Best covers of songs?

[CollegeTillIDie]

Something Happens did an acoustic version of Madonna's '' Borderline'' came free with the Burn Clear single way back in 1987.

[endabob1]

Something Happens did an acoustic version of Madonna's '' Borderline'' came free with the Burn Clear single way back in 1987.

They also did Sabrina's boys boys boys as the B side to Petrol (I think) and they used to do a mean live version of Abba's Does your mother know

[citizenerased]

Jeff Buckley - Hellejlujah(cant spell it)
Muse - Feeling good
The Strokes - Clampdown

[CollegeTillIDie]

They also did Sabrina's boys boys boys as the B side to Petrol (I think) and they used to do a mean live version of Abba's Does your mother know
Thanks for reminding me of the Sabrina cover version... :D

[Ozymandias]

echo and the bunnymen- peoples are strange
something happens- boys boys boys
something happens- borderline
greenday- working class hero
bruce- this land is your land
bruce-Jersey Girl
the waterboys- because the night (mixed with the pan within)
the frames- heyday (only done live )
the flaming lips....plastic jesus

[gustavo]

Alejandro Manzano of Boyce Avenue acoustic cover of Rihanna song Umbrella
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[SligoBrewer]

Alejandro Manzano of Boyce Avenue acoustic cover of Rihanna song Umbrella

Delorento's Version is better

http://bootlegs.delorentos.net/delo_umberella.mp3

[Pauro 76]

ive just heard Foo Fighters do a great cover of Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' on MTV music awards...

[RogerMilla]

great call on because the night OZY
also the killers have a good version of RUBY dont take your love to town .
the raconteurs , crazy

[DmanDmythDledge]

Plain White T's- Umbrella

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[SaucyJack]

Dug this thread up for a new favourite cover version, a cover by a band called First Aid Kit of Fleet Foxe's Tiger Mountain peasant song.

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[sligoman]

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[gustavo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FjJdIedl3Q


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6hramtviFA&feature=related

[Lionel Ritchie]

I'll not opine whether it's best or worst cover version ever but this is me doing a cover of Atlantis by Donovan SX4R_i2YjUc

[old git]

Best : Guns N Roses with Dylan's Knocking on Heavens door.

Worst : Cheryl Crowe doing same song.

bon jovi do a fairly crap version also

know we talking about good covers but have to throw in the worst ever celine dion you shook me all night long by ac/dc :mad::mad: what was she thinking ..

[BonnieShels]

Best cover I heard in 2010... still makes the hairs stand up on the back of the neck. Fupping love it...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_gBmL6sRDk

[punkrocket]

Don't know if it's come up yet.

Great version of a great song, actually improves on the original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv16mZakVE

[Magicme]

The album version of this far surpasses the original.

Isa and the filthy tongues - model (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaOyv0I--y0)

[Abbey Road]

Terence Trent Darby 'You've got to hide your love away' by 'The Beatles'

[SwanVsDalton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzwXoz4kD7I

[DeLorean]

Any singer that covers a Smiths song sould be slapped

Agree for the most part but I do like this....

Noel Gallagher - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Live) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA7cyLcwHi4)

[Macy]

Lots of Hayseed Dixie contenders for best cover version, imo. But maybe I'm just getting old.

[Eminence Grise]

Enjoyed browsing through this thread.... Some very good picks, and they've inspired a comeback for this mixed bag of covers on my mp3 player -

The Clash – Wrong ‘Em Boyo (Version of Stagger Lee) (Trad)
The Clash – Brand New Cadillac (Vince Taylor, according to Wikipedia)
Scala – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra – Jolene (Dolly Parton)
Camille O’Sullivan – Pirate Jenny (Kurt Weil/Bertolt Brecht)
The Dresden Dolls – Pretty in Pink (The Psychedelic Furs)
The Divine Comedy – I’ve Been to a Marvellous Party (Noël Coward)
Scott Walker – Mathilde (Jacques Brel)
Scott Walker – Jackie (Jacques Brel)
Christy Moore - Black is the Colour (Trad)

[Jofspring]

Jackson 5 Cover of Smokie Robinsons - Who's Lovin You. Quality if you ask me.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOxIKJTTB2k

[Jofspring]

Walk Off The Earth - Magic (B.O.B ft Rivers Cuomo)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf2db4hD6zI

Walk Off the Earth - Grenade (Bruno Mars)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksecJLVw8yc&feature=channel

[theworm2345]

Some good ones that I have heard recently (though there are some good ones I can't remember that I haven't heard in awhile):
Old Crow Medicine Show - Wagon Wheel (Bob Dylan) (I believe was someone here's signature, thats how I think I found it)
Toots and the Maytals - Country Roads (John Denver?)
U2 - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Darlene Love?)
Blues Brothers - Nearly every song they did
The Mouldy Joes - Those Were the Days (Mary Hopkin?...its Huddersfield Town's song and their version was for HTFC, but I think its decent)

Some good ones that aren't really covers but sort of interpretations of traditional songs:
Real McKenzies - Loch Lomond (traditional)
Dublners/Pogues (some versions together and some separate on all of them) - Whiskey in the Jar/Irish Rover/Wild Rover
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar

Some bad ones:
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy...maybe not as bad as others but an impossible standard to live up to)
Any cover of a Beatles song
Save Ferris - Come on Eileen (Dexy's Midnight Runners...already mentioned)

[dochara]

Funny thing - though Elvis Costello wrote "Girls' Talk", he didn't record/release it until after Dave Edmunds - Edmunds: June 1979 / Costello: January 1980 :)

[sligoman]

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[Magicme]

Elbow doing u2 running to standstill. Beautiful.

[SkStu]

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i like it cos theyre foxy.

[Jofspring]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iGWdpEoiE0&feature=mh_lolz&list=HL1309986956

[stann]

Been in a bit of a glam rock groove of late, so...
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Yet another in the long "he can write 'em but he can't sing 'em" line of Dylan tunes

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pretty sure this one's by the quite under-rated Hello

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and not a bad version, wish someone would give that riff the real holly though.

[nigel-harps1954]

Might not be the most amazing version you've ever heard. This is a right and hard song to reproduce vocally, but I tried my best. Complete with harps top ;P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJOnCxl44ik

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[theworm2345]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPS5Gv2ZQiE

Not really a cover as the singer also did the song for the show, but may as well post it


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_r5xzEzZLg

[CraftyToePoke]

Patti Smith - Teen Spirit


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ciiCyxOJA

[nigel-harps1954]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaAI3jI7uCc&feature=related

You want smells like teen spirit..then check this out.

[Sullivinho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROLe0klHezk


Patti Smith - Teen Spirit

Great shout. My favourite cover of that one, without a doubt.

[BonnieShels]

Nigel great job. The vocal mix was cat on that video though. Ye're tight aren't ye!

Also, you've blown my theory that I'm the only member of the forum with a beard!

[nigel-harps1954]

Cheers bro, sound that night was terrible. I think theres a better video out there somewhere since that one was taken. The beard has expanded since then too. Going more scruffy 70's by the day.

Here's another cover if you're interested. roughly recorded last night in fact with the girlfriend, for the Horslips fans.

http://soundcloud.com/teddyballet/trouble-with-a-capitol-t



OH, and if you wish to come see us, we're in the Twisted Pepper on 24th November ;P

[Jofspring]

Really liking this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y__dSLbAziE&feature=related

[nigel-harps1954]

Really liking this.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y__dSLbAziE&feature=related

Dunno, it's not bad, but just waiting the whole time to hear "Yee, come awwnn..uuuh".

Saying that, the guitar arrangement is class.

[Snoop Drog]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gx9kC4-UbkI

Recently enjoyed listening to this version of a song I never considered cool...before!

[nigel-harps1954]

Sure why not. What else have I to do on a sunny day..but to promote myself more. This is What's going on by Taste. I like opinions, please give.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcLDx96pbco&feature=plcp

[nigel-harps1954]

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb. Or at least our attempt.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmvB3DqbjCA&feature=relmfu

[BonnieShels]

Not bad... but...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6_HV5upI3o

[nigel-harps1954]

Jesus jumped up Christ...

[sadloserkid]

Nigel great job. The vocal mix was cat on that video though. Ye're tight aren't ye!

Also, you've blown my theory that I'm the only member of the forum with a beard!

I'm also a scruffy, beardo type. We should have our own club.

[BonnieShels]

I'm also a scruffy, beardo type. We should have our own club.

Like a "No Homers"-type deal?

We could call it "No Paul O'Sheas"; I imagine that someone who owns a man-bag has to have a clean shaven face. They're the rules yeah?