― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 16 February 2003 21:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
-Bryan Ferry - All Tomorrow's PartiesJohn Lennon - Stand By MeMassive Attack - Light My FireRod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
― Joe (Joe), Monday, 17 February 2003 04:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
BEST COVERS:"It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones as covered by the Wedding Present"Land of Treason" by the Germs as covered by Die Kreuzen"(Get a) Grip (On Yourself)" by the Stranglers as covered by Prong"Supernaut" by Black Sabbath as covered by 1000 Homo Dj's"Loose" by the Stooges as covered by Cop Shoot Cop (bootleg only)"Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak as covered by H.I.M (His Infernal Majesty)
WORST COVERS:"White Punks On Dope" by the Tubes as covered by Motley Crue"Helter Skelter" by the Beatles as covered by Motley Crue"A Million Miles Away" by the Plimsouls as butchered by the GooGooDolls
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 17 February 2003 16:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
Some bad ones:Van Halen - You Really Got MeU2 - All Along the WatchtowerBowie - Across the Universe
― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron A., Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
I agree that Devo's cover of Satisfaction rocks hard, loved the video.
High Llamas version of Frankly Mr. Shankly removed the sweet bassline and changed the melody, but I still loved it.
The Soft Boys cover of that VU song, uhmmm... shit, can't remember. I liked it, they made it funky.
I loved Bowie's cover of the pixies, but Papa Roach anally raped Gouge Away.
Every cover Johnny Cash has done has rocked. All punk/ska covers ever have sucked hard.
― David Allen, Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Bryan (Bryan), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
bad:U2 "Helter Skelter"Motley Crue "Anarchy in the UK" oh and err, "Helter Skelter"Megadeth "Anarchy in the UK"
good:Fiona Apple "Across the Universe"Petula Clark "Homeward Bound"Johnny Cash "I See A Darkness"
― roger adultery (roger adultery), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 05:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickn (nickn), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 05:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rex jr., Tuesday, 25 March 2003 12:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Liz Smith, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
Worst: Marilyn Manson's anal-raping of "Sweet Dreams"
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 17:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― theodore fogelsanger, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 18:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Neudonym, Tuesday, 8 April 2003 18:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
Best: The Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man", which did actually manage to provide a great song with what was needed to prove it was actually a great song (the original never quite worked out).
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Tuesday, 8 April 2003 20:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
Johnny Winter - Silver Train, Jumpin Jack FlashElvis Presley - Hound Dog, That's Alright MamaBruce Springsteen - Trapped, Detroit Medley (Jenny Take a Ride)The Clash - I Fought the LawRod Stewart - Cut Across ShortyJoy Division - Sister Ray
― John Bullabaugh (John Bullabaugh), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 01:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
Worst? Right now it's got to be Celine's "I Drove All Night" - terrible.
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 02:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Camper Van Beethoven totally re-recorded Fleetwood Mac's _Tusk_. It's a rough document, but easily surpasses the original.
In the negative territory,ELP's classical covers really suck compared to the originals. And the _I Am Sam_ soundtrack is very bland,with the participants sticking closely to the originalarrangements. Hate that!
― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 09:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
cucumbah cucumbah c-c-c-c-cabbage.
― a, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 10:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rw, Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Best: Moog Cookbook, Me First and the Gimme GimmesWorst: Widespread Panic
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 9 April 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
"Mrs. Robinson" by the Lemonheads is cool, too.
Oh, yeah... David Lee Roth doing "Just A Gigolo" and "California Girls" always brings back memories...
― kev, Friday, 11 April 2003 04:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 20 June 2003 18:34 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Felcher (Felcher), Friday, 20 June 2003 18:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Evan (Evan), Friday, 20 June 2003 18:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 20 June 2003 19:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James, Tuesday, 23 December 2003 03:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 07:33 (twenty years ago) link
Best: Sonic Youth's "Superstar"
― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 07:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 08:23 (twenty years ago) link
― bogle, Wednesday, 24 December 2003 09:54 (twenty years ago) link
"Now That's What I Call a Wacky Cover Version!"
― Old Fart!!! (oldfart_sd), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 10:00 (twenty years ago) link
― kamen zeider, Wednesday, 24 December 2003 13:58 (twenty years ago) link
The Walker Brothers version is actually a cover. Tom Rush originally wrote and performed the song.
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Wednesday, 24 December 2003 18:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 13 March 2004 16:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Stupid (Stupid), Saturday, 13 March 2004 19:27 (twenty years ago) link
Best: Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever
― holojames (holojames), Saturday, 13 March 2004 21:27 (twenty years ago) link
speaking oftosh, i also like his versions of here comes the sun and johnny be goode
and i echo someones mention of the maytals version of take me home country road
― fromanchu, Monday, 19 April 2004 15:13 (twenty years ago) link
― eleki-san (eleki-san), Tuesday, 20 April 2004 19:37 (twenty years ago) link
― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 4 January 2005 12:43 (nineteen years ago) link
1.Steve Vai: Little Wing2.Rush: For What It's Worth3.Eric Clapton: Knockin' On Heaven's Door4.The Animals: House Of The Rising Sun5.Time Requiem: Voulez Vous (they took the abomination of a song and made it damn good, so it makes the list)6.Rolling Stones: Like A Rolling Stone7.Led Zeppelin: Dazed And Confused8.Silvertide: Behind Blue Eyes9.Orgy: Blue Monday10.Crosby Stills Nash & Young: Blackbird
As for worst, Hilary Duff's "My Generation", Limp Bizkit's "Behind Blue Eyes", Adema's "Nutshell", Avril Lavigne's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", I'm sure there's others I've forgotten.
― Flaahgra, Thursday, 25 August 2005 03:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 25 August 2005 03:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Valerie Pennacchio (Vuh Lair Ee), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 00:14 (eighteen years ago) link
I hate it as well. The Editors covered Orange Crush, and it sounded exactly the same, but with worse vocals. >_
― GLC (ZakAce), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 04:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― musically (musically), Wednesday, 20 September 2006 04:21 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Monday, 23 October 2006 13:16 (seventeen years ago) link
Bowling Green is an absolute must-hear for New Pornographers fans.
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Monday, 23 October 2006 13:24 (seventeen years ago) link
Worst : LeAnn Rimes - "Purple Rain" (Prince)Best: Camper Van Beethoven - "I Love Her All The Time" (Sonic Youth)
― Radio Free Albemuth (DocMartensBoots), Monday, 23 October 2006 19:27 (seventeen years ago) link
meatloaf- it's all coming back to me
― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Monday, 23 October 2006 21:06 (seventeen years ago) link
Getting off the topic of Duran: I rather like Propaganda's version of "Sorry For Laughing". I know some people have said some not-so-nice things about it, but I do think it works. It's not a by-the-book cover and I like that.
― I just had to contribute because no one else was going to say the above. (krushs, Tuesday, 24 October 2006 01:39 (seventeen years ago) link