Best cover song ever

AmandaHoldensCat · January 2020

muppetman said:

Nothing Compares 2U - Sinead O`Conner

My Funny Valentine - Alice Fredenham

Sinead O’Conner’s version really wonderful Great choice

Cordoban Addick · January 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92eI

Great back story although in Bobby Fuller's case it was the gangsters that won. Even better than the Clash version and I love the Clash.

Stig · January 2020

Nick Cave has done some great covers. In particular I'd pick Avalanche (Leonard Cohen), In The Ghetto (Mac Davis/Elvis Presley) and Long Black Veil (Lefty Frizzel, popularised by Johnny Cash). The best in terms of re-working a song though is his version of Disco 2000 (Pulp) which he converted to 3/4 time.

RodneyCharltonTrotta · January 2020

bazjonster said:

Roberta Flack's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by George Michael, is an excellent cover (as was the original, of course).

This is the best version of that.

https://youtu.be/2z5mEM_Jwfg

RodneyCharltonTrotta · January 2020

David Brent, If you don't know me by now

https://youtu.be/QlSv818d1Rk

JamesSeed · January 2020

Henry Irving said:

@JamesSeed

In this case the Mott version is the original as written for them and released first.

Marks and Sparks changed to unlocked cars

I knew some bloody anorak would pick me up on that!
😉

Draizetrain · January 2020

The Green Manalishi - Judas Priest....originally by Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac
Fuel My Fire - The Prodigy....originally by L7
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - Nirvana....originally by Leadbelly

bazjonster · January 2020

charltonbob said:

bazjonster said:

Roberta Flack's 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' by George Michael, is an excellent cover (as was the original, of course).

I would say the best cover of this song was by Roberta Flack

Of course! How remiss of me! I even now recall watching a programme about its origins (folk - 1957).
Still go for George Michael's version, mind you.

limeygent · January 2020

Blackmore's Night, Diamonds and Rust. Thought no one could ever cover this.

UEAAddick · January 2020

The Only Living Boy in New York. Everything But the Girl covering Simon and Garfunkel

hawksmoor · January 2020

Love TKO by Teddy Pendergrass. The original was by David Oliver, although he didn’t write it.

Daarrzzetbum · January 2020

Mercy mercy, me - Robert Palmer

EveshamAddick · January 2020

Sunshine Superman - Husker Du. Nice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y84ERGNjmp4

Braziliance · January 2020

Got a few of these.

Bullet for my Valentine - No Easy Way out
Guns N Roses - Live and Let Die
Bad Wolves - Zombie (incredible imo)
Hands like Houses - Torn
The Ataris - The Boys of the Summer

Off_it · January 2020

SoundAsa£ said:

Looks like Disturbed ....Sound of Silence wins it........8 likes so far

Except that Johnny Cash's version of Hurt has also got 9 likes ....

EveshamAddick · January 2020

Mark Kozelek - Send in the clowns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r51TFERlIMc

This is a good one.

Off_it · January 2020

I'm glad nobody has seriously put forward Susan Boyles slaughtering of Wild Horses .....

Off_it · January 2020

The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony?

Solidgone · January 2020

Hey Joe - Robert Plant

OsamaBenHamer · January 2020

Pete townshend doing Save it for Later by The Beat

https://youtu.be/NSWdug1HiCg

fadgadget · January 2020

orchestral manoeuvres in the dark waiting for the man

https://youtu.be/r4ZlwD6-XSk 

Henry Irving · January 2020

fadgadget said:

orchestral manoeuvres in the dark waiting for the man

https://youtu.be/r4ZlwD6-XSk 

Terrible cover of great original

objectivecafc · January 2020

Hillery Duff - my generation

Raith_C_Chattonell · January 2020

Voodoo child - Stevie Ray Vaughan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3G7p1Z-xU

Greenie · January 2020

Raith_C_Chattonell said:

Voodoo child - Stevie Ray Vaughan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3G7p1Z-xU

This
Absolutely smashes Hendrix version.

JamesSeed · January 2020

Greenie said:

Raith_C_Chattonell said:

Voodoo child - Stevie Ray Vaughan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3G7p1Z-xU

This
Absolutely smashes Hendrix version.

Not sure about that. It's very good though.

SoundAsa£ · January 2020

Greenie said:

Raith_C_Chattonell said:

Voodoo child - Stevie Ray Vaughan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe3G7p1Z-xU

This
Absolutely smashes Hendrix version.

Heresy!