What are some of your favorite covers? Mine: "(You're So) Physical" - NIN (original by Adam Ant) "Black Steel" - Tricky (original by Public Enemy) "Purple Haze" - The Cure (original by Jimi Hendrix Experience) "All Along the Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix Experience (original by Bob Dylan) "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley (original by Leonard Cohen) "Joan of Arc" - Jennifer Warnes (original by Leonard Cohen) "Eight Miles High" - Roxy Music (original by The Byrds) "Landslide" - Smashing Pumpkins (original by Fleetwood Mac) I don't think I can include Bowie's version of "China Girl" since he co-wrote the song with Iggy Pop; however, Iggy's version did appear first.
Credence Clearwater Revival - "Midnight Special" - original by Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) J. Geils Band - "Pack Fair and Square" - original by Big Walter Horton
Dope - F**k the police (orig. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (orig. Eurythmics) Megadeth - Paranoid (orig. Black Sabbath) Megadeth - No More Mr Nice Guy (orig. Alice Cooper) Metallica (Garage Inc CD) - many songs
Back In The USSR - Billy Joel Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Elton John Pinball Wizard - Elton John The Boys Are Back - Bon Jovi American Pie - Madonna Smokin in the Boys Room - Motley Crue
All Along the Watchtower-Dave Matthews Band (Bob Dylan) In a Big Country-moe. (Big Country) Long Black Veil-Dave Matthews Band (Johnny Cash) Time of the Season-Dave Matthews Band (Zombies) The Maker-Dave Matthews Band (Willie Nelson/Daniel Lanois) See a theme?
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson I don't think they ever released it, but I have a video of Green Day playing Johnny B. Goode in concert.
You are officially never allowed to post in a music thread ever again Some of my favorites: Live and Let Die - GnR Knockin' on Heaven's Door - GnR Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles Guitar Man - Cake Sad Songs and Waltez - Cake I Will Survive - Cake Venus - Bananarama Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm Smokin' in the Boys Room - Motley Crue Proud Mary - CCR Boys in the Hood - Dynamite Hack
Ride Into The Sun - Luna - Orig. Velvet Underground Devo - Secret Agent Man - Orig. (I think) Johnny Rivers. It was the theme from the Saint. The Plugz - Hombre Secreto(Secret Agent Man) - Orig. (I think) Johnny Rivers. It was the theme from the Saint. Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego - Orig. The Beachboys Derailers - Raspberry beret - Orig. Prince Devo - Are You Experienced - Orig. Jimmy Hendrix The Clash - Police On My Back - the Equals (featuring Eddy Grant as singer.)
"I Fought the Law (and the law won) - The Clash "I Shot the Sheriff" - Eric Clapton "Staying Alive" - Ozzy and Dweezil Zappa "Mr. Tambourine Man" - The Byrds "Crossroads" - Cream "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" - Beatles "Vooddo Child (Slight Return) - Stevie Ray Vaughn "Strawberry Fields Forever" - Zappa Todd Rundgren's "Faithful" album years ago had all covers on one side that were each awesome note-for-note recreations of: If 6 was 9, Good Vibrations, Strawberry Fields, Rain, You Go Your Way I'll Go Mine. Worth checking out.
"I'll be there" (Jackson 5) - Mariah Carey One of the greatest concerts moments ever was at a Yes concert I attended back in the 80's. During the encore they covered Jimi's "Purple Haze". That was freakin' amazing.
devo - (can't get no) satisfaction (rolling stones) toni basil - be stiff (devo) the swans - love will tear us apart (joy division) devo - head like a hole (nine inch nails) butthole surfers - communication breakdown (led zeppelin) p - i save cigarettes (for a poor girl, cross town) (daniel johnston)
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin (orig. by Simon & Garfunkel) Hazy Shade of Winter - Bangles (orig. by Simon & Garfunkel) I Put A Spell on You - C.C.R. (orig. by Screaming Jay Hawkins) Summertime - Billy Stewart (orig. by George & Ira Gershwin) This ranks right up there with All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix for sounding nothing like the original. Stewart's singing is nothing short of brilliant or off the f!@#ing wall. Sweet Jane - Cowboy Junkies (orig. by Velvet Underground) On Broadway - George Benson(album version) (orig. by The Drifters) Don't Play That Song - Aretha Franklin (orig. by Ben E. King)
YES! I collect alot of covers. A blog that specializes in covers called "Copy, Right?" always has some fun stuff. http://copycommaright.blogspot.com/ Tomorrow - Rivers Cuomo Dopeman - Less Than Jake 99 Red Balloons - Angry Salad (Actually alot of covers of this song are good) Unforgiven - Apocalyptica Hotel California - Gypsy Kings I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton (I worked with the guy who recorded it and I heard some great stories about the recording session of this song) Darling Nikki - Foo Fighters, Asylum Street Spankers also cover this superbly. Almost all of the Hayseed Dixie & Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies covers Paint It Black - Modettes Gin and Juice - A Newfound Glory Paranoid - Ruder Than You Burnin' Love - The Porkers Hungry Like The Wolf - Reel Big Fish Take On Me - Reel Big Fish Marijuanaville - David Allen Coe (Does this count as a cover?) Guess I was in a Ska mood today... Great song. The copy of it that I have is live from a Dutch radio show they played a set on. It was a promotional disc sent out to radio stations to promote the "Come On Feel The Lemonheads" album.
"I Shot the Sheriff"-Eric Clapton (Originally done by Bob Marley) "Little Nicky"-Foo Fighters (Originally done by Prince) theres others, I dont have time to post right now, probably later i'll add some more.
i love cover tunes. why do they get a bad rap in rock while it's normal for country, jazz and blues artists to do "standards".
There was a tribute to Jimi Hendrix (Stone Free) that came out 12 years ago. Most of the songs were done very well. ICE-T - "Hey Joe" Clapton - "Stone Free" Buddy Guy - "Red House" There are other very good covers. This album stood out when I saw the thread title.
Johnny Cash - Hurt : Nine Inch Nails Marilyn Manson - Down in the Park : Gary Numan Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love : Soft Cell Marilyn Manson - Golden Years : David Bowie Foo Fighters - Down in the Park : Gary Numan Nine Inch Nails - Metal : Gary Numan Disturbed - Shout : Tears for Fears Smashing Pumpkins - Never Let Me Down Again : Depeche Mode Meat Beat Manifesto - Everything Counts : Depeche Mode God Lives Underwater - Fly On A Windshield : Depeche Mode Failure - Enjoy The Silence : Depeche Mode Damn... so many more to list...
