Continuing the top 5 theme........
Like a Virgin (Madonna) - Teenage Fanclub
Free Again (Big Star) - Teenage Fanclub
Here Comes Your Man (Pixies) - Teenage Fanclub
...TFC do a good line in covers.
Free Falling (Tom Petty) - The Kings of Convenience
Have Love Will Travel (The Sonics) - The Black Keys
and anything TV ad related by Snuff, remember an amazing new year gig at the Venue circa '92 when they covered about 10 TV ads and finished with the Theme from In Sickness & In Health!!!!!. Think they subsequently released them on an EP called Flibbidydibbidydob.
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Police and Thieves - The Clash (Junior Marvin)
Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears for Fears)
Twist and Shout - The Beatles (Isley Brothers)
Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
Haielujah - Jeff Buckley/Cohen
Wild Thing - Hendrix/Troggs
This Wheels on Fire - Julie Driscol/Dylan
I heard it through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight/Marvin gaye
The worse is Freak On A Leash by Britney Spears, or Chop Suey by Avril Lavigne!
Lets Dance - David Bowie/Craig David
1973 album...These Foolish Things...all very very good tracks.
Jeepster - The Polecats
Sunshine Superman - Daryll Higham
These Boots are Made for Walking - Meteors
Tainted Love - Dave Phillips and the Hot Rod Gang
Flaming Lips - Can't Get You Out of My Head (Kylie)
Wonder Stuff - That's Entertainment (The Jam)
White Stripes - One More Cup of Coffee (Bob Dylan)
Flaming Lips - The Golden Age (Beck)
Although ask me tomorrow and I'll probably give a completely different 5 songs
Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St Etienne (Neil Young)
Victoria - The Fall (The Kinks)
Bizarre Love Triangle - Frente (New Order)
some other great Leonard Cohen covers:
Who By Fire? - House of Love
Stories Of The Street - That Petrol Emotion
I Can't Forget - The Pixies
How Soon Is Now - Quicksand (The Smiths original)
Hurt - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails original)
Easy - Faith No More (The Commodores original)
Powerslave - Darkane (Iron Maiden original)
Hurt - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
Cum On Feel The Noize - Oasis (Slade)
Feeling Good - Muse (Nina Simone)
Jumping Jack Flash - Shed Seven (The Rolling Stones)
Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt (costello)
Everyones Talking - Harry Nilson (?)
Its oh so quiet - Bjork (annie get your gun)
Walk on by - The Stranglers (Dionne Warwick)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St Etienne (Neil Young)
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
You really Got Me - Van Halen (The Kinks)
Black Magic Woman - Santana (Fleetwood Mac) (or maybe 'She's not there' by the Zombies)
Since you've Been Gone - Rainbow (The Barnet Dogs)
oops, over done it!
Victoria - The Fall (The Kinks)
David Watts - The Jam (The Kinks)
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie ATB (The Beatles)
Avalanche - Nick Cave ATBS (Leonard Cohen)
On the subject of Cohen, let's nail this Buckley thing - Cale's Hallelujah is far superior.
Steady rollin' man George Thorogood (Robert Johnson)
Get off My Cloud The Meteors (Rolling Stones)
Back Door Man The Doors (Howlin Wolf)
She Said The Cramps (Hasil Adkins)
Motorhead Corduroy (Motorhead/Hawkwind)
Marilyn Manson's version is a cracker too.
It's a great song. Other good covers of it include Agressiva 69 (Mansonesque), Pat MacDonald (blues) and Richard Cheese (lounge jazz). Also worth a try is Tu Unico Dios by the inappropriately named Los Acusicas.
I will look out for them Stig.
Heroes - Oasis/Noel Gallagher of Bowie
Drinking In LA - The Twang doing Bram Van 3000
Fall out boy - Beat it, not a bad effort at all and recent
Marylin Manson - Personal Jesus
Watchtower - Hendrix (Dylan)
Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (Dylan)
Hallelujah - John Cale (Cohen)
Prince Charming - Adam + Ants (War Canoe - Rolf Harris)
I'm sure there are millions I forgot!
A Mess of the Blues: Elvis/ Status Quo
Something 'Bout You Baby I Like: Tom Jones/Status Quo
Under The Moon of Love: Curtis Lee/ Showaddywaddy (the Quo should have done this one, its their 'style': there's still time!)
Sweet Little Sixteen: Chuck Berry / Jerry Lee Lewis.
Hallowed Be Thy Name - Trivium (Iron Maiden Original)
Johnny B Goode - Judas Priest (Chuck Berry Original)
Land of Confusion - Disturbed (Genesis Original)
Massacre - Iron Maiden (Thin Lizzy Original)
Without You-Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)
See Emily Play-David Bowie (The Pink Floyd)
I go to sleep-The Pretenders (The Kinks)
Comfortably numb - Scissor Sisters / Pink Floyd Road
Hounds of Love - Futureheads / Kate Bush
Arrested Development - Everyday People (Sly Stone)
Armageddon Time - The Clash (Willie Williams)
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - St Eitienne (Neil Young)
All Along the Watchtower - Dylan doing a version of Hendrix's cover
Robert Wyatt - I'm a Believer (Monkees)
Nothing compares to you - Sinead O'Conner (The Family)