Best music cover

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

General

17 Mar 08 18:34

Nemesio

Ursulakantor

Pittsburgh, PA

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19 Mar 08 04:53

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
A good song cover is this Metallica one of Whiskey in the Jar:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh1J4rTgVgE

I vastly prefer the 'old' Metalica from the late 80s and early 90s. I found this song to be really
stale.

Sorry. 🙁

epiphinehas

Illinois

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19 Mar 08 05:47

Nina Simone's cover of Bob Dylan's, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues."

shavixmir

Lord

Sewers of Holland

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19 Mar 08 12:40

Originally posted by epiphinehas
Nina Simone's cover of Bob Dylan's, "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues."

Or even Neil Young singing that song!

I'm partial to Springsteen singing "Suspicious minds", but it's hard to get hold of.

And of course Hendrix singing "All along the watchtower".

catfoodtim

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19 Mar 08 13:53

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mtthw

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19 Mar 08 13:59

Probably my two favourites:

Tori Amos - "Smells like teen spirit"
http://uk.

Oysterband & June Tabor doing a gorgeous version of "Love will tear you apart".
http://uk. (rubbish sound quality, but you get the idea)

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19 Mar 08 15:48

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PinkFloyd

weedhopper

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19 Mar 08 15:58

Originally posted by badmoon
Sorry.

I guess we're in a rock vein.

Hendrix doing All Along the Watchtower

I agree--and I'd give a tip of the hat to Twist & Shout--The Beatles also.

Tinmart69

Lancaster

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20 Mar 08 09:03

Haunting...
http://uk.

Brilliant....
http://uk.

Redmike

Godless Commie

Glasgow

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20 Mar 08 18:12

Originally posted by Mexico
I quite like Cake's version of I will survive.

My favorite is Joe Strummer singing bob Marley's "redemption song" with Johnny cash.

I'm with you on the Joe Strummer track

eamon o

the highway to hell

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20 Mar 08 18:14

I'd say it's Jimi Hendrix' cover of The Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock. He "adapted" it in a way which was shocking back then, to symbolise the way America had screwed-up in relation to Vietnam
(where he had himself served), ie horror, shock, mayhem, drugs.

Green Paladin

Pale Blue Dot

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20 Mar 08 19:07

As previously mentioned...

Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Velvet Underground)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)

The Byrds - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)
Pearl Jam - Keep on Rockin' (Neil Young)
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy (Beatles - ok, go easy on this one)

uzless

The So Fist

Voice of Reason

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23 Mar 08 06:35

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The Cure - Purple Haze

Tori Amos - Smells like Teen Spirit (wow)

al68

wimbledon champ

on the green grass

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11 Apr 08 18:47

Husker Du, eight miles high,truly awesome.

Badwater

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11 Apr 08 19:10

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Faith No More - War Pigs
Styx - I Am The Walrus

And you know, we could probably list dozens of great covers. There are plenty of songs that are covered better than the originals. These two tried to stay true to the original and succeeded.

gregsflat

Guitarist

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13 Apr 08 01:39

Manhattan Transfer doing Weather Reports "Birdland"

Chaka Kahn doing Beatles "We Can Work It Out"

Earth Wind & Fire doing Beatles Gotta Get You Into My Life