Best Cover Songs

[New Damage]

Yeah, so, what do you think are the best cover versions of songs?

Heres a few of my faves, original artist in [brackets]

"Anyway You Want It" - Rise Against [Journey]

Classic song gone punk. Need I say more.

"Once In A Lifetime" - The Exies [Talking Heads]

Without the weirdness of Talking Heads.

"Land Of Confusion" - Disturbed [Genesis]

"Faith" - Limp Bizkit [George Michael]

Everyone knows this one.

"Simple Man" - Shinedown [Lynard Skynnard]

Superb voice, carrys the song.

"Saturday Nights Alright (For Fighting)" - Nickelback & Kid Rock [Elton John]

Not 'ghey'.

"The Man Who Sold The World" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [David Bowie]

It's at Unplugged, it's Nirvana.

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [?]

Amazing, pours his heart into it. Especially good as I think it's Cobain's last performance and that was the last song of the night?

"Higher Ground" - Red Hot Chilli Peppers [stevie Wonder]

Funky!

Edited September 5, 2007 by TheModernWay

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

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Among others.

[YI]

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aka. "Always On My Mind" by The Pet Shop Boys

[Quom]

Yeah, so, what do you think are the best cover versions of songs?

"Once In A Lifetime" - The Exies [Talking Heads]

Without the weirdness of Talking Heads.

[SwantonEdge]

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [?]

Amazing, pours his heart into it. Especially good as I think it's Cobain's last performance and that was the last song of the night?

[MalaCloudy Black]

On behalf of the more musically inclined on the forum, I beg of you to get taste and once you get it never let it go. Cling to every last second of it.

[Liam]

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [?]

Amazing, pours his heart into it. Especially good as I think it's Cobain's last performance and that was the last song of the night?

It is the last song of the night, but it wasn't Nirvana's last show. Still an incredible song though.

And it was done by Leadbelly.

[Quom]

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [?]

Amazing, pours his heart into it. Especially good as I think it's Cobain's last performance and that was the last song of the night?

It is the last song of the night, but it wasn't Nirvana's last show. Still an incredible song though.

[619 fan]

"Simple Man" - Shinedown [Lynard Skynnard]

Superb voice, carrys the song.

[Farmer Reil]

Mr. Sandman - Blind Guardian [Pat somebody. I wanna say Bennet, but that's probably wrong).

[MalaCloudy Black]

Ballard.

[Liam]

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Unplugged) [?]

Amazing, pours his heart into it. Especially good as I think it's Cobain's last performance and that was the last song of the night?

It is the last song of the night, but it wasn't Nirvana's last show. Still an incredible song though.

And it was done by Leadbelly.

Actually it was a slave song. Leadbelly is just one of many to have released versions of it (I always thought it was Leadbelly's too until I wiki'd it to make sure yesterday).

Ahh, fair enough. It always gets credited as thus though, and I didn't bother to check to be honest.

[Bloodbath]

Losing My Religion - Graveworm [REM]

Incarnated Solvent Abuse - Arch Enemy [Carcass]

Aces High - Arch Enemy [iron Maiden]

Zombie - Mendeed [The Cranberries]

Turn The Page - Metallica [bob Seger]

I Want Out - Sonata Arctica [Helloween]

[Regia]

Whiskey in the jar - Metallica [Thin Lizzy]

Hurt - Johnny Cash [Nine Inch Nails]

Gold Digger - The Automatic [Kanye West] - if only for the comedy value

[New Damage]

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Guns N' Roses [bob Dylan]

Forgot about that one;)

[Rashid]

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Eric Clapton [bob Dylan]

[MalaCloudy Black]

I'm partial to Johnny & June Carter Cash's rendition of Jackson as well as Johnny Cash's cover of Rusty Cage. Also, Demons & Wizards' cover of Zeppelin's Immigrant Song and the Bauhaus' cover of Bowie's Ziggy Stardust.

Edited September 6, 2007 by Cloudy

[Guest chatterbox]

I also think the Klaxons "It's Not Over Yet" cover (originally by Grace) is also a great cover song... that also could be because I don't like dance music.

[Skummy]

I do love Bauhaus' cover of "Ziggy Stardust", especially the ridiculous theatrics of a live performance of it, but it's a little too close to the original for me to consider it a truly "great" cover.

I love cover versions, so I hate filling in these things 'cos there'll always be some I forget, but I do enjoy the entirety of Fantomas' "Directors Cut" album, Rage Against The Machine's "Beautiful World" (Devo) and "Ghost Of Tom Joad" (Springsteen), Bob Dylan's "Can't Help Falling In Love With You" (Elvis), Pixies' "In Heaven" (David Lynch), and even though it's a bit naff, I'm currently loving Ciccone Youth's "Addicted To Love".

[Hobo]

Whiskey in the jar - Metallica [Thin Lizzy]

That is an Irish Folk song actually.

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" - Warren Zevon [bob Dylan]

Fixed.

Double Fixed.

Edited September 6, 2007 by The Lonesome Hobo