[RANT] Famous Groups and Cover songs

Why somebody ever signed Counting Crows to a record contract is beyond me!

 

have you heard her latest album, all covers of canadian songwriters like JOni Mitchell, Neil Young, Bruce Cockburn, Jane Siberry, leonard Cohen? great disc, beatifully produced and sung.

 

Honestly, they don't bother me, but that cover sure as hell does.

Been meaning to pick that one up. She has an amazing voice.

 

cash's version of "i see darkness"
modest mouse's cover of "i will survive"
jeff buckley nailing "hallelujah"

great covers

 

I really like unexpected covers like:

Zwan's: Number of the Beast (my actual favourite cover song)
Beck's: everybody's gotta learn sometimes (wow !!!)
Calexico's: Alone again or (wow 2)

Often it comes down to the point that good or excellent bands tend to make very good and original coverversion.

Then on the other hand, all the ****ty bands just don't bring it originality-wise and with absolutely no class.......

 

Bad: we will rock you by some boy band, very horrible
good: american pie by madonna very good cover.

 

wt...@#$!

how.... what.... um...

 

Speaking of cross-genre covers (and many of you have probably heard this, but oh well), everyone should give Nina Gordon's cover of "Straight Outta Compton" a listen.

 

nsfw on the above in case you are unfamiliar with the lyrics of the song

 

thanks for that tip. great version, big

 

not that famous.......but these guys do awesome covers......listen! you will not be disappointed.

Lynard Skynard's 'Simple Man'
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Santo and Johnny's 'Sleepwalk'
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Duran Duran's 'Nightboat'
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Sade's 'No ordinary love'
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Cocteau Twin's 'Wax and Wayne'
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Jawbox's 'Savory'
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Weezer's 'Say it ain't so' (featuring Thomas Erak of Fall of Troy)
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Helmet's 'Sinatra' (my personal favorite)
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Duran Duran's 'The Chauffer'
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Depeche Mode's 'To have and to hold'
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The Cure's 'If only tonight we could sleep'
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Depeche Mode's 'Sweetest Perfection'
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hey look! Deftones are covering themselves!

Deftones 'Be quiet and drive'
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it was ok, but no way was it better than the original..

 

Ummm, maybe because they were a major influence for their careers so they honored them? Maybe a wild guess.

 

i dunno. i actually liked manson's take, then cash, and then depeche last.

just for submission, ray lamontagne's rare cover of "crazy" by gnarls barkley is pretty cool.

 

lol at people replying to 3 and a half year old posts.

 

i know right

 

I hate bad covers, but covers have been a staple of popular music for a long time.

 

POTUSA (Presidents of the United States of America) did a version as well - for the Wedding Singer soundtrack, IIRC...


OP - Alien Ant Farm did a smooth criminal cover like 6 years ago that was all over the radio... I assume you were talking about that one

 

You have just impressed the hell out of me.

 

I [heart] thread resurrection!