Best Cover Versions

[Facetious]

 

[alexpnz]

WAAAAY better than the original!! (Bowie always has and still, blows!!)

 

[luis1972]

Joe Cocker
With a little help of my friends

 

[mokbel69]

 

[edirons22]

Karelia - High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover)

 

[meesterperfect]

To me a cover is good when the artist changes it a bit, or a lot.
Any one can just sing and play the song the same way and cover it.
thats lame:
here's a bunch that SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD.



also done well by Minor Threat

 

[Kittymeow]

The DOORS - Back Door Man

 

[mokbel69]

Mastodon - Just got paid (zz top cover)


Nevermore - Crystal Ship (doors cover)


Nevermore - Love Bites (judas priest cover)

 

[meesterperfect]

Great cover


and for you youngsters

 

[mokbel69]

A Perfect Circle - Freedom of Choice (Devo Cover)


Soundgarden - Girl U Want (Devo Cover)


Soundgarden - Come Together (beatles cover)


Cake - I will survive (gloria gayner cover)

 

[edirons22]

Paragon - Killed By Death (Motörhead cover)

 

[meesterperfect]

 

[Ivor Littlun]

I don't know If this is can be called cover.It's a traditional Irish song played by a metal band
Cruachan - Ride On

Actually, it would be a cover version, as it's NOT a "traditional" Irish song...It was written by Jimmy McCarthy in the late 1970's for Christy Moore, and was the title track of his 1984 album!

 

[John_8581]

Buddy Guy's version...




Stevie Ray Vaughan's version...




The original, Jimi Hendrix's version...

 

[edirons22]

Doro Pesch - White Wedding (Billy Idol cover)

 

[mrtrebus]

 

[KillTheIndustry]

Dope - Fuck the Police

 

[Master Roshi]

Muse's cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You"

 

[dbradford8589]

Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust
Judas Priest - Better By You, Better Than Me
Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi

 

[mrtrebus]