Your Favourite Cover Versions?

[derm the germ]

stairway to heaven - zappa

 

[goatsby]

Please Mrs Henry Cheap Trick
Waitin for the man/herion Cheap trick absolutely briilliant at the palace dec 1996 "tom on leead vocals"
Down on the Bay Cheap Trick
Cunnamulla feller Screaming Jets
Sweet Sweet Love The whippersnappers
Mysterex The D4
Mama mia The 3ds

 

[Dakota]

Dope- You spin me 'round baby.

 

[sherrinorburley]

Favourite cover songs? Well I can think of heaps for a start that I might have to add to later (not in order)...

Aint That A Shame (Fats Domino) performed by Cheap Trick
Surrender (Cheap Trick) performed by Marilyn Manson, and also Velvet Revolver
Superstar (The Carpenters) performed by Sonic Youth
California Man (The Move) performed by Cheap Trick
Head On (The Pixies) performed by Jesus and Mary Chain
Everlasting Love (Robert Knight) performed by U2
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Leadbelly) performed by Nirvana
School Days (Chuck Berry) performed by AC/DC
Get It On (Bang a Gong) (T.Rex) performed by The Powerstation
Not Fade Away (Buddy Holly) performed by Rush
I Fought The Law (The Crickets) performed by The Clash
Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond) performed by Deep Purple
Break On Through (Doors) performed by Stone Temple Pilots
Heard It Through The Grapevine (Gladys Night & the Pips) performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie) performed by Nirvana
Last Kiss (Cavaliers) performed by Pearl Jam
No Quarter (Led Zeppelin) performed by Tool
Day Tripper (The Beatles) performed by Cheap Trick
Oh Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) performed by Van Halen
I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (Dusty Springfield) performed by The White Stripes
Rocket Man (Elton John) performed by Kate Bush
Twist and Shout (Isley Brothers) performed by The Beatles
All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan) performed by Jimi Hendrix
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City (Bruce Springsteen) performed by David Bowie
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac) performed by The Smashing Pumpkins

To be continued...

Impressive list there.

I like the Carpenters version of this Marvelettes track.

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Jerry Lee Lewis doin Kristoffersons- Me And Bobby McGee

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[Oakland Raider]

The Sonic Youth Version of Superstar is awesome.

Mr. Postman by The Carpenter's is also

 

[chesson]

The whole 'If I Were A Carpenter" Tribute album that Superstar is from, is a cracker.

 

[Rooface]

Sonic Youth do cover that well.

As mentioned Cheap Trick covered Fat's Domino really well with 'Aint That A Shame'.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the Cradle
K D Lang - Hallelujah (best verion EVER!)

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Seaweed - Go Your Own Way

 

[lincsPJ]

urge overkill - girl youll be a woman soon

 

[james Dean]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Metallica - Tuesday's Gone

 

[Plugger35]

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[mdizzle]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Metallica - Tuesday's Gone

Was wondering when someone would mention Hurt... amazing cover

 

[Plugger35]

The cover version to end all cover versions.

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[Ironmonger]

The Gourds - Gin and Juice (Snoop Dogg)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE&feature=search

 

[Suspense]

these two:

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[evo]

ministry - lay lady lay

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Superstar (The Carpenters) performed by Sonic Youth

Steph!!. I'm strangely aroused.

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[chesson]

Bread classic empowered

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[sharms2012]

Nirvana- Lake of Fire
Nirvana- Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam
Four Year Strong- In Bloom

 

[mad-saint-guy]

A Perfect Circle's take on Imagine was brilliant

 

[sherrinorburley]

Not as good but great taste with a fair rendition

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[Hawks1523]

Machinehead- Message in a Bottle

Love Machineheads version.

 

[smitchell]

Love Machineheads version.

Yeah, that's a good 'un.

Straight off the top of my head

Pantera- The badge
Cash- Hurt
Metallica- So what?
Grinspoon- Snap your fingers, snap your neck

There's so many, metal covers seem to come to me easier

 

[tomthehawk]

Have you guys heard this one. Eerie.
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[evo]

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