Music Favourite Cover Songs

[Acole9]

Another cover better than the original in my opinion.

 

[KeaneSixteen]

I love watching Lissie sing, so that might have swayed my opinion a bit when it comes to this cover of 'Nothing Else Matters'

Petshop Boys 'Always On My Mind' best cover and best Christmas number one. Ever.

 

[duffer]

I bet Bowie thought this was pretty cool...

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Hendrix and Watchtower has been mentioned already, of course, and rightly so – one of the prime examples of the cover being better than the original.

But I'd like to add Dylan himself, fecking up the ultimate macho boast of Bo Diddley (who stole the main part of the thing from Muddy Waters, but ingeniously so), turning “I'm A Man” into some sort of...something, but in the form of one hell of a track, sung by an old joker so ironic he's almost eaten up by it (but not quite): "Early Roman Kings".


(Could only find a working live version on YouTube - the album version is better, so check that out if you're interested).

Also, a double bill, if you will: Elvis doing “Unchained Melody” as a very much unintended (we have to believe) parody of himself, somehow managing to sound more dignified than all the kings and queens of England in a performance Peter Guralnick once described very well as a moment of grotesque transcendence – and the Pet Shop Boys doing a better job than the King on “Always On My Mind”, unleashing the potential of that number in a way which can only be described as very satisfying.

 

[Duffy]

Bowies passing brought me back to this which is simply one of the best covers ever.

 

[Chesterlestreet]

Yeah, that is a damn fine version. The Nirvana one, I mean.

 

[schwalbe]

and someone already mentioned Where did you sleep last night from Nirvana.

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Love this

 

[Cantona'sCollar]

 

[Brocky]

I love watching Lissie sing, so that might have swayed my opinion a bit when it comes to this cover of 'Nothing Else Matters'

Petshop Boys 'Always On My Mind' best cover and best Christmas number one. Ever.

Lissie's version of 'Go your Own Way' is great. Not quite as good as the original, but still very good. She has a brilliant voice.

 

[justboy68]

It's actually a cover of two songs, but it's great:


also I really like this and think it's better than the original:

 

[sewey89]

My wife walked down the aisle to this at our wedding. Always loved the original too but this holds special memories for me now.

 

[Eckers99]

There have been a few good covers of Neil Young - St Etienne's version of 'Only Love Will Break Your Heart' went somewhere new without losing the magic of the original.
The Pixies also did good covers of 'Winterlong' and 'I've Been Waiting For You.

Aside from those, Nirvana's 'Man Who Sold the World' and 'Where Did you Sleep last Night?' were both absolutely brilliant.

Isaac Hayes version of 'Walk On By' is fantastic.

The Byrds Mr Tambourine Man was great.

I'm sure there are loads more.

 

[JosDeVos]

All of his stuff is worth checking out.


And of course there's these guys.

 

[djembatheking]

 

[Stobzilla]

My mate did this. I hate Guns and Roses so for him to do this to it is fecking brilliant.

 

[djembatheking]

 

[JmRssll555]

@Ivor Ballokov and @Tommy, you both might appreciate this. The Enemy covering A New England. I like it more than the Jamie T version, but I think both their version and Jamie T's are better than the original, to be honest.

 

[Tommy]

Too much for me, honestly And as good as the Jamie T version is, I'm giving it to Billy all day long.

The best cover on a studio album...

 

[Maagge]

Now that we've been talking a fair bit about Bowie.


Would 'Oh! You Pretty Things' count as well? Bowie wrote it but someone else played it first or something.

This by Hot Chip is cool as.


And this shit.


EDIT: James Blake's got a couple of good ones as well.

 

[Halftrack]

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Johnny Cash did some incredible covers towards the end of his career but his cover of Desperado by The Eagles is probably my favourite of the lot.

As a massive Soundgarden fan, his cover of Rusty Cage is probably my favorite.

Then there's one of my favorite covers of all time, Rage Against the Machine's cover of Bob Dylan's Maggie's Farm.

 

[ashgabat]

bob hund's cover of Pere Ubu's Final Solution -- Ett Fall och en Lösning

From 4th December here in Stockholm; holy shit were they ever brilliant!

Wow, thanks for that. I love bob hund and had no idea this song was a cover!

One of my theses was called "Ett fall och en lösning" as an homage! My social law professor was a big fan as well.

 

[marukomu]

Supersuckers do Merle Haggard


and then Thin Lizzy


Saw these live many times. Tightest band I've ever seen.

 

[Tommy]

Saw these live many times. Tightest band I've ever seen.

Class. I gotta listen to more of these guys.

 

[Igor Drefljak]

Not a great song, but a cool fun cover

 

[John_Jensen]

 

[marukomu]

Class. I gotta listen to more of these guys.

You have any trouble finding them, give me a shout.

 

[Brown Toothpick]

Better than the U2 original IMO.

 

[soap]

 

[Brown Toothpick]

I am in love with this chick

 

[Mrs Smoker]

 

[Dirty Schwein]

And

 

[marukomu]

Supersuckers do Dead Boys

and OutKast

 

[Mrs Smoker]

These ladies did a nice job with Simon and Garfunkel's material.

 

[Member 39557]

Supersuckers do Merle Haggard


Saw these live many times. Tightest band I've ever seen.

I saw them live once at a festival, I'm not a fan but they were very good live to be fair. I think they were touring The Evil Powers Of Rock & Roll.

 

[Mrs Smoker]

Outstanding stuff.


Yet the original is still superior. That's how good the song is...

 

[Zarlak]

 

[Sied]

I quite like Maynard's covers. That's another good one.

I posted this in the 'what are you listening to' thread too:
Superb Elvis cover.

 

[LuisNaniencia]

Love this guy,

 

[77]

This