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Favorite/Worst Cover Songs

DistrictCyclone said:
Worst: all of the songs Guns'n'Roses covered...Knocking on Heaven's Door, Live and Let Die, the entire Spaghetti Incident album, etc. I know I'll take heat for this, but their versions are just awful.

Best:

Led Zeppelin - Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (originally Joan Baez)
David Bowie - Sorrow (originally The McCoys)
The Band - I Shall Be Released (originally Bob Dylan)
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (originally Prince)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (originally Gloria Jones)

And my personal favorites, the Flying Burrito Brothers' covers of "Do Right Woman" and "Dark End of the Street" by Moman and Penn. These two songs were Motown tunes that got wonderfully countrified, and appear back-to-back on their first album. They go great with a glass of neat bourbon.

Technically it's Atlantic, not Motown, but the Burritos are great!

Which reminds me - Aretha Franklin's version of Respect was a cover. Otis Redding wrote it and performed the original version. Aretha did add the "R E S P E C T, Find out what it means to me..." bit. That's got to be one of the better known cover versions out there, I suppose.
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Sympathy for the Devil - Jane's Addiction
99 Red Balloons - 7 Seconds
Louie, Louie - Black Flag
Going Blind - Melvins
Out on The Tiles - Blind Melon
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers
Go Your Own Way -Seaweed
Just Like Heaven -Dinosaur Jr.
Easy -Faith No More
Mrs. Robinson -Lemonheads
Physical -Nine Inch Nails
 
Cymon said:
Sympathy for the Devil - Jane's Addiction
99 Red Balloons - 7 Seconds
Louie, Louie - Black Flag
Going Blind - Melvins
Out on The Tiles - Blind Melon
Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hurdy Gurdy Man - Butthole Surfers
Go Your Own Way -Seaweed
Just Like Heaven -Dinosaur Jr.
Easy -Faith No More
Mrs. Robinson -Lemonheads
Physical -Nine Inch Nails
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You forgot The Circle Jerks - Jerks on 45 where they do the medley covers of Love Will Keep Us Together, DIVORCE, Afternoon Delight, etc.

Wendy - Descendants
Uranium Rock - The Cramps
 
The Animals did a sweet cover of River Deep, Mountain High. One of my favorites of all time.
 
Africa by Quietdrive

They just had a cover album and had some other good ones on there too. The original by Toto is pretty tough to beat though.
 
Cybyassociation said:
I hate Hurt by Johnny Cash.

NIN's is one of my favorite song and I think Cash ruined the emotion of the song. Just my opinion.
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To each his own, but Trent Reznor would disagree with you.

On this topic one of my favorite covers ever was a really weird one. A bunch of us were at a bar and some young (high school kids I think) local band was playing. They started playing a song that sounded familiar but I couldn't place it. It really rocked and the bar was really into it. My buddy and I realized at almost the exact same time that we were rocking out to "Hit me baby one more time" by Brittney Spears.

Speaking of odd nominations that may be a stretch...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-7bQ1pNoBw&feature=fvsr]Nordstoga and Michael Winslow does whole lotta love by Led Zeppelin - YouTube[/ame]
 
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onXoreYFMhU]Robert Glasper Experiment - Smells Like Teen Spirit - YouTube[/ame]

I mentioned this earlier... Decided to post the link, because it is my favorite cover currently.
 
I don't think anyone mentioned it but I would put "Hazy Shade of Winter" by the Bangles on the good list.
 
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjT86g9gTKk]Newton Faulkner teardrops live (Massive Attack cover) - YouTube[/ame]
 
Jordanj6502 said:
I like 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger...

Mad World by Gary Jules/Michael Andrews. (Donnie Darko version)

All Along the Watchtower Jimi Hendrix or Dave Matthews Band, or Grateful Dead (I just really like the song, Bob Dylan was one of the greatest song writers of all time.) (Hendrix's is the best version)

Also with Hendrix, his cover of Johnny B. Goode was decent (vocals bad, guitar great), his star spangled banner is classic (is that a cover?), and Blue Suede Shoes is bad, but has another Hendrix solo in it.

I like Robert Glasper's version of Smells Like Teen Spirit... it is different, but really peaceful and relaxing.

Linkin Park did a good job with Rolling In The Deep, really shows off Chester's voice.

Against All Odds by Postal Service

Wanksta by Eminem is fun, but not really a cover more of a remake.
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Love this. Also, Cymon mentioned Higher Ground by Chili Peppers which is also very good.

Big fan of the "Fraggle Rock" theme song by Allister. Small act named Syd re-did Damn it by Blink 182 as an acoustic which was pretty awesome.
 
I love Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. Others that I'd rate up there:

Foo Fighters cover of Prince's Darling Nikki
GNR cover of Dylan's Knockin on Heaven's Door
Metallica's cover of Whiskey in a Jar
CCR's cover of I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Pearl Jam's Last Kiss
Gin and Juice by The Gourds
Cake's cover of I Will Survive
 
Ring of fire, social distortion. You were always on my mind, the pet shop boys, crimson and clover, joan jett
 
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