Yukon Cornelius Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Johnny Cash - Hurt /thread The Who AND Blue Cheer both do a great version of "Summertime Blues" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide Faith No More - War Pigs Jamie Cullum - High and Dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 you really got me= van halen This was the first one I thought of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Faith No More - War Pigs They nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 heck - lets go crazy... Satchmo - Chimchimcheree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) I could go on and on with this one... 1. Bad Time: The Jayhawks over Grand Funk Railroad's Version 2. Shadowplay: The Killers over Joy Division Version 3. Pictures of Matchstick Men: Camper Van Beethoven over Status Quo Version 4. Ripple: Jane's Addiction over Grateful Dead Version 5. Toys in The Attic: REM over Aerosmith Version Edited October 9, 2009 by gilthorp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameltosis Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Foo Fighters---Baker Street Where Did You Sleep Last Night---Nirvana. Although I like the Lead Belly version too, it just depends on what mood I'm in I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choppy Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Brooks and Dunns cover of BW Stevenson's My Maria was pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Foo Fighters---Baker Street That's the one I was trying to think of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Jack Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Amazing Grace - Blind Boys of Alabama Summer Brees - Jason Mraz Higher Ground - Chili Peppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle LawDawg Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Blasphemy Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Maybe I am a purist...I don't know... but I prefer the original of almost everything. Figure the original is the way it is supposed to be sung. There are covers I like, but I don't prefer them over the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 GnR - Knockin on Heaven's Door Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I wouldn't nominate many jazz tunes, because probably 90% of jazz is music someone else wrote and played before, but one example sprung to mind, john coltrane with "my favorite things" -- took a silly little rodgers & hammerstein showtune and totally made it his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 GnR - Knockin on Heaven's Door Bunz n Roses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I wouldn't call it better but I like Nouvelle Vague's version of Too Drunk to Cufk Something about a really cute sounding french girl singing that sits well with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 there's a van morrison cover of "comfortably numb" that they used for the departed soundtrack that is awesome. anyway, one cover that came to mind when I clicked the thread was the band's cover of dylan's "I shall be released". haven't we done threads on this before? I've got a Nina Simone album where she does that song along with a number of other covers. Here Comes The Sun and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Faith No More - War Pigs Faith No More - Easy > The Commodores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I've got a Nina Simone album where she does that song along with a number of other covers. Here Comes The Sun and others. yeah, I've got that one too, I can picture the cover, I think it's called "sings the blues" or something. speaking of which, I like nina simone's version of "house of the rising sun" better than anyone else's I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 speaking of which, I like nina simone's version of "house of the rising sun" better than anyone else's I've heard. I don't know.... Dave Van Ronk did a heck of a version back in '64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 1. Bad Time: The Jayhawks over Grand Funk Railroad's Version Monster Magnet does a mean version of "Sin's a Good Man's Brother" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I just thought of one that I really like: Que Sera Sera by Pink Martini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I also like The Ramones version of What A Wonderful World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh1CI5sOh7A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
major-tom Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I could go on and on with this one... 1. Bad Time: The Jayhawks over Grand Funk Railroad's Version 2. Shadowplay: The Killers over Joy Division Version 3. Pictures of Matchstick Men: Camper Van Beethoven over Status Quo Version 4. Ripple: Jane's Addiction over Grateful Dead Version 5. Toys in The Attic: REM over Aerosmith Version I like the Lou Reed covers on Dead Letter Office as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 yeah, I've got that one too, I can picture the cover, I think it's called "sings the blues" or something. speaking of which, I like nina simone's version of "house of the rising sun" better than anyone else's I've heard. I thought it was Songs of the Poets or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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