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SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

What outstanding cover versions do you know?

Definition of a good cover version is taking someone's song and making it your own.

I really like "Working class hero" by Ozzy Osbourne at the moment (originally by John Lennon of course).

seoulsucker · Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject:

The version available for download is pretty poor quality, but Audioslave's cover of "Seven Nation Army" was probably one of the best covers I've ever heard/seen.

Rteacher · Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Western MA, USA

"You Keep Me Hanging On" by Vanilla Fudge (covering the Supremes hit...) Rock critics widely panned them for being exessively something-or-other, but their over-the-top version was "something else" (and had good entertainment value...)

"All I Really Want to Do"/"Mr. Tambourine Man" by The Byrds - excellent covers of Dylan songs (Sonny and Cher also did a very nice cover of "All I Really Want to Do"...)

"All Along the Watchtower" - another Dylan song covered brilliantly by Jimi Hendrix (who also did a great cover of the "Star Spangled Banner"...)

- I'm sure I'll think of a lot more, but I'll post these for now...

IchiTK · Joined: 02 Feb 2006 Location: on my way...

Strange Fruit sung by Nina Simone (Billie Holliday)
Tell it Like it Is sung by Nina Simone (Aaron Neville)

gotte00 · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

phish - 2001 theme song, accapella freebird(skynard)
grateful dead - the weight (the band)
ike and tina turner - whole lotta love(led zepplin)
the bad plus - smells like teen spirit(nirvana) and iron man (black sabbath)
brad mehldau - paranoid android (radiohead)
seu jorge - life on mars(david bowie)
reel big fish - hungry like the wolf(duran duran)

those are just some of the many covers i've heard. i've seen phish cover loads of tunes, anything from frank sinatra to bob marley to the beastie boys. my list can go on an on, but i'll stop with this. i'm looking for any suggestions for downloads.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Mrs. Robinson - The Lemonheads
Kick out the Jams - Presidents of the United States of America
The Killing Moon - Pavement
I Fought The Law (And I Won) - Dead Kennedys
California Sun - Ramones
Joss Stone - Fell in Love with a Boy
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Misfits - Monster Mash
Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Cake - I Will Survive
Sonic Youth - I Wanna Be Your Dog
Metallica - Last Caress/Green Hell

... and whoever does that cover of Anthrax's "Got the Time" that I always hear on OCN.

seoulkitchen · Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Location: Hub of Asia, my ass!

As I'm reading this Alice Cooper is playing the cover song part of his radio show, Cooper's Covers.
Right now it's:
Jimi Hendrix -- Wild Thing, at the Monterey Pop festival. (originally recorded by The Wild Ones, not the Troggs, BTW)

SirFink · Joined: 05 Mar 2006

"Love Hurts" by Gram Parsons (and Emmy Lou Harris), originally done by the Everly Bros. (also a great version).

Unfortunately, most people know the horrible cover of the song done by a really lame Christian metal band called Nazareth.

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

I was sitting in the Starbucks near the Sejong center and there was some woman singing an unplugged version of the Buzzcawks (sp but try to spell buzzcocks right without the spell checker... oh dear you can actually say buzzcocks here but not chicken breasts! COCK COCK COCK) "Ever fallen in love with someone?" It was pretty nice.

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

Emotionally Yours (Dylan) by the O'Jays....

AWESOME! Dylan with REAL soul.

DD

seoulkitchen · Joined: 28 Dec 2004 Location: Hub of Asia, my ass!

"Sigmund the Seamonster/Friends" by Tripping Daisy (and Friends is 'like' a 'cover song' of that one by the Beatles)

Man, I really dug those Krofft shows, they were too trippy!

edgellskiuk · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Location: Seoul

Gimme Gimme Gimme - The Sisters of Mercy (abba )
Emma - Sisters of Mercy (Hot Chocalate)
Road House Blues - John Lee Hooker (Doors)
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - David Gray (Soft Cell)
Hotel California - The Gypsy Kings (eagles)
Ruby Tuesday - Melanie Safka (rolling stones)

SPINOZA · Joined: 10 Jun 2005 Location: $eoul

Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young),
Summer Breeze (Seals and Croft),
Day Tripper/If I Needed Someone/She's so Heavy (Beatles)
Highway Star (Deep Purple).

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I Fought the Law - Clash
Message to You Rudy - Specials
One Step Beyond - Madness

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

My absolute favorite is Joe Cocker's cover of the Beatles "With a Little Help From My Friends"

Second goes to Lee Hyori's cover of Britney's song Wink