Musical Covers

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06-01-2006, 08:46 PM
~SapphireStar~

Musical Covers
Sorry if there has already been a thread on this, but which would you say are the best and worst covers youve heard?

Best:
- Jeff Buckleys cover of Leonard Cohen's piece Hallelujah is amazing. It can reduce me to tears because Jeff had a beautiful voice and the song is beautiful.
- Goldfinger's 99 red balloons originally sung by Nena, I think. Its so upbeaty and makes me wanna start dancing :eek:
- Barenaked Ladies version of Little Green Bag. Such a great track and so jazzy! Plus Tom Jones helps :D
- Faith No More with Easy. Lionel Richies version is great, but this one just mellows me out more.
- Johnny Cash with One. Im not sure who orignally wrote it, but I prefer this version to U2s.
- Reel Big Fish singing Take On Me. Such an awesome track.
- Oh and everything Me, First and the Gimme Gimmes sing!
Worst:
- Ronan Keating with Fairytale Of New York. Just die now Ronan. Shame on you.
- William Shatner performing Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds ... Enough said.
- Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson. I like him and I like that song, but the 2 should never have been introduced.
How bout you? I cant think of anymore naff ones, but post yours!
06-01-2006, 08:48 PM
NeoCracker

Goldfingers 99 red baloons definatly rocked.

The only other I can think of is Alien Ant Farm, smooth Criminal. Much better than MJ's.
06-01-2006, 08:51 PM
Rye

Johnny Cash - Hurt is the best cover I've ever heard.
06-01-2006, 08:54 PM
Chris

Grace's version of Edith Piaf's "La Vie En Rose" is beyond the beyond. She's amazing! Amazing Grace.
06-01-2006, 08:56 PM
Zeldy

The Rasmus' cover of Björk's song 'Play Dead' is so beautiful.
Their cover of 'Ghostbusters' is well. Haha. Yes. Amusing!
06-01-2006, 09:18 PM
Spatvark

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World = awesomeage
06-01-2006, 09:29 PM
Shoden

Best: Hmmmm.... Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar

Worst: Die Krupps - Battery
06-01-2006, 10:35 PM
jrgen

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Originally Posted by Bladen

Worst: Die Krupps - Battery

I like that cover. Their cover of Blackened is better though.
06-01-2006, 11:06 PM
Mirage

What's wrong with Marlyn Manson's Sweet Dreams? :p
I like Dream Theater's version of Master of Puppets.
06-01-2006, 11:12 PM
I Took the Red Pill

No question, Hendrix's "Hey Joe"
06-01-2006, 11:12 PM
Venom

W.A.S.P.'s cover of paint it black was awesome.
06-01-2006, 11:21 PM
Shoden

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Originally Posted by jrgen

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bladen

Worst: Die Krupps - Battery

I like that cover. Their cover of Blackened is better though.

Way too techno like for my liking, yeah their cover of blackened was better, but can't beat the originals. I liked Machine Head's Battery cover best.
06-01-2006, 11:22 PM
Kirobaito

Some of my favorites:

James Taylor covering the Drifters' hit "Up on a Roof." Both versions are good, though, so I'm not sure if that would count as best cover.

My favorite song in the world, "Thirsty Boots" by Eric Andersen, is much better covered. Andersen was a great songwriter, but GOOOOOOD he can't sing. Take your pick of John Denver, Judy Collins, or John Gorka for a much, much better version.

I've come to understand that Jimi Hendrix's "All Along the Watchtower" is infinitely times better than Dylan's.

As for worst, Paul Young attempting to do John Hurley's "Love of the Common People."
06-01-2006, 11:41 PM
I Took the Red Pill

I forgot worst. I'd have to say Mariah Carey's cover of Bringing on the Heartbreak.
06-01-2006, 11:48 PM
Aurey

Hmm. Owen Pallett does a lot of good covers. My favourites being his cover of OMD's first four songs off of Dazzle Ships, and Jan of Arc's "The Hands". He also does an excellent version of "This Modern Love" by Bloc Party.

And then some more (original band/performer in brackets):
Les Mouches - "(They Long To Be) Close To You" (Carpenters)
Polmo Polpo - "Kiss Me Again And Again" (reinterpretation of an Arthur Russell song)
Animal Collective - "Polly" (Nirvana)
Feist - "See-Line Woman" (Nina Simone)
Stars - "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues)

Uhmm, that's all I can think of.
EDIT: All of these are good. I can't think of some bad ones.
06-02-2006, 12:35 AM
SammieBabe

The Ramones covering CCR's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?". The Ramones did a really good job. They sped up the tempo, but not so much that you couldn't understand the lyrics.
Some of my other favorites have been mentioned...
I also despised Korn's "Another Brick in the Wall". There's a special place in the afterlife for people who butcher Pink Floyd...
06-02-2006, 12:51 AM
DK

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Originally Posted by Bladen

Best: Hmmmm.... Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar

Yes, this song rocks. Also, Children of Bodom - She Is Beautiful is totally awesome.
06-02-2006, 02:41 AM
Mythra

I would have to say Evans Blue version of Sarah Mclachlan's Possession. I just really like the way they made the song more of a rock song, which I really like. Also, Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page". So much better than the original in my opinion.
06-02-2006, 03:36 AM
Shoden

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Originally Posted by Thanatos189

Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page". So much better than the original in my opinion.

I love that song too.
06-02-2006, 09:19 AM
Cid Vicious

Johnny Cash - Hurt
Nirvava - The Man Who Sold The World

The first time i heard Hurt it amazed me. I didn't know it was a cover, i thought it was about his own troubles. The part near the end when he breaks up got me. The video for it is one of the best i've seen.
06-02-2006, 10:02 AM
Cz
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Originally Posted by ~SapphireStar~

Jeff Buckleys cover of Leonard Cohen's piece Hallelujah is amazing. It can reduce me to tears because Jeff had a beautiful voice and the song is beautiful.
I wholeheartedly endorse this statement. There are plenty of great covers out there, but this is probably the best. :up: