Interresting covers

[Dawn]

Usually, covers are not great (American Pie by Madonna anyone)... but sometimes it brings a new dimension to the song (Astronomy Domine by Voivod).

Is Slayer performing Born To Be Wild or In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida interresting?

What do you consider the worst, the best or the funniest covers?

 

[Patrick_S]

Covers that sound exactly like the original is completely pointless, the ones i like the best are the ones where they have done something completely new with the song.

My favourite cover:
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (The Velvet Underground)

 

[jibbijib]

I really like the Slayer version of Born To Be Wild.


I'd have to say a very well done cover is Simple Man by Shinedown. It's very powerful with his voice. Certainly worthy of covering the original by Lynrd Skynrd.

Excuse the video, but I posted this because it's the best version I've heard of it. It's very raw and powerful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXObyytsPP4

 

[TunnelOfLove]

Here's few:
Elvis Presley - Don't Think Twice It's Alright (bob dylan)
Muse - House Of The Rising Sun (the animals)
Faith No More - I Started A Joke (bee gees)
Travis - Baby One More Time (britney spears)

 

[Marlo Manson]

I think one of the best covers of all-time IMHO!!


Ghost of Tom Joad ~ Rage against the Machine :banger: ~ (originally done by Bruce Springsteen)

 

[jibbijib]

^^^ The whole Rage Aganst The Machine cd called "Rage" is comprised of covers, and al of them are amazing in their own renditions.

 

[yaheem]

The entire track listing of The Spaghetti Incident by GNR might be called "interesting", but is it good? Not the best. I think that the Children of Bodom cover of Oops I did it again is quite funny. But my surprise favorite is Cannibal Corpse doing No Remorse from Kill em' All.

 

[ChefChiTown]

I normally despise cover songs, but, I do enjoy some of them from time to time.

Def Leppard - Rock On (originally performed by David Essex)
Huey Lewis & The News - But It's Alright (originally performed by J.J. Jackson)
Black Crowes - Hard To Handle (originally performed by Otis Redding)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (originally performed by Stevie Wonder)

 

[darkwarrior3007]

I've always liked this one:
Michael Jackson - Come Together (originally by The Beatles)

 

[Elwood70]

I think one of the best covers of all-time IMHO!!


Ghost of Tom Joad ~ Rage against the Machine :banger: ~ (originally done by Bruce Springsteen)

.....and the re-cover by Bruce Springsteen is really good as well

.....with special guest Tom Morello.

 

[thanksimout]

Johnny Cash's cover of Sound Garden's Rusty Nail is a good cover.

 

[darkwarrior3007]

Johnny Cash's cover of Sound Garden's Rusty Nail is a good cover.

This one is pretty good too:
Johnny Cash - Hurt (original by Trent Reznor)

 

[holdol]

A few "interesting" ones....

Crossroads - Cream.......Robert Johnson
Summertime Blues - The Who....Eddie Cochran
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You - Led Zep.........Joan Baez (that's right!??)
You Shook Me - Led Zep........Muddy Waters

 

[thanksimout]

This one is pretty good too:
Johnny Cash - Hurt (original by Trent Reznor)

Agreed, Johnny Cash did some awesome covers in his time.

 

[Embryoyo]

Deranged - Paint It Black

Take a classic song, and speed it up. Awesome.

 

[assholebythedoor]

jimmy Hendrix stairway to heaven

 

[assholebythedoor]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u79h0a7jeQ

 

[assholebythedoor]

oh yeah that's whats up

 

[BlueBalls]

^^^ The whole Rage Aganst The Machine cd called "Rage" is comprised of covers, and al of them are amazing in their own renditions.

Yeah that is a good album, I particularly like:

RATM - Kick out the Jams
and
RATM - Renegades of Funk

 

[assholebythedoor]

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