best cover song

[falcor]

the best one i've heard so far is h2o's version of madonna's 'like a prayer'

oh, does y2khai count?
i think that's really bbk in disguise. ahahaha.

[shagwerks]

Mudhoney - The Rose (its on an old Sub Pop release called Sub Pop 2000 or 200 i think, put out in the early 90's or late 80's.)

Hard To Believe (Kiss Cover Album) on C/Z records - All Seattle grunge bands doing Kiss tunes! Yeah! You can't rock much harder than that.

14 Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers (Tim/Kerr Records) - 14 great punk/grunge cover tunes of songs by the Wipers. Nirvana, Hole, and Thurston Moore dish out some great songs.

Chairman of the Board - Double Cd set of Sinatra covers by cool indie bands.

The Bridge (A tribute to Neil Young) - Neil Young covers. Fucking A this rocks. The Pixies and Sonic Youth are on this. Wow.

I'm a cover song freak. I buy cover albums left and right. Its always cool to hear someone's interpretation of another tune. Dare i say it, sometimes they're better than the originals.

[ooze]

i like Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane" done by the Cowboy Junkies.

[angoraphobia]

Beatles Live and Let Die done by Guns N Roses

Commodores Easy done by Faith No More

CCR's Bad Moon Rising done by Lagwagon

New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle done by Frente

Beatles Across the Universe done by Fiona Apple (she does it WAY better than they do)

Marvin Gaye's version of the Star Spangle Banner is so cool

aaaaaand MY FAVORITEST COVER.........

Rolling Stones Wild Horses as done by the Sundays her voice....that song.....its sooo good.....

[frogbelly]

The Rondelles-Like a Prayer
Ciccone Youth's Burning Up & Into The Groove(y)
Circle Jerk's Jerks on 45.
The Fastbacks-Rocketman
Thug Murder-I Fought the Law
ex-Girl-Pop Muzik
Dinosaur Jr.-Just Like Heaven
The Donnas-Too Fast For Love
The Replacements-any song they covered is just great. Get the bootleg of When the Shit Hits the Fans. Excellent.

Damn I've giving away my secret falcor mix

[Zaius]

All Along the Watchtower covered by Hendrix

[2ndplan]

big drill car - surrender
pinhead gunpowder - big yellow taxi
scapegoat wax - wishing well
i like the face to face cover album too.
there are too many.

my favorite would have to be the slacker's interpretation of wanted dead or alive.

[see_jen_run]

Across The Universe-Fiona Apple

I Think I Love You- Less Than Jake

[/dev/null]

'Eight Miles High' Husker Du
'All along the Watchtower' Jimi Hendrix
'Pressure Drop' The Clash

[/dev/null]

How about Pat Boone's "The Metal Album" LOL!

I second the Like a Prayer cover by the Rondelles, it just plain rules.

I've been in love with the cover of Steely Dan's Dr. Wu as done by the Minutemen and The Smoking Popes' cover of Stevie Nicks' Leather and Lace for my entire young adulthood. Good times, man, good times.

But the pinnacle of good cover songs is the Gories doing Gimme Some Money by Spinal Tap. It's my most cherished record.

[Natecore]

I second the vote for the hendrix version of watchtower. My anti-vote goes to any Bob Marley covers, including the fugees. Dude, why mess with that? The Orgy version of Blue Monday is pretty craptacular as well.

[jinzoningen]

Recently, Alien Ant Farm's cover of "Smooth Criminal".

"Higher Ground" and "Fire" by Red Hot Chilipeppers

"War Pigs" by Faith No More

"Little Wing" by Stevie Ray Vaughn

[Decadent1]

The Kinks "You Really Got Me" covered by Van Halen.

[drahcirual]

Originally posted by angoraphobia
New Order's Bizarre Love Triangle done by Frente

great choice. i like frente's cover of the flintstone cartoon song 'open your heart and let the sun shine in.' and in that same album 'sugar sugar' by mary lou lord and semisonic.

[fancyk]

The Magnetic Fields doing Boston's "More Than A Feeling" on a bootleg, The Wedding Present doing "Box Elder", Love & Rockets "Ball of Confusion", Jonathan Fire*Eater "The City That Never Sleeps", Slant 6 "Rebel Rebel", Rorschach "21st Century Schizoid Man"

That's all I can think of right now.

-k

[drahcirual]

Originally posted by Natecore
My anti-vote goes to any Bob Marley covers, including the fugees.
what about the marge simpson version?
'next time you see a sheriff, shoot him... a smile.' come to think of it, i agree with you.

[dstorberg]

Devo-(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Minutemen-Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

Rocket From the Crypt-that Big Bopper song, you know, "Hellloooo bayyyyby!"

Scared of Chaka-Hand in Hand

I am a big collector of cover songs... love 'em and hate 'em both :)

My personal faves:

A-Ha's "Take on Me" by Reel Big Fish
Van Halen's "Jump" by Aztec Camera
The Carpenters' "Rainy Days and Mondays" by Cracker
"Phantom of the Opera" by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (actually, almost ALL their stuff is great)
Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas" by Dead Kennedys
Oasis' "Wonderwall" by Mike Flowers Pops
Sinatra's "My Way" by Sex Pistols
DMB's "Ants Marching" by Da Vinci's Notebook


And to mix it up, here's some rather interesting ones:

Spice Girls' "Wannabe" by Zebrahead
Britney Spears' "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by Mr. Bungle, and another by Travis
"The Mary Tyler Moore Theme" by Time to Waste
The Doors' "Light my Fire" by Zacharias
Ace of Base's "Beautiful Life" by Smurfarna


...And the mother of all cover songs:

Elton John's "Rocket Man" by William Shatner


[Edited by Ko-Chan on 08-17-2001 at 07:34 PM]

[jen_er_ator]

Originally posted by see_jen_run

Across The Universe-Fiona Apple




i can't believe that i like this cover...i hate fiona apple and when i found out it was her my boyfriend laughed at me like the bully from the simpsons and ISH. "HA ha!"

Welcome to the Jungle by Cibo Matto (all you recent cibo live show kickers know exactly what i'm talking about)

Wild Horses by the Sundays

Sweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies

all of puff daddy's songs....hahahaha. just kidding

Originally posted by angrykitty

hehe...that's so bad, it's cool. did leornard nimoy do cover songs too?


He darn well did!

If I were a Carpenter
Proud Mary
Put a Little Love in your Heart

...and more! Does the insanity ever end?

[jen_er_ator]

Originally posted by Ko-Chan
I am a big collector of cover songs... love 'em and hate 'em both :)

The Doors' "Light my Fire" by Zacharias



some of you guys heard about detroit grand pubas while out seeing cibo matto in nyc...they did a great version of light my fire on their 12"...it sounds like the speak and spell guy on crack.

[Asharak]

The MC5's "Kick Out The Jams" by Blue Öyster Cult
Chuck Berry's "Back In The U.S.A." by The MC5
Motörhead's "Orgasmatron" and Black Sabbath's "Symptom Of The Universe" by Sepultura
Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath" and Seals & Croft's "Summer Breeze" by Type O Negative
Black Sabbath's "Planet Caravan" by Pantera
Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" by Faith No More
The Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" by Anal Cunt
Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" and Tom Waits' "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" by The Ramones
The Rolling Stones' "Gimme Shelter" by The Goo Goo Dolls
Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" by Shades Apart
Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" by Alien Ant Farm
Agnostic Front's "Your Mistake", Head Of David's "Dog Day Sunrise", and Gary Numan's "Cars" by Fear Factory

[Edited by Waco Jesus on 02-18-2002 at 05:41 PM]

[jen_er_ator]

damnit...i forgot one more (i'm sure many more will pop into my head, but for now...)

sabath bloody sabath by the Cardigans

i didn't like their iron man cover though...go figure?

[Willie D]

Originally posted by Zaius
All Along the Watchtower covered by Hendrix




Yeah, when the original artist ditches his arrangement for the cover it's gotta be pretty damn good.



Other good covers:

Police and Thieves, The Clash
Twist and Shout, The Beatles

[Shoujo~Dojo]

Judas Priets "Painkiller" performed by Death.
Black Sabbaths "Hole In The Sky" by Pantera
Nirvanas "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Alice In Chains (god its funny)
Deep Purples "Smoke On The Water" by Soulfly/Sepultura(it sounds like maxs sepultura days more on this song)
Metalicas "Nothing Else Matters" by Apocalyptica
Gary Numans "Cars" by Fear Factory

Worst cover EVER: Human Nature (gayass boy band from australia) doing some ZZTop song. it was so poor. the guys from ZZTop just laughed their heads off all the way through it.

[falcor]

oh yeah. travis's cover of 'baby one more time' or whatever that b. spears song is. and hi-standard's california dreamin (mamas and papas)

[Robocon^^]

Originally posted by jen_er_ator
some of you guys heard about detroit grand pubas while out seeing cibo matto in nyc...they did a great version of light my fire on their 12"...it sounds like the speak and spell guy on crack. [/B]

Yeah, I d'loaded a whole bunch of Cibo Matto covers awhile back not knowing where they came from. I need to check their discography someday. I liked their loungey covers of Smells Like Teen Spirit and Black Hole Sun.

Shonen Knife's "I Wanna be Sedated" is a fun one. I Wanna Be Sideriiii...

[Edited by Robocon^^ on 08-18-2001 at 12:09 AM]

[Cornelius]

does cartoon or tv song count?!?!

if so...
pavement - no more kings (school house rocks)
chavez - little twelvetoes (school house rocks)
sublime - hong kong fuey, always feel like skanking to that (saturday morning cartoons)
blood hound gang - kids incorporated (i forgot the album...but its funny as ren and stimpy)

legit songs...
failure - enjoy the silence (Dmodes trib album)
smashing pumpkins - never let me down (Dmodes trib album)
I.T. - kings of rock (operation beatbox album)
sparklehorse - wish you were here (dont know the album, have the mp3)

there was this band that covered dj shadows high noon song live...and dang another band that did bjork all is full of love live too...
forgot the names right now...shazzzbot!?!!?

[fmstlr]

this shit, oops ISH, is funny, oops, substantively funny.

http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=831018840/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=NIMOY*LEONARD%5CWILLIAM+SHATNER/ITEMID=552438

[fmstlr]

more funny ISH

http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=831018840/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=SENOR+COCONUT+Y+SU+CONJUNTO/ITEMID=1223901

I love this CD, I laugh my headz offf everytime.

[Robocon^^]

Originally posted by fmstlr
this shit, oops ISH, is funny, oops, substantively funny.

http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=831018840/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/album.html/ArtistID=NIMOY*LEONARD%5CWILLIAM+SHATNER/ITEMID=552438


Yeah, Spock's Ballad of Bilbo Baggins made the cut.

[yangnome]

just about that whole dm trib album (various artists for the masses) was good....my fav on there was world in my eyes done by the cure
Bigod20's version of Madonna's Like a prayer
Sisters of Mercy doin Pink Floyd's comfortably numb
nine inch richards version of closer...pretty funny shit
violent femmes eep app ork ahh ahh(that song from the jetsons)
cant think of any other good ones right now...
ones that suck:
madonnas version of american pie
somebody already mentioned the fugees bullshit
that police remake who did that???pdiddy??? i don't know i just heard the shit and didn't like it

[jen_er_ator]

i knew i was leaving out a few....

walk all over you by Operation Ivy (great version of nancy sinatra's "these boots were made for walking")

99 red balloons by Seven Seconds

[falcor]

oh oh! when we saw cibo matto their opening song was gnr's welcome to the jungle. complete with 'sha na na na na na' they rocked. also, the police's don't stand so close to me. i like the gourd's cover of snoop's gin and juice. and phish's version of tubthumping. they rule.

[DreadedWheat]

I was forever changed when I heard Wall of Voodoo's cover of the immortal Ring of Fire. They take that song to another planet, I swear to god.

[DreadedWheat]

Originally posted by falcor
oh oh! when we saw cibo matto their opening song was gnr's welcome to the jungle. complete with 'sha na na na na na' they rocked. also, the police's don't stand so close to me. i like the gourd's cover of snoop's gin and juice. and phish's version of tubthumping. they rule.

Cibo Matto opened with that when I saw them too! It took me a couple minutes to figure it out... I turned to my sister and said "Dude... That's welcome to the jungle..." Where did you see them?

[5.92]

Yellow Sarong by The scene is now.
Yo La Tengo redid that shit and thats my favorite cover song.
Thanks for coming

[drahcirual]

Originally posted by jen_er_ator
i knew i was leaving out a few....
walk all over you by Operation Ivy (great version of nancy sinatra's "these boots were made for walking")

damn right. good pick! me likey.
nausea "hear nothing/ain't no feeble bastard" (discharge).
anti-shower! anti deoderant! crusting in the pit!
anyone know when the rondelles hit ca? i really wanna see them live.

[Ryan]

Originally posted by falcor
oh oh! when we saw cibo matto their opening song was gnr's welcome to the jungle. complete with 'sha na na na na na' they rocked. also, the police's don't stand so close to me. i like the gourd's cover of snoop's gin and juice. and phish's version of tubthumping. they rule.

hehe i remember that..i was scratching my head for a bit trying to figure it out...axl rose where is thee?!?!?


as for covers..acapelle groups in general tend to have interesting covers

[ridestalker]

action patrol cover of time after time by cyndi lauper
drunk injuns cover of they walked in line by joy division

Oh, and some more!
[list]
Chuck Berry's "No Particular Place to Go" by the Toy Dolls
Snoop Dog's "Gin & Juice" by Barenaked Ladies
Gloria Gaynor's "I will Survive" by Cake
The Proclaimers' "500 Miles" by Less Than Jake
"Spiderman" by Moxy Fruvous
Abba's "Dancing Queen" by the SF Gay Men's Chorus
Backstreet Boys' "I Want it That Way" by Limbeck
Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" by Korn and Vanilla Ice

hahaha...

[falcor]

Originally posted by DreadedWheat
Originally posted by falcor
oh oh! when we saw cibo matto their opening song was gnr's welcome to the jungle. complete with 'sha na na na na na' they rocked. also, the police's don't stand so close to me. i like the gourd's cover of snoop's gin and juice. and phish's version of tubthumping. they rule.

Cibo Matto opened with that when I saw them too! It took me a couple minutes to figure it out... I turned to my sister and said "Dude... That's welcome to the jungle..." Where did you see them?

nyc - bowery ballroom. 1st week of aug.
i like social distortion's version of ring of fire. reminds me of that sony vaio alien dude with the big blue head. he's so cute.

[hippyjonny]

white stripes-jolene
satisfaction-cat power
jeff buckley-hallelujah
zen guerilla-moonage daydream
rolling stones-stop breaking down

[ridestalker]

wait wait... braid's cover of now that i found you (i don't know who that's by) and this charming man (you know who). oh and naked eyes' burt bacharach.

wait again... i have to edit this. what the fuck am i thinking? j church's ELO covers are fucking great. Turn to stone and telephone lines are the best ones, but Discount's whole side of Billy Bragg covers is amazing. i'll make out to that one day...

[Edited by ridestalker on 08-20-2001 at 12:40 AM]

[utinni2]

The first song that came to mind was Cakes' version 'I Will Survive'.

[etokle]

Recently the Mark Kozelek cover records have been kick ass - you know you're onto something when you can bring both AC/DC and John Denver to the table and make it work. In fact, the John Denver covers record Kozelek put together is great overall -- I guarantee will make you think twice about dissing Mr. Rocky Mountain High. Even if he was on the Muppet Show.

I love the Catpower version of Smog's "Red Apples".
Bedhead doing Joy Division's "Disorder".
Husker Du - "Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme.

Neil Young cover corner:
Low doing "Down by the River"
BTS doing "Cortez the Killer"
Emmy Lou Harris doing "Wrecking Ball"
I'm not going to bring up Dylan. . .
Ok, Byrds doing "You Ain't Going Nowhere". This may be the best Dylan cover of all time.
-=e=-

[Panthor]

Just cause it cracks me up- "Boyz-n-the Hood" by Dynamite Hack

State of Alert's version of "Stepping Stone" by the Monkees
(not an exact cover but close enough)

Social D- Ring of Fire

UK Subs- Cocaine

Biz Marke- Benny and the Jets(another really funny one)

[Shogun]

"Angel" by the Drop Nineteens

"Baker Street" by the Foo Fighters

"Time Of The Season" by Big Blue Missile feat. Scott Weiland

"Microphone Fiend" by Rage Against The Machine

[shagwerks]

Mary, Mary - Run DMC (not!)

A big silly grin and a cookie if you can tell me who's song they were really doing. It was a cover like no other.

[Mikio4]

All of Killdozer's covers but especially I Am, I Said
The Supersucker's Dead Homiez
Laibach's I, Me, Mine

And many others that have already been mentioned.

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

John Coltrane
My Favourite Things

Nuff said...


Respect.

[Panthor]

Originally posted by shagwerks
Mary, Mary - Run DMC (not!)

A big silly grin and a cookie if you can tell me who's song they were really doing. It was a cover like no other.

They were doing a cover of the Monkees. Where my cookie Mcbastard.

Another great cover is "Under My thumb" by The Rolling Stones covered by Social D

[shoegaze]

there are a buncha cool covers, but one that comes to mind, even if it is super long is the Warlock Pinchers 'I think we're Tiffany (I think we're alone now)...

[drahcirual]

because by eliott smith

Originally posted by /dev/null

How about Pat Boone's "The Metal Album" LOL!

say no more it's da best!!

[Decadent1]

I like Rancid's rendition of No woman no cry.

[phism]

takako minekawa - drive my car

strange how takako minekawa, being the single greatest human being alive, can take a stupid paul mccartney song and make it so lovable.

I just picked up this awesome remix/cover of "Controversy" @ Gramaphone records in Chicago. I can't recall who did it, cuz the jacket was black and the label was hand written with a black sharpie. I put it down at a party we where playing at this weekend and everyone loved it. It was like, 'wow - that song is already great, and this is the bomb'

I guess I should try and find out who put it together...

[tim just tim]

mike ness-don't think twice
i fought the law-the clash
any irish folk cover by the pogues/shane mcgowan

WHERE IS THAT RANCID COVER OF NO WOMAN NO CRY???? IS IT ON THE NEW "GIVE EM THE BOOT" comp (coming out in nov)???????

[Decadent1]

I got it off of aimster. If you want I could email it to you.

[Make Room]

Built to Spill's cover of "I Try" by Macy Gray.
"Harvest Moon" (Neil Young) and "Waterloo Sunset" (the Kinks) by Elliott Smith.

[jardine]

I just got Reproductions--the songs of the Human League and ALL the covers are incredibly good. Oh my goodness. I can't stop listening to the CD. Hours and hours of happiness without end...

[Old_Skool_Yukio_Mishima]

Best cover song would have to be Dinasour Jr. covering The Cure's Just like heaven!

[falcor]

holy shit i'd love to hear that. i love dino jr.

most recently i found an old guitar wolf album. they do a funny, fucked up cover of summertime blues.
and, the generics, an acapella group. they did aha's take on me and they even do the electronic sounds. it's great.

[archonemis]

nine inch nails - memorabilia

damn, I love that song.

[jardine]

Sonic Youth's version of Superstar. Yay!

[Ryan]

i forgot who did it ..but its a piano version of "on Earth" by the sundays...miss those guys

whenever someone can bust out a piano cover props to dem

[shoegaze]

it's not my fav, but i had NOFX doing OMD's electricity!

[martin]

The Chemical People have done so many great GG Allin and KISS songs (not to mention The Go-Go's, The Hard-Ons, and Tom Jones), but their version of Patti Smith's "Ask The Angels" is easily the greatest cover songs ever. That 7" that came out right before The Right Thing (their third LP with the Beto Hernandez cover) was their turning point.

Others of note:
SNFU - Wild World
Redd Kross - Blow You a Kiss in the Wind
Descendents - Wendy
Dag Nasty - 12XU
Fifteen - Hey Joe
Big Drill Car - Big Shot

I'll think of a thousand more later.

[grotani]

Shonen Knife's cover of "top of the world" on the "If I Was a Carpenter" cd gets my vote. It fits them perfectly. Bouncy,happy,and completely over the top.

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

Originally posted by Sleepy Introvert Ninja




















John Coltrane
My Favourite Things

Nuff said...


Respect.

yup

[gjmak]

Johnny Cash's version of U2's "One" is absolutly stunning.

[Old_Skool_Yukio_Mishima]

Dinosaur Jr. covering the Cure's Just like heavan!

[kid_robotron]

'Drive my car' as covered by Takako Minekawa.

She sings it in that tiny voice that your girl uses when she wants u to buy her something, or she's had too much to drink.

I know that voice too well.

utada hikaru doing u2's "with or without you"

[kid_robotron]

I've just found the ultimate in cover versions...

Anarchy in the UK – Yukari Fresh

Funneee.

[client 15]

There are a lot of great covers, but the best that I´ve heard lately is definitely Living da vida loca by the toy dolls..

[shawn_k]

flaming lips-what a wonderful world

[5.92]

Yellow Sarong-Yo La Tengo

[falcor]

311's version of what i got.

[frogbelly]

Like A prayer-Rondelles

[digininja]

ben folds five - twin falls
i heard the ben folds version first and liked it better.

hippos - groovy kind of love
new found glory - glory of love (that karate kid song! muahaha)

oh... i found this funny punk cover of gin and juice... i don't know who it's by, but it's hilarious. awesome.

[jardine]

"something stupid" as done by La Buena Vida. It's a song, according to the liner notes, popularized by Frank and Nancy Sinatra. It sounds so cute and happy in accented English!

[Cy]

hey jardine!


haa!

yeah well..i like
Cowboy Junkies - Blue Moon Revisited.

bye jardine.

[jardine]

yay!
HI CY!! Long time no hear from =)
Hmmm...another good cover...
Pink Martini does a cool version of Ravel's Bolero.
Later Cy--

[drahcirual]

the covers record
cat power

[blink]

let's go out tonight - craig armstrong (original by The Blue Nile)

waiting in vain - annie lennox (bob marley)

just like heaven - dinosaur jr (the cure)

femme fatale - big star (velvet underground)

[yangnome]

Originally posted by falcor
the generics, an acapella group. they did aha's take on me and they even do the electronic sounds. it's great.
my friend and i do that when we do karaoke ...including most of the electronic sounds...of course its not acapella, just cheesy midi background music

[yangnome]

Originally posted by etokle
-- I guarantee will make you think twice about dissing Mr. Rocky Mountain High. Even if he was on the Muppet Show.


the fact that he was a top-rate sniper in vietnam makes me think twice about issin the guy...i have heard rumors that some of his lyrics were inspired by his sniping excapades...i doubt it though i know one i heard was in rocky mountain high...something about shodows moving in the starlight (starlight scope is a military rifle cope) but i dont know, most of the rest of the song doesnt support this theory...though some parts seem to...hhmmm...

[jardine]

The entire album "Reproductions--songs of the Human League" is pretty darn good, in my opinion.

[spiff]

Jawbox's cover of Tori Amos's "Cornflake Girl"

Jawbreaker's "With or Without U2" is a funky quasi-cover

[tsar nicholas]

New fave :

Th' cover of Berlin's "Sex (I'm a)" on th' Automator's "Lovage" album. Evil yet jiggy.

[stryfe]

william s. burrough's cover of r.e.m.'s star me kitten.

r.e.m.'s covers of 'love is all around' by the troggs, and
the lion sleeps tonight

and s.e.s' 'dreams come true' cover of the nylon beats 'like a fool'

[Make Room]

Originally posted by ultra taro
Originally posted by beejay
utada hikaru doing u2's "with or without you"

she also did a pretty good cover of sinatra's "fly me to the moon."

She also covered that one song that goes "lovin' you is easy 'cause you're beautiful ... "

[Dolma]

Israel Kamakawiwa'ole 'Over the Rainbow'

[dstorberg]

Saw Superchunk last week and they covered "Born to Run" by you-know-who. Complete with saxophone solo.

[teef]

My Favorite Covers (That haven't been mentionned yet in this thread)

-Brad Mehldau's jazz version of Radiohead's Exit Music (For A Film)

-Björk's version of You Don't Know What Love Is

-Dinosaur Jr.'s version of Peter Frampton's Show Me The Way

-Cat Power's version of Sea Of Love

[Edited by teef on 11-28-2001 at 12:19 PM]

[kyoppolife]

"under pressure" - figdish (originally queen)
"here comes the rain again" - death cab for cutie (originally the eurythmics)
"fields of gold" - eva cassidy (originally sting)

[Edited by kyoppolife on 12-01-2001 at 02:28 PM]

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

Originally posted by teef
My Favorite Covers (That haven't been mentionned yet in this thread)

-Brad Mehldau's jazz version of Radiohead's Exit Music (For A Film)

-Björk's version of You Don't Know What Love Is


----------------------

You my friend know
where it's at.

[p_kusmin]

Originally posted by shawn_k
flaming lips-what a wonderful world

i was just thinking about that song. i was fond of it as well.
me first - country roads
was it lagwagon that did brown eyed girl?
butthole surfers - hurly gurly man

[kyoppolife]

"a day in the life" - jeff beck

[l-train8]

Billy Idol's version of the Doors' LA Woman

[p_kusmin]

that changes all the time. right now i'm thinking of an old favorite, "hey hey helen" by lush. (an abba song i loved the first time round)

[yangnome]

tainted love - skinny puppy

[Asharak]

I liked Shades Apart's cover of that song the best.

[Asharak]

I remember when Queensrÿche did a near-flawless rendition of "Scarborough Fair" on MTV Unplugged ten years ago.

[Edited by Waco Jesus on 03-15-2002 at 08:03 PM]

[kyoppolife]

"fields of gold" - eva cassidy
"close to me" - get up kids
"regret" - get up kids
"sugar" - mary lou lord

[fmstlr]

Originally posted by kyoppolife

"fields of gold" - eva cassidy


a little surprise I'm not the only one here who listens to Eva Cassidy. She's in heaven now, where she came from.

[Asharak]

Still more:

Turbonegro's "Self-Destructo Bust" by Scared Of Chaka
Kiss' "I Love It Loud" & Minor Threat's "Think Again" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Minor Threat's "Betray" by Sick Of It All
The Misfits' "Last Caress/Green Hell" by Metallica
TSOL's "Abolish Government/Superficial Love" by Slayer
"Silent Night" by Bad Religion


[Edited by Waco Jesus on 03-15-2002 at 08:04 PM]

[jen_er_ator]

"come on eileen" by save ferris (i think it's them...pretty sure.)
and the imperial march by no doubt. if you haven't heard it you should try to check it out. pretty rockin stuff.

[trigonometry_vs_velvet]

megadeth - anarchy in the uk.

b fleischmann - that song by natalie imblugfeleniaonw i forget the name.


some punk group did a cover of 99 red balloons too which was very effective with footages of radical bodacious skateboard drivin in the background.

[jen_er_ator]

Originally posted by trigonometry_vs_velvet



some punk group did a cover of 99 red balloons too which was very effective with footages of radical bodacious skateboard drivin in the background.




7 seconds.

[conditionoaktown]

My favorite cover of all time is Michael Hedge's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower (live)"

That guy was such an amazing performer and innovative guitarist. I was heartbroken when he died.

I also like:
- Death Cab For Cutie's version of Bjork's "All is Full of Love"
- Siouxsie & the Banshees' cover of Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire"
- Botch's covers of "O Fortuna", the B-52's "Rock Lobster", and Black Sabbath's "The Wizard"
- Lou Barlow's solo acoustic rendition of Ratt's "Round and Round"
- Jawbox doing "I've Got You Under My Skin"
- Nine Inch Nails, "Dead Souls" by Joy Division
- 7 Seconds, "99 Red Balloons" ("99 Luftballoons" by Nena)
- Minor Threat's take on "Steppin' Stone"
- Tori Amos doing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
- Concrete Blonde, "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen
- Van Halen doing The Kinks' "You Really Got Me"
- UB40, "Red Red Wine" by Neil Diamond
- Cowboy Junkies, Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane"
- Aretha Franklin's immortal version of Otis Redding's "Respect"

[drahcirual]

a frenchman singing paint it black

[kyoppolife]

"girls just wanna have fun" - kevin so
"under pressure" - figdish

[JuicyGoo]

fiona apple- across the universe
althought rufus wainwright's version is a close second

gomez- soul kitchen [the doors]

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme- Black Hole Sun
very cool lounge singing version

Pearl Jam- Everyday [Buddy Holly]
they did this in Lubbock, TX- buddy's hometown. a
crowd favorite.

[ddohnggo]

weasel walter covering bohemian rahpsody (sp?)
botch's covers

[etokle]

...

[nancyK]

i believe on SNL, they were poking fun @ harry connick Jr. cuz he got famous off of all the songs that got Frank Sinatra famous.. he doesn't have any original material..

anyways, Less than Jake did a buncha Grease songs.. all of em are dope! (& i like teenager in love.. they don't toy around with it much but the original song is soo good)

[Sukebe]

My favorites:

Betty Serveert - For All We Know (Carpenters)

Belly - It's Not Unusual (Tom Jones)

Sid Vicious - My Way (Frank Sinatra)

Sublime - Smoke Two Joints (The Toyz)

Sublime - Legalize It (Peter Tosh)

The Aquabats - Knowledge (Operation Ivy)

The Muffs - Kids In America (Kim Wilde)

The Blue Meanies - Yellin' In My Ear (Operation Ivy)

Mephiskapheles - Bumblebee Tuna Jingle

The Cardigans - Iron Man (Black Sabbath)

Sifl and Olly - Heart of Glass (Blondie)

and my all time favorite cover...

Revolting Cocks - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy (Rod Stewart)

[slackerbot]

* Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins
* Feel the Noize - Bran Van 3000
* Superstar - Sonic Youth
* Boyz in the Hood - Dynamite Hack
* Satisfaction - Devo
* Light My Fire - Shirley Bassey

there's more, but i can't remember.

[The Pudding]

The Rainbow Connection - Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
Don't Fear the Reaper - Clint Ruin & Lydia Lunch
Games Without Frontiers - Pop Will Eat Itself
Stigmata/Thieves - S.O.D.
Corcovado - Everything but the Girl
Raspberry Beret - Hindu Love Gods (R.E. M. with Warren Zevon in lieu of Michael Stipe)
I Say a Little Prayer - Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Is That All There Is? - PJ Harvey
Crazy Lover - Rollins Band


...aaand my all-time favorite:

Material Girl - KMFDM

[fightgenie]

Originally posted by archonemis
nine inch nails - memorabilia

damn, I love that song.
Yes that is a great one but what the hell are those guys saying at the end of the song? They song like black guys saying, "you are a freak".

[MojoJojo]

Last night I heard a cover of Tainted Love by some Spanish pop band, sung in Spanish. It was called Falso Amor. Very entertaining.

This goth band Thanatos did kickass covers of Cop Killer and that disco song That's The Way I Like It. The Jesus and Mary Chain's version of Surfin' USA is also quite good.

[slackerbot]

i don't know the name of the band, but it's a spanish tango style version of Kraftwerk's 'Showroom Dummies'. it's featured on some movie soundtrack.

[fmstlr]

Originally posted by slackerbot
i don't know the name of the band, but it's a spanish tango style version of Kraftwerk's 'Showroom Dummies'. it's featured on some movie soundtrack.

It's not Spanish at all, it's a German dude named Atom Heart, aka Senor Coconut. You can search for him under either name in amazon.

[fmstlr]

Looking forward to this :

'Other Peoples Songs' - the brand new album from Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, due for release in the UK on Mute in February 2003. The album will be simultaneously released in the USA and Canada on Mute North America, and worldwide through Mute's licensees.

The album features a selection of cover versions of the duo's favourite songs and was recorded over the last year with producer Gareth Jones [the co-producer of 'Wild!', 'Erasure' and 'Cowboy'].

The tracklisting has not yet been finalised, but the album is likely to include versions of 'Ave Maria', 'Ebb Tide', 'Solsbury Hill', 'When Will I See You Again', 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling' and a reworking of one Erasure classic. Dave Bascombe [who mixed 'Chorus', parts of 'Erasure' and the recent cover of 'A Little Respect' by Wheatus] has worked on some of the tracks.

[perseus]

this is a tough call - there are SO many great ones... the Kraftwerk talk brings to mind the excellent live recording of Steve Albini singing and playin guitar with Zeni Geva in Osaka, Japan, doing a cover of The Model. Albini loves Kraftwerk, which i think is a testament to his good taste, esp given how his music and most of the bands he produces sound so different.

anyway, just because i always loved these songs and dont want to think about it too long, i will list them as a tie for best cover song:

both are by The Revolting Cocks. the first is a cover of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (Rod Stewart) which is too awesome for words... (i even made a song out of their kick drum/bass sample of him, heh). and the second is a cover of Olivia Newton Johns "Physical" - very good as well of course.

[perseus]

Originally posted by MojoJojo
Last night I heard a cover of Tainted Love by some Spanish pop band, sung in Spanish. It was called Falso Amor. Very entertaining.

This goth band Thanatos did kickass covers of Cop Killer and that disco song That's The Way I Like It. The Jesus and Mary Chain's version of Surfin' USA is also quite good.

i think the best cover of Tainted Love was done by Coil. it is a bit depressing, but hey, that's the song..

i liked JMC, though Melt Banana also did an interesting version of Surfin' USA - i THINK it was them... it's been a while since i heard it.

Jello and Alain (ministry) had their sideproject.. Lard i think it was. they did a cover of the "coming to take me away hehe, coming to take me away haha" bit... and of course, the Dead Kennedys did "Viva Las Vegas!" - that has to be one of the best covers of all time ;)


Oh, I'm gonna give it everything I've got
Lady Luck's with me, the dice stay hot
Got coke up my nose to dry away the snot, so

Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva Las Vegas
Viva, viva Las Vegas

[Mikio4]

Originally posted by fmstlr


It's not Spanish at all, it's a German dude named Atom Heart, aka Senor Coconut. You can search for him under either name in amazon.

Yeah he does a whoe album of covers of Kraftwerk. It's pretty entertaining now and then in small doses but after a while it's a little tired.

[Mikio4]

Originally posted by perseus
this is a tough call - there are SO many great ones... the Kraftwerk talk brings to mind the excellent live recording of Steve Albini singing and playin guitar with Zeni Geva in Osaka, Japan, doing a cover of The Model. Albini loves Kraftwerk, which i think is a testament to his good taste, esp given how his music and most of the bands he produces sound so different.


One of Albini's bands (I think it was Big Black, but maybe Rapeman) released a 7 inch of this way back when. The cover photo was also a takeoff on the cover of The Robots album (red and balck outfits, slicked hair and whatnot).

[MojoJojo]

Originally posted by fmstlr


It's not Spanish at all, it's a German dude named Atom Heart, aka Senor Coconut. You can search for him under either name in amazon.

Is that the same guy that was in Lassigue Bendthaus?

[MojoJojo]

Oh! I just remembered the Sisters of Mercy cover of Jolene by Dolly Parton.

[The Pudding]

I just remembered The Balanescu Quartet do five covers of Kraftwerk songs on an older album. Definitely worth seeking out, as it really shows the inherent musicality of the compositions.

The songs are:
"Computer Love"
"Pocket Calculator"
"Autobahn"
"The Model"
"The Robots"

[golivar]

Originally posted by randall fairbrook
everything but the girl doing There is a Light That Never Goes Out by the smiths

Fiona - Across the universe




Where can I hear the EBTG song?
I've heard the Fiona Apple song, I like it a lot.


The Clash - I Fought the Law
Sugar - Armenia City in the Sky
Catherine Wheel - Wish You Were Here
Metallica - Breadfan

[lostwire]

A cool cover of the old Men Without Hats tune "The Safety Dance" can be found as a free mp3 download at http://bandaido.net

Just head to the Music page.

[phism]

i haven't read the rest of this thread.

teenage fanclub - nothing to be done (the pastels)
takako minekawa - drive my car (the beatles, i really don't like the original)
smashing pumpkins - landslide (fleetwood mac, didn't like this original either)
pewep in the formats - the ho song (ludacris)
guns n' roses - live and let die ;x
black velvet flag - any...

blah.

[trilemma]

"Wuthering Heights" - China Drum (please hear this - it is VERY, VERY good)

"I Think We're Alone Now" - Snuff

"Message In a Bottle" - Leatherface

Faith no more- This Guy's In Love With You (Burt Bacharach)
Faith no more- I Started a Joke (Bee Gees)
Belle & Sebastian- Poupée De Cire Poupée De Son (France Gall)
Kings Of Convenience- You made me forget my dreams ( Belle & Seb.)

I also LOVE all the songs on Kevin Rowlands album My Beauty.
This was probably one of the greatest records releasede in -99. So if you don't have it get it.

[windchillFactor]

Moby - That's when I reach for my revolver (Mission of Burma)

[madcow]

"i want you to want me" by dwight yoakam

no, seriously...it's good!

[jiggles]

The classic example is Aretha Franklin doing Otis Redding's "Respect."

You know that a cover is inspired when the original artist says "I just lost my song...That girl took it away from me."

[perseus]

i still say:

Revolting Cocks version of "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", or even the Dead Kennedys cover of "Viva Las Vegas" would be better..

[invictus]

Someone may have already mentioned it (too lazy to check) but I just had to sit through a very disturbing Johnny Cash version of Personal Jesus.

The horror....

[Rad Rockin Rikku]

Supersnazz: " year 1"

Or you may fancy Mach Kung Fu: " psycho"

Perhaps Descendents: "Wendy"

Ok, you like Hi-Standard: "Green Acres" Yeah?

[drahcirual]

jungle taitei otherwise known as the theme song to osamu tezuka's kimba the white lion, by the boredoms

[kyleA.]

7 seconds also does the best version of "these boots are made for walking".
of course, husker du rocks the fuck outta any cover

[dusted justin]

the cardigan's cover of "iron man"

[bassett]

no-one mentioned the genius cover by shneider TM of the smiths 'there is a light that never goes out'. honourable mention to flaming lips for the live version of 'somewhere over the rainbow'.

[captain beeheart]

Don't know if this has been mentioned, but someone just sent me a HEAVENLY version of It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by Julee Cruise

[Sukebe]

Originally posted by kyleA.
7 seconds also does the best version of "these boots are made for walking".
of course, husker du rocks the fuck outta any cover

Op Ivy

[kyleA.]

Originally posted by Sukebe


Op Ivy
true

[yangnome]

In keeping with the recent Bauhaus theme (http://www.giantrobot.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=18601), Mayumi Chiwaki & Pilar Stupa - Slice of Life. Available for AIM download upon request

[liquid mass]

Pretty much any song the Residents have ever covered, to many to list really.

Tuxedomoon - In Heaven (From the movie Eraserhead)

Skrew - Sympathy For The Devil (Rolling Stones)

Wartime - Franklin's Tower (The Dead)

Snakefinger - The Model (Kraftwerk)

Bauhaus - Rosegarden Funeral Of Sores (John Cale)

Nash The Slash - Deadman's Curve (Jan & Dean)

Primus - Hello Skinny (The Residents)

There are many more, but that is all I can think of right now.

Oh yeah, you havn't heard Tainted Love until you've heard PJ Proby's version. "Little Richard awahhoooo! Michael Moorcock, alright! It's a tasty world!" Or something to that effect.

[Enemy]

Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin. RE:made by Jennifer Love Hewitt

[Enemy]

Ani Difranco - "When Doves Cry"

[stranger]

I forgot what the song title was but fountains of wayne covering a kinks song. It was on a tribute album for richard davies album.

[stranger]

fuck I'm retarded, Ray Davies not Richard

[Hyde]

"better things"

that's a good song.

[Asharak]

I thought the Foo Fighters did a good cover of Gary Numan's "Down In the Park."

[liquid mass]

Originally posted by Waco Jesus
I thought the Foo Fighters did a good cover of Gary Numan's "Down In the Park."
Yes they did. Marilyn Manson covered it as well.

[joetron2030]

The Wedding Present "Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)" (originally by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel)

[Asharak]

I don't know why, but I like The Ataris' cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer". This is odd because I don't like The Ataris or Don Henley.

[liquid mass]

Originally posted by Chauncy!
Aco - This Woman's Work (Kate Bush)

this girl nails Kate's sound so perfectly, it's eerie.
Even better than Tori Amos? Sorry.


ps, I'm not stalking you.

[kid_robotron]

'Ave Maria' as done inna pop reggae stylee by Cubismo Grafico.

Honourable mentions go to Mansfield's reworkings of 'Take on me' and 'The new pollution'.

[.Paro]

Type O Negative did a pretty nice job with "Highway Star"

[plixel]

Originally posted by Waco Jesus I don't know why, but I like The Ataris' cover of Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer". This is odd because I don't like The Ataris or Don Henley.
Agreed. This version sounds a lot like the Henley version, but something about it makes it better. Too bad they play it every hour, on the hour. :\

I vote for "Come on Eileen" by Save Ferris. Jen_er_ator mentioned this in an earlier post, but it came up on iTunes and needed to sing it's praises. :D

[murderous*bitch]

99 red balloons by goldfinger

i know the german part!
has someone already said this? sorry if they have, i didn't feel like reading through the whole thing, so i just checked the last page

[hodoree]

supergrass' cover of the smiths' "some girls are better than others"

[mumeishi]

i heard a cover of "anasthesia" once... i think shai hulud did it. it was neat-o.

[655321]

any song by me first and the gimmie gimmies

[Thirty Nine]

Mary Lou Lord's cover of "I Figured You Out", by Elliot Smith.

[dusted justin]

rorschach "21st century schizoid man" (king crimson)

[Spiderman]

at first i really liked this thread.. cause i could listen to your songs, and hear new music..

now it's become as useful as one of those winamp "currently playing" thingys on a livejournal post..

- spidey

[czotton]

its a toss up for me............ either ween's cover of snoop dogg's "gin and juice"; or maybe the devo cover of trent reznor's tired assed "head like a hole"

[meemeep]

Damien Rice covering White Stripes "7 nation army"

[sumtinsumtin]

damien rice, covering- creep and be my husband (nina simone)

white stripes, covering- jolene (dolly parton)

[falcor]

complicated - ben gibbard
in between days - ben folds
in between days - face to face
the boy with the thorn in his side - j. mascis
what i like about you - suicide machines
rivers of babylon - sublime
army of me - helmet
hurt - johnny cash
no ordinary love - the deftones

[noeruna]

the clash-"pressure drop"
the cowboy junkies- "las vegas" (gram parsons)
kristin hersh- "trouble" (cat stevens)

[Pollux]

The worst would be "sweet child of mine" from Armstrongs chick.

[BOON]

Just heard the Charlie Hunter trio's (w/Norah Jones featured) version of More than This, she's divine.

I vaguely remember the original, know it more as that song Bill Murray song in Lost in Translation...

[grandpa_shig]

im using this thread as my jumpoff for a japanese 33 7" ive been looking for. the band is called THE GREAT 3 and the single is a cover of madonna's like a virgin. if anyone has located this record please to hollar. thanks

[nikel]

Joey Ramone, "What A Wonderful World"

[mwt.]

somewhere over the rainbow--the flaming lips
nobody does it better--radiohead
wish you were here--sparklehorse (w/ thom yorke)
tusk--camper van beethoven

[falcor]

Originally posted by BOON
Just heard the Charlie Hunter trio's (w/Norah Jones featured) version of More than This, she's divine.

I vaguely remember the original, know it more as that song Bill Murray song in Lost in Translation...

roxy music

[martin]

I've got the Lords of the New Church version of Like a Virgin on a 12" picture disc somewhere...

[BOON]

Here's a question i always wondered:

How do you guys view covers as compared with how hip hop uses staple samples ala U Cant Touch This, I'll Be Missing You?

[grandpa_shig]

i dont know.

but biz markie's version of b-b-b-benny and the jets is the troof

[Killjoy]

Nina Gordon's (http://www.ninagordon.com/sightsandsounds.html) cover of Straight Outta Compton is pretty funny.

[Sukebe]

Originally posted by BOON
Here's a question i always wondered:

How do you guys view covers as compared with how hip hop uses staple samples ala U Cant Touch This, I'll Be Missing You?

Depends. If it's a tribute, or an interesting take on the original, then cool. If it's just a matter of capitalizing on a familiar hook, then lame. That is why Puffy sucks.

[static]

Originally posted by martin
I've got the Lords of the New Church version of Like a Virgin on a 12" picture disc somewhere... heh, that's the one with stiv bator's testicles hanging out on the cover. i like the end of the song as it's fading out...you can hear him say in disgust, "you ain't no virgin". classic.

[YelloKitty]

dinosaur jr.: just like heaven
omgajvkajbfkaje;ajaksdfj;a video on vh1 classic right now!!!!

['jim]

Cibo Matto doing Stevie Wonder's "I Wish".

I need a recording of this.

[balina]

well my fav has been mentioned

ramones -wonderful world

but lately I have been playing

Lay Lady Lay (with_Gemma Hayes) by magnet

[more travels]

wesley willis- girls on film

[Thirty Nine]

`I Figured You Out` by Mary Lou Lord

*This was on a promo-only EP, of an Elliot Smith song. I don`t know how many times I`ve used this on mixes!!!

It`s hard to stick with studio recordings, but a good covers record overall would be Cat Power`s....it certainly wouldn`t be Duran Duran or Guns`N`Roses` (the ill-fated `Thank You`, featuring the Led Zepplin crash-ic of the same name by Nick, Simon & Co.--plus the Gunners`final nail in the coffin, post-`Nevermind`, when Nirvana basically finished off bands like GNR in the early 90s)

Or fuck, Frente`s version of New Order`s `Bizarre Love Triangle`, that would be an *exceptional cover version.

Interesting would be the furthest in talking about Tori Amos` bizarre perspective on Eminem`s `Bonny And Clyde`, but her original flipside to first-album single `Crucify`, DOES have a haunting spin on `Smells Like Teen Spirit` that Kurt & Courtney probably could`ve ballroom-danced to.

[karmyk]

i always liked shai hulud's cover of Anastesia ><

['jim]

Dokaka - Angel of Death

[lynrei]

everything but the girl - alison

[sumtinsumtin]

white stripes-jolene (originaly by dolly parton)
the postal service-take a look at me now (by phill collins)
damien rice-be my husband (by nina simone)
james brown-ain't now body here but us chickens. not sure who was the original for this one

[liquid mass]

The Revolting Cocks played a slightly altered version of Dark Entries by Bauhaus the other night. Gibby Haynes does the vocals on the album, but I have not heard the studio version yet.

[randall fairbrook]

^ nice, very nice

[randall fairbrook]

everything but the girl - there is a light that never goes out....a sad sad version

[captain beeheart]

Sergio Mendes - For What It's Worth - fucking sublime!

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=E6666C326F15E477

[slackerbot]

Mary J Blige does a decent cover of U2's One.

[micomackerel]

interestingly enough, "Inside and Out" a Bee Jees song covered by Leslie Feist on her Let It Die album, which i adore

['jim]

Graveworm - Losing My Religion (http://www.gramosongs.com/Graveworm_Losing_My_Religion.mp3)

[gjmak]

^Holy freakin Christ....

Dang, and I just had these pants dry cleaned.

[SDP]

I don't know if I mentioned this before, but Ciccone Youth's (Sonic Youth) cover of Madonna's Burning Up is 10X better than the original.

[SDP]

And that time that Bruce Springsteen got on stage to help the Wallflowers out on One Headlight, he so upstaged them that it was pathetic. The difference between a real singer and a bunch of scrawny emo-boys was incredible. It was like he was being backed up by a band of eunuchs.

[SDP]

Originally posted by 'jim
Graveworm - Losing My Religion (http://www.gramosongs.com/Graveworm_Losing_My_Religion.mp3)

Awesome instrumentals, bad vocals. Now, if Killdozer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killdozer_%28band%29) had done this...

[slackerbot]

forgot the name of the movie. it was a semi recent teen movie, but there was a band in there called the Electro Cutes (i think) and they did a cover of an REO Speedwagon song.

[newaza]

Originally posted by slackerbot
forgot the name of the movie. it was a semi recent teen movie, but there was a band in there called the Electro Cutes (i think) and they did a cover of an REO Speedwagon song.

drive me crazy

that was the donnas, covering 'keep on loving you'

[slackerbot]

Tim McGraw - When The Stars Go Blue

i think Tim's cover is much much better than the original by Ryan Adams.

http://music.clevver.com/video/14232/tim-mcgraw-when-the-stars-go-blue-300.php

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0EwVJD0k2r0

[joetron2030]

I can't find that one song ID thread so I'm going to just drop this in here.

I was eating at Noodles and Co. yesterday afternoon and heard a cover of Echo and the Bunnymen's "Killing Moon". It was performed by a woman. Kind of a folky cover. Anyone know who it is?

[650lex]

as much as love the original Darling Nikki
i also love the foo fighters cover of it...

[joetron2030]

They covered "Darling Nikki"? Haven't heard that one, yet.

[randall fairbrook]

the darling nikki cover is kinda quirky...not horrible but the original was just do damned good...

[joetron2030]

I was always "meh" on "Darling Nikki".

I mean, yeah, at whatever age I was when "Purple Rain" came out (12-ish) it was all kinds of titillating, but the song never really caught me like some of the others on that album.

[randall fairbrook]

oh yeah..it's got nothing on computer blues

[650lex]

I'm still mad that Mariah Carey did a cover of The Beautiful Ones
that's my favorite song on that album!

[joetron2030]

"Beautiful Ones" is a great song. I've never heard Mariah's cover.

Randall, funny you should mention "Computer Blues" because that's probably the other "meh" song for me off that album.

[650lex]

yeah that's my meh song on that album

[randall fairbrook]

wtf? computer blues, to me, motherfucking rocks the fuck out!

[joetron2030]

Did anyone ever try to play that backwards track on side 1 (i think) of "Purple Rain" backwards to figure out what was going on in that song?

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by randall fairbrook
wtf? computer blues, to me, motherfucking rocks the fuck out!
All this talk of "Purple Rain"... Might have to break it out again and give it another spin or a hundred.

[randall fairbrook]

Originally posted by joetron2030
Did anyone ever try to play that backwards track on side 1 (i think) of "Purple Rain" backwards to figure out what was going on in that song?

"i'm not scared..cuz i know that god is coming...."

i did it with cassette tape when i was youngz

[650lex]

Originally posted by randall fairbrook
wtf? computer blues, to me, motherfucking rocks the fuck out!

my favorite cover of that song?
when Prince's dad is playing it on the piano in the movie!

[joetron2030]

He did? Man, I don't remember that part.

I think I'll have to see the movie again too.

Topless Apollonia, here I come!

[randall fairbrook]

i love when he sings it in the club when appolonia is there

[joetron2030]

Heh. A total "face!" moment if there ever was one.

[pkittie]

Korean Jamiroquai cover band:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_P4QtG8qjU

[slackerbot]

this is a decent cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing"

http://dev.theorchard.com/jaclyn/mp3/petrahaden_dontstopbelievin.mp3

[FDM]

Originally posted by slackerbot
this is a decent cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing"

http://dev.theorchard.com/jaclyn/mp3/petrahaden_dontstopbelievin.mp3

the video for this is equally awesome: http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1170783