Greatest Cover Tunes Ever

[jester47]

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Oh, and threads merged.

-Hyp.
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Nice Merge by the way, thanks Hypersmurf.

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[diaglo]

Rolf Harris: Stairway to Heaven.

i think you are thinking of his version of Rule Britianinja

 

[AGGEMAM]

Jennifer Warnes - Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen cover)

 

[RangerWickett]

I hear the strangest covers thanks to my friend Jessica. She loves music she grew up with in the 80s, but hates . . . well, 80s music. I heard a sort of punk version of the "I will walk 500 miles" song. She's got a handful of different "Phantom of the Opera" versions, including one where the singer actually sounds like a real stalker.

She's got tons of "Route 66" covers, which coincide with her storyhour here: High Fantasy - Route 66

And then, my personal favorite, is it cover of 'Hit me baby one more time' that's sung by a guy with, again, a sort of stalker-esque voice. It makes the song interesting, rather than what it is.

 

[Dimwhit]

How about David Lee Roth's "Just a Gigilo"?

But I can't be involved in this post without mentioning the greatest cover ever (but not appropriate for your list). Queensryche's "Scarboro Fair" is amazing.

 

[Krug]

Aztec Camera's - Jump
Travis - Hit Me Baby one More Time
Tori Amos - Love Song (Cure)

 

[Bloodstone Mage]

I'm surprised no one has said Baha Men's "Who Let The Dogs Out".

Or Madonna's "Ray of Light".

Don't forget Faith No More's "Easy" and "I Started A Joke".

Lovage's "Sex (I'm A)".

Whitney Houston (I think it's her, I'm most likely wrong) does a cover of "Missing You".

 

[Dungannon]

Greatest cover ever, Aretha Franklin's Respect.

 

[Welverin]

Ash Cantina Band
They Might Be Giants New York City
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards To Have and to Have Not
No Doubt The Imperial March

I'll add more as I remember them, because I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

 

[Tallok]

My two favorites are:
Cake's cover of I will Survive
and All Along the Watchtower covered by Hendrix