When's the last time we had a thread about cover songs?

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Inspired by the Dirtbombs' cover of the Stones' "No Expectations," which I was listening to earlier. They take the lyrics, replace the slide guitar from the original with a fuzzed out bass while the rest of the band runs through a hyper take on "Sympathy for the Devil." It even throws in a little "Hey Jude" at the end. In spite of its gimmickiness, it really, really works. Far better than the Flaming Lips attempt to combine the White Stripes and the Butthole Surfers.

[BUTT 0]

The "Songs That Have Never Been Done Right..." thread is, in a way, about cover songs. So, 6 days ago.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Yes, but here we should talk about good songs. No sense mucking up that other thread with unbridled positivity.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

Later, I should post some songs here. It'll be fun for all.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

Raymonde's 'No One Can Hold a Candle To You' must have been written for Morrissey. Dunno if there's a studio version available tho, unless you count the Peel sessions.

 

The Butthole Surfers actually did a really good job of 'The One I Love' (REM) but again I dunno if they ever did it in the studio.

 

I like the Associates' 'Love Hangover'.

 

The Birthday Party's version of 'Loose' from their Peel sessions is fucking wonderful.

[Guest J0bber]

Machine Head's cover of "Message in a Bottle" is one of the best poppish songs covered by a metal band ever.

[CanadianChick 0]

Speaking of pop songs covered, I quite enjoy Local H's cover of Toxic.

[Nighthawk 0]

I can't think of many that I haven't said numerous times before. It's sort of beating a dead horse with me.

 

Let's see... I thought Rage Against the Machine's version of "How I Could Just Kill a Man" was way, way better than the original. It fit the tone of the lyrics much better. If there was a song they were born to cover, that's it.

[Lord of The Curry 0]

The Corrs feat. Bono- When The Stars Go Blue

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Pick up Metallica's Garage, Inc. Listen. Disregard the Motörhead and Misfits covers. There you go.

 

Also, White Zombie's cover of "I'm Your Boogieman" far surpasses the original. Then again, it was a different take on it, instead of the Boogieman being one who boogies down to the disco flavor, he means the Boogeyman, as in the one who creeps out from the closet door to devour the souls of children.

[The Czech Republic 0]

Also, White Zombie's cover of "I'm Your Boogieman" far surpasses the original. Then again, it was a different take on it, instead of the Boogieman being one who boogies down to the disco flavor, he means the Boogeyman, as in the one who creeps out from the closet door to devour the souls of children.

Yeah, that's much better.

[Art Sandusky 0]

The Corrs feat. Bono- When The Stars Go Blue

WRONG WRONG WRONG

[Gary Floyd 0]

Current 93's cover of Blue Oyster Cult's "Summer of Love" is great.

 

Also great is Sonic Youth's cover of the Carpenter's "Superstar".

[haws bah gawd 0]

Message in a Bottle by Machinehead is very good.

 

Some other covers I enjoy are:

 

Wicked Game - H.I.M. (BEST.COVER.EVER)

Rock the Casbah - TRUSTCompany

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

In the Air Tonight - Nonpoint

Saturday Night is Alright for Fighting - Nickelback (I like Nickelback, so fuck you!)

Crazy - Mushroomhead

One - Korn

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

I Will Survive - Cake

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

The Corrs feat. Bono- When The Stars Go Blue

WRONG WRONG WRONG

Seriously. The Corrs? Bono? Ryan Adams is very hit-and-miss, but that's one of his best songs.

[Nighthawk 0]

Also, White Zombie's cover of "I'm Your Boogieman" far surpasses the original.

 

Nah. I'm sure you're no disco fan, but within it's genre, that's a perfect song. I like WZ's version too, though.

[PLAGIARISM! 0]

The Cramps make pretty much every song they cover their own.

[Cran Da Maniac 0]

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

 

 

Is that the Genesis Song?

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Message in a Bottle by Machinehead is very good.

 

Some other covers I enjoy are:

 

Wicked Game - H.I.M. (BEST.COVER.EVER)

Rock the Casbah - TRUSTCompany

Last Kiss - Pearl Jam

In the Air Tonight - Nonpoint

Saturday Night is Alright for Fighting - Nickelback (I like Nickelback, so fuck you!)

Crazy - Mushroomhead

One - Korn

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

I Will Survive - Cake

This is pretty much what would be playing in my own personal hell.

 

I really like pretty much anyone covering the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane." Last time we did this I think godthedog mentioned the Cowboy Junkies version, used to great effect in Natural Born Killers. Gang of Four's cover is great, too, and surprisingly fun coming from them. Lately I've been enjoying the zip the Arcade Fire put on their cover of the Talking Heads' "This Must Be The Place." Not as good as the original, but almost equally as enjoyable. Incandenza will now shoot me in the crotch.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

I don't think their TH cover is that bad; I just hate those steel drums.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Yeah, I kinda like the steel drums. Way to go, me.

 

Here's a slight variation: shitty cover songs that introduced you to the far superior original. E.g.: I heard David Gray's "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye," and then checked out the original by Soft Cell, which I love. Marc Almond is way hardcore.

[Giuseppe Zangara 0]

I couldn't get the board's file attachment to work, so here's ysi:

 

Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil

 

Rolling Stones - No Expectations

 

The Dirtbombs - No Expectations

 

c + p each link into your address bar and change the xx's in hxxp to tt's. Also, each track is in m4a format, so you anti-iTunes people are out of luck.

[Corey_Lazarus 0]

Also, White Zombie's cover of "I'm Your Boogieman" far surpasses the original.

 

Nah. I'm sure you're no disco fan, but within it's genre, that's a perfect song. I like WZ's version too, though.

Actually, I've been known to listen to some BeeGees now and then, and used to know how to do the Electric Slide.

[Guest J0bber]

Other great cover songs that I'm suprised no one has mentioned:

 

-Orgy "Blue Monday"

-Fear Factory "Cars"

-Fear Factory "I Will Follow"

-Marilyn Manson "Personal Jesus"

-Ministry "Lay Lady Lay"

-Dope "F*** tha Police"

-Dope "People are People"

-Dope "You Spin Me Round"

-Type O Negative "Summer Breeze"

 

Can you tell I'm an industrial metal addict?

[Special K 0]

"Sweet Jane" and "Superstar" were what I first thought of. Boogieman's a pretty good choice too.

 

Scissor Sister's cover of "Comfortably Numb" is really quite bad, but it cracked me up.

 

Ween's "LMLYP" covering Shockadelica is pretty swell.

[Nighthawk 0]

Marilyn Manson is very good at covers, but that's something I've said a lot of times before, so I didn't. "I Put a Spell On You" was probably his best one. He does some live covers that are awful, though.

[Murmuring Beast 0]

Various Chuck Berry songs were vastly improved on.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

His "Roll over Beethoven" is superior to The Beatles' version.

[Ravenbomb 0]

"I Fought the Law" by the Clash

"War Pigs" by Faith No More

"Come Together" by Aerosmith

"In My Life" by Johnny Cash

"Hurt" by Johnny Cash

"Mad World" by Gary Jules

"Silver and Gold" by Joe Strummer

"Gloria" by Patti Smith

[Guest Temet]

Jeff Buckley, 'Hallelujah'

The Futureheads, 'Hounds of Love'

Hendrix, 'All Along The Watchtower'.