Favorite Cover Version of a Song Thread

[Cardinal Bob]

Originally posted by Jersey Girl Cards Fan
Bob, you like the cover of Whiskey in the Jar? I didn't think it was that good, but that's just me.

Yeah, I do. Metallica's version has got a real driving energy behind it, it really picks up the tempo. Thin Lizzy's is similar, but it sounds like 70s metal compared to 90s metal (a little thinner). But they used to put the ooomph in it when they played live (yes, I'm old enough to remember seeing Thin Lizzy live! LOL!).

People seem to be making a big deal out of the Dixie Chicks' "Landslide", but I think the Pumpkins version blow the Chicks' away!

 

[Cardinal Bob]

Originally posted by MrY
I particularly like Chrissie Hynde rendition of "Im not in love" I don't know original artist. original was very schmaltzy

10CC did the original.

 

[MrY]

P.S......worst rendition is the one of "Boys dont cry" by the Cure that I downloaded for a ringer on my cell phone

 

[CatBoxBackFan]

Originally posted by MrY
I particularly like Chrissie Hynde rendition of "Im not in love" I don't know original artist. original was very schmaltzy

Bob,you are quick or I need to read the rest of the threads

 

[Jersey Girl]

Originally posted by Cardinal Bob


People seem to be making a big deal out of the Dixie Chicks' "Landslide", but I think the Pumpkins version blow the Chicks' away!

Absolutely! I hate the Dixie Chic's version. (Don't even think I have ever heard it all the way through.) And their higher than though political stance doesn't thrill me either.

 

[Cardinal Bob]

Originally posted by CatBoxBackFan
Bob,you are quick or I need to read the rest of the threads

I have a head full of useless music trivia knowledge. Name a one-hit wonder song and I'll know who did it. I have no idea why I know these things. If I ever got on "Rock 'n' Roll Jeopardy" I would have cleaned up! That dude from Sugar Ray only thinks he had knowledge!

 

[KingLouieLouie]

What's your favorite cover version of any song you've ever heard? Mine at the moment would be........

1) "Getting Better" - Gomez
2) "Norwegian Wood" - Cornershop
3) "Pretty Woman" - Van Halen
4) "Well, Alright" - Blind Faith
5) "All Along The Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix

What are yours?

 

[AZCB34]

I always liked Guns n Roses "Sympathy for the Devil"

 

[Dback Jon]

I like No Doubt's cover of Talk Talk's "It's My Life".

The dance cover of Helen Reddy's "I am Woman" (from the movie "Trick") rocks

UB40's cover of Elvis' "I Can't Help Falling in Love with You" has a special place in my heart as well

 

[FischerKing]

I just heard a really cool version of "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" by Pillar - flat out good. Another awesome cover is "Scarborough Fair" by Queensryche - it rocks.

Shawn

 

[Chaz]

Megadeth "These boots are made for walking"

Black Crows "Hard to Handle"

Guns N Roses "Live and Let Die"

I know there are a ton more but that is off the top of my head.

 

[Cardinal Bob]

Bruce covering Jimmy Cliff's "Trapped"

Judas Priest doing Joan Baez's "Diamonds and Rust"

Twisted Sister used to do a mean cover of The Stones's "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" back in their club days.

 

[KingLouieLouie]

A few other favorite covers would be...

1) "Get Ready" - Rare Earth
2) "Castles Made of Sand" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
3) "Suffragette City"- Alice-in-Chains (was never released)
4) "Louie, Louie" - Kingsmen
5) "Higher Ground"- Red Hot Chili Peppers
6) "Summertime Blues" - Blue Cheer
7) "You Keep Me Hangin' On" - Vanilla Fudge
8) "Stand By Me" - John Lennon
9) "Red, Red Wine" - UB40
10) "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" - Urge Overkill

That will be enough for now.....

 

[Jim O]

"Stone Cold Crazy" - Metallica

and a newer one:

"Crazy" - Mushroomhead. This is a new cover of the famous song by Seal. I have only heard it a few times but I remember thinking that it was pretty cool!

 

[WaywardFan]

Tori Amos, Smells like Teen Spirit
The Corrs, Dreams

 

[FischerKing]

Tori Amos, Smells like Teen Spirit
The Corrs, Dreams

Tori's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is pretty sweet as well. My sister loved Tori's version of that song and it was played at her funeral - I still can't listen to it without crying.

Shawn

 

[WaywardFan]

Tori's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is pretty sweet as well. My sister loved Tori's version of that song and it was played at her funeral - I still can't listen to it without crying.

Shawn

I didn't know she did one! Awesome.

I like that Hawaiian guy's version of Somewhere. It was big on the commercial and tv show soundtrack circuit about 2 years ago. I have it on mp3 somewhere...

 

[Brian in Mesa]

"Spirit in the Sky" - DCTalk

"People Are Strange" - Echo and the Bunnymen

"Signs" - Tesla

"All Along the Watchtower" - Jimi Hendrix

"Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash

 

[FischerKing]

I didn't know she did one! Awesome.

I like that Hawaiian guy's version of Somewhere. It was big on the commercial and tv show soundtrack circuit about 2 years ago. I have it on mp3 somewhere...

It's on the Hey Jupiter cd single - last track and it's live.

Shawn

 

[thirty-two]

Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Hanson - Good Lovin, I Want You to Want Me
The Moffatts - Shine

 

[FischerKing]

Stone Temple Pilots - Revolution
Saigon Kick - Space Oddity

Shawn

 

[Brian in Mesa]

"Baby One More Time" - Bowling For Soup

 

[WizardOfAz]

Guns N Roses "Live and Let Die"

Beat me to it.

 

[slinslin]

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Coolio

 

[Assface]

Sloppy Seconds: "I Wanna Go Home" by Holly and hte Italions
Beefcake: "Surrender" by Cheap Trick
Ann Beretta: "Crash" by the Primitives
Throwdown: "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix A Lot
Less Than Jake: "867 5309" by that guy
any thing done by Me First and the Gimmee Gimmees.
Thrice: "Send Me an Angell" I don't remember who did that originally
Stretch Armstrong: "Get This Party Started" by Pink
Wizo: "All That She Wants" uhm...Ace of Base, right?


I used to play drums in a cover band where we took old songs and punked them up Me First style. We were called Cover Me Bad and the Unoriginals.