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Started by voltron, July 18, 2010, 10:14:20 AM

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voltron

July 18, 2010, 10:14:20 AM
Since we have a thread about bands who got famous for cover songs, I'd like to present you with some of my favorite cover songs.

This one is good but not quite up to par with the original. Sill pretty cool, though.

Metallica "The Wait" (Killing Joke)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8t2dJZRRW0

I think this next one supasses the original. Michael Gira's cover is quite good too.

Swans - "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F062h9ePl4Q

Another Swans (under the moniker of Skin) cover, this time it's "I Wanna Be Your Dog" (The Stooges)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aILSs1e-FyY

Jesu covering Pink Floyd's "Capter 24"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRxom03uVgE

Can't think of anymore at the moment.


"Nothin' out there but God's little creatures - more scared of you than you are of them"  - Warren, "Just Before Dawn"

ChaosTheory

#1
July 18, 2010, 07:29:00 PM
Cool.  Some of my faves:
Cyndi Lauper "I Drove All Night" (Roy Orbison)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLycBjTGuOk

The Damned "Alone Again Or..." (Love)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RqcEuxY_Q

Joe Strummer "Redemption Song"  (Bob Marley)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10tP5HIpaA

Duran Duran "White Lines" (Grandmaster Flash)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmIN9ulmy-E

Heart w/Layne Staley "Ring Them Bells"  (Bob Dylan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrO8a6yxsPg

Many people have covered Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"; I like John Cale's version the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckbdLVX736U
Through the darkness of future past
The magician longs to see
One chance opts between two worlds
Fire walk with me

Mr. DS

#2
July 18, 2010, 07:43:02 PM
DarkSider's Realm
http://darksidersrealm.blogspot.com/

"You think the honey badger cares?  It doesn't give a sh*t."  Randall

Psycho Circus

#3
April 24, 2011, 11:08:39 AM
I was going to list various artists, but I actually realised all my favourite covers are ones W.A.S.P. have recorded

Tie Your Mother Down (Queen cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_5PqRNFEyY

Somebody To Love (Jefferson Airplane cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r8gp0wNAmg&feature=related


Promised Land (Chuck Berry Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puvRsPomn7Q

Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7tL7UXyA2c&feature=BFa&list=PLA9CA6CB6523C0964&index=4

HappyGilmore

#4
April 24, 2011, 09:22:53 PM
A few of my favorites:

"Land of Confusion" by Disturbed, covering Genises
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV4oYkIeGJc

"Down With The Sickness" by Richard Cheese.  Covering Disturbed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBOpk33VlSg

"Boyz N The Hood" by Dynamite Hack.  Covering Eazy-E. :buggedout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMlPVpXtkJY

"Last Kiss" by Pearl Jam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0B-hJ_gotc

"Satisfaction" by Devo, covering The Rolling Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o
"The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell."

Don't get too close, it's dark inside.
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.

zombie no.one

#5
April 24, 2011, 11:04:45 PM
here's a couple of unlikely gentle acoustic versions of metal/rock songs, that I like a lot

mark kozelek - bad boy boogie (AC/DC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKt5yZGjDbM

hellsongs - run to the hills (Iron Maiden)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAVk2c-Rac

Psycho Circus

#6
April 25, 2011, 06:47:55 AM
Highway Star (Deep Purple Cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QefP5XN2U88

White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUOAGlASRQ

Leah

#7
April 25, 2011, 12:55:38 PM
Children of Bodom's Aces high is good, if you're a melodeath metal fan (Except Arch Enemy's version, which sucks! :hatred:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1lMfYX0zo

And two different versions of Fear of the Dark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqlvfM7c3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rqXewg9be0
yeah no.

Flick James

#8
April 25, 2011, 02:51:41 PM
As a general rule I detest all cover songs. There are very rare exceptions.

The Cowboy Junkies cover of Sweet Jane is halfway decent. I just like the lazy feel and the spare production.

The Talking Heads cover of Take Me to the River by Al Green and "Teenie" Hodges is outstanding.

Even though I particularly hate it when a band tries to make a punk or metal version of an old song, I actually like the Iron Maiden cover of Jethro Tull's Cross-Eyed Mary better than the original.
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JJ80

#9
April 25, 2011, 05:01:37 PM
There are few things more beautiful than a sporting montage with a soft-rock soundtrack

HappyGilmore

#10
April 25, 2011, 10:04:15 PM
"Ball of Confusion" by Anthrax.  Original by The Temptations
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acrUyp0pdoA

"Die Die My Darling" by Metallica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GIisWJJG28
"The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell."

Don't get too close, it's dark inside.
It's where my demons hide, it's where my demons hide.

JaseSF

#11
April 26, 2011, 12:46:30 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCvrRCVHgoI

Rage Against the Machine's cover of Minor Threat's "In My Eyes"...
"This above all: To thine own self be true!"

Psycho Circus

#12
April 30, 2011, 01:04:27 PM

Psycho Circus

#14
April 30, 2011, 05:36:43 PM
Hell Yeah! That's "Plunk" from Autograph!  :thumbup:
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