Favorite covers.

[griff_goodbeard]

Th Sundays cover of 'Wild Horses'(Rolling Stines)

Dave Matthews cover of 'All along the Watchtower'(Dylan)

Dave Matthews cover of 'Long Black Veil' (Johnny Cash)

Guns n Roses cover of 'Live and Let Die' (Beatles)

 

[philreed]

Dave Matthews cover of 'All along the Watchtower'(Dylan)

The U2 version is also good.

A few more fun ones.

Information Society's version of Abba's Lay All Your Love on Me.

The Pixies' version of The Jesus and Mary Chain's Head On.

 

[philreed]

I can't believe I missed one of the greatest covers. It's just a ton of fun.

Rob Zombie and Lionel Richie doing Brickhouse.

Queensryche's version of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.



Must. Stop. And. Go. Back. To. Work.

Covers are fun.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

Queensryche's version of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.

WHOAAA! Where can I find this???

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

This one's a bit obscure, but anyway:
"Ballroom Blitz" by Krokus (an Austrian - I think - heavy metal band from earlier 80's); first done by Sweet.

Woah! Flashback time! I saw them when I was in highschool, along with a bunch of other Euro Death Metal bands. haven't heard that name in a LONG time. (Sorry to go off on a tangent)

 

[philreed]

WHOAAA! Where can I find this???

The Art of Live album that came out a few years ago. If you're a Queensryche fan it's worth grabbing.

 

[MonsterMash]

Scissor Sisters version of Comfortably Numb was a fairly big hit in the UK last year.

Husker Du - Eight Miles High(Byrds)

I've also got a soft spot for Hayseed Dixie - Bluegrass covers of metal songs.

Generally I think I prefer versions that do something different with the song rather than try and just do it as a copy.

 

[philreed]

AFAIK it's a portishead original. John Martyn covered it live and did an incredible version of it. Not sure if it's on an album, but you can find it other places.

I found it as part of a podcast at Coversville.

 

[Darth K'Trava]

'Nothing Compares To You' by The Blues Smarties
(a Prince song but famously also covered by Sinead O'Connor)


glass.

Prince wrote it, she sang it.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

The Art of Live album that came out a few years ago. If you're a Queensryche fan it's worth grabbing.

I'm a big fan of QR, though admittedly I buy very little music anymore. I still have their first EP on vinyl in my collection.