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David Bowie - Sorrow made the song his own.
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy nicer arrangement than the original
Something Happens - Borderline( originally by Madonna)....
just guitar and voice works well.
Annie Lennox - No More I love You's.... made the song her own
Rolling Stones - It's All Over Now.. one of my favourite's by them
Manic Street Preachers - Last Christmas
Manic Street Preachers - Suicide is Painless
Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops keep falling on my head
Oasis - My Generation
Oasis - I am the Walrus
Happy Mondays - Stayin Alive
Travis - Hit me baby one more time
Marked Man reminds me of Big Black's blistering version of The Model.
Also:
Thin White Rope - Yoo Doo Right
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
Yes, that is a classic alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by noby
Some other good ones:
Megadeth: These Boots Are Made For Walking
Beatles: Money
AC/DC: Baby Please Don't Go
As a bonus track on Manics new album theres a hidden cover of John Lennon's Working Class Hero. Quite good it is too. Id put White Stripes, I Dont Know What To Do With Myself in there too.
Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
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Wet Wet Wet - Love is all around (The Troggs)
Made them plenty of money anyway!
eh.... Whitney Houston - I will always love you (Dolly Parton)
anything by Jive Bunny
"Come on everybody, c-c-come on everybody"
The Sisters of Mercy - Gimmie Shelter
The Sisters of Mercy - 1969
The Sisters of Mercy - Sister Ray
The Sisters of Mercy - Jolene
The Sisters of Mercy - Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (A Man After Midnight)
There's gotta be hundred's of covers I really like, but being as I watched this today, I'll start with the Afghan whigs cover of the Supreme's My world is empty without you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYa3n...elated&search=
Been thinking about this the last day or two, some quality covers not mentioned yet
Last Kiss- Pearl Jam---(Orignal version - J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers)
Renegades of funk- Rage against the Machine----(Orignal version - Africa Bumbata)
Louie. Louie - The Kingsmen-----(Orignal version - Richard Berry)
Stop Breaking down - The white Stripes----(Orignal version - Robert Johnson)
Hey Joe - Jimmi Hendrix -----(Orignal version - The leaves)
I Fought the law-The Clash ---(Orignal version - The Crickets)
bruce springsteen - viva las vegas
Best : Guns N Roses with Dylan's Knocking on Heavens door.
Worst : Cheryl Crowe doing same song.
Some I was reminded of today:
Cramps: Human fly, Garbageman
Conflict: Reality whitewash (originally by Crass)
Bauhaus: Ziggy Stardust
Good call.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
Best:
Mark Ronson - Stop Me If You Think You've Heard this One Before
I really really hated it at first, but its different and grew to really like after all. Even Morrissey liked it.
[B]Worst[/B
Mark Ronson - Oh My God feat Lily Allen
Undid your good work mate. terrible terrible cover. Lily singing like she cant be arsed. And those blaring horns! Make it stop!
That's a pish version. REM did a much better one on their MTV UNplugged session, with Mike Mills singing lead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dick Long
Metallica whiskey in the jar the video is not bad either!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswkEL1O4Hk
...should all be on a compilation called 'Rock N Rolls Greatest War Crimes'.Quote:
Originally Posted by various
Opportunistic pub rock, grand scale karaoke and cynical basking in the afterglow of greater talent.
Just reading the Observer Music monthly, they are doing a vote for the best 50 cover versions ever, check out link below to vote
http://guardian.waidev4.com/cover_bands/site/
Made me think of another few covers
Gloria-Patti Smith----(Orginal version Them)
Step On-The Happy Mondays---(original version Johm Kongos)
Police & Theives-The Clash-----(Original version Junior Murvin)
Tears of a clown-The Beat---(Original version Smokey Robinson)
Very annoying, badly designed page. Like a fussy Bebo site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
Just heard a nomination for worst cover version
How soon is now - Love Spirt -----(Orginak version The Smiths).
Its the theme tune to American show Charmed, have a Tv in the canteen at work and a load of woman watching the show, wanted to throw the TV though the window when I heard the tune. :mad: