Best Cover Version?

[James Stacey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w

Wuthering Heights by The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain

Ooh that reminds me, the China Drum version is pretty special
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBviQXfuu3c

[Dandontdare]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF0VaBxb27w

Wuthering Heights by The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain

I saw the UOGB at a festival couple of years back, they were bloody amazing.

[Charlie boy]

A fraction of the budget compared to the Broadway show but still managing to look like the better of the two...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNnXc1nU_E

[Mudcrab]

Warning: metal cover of a pop song   

Was reminded of this by Joe and Bonnie Swanson's song in a recent Family Guy episode...

Robot Zombie Army - Africa (Toto)

Marvellous 

[Michaelvk]

Anyone ever hear Gammaray's version of It's a sin?

Also.. Not a cover per se: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tor8hZiOvMg

[Mikey]

That's aces Michael!

Here's a few from me;

No night out in the jail
Haven't heard the original but this is lush.

Keep on movin'

Into the Void
A reasonably straight take, but done with aplomb and suitable new words. I've got the 12" etched vinyl, me!

In the pines

This is better than the original

No one mentioned this yet? For shame!

M.

[James Stacey]

This is better than the original

Not heard the full version of that. epic. Thanks for posting it.

[Michaelvk]

Gamma ray, it's a sin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFy2W-_Sy2M

[vzzbux]

Not best cover version by far, but where else can I put this, but this version (I really hate typing this as it goes against everything I believe about boy bands) has me realising that Gary Barlow has a great voice. Still not a patch on Justin Hayward.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmoR8tpO1KQ  Gary Barlow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmVe18Kdy0o  Justin Hayward.



V

[klute]

That's aces Michael!

Here's a few from me;

No night out in the jail
Haven't heard the original but this is lush.

Keep on movin'

Into the Void
A reasonably straight take, but done with aplomb and suitable new words. I've got the 12" etched vinyl, me!

In the pines

This is better than the original

No one mentioned this yet? For shame!

M.

Hendrix awesome

[Heath C Ackley]

Another truly beautiful song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUmdR69nbM

I don't know how I forgot it the first time around.

[Eric Plumrose]

Hmm. Far as I can tell no one's yet mentioned THIS so I can only presume y'all prefer The Crickets' version.

[I, Cosh]

Hmm. Far as I can tell no one's yet mentioned THIS so I can only presume y'all prefer The Crickets' version.

I've never heard that original before. Class.

It's hard to know what to think about this one. I've never heard the original and jazz always seems to be about building on other people's themes anyway. I've been listening to it a lot this weekend and I love it: The MC5 - Starship.

[Eric Plumrose]

For me, The Clash cover tops the original (and, for that matter, this version by The Bobby Fuller Four) 'cuz the punk swagger makes it a whole lot funnier. But, yeah. Class.

Oh, and whilst we're at it, there's also this by The William Fairey Brass Band:

What Time is Love?

[Eric Plumrose]

Fuck ME if I couldn't have constructed that segue any worse. Kick Out the JAMMs, fothermuckers.