Music: What are your three favorite cover songs?

[Elvis P]

All along the Watchtower by Hendrix, Dylan
Proud Mary by the Turners, CCR
Respect by Aretha, Otis Redding

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[I am not exposed]

CCR - I heard it through the grapevine

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

I'm pretty sure it's the third time you post this thread...

2022
2020 (you originally had the first post there too)

 

[93gilmour93]

Faith no More - War Pigs
Marilyn Manson - Cry Little Sister
A Perfect Circle - Imagine

 

[the squared circle]

Blinded By the Light - Mannfred Mann's Earth band
Knockin' on Heavens Door - GNR
Twist and Shout - Beatles

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

SRV - Voodoo Child
Soft Cell - Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go
The Highwaymen - Highwayman

 

[Jumptheshark]

ME and Bobby Mcgee
I love rock and roll
Rock and Roll Music/Roll over Beethoven ( beatles cover berry)

 

[Lehnerd Skinnerd]

Jeff Healy Band - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Streetheart - Under my Thumb
Machine Head - Hallowed by thy Name

I prefer these versions to the originals.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Frente - Bizarre Love Triangle
Pet Shop Boys - Always on my Mind
Ramones - California Sun
Yo La Tengo - Yellow Sarong

Oops I put four///

 

[Xelebes]

Klaus Nomi - Cold Song (Purcell) - An absolutely tragic performance, a philippic into emptiness, only to recede quietly before death.
Southbound Freeway - Roll With It (Steve Miller Band) - A more high-spirited and rolling rendition with a sax that squeezes.
Buddy Morrow - Night Train (Jimmy Forrest) - The prototypical raunch rendition.

 

[frisco]

Hurt-Johnny Cash
Susan When She Tried-Elvis Presley
Southern Cross-Jimmy Buffett

My Best-Carey

 

[kihei]

I Am the Walrus--Oasis (The Beatles)
Feel a Whole Lot Better When You Are Gone--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (The Byrds)
Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You--Led Zeppelin (Joan Baez)

 

[TheAngryHank]

Easy...faith no more
war pigs ...faith no more
live and let die...GnR

 

[TheAngryHank]

Jeff Healy Band - While my Guitar Gently Weeps
Streetheart - Under my Thumb
Machine Head - Hallowed by thy Name

I prefer these versions to the originals.

There are a few songs I feel the same way.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

ozzy osbourne-sympton of the universe
kim carnes-bette davis eyes
gary moore-please don't let me be misunderstood

 

[SabrePL]

War Pigs - Faith No More.
Knocking on Heavens Door - Gn'R
When a Blind Man Cries - Metallica
And bonus:
Another Brick in the Wall - Acid Dinkers

 

[hyd3nSeek]

Not really a fan of covers in general but sometimes I find myself digging some covers.
Top 3 is probably changing weekly on this one.

Benny Sings - Dancing in the dark. I like the different vibe that he brought here.
Iron and Wine - This must be the place. Iron and wine has some nice covers
James Blake - First time ever I saw your face. Also his Sound of silence cover is nice

Being a Mike Patton fan FNM- Easy is probably the easy go to answer but it's a bit boring choice.

 

[Jussi]

 

[VMBM]

Being a Mike Patton fan FNM- Easy is probably the easy go to answer but it's a bit boring choice.

I usually whine about that choice, because I don't think FNM added anything to the original; the vocal phrasing, the instrumentation... It's all pretty much the same as with the Commodores; they left out the 2nd verse, and that was about the only difference.

Now here are covers that are miles better than the original:




(Better mostly because Hetfield's rhythm guitar playing is so much tighter/stronger than Brian Tatler's in the fast section)

 

[Jussi]

I usually whine about that choice, because I don't think FNM added anything to the original; the vocal phrasing, the instrumentation... It's all pretty much the same as with the Commodors; they left out the 2nd verse, and that was about the only difference.

It's the music video that sold it to the people:



It got soooo much airplay on MTV Europe.

 

[hyd3nSeek]

I usually whine about that choice, because I don't think FNM added anything to the original; the vocal phrasing, the instrumentation... It's all pretty much the same as with the Commodors; they left out the 2nd verse, and that was about the only difference.

Like I said I'm Patton fan so I'm biased. I think the tone of the FNM cover more laid back and tongue in cheek and it usually brings me to good mood. So if I personally have to choose my favourite covers it's definately there even it's not the best. It's more about my own memories with it and emotional reaction if that makes any sense.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Being a Mike Patton fan FNM- Easy is probably the easy go to answer but it's a bit boring choice.

I'm the biggest Patton groupie there is, and I'm really not much of a fan of this one. Patton's best covers - to me - are these two (and not easy songs to cover):



(Can't hear Al Green now without expecting him to burst out)



(to me better than the cover by Scott Walker, and with better - and brilliant - respect to Jacques Brel, even though Patton's French is here terrible, he did better on the Gainsbourg cover, but the result is not as good)

Also, well, the whole Mondo Cane album is made up of great covers (Urlo Negro is my favorite one). Sex (I'm A) on Lovage is kind of fun and certainly better than the original (but I got tired of it), and the Dillinger Escape Plan take on Like I Love You is pure candy (the live one with Patton... the recorded one with Puciato is pretty lame).

 

[hyd3nSeek]

Also, well, the whole Mondo Cane album is made up of great covers (Urlo Negro is my favorite one). Sex (I'm A) on Lovage is kind of fun and certainly better than the original (but I got tired of it), and the Dillinger Escape Plan take on Like I Love You is pure candy (the live one with Patton... the recorded one with Puciato is pretty lame).

Yeah I love those too. Didn't actually know that Lovage song was a cover and that's one of my favourites from that album.

 

[TheAngryHank]

Jolene..white stripes

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Alien Ant Farm-Smooth Criminal
Atari's-Boys of Summer
Dixie Chicks-Landslide