Favorite covers.

[megamania]

The 80's were a crazy time for music.

No offense taken. I get MUCH worse at work. 'course that's because within an eight hour work shift I'll listen to Poison, Motley Crew, Britney Spears, Movie soundtracks and Eninim. Music is what it is- enjoyable background sound that sets a mood and tempo.


Other covers I liked-

Tia Carrere (Wayne's World) Ballroom Blitz
The four singers of Lady Marmalade

and much of Honeymoon in Vegas and Detroit Rock City

Both of these are largely covers

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

The 80's were a crazy time for music.

No offense taken. I get MUCH worse at work. 'course that's because within an eight hour work shift I'll listen to Poison, Motley Crew, Britney Spears, Movie soundtracks and Eninim. Music is what it is- enjoyable background sound that sets a mood and tempo.

I keep headphones on all day, and when I'm not listening to NPR, it's the over 20 hours of music on my hard drive.

Krokus covered "Ballroom Blitz", too. I never forgave them for that. Mandy Meyer, Krokus' original guitar player, was at a Loverboy/Joan Jett concert I attended in 1983. I know this because I nearly knocked him over the railing from the balcony when I slammed into him trying to catch my friends. I was too stunned to ask for an autograph and he was too rattled to get mad. We hit pretty hard; I barely caught him by his belt before he went sailing over the railing.

 

[megamania]

I danced with two of the three singers of Sweet Senasation. They two top 40 hits in the mid-late eights pop charts.

I know there are other good covers I just can't think of them. Does weird Al count?

 

[MrFilthyIke]

I love the String Quartet tribute to Iron Maiden Anatomy of Evil.

 

[Tanager]

A few that no one has mentioned:

"Ziggy Stardust"-Bauhaus, orginally by David Bowie
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" - Levellers, orginally by The Charlie Daniels Band
"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" - The Oysterband, orginally by Bruce Cockburn
"Dear Prudence" - Siouxsie and the Banshees, orignally by the Beatles
"Dancing Barefoot" - U2, orginally by Patti Smith
"No Fun" - Sex Pistols, original by The Stooges

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Patti Smith...that reminds me of another cover, Bruce Springsteen's "Because the Night". Also covered by 10000 Maniacs (or was it just Natalie Merchant?) and 80's hard rock band Keel.

 

[glass]

Word up - Korn Originally by Cameo

Also covered by Gun, which was good, and Mel B, which was terrible (IMO ).


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[glass]

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IIRC...

"Pass The Dutchie" - Buck-O-Nine (forgot who does the original)

Musical Youth.

"Turning Japanese" - Skankin' PIckle (forgot who does the original)

The Vapours.


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[Pants]

"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Guns N' Roses (Dylan maybe? Can't quite remember)
"Live and Let Die" By Guns N' Roses (The Beatles)
"Sympathy for the Devil" by Guns N' Roses (Rolling Stones)
"Word Up" Korn (Cameo)
"Another Brick in the Wall" Korn (Pink Floyd)
"Smooth Criminal" Alien Ant Farm (Micheal Jackson) (Even better than the original IMO)
"Saturday Night" Nickelback (Elton John)
"Video Killed the Radio Star" Presidents of the USA (don't know who did the original)

There's this cover of 'In the Air Tonight' that's really good. I never cared for the original (or any Phil Collins in general), but this is really good. Unfortunately, I have no idea who did it!

Isn't 'Mony Mony' by Billy Idol also a cover?

 

[Krug]

Beth Orton - I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine