What Are The Best Cover Versions You've Heard?

[Evil Chase K]

Slade's "Cum On Feel The Noize".

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[Gene Kiniski]

Nirvana's cover of 'Lake of Fire' and Johnny Cash's cover of 'Hurt'.

[Animal]

Muse - House of the Rising Sun (Animals cover)

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (?)

Foo Fighters - Baker Street (?)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Favorite Things (Sound of Music Cover)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Sloop John B (Beach Boys Cover)

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - O Sole Mio (?)

Those would be my choices

[Fitzy]

Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger

Orgy's cover of "Blue Monday" by New Order

Shinedown's cover of "Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Marilyn Manson's cover of "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode

Korn's cover of "One" by Metallica

Edited March 29, 2005 by Fitzy

[Liam]

For the one who said Whisky In The Jar, that was most famously done by Thin Lizzy, but I think they may have covered it also.

Also, I find it hard to pick covers which aren't on a par or better than the originals. Fitzy, IMO, "Blue Monday" and "Personal Jesus" covers you mentioned can't touch the originals (although they are good)....but just my opinion.

[supergrass]

Slade's "Cum On Feel The Noize".

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Actually...Quiet Riot's "Cum On Feel The Noize" is the cover version. Slade's version was first.

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[Colly]

Did anyone just say Hounds of Love by the Futureheads? If not, you should. Because thats how you improve on an original. Ditto on whoever said BRMC's Seven Nation Army, I now actually prefer it to any White Stripes song and probably any BRMC song too.

[Big Tuna]

Shinedown - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Metallica - Turn The Page (Bob Seger)

Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

KoRn - Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd)

Rob Zombie - Brickhouse 2003 (The Commodores)

Bowling For Soup - I Ran (Flock of Seagulls)

The Ataris - Boys Of Summer (Don Henley)

Metallica - Am I Evil? (Diamondhead)

And Avril Lavigne's cover of Chop Suey makes me cry.

[Valentina's Boyfriend]

1 Deep Purple: Kentucky Woman (Neil Diamond)

2 Deep Purple: River Deep Mountain High (Ike and Tina turner)

3 Blue Cheer: Summertimes Blues which IMO is more better than the Who cover

4 Friji Pink: House of the Rising Sun ( Animals)

5 Clash: I fought the Law (Bobby Fuller Group)

6 Soft Cell: Tainted Love ( 60's R&B Song)

7 Grand Funk Railroad: Locomotion (Little Eva)

8 Fiona Apple: Across The Universe (Beatles Although Beatles verison is 100 % better)

Also The person wont to know about the song Nothing gonna stop us now is by Starship

Edited March 30, 2005 by Valentina's Boyfriend

[K]

Dope - Fuck Tha Police

[Fitzy]

I just thought of another one. Disturbed's "Shout 2000."

And speaking of Dope, I like their cover of "You Spin Me 'Round [Like a Record]."

[Liam]

"Shout 2000" is good, but I much prefer the original.

[Malenko]

I didn't answer at first cause there are hundreds of covers i like, but i just remembered one funny as hell one.

Stretch Armstrong - Get this Party Started (or something like that) - Pink Cover

[Hobo]

4 Friji Pink: House of the Rising Sun ( Animals)

House of the Rising Sun is actually an old folk song, it's was not written by any memberoof the Animals. There are several versions (although the rights to the organ parts are owned by one of them, which has caused bitterness in the band for many years)

[Johnny Latino Heat]

Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar

Metallica - Turn The Page

Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love

Marilyn Manson - Another Brick In The Wall

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

Disturbed - Shout2000

Metallica - Tuesday's Gone

Dope - You Spin Me 'Round

Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls

Rammstein - Stripped

Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You

Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize

Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O' Mine

HIM - Wicked Game

Disturbed - Fade To Black (thanks Livid, didn't remember that one :thumbsup: )

Motorhead - Enter Sandman (still can't touch the original, but I like it alot)

Pearl Jam - Keep On Rockin' (In The Free World)

Linkin Park - Wish

Metallica - Star Wars Imperial March

Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

My list at the moment, if I remember more I'll add them.

Edited April 4, 2005 by Y2Johnny

[Liam]

Is Stripped a Depeche Mode cover? If so, generally, I find most of them aren't that good. What album is it on?

Am I also the only one who severely dislikes Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You?

[livid]

"Fade to Black" by Disturbed (Metallica)

"Simple Man" by Shinedown (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

"Turn the Page" by Metallica (Bob Segar)

"Sweet Dreams" by Marilyn Manson (?)

"Astronomy" by Metallica (Blue Oyster Cult)

"Another Brick In the Wall" by KoRn (Pink Floyd)

"Thunder Kiss '65" by Godsmack (White Zombie)

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by Spineshank (The Beatles)

"Kashmir" by Angra (Led Zeppelin)

"Shout 2000" by Disturbed (?)

That should do the trick. I'm both surprised and not surprised that nobody mentioned Disturbed's cover of "Fade to Black", as not many people know of it, but I'm sure more would know if it by now, as they did it 2 years ago. They didn't cover the WHOLE song, but just half of it, but it's good nontheless. It's on the Music As A Weapon 2 Tour DVD/CD.

[Liam]

Sweet Dreams is the Eurythmics

Shout is Tears For Fears

[RPS]

I Fought The Law by the Dead Kennedys and the Clash.

Otherwise, I don't really care much for cover songs.

[tristy]

Is Stripped a Depeche Mode cover? If so, generally, I find most of them aren't that good. What album is it on?

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Edited March 30, 2005 by Tristof