Best cover version

[gonzo666]

pennywise - stand by me - top cover

 

[gonzo666]

live - Imagine - is also a great cover

 

[Southy]

All along the watchtower by Hendrix, much better than Dylans original.

 

[Gwylan]

Every cover of a Dylan song is better than the original, Southy. Although All Along the Watchtower is the best of them.

My nominations are: Stepping Stone - Sex Pistols, Jacky - Scott Walker, I'm a Believer - Robert Wyatt, Police and Thieves - The Clash and Tainted Love - Soft Cell

 

[tinx]

Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Falling on my head
Radiohead - Nobody Does it better
Stereophonics - The First Time (ever I saw your face)


but the best has to be:-

The White Stripes - I just don't know what to do with myself

 

[Sonic]

The Deftones - The Chauffeur.
Tears For Fears - Ashes To Ashes.
Marilyn Manson - Golden Years.
Carter USM - Panic.
Divine Comedy - Make It Easy On Yourself (live).

 

[CHAPPERS]

NWA - Express Yourself.

 

[tinx]

Carter USM - Panic.

Classic.....

They also did a wicked cover of down in the tupe station at midnight as well

 

[Dave the OAP]

I Get by with a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker ( Beatles track)

Blinded by the Light - Manfred mann's Earth band ( Springsteen's song)

 

[Faldo]

Theres a song on the Dirty Vegas album (last track I think) where they cover "Another Brick in the wall" by Pink Floyd - tis very good.

Otherwise - Im with Tinx with Radiohead and the Manics (who also "covered" the tune from Mash - also tres good).

I once saw the Red Hot Chilli Peppers play "row, row, row your boat".... again, not strictly a cover (or particularly good) but gets marks for out and out obscurity!

 

[Icy Gull]

Mr Tambourine Man by the Byrds, another cover of Dylan. Has anyone had as many great cover versions of songs that were brilliant in the first place?

Also Hendrix version of Star Spangled Banner - now that really pissed of Americans.

 

[simon swagbag]

Cover Versions

Shirley Bassey - "Light My Fire" (The Doors)
...sultry vocal delivery, big-band horns, emotive strings, unbelievable drumming.

The Carpenters - "Ticket To Ride" (Beatles)
Richard slowed it right down & put strings underneath. Karen conveyed the melancholy of the lyric. Superb.

 

[Marc]

pennywise - stand by me - top cover

f***ing GREAT version that is by one of my all time fave Punk Rock bands

 

[WATFORD O]

muse - feeling good.

Takes a Nina track and adds something which not many people can.

 

[tinx]

Antoher good one Twatty.....

I love that version. The original was class and the cover is juist as good.

 

[WATFORD O]

cheers tinx. I havent heard the white stripes one but I love the original by Dusty.

 

[REDLAND]

Snuff - I think were along now, I think its very well done.

 

[Shizuoka Dolphin]

Speaking of The Stripes - download their live cover of Joleen. It works so well!

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

The best ever cover version which wins by a mile is The Stranglers - Walk On By. Nothing can compete. The full length version which is 6 minutes long has the most fantastic musical section with Hugh Cornwell on Guitar and probably the greatest ever solo keyboard display by Dave Greenfield all with Jean Jacques Burnel's thumping bass in the background. The rest of the contenders mentioned are mere flotsome and jetsome.

 

[Padders]

I have to concur with 'Walk On By' by the Stranglers,

with honourable mention to The Midnight Hour by the Jam