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Red&White Rover
16/04/2006, 2:29 PM
for me Hounds of Love By The Futureheads is miles better than the original.;)
what about the rest of ye?
for me Hounds of Love By The Futureheads is miles better than the original.;)
what about the rest of ye?
Natasha Beddingfield's these words are my own is much better IMO
gustavo
16/04/2006, 2:33 PM
Recently i suppose Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats
Docboy
16/04/2006, 2:57 PM
Look for Nouvelle Vague a covers band from France. Excellent stuff have a new album out soon!
$Leon$
16/04/2006, 3:14 PM
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Knocking on Heavans door -Guns n Roses
Marked Man
16/04/2006, 3:27 PM
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Hey Joe
Not a cover exactly, but Death In Vegas borrow the title and the bassline of The Beat's "Twist and Crawl."
hamish
16/04/2006, 9:25 PM
Dave Edmunds:
"Girls Talk" - an Elvis Costello b-side
"I hear you knocking"
Fats Domino song I think
Both big hits in the 70s
Morrissey's cover of the Jam song 'Thats Entertainment'
Blur's cover of the Kink's 'Waterloo Sunset'
Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
Loads more I can't think of at the moment
gustavo
17/04/2006, 5:16 PM
some more off the top of my head
johnny cash - personal jesus
nirvana - lake of fire
foo fighters - baker street
oasis - cum on feel the noize
manic street preachers - last christmas
alien ant farm - smooth criminal
Speranza
17/04/2006, 6:07 PM
Iron & Wine do an amazing cover of The Postal Service song Such Great Heights. It's in an ad, 02 if my memory serves me right.
CollegeTillIDie
17/04/2006, 6:27 PM
Something Happens cover of "Borderline" the Madonna song.
Roxy Music's cover of " Jealous Guy"
Lulu's cover of " The Man Who Sold The World" features Bowie on sax
The Stranglers covers of " Walk On By", "96 Tears"
Oh and I once did a piano and acoustic guitar version of 2 Unlimited's "No Limits" with my buddy Kieran Gilpatrick :D
hamish
17/04/2006, 6:32 PM
Something Happens cover of "Borderline" the Madonna song.
Roxy Music's cover of " Jealous Guy"
Lulu's cover of " The Man Who Sold The World" features Bowie on sax
The Stranglers covers of " Walk On By", "96 Tears"
Oh and I once did a piano and acoustic guitar version of 2 Unlimited's "No Limits" with my buddy Kieran Gilpatrick
I have that single by the Stranglers CTID - b-side has George Melly singing with the Stranglers on a song called "Old Codger" - Melly makes the song absolutely filthy even though the lyrics aren't naughty but Melly could recite the rosary and make it disgusting.:D Killer bass on this song.
Delbert McClinton's version of Frankie Miller's "Sending me angels" which was on a lot when CMTV was on over here. McClinton taught John Lennon to play the harmonica and also does a killer version of "Come Together". Great voice even if he's listed under country.
CollegeTillIDie
17/04/2006, 6:37 PM
Elvis Costello and the Attractions " Good Year For The Roses"
Billy Connolly " D.I.V.O.R.C.E." Soft Cell " Tainted Love"
Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols " My Way "
Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols " Something Else"
CollegeTillIDie
17/04/2006, 6:40 PM
I have that single by the Stranglers CTID - b-side has George Melly singing with the Stranglers on a song called "Old Codger" - Melly makes the song absolutely filthy even though the lyrics aren't naughty but Melly could recite the rosary and make it disgusting.:D Killer bass on this song.
Delbert McClinton's version of Frankie Miller's "Sending me angels" which was on a lot when CMTV was on over here. McClinton taught John Lennon to play the harmonica and also does a killer version of "Come Together". Great voice even if he's listed under country.
Yes only heard "Old Codger" once. Apparently Melly always had a high regard for The Stranglers and was delighted to be asked.
The Delbert McClinton must have been the featured mouthorganist on Bruce Channels original version of " Hey Baby" cause rumour has it Bruce his band and the Beatles were on the bill together on a British tour in 1962.
hamish
17/04/2006, 6:45 PM
Status Quo's version of John Fogerty's (ex-Creedence Clearwater Revival) "Rockin' all over the world".
The Nice's version of "America" from the movie I can't recall the name of.....the one about the New York gangs.....Leonard Bernstein song, I think.
Eric Clapton - "Cocaine" by JJ Cale
Eric Clapton - "I shot the sherrif" by Bob Marley (dunno if Marley actually wrote it but he recorded it first anyway)
"Take a little bitty piece of my heart now baby" - current version by Beverley Knight - also versions by Faith Hill and made famous by loads of singers - Janis Joplin etc.
Brendan O'Brien and the Dixies cover of "Little Arrows" by Leapy lee. LOL:D
Marked Man
17/04/2006, 7:46 PM
Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols " My Way "
Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols " Something Else"
The pistols don't play on those covers; they're from Sid's brief solo career. They split up in January of 78; those tracks were released Feb 79 and June 78 (respectively).
Anyway, here's two more:
Rage Against the Machine: The Ghost of Tom Joad
Sex Pistols: (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
tetsujin1979
17/04/2006, 10:06 PM
Travis do a great cover of Britney Spears' Hit Me Baby One More Time
I heard Jack L do a cover of Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head, made it sound like he was stalking some bird!!
CollegeTillIDie
18/04/2006, 6:15 AM
The pistols don't play on those covers; they're from Sid's brief solo career. They split up in January of 78; those tracks were released Feb 79 and June 78 (respectively).
Well they were on " The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle" Original Sound track and it says Sex Pistols on the labels of the singles. One of which I have. Steve Jones ( guitar) and Paul Jones ( Drums) play on those tracks. Johnny had left in January 1978 and Malcolm McLaren continued to get the rest of them to record as Sex Pistols while they completed the Movie.
The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles credits the records to the Sex Pistols.
paul_oshea
18/04/2006, 10:54 AM
quiet riot - cum on feel the noize, quality way way faster and catchier than the original.
metallica - whisky in the jar and tuesdays gone.
Sliogán Dóite
18/04/2006, 11:04 AM
Marilyn Manson's cover of Madonna's "Like A Virgin" - hilarious
Johnny Cash's cover of U2's "One"
Velvet Revolver's cover of Pink Floyd's "Money"
jebus
18/04/2006, 12:47 PM
One of the lads here in Limerick does a quality 5 minute version of the Home and Away theme tune aswell :eek:
Marked Man
18/04/2006, 3:02 PM
Well they were on " The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle" Original Sound track and it says Sex Pistols on the labels of the singles. One of which I have. Steve Jones ( guitar) and Paul Jones ( Drums) play on those tracks. Johnny had left in January 1978 and Malcolm McLaren continued to get the rest of them to record as Sex Pistols while they completed the Movie.
The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles credits the records to the Sex Pistols.
I stand corrected. I wouldn't put too much stock in it being on the Swindle though--I doubt if the pistols are responsible for Malcom's "You need hands" or the French geezer's accordion version of 'Anarchy'--but I'd trust the Guiness Book. I've seen those records attributed to Sid alone (e.g.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Vicious), but I would imagine that Guiness are pretty reliable on such matters.
CollegeTillIDie
18/04/2006, 8:15 PM
I stand corrected. I wouldn't put too much stock in it being on the Swindle though--I doubt if the pistols are responsible for Malcom's "You need hands" or the French geezer's accordion version of 'Anarchy'--but I'd trust the Guiness Book.
Well there was more than just Sid and the lads on the soundtrack. They dug up some old demos featuring the band when Johnny was in the line-up and
not only are you correct about Malcolm McClaren's " You Need Hands" and Jerzimy's " L'Anarchie Pour Le U.K." The Pistols did not play on the tracks recorded by the Black Arabs which were a disco medley of some Pistols tracks.
Lionel Ritchie
21/04/2006, 1:19 PM
Isn't it Ed Tudor Pole (of Ten Pole Tudor) singing on some of the Great RocknRoll Swindle?
had the LP many many years ago ....some quaint stuff ...friggin in the riggin ...who killed Bambi?
Anto McC
21/04/2006, 4:13 PM
http://forum.thefulloctave.com/viewtopic.php?t=210
klein4
21/04/2006, 4:22 PM
beth orthon and beck doin no expectations......
jimi hendrix hey joe and all along the watchtower
bob dylan doin the boxer....if only cause it is supposed to be about him and paul simon went to his house to play it to him as if to say "who is more talented now!" so dylan went and covered it on one of his "contractual" albums...
CollegeTillIDie
22/04/2006, 7:55 AM
Isn't it Ed Tudor Pole (of Ten Pole Tudor) singing on some of the Great RocknRoll Swindle?
had the LP many many years ago ....some quaint stuff ...friggin in the riggin ...who killed Bambi?
Eddie only sings on Who Killed Bambi? which was originally going to be the name of the Movie!
Risteard
22/04/2006, 3:25 PM
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Marked Man
22/04/2006, 5:27 PM
Eddie only sings on Who Killed Bambi? which was originally going to be the name of the Movie!
He also sings on Rock Around the Clock.
CollegeTillIDie
27/04/2006, 10:41 PM
He also sings on Rock Around the Clock.
I stand corrected I thought that was Sid spaced out!
Trying to think of who has done the best cover versions and so far have come up with these,
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Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
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Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
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Bruce Springsteen - Rocking All Over the World (although not as good as the Quo, but then again few things in life are)
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Wheatus - A Little Respect
bellavistaman
11/07/2007, 1:12 PM
Are you a quo fan jebus!
Are you a quo fan jebus!
Who in their right mind doesn't get all giddy when the Quo come on??? :p
bellavistaman
11/07/2007, 1:14 PM
Who in their right mind doesn't get all giddy when the Quo come on??? :p
Mojopin for one.:D. legend definitly have to get ya apint dat now. Was at them in cork last week, love em!
Risteard
11/07/2007, 1:38 PM
Some very good choices there jebus.
Johnny cash-
Hurt should definitely be there though.
bellavistaman
11/07/2007, 1:41 PM
Some very good choices there jebus.
Johnny cash-
Hurt should definitely be there though.
Never knew hurt was a cover what a song though.
gustavo
11/07/2007, 1:42 PM
Oasis - Cum on Feel the Noize
Nirvana - The Man who Sold the World
Never knew hurt was a cover what a song though.
its a Nine Inch Nails song originally
John83
11/07/2007, 1:57 PM
Johnny cash-
Hurt should definitely be there though.
Agreed.
I kind of like Tori Amos' Smells Like Teen Spirit, but it's probably down to the novelty of being able to make out the lyrics of a Nirvana song.
I suppose Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah deserves a mention and all
MojoPin
11/07/2007, 3:05 PM
i thinks ryan adams wonderwall is poos...
i dispise jonny cash (simply for the fact that nobody ever heard of him 3 yrs ago and now everybody cliams they love him.. name 5 songs??? usually shuts them up) as much a Quo ha ha but his cover of "i see a darkness" is a classic
what about madness- one step beyond ha
Risteard
11/07/2007, 3:08 PM
i dispise jonny cash (simply for the fact that nobody ever heard of him 3 yrs ago and now everybody cliams they love him.. name 5 songs??? usually shuts them up)
Jayz, I don't know about that.
He was hardly a cult hero before that.
Got an inevitable boost but he's among the worlds most famous singer-songwriters for some time.
Lionel Ritchie
11/07/2007, 3:09 PM
Should point out that in my couple of years on foot.ie this is at least the third thread on 'best cover versions' ...I predict a 'worst cover versions' thread before sun up.
Off the top of my head and awarding extra points for doing something a little different to the original...
Kate Bush' Wuthering Heights covered by China Drum (N.B. NOT the clown with the acoustic guitar)
Joe Jacksons Got The Time covered by Anthrax
Julie Cruise' Falling covered by The Wedding Present
Rogers & Hammersteins 'A Few of My Favourite Things' covered by Me First & The Gimme-Gimmes
MojoPin
11/07/2007, 3:11 PM
Wheatus - A Little Respect
i going too see erasure n a few weeks...... gonna be great...
MojoPin
11/07/2007, 3:18 PM
Jayz, I don't know about that.
He was hardly a cult hero before that.
Got an inevitable boost but he's among the worlds most famous singer-songwriters for some time.
while i agree he was one of the most famous singer songwriters for soem time i think he now holds a fake cult status due to his popularity mainly from liverpool winning the CL.... as i have said i think his cover of "i see a darkness" is one of the best cover versions ever but when ever i some one elses hears it there like thats **** put on ring of fire... most of his own songs are dark. but his most famous ones are either funny or cheesy
Risteard
11/07/2007, 3:35 PM
while i agree he was one of the most famous singer songwriters for soem time i think he now holds a fake cult status due to his popularity mainly from liverpool winning the CL....
What???
Risteard
11/07/2007, 3:37 PM
Should point out that in my couple of years on foot.ie this is at least the third thread on 'best cover versions' ...
Ya, personally i preferred the original.
Mojopin, you're living in a world of wrong there. Folsom Prison Blues is neither funny or cheesy.
Lionel is right, this is a recurring thread. I'll try and pick songs I haven't mentioned on the previous threads.
Paul Anka's entire new album. Special mention to Black Hole Sun.
The Fall - Mr.Pharmacist
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Running scared
One I know I've mentioned before, but is worth repeating:
Ballboy - Born in the USA
Jogged by noby's post: The Fall's cover of The Kinks' Victoria I always loved, and isn't There's A Ghost In My House by them a cover as well?
Other faves, not already mentioned, off the top of me head:
The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Hayseed Dixie - Highway To Hell
The Gourds - Gin And Juice
Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine
Richard X & Sugababes - Freak Like Me
Sonic Youth - Into The Groovey
endabob1
11/07/2007, 4:06 PM
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Glen Hansard - Everytime (Britney Spears song he did on that accoustic thingy)
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