Post a really good cover version of a song that's already really good to begin with.

[ghostsofgiants]

To start us off (and probably finish as well, with my track record), here's the Arcade Fire performing The Clash's "Guns Of Brixton."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHHcTIBG7S8

[Omphaloskepsis]

1. I will post this...

And fuck your rules.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=295s0hUYxYQ&mode=related&search=propagandhi

[ghostsofgiants]

2. Haha, that works too.

[redqueen]

32. Nice... wish I could find "Refuse To Be A Man"

:hi:

[Omphaloskepsis]

42. I don't have a vid..

I do have a mp3 if you want that.

[Kutjara]

3. The Futureheads' cover of "Hounds of Love" by Kate Bush

The cover:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjm0-7FBh6Y

The original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFMqV2FfPNk

[TommyO]

43. Very cool - I've been a Kate fan for decades

and this is a great, and very different cover.

[pokerfan]

4. That's easy

Best: http://www.youtube.com/v/fTdLeVjSaaM

Worst: http://www.youtube.com/v/90NsO02Qy38

[Spider Jerusalem]

5. Johnny Cash, doing Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat"

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZGGSTiDOjKU

[htuttle]

16. I was just thinking of Johnny Cash's version of NiN's 'Hurt'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU

Might even be better than the original.

[elehhhhna]

23. my thoughts, exactly. kills me to hear it.

Johnny's cover of the Beatles "In my Life" is smashing, too.

[stuntcat]

119. both of those yes

They are Perfect in Cash's voice

[Droopy]

6. "Holy Diver" covered by Killswitch Engage

Original by Dio.

[Droopy]

11. "Symptom of the Universe" covered by Sepultura

Original by Black Sabbath.

[Droopy]

12. "Whiskey in the Jar" Covered by Metallica

Original by some Irish folk singer.

[Droopy]

14. "Anarchy in the U.K" covered by Megadeth

Original by the Sex Pistols.

[last_texas_dem]

64. I like that one, too

"Whiskey in the Jar" by Thin Lizzy ('70's hard rock group who did "The Boys are Back in Town", "Cowboy Song", etc.) is good as well. Theirs may be the original, or it could be an early cover version.

[Ahpook]

91. Was never fond of that cover...

but i dig Sepultura.

Hard to copy the kings? :)

Iommi's tone and playing is very hard to cover:)

[Strawman]

39. self-delete

posted in wrong spot

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

7. David Bowie's cover of Jacques Brel's "Amsterdam"

Brel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1oX3bdIMqk

Bowie (mp3 stream or d'load): http://www.4shared.com/file/10878150/7a226a0b/David_Bowie_-_Amsterdam.html

(& FWIW, The Dresden Dolls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHLqD9j2wAs )

[applegrove]

8. Bruce Springsteen with Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

[taterguy]

9. Lou Reed's Perfect Day by a bazzillion pop stars

No, I don't recognize all of them

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_QtGkzoqOv8

[Guava Jelly]

10. one of my fav's

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1c9ErCn7w
bizarre love triangle

[meegbear]

13. Devo: Satisfaction ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvcuaJy9OwI

I have a friend of mine who worships the Stones and thinks Devo's is better. I do too, actually.

[Tikki]

31. And Mr. Otis Redding...."Satisfaction"....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLk1vsqQw_0


Tikki

[meegbear]

37. Didn't know he covered it ...

thanks, I'll check it out. :hi:

[taterguy]

84. Haven't checked her youtube link

But his version on the Monterey Pop Festival CD is absolutely epic

[dysfunctional press]

15. Flunk doing "True Faith" by New Order.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1aqLWrvMYw

they also cover Blue Monday, but i like this one better.

[hellbound-liberal]

17. Johnny Winter channels Bob Dylan, and makes the song his own

I think this video is an example of an excellent cover where an artist takes somebody else's work and does it in his own style creating a classic of his own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8siLZ4zNbY

[momophile]

18. who did that good cover of "Mrs. Robinson"?

I don't know who it was and wikipedia isn't loading for me right now.

[hellbound-liberal]

20. Here's Yes doing Simon and Garfunkel's America

the sound quality isn't great but it is an excellent cover!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ia8_Lav32c

[taterguy]

21. I like the Lemonheads version

But you might be thinking of someone else's

[momophile]

29. yep, it's the Lemonheads that I was thinking of

that's just fun to listen to.
:hi:

[XNASA]

19. Mandy Moore's cover of "Senses Working Overtime".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxdej30Xoro

Just kidding. :eyes:

[last_texas_dem]

70. She actually did a nice cover of

Todd Rundgren's "Can We Still be Friends?", at least IMHO. I haven't heard anything else from her "covers" album, so I don't know about any of the others...

[wavesofeuphoria]

22. here are a few

the cure's cover of hendrix's "purple haze"

johnny cash's covers of nin's "hurt" and soundgarden's "rusty cage"

sinead o'connor's cover of prince's "nothing compares 2 u"

type o negatives cover of seals and croft's "summer breeze"

[michreject]

24. All Along the Watchtower

By Savage Grace. You know who did the original.

[last_texas_dem]

66. Other good covers of that one

Jimi Hendrix's (whose version is probably better known than Dylan's!), and

Brewer and Shipley (a cool "folkie" version by the guys best known for their Top Ten hit "One Toke Over the Line!)

[Left Is Write]

25. The Mavericks' remake of Here Comes My Baby.

[Tikki]

26. "Red, Red Wine" UB40........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zX2-51a0v0
UB40.....cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysxw7EON5xc
Neil Diamond....original





Tikki

[bridgit]

36. that is a good one...

:)

[mainegreen]

27. Faith No More's cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs

The better studio version:

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

Here's the live version:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=nYh7aokCvIk

[ghostsofgiants]

71. Dresden Dolls...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-7OxGmR5UU

[mainegreen]

72. That kicked ass. Thanks!

[redqueen]

28. The Damned's verision of Love's 'Alone Again Or'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3tG7iFRth8

[NewJeffCT]

52. I loved "The Damned" version

didn't even realize it was a cover until now...

definitely need to listen to this one when I get home tonight.

[redqueen]

62. This is worth a look/listen as well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKRhxgGaXM

:hi:

[NewJeffCT]

86. Thanks a lot!

As I said above, I never knew it was a cover until today. And, I love this version, too.

[NewJeffCT]

115. This song has been going through my head all morning now

I have that Damned lived version on a cassette tape that I have not played in probably a dozen years (at least) - I wonder if the cassette is even still good, as in playable?

[Dastard Stepchild]

30. Off the top of my head...

I always liked Semisonic's cover of "Air That I Breathe." Maybe because I have some fond memories attached to the song.

There is a little sample on here: http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/songs/0,,543371-1,00.html

[SKKY]

33. I actually have a CD I made with my favorite "Covers"...

...Here are some of the songs on it.

"Personal Jesus" - Marilyn Manson
"Get down, make love" - Nine Inch Nails
"Boyz 'n da hood" - Dynamite Hack
"Black" - Aaron Lewis
"Sympathy for the Devil/Rock 'n Roll" - Janes Addiction
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash
"Come on Eileen" - Save Ferris

[taterguy]

85. Me too

Here's the track list

1) Patti Smith: Gloria (Them)
2) RUN-DMC: Walk this Way (Aerosmith)
3) Hindu Love Gods: Walking Blues (Robert Johnson)
4) Hindu Love Gods: Raspberry Beret (Prince)
5) Joe Cocker: You Can Leave Your Hat On (Randy Newman)
6) Blues Brothers: Soul Man (Sam and Dave)
7) Hound Dog Taylor: What’d I Say (Ray Charles)
8) The Who: Dancing in the Street (Martha and the Vandellas)
9) Royal Crescent Mob: Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
10) Allman Brothers: One Way Out (Elmore James)
11) Jason and the Scorchers: Take Me Home Country Road (John Denver)
12) Stevie Ray Vaughan: Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
13) Pretenders: Angel In the Morning (Juice Newton)
14) Jimmy Cliff: I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash)
15) Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt: After the Goldrush (Neil Young)
16) Aaron Neville: Louisiana (Randy Newman)
17) Dixie Chicks: Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
18) Townes Van Zandt: Dead Flowers (Rolling Stones)
19) Pressure Boys: Radar Love (Golden Earring)

[smtpgirl]

131. Personal Jesus by MArilyn Manson Kicks ASS

Depeche Mode is awesome anyway, love that band

[slj0101]

34. Fu Manchu's cover of Devo's "Freedom of Choice"

[ghostsofgiants]

48. Snapcase has a few good Devo covers as well.

Especially "Gates Of Steel."

[bridgit]

35. STONINGS - Dead Flowers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Q8aYKHkKc&mode=related&search=

[grace0418]

38. "Higher Ground" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (orig. by Stevie Wonder)

The great part about it is that they don't try to copy Stevie in any way. They made it uniquely RHCP- the good, funky, kick-ass version of RHCP, not the lame rock ballad version.

I love both versions almost equally. I can't say that for too many remakes. Especially when people try to mess with Stevie.

[Strawman]

40. Luna - Indian Summer

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

The cover of "That's What You Always Say" is really good as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wReN2CJMTIE&mode=related&search=

[SteppingRazor]

41. "All Along the Watchtower" by Hendrix is probably the classic answer to this question

Other great covers of great originals:

"Crossroads" by Cream (original: Robert Johnson)

"Kashmir" by Jeff Buckley (original: Led Zeppelin)

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash (original: NIN)

"Man Who Sold the World" by Nirvana (original: David Bowie)

"Respect" by Aretha Franklin (original: Otis Redding)

"Backdoor Man" by The Doors (original: Howlin' Wolf)

"Kick Out the Jams" by Rage Against the Machine (original: MC5)

I'm sure there's lots more ...

[Blue-Jay]

44. Redemption Song by Ziggy Marley w/ The Chieftains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnJgIq48C9k

[ghostsofgiants]

47. I love Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros' cover of that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRwmZ2bp_B0

[GenDem]

45. Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'

I know this song and it's many cover artist's have been discussed here on several occasions, but I do love this version.

[grace0418]

69. I also love the Rufus Wainwright version.

Both are lovely.

[Rhythm]

79. I've got a version by k.d. Lang on my iPod right now...

hell, i think i've got 3 versions, now that i think about it
(Lang, Wainwright, and Cohen himself)

[Rhythm]

80. oops... self delete...

[greendog]

109. I really like John Cale's version from the L.C. tribute album...

..."I'm Your Fan" from 1991.

[Va Lefty]

46. Come Together by Aerosmith

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZhiO4kEhw

[NewJeffCT]

53. another good one

I love both versions of that song.

[RumpusCat]

49. H.I.M.'s cover of "Wicked Game"

I like the original, but H.I.M.'s version freaking rocks.

[ghostsofgiants]

56. They have pretty good covers of "Don't Fear The Reaper" (though sorely lacking in cowbell, haha)...

And "Rebel Yell" as well.

[PVnRT]

50. "Boys of Summer" by The Ataris

Flame me.

[ghostsofgiants]

54. I actually enjoy that too.

[PVnRT]

65. We shall be flamed together

for daring to like a song by a pop-punk-sorta band.

[ghostsofgiants]

68. I've admitted to far worse.

Hell, Fall Out Boy does great covers of The Police's "Roxanne", Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and Gorilla Biscuits' "Start Today."

[NewJeffCT]

51. The original Van Halen's cover of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me"

The first VH album is one of my all-time favorite albums.

I also like Bruce Springsteen's live cover of Edwinn Starr's "War"

Husker Du's cover of "8 Miles High"

[NewJeffCT]

88. Link of the VH song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YRqkRmRocQ

[NewJeffCT]

89. Link to Springsteen's cover of "War"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DIp7ew_z8I

[Dora]

55. The Bad Plus' instrumental of Blondies' Heart of Glass. n/t

[ghostsofgiants]

58. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do a great cover of that as well.

[Dukkha]

57. Gary Jules version of Tears For Fears "Mad World"

made popular in the movie Donnie Darko.

[Patiod]

132. You beat me to it!

Both were great.

[NewJeffCT]

59. CCR doing "I Heard it Through the Grapevine"

One of my favorites...

[av8rdave]

60. SRV's cover of "Little Wing" and somewhere I have Dave Matthews Band doing "Wish You Were Here"

[Mendocino]

94. Little Wing again

by Derek and the Dominoes

[av8rdave]

97. That's a &%$# good version as well!

[NewJeffCT]

61. I can't believe nobody on DU has said..

The Clash's version of "I fought the Law"

[ghostsofgiants]

63. Social Distortion's version is also good.

[LostInAnomie]

67. White Zombie's cover of Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave"

To be honest though, you can't go wrong with almost anything off of "Nativity In Black: A Tribute To Black Sabbath 1&2".

Rage Against the Machine's cover of Bob Dylan's "Maggie's Farm"
Rage Against the Machine's cover of Bruce Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad"

[bridgit]

73. Stray Cats - Blue Suede Shoes...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3XZwzN4iMY

[bertha katzenengel]

74. I detest music videos, but I'll tell of a good cover: "Landslide" Dixie Chicks eom

[bridgit]

77. i lke that song too, and the DC's do it proud...

:thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

78. I liked the Smashing Pumpkins' cover of that.

[sundog]

75. chet baker's take on my funny valentine

[idgiehkt]

76. R&B twist on Extreme's "More Than Words"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0IU66S46mE&mode=related&search=

I lurve this...so beautiful, because it's a totally different take and it works.

edit: Frankie J, sorry forgot to credit the artist

[Rhythm]

81. Body Count, covering "Hey Joe"

That was always one of my favorite Hendrix tunes...
Ice T does it justice.

[GirlinContempt]

82. OH, SURE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-zc2908P7bs

[NewJeffCT]

92. cute video

never heard that version before... but, I've yet to enter the 21st century with music.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

120. Aw, poor bugs.

:cry:

[Rambis]

83. Like a Rolling stone Hendrix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiFp9MiIhlA
I like it better than Dylan hands down-

[MrSlayer]

87. Marilyn Manson covering Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams".

It's cool.

[NewJeffCT]

114. They really changed that song

and made it unique. Both versions are good in their own ways.

[dixiechik]

90. Post a really good cover version of a song that's already really good to begin with.

Eva Cassidy's version of anything:

Songbird
Imagine
Fields of Gold
Over the Rainbow
People Get Ready
Who Knows Where the Time Goes
Autumn Leaves
What a Wonderful World

[Ahpook]

93. Of course:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTA9PVO-lbo

[Cobalt-60]

95. Purple Haze by Nigel Kennedy

Hendricks on the violin

[AllegroRondo]

117. Purple Haze by the Cure

[greendog]

96. Emmylou Harris singing Townes Van Zandt's "Pancho and Lefty"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJUKlPrWQuc&mode=related&search=

[dolo amber]

98. Sonic Youth - Superstar

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

:loveya:

[ghostsofgiants]

99. Shit that's awesome.

And has also been covered by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, which was also awesome.

[dolo amber]

100. Also:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjrfOJpK4Zk

:woohoo:

That song never, ever fails, by either artist, to make me painfully happy. :D

[Initech]

101. Zappa's cover of Stairway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vEmQnExY0c

[ornotna]

102. Cover of a cover of a cover

I've posted this before. Fuck it, i'm in a rut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czQB6tPeLQg

[ghostsofgiants]

103. My favourite version of that song...

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

[ornotna]

105. I've never heard that one

I like it, thanks.

[ghostsofgiants]

106. Muse are really good.

[mitchum]

104. Thomas Edison's "Mary Had A Little Lamb"

[bridgit]

107. Kronos Quartet - Foxy Lady...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja35dyPxE74

[AllegroRondo]

118. they also did Purple Haze

[bridgit]

127. correct...

[edbermac]

108. Twist and Shout by the Beatles

[Kat45]

110. Eric Clapton doing Hendrix's "Little Wing"

I love both versions of that song.

[ornotna]

111. Geri x covers Leonard Cohen

Live version at a local joint. She kind of goofs it up, oh well. On the CD it kicks ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdjxyo3Bkqk

[Manifestor_of_Light]

112. A few

John Lennon's cover of "Stand by Me"

Harry Nilsson's cover of Randy Newman's "Sail Away" (They were friends, there is an album called Nilsson Sings Newman--Trivia). Randy plays it in F major, Harry plays it in F sharp major. F is easier. :evilgrin:

Hendrix's cover of All Along the Watchtower. I didn't know it was a Dylan song, since I was not a Dylan fan (flame away-he mumbles).

[NewJeffCT]

125. Dylan even said that Hendrix's version is way better

than his own version. I think before Hendrix did his version of the song, it was not one of Dylan's better known songs (but, I could be wrong on that)

And, I'm not a big fan of Dylan's music. I respect his music, and I agree with his message, but I just never loved his music. The same thing with Bruce Springsteen - respect his music, agree with his message and his politics, just never loved his music.

[last_texas_dem]

113. "With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker

One of the few Beatles covers that I like more than their original.

Some other cool ones:

"My Back Pages" by The Byrds/Bob Dylan
"It Ain't Me Babe" by The Turtles/Bob Dylan
"Hello, It's Me" by Todd Rundgren/The Nazz (kind of Rundgren covering his own song, but I figure it still counts...)
"Cinnamon Girl" by The Gentrys/Neil Young
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by Ben Folds Five/BJ Thomas (hey, I like this song; I can't speak for anyone else!)

Well, those are just a few; I'm sure there are plenty of good ones out there.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

116. Hall & Oates' "Can't Go For That" -> Simply Red's "Sunrise"

[Tektonik]

122. self-delete

posted in wrong spot

[stuntcat]

121. Aimee Mann's cover of Springsteen's "Reason To Believe"

it's not a big hit from either of them but I love the song, the remade version is pretty.

[Mad_Dem_X]

123. Pearl Jam doing "Love Reign O'er Me"

Excellent version of a great song.

[Tektonik]

124. PSB 'Philadelphia' (Neil Young)

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

[Fire Walk With Me]

126. Any Homer Simpson cover. Homer makes any song his own.

"Yummy Yummy Yummy, I've got Love in my Tummy", "Space Cowboy", etc.

[ghostsofgiants]

129. I GET KNOCKED DOWN, AND I GET KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN, YOUR NEVER GONNA KNOCK ME DOWN!

I take a whiskey drink, I take a chocolate drink, and when I have to pee, I use the kitchen sink.

[Samurai_Writer]

128. Hurt by NIN, covered by Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash OWNS that song, man. Even Trent Reznor said so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

[smtpgirl]

130. Iggy Pop & The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog

Joan Jett - I Wanna Be Your Dog


www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLRf0j80wU


Iggy Pop - I Wanna Be Your Dog Lyrics

So messed up I want you here
In my room I want you here
Now were gonna be face-to-face
And Ill lay right down in my favorite place
And now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Well cmon
Now Im ready to close my eyes
And now Im ready to close my mind
And now Im ready to feel your hand
And lose my heart on the burning sands
And now I wanna be your dog
And now I wanna be your dog
Now I wanna be your dog
Well cmon

[Scarlett17]

133. Cake "I Will Survive"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10C68Gzd5GM

[MissMillie]

134. Get together (originally by the youngbloods)

done by The Indigo Girls

I also like Sting's version of Hendrix's "Little Wing"