Bis doing "Love Will Tear Us Apart."Bis doing "Stray Cat Blues."New Order doing "Sister Ray" (live, the Glastonbury '87 version is shamblingly glorious)Tori Amos doing "Thank You." (which tops the original, i think)Lou Reed doing "This Magic Moment"Salt Lake featuring Waka doing "Ceremony" (yes, the JD/NO one)Sugiurumn doing "World in Motion" (this and "Ceremony" are from Re:Movement, and the best part of this particular cover is that it takes out all the lyrics but the chorus, thus making it a FAR more listenable song than the original! XD)Dead Can Dance doing "I Am Stretched On Your Grave"Hi-Posi doing "Video Killed the Radio Star"Lolita No. 18 doing "Video Killed The Radio Star"Mummy the Peepshow doing "This Charming Man"Cibo Matto doing "Black Hole Sun"Johnny Cash doing "Hurt"Johnny Cash doing "Rusty Cage"Marilyn Manson doing "I Put a Spell On You"Smashing Pumpkins doing "Never Let Me Down Again"
and i wholeheartedly second the mention of Ground Zero doing "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz."
worst:
some TERRIBLE techno-y cover of "Take On Me" that makes me want to gouge my eyes outBis doing "Hurt" (it's too close to trying to sound like the original; this is exactly the opposite of why i like their version of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" so much. and i heart Bis muchly, in general.)Britney Spears doing "I Love Rock N'Roll"any of the bits you hear during those KidzBop commercials make me wanna gouge my eardrums out with rusty knitting needles...that AWFUL "I'll Be Missing You" thing for Biggie Smalls...
― janni (janni), Friday, 14 February 2003 18:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 February 2003 19:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
The Collapsed Lung version of "Connected" by ElasticaThe Frente version of "Not Given Lightly" by Chris KnoxThe John Cale version of "Hallelujah" by Leanord Cohen (I know people like the Buckley version but compare the two - Buckleys sucks boobs)The Superchunk version of "Brand New Love" by SebadohThe Johnny Cash version of "The Mercy Seat" by Nick CaveThe Shirokuma cover of "Dead" by the PixiesThe Lali Puna version of "Together in Electric Dreams" by Giorgio MoroderThe Kirstie MacColl version of "A New England" by Billy BraggThe Gary Jules version of "Mad World" by Tears for FearsThe Faith no More version of "War Pigs" by Black SabbathThe Snuff version of "I think we're alone now" by Tiffany or whoever did it firstThe Pet Shop Boys version of "Where the Streets have no name" by U2The William Burroughs version of "Star me Kitten" by REMThe Pixies cover of "I can't forget" by Leonard CohenThe Squarepusher version of "Love will tear us apart" by Joy DivisionThe Strawberry Switchblade version of "Jolene" by Dolly PartonThe Dinosaur Jr version of "Hot Burrito #2" by Gram ParsonsThe Divine Comedy version of "Untitled" by Edywn CollinsThe Gram Parsons version of "Wild horses" by the Rolling Stones
WORSTCounting Crows "Big Yellow Taxi". Boob suckage.
― Lynskey (Lynskey), Friday, 14 February 2003 20:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
'nother nomination for worst, which in all honesty seems painfully obvious: Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You."
*inserts generic reference to cats in heat, nails on chalkboards, fava beans & chianti, etc.*
― janni (janni), Friday, 14 February 2003 20:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― g (graysonlane), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Saturday, 15 February 2003 08:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― derrick (derrick), Sunday, 16 February 2003 10:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Sunday, 16 February 2003 17:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Sunday, 16 February 2003 17:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
Bad:The Divine Comedy's Life On Mars (Bowie)
So Bad It's Great:Take That's Another Brick In The Wall with Jason Orange on vocals. I only saw that on a tape of one of their live concerts when I was in grade school, and I desperately want an mp3 of it. Damn!
― Alexis, Sunday, 16 February 2003 19:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― 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