Best and Worst Cover Songs [Archive] - RonFez.net Messageboard

badorties

09-20-2006, 05:02 AM

ChimneyFish wrote: Best = Faith No More - EasyWorst = Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyesthat 'easy' cover is greati saw golden smog over the summer, and they crushed three amzing covers: 'life on mars' (to be released this winter); 'revolution blues' & 'i wanna be your dog'wilco - 'any major dude' (not a steely dan fan, but i now love both the cover & original)johnny cash - 'no expectations' (plus any of those american recording covers)wedding present - 'red shoes by the drugstore'elvis costello - 'stranger in the house'

Tenbatsuzen

09-20-2006, 05:20 AM

I posted this in another thread, but there is actually a cover album called "Light of Day: A Tribute to
Bruce Springsteen" which features Elvis Costello doing a countryish
version of "Brilliant Disguise", along with Joe Grushecky doing a
full-band acoustic blues version of "Light of Day", and Cowboy Mouth
doing a power-punk-pop version of "Born to Run". Both Johnny Cash's and Marilyn Manson's versions of "Personal Jesus" are incredible.

A.J.

09-20-2006, 05:29 AM

ChimneyFish wrote: Worst = Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue EyesGood call.Some of the Best: "Respect", Aretha Franklin         "With A Little Help From My Friends"/"She Came In Through The Bathroom Window", Joe Cocker         "Dancing Days", STP          "Summertime Blues", Blue Cheer

ChimneyFish

09-20-2006, 05:30 AM

If we're going Manson, I'll go with "Down in the Park" by Gary Numan.

EliSnow

09-20-2006, 05:44 AM

badorties wrote: ChimneyFish wrote: Best = Faith No More - EasyWorst = Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyesthat 'easy' cover is greatIt is great.  I have a whole bunch of cover songs I love, and I don't know if I can call one the best, but I'll say "Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm, Johnny Cash "Hurt," or "Hit Me Baby One More Time" by Fountains of Wayne.As for worst, this is easy:"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Shatner!

This message was edited by EliSnow on 9-20-06 @ 10:13 AM

Earlshog

09-20-2006, 06:11 AM

"All along the watchtower" by Dylan is great...  Hendrix brought it to another level... worst cover... how about Britney Spears doing "Satisfaction"

grlNIN

09-20-2006, 07:32 AM

"Precious & Grace", Queens of the Stone Age & Mark Lannegan.

This message was edited by grlNIN on 9-20-06 @ 11:32 AM

SinA

09-20-2006, 07:51 AM

i think great covers are really impressive, it's hard to do a well-known song well enough that people accept it.phish was awesome at nailing covers.  "loving cup" - stones; "rock and roll"  - velvet underground; "cities" and "crosseyed and painless" - talking heads; to name a few, all incrediblered hot chili peppers have done some good ones.  "higher ground" comes to mind first (i got some more, but i like this thread.  i'll bump 'em in later)

Plethora

09-20-2006, 07:54 AM

EliSnow wrote:"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Shatner!

This message was edited by EliSnow on 9-20-06 @ 10:13 AM Worst, or BEST CHEESE COVER OF ALL TIME?!I'll add -- Beatles - Twist & Shout R.E.M. - Superman U2 - Dancin' Barefoot (Also repeating from the the little know songs thread)Talking Heads - Take Me To The River Nirvana - the meat puppet covers on Unplugged, and jesus don't want me for a sunbeam and man who sold the world (which already got mentioned)

EliSnow

09-20-2006, 08:09 AM

Plethora wrote: EliSnow wrote: "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" by Shatner!This message was edited by EliSnow on 9-20-06 @ 10:13 AM  Worst, or BEST CHEESE COVER OF ALL TIME?!Can't it be both?

riverofpiss

09-20-2006, 08:13 AM

<table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tr height="100%" width="100%"><td valign="top" width="100%" height="250">I have to agree with Chimneyfish "Down in the Park" by Manson, even though I'm not a huge fan, is a very good cover that definitely improves on the original.  I also love a cover of "The Light Pours Out of Me" by Ministry which is originally done by Magazine.  Also Tool does a very strong cover of "No Quarter" which is also my fav Zeppelin song.</td></tr><tr><td height="1"><div /></td></tr></table>

Servo

09-20-2006, 09:11 AM

Foo Fighters' "Darling Nikki" (they also do a great cover of "Down in the Park.")Mike Ness of Social D doing Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."Quicksand's version of the Smiths' "How Soon Is Now?" (There's shitload of covers of this song, I know.  But this is the best, IMO.)

riverofpiss

09-20-2006, 09:31 AM

<table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tr height="100%" width="100%"><td valign="top" width="100%" height="250">The Foo Fighters version of "Down in the Park" is also very good.  I think I remember hearing it on a X-Files soundtrack a long time ago.  I'll have to try and find that album in my boxes of cds.  Anybody heard the cover of "Satellite of Love" done by Perry Farrell.  It was on his REV disc about five years ago and was a pretty "original" cover.  Come to think of it   there was also a cover of "Whole Lotta Love" on that album that was pretty good.  </td></tr><tr><td height="1"><div /></td></tr></table>

Doogie

09-20-2006, 09:40 AM

Worst cover song- Madonna doing "American Pie." God what an awful english twunt.

keithy_19

09-20-2006, 09:54 AM

Best: The Clash-I Fought The Law

TokeOne

09-20-2006, 01:42 PM

I thought of another great one, "Needles and Pins" by The Ramones.

Enabler

09-20-2006, 01:50 PM

SinA wrote: i think great covers are really impressive, it's hard to do a well-known song well enough that people accept it.phish was awesome at nailing covers.  "loving cup" - stones; "rock and roll"  - velvet underground; "cities" and "crosseyed and painless" - talking heads; to name a few, all incrediblered hot chili peppers have done some good ones.  "higher ground" comes to mind first (i got some more, but i like this thread.  i'll bump 'em in later)Well said. Phish was amazing themselves, but they were also possibly the worlds greatest cover band. Part of the excitement of their shows was seeing what cover they would bust out next. Id like to add;Boogie On Reggae Woman--PhishFrankenstein--PhishLife on Mars?--PhishOtherwise, Joe Cockers cover of with a little help from my friends  takes the cake. Hes possibly the only one to ever make a Beatles song truly his.

BLZBUBBA

09-20-2006, 06:18 PM

I thought Johnny Cash's HURT was very good.  Made it his own.  METALLICA's cover of SO WHAT was great as far as rock goes.I thought the Guns and Roses version of LIVE AND LET DIE was laughable.

FezPaul

09-20-2006, 06:33 PM

TokeOne wrote: I thought of another great one, "Needles and Pins" by The Ramones.Kind of ironic that the guy who wrote that skied into a pine tree.You see, pine trees have needles.*crickets*crickets*

Sheeplovr

09-20-2006, 06:40 PM

I love the Wallflower's Heros 
and hate Powerman 5000's Relax

johnniewalker

09-20-2006, 06:59 PM

Good One, Across the universe by Rufus wainwrightWorst, Uncle Kracker, Drift Away  not because it was bad, but because he blatently stole the song

TokeOne

09-20-2006, 07:02 PM

Van Halen was another great cover band in the David Lee Roth album. If I remeber correctly I think that Diver Down was almost all covers.

FUNKMAN

09-20-2006, 07:11 PM

Sheeplovr wrote: I love the Wallflower's Heros and hate Powerman 5000's Relax same here with Heroes, luv it...they should play it sometime when ronnie wants to play the hero again

FreshJ

09-20-2006, 07:21 PM

Best I can think of is Reel Big Fish Doing a Cover of "Hungry Like the Wolf". The worst is Limp Biscuit doing Faith.(yelling is not covering)

Plethora

09-20-2006, 08:01 PM

I didn't post a worst yet. And I suspect that given the love that seems to be around for Gnarls Barkley, folks would be mad if I offered up his cover of the Violent Femme's Gone Daddy Gone as a worst, so I won't. Even though the original was essentially perfect and didn't need poking at (even by the Violent Femmes themselves who seem to have re-recorded a few of those classics in the last couple of years for some odd reason).

This message was edited by Plethora on 9-21-06 @ 12:42 AM

nate1000

09-21-2006, 04:50 AM

Love Spit Love- How soon is now.

foodcourtdruide

09-21-2006, 06:07 AM

Best"Man Who Sold the World" by Nirvana"Landslide" by Smashing Pumpkins"Wish you were here" by RadioheadWorst"Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit

TjM

09-21-2006, 06:53 AM

Not to go ESD on yall but GnR's version of "Sympathy for the Devil" is damn good. Also Disturbed's "Land of Confusion"

TjM

09-21-2006, 06:54 AM

Oh and it does not get better than Motorhead's "Cat Scratch Fever" this I will not argue

aceofspades7

09-21-2006, 07:12 AM

The Meteors - Get off of my cloud

Tenbatsuzen

09-21-2006, 07:15 AM

FUNKMAN wrote: Sheeplovr wrote: I love the Wallflower's Heros and hate Powerman 5000's Relax same here with Heroes, luv it...they should play it sometime when ronnie wants to play the hero again   I'm not sure if they'd do that or not... Ron played the Wallflowers' Heroes a LOT during the post-9/11 shows....

riverofpiss

09-21-2006, 08:56 AM

NIN's cover of Queens "Get Down, Make Love"   Great song for...well...you got it.

furie

09-21-2006, 09:20 AM

I always liked the "Battle of Evermore" by the Lovemongers from that Singles soundtrack.

Freakshow

09-21-2006, 09:54 AM

ChimneyFish wrote: If we're going Manson, I'll go with "Down in the Park" by Gary Numan.

Agree 100%. I might have to go and listen to the copy I downloaded from iTunes.

Social Distortion doing 'Under My Thumb' is always pretty classic.

Some of the worst are on the Rage Against the Machine cover album--like 'Maggie's Farm' and 'Street Fighting' Man. Although their verison of 'The Ghost of Tom Joad' is incredible.

tele7

09-21-2006, 11:40 AM

Best: Manfred Mann-Blinded By The Light

EliSnow

09-21-2006, 11:49 AM

Earlshog

09-21-2006, 11:50 AM

speaking of CCR I always loved there cover of " heard it though the grapevine"

TokeOne

09-21-2006, 04:20 PM

Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight" inspired two great covers, one by Tupac and one by Nonpoint, which was featured in the new Miami Vice movie I think.

FreshJ

09-21-2006, 05:00 PM

I know it is not everyone's cup of tea, but I really like Richard Cheese and his cover songs.

epo

09-21-2006, 06:26 PM

I always loved Social D's cover of "Making Believe" by Patsy Cline.The worst (unpopular choice) cover ever is the Wallflowers cover of Bowie's "Heroes".  It absolutely ruined my favorite Bowie song.

TjM

09-22-2006, 04:59 AM

Gilby Clarke - Mercedes BenzBruce Dickenson - All the Young DudesKenny Wayne Shepperd - Everything is Broken

fezstherapist

09-22-2006, 06:11 AM

TokeOne

09-22-2006, 07:12 AM

Hip hop songs are hard to cover but I really like Dynamite Hack's cover of the Eazy E song "Boyz in the Hood". I didn't care for The Gourds cover of "Gin and Juice" though.

mendoman

09-22-2006, 07:56 AM

"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" (Rolling Stones) - Devo"Ripple"  (Grateful Dead) - Janes Addiction"Smoke Two Joints" (The Toys) - Sublime"Ship Of Fools" (Grateful Dead) - Elvis Costello"Mad World" (Tears For Fears) - Gary Julesand my personal favorite..."Candy Says" (The Velvet Underground) - Beth Gibbons (from Portishead)

riverofpiss

09-22-2006, 09:46 AM

<table height="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tr height="100%" width="100%"><td valign="top" width="100%" height="250">Nice picks  Mendoman.  Especially "Ripple", that's another great cover by a band that did a lot of great covers.  </td></tr><tr><td height="1"><div /></td></tr></table>

TokeOne

09-22-2006, 09:57 AM

mendoman wrote: "Ripple"  (Grateful Dead) - Janes Addiction"Ship Of Fools" (Grateful Dead) - Elvis CostelloDeadicated was such a good album. I would add the two Suzanne Vega songs, the Lyle Lovett song, Burning Spear's "Estimated Prophet", Dr. John had a good song on that album. Excellent cover album. Maybe the best cover album ever. Especially compared to that subpar Led Zepplin cover album that had a good Sheryl Crow cover of D'yer Maker but not much else.

arcanewardrobe

09-22-2006, 12:01 PM

Best: Tears for Fears rendition of Bowie's 'Ashes to Ashes'Worst: Bowie's version of Beach Boys 'God Only Knows"........ makes my skin crawl.

epo

05-20-2007, 01:48 PM

Worst cover ever: Tim McGraw's "When Stars go Blue", originally done by Ryan Adams. Its so bad that I think of it when I hear the original.

weekapaugjz

05-20-2007, 02:07 PM

phish was awesome at nailing covers.  "loving cup" - stones; "rock and roll"  - velvet underground; "cities" and "crosseyed and painless" - talking heads; to name a few, all incredible

Well said. Phish was amazing themselves, but they were also possibly the worlds greatest cover band. Part of the excitement of their shows was seeing what cover they would bust out next. Id like to add;Boogie On Reggae Woman--PhishFrankenstein--PhishLife on Mars?--Phish

SINA THEY OPENED MY FIRST SHOW WITH HELTER SKELTERYOU ALSO FORGOT DROWNED(WHO), AND ROSES ARE FREE(WEEN) THEY PRACTICALLY OWNED 

i love phish covers, my favorites mentioned above are cities and roses are free. my all time favorite phish cover is also sprach zarathustra (2001 Theme).

weekapaugjz

05-20-2007, 02:09 PM

Worst cover ever: Tim McGraw's "When Stars go Blue", originally done by Ryan Adams. Its so bad that I think of it when I hear the original.

when stars go blue is my favorite ryan adams song. ive never heard that ass hat tim mcgraw's version and hopefully never will.

when i saw this thread, ryan adams version of wonderwall by oasis first came to mind. i think its an amazing version of the original but takes it in a completely different direction. great stuff.

midwestjeff

05-20-2007, 02:18 PM

first and only time i saw phish they ended with been caught stealin. being relatively unfamiliar with their catalogue at the time (and still, really, compared to real diehards) it was a great end to an awesome introduction to the band. i used to have a boot of them doing a great version of Terrapin but some other dirty hippie stole it.

Any JGB cover of Dylan is fantastic.

epo

05-20-2007, 02:31 PM

when stars go blue is my favorite ryan adams song. ive never heard that ass hat tim mcgraw's version and hopefully never will.

when i saw this thread, ryan adams version of wonderwall by oasis first came to mind. i think its an amazing version of the original but takes it in a completely different direction. great stuff.

If you are interested here is the cover on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQBAgf52GJ4).

:devil2:

Andomray

05-20-2007, 02:33 PM

I love Creedence, therefore I love the cover songs they did...my favorite, though, is "Midnight Special."

"I Put A Spell On You" and "Good Golly, Miss Molly" are up there too.

nassue

05-20-2007, 02:58 PM

tool - no Quarter (led zepplin)

clutch - who's been talkin (howlin' wolf)

you know which cover sucks
that stupid fuckin disturbed covering 80's pop....dumb

who6489

05-20-2007, 03:01 PM

BEST

The WHO doing an old blues number by Mose Allison - "Young Man Blues"
ANTHRAX covered many KISS songs, but the best is "Parasite"
Van Halen's version of "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
Pearl Jam did a great version of an obscure WHO tune called "Leaving Here"

WORST

The Scorpions tryin' to do The WHO's "I Can't Explain"
Cyndi Lauper's version of "Another Brick in the Wall II" on the Wall in Berlin concert. (Although I DID like KORN's version a year or so ago)

El Mudo

05-20-2007, 03:03 PM

Love Gram Parsons' covers of old Bobby Bare tunes...namely "Streets of Baltimore" and "Miller's Cave"

I second the votes on the horridness of the Madonna cover of "American Pie" and of Tim McGraw's butchering of "When the Stars Go Blue"

PhishHead

05-20-2007, 03:04 PM

i love phish covers, my favorites mentioned above are cities and roses are free. my all time favorite phish cover is also sprach zarathustra (2001 Theme).

you are all correct but you left out a few AMAZING covers

Ginseng Sullivan
Burning Down the House
Foreplay -> Long Time
Gettin Jiggy wit It
Tubthumping
Johnny B. Goode
La Grange
Sabotage
Quinn the Eskimo
Sneaking Sally through the Alley
Timber
Funky Bitch (they owned that song)
Good Times Bad Times
Head Held High
Hello my Baby
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
and of course:
Ya Mar

who6489

05-20-2007, 03:07 PM

you are all correct but you left out a few AMAZING covers

Ginseng Sullivan
Burning Down the House
Foreplay -> Long Time
Gettin Jiggy wit It
Tubthumping
Johnny B. Goode
La Grange
Sabotage
Quinn the Eskimo
Sneaking Sally through the Alley
Timber
Funky Bitch (they owned that song)
Good Times Bad Times
Head Held High
Hello my Baby
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
and of course:
Ya Mar

AND the whole QUADROPHENIA album at one of their Halloween shows

prothunderball

05-20-2007, 03:12 PM

Best= Willy Nelson's Cover of Midnight Rider!

meanmrbill

05-20-2007, 03:20 PM

Worst cover ever: Tim McGraw's "When Stars go Blue", originally done by Ryan Adams. Its so bad that I think of it when I hear the original.

ARGGGG!! That McGraw cover is awful, seriously awful.
But keeping with Ryan Adams, the Whiskeytown cover of Gram Parson's "A Song For You" is simply beautiful, maybe even better than the original.

Also, Bruce Springsteen's live version of "Trapped" is a great cover.

torker

05-20-2007, 04:17 PM

WORST

The Scorpions tryin' to do The WHO's "I Can't Explain"

I kinda like that one.

Pootertoot

05-20-2007, 05:13 PM

I keep adding more, but we have to mention "Proud Mary" by Ike and Tina Turner.  It was Creedance Clearwater Revival's signature song, but I've heard John Fogerty say that Tina did the song the best.  

This would get my vote for best. It takes the original and makes it nearly unlistenable in comparison.

I'd like to throw this one out for sheer awesomeness:

Transformer di Roboter's cover of Michael Jackson's Stranger in Moscow (http://www.transformerdiroboter.com/layerRechts/media/Stranger-in-moscow.mp3), using the Apple Startup sound as the baseline.

weekapaugjz

05-20-2007, 05:41 PM

If you are interested here is the cover on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQBAgf52GJ4).

:devil2:

damn it, damn it, damn it. why the fuck did i click on that. absolute horseshit. his voice is fucking horrible for that song. i am so pissed at myself for clicking on that, i knew i shouldn't have.

:wallbash: :wallbash: :wallbash:

IMSlacker

05-20-2007, 05:48 PM

Best: Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your Dog

Worst: Britney Spears - I Love Rock and Roll

El Mudo

05-20-2007, 06:08 PM

Best: Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your Dog

Worst: Britney Spears - I Love Rock and Roll

Uncle Tupelo's version of "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?" was great too

docgoblin

05-20-2007, 06:08 PM

Top this folks:

Peter Gabriel 2006 Winter Olympics (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqs138sXaNI)

inksite.com

05-20-2007, 06:33 PM

I think that No Doubt did a nice job on Talk Talk's "It's my Life".

My pick for worst cover is here (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4462791062611472906).

Michael Keen
Ringwood, NJ

mildly amusing

05-20-2007, 06:35 PM

i'm partial to Warren Zevon's cover of "Back in the High Life Again" and the Black Crowes doing "Hard to Handle"

The absolute worst are Sheryl Crow ruining "Sweet Child O' Mine" and the fucking Scissor Sisters abomination they call a cover of "Comfortably Numb"....it makes me wanna fuckin puke...

bobsnin

05-20-2007, 06:37 PM

2 Best(probably biased, because I am a fan)

Ben Folds: Careless Whispers (George Michaels)
Ben Folds: Bitches Aint Shit (Snoop and Dre)

TheMojoPin

05-20-2007, 08:08 PM

i'm partial to Warren Zevon's cover of "Back in the High Life Again"

I really like his version of Prince's "Raspberry Beret."

Bob Impact

05-20-2007, 08:17 PM

Two More:

Best: Nirvana - Plateau
Worst: Rod Stewart - Downtown Train

burrben

05-20-2007, 08:21 PM

best: white stripes - "jolene"

PapaBear

05-20-2007, 08:23 PM

R.E.M. - Superman

That's a cover? Who did the original?

Fat_Sunny

05-20-2007, 08:28 PM

That's a cover? Who did the original?

The Clique.

It's Obscure.

Fat Knows The 60's Inside Out, But He Had To Look It Up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clique_%28Texas_band%29

PapaBear

05-20-2007, 08:30 PM

Wow. I never knew. Thanks!

30RockRob

05-23-2007, 09:27 AM

I don't think anyone has posted these yet:

Pearl Jam's recent cover of The Who's "Love, Reign O'er Me"

Stevie Wonder's cover of "We Can Work It Out"

Supersuckers cover of "Hey Ya"

The Sunday's cover of "Wild Horses"

As for worst, I'd have to go with Uncle Cracker's "Drift Away". It's pure shit.

Havenostaples

05-23-2007, 10:13 AM

Goldfingers cover of
99 Red Balloons and Just Like Heaven

SinA

05-24-2007, 06:22 PM

someone else's list (http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2007/badcovers/index.html)

Bob Impact

05-24-2007, 06:36 PM

Tori Amos' cover of Tom Waits' Time.

Imwithstupid

05-24-2007, 08:17 PM

Just some off the top of my head I looked up real quick.

Cover Artists "Song Title" Original Artist

Goo Goo Dolls "Give a Little Bit" Supertramp

Love Spit Love (Formerly Psychedilic Furs) "How Soon is Now" The Smiths

The Verve "Bittersweet Symphony" Rolling Stones

Social Distortion "Umder My Thumb" Rolling Stones

Hooters "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" The Beatles

Sting "Little Wing" Jimmi Hendrix

The Ataris "Boys of Summer" Don Henley

Peter Schilling "Major Tom" David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust

The Sundays "Wild Horses" Rolling Stones

TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty) "Code Blue" ????? Its late im at a blank

TSOL "All Along the Watchtower" Jimmi Hendrix

Save Ferris "Come on Eileen" Dexys Midnight Runner

Frente "Bizzare Love Triangle" New Order

Sugar Ray "Stand and Deliver" Adam Ant

Pet Shop Boys (Featuring Dusty Springfield) "Where the Streets have no name" U2

No Doubt "Its my Life" Talk Talk

I have a ton of them.

Anyone else here use Media Monky (http://www.mediamonkey.com) to organize their HD music (http://www.wtmiii.com/Entire%20List.htm)?

Imwithstupid

05-24-2007, 08:41 PM

The Clique.

It's Obscure.

Fat Knows The 60's Inside Out, But He Had To Look It Up!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clique_%28Texas_band%29

"In early 1999, IBM began a television advertisement campaign for its Lotus Notes software product that included the chorus of "Superman," sung by a female vocalist. This upset some R.E.M. fans, apparently unaware that the song was a cover.[citation needed]"

I searched up and down for that version for over a year. I wonder if it was not a version as I had thought, but like the Wikki reference says, just one chorus sung by female vocalists.

BabyLuvWhatley

05-25-2007, 07:15 PM

Many greats listed, I don't think I saw Deftones - Simple Man. I hate GnR - Live and Let Die.

FezPaul

05-25-2007, 07:54 PM

Tori Amos' cover of Tom Waits' Time.

Does Bob consider this best or worst?

FezPaul

05-25-2007, 07:55 PM

I hate GnR

Fixed

nevnut

03-30-2008, 06:18 AM

Don't care too much for String Cheese Incident, saw them at Wavy Gravy's Hog Farm Pig-Nic in '99 and they kinda put me to sleep, but I just heard them doing China Cat/ I Know You Rider on Deep Tracks and they totally ripped it.

Great job.:thumbup:

sailor

03-30-2008, 01:53 PM

Gvac

03-30-2008, 02:13 PM

One of the worst - Joe Cocker's version of "Feelin' Alright." It absolutely kills me that most people don't know Traffic's original version, which blows Cocker's monstrosity away.

IMSlacker

03-30-2008, 09:04 PM

The "Jim Morrison Sucks" thread reminded me of one of my all time favorite covers. "Soul Kitchen" by X.

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TeeBone

03-31-2008, 02:54 AM

Eric Clapton's versions of both Cocaine and After Midnight are good, if you have never heard the originals performed by JJ Cale.

JJ Cale is one of my all-time favorites.

mosquito

04-01-2008, 10:34 AM

My personal favorite is It's the End of the World by Great Big Sea. You thought the words were hard to understand by R.E.M

FezPaul

04-01-2008, 02:42 PM

Lady Resin

04-01-2008, 02:52 PM

Best- Joe Cocker The Letter

It's probably been mentioned before but I heard it today on the way home fromn work. I really had to restrain myself from seat dancing, singing along, and in general making a fool of myself.

My favorite from Joe Cocker

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6220460467088855029

:clap:

FezPaul

04-01-2008, 04:31 PM

My favorite from Joe Cocker

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6220460467088855029

:clap:

I saw that when it first aired on SNL. :smoke: Holy crap I'm old. :glurps:

Thebazile78

04-01-2008, 05:34 PM

WORST: I will probably be slaughtered for these but I think that Lenny Kravitz's cover of American Woman is high school "spring concert" lame and I most covers of Knockin' on Heaven's Door...the GnR and Zevon recordings are waaaaaay too heavy-handed, although I heard a nifty reggae-inspired version on the radio the other day, but I'll be damned if I remember who it was.

GOOD: I hadn't realized that UB40's recording of Red Red Wine was a cover of Neil Diamond (of all people!) ... blew me away when I found out. (I prefer the UB40 cover to Neil. Sorry dude.)

Also Good, Jimi's version of the Bob Dylan-penned All Along the Watchtower ... I love Bob Dylan, but the way Jimi OWNED that song is what makes his version Superior to Bob's.

Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help from My Friends has a similar anecdote to the one someone mentioned earlier about Jon Fogerty & Tina Turner about Ringo telling Joe that Joe's version was the best ... and, although I love Ringo, I have to agree. Joe Cocker's version is exactly on point.

I don't exactly have a "Best" ... mostly because my pop-music vocabulary is stunted and rather ... eccentric.

Gvac

04-01-2008, 05:36 PM

Hottub

04-01-2008, 05:39 PM

One of the worst - Joe Cocker's version of "Feelin' Alright." It absolutely kills me that most people don't know Traffic's original version, which blows Cocker's monstrosity away.

In all honesty, I can't think of a Joe Cocker Song I actually like. His voice blows, and all he does is ruin covers. I guess he's an OK arranger and band leader.

TheMojoPin

04-01-2008, 05:41 PM

Count me in as someone who hates Lenny Kravitz...and especially his take on "American Woman."

TjM

04-02-2008, 02:10 AM

Not a fan of Lenny's cover either

Gvac

04-02-2008, 02:14 AM

The Buddy Holly thread reminded me that Waylon Jennings and Mark Knopfler did an absolutely gorgeous cover of Buddy's "Learning The Game."

TjM

04-02-2008, 02:14 AM

Anthrax did a mean version of "Got the Time"

Slumbag

04-02-2008, 02:17 AM

System of a Down's cover of Shame by Wu-Tang Clan.
A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine by John Lennon.

Both Awesome.

Thebazile78

04-02-2008, 04:08 AM

It wasn't Clapton, was it? I always dug that version.

And I couldn't agree more about Lenny Kravitz's LAME version of American Woman. The Guess Who were an incredibly underrated band and Kravitz took a bad ass song and made it tame.

Pussy.

It may have been Clapton, but I didn't want to be wrong so I didn't post.

And back to Lenny ... I think you can almost hear the band counting the beats, it's such an uninspired cover of that song. (I fucking HATE it. And say as much EVERY SINGLE TIME it's on the radio.)

DrMoreau

04-03-2008, 05:07 AM

I know I am late to the party on this one, but here are my honorable mentions I don't think anyone has mentioned yet:

Sunday Bloody Sunday(U2) - Saul Williams
Everything Counts(Depeche Mode) - In Flames
Fade to Black(Metallica) - Apoptygma Berzerk (blasphemy? maybe ...)
Metal(Gary Numan) - Nine Inch Nails
White Rabbit(Jefferson Airplane) - Blue Man Group (more blasphemy)
Smothered Hope(Skinny Puppy) - Ministry
Blue Monday(New Order) - Orgy (you know you liked it...)
Are Friends Electric?(Gary Numan) - Pig

TheMojoPin

04-03-2008, 07:13 AM

Blue Monday(New Order) - Orgy (you know you liked it...)

False.

RhinoinMN

04-03-2008, 07:25 AM

Don't do it - The Band

Good cover song imo.

edit: The Who covered this also, but I liked The Band's the best.

Freakshow

04-03-2008, 07:53 AM

I've got Primus on the brain. Love their cover of Making Plans for Nigel.

And their live cover of Master of Puppets, too.

Bob Impact

04-03-2008, 08:48 AM

A couple of more good ones:
The Vandals - Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
Dimmu Borgir - Burn in Hell (Twisted Sister)
Cradle of Filth - Hallowed be thy name (Maiden)
Opeth - Solider of Fortune (Deep Purple)

and as much as I hate to admit it, I dig AFI's cover of Head Like a Hole (Nine Inch Nails)

DrMoreau

04-03-2008, 05:26 PM

I've got Primus on the brain. Love their cover of Making Plans for Nigel.

And their live cover of Master of Puppets, too.

Another band called Pitchshifter also did a decent cover of Making Plans for Nigel. I'll check out the Primus version.

RhinoinMN

04-04-2008, 08:41 AM

Sunday Morning Coming Down - Johnny Cash

Me and Bobby Mcgee - Janis Joplin

jafter

04-04-2008, 09:14 AM

Best

NRBQ - Get Rhythm
U2 - Dancing Barefoot
Pretenders - The Needle and the Damage Done
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing

Framey

04-04-2008, 05:38 PM

Best

NRBQ - Get Rhythm
U2 - Dancing Barefoot
Pretenders - The Needle and the Damage Done
Stevie Ray Vaughn - Little Wing

the best....
what about "proud mary" ike and tina?

LimeJohnny

04-05-2008, 10:12 PM

Best:
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GSpbuFSr2o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAG-kX_IlUw&feature=related

Piuki

04-06-2008, 01:07 PM

I heard Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" today on "Lucy"...but alas, someone already mentioned that ages ago. What an awesome cover.

Also, Down By Law's version of The Proclaimers' "500 Miles".

I don't have a worst. I think most covers are pointless.

9mileskid

04-06-2008, 03:48 PM

the grateful dead doing dylan
even dylan said when he needs to know how to arainge one of his songs he listens to garcias version

visions of johanna = perfect example

FUNKMAN

04-06-2008, 03:57 PM

any cover of We're An American Band. some lo-lites are the All-accordion rock band Those Darn Accordions and The Village People :smile:

Americade (the band, not the motorcycle rally) covered the song for their 1982 album release Americade.

Autograph covered the song in November, 1985 and had it added to their second album That’s the Stuff in early 1986, replacing the original track #6, which was released in October, 1985. The "Up all night with Freddy King, I got to tell you pokers his thing" portion early in the song is replaced by "Up all night, sleep all day, I got to tell you that's how we play" for unknown reasons, possibly because of King's death ten years earlier.

Poison covered the song for their The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock compilation and replacing the line "And we proceeded to tear that hotel down" with the line "And Poison tore that hotel down."

Kid Rock covered the song during one year's MTV Video Music Awards, substituting "We'll help you party down" with "We'll take your panties down".

All-accordion rock band Those Darn Accordions parodied this song as "We're An Accordion Band", substituting many of the lyrics with references to famous accordion players such as Myron Florin and Flaco "The King" Jimenez". They replace "We'll help you party down" with "We'll help you polka down".

Jackyl covered the song for their 1998 compilation release Choice Cuts utilizing Jesse Dupree's unique vocal style.

The Village People cover the song as part of their live repertoire.

Singers Aly & AJ have covered this song for Randy Jackson’s Music Club: Volume One.

midwestjeff

08-04-2008, 06:53 PM

I love the White Stripes
and I like the Flaming Lips,
but their cover of Seven Nation Army is terrible.

midwestjeff

08-04-2008, 07:00 PM

Also, Dynamite Hack's (whoever the fuck they are) cover of Boys in the Hood. terrible.

Yes, I'm flipping between Ethel and Lucy. Blow me.

Edwin

08-04-2008, 07:18 PM

My favorite right now is "Band On The Run" by Foo Fighters.

My least fave has to be one of the 795 versions of "Big Yellow Taxi". Bad song, just contiues to be awful every time.

TheMojoPin

08-04-2008, 09:34 PM

Ooooh, on the TLC tip:

Afghan Whigs doing "Creep." (http://nita.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c2251d14f18fdb00cdf7ed7a51094f.html)

Bluetones doing "Waterfalls":

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realmenhatelife

08-05-2008, 03:44 AM

There is a comp called 'Too Legit for the Pit' which is hardcore bands doing rap covers. For the most part they are terrible but the cover of Express Yourself by Stretch Armstrong is actually really good. Although it's a little embarassing that they're the only band on the album that didn't treat it like a joke.

Sean from the Suburbs

08-05-2008, 07:06 AM

Best

Grant Lee Phillips
So. Central Rain - r.e.m.
Across the Universe - the beatles

Sterophonics - Hand bags and Gladrags

N.I.N. - Physical

Worst

Val Kilmer
After the gold rush

and any Limp biscut

Sean from the Suburbs

08-05-2008, 07:14 AM

when stars go blue is my favorite ryan adams song. ive never heard that ass hat tim mcgraw's version and hopefully never will.

when i saw this thread, ryan adams version of wonderwall by oasis first came to mind. i think its an amazing version of the original but takes it in a completely different direction. great stuff.

Not sure if its counts as a cover, but Elton john and Ryan played each others songs together.

Ryan adams did tiny dancer
Elton did Sweet Carolina

Both were really good

ravn816

08-05-2008, 07:36 AM

A lot of good ones I like have been mentioned, but...

Johnny Cash--Personal Jesus
Sinead O'Connor--Nothing Compares to you. For those of you who don't know, this was originally a Prince song. And say what you want about the woman, but this song kicks ass.

Pretty much every cover off the Nirvana Unplugged in New York album rocks, my favorite being Where did you Sleep Last Night.

I really try to block out the bad pop covers of good songs, or even bad/so-so songs that are made worse (for example Bobby Brown's My Preogative later done by Britney Spears). However, when Rihanna did the SOS song using the beat and I think its the chorus of Tainted Love, I decided right then and there that her music was shit.

barjockey

08-05-2008, 07:37 AM

Whipping Post by Zappa
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JimBeam

08-05-2008, 08:16 AM

I had my iPod on shuffle last night and, news to me, I had a Dinosaur Jr cover of the Cure's " Just Like Heaven ".

Pretty awful I must say.

In an obscure way I dug Hole/Courtney Love's cover of " Golddust Woman ".

Neither of these would I consider my worst/fave though.

grlNIN

08-05-2008, 09:16 AM

System of a Down's cover of Shame by Wu-Tang Clan.
A Perfect Circle's cover of Imagine by John Lennon.

Both Awesome.

Ew. Ew. Ew.

My Morning Jacket covering "Rocket Man" is really, really good.

Knowledged_one

08-05-2008, 09:21 AM

Billie Jean (cover of Micheal Jackson) - Chris Cornell

Hit me baby one more time (cover of Britney Spears) - Bowling for Soup

FunkyDrummer

08-05-2008, 12:47 PM

Black Keys covering anything by Junior Kimbrough...

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patrick187

08-05-2008, 01:09 PM

I loved Vanilla Ice's cover of "Under Presure" by Queen adn David Bowie.

RhinoinMN

08-05-2008, 01:11 PM

Don't do it - The Band

Great cover.

jonyrotn

08-05-2008, 01:45 PM

I've always liked Limp Bizkit's cover of George Micheal's Faith way better then the original..

Btw..If this was mentioned earlier in the thread, I agree with whoever posted it..

midwestjeff

08-05-2008, 01:50 PM

Worst
and any Limp biscut

I've always liked Limp Bizkit's cover of George Micheal's Faith way better then the original..

Btw..If this was mentioned earlier in the thread, I agree with whoever posted it..

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

:innocent:

RhinoinMN

08-05-2008, 01:57 PM

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

:innocent:

I got $100 on jonyrotn. The other guy is from the burbs.

TeeBone

08-05-2008, 03:01 PM

cougarjake13

08-05-2008, 04:14 PM

i like some of the metallica covers they do

and i like a lot of marilyn mansons covers

zildjian361

08-05-2008, 05:04 PM

One of the worst - Joe Cocker's version of "Feelin' Alright." It absolutely kills me that most people don't know Traffic's original version, which blows Cocker's monstrosity away.

Joe Cocker's WITH A LITTE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS who blows away the dare i say the Beatles version G :ohmy::wink:

TheMojoPin

08-05-2008, 09:24 PM

Gvac and I consumated our love of the Band's cover of "Atlantic City." (http://www.last.fm/music/The+Band/_/Atlantic+City)

TheMojoPin

08-05-2008, 09:49 PM

Kathryn Williams covering "All Apologies":

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Blur doing "Maggie May":

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And Nickel Creek tackling Pavement:

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ahhdurr

08-05-2008, 09:57 PM

hole - it's all over baby blue (crow, salvation soundtrack) better than meh

hedges

08-05-2008, 10:02 PM

I think everybody's cover of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" sucks in relative degrees. GnR version is almost unbearable. Jerry and the Dead doing it is not so bad, but I still don't really like it. Dylan and the Dead, much better. Dylan, as good as you can get. To be honest, I don't really love the song to begin with.

FunkyDrummer

08-06-2008, 05:48 AM

Been digging this one for a few months...

Vieux Farka Toure doing U2's "Bullet the Blue Sky" live in Ireland:

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JimBeam

08-06-2008, 09:40 AM

I'm not sure this should even be mentioned but those 'mos in Rascal Flats covered " Life Is A Highway " which shouldn't have ever been made nevermind covered.

But equally as embrassing was the late great country/western singer Chris LeDoux's cover of that same song.

Staying w/ the country theme Clint Black did a good cover of " Desperado " and Garth Brooks did a good cover of other country songs " Night Rider's Lament " and " Callin' Baton Rouge ".

His cover of " Shameless " wasn;t bad either.

ANC

08-06-2008, 11:05 AM

Best: Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Worst: Fuel : Going to California

Sean from the Suburbs

08-07-2008, 05:55 AM

I got $100 on jonyrotn. The other guy is from the burbs.

yeah but I'm from the tough part of the burbs.

TheO

08-07-2008, 08:36 AM

I won't categorize them as good or bad...

Viking Folk with Kitchen Appliances

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here are two versions of Professor Longhair doing his classic Tipitina, he's an old New Orleans dude who could play the shit out of a piano, but his singing was terrible....

version 1 (home in front of piano)

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version 2 (live with a band)

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now here is Dr John doing the same song

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And this conversation can't take place without this gem getting brought up

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overyoo

08-07-2008, 02:04 PM

i like Nine inch nails cover of "supernaut", and nirvanas cover of "where did you sleep last night" worse cover....sheryl crow's sweet child of mine.

outlawfrank

08-07-2008, 02:17 PM

good: Janes Addiction- sympathy for the devil

bad: The Eagles: Ol' 55

eeroomnhoj

08-09-2008, 04:02 AM

good: Janes Addiction- sympathy for the devil

bad: The Eagles: Ol' 55

I'm going to look that up.

I know this might be cliche, but Mettalica's cover of "Whiskey in a Jar" is pretty good.

docgoblin

08-09-2008, 04:20 AM

The best cover I ever heard/saw was 'A Day In The Life' by Howard Jones. It was at the Garden in 1987 and he used his encore to recognize Sgt. Pepper's 20th anniversary. He came out by himself. Everything had been removed from the stage. A keyboard dropped from the ceiling and he proceeded to do an amazing rendition of the song... Just him and his keyboard. It's too bad there isn't a recording of it somewhere.

ronfezoxfan

08-09-2008, 08:41 AM

Judas Priest did a kick ass cover of "johnny b. goode" for that soundtrack and also put it on their "Ram It Down" album

ahhdurr

08-09-2008, 08:51 AM

yeah but I'm from the tough part of the burbs.

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ahhdurr

08-09-2008, 08:52 AM

.

I know this might be cliche, but Mettalica's cover of "Whiskey in a Jar" is pretty good.
Not cliche - it's troof.

docgoblin

08-09-2008, 09:00 AM

I also like Joe Strummer's Redemption Song and Joey Ramone's version of It's A Wonderful World.

paracetamol flanders

08-09-2008, 09:21 AM

I just bought a reissue record by a forgotten early 80's Nebraska group called The Better Beatles, who only released a single 7" in the day. They recorded a whole album worth of synth-punk versions of Beatles songs, all of which are sort of genius, but Lady Madonna is stupid fresh.

Morgan Fisher, ex keyboardist of Mott The Hoople, did a couple albums of new wave covers under the name The Hybrid Kids in the late 70's/early 80's. He did a Two Tone version of Kate Bush, a jingle version of The Sex Pistols and other such weirdness. His Devo-ish cover of Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy is one of my all time favourite songs to play out. Always raises even hipster eyebrows. 2 minutes of twisted bliss, though it requires having your shit together to cue the next song in time.

Of course, the Residents cover of Hank Williams' Kawliga is pure brilliance with its Billy Jean backing loop. Infectious!

There are a million more, but one of my most retarded favourites is Duran Duran's cover of Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me) by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. It is the B side of the picture disc version of The Reflex. It's a fairly straight read, but Simon delivers an over-the-topness that warms my heart in the same way that only a well appointed, new romantic neck-kerchief can.

mikeyboy

08-09-2008, 10:05 AM

Morgan Fisher, ex keyboardist of Mott The Hoople, did a couple albums of new wave covers under the name The Hybrid Kids in the late 70's/early 80's. He did a Two Tone version of Kate Bush, a jingle version of The Sex Pistols and other such weirdness. His Devo-ish cover of Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy is one of my all time favourite songs to play out. Always raises even hipster eyebrows. 2 minutes of twisted bliss, though it requires having your shit together to cue the next song in time.

I had to search that out based on this description. (http://www.last.fm/music/Hybrid+Kids) If I heard that out somewhere, I think I would be about halfway through the song before I realized what song it was covering.

drucifer

08-09-2008, 01:04 PM

Best: "Bank Robber" by Audioweb.

Another from the Johnny Cash American recordings, the cover of Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat" - fucking powerful version.

Worst: "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Timmy Mallet (and it reached #1 in the UK.)

paracetamol flanders

08-09-2008, 04:16 PM

I had to search that out based on this description. (http://www.last.fm/music/Hybrid+Kids) If I heard that out somewhere, I think I would be about halfway through the song before I realized what song it was covering.

It is pretty inspired cover. The Hybrid Kids version of MacArthur Park is pretty amusing as well, though for other reasons. Thanks for the link.

Pitdoc

08-09-2008, 05:40 PM

It's hard to find, because it was on an EP, but Rikki Lee Jones's cover of "Walk Away Rene" really gets to me. The original was slightly poppy.Her cover just drowns in melancholy...and thats a good thing,if you read the lyrics

bermygoon

08-11-2008, 05:32 AM

'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda' - the Pogues

Haunting song but awesome!

BigReggie

08-11-2008, 07:30 PM

Chuck Berry's the Twist was a cover. And that is for worst because on O and A he was a turd.

predators1998

08-16-2008, 06:08 PM

I didn't feel like going through the whole thread. So I'll put two that I didn't see in the little that I read.
Best-Metallica's version of "Breadfan" by Budgie.
Worst-Celine Dion doing "You Shook Me All Night Long". Jesus, I wanted to bash her fuckin' head in by the time I could change the channel. I think it was on one of those VH1 Diva shows.:flush:

fezident

08-16-2008, 06:38 PM

Worst:
"For The Love Of Money" by Queensryche.

Best:
"Somebody To Love" by George Michael.

ChimneyFish

08-16-2008, 08:37 PM

Chuck Berry's the Twist was a cover. And that is for worst because on O and A he was a turd.

Granted, from what I've heard Chuck is quite a douche, but that was Chubby Checker on O&A.

SonicAssault

08-18-2008, 05:39 PM

One of the best Mike Ness - Long Black Veil

Also fairly good Fuel - daniel and heartbreaker(rolling Stones)
The Misfits - Project 1950(album)
Rhonda Vincent - Jolene
worth mentioning again is Joe Strummer - Redemption Song(personally I feel its better, but not by much, than Marley's)

Worst - smashmouth - I'm a believer

RoseBlood

12-22-2008, 08:43 PM

I was thinking about this FRED discussion from a previous show.I think one of the best is "Sweet Jane" by the Cowboy Junkies.A couple of the worst are "Romeo and Juliet" by the Indigo Girls and "Tiny Dancer" by Tim McGraw.Good try, but no thank you goes to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Tori Amos.Thoughts?

Whaaa :ohmy: :glurps: Maybe it's a girl thing, but I love her version, oldie but goodie:

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MacVittie

12-22-2008, 08:53 PM

good: Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson

bad: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

RoseBlood

12-22-2008, 08:59 PM

bad: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

i liked it :flush:

west milly Tom

12-22-2008, 09:19 PM

Best: Aretha Franklin does "The Weight"

Not so much: Weezer does "The Weight"

JAH1013

12-23-2008, 02:27 PM

Well said. Phish was amazing themselves, but they were also possibly the worlds greatest cover band. Part of the excitement of their shows was seeing what cover they would bust out next. Id like to add;Boogie On Reggae Woman--PhishFrankenstein--PhishLife on Mars?--PhishOtherwise, Joe Cockers cover of with a little help from my friends  takes the cake. Hes possibly the only one to ever make a Beatles song truly his.

I have to say the same about Widespread Panic. Half the songs they play are covers and they have everyone standing on their seats, losing their minds dancing and shaking that ass. Of course, most are rolling their faces off, but it's still a great time.:thumbup:

vjr97

12-23-2008, 02:43 PM

it wasnt just that i was getting paid $6 an hour as a security guard at some acceseory store in 1991.it was the terrible remake of "strawberry fields"that made me steal from the place.there was this band in the late 80's bullet boys i think.the made a remake of "love of money" that kicked ass:flush:

Manster72

12-23-2008, 02:50 PM

not sure best but my favs would be metallica's " the Wait" used in the big A promo i like Nirvana's "were did you sleep last night" opie got me hooked on that song. and marilyn manson's "sweet dreams" worst sid viceous " my way" just trash sorry i love mettalica but them doing merciful fate was bad can repilicate king diamonds voice and finally limp bizcuts "faith" i know its a hit but i just hate limp so ha ha

Applefish

12-23-2008, 08:23 PM

I'm going to look that up.

I know this might be cliche, but Mettalica's cover of "Whiskey in a Jar" is pretty good.

I really prefer the Thin Lizzy version of this cover. :clap:

biozombie

12-23-2008, 10:39 PM

I really prefer the Thin Lizzy version of this cover. :clap:

Fo Shitty.

my best & worst come from the same album
Best: Poison Idea - We Got The Beat (or Motorhead, which also rules)
Worst: Poison Idea - Lawdy Miss Clawdy

EliSnow

07-17-2009, 10:31 AM

The boys discussed this again today.

designerRed

07-17-2009, 10:33 AM

Do you think I'm Sexy by The Revolting Cocks was a GREAT cover song. :smile:

SonicAssault

07-17-2009, 04:14 PM

saw good and bad in the same song. Last night on Conan some American Idol chick was on there covering "barracuda". The band was decent, took the song and made it a tad bit heavier sounding, not all that bad musically but her vocals just couldn't keep up. She kept trying to hits those screams that ann wilson does and just couldn't quite make it and the woman she had doing harmonies with her was just bad i think she might have been deaf it was that bad.

Scott from the Future

07-17-2009, 04:25 PM

SonicAssault

07-17-2009, 05:50 PM

Best I've heard has to be Still Loving You by the Scorpions, covered by Sonata Arctica. They took a lame boring song and added in some power metal.

Absolute worst has to be The Agony Scene's cover of Paint It Black. Holy nuts. It's so bad I think I'll share it with you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKO2RA1UraI&feature=related

wow sharing that stones' cover wasn't really that necessary, i didn't even make it to 40 seconds. Who didn't tell them that they sounded like absolute shit, must be great to be the engineer/producer for that session. Just push record and then head to the bank. Only a few bands can really cover the stones, one of the best i've heard is the Social Distortion version of "Under My Thumb"

TooLowBrow

07-17-2009, 05:56 PM

biozombie

07-17-2009, 06:12 PM

Celtic Frost's cover of Wall of Voodoo's "Mexican Radio" followed by Wall Of Voodoo's cover of "Ring Of Fire" is a little slice of perfection in one of my itunes playlist things.

boobieman

07-17-2009, 06:20 PM

I don't know if I can pick the best cover...Maybe Judas Priest, they did a cover of Diamonds and Rust. Pretty good. The worst has to be Imagine by A perfect Circle. Taking a great song and making it emo crap. Almost always the original is the best..but again Almost.

SEEYEYEYSYYEYESYDYYES

PatFromMoonachie

07-17-2009, 09:32 PM

Scott from the Future

07-17-2009, 09:47 PM

wow sharing that stones' cover wasn't really that necessary, i didn't even make it to 40 seconds. Who didn't tell them that they sounded like absolute shit, must be great to be the engineer/producer for that session. Just push record and then head to the bank. Only a few bands can really cover the stones, one of the best i've heard is the Social Distortion version of "Under My Thumb"

Heheh I apologize sincerely...I just felt like sharing my pain a lil :P

Dirtybird12

07-17-2009, 10:37 PM

I don't know if I can pick the best cover...Maybe Judas Priest, they did a cover of Diamonds and Rust. Pretty good.
SEEYEYEYSYYEYESYDYYES

I still think S.O.D.'s version is better:

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PatFromMoonachie

07-17-2009, 10:39 PM

Dirtybird12

07-17-2009, 10:44 PM

Soul Asylum doing Barry Manilow's Mandy and The Cars "Drive ya home" from 1987

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Shane Peterson

07-17-2009, 11:08 PM

Butthole Surfers - Summer in the City

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drucifer

07-18-2009, 01:41 AM

I was in a store yesterday and on the radio was some man-child singing "Born to be Wild."

He sounded like a F-word.

KEITHJAY

07-18-2009, 05:26 AM

Just heard it yesterday, Big Bad Bill (is sweet William now)Milton Ager covered by Van Halen:happy:

led37zep

07-18-2009, 08:27 AM

paracetamol flanders

07-18-2009, 10:49 AM

paracetamol flanders

07-18-2009, 10:49 AM

paracetamol flanders

07-18-2009, 10:53 AM

paracetamol flanders

07-18-2009, 11:06 AM

Daryll on Long Island

07-24-2009, 02:43 AM

I'm a big fan of Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros cover of 'Redemption Song'. The spoken word intro is cool, and the music video is full of awesome cameos.

KnoxHarrington

09-04-2009, 07:12 PM

We may have a winner for worst cover ever. Certainly worst cover by best artist, maybe.

What the fuck, Beck? (http://www.prefixmag.com/media/beck/suzanne-leonard-cohen-cover-video/32439/)

epo

09-04-2009, 07:54 PM

We may have a winner for worst cover ever. Certainly worst cover by best artist, maybe.

What the fuck, Beck? (http://www.prefixmag.com/media/beck/suzanne-leonard-cohen-cover-video/32439/)

Ok...I didn't mind the Velvet Underground stuff, but this is dogshit. Why the bloody hell would anybody try to cover Leonard Cohen?

Jughead

09-04-2009, 09:06 PM

Best down town train Rod worst turn the page metal head's

razorboy

09-04-2009, 09:34 PM

I liked that new Green Day song a lot better when it was Telephone Line.

epo

09-04-2009, 09:48 PM

Best down town train Rod worst turn the page metal head's

Wait...did you just claim that Downtown Train by Rod Stewart was a good cover?

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CruelCircus

09-04-2009, 11:11 PM

Best:

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Unbelievably Worst:

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Dude!

09-05-2009, 06:40 AM

Unbelievably Worst:

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wow
can't argue with that

tanless1

09-05-2009, 11:23 AM

please dont go - web wilder

A.J.

09-05-2009, 11:33 AM

Despite the really poor sound, I always found it cool that The Yardbirds played a version of The Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man" during their last U.S. tour in 1968. What makes it cool is that The Yardbirds thought enough of the song (from a then-not very popular, or should I say "well-known", band) to want to play it themselves-- much like when Jimi Hendrix did a live version of "Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band" only days after the album came out.

Note the first few couple of bars of Zep's "How Many More Times" at the very end.

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FunkyDrummer

09-05-2009, 06:44 PM

Great cover of R.L. Burnside's original:

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