Best/worst cover versions of a song

[Tyrone Biggums]

By far one of the best ever.

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Dylan)


Mr Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Dylan)
David Watts - The Jam (The Kinks)
Eloise - The Damned (Barry Ryan)
Walk on by - The Stranglers (Dionne Warwick)
Living Doll - The Young Ones (Cliff Richard)
People are Strange - Echo and the Bunnymen (The Doors)

Worst

Valerie - Eric Pydz (Steve Winwood)
Whiskey in a jar - Metallica (Thin Lizzy)
The Saints are comming - U2/Greenday (The Skids)
Homosapien - Some twats (Pete Shelley)

 

[Icy Gull]

But then again, the Sex Pistols version is much better than the Sinatra version.

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That is a joke right?

 

[cheeseroll]

Dont like them at all but just saw Green Day perform Lennons Working Class Hero. Much better than the original.

 

[The Large One]

Best - Walk On By by Isaac Hayes

Worst - whoever covered The Commodores' 'Easy' about 15 years ago.

 

[tedebear]

I think it was Erasure who did a cover of Franki Valli's The Night - it was awful whoever it was!!

 

[Monkster]

Worst - whoever covered The Commodores' 'Easy' about 15 years ago.

Faith No More

 

[Norman Potting]

Which album is that on? Just about my favourite ever Spingsteen song.

I got it off a freebie CD of Springsteen cover versions which came with "Uncut" mag. in 2003. According to the liner notes it comes off the Band album "Jericho".

Good, but still doesn't compare to the versions with the E-Street band that I have heard.

 

[cheeseroll]

Outdoor Miner - Lush (Wire)

Police and Thieves - Clash (Junior Marvin)

and even Oasis dioing Gary Glitter - Good to be Back.

David Watts - Jam (Kinks)

Stepping Stone - Sex Pistols (Monkees)

 

[Wienergull]

I got it off a freebie CD of Springsteen cover versions which came with "Uncut" mag. in 2003. According to the liner notes it comes off the Band album "Jericho".

Good, but still doesn't compare to the versions with the E-Street band that I have heard.

Cheers. Will have to get that, as The Band are probably my favourite band (first two albums and Northern Lights...in particular).

A few posters have mentioned covers of Knockin' on Heaven's Door. An honourable mention should go to Warren Zevon's version on his final album, The Wind. The song's all the more poignant as he was dying of lung cancer at the time.

 

[Icy Gull]

Cheers. Will have to get that, as The Band are probably my favourite band (first two albums and Northern Lights...in particular).

A few posters have mentioned covers of Knockin' on Heaven's Door. An honourable mention should go to Warren Zevon's version on his final album, The Wind. The song's all the more poignant as he was dying of lung cancer at the time.

Just reminded me of another the sublime cover version of Warren Zevon by Don Henley Searching for a Heart on Enjoy Every Sandwich

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Always thought 'suspicious minds' by the fine young cannibals was a good cover.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Best is Hurt, a Nine Inch Nails cover by Johnny Cash.

Although I havnt heard it Patty Smith's recent cover of Sympathy for the Devil is pretty pointless. What can you do to that record to improve it?

 

[NMH]

I got it off a freebie CD of Springsteen cover versions which came with "Uncut" mag. in 2003. According to the liner notes it comes off the Band album "Jericho".

Good, but still doesn't compare to the versions with the E-Street band that I have heard.

On that subject - Sandy, covered by The Hollies, is rather nice

 

[sams dad]

Best - Walk On By by Isaac Hayes

I agree wholeheartedly.