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 Mannahnin wrote:

 Polonius wrote:

 Mannahnin wrote:
I favor the Bangles, in the 80s girl-group category. Walk Like an Egyptian is also a ridiculously catchy pop song. I also love their cover of Hazy Shade of Winter.

It's the rare cover that not only stands on it's own, but makes you appreciate the original more. Not unlike the Gary Jules cover of "Mad World."

Jimi Hendrix's of All Along the Watchtower.
Johnny Cash's of Hurt.
Smashing Pumpkins' of Landslide.
Whitney Houston's of I Will Always Love You.
Jack White's of Jolene.

We're getting off topic, but yeah, I'm right there with you.

 Polonius wrote:
I'd agree with all but Hurt. I think Johnny Cash just heisted that song. Maybe in a few more years i'll rediscover the NIN one, but right now... it just sounds so phony.

How about Nirvana's "Man who sold the World?"

Or should we make this a new topic?

Done.

Almost every cover song on that CD is amazing. Man Who Sold the World, Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam, Plateau by the Meat Puppets, and of course the absolute killer of Ledbelly's In the Pines.

I've loved the original of Hurt since I was a teenager, though. Johnny's cover is amazing, but I still feel the original more.

We be starting off with shots Manny...SHOTS YOU HEAR!!!!

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It's a bit more obscure, and also awful because it involves a no-hit wonder rap/rock/pop group, but Elwood's cover of Sundown is catchy as hell, but brings some love to Mr.Gordon Lightfoot.

That's a fun one. And yeah, it makes me appreciate the original more. Along those lines, how about Type O Negative's cover of Seals & Crofts' Summer Breeze?

Oh, another great random one- How about the tango version of The Police's Roxanne from Moulin Rouge? Absolutely killer.


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 Jihadin wrote:
We be starting off with shots Manny...SHOTS YOU HEAR!!!!

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Thanks, man, but is this in relation to a specific occasion, or just appreciation for the thread? Important question, though- what kind of shots?

BTW, if you want to address me familiarly, go ahead and call me by my name. It's Ragnar.

If you like bizarre covers of Gordon Lightfoot songs...

I'm a reasonably big fan of the Dandy Warhols. They do drone rock in a pretty interesting way, and I've had too much fun with 13 Tales of Urban Bohemia to ever listen to it with my current girlfriend. One of the guys is a relative of a crewmember of the fitz. This version takes a while to build up, but it's creepy as hell.




Though, if you don't like the original, there's simply an upper limit to how close of friends we can be.

I know it was listed in the OP but I just can't just say enough about it... so here's Trent Reznor himself.

"I pop the video in, and wow... Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps... Wow. [I felt like] I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore... It really made me think about how powerful music is as a medium and art form. I wrote some words and music in my bedroom as a way of staying sane, about a bleak and desperate place I was in, totally isolated and alone. [Somehow] that winds up reinterpreted by a music legend from a radically different era/genre and still retains sincerity and meaning — different, but every bit as pure"
-Trent Reznor, Alternative Press #194. September 2004.

Cover:




Original:

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Original:



Blake's covers in general are fantastic, but this one is something wholly amazing. I don't mind the original version, but Blake's cover just blows me away (and won't ever get the hell out of my head).

This Cover makes me think about Hawaii. Brudda Iz will be missed. I love the Ukulele in this cover!
Classic Blues sound, this cover is amazing

This cover renewed my appreciation for this song, I like both versions

This is a great rendition of this song. John Goodman, and Dan Akroyd do a great job with it, though the Johnny Cash version(which is also a cover) is good as well.

The quintessential 80's hair band and their cover of Smokin in the boys room
Motley Crue!

Crucial Taunt! This song Shreds!


There are so many more, but I will leave you with these for now.

The original:


And the kickass cover:






The original:


And the kickass cover:

My favourite game (being a music nerd) is trying to discover songs that people don't even know are covers, such as 'Denis' by Blondie, which is actually an old doo-wop song, by the amusingly-named Randy and the Rainbows:




Also worthy of honourable mention are 'Babe, I'm Gonna leave You' by Led Zeppelin (originally by Joan Baez) or the Byrds' 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' (originally by Pete Seeger). In fact, the Byrds are notorious for taking songs and making them their own - I prefer each and every one of their Dylan covers to the original. Yes, even 'Mr. Tambourine Man'!

Nirvana also did some good covers, though I'm not a fan of the stuff on 'Unplugged'. I prefer the recorded stuff like 'Molly's Lips' , 'Son of a Gun' (both by the Vaselines, and on Incesticide if memory serves) or The Wipers' 'Return of the Rat' ( which only appeared on Japanese/Australian EP entitled 'Hormoaning' iirc).

I hate to go there, but the song from Gotye Somebody that I used to know.

That song is OK, but this cover is simply put, fething incredible.

Agreed with KC, That video is awesome

I can't post any videos unfortunately, but I have a few. - I'll come back and edit this with links when I get home.

Sleeping Satellite, Karnivool did a fantastic version of this. The original is by someone whos name I can't remember. Not bad, but Karnivool's is, I think, far better.



Also: Metallica's cover of Astronomy by Blue Oyster Cult - It's just awesome.




And I second Johnny Cash's Hurt - although I personally prefer NIN's original.

EDIT: Thought of another as soon as I clicked submit

KoRn's cover of Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall - The original is fantastic and I think I prefer it to the cover, but KoRn do a fantastic job, and it sounds so different, but still awesome.



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You THINK you prefer Pink Floyd's version of 'Another Brick in The Wall (pt 2)' to the Korn version!?

You THINK!!?!

Sweet lord.

Good point!

There isn't really a contest, of course the original is the better! But, surprisingly, KoRn's was the first version of the song I heard, and probably one of my favourite songs by them, so there's that.

 Albatross wrote:
You THINK you prefer Pink Floyd's version of 'Another Brick in The Wall (pt 2)' to the Korn version!?

You THINK!!?!

Sweet lord.

Ha! Genius..... I didn't even know that Korn had had the brass bo*****s to even cover that song! I had to check it out and yeah...... It's as bad as I feared. Never mess with perfection, it don't get you anywhere!

On topic, cover songs I think are better or redefine the original? Well it has to be Metallica's cover of 'Stone Cold Crazy'. That's just awesome. Or Therapy's? cover of 'Diane', originally by 'Husker Du'. Both awesome songs in their original form, but both covered with a touch of genius....

Both awesome






Also both awesome, but the GnR version is better






Not strictly a cover, but Pearl Jam with Otis Redding singing Dock of the Bay was pretty awesome.

Cover



Original



Cover



Original

And just remembered these... I cannot recommend the Little Roy version highly enough.






I have to say the original is better, but it was Marilyn Manson's version in a club when I was young that made me like the song first.

Cover:




Original:

Not the biggest Marilyn Manson fan but he does do great covers. Like this one




How about some more Depeche Mode?




Or maybe The Cure?




And last but not least, this thread needs more Slayer...

 Mannahnin wrote:
Jack White's of Jolene.

This is my favourite Jolene cover.



I also like these. Black Sabbath's Supernaut by 1,000 Homo DJ's



Rod Stewart's Da Ya Think I'm Sexy by The Revolting Cocks



Black Sabbath's Into the Void by Kyuss



This one gets my vote for most pointless cover right now. Previously held by Gun's N Roses' cover of Soundgarden's Big Dumb Sex.

I prefer the Johnny Cash cover of Personal Jesus.

Ahhh! Covers. I love me some covers.

Favorites off the top of my head?

Nick Cave - Mercy Seat (Although he has a whole cover album, which is nice), I'm your man
Collide - Son of a Preacher Man, White Rabbit
Laibach - Gangster's Paradise, 2525, etc (Everything's better in German)
It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork (I never knew this was a cover until recently)
Do You Love Me? - Living End
Part of that World - Captain Bog and Salty (Disney covers by pirate bands are great!)
Sally's Song - Amy Lee
Material Girl - KMFDM
I think we're alone now - Birthday Massacre
Ghost of Tom Joad - RATM

Damn

I prefer Cash's Hurt to the original.

My offering to this distinguished thread:



And, a bonus offering!

Original



Cover

This one qualifies, but mostly because Metallica was never very good to begin with.

Tori Amos - Angie (original by The Rolling Stones)


Snake River Conspiracy - Love Song (original by The Cure)

 George Spiggott wrote:

 Mannahnin wrote:
Jack White's of Jolene.

This is my favourite Jolene cover.

Agreed x10.

My old band supported Queen Adreena at Middlesbrough Cornerhouse back around the time when that came out - showing my age there! They were really nice people, though Katie was a bit mad - she took our bass-player out picking flowers in the municipal park, then they had a picnic. In Middlesbrough town centre. Bonkers. Awesome live though, and very sexy in the flesh.


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