Thread: Best Covers

matisyahu doing the police's 'message in a bottle'

The piano didn't blow up at the end of Faith No More, Skinny - I'm disappointed.

~G

Must of been slacker night on the Leno show.

I always saw Imagine as a deeply negative song. Lennon's calm voice just masks the meaning of it, IMO, which is really that the Earth would be better off without us, or that mankind would be a lot better off without most of its institutions; I find both of them true, so I think it's a good song. APC does capture the actual mood of the song, though, which is why I think it's one of the better covers of any song ever. I'd put Johnny Cash's "Hurt" up there too. I think a good cover is one that takes the song and makes it their own, and I think both groups did it with those two.

Originally Posted by Slick

Dropping a Joy Division reference and a Maynard reference just got you some serious cool points with me Dread.

Never mistake my eccentricity for "Cool." I am not cool, nor could I pretend to be. But thank you for the Compliment. It might also not surprise you that Mrs. D views my taste in music with pure horror.

Originally Posted by Dreadnought

Never mistake my eccentricity for "Cool." I am not cool, nor could I pretend to be. But thank you for the Compliment. It might also not surprise you that Mrs. D views my taste in music with pure horror.

A few popular songs I end up liking. Overall, Mr Gnome is scared of my music tastes.

I would walk 500 miles- covered by Less Than Jake...



(gnomey i know you said you hated this song, but LTJ does a great job imo.)

I love those guys- good music and they are funny too.


Another funny cover- the song sucks but they make it enjoyable to hear is

"we go together"- from Grease soundtrack....I like that cover too, hilarious.

"Suzanne" - Neil Diamond

"La Bamba" - Neil Diamond

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Fantastic, I really mean fantastic, acoustic cover of the Outkast song.

Unbelievable a capella cover.



Enjoy.

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann
Der Kommisar - After the Fire
Am I Evil - Metallica

Little wing- Stevie Ray Vaughn covering the classic Hendrix song

This is a great cover:

Help - The Damned
White Rabbit - The Damned
You Spin Me Right Round - Dope
Hit Me Baby One More Time - Travis
Four Fingered Fisherman - Mark Kozelek / Sun Kil Moon (Tiny Cities album is all Modest Mouse covers)
Hope - Sublime
I Can See Clearly - Screeching Weasel
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie & the Banshees
Gin and Juice - The Gourds
Dancing in the Streets / Let the Bells Ring - NoMeansNo
Sunshine Superman - Husker Du
Mr. Bojangles - David Bromberg
The Ballad of Spider John - Jimmy Buffet
Wicked - Korn
Volare - Youth Brigade
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key - Billy Bragg, Wilco, & Natalie Merchant (Mermaid Avenue album is all Woody Guthrie covers)
Hungry Like the Wolf - The Deftones (not the Sacto band)
Killboy Powerhead - The Offspring
Blinded By the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Delta Lady - Leon Russell
I Will Survive - Cake
Nobody Told Me There Would Be Days Like These - Flaming Lips
Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Urge Overkill
Time is On My Side - Rolling Stones