Crackin' version.
SligoBrewer
25/10/2007, 1:20 PM
TwiQ49BwgrM

Josh Ritter Covering The River.

me like a bit..undecided
DaveyCakes
25/10/2007, 11:20 PM
tATu do a good How Soon is Now?
Lionel Ritchie
26/10/2007, 10:03 AM
tATu do a good How Soon is Now?

I've never heard it but that has to be a miserable lie. It simply has to be.
CollegeTillIDie
26/10/2007, 10:31 PM
SOme unusual cover versions appear on those Free CD's which come out from time to time with Monthly music mags like MOJO and Q.
Paddyfield
27/10/2007, 9:44 PM
Any singer that covers a Smiths song sould be slapped.

Has anyone mentioned Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor. She made it her own even if the artist known as Prince (again) is enjoying the royalties.
Lionel Ritchie
28/10/2007, 8:27 AM
Any singer that covers a Smiths song sould be slapped.

Has anyone mentioned Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor. She made it her own even if the artist known as Prince (again) is enjoying the royalties.

I'm inclined to agree re The Smiths. There's very, very few covers of Smiths songs I can think of that rise above pitiful attempt to bask in the greatness of others status.

By way of possible exception I'll pitch just two for consideration

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want covered by Dream Academy

and

London covered by Anthrax (very, very good!!)
CollegeTillIDie
29/10/2007, 7:30 AM
I happen to like Sid Vicious' reworking of My Way....
DaveyCakes
29/10/2007, 9:04 PM
I've never heard it but that has to be a miserable lie. It simply has to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imXrBK5iX8
Dr. Ogba
30/10/2007, 1:07 PM
Don't know if these have been mentioned (i.e couldn't be arsed going through 6 pages!):

Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Fountains of Wayne - Baby one more time (not to be confused with Travis' utterly crap version)
Ben Folds - Tiny Dancer
Ben Folds Five - Raindrops Keep Fallin on my Head
Neish
30/10/2007, 6:26 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9imXrBK5iX8

Shi*e
Lionel Ritchie
30/10/2007, 6:48 PM
Shi*e

Agree with Neish. An absolute war crime.