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Holy crap where to start.....

Johnny Cash doing Hurt by NIN
Jimi Hendrix's version of All Along The Watch Tower
Manfred Mann doing Blinded By the Light (Bruce Springsteen)
Stevie Ray Vaughn doing Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing ( the absolute best
instrumental ever!!!!)
The Headstones doing Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Travelling Wilburys)
Metalica doing Whisky in a Jar , or Thin Lizzie's version rocks too
The doors version of Gloria(although somewhat different)
Triumph doing joe walsh's Rocky Mountain Way
Thats all for now folks....
 

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Spoogesicle said:
Many of the Beatles' songs have been covered. Three that I particularly like are Tina Turner's gospel interpretation of "Help," Tim Curry's reggae remake of "I Will," and Siouxsie and the Banshees' cover of "Dear Prudence".

...and don't forget Nina Simone's Here Comes the Sun.
 

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Spoogesicle said:
Of course, some covers never should've happened; anyone else heard Nana Mouskouri's cover of the Moody Blues classic "Nights in White Satin"? What was she thinking?

Amen Brother. Let me add Billy Idol doing L.A. Woman.
He should have shot hung and pissed on for that blasphemy.
 

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jakeatolla said:
Johnny Cash doing Hurt by NIN
I think it sucks. The vocals are so loud that it borders on parody.

The NIN version is incredible though.



mercurialbliss said:
"No Quarter" Led Zeppelin/Tool
Eh, it was okay I guess.


mercurialbliss said:
"Word Up" Cameo/Korn
Horrible.


mercurialbliss said:
"The Man Who Sold The World" David Bowie/Nirvana
Eh.


mercurialbliss said:
"Fire" Jimi Hendrix/Concrete Blonde/Red Hot Chili Peppers
No.

Jimi Hendrix - Fire (Atlanta Pop Festival (1970))
 

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Joe Cocker's cover of The Beatles, "With a little help from my friends."
 

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I am highly lazy and just scanned the thread... anyone mention "satisfaction" by cat power? rawk
 

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Dr. Dilznick said:
I think it sucks. The vocals are so loud that it borders on parody.

The NIN version is incredible though.



Eh, it was okay I guess.


Horrible.


Eh.


No.

Jimi Hendrix - Fire (Atlanta Pop Festival (1970))

Agree... hendrix originals often seem unapproachable, even on first listen to Jimi's versions.. that covers are just either passe, fucked up, and/or missing the point.

Sting doing Little Wing... and I looooooooooooooooooooooooove Nothing Like the Sun, but that was awful.

Derek and the Dominoes doing Little Wing..... they could coulda given what little time they gave us on something better.

I've seen / heard a slew of Hendrix tribute albums, all are uninspiring.

Of note... Jimi was in London... the Beatles had released Day Tripper... a couple days later... the Experience drug themselves into the BBC studios (pun intended) and ripped a blistering (but uninventive) cover of Day Tripper on the spot. Impressive.

Jimi covering Earl King's Come On (part I) set the standard... many many artists covered that thereafter... all doing Jimi's version. Just like All Along.

Not to get WT... but SRV (Stevie Ray Vaughn) had Jimi's spirit... didn't do anything inventive, kept Jimi's spirit, but added so much Texas/southern spirit, if not plain old fire... and passion to already great songs , they were still worth the price of admission (Voodoo Chile, Come On (part I), Third Stone from the Sun, come to mind).
 

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Oboe said:
Joe Cocker's cover of The Beatles, "With a little help from my friends."

The Black Crowes doing Cocker's Feelin' Alright... too bad Joe didn't have Marc Ford ripping the solo on the original. Crowes bring up a level, thanks to the solo, and Chris Robinson's southern gospel influences/nuances.
 

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I forget a seminal 80's punk band (and there were great ones... Black Flag, Charged GBH, 7 Seconds... DK was stilling rolling, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains [remind me to start a thread on Bad Brains], etc...).

7 Seconds doing 99 Luftballoons.

Oh, more Frank Zappa from the Best Band You've Never Heard In Your Life (this time Vol I)...

I Left My Heart In San Francisco
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Godfather Theme (part II)
Bolero (though Page/Beck's Bolero was the first rock entry)
 

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DC_DEEP said:
Claire, love, this is not the packaging we're talking about here... a "cover" is when one artist does music previously released by another artist. For instance, Barry Manilow singing "Smoke on the Water" is a cover.

Oh sorry, honey, will you forgive me?

I know that too, but my initial thought was the cover of a record or CD. You know, there have been famous and infamous ones too, much discussed and controversial ones.

As for the covers you are talking about, I don't like the most of them, especially what's played on the radio now most of the time, when someone does a cover of the better songs from my time, see Madonna singing "American Pie".
 

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At the risk of letting out my inner hippie pothead... many 'jam bands' out there are real big on covering pop hits/longtime favorites in concert, even if not so much in the studio. Whether it's Jay-Z performing his songs alongside Phish, Keller Williams covering "Ice Ice Baby" and "Under Pressure" together, or Les Claypool's latest group reinterpreting Pink Floyd, it's a genre that knows the art of the cover and is well aware of how to do it... A personal favorite of mine has always been Phish's Live Phish Vol 13 album, in which they cover the Beatles' entire White Album in between two other full sets. One of the few CDs out there my whole family can listen to :rolleyes: .
 

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ClaireTalon said:
Oh sorry, honey, will you forgive me?

I know that too, but my initial thought was the cover of a record or CD. You know, there have been famous and infamous ones too, much discussed and controversial ones.

As for the covers you are talking about, I don't like the most of them, especially what's played on the radio now most of the time, when someone does a cover of the better songs from my time, see Madonna singing "American Pie".
Not a problem! Although I suppose we could start a whole new thread on "cover art."

I agree with you, Claire, that most covers just don't seem to capture the magic of the original artist, but in some cases, it is just necessary. Dylan was such a good songwriter, but with such a horrid voice, so I guess that just about anyone doing a cover of his stuff would be an improvement.

I know this is just disgusting, but I was in a store one time, and they had the Muzak playing merrily in the background. I had to leave the store, though, about 12 seconds of the Muzak cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" was about all I could stand.

I don't know who did the original, and I don't know how many covers have been done, but what about "How Can I Live?" Trisha Yearwood comes to mind on that one, but I don't think she originally released it. I've heard her version, an R&B version, a couple of others I can't even remember.

Devo's cover of "I Can't Get No Satisfaction?"

Has anyone ever done a cover of Laurie Anderson's "O Superman"???
 
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Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" was itself a cover of the 1964 motown song recorded by Gloria Jones.

"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston covering Dolly Parton


impressive :)
 
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Daft Punk : Harder Better Faster Stronger
Edwin Birdsong - Cola Bottle Baby (orjinal)


Daft punk - Robot Rock
Breakwater - Release The Beast


Daft punk _ Digital love
George duke _ I love you more


Daft punk _Crescendolls
Imperials _ Can You Imagine


Daft punk _ superheroes
Barry Manilow _ Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed


Daft punk _ Harder Better Faster Stronger
Edwin Birdsong - Cola Bottle Baby


Eminem _ without me
Malcom Mc laren _ buffalo gals


Fastball _ the way
Tom jones _ delilah


Fatboy Slim's _ praise you
Camille yarborough _ take yo' praise


Felix da housecat _ silverscreen
The flirts _ passion


Fugees _ Killing Me Softly
Roberta Flack _ Killing Me Softly


Jennifer lopez I'm gonna be alright
Luniz - I Got Five On It


Jennifer Lopez _ jenny from the block
Beatnuts _ Watchout now e lo scratch dai Boogie down productions _ South bronx


Moby _ natural blues
Vera Hall _ Trouble So Hard


Madonna _ la isla bonita
Deetah _ el paraiso rico


Natalie imbruglia _ torn
Ednaswap _ torn


Nina _ i'm so excited
Pointer Sisters - I´m so Excited


Prodigy _ Out of Space vocal da Chase the Devil _ Romeo, Max and the upsetter
Prodigy _ Smack my bitch up intro da Andy Williams _ Music To Watch The Girls Go By
Prodigy _ Voodoo People chitarra presa dai Led Zeppelin _ whole lotta love
Prodigy _ Firestarter sample da Art of noise _ close (to the edit)
Prodigy _ Smack my Bitch Up sample da Kool and the Gang _ funky man


Scooter _ The Ramp
Supertramp _ the logical song


Soft cell _ tainted love
Gloria jones _ tainted love


Shakira _ wherever whenever
Pink Floyd _ shine on you crazy diamond


Snap _ oops upside
The gap band - oops upside your head


The Boogie Pimps _ Somebody to love
Jefferson airplane _ don't you want somebody to love


Tiziano Ferro _ Xdono
R. Kelly _ did u ever think


Tom jones _ sex bomb
Sister sladge _ all american girls


Will smith _ giddy giddy whit it
Sister sladge _ greatest dancer


Will smith _ miami
Whispers _ and the beat goes on


Will smith _ man in black
Patrice rushen _ forget me nots


Will smith _ will 2 k
The clash _ rock the cashbah


Will Smith : Gettin' Jiggy With It
Sister Sledge : He's The Greatest Dancer


Will Smith : Wild Wild West
Stevie Wonder : I Wish


Witney Houston _ i will always love you
Dolly parton _ i will always love you


Bellini : Samba de Janeiro
Airto : Celebration Suite


Bernard Wright : Haboglabotribin'
Snoop Doggy Dog : G's & Hustlaz


Lady : Easy Love
Billy Ocean : Stay The Night


Armand Van Helden : U Don't Know Me
Carrie Lucas : Dance With You


Beastie Boys : The Scoop
Cedar Walton : Jacob's Ladder


Mojo : Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
Chic : Soup For One


Busta Rhymes : Woo Hah! I Got You All in Check
Galt MacDermot : Space


Beastie Boys : What Comes Around
Gene Harris & The Three Sounds : Put On Train


Notorious BIG : Hypnotize
Herb Alpert : Rise


Dee-Lite : Groove Is In The Heart
Herbie Hancock : Bring Down The Birds


US3 : Cantaloop
Herbie Hancock : Cantaloupe Island


Portishead : Glory Box
Isaac Hayes : Ike's Rap II


Beastie Boys : Flute Loop
Jeremy Steig : Howling For Judy


Beastie Boys : Root Down
Jimmy Smith : Root Down (and Get It) (live)


Propellerheads : Spybreak
John Barry : On Her Majesty's Secret Service


Fatboy Slim : Rockefeller Skank
Just Brothers : Sliced Tomatoes


Eminem : My Name Is
Labi Siffre : I Got The Blues


Portishead : Sour Times
Lalo Schifrin : Danube Incident


Black Box : Right On Time
Loletta Holloway : Love Sensation


Warren G : Regulate
Michael Mcdonald : I Keep Forgettin'


Chemical Brothers : Get up on it Like This
Saian Supa Crew : ?,


MC Hammer : Can't Touch This
Rick James : Super Freak


Tom Jones : Sex Bomb
Sister Sledge : All American Girls


Beastie Boys : Flute Loop
The Blues Project : Flute Thing


Fatboy Slim : Soul Surfing
The Olympics : I'll Do A Little Bit More


Moby : Natural Blues
Vera Hall : Troubled So Hard