what's your favorite cover?

Post by **lurch** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 1:46 am

...I can't believe nobody has mentioned,,,Bobbie Darin's " Mack The Knife"..its an all time classic and he succesfully bridged it into Pop music. ...while we're on covers,,and 3 Penny Opera,,how about The Doors,," Show Me The Way."...?...or something totally different,,Jimmy McGriff's cover of " Things Ain't What They Use To Be", if that don't set you to movin..you must be dead....Then of course,,theres John Coltranes, "A Few of My Favorite Things"...WeatherReports, ByrdLand,,or manhattanProjets Byrdland...or Cream's version of Willie Dixon's " Spoonful"..and who could forget L. Welk's rendition of " I Can't Get No Satisfaction." featuring The Lennon Sisters.................?..................MEL

Post by **dennisrwood** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 7:37 am

Dinosaur jr: Just Like Heaven
Husker Du: 8 Miles High
BHS: Hurdy Gurdy Man

Post by **firelion** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 5:11 am

'Whole Lot of Love' by Led Zeppelin-Which is a cover of a Muddy Waters tune 'You Need Love'-well actually a rip really since they gave Muddy no credit.I also like The Deads version of Not Fade Away.

Post by **dennisrwood** » Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:13 am

Jay Farrar : Lucifer Sam
Dumptruck: EVeryone Knows This Is Nowhere
Apostles: Don't You Want Someone To Love?
Thanks To Gravity : Pachobel's Canon
Leah Druin: Out On The Weekend
Rhymes With Clown: Gutwurm Stomp

Apostles were a band I knew in New Hampshire, they broke up.

Leah: a friend of mine, from before I was married.

RWC: my son's band. the cover was of my song, the bassist and i played it. I was on drums and he played guitar. it is the only time I have ever heard one of my songs played. we did about half a dozen runs through it. no one else heard it. and it was beautiful. those of you lucky enough to be in bands know what I mean. and no, i can't play any instrument, or sing for that matter. but it's a simple pattern. and my singing was ok.

Post by **Nigels** » Wed May 25, 2005 3:40 pm

Roadhouse Blues by Status Quo

YouTube · Post by **Menolly** » Wed May 25, 2005 7:52 pm

The 1970's version of The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Peter, Paul, and Mary's Leaving on a Jetplane and Blowing in the Wind
Yes' America

Post by **Damelon** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:26 am

Crosby, Stills and Nash Daylight Again

Post by **amanibhavam** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:48 am

David Bowie - Shape of Things

Post by **Loredoctor** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:57 am

Best album cover ever:

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:47 am

Baby Blue : Aimee Mann (Badfinger)

No Depression : Uncle Tupelo (Carter Family)

Corona : Damnations (Minutemen)

Small Dark Movie : Lucy Kaplansky (Greg Brown)

After the Goldrush : KD Lang (Neil Young)

Ring of Fire : This Kid Named Miles (Johnny Cash)

A Song For You : Whiskeytown (Gram Parsons)

Dimming of the Day : David Gilmour (Richard Thompson)

Name of the Game : Cockeyed Ghost (Badfinger)

Walking the Cow : Mike Watt (Daniel Johnston)

For the Good Times : Al Green (Kris Kristofferson)

Post by **Usivius** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:25 pm

Mr. Bungle doing a mocking live version of "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy to a Toronto audience. The audience goes crzy not realizing the band is making fun of them, and Patton also pronouncing loudly to them, "C'mon, dance! This is your music."

Post by **matrixman** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:53 pm

The Beatles: Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)

The Beatles: Please, Please Mr. Postman (Tambourines?)

Marilyn Manson: Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)

Simple Minds: Street Hassle (Lou Reed)

Pet Shop Boys: Go West (Village People) - and terrific video as well

Post by **Edge** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:22 pm

Matrixman wrote: The Beatles: Please, Please Mr. Postman (Tambourines?)

The Carpenters.

Post by **Cagliostro** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:49 pm

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley originally: Leonard Cohen

Post by **matrixman** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:02 am

Edge wrote:
Matrixman wrote: The Beatles: Please, Please Mr. Postman (Tambourines?)
The Carpenters.

Never heard their version, but I'm afraid I was never into the Carpenters' style.

Post by **ur-bane** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:53 pm

The best cover of all time (IMHO):

Joe Bonamassa's cover of Tim McGraw's Unbroken

If you are a fan of blues music, you've got to give it a listen.
Especially live.

Post by **Cail** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:27 am

Diamonds and Rust-Judas Priest (originally Joan Byez).

Post by **sgt.null** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:13 am

wichita lineman : johnny cash (glen campbell)

happiness is a warm gun: breeders (beatles)

jealous guy: jimmy scott (john lennon)

me & my mnokey : kristen hersh (beatles)

sunshine superman : husker du (donovan)

hurdy gurdy man : bh surfers (donovan)

lucifer sam : apostles / jay farrar (pink floyd)

all of Animals : les claypool (pink floyd)

Post by **Lord Mhoram** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:13 pm

"No One Can Hold A Candle To You" - Morrissey (Raymonde)

"To Love Somebody" - Billy Corgan (Bee Gees)

dennis,

After the Goldrush : KD Lang (Neil Young)

Excellent choice.

I would never have thought of that. I don't really think of it as a cover.

Post by **sgt.null** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:22 am

Mhoram: oddly enough Dolly parton does a fine version of After the Goldrush as well. but the best cover of that song? a friend named Leah used to play that song for me on acoustic guitar. her version of Out On the Weekend was also great...

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