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Best Cover Versions

Started by Keef Monkey, 12 May, 2014, 03:56:53 PM

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CalHab

My favourite Smiths cover version since The Ukrainians did Bigmouth.

rogue69

Rik Mayall and the Bastard Squad performing My Generation, 1983

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QQH1VL0aRM

repoman

Quote from: GordyM on 18 September, 2018, 12:46:15 PM
I think Ministry's cover of Lay Lady Lay is much better than the original.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npeYMJIbY8o

yes!  I'm not a huge fan of Ministry but that's one of their better songs.

repoman

Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

Quicksand - How Soon Is Now?

Ocean Grove - Spawn Again

Bluetip - 52 Girls

sheridan

Quote from: repoman on 05 April, 2020, 05:46:52 PM
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Have you heard Through the Looking Glass?  An entire album of the Banshees covering songs.

repoman

Quote from: sheridan on 05 April, 2020, 11:01:29 PM
Quote from: repoman on 05 April, 2020, 05:46:52 PM
Siouxsie and The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Have you heard Through the Looking Glass?  An entire album of the Banshees covering songs.

I have indeed.  I love S&TB.

Jim_Campbell

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rogue69


repoman

Quite like this.  Mad Capsule Market's version of Killing Joke's Wardance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt8m0ejN5Cw


Also;

Leatherface - Message in a Bottle (Police cover)

Deftones - Wax and Wane (Cocteau Twins cover)

But truly speaking this is the greatest ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9AnUs2urC4

rogue69

Some great covers of the Carpenters

Sonic Youth  Superstar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI

the Cranberries Close to you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahiCtXY9xYo

Shonen Knife Top of the World
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ba360Dz1sQ

Colin YNWA

Quote from: rogue69 on 21 April, 2020, 07:41:40 PM
Sonic Youth  Superstar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI

Is the right answer.

Funnily enough I mentioned this at the start of the thread (and I'd imagine in the old thread too(?). Its soooo good.

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 15 May, 2014, 08:10:33 PM
Sure I've done these before but off the top of my head I always go for 'Superstar' by Sonic Youth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21VecIIdBI


The only more right answer is anything by Johnny Cash.

Colin YNWA

Mind that Shonen Knife is great too and lead me to their cover of 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker'

https://youtu.be/AP267mFKhJY (gave up trying to find a version with good sound!)

Which curiously lead me 'I'm on Fire' by The Staves (a band I've never heard of if I'm honest but this great.)

https://youtu.be/5LVW95Mxv6k

Which strangely (again) lead me to 'Needle and the damn done' by Jewel (again never heard of but this is great)

https://youtu.be/5LVW95Mxv6k

I then climbed out of the rabbit hole!

CalHab

Quote from: Colin YNWA on 21 April, 2020, 08:18:09 PM
Mind that Shonen Knife is great too and lead me to their cover of 'Sheena is a Punk Rocker'

https://youtu.be/AP267mFKhJY (gave up trying to find a version with good sound!)

The Ramones' version of Tom Waits' "I Don't Wanna Grow Up" is great:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73NdmMYZsnM

CalHab

Have we had The Fall's version of Sister Sledge's "Lost in Music"?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKXYeRCUzI

rogue69

voice of the Beehive  covers 5 feet high and rising
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb1U7WWixOM