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Seeing as how someone did a worst cover songs post, I might as well do a best cover song post.
My favorites are Cradle Of Filths cover of "Hallowed be thy Name", Dead Kennedys "Viva Las Vegas", AFI's "Demonmania", Marilyn Manson's "I put a spell on you."

Some favorites:

Walk this Way by Run DMC/Aerosmith
Word Up by Korn
Hong Kong Phooey by Sublime
Spider-Man by The Ramones
Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Boogieman by White Zombie
You Really Got Me by Van Halen

There's a couple others, but I like them the most.

"Dissident Aggressor" by Slayer   (originally done by Judas Priest)
  "Dancing in the Streets" by Van Halen 

Marilyn Manson's Personal Jesus

"Oh, Pretty Woman" (Van Halen cover)

"Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" (Revolting Cocks cover)

And of course this.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGPai4YIz30

You're so welcome!

DAN HICKS wrote a song and recorded it with DAN HICKS & HIS HOT LICKS "I Scare Myself" (it's on Striking It Rich) which was covered a decade later by THOMAS DOLBY on his second full album, The Flat Earth.  It's a good song, fully realized by HICKS but completely humorous in his hands, and transformed into a forlorn observation with a heartbreakingly subtle late-night arrangement that haunts dreams... THOMAS DOLBY is a very talented songwriter, but a superb interpreter....I love that cover, probably my favorite, can't recommend The Flat Earth enough (it's out of print stateside... )

Doro Pesch's version of Whiter Shade of Pale is a good one for starters.  Then there's Glenn Tipton's cover of Paint it Black.

Metallica did a great cover of Diamond Head's Helpless on the Garage Days EP. They really butchered Thin Lizzy's Whiskey In The Jar, though.

"Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" by Urge Overkill

Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey in a Jar" is itself a cover of an old Irish folk song.  I haven't heard their version but my favorite rendition is by a NY bar band called Barleyjuice, who seem to be channeling the Pogues at their peak.

Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson takes the Monkee's poppy "Last Train to Clarksville" and changes it into a sultry, sexy ballad.  Quite an accomplishment.

I like anything written by U2 better as a cover.  Dale Ann Bradley's bluegrass version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," Johnny Cash's "One," and Cassandra Wilson (again) doing "Love is Blindness."

Hard to believe no one mentioned Sid Vicious' "My Way" yet....

And speaking of the Sex Pistols, an honorable mention goes to the version of "Johhny B. Goode" where Rotten forgets the lyrics, segues into "Roadrunner" instead, and ends the cut with "Does anybody know any other f***in' Beatles songs we can do?"

A few come to mind...
"Got to Get You into My Life" by Earth, Wind, and Fire
Michael Buble's recent cover of the Spider-Man theme
Mama Green's "Drift Away"
Nightwish's "Phantom of the Opera"
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes has an entire library of interesting covers.

The Fantasy Mist rendition of Flogging Molly's Worst Day Since Yesterday and Alice Cooper's Ballad of Dwight Frye

I can't believe I forgot Testament's cover of "Nobody's Fault" (Aerosmith). Great, great cover.

No one will ever be able to top this version of Gloria Gaynor's disco hit "I Will Survive".

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xui7x_KF7bY

Hendrix: "All Along the Watchtower"

I love:

Gwen Stefani - It's My Life
Marilyn Manson - Tainted Love
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit
The Wallflowers - Heroes
Merrie Amsterburg - Walking On The Moon

Money by Velvet Revolver
You Really Got Me by Van Halen
Comfortably Numb by Staind (live cover I found via Limewire)
Land of Confusion by Disturbed *waits to dodge the flaming*

I like the Land of Confusion cover.  I also like Disturbed's cover of "Shout" by Tears for Fears.

Other covers I like:
Spin me Around by Marilyn Manson
I'm Your Boogieman by White Zombie
Along Comes Mary by Bloodhound Gang

Some have already been mentioned:

"Smells like teen spirit" by Tori Amos and "I will survive" by Cake

Some of my favorites not mentioned yet:

"Daniel" by Fuel
"Hurt" by Johnny Cash (porbably best cover ever - for me, that is)
"Billie Jean" by The Bates
"Those were the days" by Leningrad Cowboys
"Jolene" by The White Stripes
"When doves cry" by Damien Rice

and many many more....

"Do You Wanna Touch Me? "Crimson and Clover" and various other covers-Joan Jett
"So What?"-Metallica
"Viva Las Vegas"- Dead Kennedys
"Warriors"-Judge
"Attitude"-Mika Miko
"21 century power pop riot"-The Methadones (Whole album is covers of other bands)
"Ha Ha Ha"-Caustic Christ
"Paint It Black"-Avengers
"Beat it"-Unseen

Hey AllHallows

You can get Flat Earth from www.cduniverse.com   They're selling it for US $9.79.  They have it on backorder, but I guess you could put your name on the list.

Thanks, Killer Bees, I have that CD.    I am into recordings still, a longtime (long ago) LP buyer, and now buy CDs too often, including imports and used.  I have a stack of about 20 unopened, some have remained sealed for years!  I'm not exactly crazed, but I'm really into my music.   :smile:

Roger that, but you have me intrigued now.  I think I'll put my name on the list to by the CD.  I used to love Thomas Dolby in the 80s.

Some more songs to add to my list all by Tori Amos:

Love Song (The Cure)

Losing My Religion (REM)

Do It Again (Steely Dan)  This one is completely brilliant

Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)

A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell)
I'm not a fan at all of Joni Mitchell and I heard Tori's version first, so I just love the song.  I've since heard Joni do it and I couldn't believe that Joni ruined her own song with her caterwauling  :bouncegiggle:

Some I like..

"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" Hole
"Gold Dust Women" Hole

(What's weird about these songs, is BOTH are covers, both are by Hole, and BOTH are featured as soundtracks in two Crow movies.)

"Land of Confusion" Disturbed

"Send Me An Angel" Zeromancer (a REALLY great song, BTW)

"Paint It Black" Glob

"I've Got You Babe" Beavis and Butt-head with Cher  :)

"Castlevania: Bloody Tears" Cradle of Filth (this would be a cover, right?)

"O Fortuna" Apotheosis (one of THE best techno/dance songs I've ever heard.)

"These Boots Are Made for Walking" KMFDM

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" Max Graham vs Yes (course, this might be more considered a remix, rather than a cover)

"Video Killed the Radio Star" Presidents of the USA

"All Along the Watchtower" Battlestar Galactica (can't recall the artist's name off-hand)

All been mentioned, but that's cool.

Van Halen - Your Really Got Me

Run DMC / Aerosmith - Walk This Way

Johnny Cash - Hurt

I guess these ones haven't been mentioned, but whatever.

Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heavens Door

Metallica - Turn The Page

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

The Futureheads version of "Hound Of Love" is brilliant.

the following Nirvava covers:

man who sold the world (david bowie)
where did you sleep last night (leadbelly)
mollys lips / son of a gun (vaselines)
lake of fire / oh me / plateau (meat puppets)
D7 (the wipers)
love buzz (shocking blue)
turnaround (devo)
my sharona (the knack)
here she comes now (velvet underground)

all great IMO.


 :buggedout: my goodness me... WTF? okaayyy....

I like a bunch of the covers by Cake.

Notably, their versions of :
"War Pigs"
"Strangers in the Night"
"Mahna Mahna"
"Never Gonna Give You Up"
and:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=10C68Gzd5GM
"I Will Survive"

Some great choices there, Rich.  The DK's Viva Las Vegas and Avengers' Paint it Black would definitely be on my list as well.

Some others would be:

"These Boots Were Made For Walking"- Jet Boys
"Shake, Rattle, and Roll"- Teengenerate
"Latest Flame"- Misfits
"Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves"- Anti Nowhere League
"No Fun"- Sex Pistols
"Steppin' Stone"- Minor Threat
"Sweatbox" (the entire album of cover tunes)- Supersnazz

and I'm sure there are many others I am not thinking of at the moment.
 

I think there was a thread about this a while back, but here goes anyway:

In no particular order:

Tori Amos
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
Losing My Religion (REM)
Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)
A Case Of You (Joni Mitchell)
Lovesong (The Cure)
Do It Again (Doobie Brothers?)

kd lang
Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

The Wallflowers
Heroes (David Bowie)

Marilyn Manson
Tainted Love (Soft Cell)

Flying Lizards
Money (Beatles)

Scissor Sisters
Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)

Sarah Brightman
Here With Me (Dido did a version, but not sure if she was the songwriter)
Dust In The Wind (not sure who the songwriter is for this one)

Merrie Amsterburg
Walking On The Moon (Police)

Killdozer's cover of "American Pie."

Tiny Tim's cover of "Shot Through the Heart."   (yessss.)

Most anything covered by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.  (ska punk covers)

Most everything covered by Richard Cheese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhYj5ldGFJU

^ didn't he cover nirvana's 'rape me' as well? very weird

Yeah.  Yeah he did.

Killswitch Engage covers Dio's Holy DIver pretty well.  It's my current favorite

Aerosmith- Train Kept A Rollin', Walkin The Dog
The Ataris - Boys Of Summer
Fu Manchu - Jail Break
SR71-Let It Whip
Disturbed - Shout, Land Of Confusion (I seem to only like their covers actually)
George Michael - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Korn - Another Brick In The Wall, One
Genitorturers - Touch Myself
Metallica-Last Caress
Nickleback/Kid Rock - Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting
Dope - F*ck Da Police
Primus - The Thing That Should Not Be
Pseudo Echo - Funky Town
Rage Against The Machine - Kill A Man
Stone Templte Pilots - Dancing Days
Tool - No Quarter
Type O Negative - Hey Joe (or "Hey Pete" as they call it), Jasmine, Cinamon Girl
White Zombie - Children Of The Grave
Winger - Purple Haze

Sweet Caroline by Me First and The GImme Gimmes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WvVHjVU-LOg

I Believe I Can Fly by Me First And THe Gimme Gimmes
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vV3XQcCyyPc

Generally, anything by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes.  A punk rock supergroup who does covers.

The definitive version of "My Way"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLC3uT3aCoE

Sonic Youth's cover of The Carpenters' Superstar nicely brings out the twisted, stalker serial killer undercurrent of the lyrics. It sounds like a creepy message left on someone's answering machine at 2:00 am.  :teddyr:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRiyN_Zn5L8

And, naturally, Marlene Dietrich singing Pete Seeger's Where Have All the Flowers Gone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zo8g1RVdUA