Your Favorite Covers

[emily]

Cause I didn't have an answer to that other thread.

Meatloaf - Martha (Tom Waits)
possibly one of the greatest things ever

Also, the Mountain Goats covering The Boy are Back in Town and Ignition(Remix)
Yes, by r kelly

[toastie]

Hendix - All Along the Watchtower - Even Dylan prefers the cover.

THS - Atlantic City - Its not Nebraska but a whole lot catchier.

[elliptical]

Mar 25, 2009 2:36:08 GMT -5 toastie said:

Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower - Even Dylan prefers the cover.

But of course. My criterion for a great cover is "has this band/performer made this song their own", so Jimi wins with that one. Along the same lines, some more of my favorite covers:

Devo: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The (English) Beat: Tears of a Clown
Elbow: Independent Women, part 1
Anthrax: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Aretha Franklin: Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles: Twist and Shout
Billy Bragg: Jeanne (The Smiths)
Napalm Death: Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Dead Kennedys; actually, the Virus 100 collection has a ton of great DK covers)
Black Flag: Louie Louie
Fishbone: Freddie's Dead (Curtis Mayfield)
Uncle Tupelo: Effigy (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Faith No More: Easy (Lionel Richie)
Jawbox: Cornflake Girl
The Clash: Brand New Cadillac (a cover so good, you don't even realize it's a cover!)
Johnny Cash: Hurt
Flaming Lips: Can't Get You Out of My Head
J Church: Planet Earth (Duran Duran)

...and I could keep going...

...but I can't stop without my all-time favorite, already referenced in the "Worst Covers" thread:

Jeff Buckley: Hallelujah

[theblondette]

I love Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah too.

I also love David Bowie's Cactus. I do like the Pixies' original, but Bowie makes it all sexy-like, the way he does.

[beencaughtstealin]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
THS - Atlantic City
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus
Clash - Brand New Cadillac
Cure - Young Americans
Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
Tom Waits - The Return of Jackie and Judy
Guana Batz - I'm on Fire
Death Cab For Cutie - Here Comes the Rain(don't think they ever recorded it, but they do it live, and do it really well)

[lilhan]

anything elbow and THS have ever covered ever (not together, if that happened i'd cry).
the national's cover of 'mansion on the hill' by springsteen.
the clash's cover of 'brand new cadillac'.
jeff buckley doing 'hallelujah'.
nick cave doing pulp's 'disco 2000'.

oh my, there are tonnes more.
i'll come back when i have thought of them.

[laurenjean]

Neko Case-"Christmas card from a hooker in MPLS" (Tom Waits)
Lucero-"Kiss the bottle" (Jawbreaker)
Jeremy Messersmith-"Skyway" (the Replacements)
Whiskeytown-"A song for you" (Gram Parsons)

[212margarita]

Johnny Cash – Hurt (NIN)
THS – Atlantic City (The Boss)
Ben Folds – Bitches Aint Shit (NWA)
Onelinedrawing – Be Quiet and Drive (Deftones)
Tool – No Quarter (Led Zep)
Deftones – Ordinary Love (Sade)
Ted Leo – Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson)
Travis – Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
TV on the Radio – Mr. Grieves (the Pixies)
TV on the Radio – Modern Romance (yeah yeah yeahs)
Foo Fighters – Darling Nicky (Prince)
System of a Down – Metro

[motörben]

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover by Eels might be my favourite.

[meoskop]

The eels are great at covers.

I like unexpected and weird covers where you can't really tell if it's 'good'.

Paolo Nutini - "Rehab"
Katie Melua - "Just Like Heaven"
Arctic Monkeys - "You Know I'm No Good"
Nelly Furtado - "Crazy"
Rock Plaza Central - "SexyBack"

I'm a cover addict, actually.

[mike]

oxes - everlong (foo fighters)
mule - to love somebody (bee gees)
low - i started a joke (bee gees)
pixies - head on (jesus and mary chain)
futureheads - hounds of love (kate bush - disclaimer: when this band write their own songs, they're shit.)
pet shop boys - always on my mind (brenda lee - but made famous by elvis, of course.)
willie nelson - sunday morning coming down (kris kristofferson)
the dirtbombs - ultraglide in black (an entire album of fuzzed up covers of soul classics. SO good.)

[john k]

jason and the scorchers - lost highway

[mike]

sparklehorse - my yoke is heavy (daniel johnston)

[red]

Mar 25, 2009 13:00:15 GMT -5 @mike said:

sparklehorse - my yoke is heavy (daniel johnston)

So good. The first time I heard that album in its entirety I was an emotional mess for the rest of the evening. Powerful stuff.

[gushingblood]

Every song on 212margarita's mix cd he sent me

[lee]

against me!- bastards of young
bright eyes- devil town
grandpaboy (westerberg)- i'm so lonesome i could cry or it takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry
iron & wine- such great heights
john lennon- stand by me
nirvana- all the covers on unplugged
tv on the radio- heroes
m. ward- let's dance
mike ness- six more miles, big iron
nina gordon- straight outta compton
okkervil river- i came here to say i'm going away, solo
operation ivy- one of these days
paul westerberg- these days
the peechees- love is the law
pinhead gunpowder- achin' to be
pj harvey- highway 61 revisited
rage against the machine- the ghost of tom joad, in my eyes
the rainy states- moonlight mile
rancid- the harder they come
talking heads- take me to the river
this bike is a pipe bomb- sixteen tons
white stripes- jolene
cat power- lost someone
does all of "chelsea girl" by nico count?

i really like covers. also, some of these may not fall under the "made the song their own" category, but they're all pretty good--at least.

[gushingblood]

Mar 25, 2009 13:45:26 GMT -5 lee said:

against me!- bastards of young

Wow, I need to hear this.
Cribs do a Bastards of Young cover and it's pretty mint.

Also;
We Are Scientists - Bang Bang Rock & Roll (Art Brut)
We Are Scientists - Be My Baby (The Ronettes)
Tegan and Sara - Dancing In The Dark (Bruce)
Johnny Cash - Further On Up the Road (Bruce)
TV On The Radio - Heroes (Bowie)
The Hold Steady - Hey Hey What Can I Do (Led Zepp)
The Hold Steady - Dance Music (Mountain Goats
Eagles of Death Metal - High Voltage / It's a Long Way to the Top (AC/DC)
CSS - The Knife (Grizzly Bear)
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
The Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon)
TV On The Radio - Mr. Grieves (Pixies)
TV On The Radio - Modern Romance (Yeah Yeah Yeah's)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Precious And Grace (ZZ Top)
The Killers - Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits)
Cat Power - Sea Of Love (Phil Phillips)
Ramones - Somebody To Love
Elliott Smith - Thirteen
Biffy Clyro - Umbrella (Rihanna)
Tegan and Sara - When You Were Mine (Prince)

[stevedave]

Lemonheads - Luka
Isaac Hayes - Walk On By
Pearl Jam - Sonic Reducer
Anthrax - Bring The Noise
China Drum - Wuthering Heights
Adam Green - What A Waster
The Raincoats - Cruel To Be Kind
The Afghan Whigs - Lost In The Supermarket
Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar
Nirvana - Molly's Lips
Goo Goo Dolls - Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Ramones - I Don't Wanna Grow Up
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Nina Gordon - Straight Outta Compton
Snuff - I Think We're Alone Now
Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Tricky - Lovecats
Foo Fighters - Baker Street
Sonic Youth - Superstar
H.I.M - (Don't Fear) The Reaper (I loathe this band, but I love this cover version)

[elliptical]

Mar 25, 2009 12:28:00 GMT -5 @mike said:

futureheads - hounds of love (kate bush - disclaimer: when this band write their own songs, they're shit.)

agreed on both points.

[jamesjesusangleton]

No one going for what is surely the greatest cover ever?
Aretha's version of Respect. Remember, Otis recorded it first.

[johnnyboy]

I guess its technically still a cover even if hardly anyone ever heard the original. I that vein, Afghan Whigs' "Mr. Superlove" (by the very stupidly named Ass Ponys) is one of my all-time favorites.

[Sunny D]

Mar 24, 2009 23:16:45 GMT -5 emily said:

Also, the Mountain Goats covering The Boy are Back in Town and Ignition(Remix)

This is incredible!
Expecially when Darnielle does the solo slow version.

Have you seen this thing that he wrote?
www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=41&threadid=18110

[Evan]

Mar 25, 2009 14:12:54 GMT -5 stevedave said:

China Drum - Wuthering Heights
The Afghan Whigs - Lost In The Supermarket
Goo Goo Dolls - Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Foo Fighters - Baker Street

Heartily agreed, though I think Foo Fighters do a better "Darling Nikki" than "Baker Street." China Drum is one of those amazing bands that just kind of vanished, too.

Also...
Jeff Buckley, "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)
The Black Crowes, "Hard To Handle" (Otis Redding)
The Replacements, "September Gurls" (Big Star)
Coheed & Cambria, "Sister Christian" (Night Ranger)
Ted Leo, "Since U Been Gone" (Kelly Clarkson)
Thin Lizzy, "Rosalie" (Bob Seger)
City On Film, "Come On Eileen" (Dexy's Midnight Runners)
Deadsy, "Brand New Love" (Sebadoh)

[Sunny D]

I love how they BS this whole song.

[nation87]

eric clapton- cocaine, after midnight (both from jj cale)
joe cocker- with a little help from my friends (beatles, duh)
the byrds- mr. tambourine man (bob dylan)
nirvana- the man who sold the world (david bowie)
10,000 maniacs- because the night (patti smith)