Best covers of songs?

**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?

**micls** · 16/04/2006, 2:33 PM

Originally Posted by Red&White Rover

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

**jebus** · 17/04/2006, 3:14 PM

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

**hamish** · 17/04/2006, 6:32 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

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.

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

Originally Posted by sirhamish

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.

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

**Marked Man** · 17/04/2006, 7:46 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

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

Originally Posted by Marked Man

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.