Favorite song that has been covered well

[Alex909]

Mcfly: "Don't stop me now"
Glee: "Somebody to love"
Vanilla Ice: "Ice Ice Baby"
Jedward: "Under Pressure"
Robbie Williams: "We will rock you"

Can you see a theme?

(Opps, wrong thread)

I was about to rage at you then before noticing you were joking. But Glee is awesome.

Enjoy the Silence by Mike Shinoda (the guy from Linkin Park) is a great cover of the original by Depeche Mode.

 

[Tri Force95]

Love Reign O'er Me, by the Who. Covered by Pearl Jam.

 

[Tartarga]

I'm not trying to piss anyone off here I just think its a pretty good cover.

Spoiler

 

[A Weary Exile]

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen - Rufus Wainwright

What about Jeff Buckley's cover that version was good as well

OT:

Spoiler: Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode

this cover is just as good

Spoiler: Jimi Hendrix Johnny B. Goode

I prefer the original even though Hendrix is one of my favorite artists, speaking of which...

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Original


Cover


I like hendrix's versionmuch better than Dylan's version, mostly because dylan cant sing for crap and Hendrix is the superior guitar player, but without Bob we would have the awesome lyrics of the song.

And at the very same concert he covered Killing Floor.

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Many, many times better than the original. The speed that he plays that guitar is almost inhuman.

 

[A Weary Exile]

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)-Marlynn Manson.

Down With The Sickness-Disturbed.

I think you'll enjoy this.


I certainly prefer it to the original, even though the lyrics definitely don't fit the tone, but I think that's the point.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)-Marlynn Manson.

Down With The Sickness-Disturbed.

I think you'll enjoy this.


I certainly prefer it to the original, even though the lyrics definitely don't fit the tone, but I think that's the point.

lol I do like that version.

 

[Caligulove]

Pretty much all of Briefcase Full of Blues by The Blues Brothers.

 

[ctrl-alt-postal]

Spoiler: yepitsabusker

Anything by this guy:


He does his thing in Bourke st mall, Melbourne, Oz

Spoiler: A Perfect Circle - Imagine

Spoiler: and this....

What cover thread could be complete without wierd al???


Pure F'in genius!

 

[CloggedDonkey]

I always liked Big Blacks covers, their best being The Model by Kraftwerk and Rema Rema by the band Rema Rema.

Spoiler: The Originals

Spoiler: BB's covers

They did a few other good ones as well, live and on album, like a cover of Cheap Tricks He's a Whore that far exceeds the original.

wait, is it Big Black from that show on MTV? that was the only good show on there.

anyway, anything from the Across the Universe movie. the movie was "2 ARTSY FOR U!", but the covers of the Beatles songs where pretty good.

Spoiler: The Beatles version

yes! I learned how to do that finally

Spoiler: Across the Universe version

 

[CrazyGirl17]

I love Disturbed's cover of the Genesis song "Land of Confusion, and their music video for it it is just as awesome.

 

[captainsonuva]

the metallica cover of 'die die my darling" wasn't a huge misfits fan so this cover was necessary.

 

[CloggedDonkey]

wait, is it Big Black from that show on MTV? that was the only good show on there.

Nope, different things entirely. I refer to Big Black, the 80's Chicago Punk band.

ho, well, um... hey look! a distraction *runs away when you're not looking*.

 

[ThatTallGuy]

-MEGA SNIP-

Christ, 99 songs of revolution is out? I've been waiting for that for AGES!

Yep. It's out and it kicks ass. So far, my two favorites are Punk Rock Girl and Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard.

 

[Samoftherocks]

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen - Jeff Buckley, his performance of this song is easily the best cover ever.
No Quarter - Led Zepplin - Tool, if anyone should have done this song, it was Tool.
You Really Got Me - The Kinks - Van Halen, Eddie playing the opening riff...come on...
Sweet Dreams - The Eurythmics - Marilyn Manson, take a disturbing sounding song, give it to a disturbing band...awkward gold.
Pokerface - Lady Gaga - Eric Cartman, Kyle Broflovski, and Kenny McCormick...of course.
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - Brandi Carlile, she's truly awesome.
Creep - Radiohead - Brandi Carlile, like I said, she's truly awesome.
The Thing That Should Not Be - Metallica - Primus, because THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU DENY LES CLAYPOOL!!! YEAH! STUPID LARS! SHUT UP! NAPSTER BITCHES!!!
Intruder - Peter Gabriel - Primus, weird knows weird...
Amos Moses - Jerry Reed - Primus, what can't they do?
Holiday in Cambodia - Dead Kennedys - Foo Fighters feat. Serj Tankian - Must sound like Jello Biafra when singing this song, otherwise it sounds wrong. Serj did that. Good job.
Dancing Days - Led Zepplin - Stone Temple Pilots, best song on the album, which on the whole, was lousy.

Most everything off of Nativity in Black - Black Sabbath Tribute Albums (1 + 2 (except for the remarkably lame Busta Rhymes "Iron Man" cover))

and...

Everything Richard Cheese has ever done...period.

I know I'm missing a lot of good ones, but if you put these songs onto a mix tape...she'll fuck...trust me.

 

[lacktheknack]

I'm gonna get lambasted, but Dead or Alive's "Right Round" was covered very well by the metal band who covered it (It's NOT Marilyn Manson, but I've forgotten the band name).