Favorite covers.

[Jdvn1]

I do an awesome cover of What I Like About You.

 

[Mr. T]

Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar

I liked that one too.

DKM's (Dropkick Murphys) version of Fields of Athenry is really good, to keep with the Irish Tradishional Song idea

The Kiss cover of Do you remember Rock 'n' Roll radio is pretty good.

 

[glass]

Prince wrote it, she sang it.

http://www1.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=281;1;-1;-1&sku=440087

Prince also recorded it himself.

EDIT: Either way, I still prefer The Blue Smarties' version. I just wish I still had a copy of it.


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[glass]

"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Avril Lavigne, originally by Bob Dylan
"Knockin' On Heaven's Door" by Guns and Roses, originally by Bob Dylan

I haven't heard Avril's version, but I like both Guns n' Roses' cover and Eric Clapton's. I could have sworn there was another good version out there that I like, but I can't think what it was. It's funny how some song seem to lend themselves to being covered.

Of course, there was also the Dunblaine charity record version, which was terrible.

"Without You" By Mariah Carey, originally by Nilsson

I listed it as originally being by Badfinger, but I'm now not so sure. They definitely wrote it, and they did record it, but apparently after Nilsson did. Interesting question -does that make his version a cover? Or theirs?

"How Soon Is Now" by Love Spit Love, originally by The Smiths
"How Soon Is Now" by TATU, originally by The Smiths
"How Soon Is Now" by Snake River Conspiracy, originally by The Smiths

Are any of those the version from the Charmed opening credits? If not, anyone know who did do that one?



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[philreed]

Ministry's "Burning Inside" covered by Static-X. Excellent job.

 

[Storminator]

Exodus doing Low Rider from ZZTop
Megadeth doing These Boots from Nancy Sinatra

PS

 

[Impeesa]

DKM's (Dropkick Murphys) version of Fields of Athenry is really good, to keep with the Irish Tradishional Song idea

I'll have to look that up, I've only got a single song of theirs that someone else sent me. If you like that stuff, do look up some Mudmen sometime, they're great. I'm assuming you haven't already heard of them, I think their first album (of two so far) sold maybe 7000 copies, mostly in Canada.

Not that I'm saying you're one, but I really don't understand the Avril-haters. She has her own style (fashion-wise), she writes her own songs (other than Knocking...) and they are good and clever, and she has a mature sound - heck, in her live performances I could easily mistake her for Alanis.

I'm not really a fan, but I wouldn't call myself a hater. Something about that cover just rubbed me the wrong way.

--Impeesa--

 

[Torm]

It's funny how some song seem to lend themselves to being covered.

That's when you know a song is a "standard".

They definitely wrote it, and they did record it, but apparently after Nilsson did. Interesting question -does that make his version a cover? Or theirs?

Theirs. Same as Michael Bolton's "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" or Keith Whitley's "I Never Go Around Mirrors". In all three cases, they wrote it, but they let someone else record it first, so now theirs is a cover. (Of course, one might argue that they performed it during writing, possibly even recorded a demo. But that's nitpicking beyond the standard usage of "cover" or common sense. )

This also, apparently, applies to Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U", but not in the way I previously thought. Even though he wrote it, his AND Sinead's version are both covers, since he wrote it for a group he was trying to help get started back in 1985 called The Family, and they recorded it and released it first.

Are any of those the version from the Charmed opening credits? If not, anyone know who did do that one?

Love Spit Love. It was originally done for the soundtrack of the movie "The Craft" and then used as the theme for Charmed.

Personally, my favorite is the Snake River Conspiracy version. It is admittedly an acquired taste as it is very .... different. But that's in keeping with the theme of the song, no?

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I heard Jackie DeShannon's version of the Dave Clark 5's "Needles and Pins" over the weekend. She had the bigger hit with it. It was produced (I believe) by Phil Spector, who also produced the Ramones doing a cover of the same song. The Ramones' version is my favorite.

 

[Thunderfoot]

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