Music Great Cover Versions

song to the siren - this mortal coil
indian rope man - brian auger, julie driscoll and the trinity
act nice and gentle - the black keys
eight miles high - husker du
the band played waltzing matilda - the pogues
sweat loaf - butthole surfers
I am the walrus - spooky tooth
here comes the sun - richie havens
proud mary - solomon burke
we can work it out - stevie wonder
get ready - rare earth
hush - deep purple
i put a spell on you - creedence clearwater revival
you keep me hanging on - vanilla fudge
 
Good thread this

All the best one have probably ben mentioned. Hurt by Johhny cash would get my vote as best ever

Anyway I like this version of nothing else matters

 
Pogue Mahone said:
This is rather good.

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That's not bad!

I love the Queens, but that song has been played to death...to the extent I never want to hear the original ever again. So it's cool to hear a version I don't want to switch off after 5 seconds.

Anyway, I'm not really a Primal Scream fan but this cover works well (despite band leech, Kate Moss, doing the vocals):

 
Nirvana would have made a great cover band considering the ones they did.

Original is by a Dutch rock band called Shocking Blue
 
Nirvana were a cover band....Of the Pixies.

Incidentally, I came across this recently and thought it was hilarious.

 
These are two very good covers in my opinion. Both bands manage to make the track their own.

Grizzly Bear covering Hot Chip



Local Natives covering Talking Heads

 
Ryan Adams cover of Wonderwall is pretty good.



Will think of some others for later. Listening to The Killers version of Romeo and Juliette, seems good so far.


Hounds of Love - The Futureheads


Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual


Not as good as the original, but I'd never heard it before.
 
Seen someone else mentioned Wonderwall and got slated for it, but I like it!

Noel Gallagher said that it's actually better than the original.

Edit: The best cover song ever is All Along The Watchtower, easily.
 
Blink 182 did brilliant covers of Billy Idol's "Dancing With Myself" and The Cure's "Letters To Elise".

Not very well known though, but they're absolutely superb.
 
Some Nirvana reggae cover versions by Little Roy.

Come As You Are


Lithium


The All Star All Stars also do reggae covers.

A Little Help From My Friends
 
Dunno if this has been posted yet



Also Zappa covering Whippin' Post by the Allman Brothers





And here is how to murder a song. Let me be clear. THIS IS SHIT.





Tumbling-Dice said:
Just had to bump this post as the song came on in the car tonight. One of the greatest covers ever imo.
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Even Bob Dylan thought the cover was better.
 
Mockney said:
Nirvana were a cover band....Of the Pixies.

Incidentally, I came across this recently and thought it was hilarious.

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thats in the top ten remarks dullards who think they know about music say.

See also:

bet all saints didnt know under the bridge was about heroin

people playing Band of gold at their wedding...dont they realise

etc etc
 
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