Greatest Cover Songs?

[Manthorpee]

The Kooks cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy has to be my favourite

Well

 

[Mellotron]

Sickeningly obvious but...

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (notable mention also to Rufus Wainwright's plaintive piano version)

Saw Aqualung do a beautiful version of S.O.S. by Abba. If you can imagine the song slowed down and sung by a beautiful voice you might be able to hear what I mean.

 

[Icy Gull]

All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix is the best cover version ever......

Original

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Cover

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[Cian]

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley (notable mention also to Rufus Wainwright's plaintive piano version)

Indeed. Although the NSC member known as 'Frutos' did think that Cohen had covered Buckley

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Kiss's rendition of Argents "God gave Rock and Roll to you"
Blancmanges version of Abbas "The day before you came"
Sinead O'Connors remake of Princes "Nothing Compares 2 U"

 

[king Wombat]

goldfinger 99 red balloons.

 

[Mellotron]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Subterranean Homesick Blues.

Search for it. If you're a big Dylan fan you probably won't enjoy it. If you like FUNK, you will.

 

[The Spanish]

st etienne only love can break your heart

 

[Mellotron]

Johnny Cash - Hurt (Original - Nine Inch Nails)

Cash's version builds exquisitely and with the video, is very moving.

 

[Nibble]

Johnny Cash - Hurt (Original - Nine Inch Nails)

Cash's version builds exquisitely and with the video, is very moving.

Good choice

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

The Kooks cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy has to be my favourite

Well

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1. st etienne- only love can break your heart

2. johnny cash- personal jesus/hurt

3. jeff buckley- hellelujah


all pretty obvious but obvious for a reason- they're CORKING

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

oooh-

clash- i fought the law

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

sake- they just keep COMING to me

clash- police and thieves

 

[ridda]

Robert Wyatt’s cover version of Elvis Costello song ‘Shipbuilding’

 

[unnameable]

Mott The Hoople's cover of The Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane takes some beating.

 

[Icy Gull]

I accept I'm in the minority here but St Etienne's cover of Only Love Can Break Your Heart is SHIT, are you sure it's not the video rather than the music that is making your minds up ?

 

[Mellotron]

Muse - Feeling Good, House of The Rising Sun.

Not the greatest, but Oasis seem to do a fair few Beatles covers.......

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

does outer space by the prodigy count (original=i chase the devil by max romeo)

 

[We're the Stripes]

Hendrix Yes, Clash Yes, although my fave would be Joe Cocker's glorious version of With A Little Help From My Friends. Notable mentions also for

Goldfinger, as done by Magazine
Elvis Costello's bash through What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding
Roll Over Beethoven by Electric Light Orchestra
The Banana Splits theme as massacred by The Dickies

 

[Aristotle]

1. Travis - Baby One More Time

2. The Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson

3. Faith No More - Easy