Great Covers

[Glyndon]

A new thread for Great Covers you have heard, and maybe even have on your computer and collection, and be able to share with one another, either by uploading to megaupload, or sharing through MSN etc...time to discover some great new music that we might not have heard previously.

 

[POBT]

A couple off the top of my head

Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
Wonderwall (Ryan Adams)
Roll Over Beethoven (Beatles)

 

[John]

A couple off the top of my head

Me and Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)
Wonderwall (Ryan Adams)
Roll Over Beethoven (Beatles)

ELO done an amazing version as well.

 

[Glyndon]

Everything But The Girl do a sensational version of Downtown Train.

 

[SunKing]

Some classic covers

Going Down to Liverpool-Bangles
A Hazy Shade Of Winter-Bangles
Nothing Compares To you-Sinead
Money-Beatles
It Had To Be You-Harry Connick

 

[The Dice Man]

Some classic covers

Nothing Compares To you-Sinead

As far as I know that is not a cover, Prince wrote and composed that song specifically for Sinead.

 

[SunKing]

Are you sure? http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=642

Prince originally wrote this for The Family, a band that was signed to his Paisley Park record label. The song was inspired by a member who had just broken up with his girlfriend. The Family was made up of former members of The Time, and they released only one album.

 

[The Dice Man]

Are you sure? http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=642

Prince originally wrote this for The Family, a band that was signed to his Paisley Park record label. The song was inspired by a member who had just broken up with his girlfriend. The Family was made up of former members of The Time, and they released only one album.

Hmm, I concede.

Did 'The Family' actually record and release it though?


Either way, its a tragically beautiful song, and IIRC the filmclip was recorded the day after Sinead broke up with her boyfriend of the time so the tears were very real.

 

[scott522]

Famous Blue Raincoat - Jennifer Warnes (Leonard Cohen originally)
Hallelujah - Alex Lloyd (also a Leonard Cohen)
Cruel to be Kind - Letters to Cleo (Nick Lowe)
I want you to want me - Letters to Cleo (Cheap Trick)
I am a rock - The Church (Simon & Garfunkel)
Don't Change - Grinspoon (INXS)

 

[scott522]

Action - Steve Stevens Atomic Playboys; also Def Leppard - (The Sweet)
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus (David Bowie)
Gold Dust Woman - Hole (Fleetwood Mac)
Don't rain on my parade - Japan (Barbra Striesand)
The Man who sold the world - Nirvana (David Bowie)

 

[Glyndon]

Famous Blue Raincoat - Jennifer Warnes (Leonard Cohen originally)

Don't Change - Grinspoon (INXS)

Thought these two covers are both absolutely outstinding. Grinspoon really did justice to the INXS anthem, and Warnes, what an incredible album that comes from, have owned it for years and still play it as often today as what I did back when I first bought it.

Next post - Man Who Sold The World, great song, great cover, just as was the cover by Jordis Unga from the original Rockstar series.

 

[SunKing]

The Japan cover was unique to say the least.

Always Something There To Remind Me-Naked Eyes
It's My Party-Dave Stewart
Jealous Guy-Roxy Music

 

[scott522]

Money - The Babys (Beatles)

 

[POBT]

2 covers of exactly the same song:

Drugs Don't Work covered by Ben Harper and by Grinspoon

An example of where the song does the work for you. Brilliant original and brilliant covers. Hard to go wrong with the lyrics and melody.

 

[POBT]

Cat Power does incredible covers too. Her versions of Sea of Love and We Dance are great.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Drugs Don't Work covered by Ben Harper .

Thats the first song that popped straight into my head when I saw the thread. The version from Live on Mars is goosebump stuff.

Also...

The Tea Party - Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)

Placebo - Running up that Hill (Kate Bush)

Placebo - Where is my Mind (The Pixies)

Placebo - I Feel You (Depeche Mode)

Placebo - Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)


Placebo do some of the greatest covers around, they released a whole covers album a few years ago and its brilliant stuff.

 

[SunKing]

They did an ok cover of 21st century boy from memory.

Some group did a fair version of Hounds of Love recently but it's hard to do it better then kate.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

I love Ugly Kid Joes version of Cats in the Cradle

More faves of mine
Psudo Eco - Funky Town
Dixi Chicks - Landslide
Spiderbait - Black Betty
Smashmouth - Im a believer

Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is THE BEST verson

 

[scott522]

Everlasting Love - u2 and also Jamie Callum

 

[Hollow Knight]

Dixi Chicks - Landslide

Love the Smashing Pumpkins version of that song.

 

[scott522]

Paint it Black - Vanessa Carlton

 

[armagedon ready]

Maggie Bell and Stone the Crows After Midnight (J.J. Cale)

 

[John]

On and On and On by The Tall Dwarfs covering Abba.

 

[POBT]

Anything Johnny Cash covered. His cover of U2's One stands out.

 

[kimp]

Kate Bush - Rocket Man
Kate Melua - Just Like Heaven (The Cure)

Do these count?
Coltrane - Favourite Things
Streisand - Somewhere
Crowded House - Massive (Split Enz)