Kevin's Watch

Posted: **Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:42 pm**

dANdeLION wrote:Tainted Love:

Gloria Jones

Soft Cell

Are you waiting for someone to post this one?

Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:24 am**

The Gates of Babylon- Rainbow

And it's not an exact cover, but hey:

En Nombre de Dios - Mago de Oz

Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:15 am**

Stonemaybe wrote:
dANdeLION wrote:Tainted Love:

Gloria Jones

Soft Cell
Are you waiting for someone to post this one?

God, no. There's no way in hell I'd post anything by that douche bag.

Posted: **Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:35 pm**

Eight Miles High

theByrds

HuskerDu

Posted: **Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:17 pm**

I noticed that no one is actually voting.

Menolly wrote:
dANdeLION wrote:South Side Of The Sky:

Spock's Beard
Now that was different, but quite good in its own way.

I had not heard much Spock's Beard. Thanks for posting that, dAN.

That was awesome! Spock's Beard is amazing. I like the take on the vocals, but I miss Bruford and Squire.

Winner: Yes.

You Really Got Me

The Kinks
Van Halen

Winner: Van Halen by about a million miles.

Crossroads

Robert Johnson
Cream
Rush

Winner: Rush.

Posted: **Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:44 pm**

HuskerDu

manic depression

hendrix

ThrowingMuses

happiness is a warm gun

beatles

breeders

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 2:58 am**

Blinded by the Light
Bruce
Manfred Mann

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:39 am**

If we are voting...

Fist and Faith wrote:Blinded by the Light
Bruce
Manfred Mann

Manfred Mann by a galaxy.
I classify Bruce with Dylan. Fantastic song writers. Just don't ask me to listen to them perform their own stuff, please.

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:03 pm**

I know this thread is for best covers, but I just have to share that they play a truly awful version of Father and Son at my work, and it makes me sad.

Posted: **Fri Jul 29, 2011 11:01 pm**

The World Turned Upside Down (or The Diggers' Song)

original by Leon Rosselson (can't find a recorded version)

Billy Bragg's's version

and Chumbawumba's

and The Oysterband's

Billy wins.

Posted: **Sun Jul 31, 2011 6:00 am**

Gold Dust Woman

fleetwood mac

Hole

hungry like the wolf

Duran Duran

Hole

Posted: **Sun Jul 31, 2011 8:42 pm**

Nobody Does It Better

Carly

Radiohead

always loved the song, have always loved Carly and love radiohead as well so i have a hard time saying which i love better. love them both but i love thom yorke for covering the song!!

Posted: **Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:51 am**

It's unfair but I don't care

Wild Thing

The Troggs

Hendrix

Sam Kinison

Posted: **Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:49 am**

The Boys Of Summer

Don Henley

the Ataris

Codeseven

the Hooters

Posted: **Wed Aug 31, 2011 2:23 am**

Cambo wrote:I know this thread is for best covers, but I just have to share that they play a truly awful version of Father and Son at my work, and it makes me sad.

Who does? I'm a huge Cat fan!

Posted: **Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:12 am**

Exnihilo2 wrote:It's unfair but I don't care

Wild Thing

The Troggs

Hendrix

Sam Kinison

Van Halen

A live version with Sammy. Both Sam and Ed jam at the end.

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:39 am**

I don't have a link, but here's one of my favorites:

Planet Caravan by

Black Sabbath
Pantara

I can't decide which version is better.

Posted: **Tue Sep 13, 2011 5:15 am**

Cheval wrote:I don't have a link, but here's one of my favorites:

Planet Caravan by

Black Sabbath
Pantara

I can't decide which version is better.

Sabbath

Pantera

and on that thought...

the story behind Planet Caravan

listening to Ozzy singing quietly without any effects is stunning in an odd way.

Posted: **Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:17 am**

dANdeLION wrote:
Stonemaybe wrote:
dANdeLION wrote:Tainted Love:

Gloria Jones

Soft Cell
Are you waiting for someone to post this one?
God, no. There's no way in hell I'd post anything by that douche bag.

But you did forget this one! Coil - Tainted Love It shows the heartbreak of how people with aids were treated- discarded even- at the time. And look how young they were there! Even a young Marc Almond makes an appearance.

For some of my favourite covers, there are:
Original
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Cover
Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter

Original
Kim Wilde - Cambodia
Cover
Apoptygma berzerk - Cambodia

Original
willow's song
Cover
Nature and Organisation - Wicker man song

Posted: **Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:29 am**

ok - first song i am biased. one time i saw Watt, julie was at a table - i was in front of Watt singing this along with him. I was somewhat drunk and VERY loud. I swore Watt smiled at me and Julie confirmed this and she told me I was the ONLY one singing along with him during the song.

TV Eye
J Mascis and the Fog (Mike Watt)
the Stooges!

red and the black
mike watt & the missing men
BOC!

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