Favourite covers of songs

Who say's covers are terrible?

I love BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, because it gives us beauties like this


Little Mix covering Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait.

and this


The fabulously ginger Newton Falkner covering Payphone by Maroon 5.

I've also mentioned enough how much I smurfing love Birdy. But I'll link her again for any of you who haven't listened to her. (Why?!)



What are your favourite covers of songs? Also, on the other hand, what are some of the worst covers you've found?

First one that comes to mind : Nirvana - The man who sold the world




Nirvana - Oh me




Dustin Kensrue : Sigh no more




As a U2 hater, I like this version : Damien Rice - One




Edit :
Last one for now. You don't need to speak french to like this song : Louis-Jean Cormier : Intouchable et immortel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0 I don't listen to Tool or anything, but I'm more just really impressed by these kids than anything.

I also really like this cover of Sweet Child o' Mine

Lastly, this cover of the song Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros is adorable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64c5vT3NBw

ohhhhh ...

my boyfriend's goddaughter...



The original version was recorded with my bf playing guitar - it wasn't video recorded though.

Jar of Hearts .. Again by Julie Ann San Jose.

but none of that beats my girl.


^ her Jar of Hearts


^ Skyscraper

Gary Jules Mad World
Muse Feeling Good
That guy who did Hey Ya on guitar.

so many more i've enjoyed but can't think of

Amanda Palmer - Such Great Heights (Postal Service cover)
Andrew Bird ft. Nora Connor - Oh Sister (Bob Dylan cover)
Arcade Fire - Born on a Train (Magnetic Fields cover)
Arcade Fire - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
Arcade Fire -Naive Melody (Talking Heads cover)
Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover)
Brand New - Two-Headed Boy, Pt. 2 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
Cat Power - I Found A Reason (Velvet Underground cover)
Fall Out Boy ft. John Mayer - Beat It (Michael Jackson cover)
Foo Fighters - Keep the Car Running (Arcade Fire cover)
Hot Water Music - Bleeder (Alkaline Trio cover)
Hot Water Music - Radio (Alkaline Trio cover)
Ingrid Michaelson - Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley cover)
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights (Postal Service cover)
Maroon 5 - They Way You Look Tonight (Bing Crosby cover)
My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row (Bob Dylan cover)
Placebo - Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush cover)
Seu Jorge - Rebel, Rebel (David Bowie cover in Portuguese)
The Shins - We Will Become Silhouettes (Postal Service cover)

You know I only ever heard Placebo's version of running up that hill, I didn't know it was a cover xD

Kate Bush's version isn't great. He actually uses her in his cover, haha, barely as backup vocals.

Kate Bush's version is fantastic you loon.

Also, John Legend does it again



As someone has rightly written on the video's comments.

"if its possible to sing a womans clothes off, this man can do it"

Yes, yes he can.

Listen to this, and cry your little heart out.

Lapfox's Such Great Heights (can't remember which alias he used for this one)

Rush Coil's Oh Holy Night

Yes they're both chiptunes :greenie:

didn't we have this thread a few months ago?

anyway time for some of the classics

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen):


Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan):


Santana - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (Fleetwood Mac/Gábor Szabó):


The Byrds - My Back Pages (Bob Dylan):


Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light (Bruce Springsteen):


Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails):


Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing (Jimi Hendrix):


Dead Kennedys - I Fought the Law (The Crickets, albeit with a few liberties taken to the lyrics):


Metallica - Am I Evil? (Diamond Head):


Emperor - A Fine Day to Die (Bathory):


I could go on. I apologise in advance if I have already taken all of someone's favourites.

Terrible covers include Madonna's ruination of Don McLean's "American Pie" and Britney Spears' desecration of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" (actual good covers have been recorded by Devo and the Residents, although neither is recognisable as the same song and the latter in particular will probably sound like noise to a lot of people here).

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Gary Jules Mad World

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I can't find it right now on my phone but I forgot about Toxic covered by Mark Ronson! That song is badass.

I'll second Placebo, Dead Kennedys, and Jeff Buckley...there's a lot of good ones in here, actually.

Converge - Disintegration (The Cure cover)



Filter - Happy Together (The Turtles cover)



Scarlett Johansson - I Don't Wanna Grow Up (Tom Waits cover)



A Static Lullaby - Toxic (Britney Spears cover)