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Cover songs... Better than the originals!
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I'm interested in what people think here, I have a few in mind but I'm into rock!
I'm starting with the Faith No More cover of Black Sabbaths War Pigs. Mike Pattons voice is so much more fitting!
What's yours?  |
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Tina and ick turner, proud Mary, I’m a big ccr fan but I do like it |
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"I'm interested in what people think here, I have a few in mind but I'm into rock!
I'm starting with the Faith No More cover of Black Sabbaths War Pigs. Mike Pattons voice is so much more fitting!
What's yours? "
FnM War Pigs is a country mile better than the original.
I am a big fan of Metallica's Whiskey in the jar too. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like the original but really like the Ramones cover of Surfin Bird, especially live. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Johnny Cash, Hurt and London Grammar, Wicked Game for me. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All Along The Watch Tower by Jimi Hendrix. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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As far as I’m concerned the best cover I’ve heard is “hurt”, a cover by Johnny Cash of a song by nine inch nails.
The cover far surpassed the original.
I rate this over the much loved guns and roses cover of “live and let die” by Wings |
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Disturbed have done a few good covers, not just the sound of silence, from the likes of genesis, tears for fears, Metallica, to name a few..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You make me feel brand new
Simply Red |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Friday on my mind, The Easybeats, brilliant song, David Bowie , Gary Moore and I don’t know who else covered it, but no one did it better. Check it out ! |
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
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Sound of Silence - Disturbed, it’s truly awesome |
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A couple spring to mind.
Otis Redding’s version of Satisfaction is brilliant
George Michael covering Somebody to Love at the Freddie Tribute gig was sublime. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was literally just talking about this earlier.
My two favourites are marlyn Manson tainted live and whetus give a little respect |
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Though it's not a full cover, the version of White zombie's More Human Than Human that was in Altered Carbon was amazing and fit the scene brilliantly. |
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"Sound of Silence - Disturbed, it’s truly awesome "
Absolutely hate this. Ruined a great song.
Vive la difference I suppose |
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"I was literally just talking about this earlier.
My two favourites are marlyn Manson tainted live and whetus give a little respect "
mm version of tainted love is great |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Another if I may, the original Something Stupid, covered by Frank and Nancy Sinatra, was written and recorded by Carson and Gaile which I think was brilliant, it is still thought today to be an original by Sinatra, what a shame that Carson and Gaile have been ignored all this time, yes I know they probably get royalty’s , don’t shoot me  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ain’t no love in the heart of the city - Whitesnake |
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By *eah BabyCouple
over a year ago
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"Sound of Silence - Disturbed, it’s truly awesome
Absolutely hate this. Ruined a great song.
Vive la difference I suppose"
Really? Wow, I could listen to it over and over but I am a bit of a rock chic so maybe that’s why I prefer the tone |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Green Manalishi - Judas Priest |
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"Sound of Silence - Disturbed, it’s truly awesome
Absolutely hate this. Ruined a great song.
Vive la difference I suppose"
YES! Apparently this is a *LEGENDARY* cover... it's bloody disgusting isn't it? Compressed, over produced, soulless trash. |
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By *ich GuyMan
over a year ago
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Red hot chilli peppers - higher ground or hilltop hoods - can’t stop/in the air tonight. |
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Has to be disturbed sound of silence |
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"As far as I’m concerned the best cover I’ve heard is “hurt”, a cover by Johnny Cash of a song by nine inch nails.
The cover far surpassed the original.
I rate this over the much loved guns and roses cover of “live and let die” by Wings"
Personal Jesus is also great by Johnny Cash. |
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Limp Bizkit version of George Michael's Faith is pretty decent.
Also, Alien Ant farm covering Smooth Criminal. Although that might just be for the video...! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Whitney Houston, I will always love you. She made dolly patrons song her own. Dolly Parton is a great musician and singer and songwriter, but even she had to admit Whitney made it her own song, with a incredible version of it. |
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Live and let die gnr
Whiskey in the jar Metallica
Turn the page Metallica, I do like the Bob Seger version too.
Hurt Johnny cash
Tainted love soft cell and marilyn Manson. |
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"Live and let die gnr
Whiskey in the jar Metallica
Turn the page Metallica, I do like the Bob Seger version too.
Hurt Johnny cash
Tainted love soft cell and marilyn Manson. "
Ooh forgot about whisky in a jar. Love that one |
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"Live and let die gnr
Whiskey in the jar Metallica
Turn the page Metallica, I do like the Bob Seger version too.
Hurt Johnny cash
Tainted love soft cell and marilyn Manson.
Ooh forgot about whisky in a jar. Love that one"
But the original actually has character and soul... |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Walk On By - The Str*nglers
Police & Thieves - The Clash
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Omg.... how come no one has said sinead O Connor’s nothing compares to you??? Original by Prince... |
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Not a cover song as its done by the same person but try Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm, you'll find it on YouTube.
Its soooo much better than the original. |
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"Not a cover song as its done by the same person but try Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm, you'll find it on YouTube.
Its soooo much better than the original."
I love that song. Will have to check that out |
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By *ot-AshMan
over a year ago
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Bad Wolves - Zombie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XaS93WMRQQ&list=PLL92dfFL9ZdJltqSvsh8uWltAlw2554rv |
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"Not a cover song as its done by the same person but try Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm, you'll find it on YouTube.
Its soooo much better than the original.
I love that song. Will have to check that out"
the white stripes did a great version of jolene. they used to regularly play it live |
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nirvana man who sold the world.
from their mtv unplugged show. a goosebump moment |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Limp Bizkit- Behind Blue Eyes
GnR- Sympathy for the Devil
Fyfe Dangerfield- Always a woman
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Never Gonna Give You Up - Foo Fighters ft Rick Astley |
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"Limp Bizkit- Behind Blue Eyes
GnR- Sympathy for the Devil
Fyfe Dangerfield- Always a woman
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Limp Bizkit's Behind Blue Eyes is good right up until the speak and spell starts. No way is it better than the original though!
Another great Metallica cover is Turn The Page. |
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Sam fender,s version of Amy winehouses back to black, sends shivers thru me. Also David cook singing billie jean. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Say Hello Wave Goodbye - David Gray |
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"Not a cover song as its done by the same person but try Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm, you'll find it on YouTube.
Its soooo much better than the original."
Yes! Watched her Here I Am documentary just yesterday. Slow Jolene is fantastic! |
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"Limp Bizkit- Behind Blue Eyes
GnR- Sympathy for the Devil
Fyfe Dangerfield- Always a woman
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didn't know fyfe did that but I'm sure it works really well. |
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Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Want To Have Fun  |
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By *ashaleoCouple
over a year ago
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Echo and the Bunnymen, People Are Strange. Don’t @me! (Leo does not agree, silly man)
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"Echo and the Bunnymen, People Are Strange. Don’t @me! (Leo does not agree, silly man)
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Better than the doors ... Wtf?? |
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The Clash - I Fought The Law (originally by The Bobby Fuller Four)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence (Originally by The Beatles)
Anti-Nowhere League – Streets of London (Originally by Ralph McTell)
And some guilty pleasures...
Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now (Originally by Tommy James & The Shondells)
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (Originally by Ednaswap) |
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"The Clash - I Fought The Law (originally by The Bobby Fuller Four)
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence (Originally by The Beatles)
Anti-Nowhere League – Streets of London (Originally by Ralph McTell)
And some guilty pleasures...
Tiffany - I Think We’re Alone Now (Originally by Tommy James & The Shondells)
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn (Originally by Ednaswap)"
Torn isn't a cover. It's a professionally written song sold to multiple artists. I will die on this hill. |
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Controversial here, but I think it's true.
Heart doing Stairway to Heaven by and in front of Led Zeppelin. This brings tears to my eyes.
https://youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk |
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Torn isn't a cover. It's a professionally written song sold to multiple artists. I will die on this hill. "
It's not a hill worth dying over.
According to Wiki
"Torn" was written in 1993 by Scott Cutler and Anne Preven with producer Phil Thornalley as a solo song for Preven. Cutler and Preven's band Ednaswap who performed it live.
I'd say any other artistic interpretation and rendition of that original song meets the very definition of a cover, wouldn't you ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Always enjoyed immigrant song covered by Trent Reznor and Karen O. It feels like a completely different song .
Agree with Hurt covered by Jonny Cash |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Knocking on Heavens Door..GnR doing the Bob Dylan classic..love the version on their " Live era " album  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ain’t no love in the heart of the city - Whitesnake"
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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George Michael- I can’t make you love me , beautiful song , so much better than Bonnie raits |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Corey Taylor does a great cover of wicked game by chris isaak. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Walk On By - The Str*nglers
Police & Thieves - The Clash
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took the words right out of my mouth, spot on
Walk on By - the Str*nglers is the excellent example
Police & thieves excellent too |
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California Dreamin
Everyone’s probably heard the great version by Bobby Womac but there’s another by Lee Moses that is also fantastic. |
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By *ty31Man
over a year ago
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I like Motorheads version of Enter Sandman and The Ataris version of Boys of Summer |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Whiskey in the jar - Metallica
Say hello wave goodbye - David Gray
Smooth a criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Love the specials version of dirty old town but can’t beat the pogues version. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Whiskey in the jar - Metallica
Say hello wave goodbye - David Gray
Smooth a criminal - Alien Ant Farm
Love the specials version of dirty old town but can’t beat the pogues version. "
Smooth a criminal!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The man who sold the world - nirvana |
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Any song by the Kinks.
Ray Davis is a songwriting genius, but their original recordings always sound
Underpowered to me.
David Watts - The Jam
And it's not a cover per se, but Kylie singing "I should be so lucky" on Jools Holland hootenanny 2007, slower than the original. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Has to be disturbed sound of silence "
Absolutely this ^^^ way better than the original |
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Always on my mind - pet shop boys
(Puts tin hat on!) |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"As far as I’m concerned the best cover I’ve heard is “hurt”, a cover by Johnny Cash of a song by nine inch nails.
The cover far surpassed the original.
I rate this over the much loved guns and roses cover of “live and let die” by Wings
Personal Jesus is also great by Johnny Cash."
Yes, both brilliant! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Seems to be some mixed opinions on The Sound of Silence! I love their cover of Land of Confusion though! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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For all those saying Disturbed - Sound of silence, check out the live version with Myles Kennedy |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Disturbed have done a few good covers, not just the sound of silence, from the likes of genesis, tears for fears, Metallica, to name a few.. "
To add to this (and pay homage to your username!) Buckcherry's cover of Head Like A Hole is brilliant! |
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By *r GLTMan
over a year ago
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All About That Bass by Postmodern Jukebox is fun. |
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By *r GLTMan
over a year ago
Richmond Upon Thames |
George Michael The long and windind road and Pappa was a rolling stone. George took both songs to another level. |
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"For all those saying Disturbed - Sound of silence, check out the live version with Myles Kennedy "
Watching the video "Disturbed - The Sound of Silence [Live in Houston w/ Myles Kennedy]" from August 2016.
It's... horrible! Bald guys voice, it just so corny, so overwrought, so 1992. But then that's just my view of that mass market rock / metal in general, nothing with that song I guess. So much more actually interesting / fun noise out there.
However, I didn't realise until now that Rush's Spirit of Radio took lyrics from Sound of Silence. Those last few lines never made sense until now, so that was cool to find out. |
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Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I've said it before and I'll say it again....
Rush suck! |
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"Walk On By - The Str*nglers
Police & Thieves - The Clash
took the words right out of my mouth, spot on
Walk on By - the Str*nglers is the excellent example
Police & thieves excellent too"
Walk on by really is a great example, wouldn't really want to compare it to the original, but taking it and making it their own, with such originality, it's a great choice. |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"Walk On By - The Str*nglers
Police & Thieves - The Clash
took the words right out of my mouth, spot on
Walk on By - the Str*nglers is the excellent example
Police & thieves excellent too
Walk on by really is a great example, wouldn't really want to compare it to the original, but taking it and making it their own, with such originality, it's a great choice."
And that is the mark of a great cover version - not necessarily making it better but making it "different" and stamping their own originality on it to the point that some people don't realise it's a cover.
One Step Beyond and It Must Be Love by Madness are two good examples of this that a lot of people don't know are covers.
Or Denis and The Tide Is High by Blondie
Another personal favourite is this take on Oasis' "Roll With It" by an Italian band called The Bluebeaters
https://youtu.be/xTHbWbEM0F0 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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For anyone who likes rock/metal (or even if you don't) then you should check out Sweden's Hellsongs. Stand out covers are 'Seasons in the Abyss', 'Paranoid' and 'Orgasmatron'.
Johnny Cash's versions of 'I See A Darkness' and 'The Mercy Seat'.
'Stand By Me' by Pennywise
'Ghostbusters' by Xentrix (should be on Spotify). |
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"For anyone who likes rock/metal (or even if you don't) then you should check out Sweden's Hellsongs. Stand out covers are 'Seasons in the Abyss', 'Paranoid' and 'Orgasmatron'.
Johnny Cash's versions of 'I See A Darkness' and 'The Mercy Seat'.
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TBH I disagree with these, the originals are both just amazing, and Johnny seemed to "talk sing" these a little too much. A little... Shatner-eqsue in places. Still good, but... Actually I loooved his version of Rusty Cage. When it really starts stomping halfway through.
Did you see BPB's later reworking of I See A Darkness? Seems he found some light after all.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iV4NwSbscg |
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"For all those saying Disturbed - Sound of silence, check out the live version with Myles Kennedy "
Oh hell yes!
Thank you for this it's going on my playlists |
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A few that spring to mind:
Steve Earle's cover of Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages"
Iron Maiden's cover of Thin Lizzy's "Massacre".
Iron Maiden's cover of "I've Got The Fire".
Showaddywaddy's cover of "Three Steps To Heaven"
"Johnny Be Goode" from Back to the Future |
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Any Bob Dylan cover is better than the original - great songwriter but truly awful singer! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Frightened Rabbit covering The Waterboys The Whole of the Moon is quite brilliant |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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10 years do some cracking versions of Losing My Religion and Heartshaped box too, I do prefer them in a way to the originals but just because they’re a bit different |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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Know it divides opinion, even amongst their fans, but I like Muse's cover of Feeling Good - not necessarily better, or even that different, from the original but certainly as good as |
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Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Roger Daltrey
Ed |
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Living all the alt/rock bands mentioned.
For me its Cash's version of hurt. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Placebos Running Up That Hill
Van Halens Pretty Woman
Madness Money Money Money
Just a few songs that maybe not better than the original but different enough to appreciate in their own way. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Any song by the Kinks.
Ray Davis is a songwriting genius, but their original recordings always sound
Underpowered to me.
David Watts - The Jam
And it's not a cover per se, but Kylie singing "I should be so lucky" on Jools Holland hootenanny 2007, slower than the original. "
An example would be
Days - Kirsty Maccoll
Also A New England - Kirsty Maccoll. So good that even the composer Billy Bragg sings Kirsty's extra verse. |
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"Sound of Silence - Disturbed, it’s truly awesome "
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By (user no longer on site)
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Tricky - Black Steel
Arsenal FC - Hot stuff |
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Also A New England - Kirsty Maccoll. So good that even the composer Billy Bragg sings Kirsty's extra verse."
Hey Billy Bragg covers... can't forget Bill Bailey doing Unisex Chip Shop! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Unisex chip shop must have been a very rare Bragg b side as I don't remember him writing it
A very funny parody though done live outside in the presence of the braggster, it was spot on. |
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Kate Rusby - Village Green Preservation Society |
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"Kate Rusby - Village Green Preservation Society "
GOod call. I did like Jam & Jerusalem!
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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David Grey, Say Hello Wave Goodbye |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I fought the law the clash |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb |
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Walk on by by The Str*nglers, once voted 3 best ever cover version, seen them perform it a fair few times live now, always excellent, great band, sadly depleted by covid in May, rip Dave Greenfield, keyboard wonder |
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I know Ewan McCall hated her version of his song, but First Time Ever I Saw Her Face, Roberta Flack version is better in my opinion. As is Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You. |
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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago
halifax |
Nineteenth nervous breakdown.....nash the slash |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb"
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them |
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All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them "
I agree, some of them are shite, but he's a talented guy and they toured last year, they were great at wacken,full show on YouTube if ya can be arsed |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
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"As is Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You."
I was watching Here I Am the other day and Dolly sid in that how it was Whitneys song. She wrote the music, but the performance was so far above and so different to the song Dolly wrote, that it was absolutely hers. |
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"Frightened Rabbit covering The Waterboys The Whole of the Moon is quite brilliant "
Frightened Rabbit were mentioned on Pointless the other day. I’d never heard of them. |
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
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No no no no no no no |
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over a year ago
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"Walk on by by The Str*nglers, once voted 3 best ever cover version, seen them perform it a fair few times live now, always excellent, great band, sadly depleted by covid in May, rip Dave Greenfield, keyboard wonder "
He tested positive for covid, he actually died from ongoing heart problems |
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over a year ago
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"How about eloise the damned "
Just brilliant! |
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"Frightened Rabbit covering The Waterboys The Whole of the Moon is quite brilliant
Frightened Rabbit were mentioned on Pointless the other day. I’d never heard of them."
Yeah the headlines over their singer seemed odd, I'd never heard of them either. |
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over a year ago
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them
I agree, some of them are shite, but he's a talented guy and they toured last year, they were great at wacken,full show on YouTube if ya can be arsed "
Yeah I’ve watched parts of it, definitely a talented guy but they’re all becoming pretty samey as he goes on |
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them
I agree, some of them are shite, but he's a talented guy and they toured last year, they were great at wacken,full show on YouTube if ya can be arsed
Yeah I’ve watched parts of it, definitely a talented guy but they’re all becoming pretty samey as he goes on "
I was quite impressed with this actually. Rearranging the guitar rhythm, properly "converting" it to that style rather than just cloning it. |
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over a year ago
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them
I agree, some of them are shite, but he's a talented guy and they toured last year, they were great at wacken,full show on YouTube if ya can be arsed
Yeah I’ve watched parts of it, definitely a talented guy but they’re all becoming pretty samey as he goes on "
I know what you mean, I prefer it when he has a female vocalist on his songs, breaks it up a bit |
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Joe Cocker. With a little help from my friends. Even McCartney thinks so. |
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over a year ago
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The veer union did a cover album which is amazing they covered:
Halsey-
https://youtu.be/0e3bg_gugQ0
Pvris-
https://youtu.be/tKuFfHhg4-A
Rihanna-
https://youtu.be/0e3bg_gugQ0
Oasis-
https://youtu.be/0IL-RrI4Zl4 |
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over a year ago
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"Frog leaps version of the prodigy's breathe
https://youtu.be/ilC5_wSsjhA
Check it out its superb
Frog Leap is generally pretty good although sometimes I’ve to just switch off from some of them
I agree, some of them are shite, but he's a talented guy and they toured last year, they were great at wacken,full show on YouTube if ya can be arsed
Yeah I’ve watched parts of it, definitely a talented guy but they’re all becoming pretty samey as he goes on
I was quite impressed with this actually. Rearranging the guitar rhythm, properly "converting" it to that style rather than just cloning it."
Yeah but I find that what was once quite an original rearrangement of the parts have become quite repetitive over the years, especially his additional breakdowns, that’s just my opinion though |
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Not a cover but Bananarama 2017, do you prefer then or when they first came around?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gUXnK2oHH7c |
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Def Leppard -Action, pips The Sweets original
Also UB40 Red Red Wine, Neil Diamond original...also covered by Tony Tribe on Trojan records which I quite like |
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over a year ago
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Guano Apes - Big in Japan
Far better than the original
https://youtu.be/jpCDdjPWeVw |
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over a year ago
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The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals |
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over a year ago
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"The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals"
Been to a few of their gigs always a good laugh |
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"As is Whitney Houston's version of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You.
I was watching Here I Am the other day and Dolly sid in that how it was Whitneys song. She wrote the music, but the performance was so far above and so different to the song Dolly wrote, that it was absolutely hers."
I still prefer the Dolly Parton version.
I will add 'Billie Jean' by The Civil Wars as an outstanding cover. |
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over a year ago
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"The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals
Been to a few of their gigs always a good laugh "
Yeh I have seen them live a few times too |
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Not saying is better but i do really love Sandi Thom - November Rain (Guns and Roses ) cover |
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over a year ago
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"David Grey, Say Hello Wave Goodbye"
David Grey sucked all the emotion out of this song and turned it into a dirge.
The original is beautiful |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
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"The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals"
Agreed RBF are awesome and their covers are brilliant - if you like ska covers of different songs check out the following:
The Bluebeaters - they've done Roll With It, Toxic and The Model which are all brilliant
https://youtube.com/channel/UCyyYJXezMlPdxiswin5Y__g
Rude Boy George - again do some brilliant covers Town Called Malice, Driving In My Car, Kids In America
https://youtube.com/c/Rudeboygeorgeband
The Simmertones - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps (yes the Doris Day song), Doctor Who theme and some great originals too
https://youtube.com/channel/UCwSY35GZVj0UymZuFVNTqvA
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"The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals"
I actually had their back catalog on yesterday, take on me is a cracking cover |
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over a year ago
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Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
Personal Jesus - Marilyn Manson
No more Mr nice guy - Roger Daltrey
Live and let die - Guns'n'roses
Stone cold crazy - Metallica
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"The band Reel Big Fish do ska covers and I prefer alot of theirs to the originals
I actually had their back catalog on yesterday, take on me is a cracking cover "
"S.R. (Masters Version) Live" on their Best Of album is 8 minutes of sheer brilliance and although not a cover highlights how a song can be changed just by altering the style - is basically the same song played in about 10 different styles over the course of the track |
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over a year ago
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"Frightened Rabbit covering The Waterboys The Whole of the Moon is quite brilliant
Frightened Rabbit were mentioned on Pointless the other day. I’d never heard of them."
Fantastic band mate, lyrically brilliant. Lead singer took his own life a couple of years ago, quite tragic |
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Took his own life a couple of years ago after battles with depression  |
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Gary Jules version of Mad World far better than Tears For Fears. |
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30 seconds to mars did a brilliant cover of stronger by kanye west |
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The Beatles Dear Prudence - Siouxsie
David Bowie's Heroes - Peter Gabriel |
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over a year ago
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"Johnny Cash, Hurt and London Grammar, Wicked Game for me. "
I agree with the Cash cover, yes - it's so powerful.
Meantime I was going to suggest The Byrds' cover of Dylan's "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". Seldom is a Dylan cover better than the original but this one is, I think. The vocal harmonies on the chorus in particular...
Coincidentally, Brandi Carlisle's cover of "The Times They Are a-changin'", live on...KEXP, I want to say, made the hairs on my arms stand up.
And I love Dylan's original of that one. |
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over a year ago
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John maher free falling |
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over a year ago
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Chris Cornell-Nothing compares to you.
Ryan Star - I won’t back down
Tommee Profitt - In the end
Skylar Grey - Stand by me |
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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago
Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’ |
Gen Hughes - Catch The Rainbow.
Terrific blues/soulful performance!   |
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Why has no one mentioned Faith No More (best band ever btw) cover of the Commodores Easy. |
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over a year ago
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Robert Palmer - I didn't mean to turn you on. |
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over a year ago
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Red red wine - UB40 |
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over a year ago
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My favourite cover song I think is by Patti LaBelle - If you don’t know me by now |
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over a year ago
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Love marylyn Manson sweet dreams... Absolutely amazing cover. |
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over a year ago
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Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
I could I forget that 
https://youtu.be/uvjTo-hRD5c |
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Kate Bush herself has rated this version of Hounds of Love....
https://youtu.be/awjE92YZeEQ |
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over a year ago
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Norma Fraser - First Cut is the Deepest |
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over a year ago
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Bitty McLean - Walk Away From Love |
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over a year ago
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Ken Booth - Everything I Own |
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Cant think of a cover I like better than the original but the recent Dancing in the Moonlight (Toploader originally) was shocking |
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By *asher11Man
over a year ago
market harborough |
rawhide, the blues brothers |
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over a year ago
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Dua lipa - new rules initial talk 80s rules remix
Not really a cover but I prefer it to the original
Also if you love the 80's these synthwave remixes with modern songs are brilliant. |
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over a year ago
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"Cant think of a cover I like better than the original but the recent Dancing in the Moonlight (Toploader originally) was shocking"
I wholeheartedly agree, and I wasn't a fan of the original |
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By *eenawMan
over a year ago
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"Controversial here, but I think it's true.
Heart doing Stairway to Heaven by and in front of Led Zeppelin. This brings tears to my eyes.
https://youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk"
With Jason Bonham on drums..... it’s a brilliant version!
Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Motörhead - Heroes
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Manics - (Feels Like) Heaven
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By *ragueurMan
over a year ago
Bisshop Auckland |
Valerie - Amy Winehouse |
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"Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show"
And what a fantastic band live |
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over a year ago
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no "
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes |
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes"
To me this sort of metal cover feels like it just pisses over the original. Just because a sling is noisier its somehow officially better. Bleurgh. Awful song, just pure commercial production. Compressed, auto tuned, sterile and zero personality. |
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Wicked game - Him
Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Killing me Softly - Fugees
Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor
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over a year ago
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes
To me this sort of metal cover feels like it just pisses over the original. Just because a sling is noisier its somehow officially better. Bleurgh. Awful song, just pure commercial production. Compressed, auto tuned, sterile and zero personality. "
What's a "sling"? |
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over a year ago
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes
To me this sort of metal cover feels like it just pisses over the original. Just because a sling is noisier its somehow officially better. Bleurgh. Awful song, just pure commercial production. Compressed, auto tuned, sterile and zero personality.
What's a "sling"? "
Just to put it out there its a great cover and Dolores was involved in its production before she passed, my thinking is if it was good enough for her it's good enough for me
Also, the film "across the universe" is a musical based on beatles songs/characters. The covers in this film are absolutely fantastic, in particular "I've just seen a face" |
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Louie Louie the Motorhead version, technically I think there were a couple of covers on their first album, Lost Jonny for instance, they were composed by Lemmy but performed while he was with Hawkwind |
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Bad Wolves cover of The cranberries - zombie |
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes
To me this sort of metal cover feels like it just pisses over the original. Just because a sling is noisier its somehow officially better. Bleurgh. Awful song, just pure commercial production. Compressed, auto tuned, sterile and zero personality.
What's a "sling"? "
it's a song, but splet wrungly. |
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Camille o sullivsn and n. Caves Ship song(YouTube the mother). |
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over a year ago
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The sun always shines on tv by Belgian group Milk Inc is brilliant, far better than the original.
Linda Mertens the lead singer in Milk Inc is hot too |
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"Bad Wolves cover of The cranberries - zombie"
YES! |
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Mavin Gays "I Heard It through grapevine" was released after Diana Ross version however it has been claimed motown recorded his version first but didn't release it so actually who covered who's version is still debated by both artists personally I preferred Mavin's version.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Zombie by Bad Wolves is fucking awesome!
No no no no no no no
Yes yes yes yes yes and yes
To me this sort of metal cover feels like it just pisses over the original. Just because a sling is noisier its somehow officially better. Bleurgh. Awful song, just pure commercial production. Compressed, auto tuned, sterile and zero personality.
What's a "sling"?
Just to put it out there its a great cover and Dolores was involved in its production before she passed, my thinking is if it was good enough for her it's good enough for me
Also, the film "across the universe" is a musical based on beatles songs/characters. The covers in this film are absolutely fantastic, in particular "I've just seen a face" "
Yes, Dolores was originally going to sing on the Bad Wolves version so she must have considered it worthy! |
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"Disturbed have done a few good covers, not just the sound of silence, from the likes of genesis, tears for fears, Metallica, to name a few.. "
Disturbed’s voice is incredible. Especially sound of silence! |
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Good covers everyone. |
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