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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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After having a conversation with someone today what are your favourite song covers of all time for me 2 of my absolute favourite are
Sound of silence by disturbed
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Whiskey in a jar by Metallica.
What's yours?? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"West life - Uptown Girl or possibly A1’s amazing cover of Ah Ha’s, Take On Me. Both covers clearly bettering the originals.
(I may be displaying sarcasm here for anyone in doubt...)
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I was worried about you then thought you was gonna add sugar based version of under the bridge to that list  |
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"West life - Uptown Girl or possibly A1’s amazing cover of Ah Ha’s, Take On Me. Both covers clearly bettering the originals.
(I may be displaying sarcasm here for anyone in doubt...)
I was worried about you then thought you was gonna add sugar based version of under the bridge to that list "
 Or the Hannah and Her Sister’s horrific cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic, Bridge Over Troubled Water - (ye gods that was not only awful, but a sacrilegious cover to boot!)  |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Walk On By - The Str*nglers is a sublime cover that I always forget to name on these threads
Police & Thieves - The Clash is superb
Roll With It - The Bluebeaters
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps - The Simmertones
Never heard of them? Give them a listen
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"She's leaving home ,,, Billy Bragg 
Which reminded me of another I often forget...
A New England - Kirsty McColl  "
Loved her version.
Also Miley Cyrus' cover of Wallflowers as a tribute to Tom Petty,RIP. Brings tears to my eyes
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By *ocusMan
over a year ago
Cambridge |
"Not better than the original because not many songs are but I have to Say Miley Cyrus' version of The Cranberries - Zombie is brilliant. "
Yes! I watched it expecting the worst but was pleasantly surprised. |
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This time I’m being serious; Not necessarily better than the original but on par and commendably, a very different spin on it: Take That’s cover of Barry Manilow’s, Could It Be Magic.
Come on, I can’t be the only fan of it here?
....anyone?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Seether - Careless Whisper (George Michael)
Godsmack - Time (Pink Floyd)
Thrice - Elenor Rigby (The Beetles)
I’ve about 50 more I’m just too lazy to type
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not better than the original because not many songs are but I have to Say Miley Cyrus' version of The Cranberries - Zombie is brilliant. "
Breed 77s version was far better |
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There are a number of great covers of "I Fought The Law" knocking about, especially some live versions.
Any Bob Dylan song that's been covered is an improvement on the original. My Back Pages by Steve Earle is one that comes straight to mind.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Billy jean......by...
Allie Sherlock and Fabio...street busking it...happy video and 'wow' both voices...
( it's on Google,would love it if only one person watched it and said YES!) |
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Janice Joplins cover of Me and Bobby McGee
Christy Moore’s cover of Shine on you crazy diamond.
Jerry Lee Lewis cover of Sunday Morning Coming Down.
Rory Gallaghers cover of As the Crow Flys.
Are a few. |
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I love these 2 covers.
1. Listen (Beyonce) by Shila Amzah
2. Believe (Cher) by Adam Lambert
What you guys think:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duAZPH8um7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzQHZLiUPs |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Janice Joplins cover of Me and Bobby McGee
Christy Moore’s cover of Shine on you crazy diamond.
Jerry Lee Lewis cover of Sunday Morning Coming Down.
Rory Gallaghers cover of As the Crow Flys.
Are a few. "
Love that Christy cover and his handsome family cover too.
Soulsavers - Some misunderstanding
Metallica - whiskey in the jar
Rage against the machine - Renegades of funk
Oasis - Cum on feel the noize |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Seether - Careless Whisper (George Michael)
Godsmack - Time (Pink Floyd)
Thrice - Elenor Rigby (The Beetles)
I’ve about 50 more I’m just too lazy to type
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I love Seether's cover of Careless Whisper   |
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Word up by Gun , fortunate son The Dead daisies but Heart doing stairway to Heaven while plant ,Page and jon paul jones watched on is simply mind blowing.
Black stone cherry have just covered Elo dont bring me down and its really good |
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"After having a conversation with someone today what are your favourite song covers of all time for me 2 of my absolute favourite are
Sound of silence by disturbed
And
Whiskey in a jar by Metallica.
What's yours??"
when I was 14 it was bridge over troubled water there has been many good songs along the way but Its hard to think of a similar song than Art & garfunkels 1972 top seller. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Johnny Cash - Hurt
Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares to you
Sleeping At Last - I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)
Kari Kimkel - Cruel Summer
Sigrid - Everybody Knows
Godsmack - Come Together"
Johnny Cash - Hurt
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By *opsy71Woman
over a year ago
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Cyndi lauper - what's going on
And recently on the 02 advert Ann Marie does a cover of ooo child and I bloody love it I have searched everywhere trying to find it on my music platforms to download it and can I hellas find it anywhere. So if any of you can find it I'd be wholly grateful. |
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Blinded by the light, Manfred Mann's earthband. Original by Bruce Springsteen, totally unrecognisable and different. No point in doing a cover if it sounds exactly the same.
Fortunate son, not strictly a cover as it's the foo fighters and John fogerty. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Any cover by Guns N Roses, they seem to make it their own. Heaven's door, Live and let die, Raw Power, New Rose, I don't care about you. Have more oomph than the original, I think. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Being a rock lover more than folk I’d go with the
DropKick Murphy’s cover of green fields of France
Amazing vocals
I was recommended this track and was blown away |
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"After having a conversation with someone today what are your favourite song covers of all time for me 2 of my absolute favourite are
Sound of silence by disturbed
And
Whiskey in a jar by Metallica.
What's yours??"
me too |
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Hurt - Johnny Cash
Sympathy for the devil - Guns n Roses, I actually prefer this to the stones version
Ain't it fun - Guns n Roses
Mama Kin - Guns n Roses
Knockin' on heavens door Guns n Roses
All along the watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Travelling riverside blues - Led Zeppelin
I just don't know what to do with myself - The white stripes |
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"Heart - stairway to heaven.
Was that a cover version or a one off performance for the Kennedy Awards. A great performance and the first thing I ever viewed on YouTube "
According to Nancy Wilson her nerves were shredded playing that in front of Robert, Jimmy and John Paul |
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