Covers

[themagicroundabout]

What are your favourite cover versions of songs?
Also, what are your favourite album covers?

I have been particularly enjoying Charlotte Dada's rendition of The Beatle's Don't Let Me Down this evening.

And as for my personal favourite album artwork, I think it just has to be the cover for Swamp Dogg's Rat On LP

[NeoCracker]

What we have here is Franz Ferdinand, an Alternative Rock Band, covering Blondie while using riffs from Black Sabbath.

Franz Ferdinand - Call me (Blondie cover) - YouTube

Also, Hurt as done by Johnny Cash is amazing.

[Jowy]

Sympathy for the Devil by Guns and Roses is better.
All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix is better.
Whiskey In The Jar by Metallica is better.

[Shorty]

Ziggy Stardust.
Hallelujiah.
Last Kiss.
Oh, Sister.
Free Fallin' (shut the hell up, it's a good cover).
He Ya (the original is better but I likes this one).
This is the best cover of all, though.
edit: Born on a Train.
Naive Melody (don't know how I smurfing forgot about this one).

Nobody does a good cover of Love song and get the hell out of here with Iron and Wine Such Great Heights crap.

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funeral

This is my favorite artwork I can think of off the top of my head. I'll be back later with more, I'm sure.

edit: (one may not entirely be SFW)
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the devil and god are raging inside me

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deja entendu

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aim and ignite

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she wants revenge

and the back
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[Chris]

Best album of covers ever made.

[Lonely Paper Star]

Olivia Ong - Love Fool
Olivia Ong - All Out Of Love
Jamie Cullum - Don't Stop The Music

Loooove these.

[Denmark]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
Birdy - Skinny Love (Bon Iver)
Birdy - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) (because Sarah didn't link it correctly)
The Dan Band - Total Eclipse of the Heart (Bonnie Tyler, written by Jim Steinman)
Elliott Smith - Because (The Beatles)
Jesse Lacey - Two Headed Boy Part II (Neutral Milk Hotel)
Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't trout (Dr. Dre) (NSFW lyrics, duh)

all I can bother with right now.

[Shorty]

JESSE LACEY COVERED WHAT

[Denmark]

album covers:
<img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Brand_New_Deja_Entendu.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Brand New - Deja Entendu"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Sufjan_Stevens_-_Illinois.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Sufjan Stevens - Illinois"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2e/In_Rainbows_Official_Cover.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Radiohead - In Rainbows"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/Feed_the_Animals.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Girl Talk - Feed the Animals"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Radiohead_-_Hail_to_the_Thief_-_album_cover.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Radiohead - Hail to the Thief"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a1/Radiohead.okcomputer.albumart.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Radiohead - OK Computer"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Elliott_smith_figure_8_cover.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Elliott Smith - Figure 8"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bd/The_Flaming_Lips_-_At_War_with_the_Mystics.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b5/Radiohead.kida.albumart.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Radiohead - Kid A"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Alkaline_Trio_-_Maybe_I%27ll_Catch_Fire_cover.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Alkaline Trio - Maybe I'll Catch Fire"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/SonicYouthDaydreamNationalbumcover.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation"><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Odelay.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Beck - Odelay><img src = "http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Licensed_to_ill.jpg" width = "200" height = "200" title = "Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill">

power's flickering can't find more

[NorthernChaosGod]

I'm actually glad that I didn't have to come in and post about Hurt and All Along the Watchtower for the third time in this thread.

Metal covers of songs are usually pretty awesome in my book.

I've really liked this cover lately though.
Lucky Boys Confusion-Anything, Anything(I&#39;ll Give You) - YouTube

[NeoCracker]

Speaking of rap covers...

Dynamite Hack-"Boyz In The Hood"_ SEMI-OFFICIAL VIDEO - YouTube

[Araciel]

Richard Cheese Down With The Sickness
Sublime 54-46

Because I need to put something with Maynard:
11. When the levee breaks - YouTube

Also this song by this guy is like...the best /youtube guy cover.
Romeo and Juliet (Cover) - YouTube

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