what's your favorite cover?

Post by **The Dreaming** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:26 am

Hands down, Rufus Wainright's cover of "Across the Universe". He has got to be the only person ever to do a Beatles cover that actually exceeds the original recording. (I know it's hard to believe, just compare the two!)

Primus also does a mean cover of "Have a Cigar"

The I am Sam soundtrack has a lot of good beatles covers, and a few that are mangled. It's a damn good album though.

Post by **theDespiser** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:59 pm

Type O Negative's versions of Paranoid and Black Sabbath...Gates of Ishtar did a good cover of WASP's 'I wanna be somebody'...

Ozzy's version of stayin alive by the beegees was really funny...

Post by **Queeaqueg Darkmoon** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:07 pm

Jimi Hendrix did a great cover of Bob Dylan's song, so good that Jimi Hendrix was remembered for doing it instead of Dylan, but i can't remember the song.

Post by **danlo** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:35 pm

You're probably thinking of All Along the Watch Tower. (Neil Young does a damm good cover of it too...

Neil also does a great version of The Greatful Dead's Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do? on Broken Arrow. It's recorded live in a sleasy little bar and I think he's just as drunk as the patrons!

)

Post by **onewyteduck** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:06 am

danlo wrote:(sidenote: I really dig Jerry Garcia & David Grisham's Jar o Whiskey! Worst cover of American Pie, and mayb worst cover EVER: Madonna )

Bad as it was, I don't think it's as bad as Lenny Kravitz's American Woman or Bananarama's Venus. Those are the worst IMO

Duck

Post by **danlo** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:59 am

Right you are Duck! Nothing's worse than LK's American Woman--**holds nose, runs away!**

Post by **Nav** » Thu Oct 28, 2004 11:35 am

Ah, Lenny Kravitz. The man who makes Jimi Hendrix turn in his grave more frequently than anyone else. That said, I've always quite liked the riff on his American Woman.

I'm quite fond of Sundays' cover of the Stones' Wild Horses. One of my friends wants it for the first dance at her wedding

Post by **Cail** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:03 am

How 'bout Nine Inch Nails doing "Get Down Make Love" by Queen, or Tom Jones and Art of Noise doing Prince's "Kiss"?

But the best, I think, is Van Halen's "You Really Got Me".

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Oct 29, 2004 1:39 am

I totally agree with Cail on "You Really Got Me".
I also like "My Way" - Sex Pistols
"All Along The Watchtower" - XTC
"Aint That A Shame" - Cheap Trick
"California Sun" - Ramones
"Satisfaction"- DEVO
"Someone's Been Sleepin In My Bed" - Foghat

Post by **dennisrwood** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:23 am

No Depression : Uncle Tupelo
Help Me Rhonda : Kevin Max
Dominoes: Dave Gilmour
Sunshine Superman : Husker Du
Happiness Is A Warm Gun : Breeders
To Sir With Love: Natalie Merchant/Michael Stipe
Because The Night : 10.000 Maniacs
Everyday Is Sunday : 10,000 Maniacs
Knocking On Heaven's Door : Roger Waters
Wurlitzer Prize: Norah Jones

Post by **amanibhavam** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:20 am

covers, eh?

Cream: Sitting On Top Of The World - original by Howlin' Wolf

Post by **dANdeLION** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 2:22 pm

I Need A Lover Who Won't Drive Me Crazy - Pat Benetar
Cocaine - Eric Clapton
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Funky Town - Psuedo Echo

Post by **Sheriff Lytton** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:40 pm

Tool "No Quarter" (Led Zeppelin cover)

Post by **Byrn** » Tue Nov 30, 2004 11:59 pm

A couple from Johnny Cash.

NIN- Hurt
Soundgarden - Rusy Cage

I think Cash's version of Hurt was better. Rusty Cage was just cool.

Post by **Cheval** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:27 am

Queeaqueg Darkmoon wrote:Jimi Hendrix did a great cover of Bob Dylan's song, so good that Jimi Hendrix was remembered for doing it instead of Dylan, but i can't remember the song.

"All Along The Watch Tower", "Hey Joe", and I believe there was
one other song that Dylan wrote/played, but Hendrix made popular.
I like the Hendrix versions a HELLUVA lot better than the Dylan versions.

Post by **drew** » Fri Dec 10, 2004 12:34 am

The Greatfull Dead do an awesome cover of Good Lovin'

A graet cover album I've had since Iw as a teenageer (early 90's) is:
If I were a Carpernter.
It's all these Alt/Punk and just a few hard rockers playing their take on songs by the Carpenters.
Four non-Blones do an awesome version of Bless the Beasts and the children, and Sonic Youth do this spooky version of Superstar

Post by **Lorelei** » Sat Dec 18, 2004 12:27 am

My current fave is an artist named Jonatha Brooke doing Alan Parsons "Eye in the Sky", also Norah Jones "Cold, Cold Heart" (Hank Williams), and Smashing Pumpkins "Destination Unknown" (Missing Persons)

Post by **drew** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 6:16 pm

I've never heard SP do this....where can I find it, as they are one of my favs.

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 8:02 pm

Destination Unknown? The "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" single. Yeah, I also like their cover of the Cure's "A Night Like This." The Strokes do Velvet Underground's "Run Run Run" well, and I like the version of Pink Floyd's "Money" by Velvet Revolver. And then there are classics like "All Along the Watchtower" by Hendrix, and I like GNR's version of Bob Dylan's "Knockin on Heaven's Door."

Post by **drew** » Thu Dec 30, 2004 11:45 pm

Has anyone heard the band (I think they're called) 311 sing (and I use the term sing lightly) the Cure's Lovesong?
Man, Thanks alot for ruining one of my favorite songs.

Kevin's Watch

Kevin's Watch

what's your favorite cover?