 Good Covers, Opposite to Crappy Covers, basically |
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 Apr 12 2005, 09:43 PM
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Bully for you  Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498  |
This is a thread inspired by the Crappy Covers thread that's also going on at the moment.
Whilst there are (too) many examples of bad covers, there are those rare occasions when a song is covered by another artist who moulds the song into another form and takes it to another level. Two such examples of which were both done by Johnny Cash: Hurt-Cash took the excellent NIN original about addiction and turned it into a song about his failing mortality, a theme that was echoed in the stunning video One-Again, Cash took a brilliant song, voted best song ever by Q a few years ago, and changed it to suit his own style, pure brilliance Any other great covers? |
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Apr 12 2005, 09:49 PM
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhta Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,048 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Cardiff, Wales Member No.: 3,241 |
Nirvana - where did you sleep last night
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Apr 12 2005, 09:53 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
Good call, their cover of The Man Who Sold The World should also be acknowledged
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Apr 12 2005, 09:55 PM
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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhta Group: Senior Members Posts: 3,048 Joined: 20-January 05 From: Cardiff, Wales Member No.: 3,241 |
not to mention their covers of:
Where did you sleep last night Oh Me Lake of Fire Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam I also liked JAMC's version of My Girl |
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Apr 12 2005, 09:56 PM
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Don't Call The Dustman Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,595 Joined: 1-February 05 From: Bat country Member No.: 3,316 |
Previously mentioned elsewhere this evening:
Ben Folds - Songs Of Love |
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Apr 12 2005, 10:00 PM
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Smut by the Sea Group: Senior Members Posts: 18,671 Joined: 5-October 04 From: The North Member No.: 2,387 |
QUOTE (MissingPlanet @ Apr 12 2005, 10:56 PM) Previously mentioned elsewhere this evening: Ben Folds - Songs Of Love   Kirsty MacColl-Days |
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Apr 12 2005, 10:01 PM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG" Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740 |
This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren
The whole $HIT Factory album by Peter & The Test Tube Babies - covers of Stock Aitken & Waterman "classics" Aretha Franklin - Think Snuff - Bran Flakes, Do It All & Shake'n'Vac Depeche Mode - Route 66 Rammstein - Stripped |
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Apr 12 2005, 10:08 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
The Damned-Help
Pure punk genius |
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Apr 12 2005, 10:09 PM
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I'm not a mind reader Group: Senior Members Posts: 2,205 Joined: 7-February 05 From: In the night garden Member No.: 3,362 |
helter skelter - u2
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Apr 12 2005, 10:09 PM
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"Mus" à gauche, "TANG" Group: Senior Moderators Posts: 15,567 Joined: 11-November 04 From: London Member No.: 2,740 |
Mudhoney - Pump It Up
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Apr 12 2005, 10:19 PM
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Bully for you Group: Senior Members Posts: 20,419 Joined: 25-February 05 From: behind a desk, sitting very still Member No.: 3,498 |
Pavement-Something (done using only their voices-a great laugh)
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Apr 12 2005, 10:21 PM
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Don't Call The Dustman Group: Senior Members Posts: 1,595 Joined: 1-February 05 From: Bat country Member No.: 3,316 |
The Flaming Lips - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Mutato Muzika Orchestra - Hey Jude R.E.M. - Strange Beth Orton - I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine Faith No More - War Pigs |
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Apr 12 2005, 10:23 PM
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dim view of human nature Group: Senior Members Posts: 7,217 Joined: 10-April 05 From: The Big Smoke, UK Member No.: 3,798 |
Hounds of Love - The Futureheads
My Best Friend's Girl - Hayseed Dixie I Won't back Down/The Mercy Seat - Johnny Cash Big Yellow Taxi - Counting Crows |
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Apr 12 2005, 11:28 PM
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Three Pinter Group: Senior Members Posts: 260 Joined: 9-January 05 From: dorkchester Member No.: 3,143 |
be thankful - massive attack
the sugar minott rework of it is pretty good too |
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Apr 13 2005, 12:10 AM
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never rub another man's rhubarb Group: Senior Members Posts: 5,714 Joined: 2-October 04 Member No.: 2,308 |
Just Like Heaven - Dinosaur Jr
Superstition - Yesterday's New Quintet |
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