favorite covers

breakstuff

d8m said:

On a more serious note this is epic!

Good call.

Love this version.

It's the sort of track I like to play when I'm a bit pissed off.

Neil

Good covers?

Jam - David Watts

The Clash - Police and thieves.

dogload

Neil said:

Good covers?

Jam - David Watts

The Clash - Police and thieves.

Not forgetting The Carpenters' 'Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft'. Not necessarily better than Klaatu's, but good nontheless.

Kebabkid

A fairly safe one but I've always loved The Black Crowes version of "Hard to handle".

Chuffola

This. Also one of my favourite guitar solos too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cvsI3jc4pPA

octatonic

Anything by Richard Cheese.

drwiddly

Threshold - Supermassive Black Hole
Spock's Beard - Beware of Darkness
Dream Theater - Love Lies Bleeding
Opeth - Bridge of Sighs

robinbowes

dogload said:

HAL9000 said:

This Mortal Coil (Cocteau Twins) - Song to the Siren...

I am of such age that this IS the definitive version of that song. It's just so gorgeous.

Yeah, I thought that too, until I listened to Tim Buckley.

R.

robinbowes

This is one of my favourite covers:

R.

dogload

robinbowes said:

dogload said:

HAL9000 said:

This Mortal Coil (Cocteau Twins) - Song to the Siren...

I am of such age that this IS the definitive version of that song. It's just so gorgeous.

Yeah, I thought that too, until I listened to Tim Buckley.

R.

I know what you mean. I love the Tim Buckley version, but This Mortal Coil's version was the first I heard, and it is both lovely in it's lushness and ethereality (I know- I probably just made that up), but it is also very evocative of that period of my life. (Looks wistfully off into the early-ish 80's...).

frankus

sort of a cover...

historyisjunk

Something amazing, I've still got a cassette of this I taped from Alexis Korner's radio programme. Maybe versions of old standards like this don't count, but pfft


Something very different. I think every Cramps cover sounds like they wrote it, this is just the one that surprised me the most when I heard it.


Making an uncharacteristic attempt at miming.


Finally. This guy & his band are really good. He's a lovely player. I actually like his version of this better than Green On Red's original.


Other notables for me- Johnny Too Bad by Steve Earle & the V Roys
Six Days on The Road by Taj Mahal
Who Do You Love by Jesus & Mary Chain
Who Do You Love or any Bo Diddley Cover by George Thorogood

mike_l

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=B32yjbCSVpU

 

d8m

stickyfiddle

Surprised noone's mentioned this yet. It's virtually a cliche these days but the original (cover) is still spectacular

ICBM

stickyfiddle said:

It's virtually a cliche these days but the original is still spectacular better.

Edited for accuracy .

Nunogilberto

Gun - Word Up
GnR - Knocking on Heaven's Door
Van Halen - Won't Get Fooled Again
Talas - Stealin'

ToneShackTrev

I do quite a lot of work with a local band that do this. Usually tears the place up.

Karlos

+1 for This Mortal Coil.

The Boo Radleys - Alone Again Or (original by Love)

Xentrix - Ghostbusters (cus they are local boys and it makes me giggle)

Cherry Ghost - Finally (original by Ce Ce Peniston)

Reverend

Wovenhand - Ain't no sunshine
Iron Maiden - I got the fire
Saint Vitus - Thirsty and miserable
American Blues - if I were a carpenter
Black Sabbath - Evil woman


And it has to be said, Moby's cover of Sailing On was killer from what I remember.