― 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
Also, stop butchering my favourite Neil Young songs! Just because you can't write good songs of your own, it doesn't mean you're allowed to screw up someone elses'
Best:Fuzzy's cover of Van Halen's "Feel Your Love". Nothing beats chicks singing like they have the libido of Diamond Dave.
― I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit (I say we take off and nuke the), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 05:22 (seventeen years ago) link
― joe schmoe (joeschmoe), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 22:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― Daniel, Esq., Wednesday, 25 October 2006 00:13 (seventeen years ago) link
I love Pearl Jam/Eddie cover versions. Particularly his take on X's Poor Girl.
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 01:08 (seventeen years ago) link
-soft cell 'tainted love'brit spears 'i love rock n roll' complete with dj scratching behind it. wtf.
these are off the top of my head. i am sure there are tons that will pop in my head over the next hours
― nijoli (nijoli), Thursday, 26 October 2006 01:37 (seventeen years ago) link
worst: that tori amos cover of smells like teen spirit
― AaronK (AaronK), Thursday, 26 October 2006 02:02 (seventeen years ago) link
The best cover version I know of is Tracy Grammer's version of Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man." It's on an EP called "The Verdant Mile."
― banjoboy, Thursday, 28 August 2008 01:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Chris Isaak's version of Solitary Man is good too, so is Johnny Cash's. That's a song that usually works. I like a lot of versions of "Highway 61" (PJ Harvey, Johnny Winter).
Two songs that never cover well: "Knocking on Heaven's Door" and "Fever". Both seem like easy covers, lots of drama built right in. But what comes out is always overwrought and missing the cool reserve of the originals.
― bendy, Thursday, 28 August 2008 02:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Looking over the thread, yeah, there's a lot of bad versions of Helter Skelter, another one that seems like an easy freak-out. U2 is not good at covers, nor do their songs cover well.
― bendy, Thursday, 28 August 2008 02:54 (sixteen years ago) link
#1.all along the watchtower honorable mentions not seen listed: Linda's "Tumblin' Dice" Stones - i wanna be your man Aerosmith - i'm down the clash - brand new cadillac elvis - i can't stand up for falling down ramones - do you wanna dance, california sun, surfin' bird
― outdoor_miner, Thursday, 28 August 2008 04:32 (sixteen years ago) link