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I think my all-time favorite cover version of any song is Aerosmith's version of the Beatles song "Come Together". I actually like it better than the original.
So what's your favorite cover?

Please don't murder me because I mention a country singer! But Garth Brook's versions of American Pie and Vincent, imho, blow away Don McClean!

My favorite cover of all time would have to be one I've never heard the original of... Jar o' Whiskey by Metallica (covering Thin Lizzy... though I've actually heard the original Irish song, and man, is it ever different).

As a matter of fact, the entire 2 CD cover album, Garage Inc., is awesome.

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

danlo wrote:Please don't murder me because I mention a country singer! But Garth Brook's versions of American Pie and Vincent, imho, blow away Don McClean!

I won't murder you, but I will shake my head. I've never heard a version of either that I would put above Don McClean.

Ok I take back the American Pie, Damelon!...but I did watch his TV concert and his version of Vincent was magnificent! I'm now listening 2 Petty's "You're So Bad" as if that had a snowball's chance in heck of redeeming my rep!

Erm... yours are all cool.... anyway, mine is "My boyfriend's back" done by punk cover I think (A guy band, heh heh heh) It's so funny.

And then of course Breakfast at Tiffany's cause it's a cool sounding song witha lot of inside jokes with my friends.

My mom got a 'Rocking Mother Goose Songs' Cd for my baby cousin... they did like Mary Had a LIttle Lamb, all rock-popish.... it's funny though I would be caught dead listening to it.

I myself didn't like the Aerosmith version of Come Together as much... It just didn't have the "feel" to me. Plus it didn't have those "drum effects". Or maybe it did. Whatever... Something about John Lennon & Co. I do love Aerosmith, though. Anyway, I liked the cover of “Knockin on Heaven's Door” by GnR. Oh, and the Metallica cover Syl mentioned: "Whiskey in the Jar'O".

Manic Street Preachers made the Theme from M*A*S*H* into a pretty good song, and Muse's cover of Nina Simone's Feeling Good rocks.

Also heard JJ72's cover of Chris Issak's Wicked Game, which is quite nice, and then there's Travis' legendary cover of Baby, one more time...

To be totally "poppy" at the moment my favourite cover is "Big Yellow Taxi" by Counting Crows.
Could not stand Joni Mitchell singing it but can`t get enuff of Counting Crows.

Strangely enough, I actually rather like the Madonna version of American Pie - You guys can shoot me now

The Leper Fairy wrote:Erm... yours are all cool.... anyway, mine is "My boyfriend's back" done by punk cover I think (A guy band, heh heh heh) It's so funny.

Sorry to briefly revive a dead topic, but I thought I'd mention that the band you're referring to is Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, featuring members of various other bands. Me First only do covers, and they're all great!

To join the country fans here. I like Johnny Cash much better than Bruce Springsteen in "Highway Patrolman".

And I do not think that there is an original artist with "Whiskey in the jar"; I always thought it was a traditional (i.e. old) irish song. But then I thought that about "Danny Boy" too.

And I do not think that there is an original artist with "Whiskey in the jar"; I always thought it was a traditional (i.e. old) irish song. But then I thought that about "Danny Boy" too.

What? It's not? Danny Boy, I mean.

Hmm... I'm no good at picking favourite stuff... I thought the Reel Big Fish version of 'Take On Me' was good... and I like 'Imagination' by Harry... Can't really think of any other good covers...

At this point I'm 4rced 2 talk about the soundtrack 2 A Walk on the Moon. It's kinda a hippy/Woodstock-as-it-happens love story starring Diane Lane and the "I'm not Aragorn, yet..." Viggo Mortensen. Very cool songs:
Sunlight/Youngbloods
Summertime/Big Brother & the Holding Co. (Janis Joplin)
Today/Jefferson Airplane
Ripple/Grateful Dead
White Bird/It's a Beautiful Day
among others

THE best song on the CD is Cher and Elija Blue Allman (very good voice, drummer, son of Cher & Greg) doing an absolutely mindblowing version of Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells--it is awesome--worth buying, or burning, it just 4 that song!

birdandbear wrote:What? It's not? Danny Boy, I mean.

Not according to the website I came across while looking for the lyrics online. The site claimed that the lyrics were written by some english fellow, not that long ago as these things go either. The melody is an old irish one, apparently.

danlo wrote:At this point I'm 4rced 2 talk about the soundtrack 2 A Walk on the Moon. It's kinda a hippy/Woodstock-as-it-happens love story starring Diane Lane and the "I'm not Aragorn, yet..." Viggo Mortensen. Very cool songs:
Sunlight/Youngbloods
Summertime/Big Brother & the Holding Co. (Janis Joplin)
Today/Jefferson Airplane
Ripple/Grateful Dead
White Bird/It's a Beautiful Day
among others

THE best song on the CD is Cher and Elija Blue Allman (very good voice, drummer, son of Cher & Greg) doing an absolutely mindblowing version of Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells--it is awesome--worth buying, or burning, it just 4 that song!

Ahhhh Danlo!!!! I love that soundtrack and the movie is one of my top 5 simply because I can identify with the Diane Lane character and because I looovvveee Viggo Mortensen * sigh* take me away Walker Jerome

Have to agree with you, Crimson and Clover is a great track but my fave track is Today/ Jefferson Airplane.

Just heard a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" by A Perfect Circle. Freakin' outstanding. If you thought Lennon's was a little too upbeat...

I absolutely love both Springsteen's and Manfred Mann's versions of Blinded By The Light.