Best ever cover songs

[Digney in Burnaby]

Was in an east Vancouver book store yesterday and recognized The Saints' "I'm Stranded" being done techno/lounge style. Looked at the CD by the cash register but didn't see who did that version and I didn't ask. A number of years ago I remember hearing a lounge version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Again, no clue as to who did it.

 

[mjp]

That's so pomo.

 

[Digney in Burnaby]

You're probably right. A lot of "theory" went into those covers. But listening to those versions was a lot less excruciating than listening to the sludge of Blue Cheer doing "Summertime Blues" or anything by Vanilla Fudge. Not that I want to spend money on lounge/techno, covers or otherwise.

Covers? Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" done by The Travellers. Canadian lyrics that we sang in elementary school.

Or the ferocious version of "Louie Louie" by The Sonics.

 

[Ninjerk]

That's so pomo.

hahahaha

 

[BilkoJoe]

Eric Burden (The Animals) Ring of Fire... Genius!

 

[Short Bus]

Friend of the Devil-Lyle Lovett
The Joker Bootsy Collins and Fatboy Slim

 

[Bukfan]

Eric Burden (The Animals) Ring of Fire... Genius!

Zappas version of Ring of Fire is pretty funny. The same goes for his versions of Purple Haze and Sunshine of Your Love...

 

[justine]

Jeff Buckley: "Hallejulah" (Leonard Cohen)
Tori Amos: "Enjoy the Silence" (Depeche Mode)

 

[hank solo]

New cover for me this week:

Bow Wow Wow - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (The Smiths)

As above, Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN) amazing cover.

Digney in Burnaby, that lounge Nrvana cover - not the Richard Cheese version of Come As You Are? His comedy lounge tracks make me smile on brighter days...

No, I know - it was Paul Anka on his Rock Swings LP. I remember hearing his "Love Cats" (Cure) and then ironically downloading the album a while ago...

Mad really.

 

[Digney in Burnaby]

New cover for me this week:

Digney in Burnaby, that lounge Nrvana cover - not the Richard Cheese version of Come As You Are? His comedy lounge tracks make me smile on brighter days...

No, I know - it was Paul Anka on his Rock Swings LP. I remember hearing his "Love Cats" (Cure) and then ironically downloading the album a while ago...

Mad really.

I heard it at an old record store (less and less of those around these days) about ten years ago. Did Paul A. cover the song that far back?

Neko Case doing "Duchess" and "Bowling Green" on her first CD (less and less of those stores as well these days).

 

[Danielle]

haha no i ment we covered the song we played it my freaking ADD !

 

[Mercury]

The harmonica on Zeps 'bring it on home' is to die for theonlygoodpoetisa!
Heres a couple of peaches.
You shook me........Zep.
King of the Road......REM
But the icing on the cake was watching the flaming lips perform black sabbaths 'war pigs' live in manchester,closely followed by radioheads version of carly simons 'nobody does it better' in blackpool.To die for.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

King of the Road......REM

yes, that is a good one. and they were a bit drunk when they recorded it, if I remember correctly?

 

[Mercury]

Quite right hoochmonkey9.I think they were more than a bit drunk!Considering dead letter office is a collection of b-sides there is some genuine nuggets to be found on it.............

 

[pig ear press]

my mate made me a double album consisting entirely of covers (side A: Glad-i-ate-her side B: Superham) and there are some crackers on there, todays choices are;

Roxanne - Tom Waits (I know it's in 'Moulin Rouge' but it's still grrrreat)

Rape me - Richard Cheese (in very bad taste he opens by saying 'this ones for the ladies...')

I just can't get you out of my head - Flaming Lips

Star Wars - Bill Murray (technically his own lyrics to the tune of Star Wars but very funny none the less)

Killing Moon - Pavement

If I were a rich man - Magnetic Fields

Hallejujah - John Cale

What a wonderful world - Nick Cave and Flaming Lips (so bad it's good, or is it?!!)

and lastly for today....

Rocketman - William Shatner :D

 

[Brother Schenker]

Wild World (Cat Stevens)---Tesla
Memories Can't Wait (Talking Heads)---Living Colour
Low Rider (War)---Gary Hoey
Young Girl Blues (Donovan)---Sammy Hagar
Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)---G3

 

[Rob.]

Amanda Palmer's cover of Death Cab's I Will Follow You Into The Dark

 

[number6horse]

Some Great Covers.......

"All Along The Watchtower" - Dylan via Hendrix
"All The Young Dudes" - Bowie via Mott the Hoople
"Blinded by the Light" - Springsten via Manfred Mann Earth Band
"Sister Golden Hair" - Wilson via America

 

[mjp]

"All Along The Watchtower" - Dylan via Hendrix

Actually that was Hendrix via Dylan.

But Dylan liked Hendrix's version so much that he more or less had his bands play it Hendrix-style ever after. A weird twist, but typical Dylan.

 

[adrian]

Was in an east Vancouver book store yesterday and recognized The Saints' "I'm Stranded" being done techno/lounge style. Looked at the CD by the cash register but didn't see who did that version and I didn't ask. A number of years ago I remember hearing a lounge version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Again, no clue as to who did it.

Good god man, a techno version of I'm Stranded? What a disgrace :mad:

Anyone here remember Eric Burdon's version of Roy Orbison's Ring of Fire. Brilliant

 

[bogthing]

I'm sure there's others that will come to me, but what stands out right now is Frank Zappa doing a blistering rendition of the Allman Bros. "Whipping Post"

 

[Chromiak]

Pink Houses- Avail
Real Love- The singer from Soul Coughing
Where did you sleep last night?- Nirvana
Melt with You- Stretch Armstrong
Sweet Days- Snuff

 

[darren]

tegan & sara - dancing in the dark

 

[jose leitao]

Any cover by Richard Cheese. His Lounge Against the Machine songs are great!

 

[BEAST]

jeff mangum of neutral milk hotel - "love how you love me"
amanda palmer of the dresden dolls - "creep"