Rutlefan Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 (edited) The shoegaze thread inspired this topic as it brought My Boody Valentine to mind, and hence their cover of Wire's Map Ref 41N 93W; probably my favorite cover ever as one of my favorite groups takes my favorite song from another one of my favorite groups and makes it completely awesome in a whole new way. Some others I really like are Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower, Cocker's With a Little Help from My Friends, Johnny Cash's Hurt, and Wings' Richard Cory (from Wings Over America). Each of these covers took an already fantastic song and re-invented it in its own fantastic way but this is the nearest and dearest: The Original... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ2RvSHK_B8 The Cover... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUBcqs0Z9QA Edited December 27, 2013 by Rutlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Tool's No Quarter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Monster Magnet has a couple of good ones. They do an excellent job of David Gilmour's No Way Out Of Here and the Stones' 2000 Light Years From Home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) The Beatles - "Long Tall Sally"The Clash - "I Fought the Law"Fiona Apple - "Across the Universe"Elvis Costello & the Attractions - "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding"Pretenders - "Stop Your Sobbing" Edited December 29, 2013 by ReRushed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Lacuna Coil: Depeche Mode- Enjoy The Silence (feautured on their 2006 masterpiece Karmacode. Amazing cover! Even DM admitted it was great! )REM- Losing My Religion (an interesting cover, the band gothed it up and made it a duet. Very good.)Dubstar- Stars (I enjoy both versions, but Lacuna added a darkness that the original version sorely needed.) Okay, they only ever covered these three songs. But I love them all! Miles Davis covered Some Day My Prince Will Come. Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 (edited) Bowie - Let's Spend The Night TogetherDeftones - Night Boat (Duran Duran)Stone Temple Pilots - Dancing DaysFoo Fighters - Darling NikkiTalking Heads - Take Me To The RiverThe Clash - I Fought The LawTom Petty - Feel A Whole Lot BetterRolling Stones - Ain't Too Proud To BegRamones - Surfin' BirdDead Kennedys - Viva Las VegasSmashing Pumpkins - You're All I've Got TonightVan Halen - You Really Got Me Edited December 29, 2013 by invisible airwave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By Tor Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McQKA0FeArM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 blue cheer - summertime bluesmelvins - goin blindtoxik - out on the tilesheathen - hellboundsaint vitus - thirsty and miserableiron maiden - cross-eyed mary, communication breakdownmetallica - am i evil, blitzkrieg, helpless, breadfanminutemen - dr wu, aint talkin bout love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 husker du - eight miles high 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 black flag - louie louiemotorhead - louie louie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narps Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 G & R Knock'in On Heaven's Door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Rush - The Seeker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Helmet's Army of Me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Voivod - Astronomy DomineVoivod - The Nile Song 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Bowie - Let's Spend The Night TogetherTalking Heads - Take Me To The RiverDead Kennedys - Viva Las VegasVan Halen - You Really Got Me Love all these. Though it's safe to say every song Van Halen covered was top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Two side of the same single: Big Black covers Cheap Trick's He's a Whore and Kraftwerk's The Model. He's a Whore is just another take on what was already a great recording, but The Model completely turns the original on its head. One of my favorites (my work blocks the studio version because of the name of the lp on which the track appeared, I suspect, so here's a live version): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) I could name a few dozen covers that I really enjoy, but my favorite would be Opeth's cover of Robin Trower's "Brige of Sighs" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwyVfUb-mM0 Edited December 30, 2013 by The Owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Also..... SRV's version of "Little Wing" is way up there for me.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 of course... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0DVsfz79Zs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH0DxBIP3wE 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 America - YESPlanet Caravan - PanteraWoodstock - CSNYThe Man Who Sold the World - NirvanaWhere Have All the Good Times Gone - Van HalenLove Buzz - Nirvanaand the best for last... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuEpaMiN-A0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushBoingo Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 They Might Be Giants-Istanbul, not Constantinople (which is the most popular version of the song anyway) (Originally by The Four Lads)They Might Be Giants-Yeh Yeh (Originally by Georgie Fame)Great Big Sea-Run Runaway (Originally by Slade)Great Big Sea-When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down) (Originally by The Oyster Band)Mindless Self Indulgance-Tom Sawyer (you know who) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitboaf Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Toronto Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Dream Theater - Flick of the Wrist/Tenement Funster/Lilly of the Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyLee Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Jeffrey Gains - In Your Eyes If you never heard it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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