Song Covers, the rare gems, and the dismal failures

I just believe that if you don't like it, don't listen to it! it's not as if they've replaced every sing copy of the original song with their own!

dave.......it depends how deep iside the rabbit hole you wish to go when it comes to music

Oh I love my music with a passion! It just means I don't feel the need to encourage hatred for certain covers but instead focus on the music I love!

It just find it strange but hilarious that some people can be blase' when it comes to the fate of a murderer/criminal/rapist etc yet activley cry for blood when presented with a substandard cover version.

you just fancy will young :durr:

Of course, it's that manly voice of his... Tom Waits couldn't hold a candle to him, but will probably be drunk enough to drop the candle and set him on fire...

Back on topic - Dsico That No Talent Hack's electro-clash cover of 'Smells like Teen Spirit' which kinda sounds FAR too much like Fischerspooner's 'Emerge'

Evergreen Terrace covering Smashing Pumpkins "Zero" was excellent in my opinion.

The worst cover I've ever heard goes to Avril Lavigne for her poor attempt at Metallica's "Fuel".

Mark Ronsons reworked version of "Radiohead - Just" is a bit special as is the Coldplay cover he's got on his myspace at the moment.

Why has nobody mentioned the Easy Star All Stars yet?

And cos I'm a pedant, Motorhead doing "Motorhead" by Hawkwind.

Also fine:
The Stranglers "Walk on By"
The Dickies "Banana Splits Theme" and "Paranoid"
Soft Cell "Tainted Love"
Laibach's "Final Countdown" is an absolute hoot
Scooter "Rebel Yell"
PWEI "Love Missile f1-11" (can I get away with "Candyiosis" too?)
Grateful Dead "Not Fade Away"

But the worst ever was a dance version of Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana" that I had to perform to once...

Was the Apoptygma Berzerk psytrance version (Called 'Love Never Dies')?

 Written by: PinkNigel


Why has nobody mentioned the Easy Star All Stars yet?

Achem...

 Written by: Neon_Shaolin


*Easystar AllStars - a reggae band who do covers of whole albums - responsible of 'Dub Side of the Moon'.

On their 'Radiodread' album (a cover of OK Computer) I found their version of 'Electioneering' superior to the original.

 Written by: Drudwyn


Easystar All Stars rock. I heard them play Dub side of the moon and then Radio Dread at a gig here in Soton a couple of months back...

Both of these quotes are from this page...

More 'DON'T wit' Nigel'!

i didnt read this thread but a couple posts BUT....I lvoe Pennywise's cover of down under, also Me First and the Gimme Gimmes have a couple of worthwhile covers as well as the Skandalous All-Stars

Nightwish's version of Over the Hills And Far away by Gary Moore.

Xavier Rudd and Sublime both do a decent cover of Marley's No Women No Cry

and Ryan Adam's does a beautiful version of Wonderwall

This is really one of the most beautiful covers I've ever heard, Outkast's "Hey Ya" by Obadiah Parker. So awesome.

Also everything by Richard Cheese. Really. Do it. You so won't regret it.

johnny cash's cover of trent reznor's 'hurt'
and it really really annoys me when people are like 'oh did you hear that NIN cover of johnny cash's song? nuuuur. also i have a really good video of trent singing that song with david bowie. sweeeeet!
bowie = awesomest ever

I gotta say, prolly my all time fave cover is when AFI did The Hanging Garden by The Cure. It's a total deep-catalogue gem (it's on the AFI ep.) and I was amazed hen I found it because The Hanging Garden is my favourite Cure song. Sooo...having Davey Havok re-doing it was awesome. Not to mention the song really benefitted from modern percussion technology. I'd argue they out-did The Cure on it.

Then there's that clip somewhere of Gerard Way from My Chemical Romance singing Umbrella by Rhianna. Coming from the man who permitted a clip of him singing Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" to be put on the MCR dvd...it's brilliant. And speaking of Cry Me A River, has anybody heard the version by The Cliks? Tasty stuff.

Any Detroit Cobras fans in the hizzouse?