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The Cover Thread

Discussion in 'Pop Culture Board' started by Mike Ness, Jun 24, 2010.

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  1. TheDward

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    I'm always interested in anyone covering a Beatles song, since not many musicians can pull it off well. I've always felt that the soundtracks to both I Am Sam and Across The Universe only make me appreciate the originals that much more.

    Besides the work of the great Joe Cocker, here is the exception to the norm:

     
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    I love the original by Genesis, and I love this one too.

     
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    Acoustic cover of The Postal Service's "The District Sleeps Alone tonight" by Frank Turner. You will thank me later.
     
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    I included that video because she's hot.

    A few others:
    SRV's covers of "Very Superstitious" and "Pipeline"

    The Clash's cover of "I Fought the Law"

    The Ramone's cover of "Surf City"

    Aerosmith's cover of "Come Together"
     
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    I always liked this one, Faith No More cover of Easy

     
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    Joey Ramone's cover of "What a Wonderful World" is one of my favorite Christmas songs

     
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    I listened to a lot of ska back in high school. Here's two songs I really liked.

    "S.O.S" by Mad Caddies (Abba cover)-they took a shitty song and made it awesome.



    "Take on Me" by Reel Big Fish (A-Ha cover)

     
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    Nine Inch Nails did a pretty rad cover of Adam Ant a loooooong time ago


    Ray Charles did a lot of Beatles covers. One of the chosen few who've ever made a Lennon/Mccartney song their own.




    Here's Neil Youg singing Imagine after 9/11
     
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    Man, Children of Bodom just keeps delivering when it comes to covers;

     
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    Stolen from the Howard Stern show, but I give you Chris Cornell:

     
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    Yeah, that's right...I said it. Ryan Adams blew the Oasis version (which I never thought was more than an average song) out of the water. Red dot away.

    I second whoever said Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah.

    Anything covered by Joan Osborne, ever [this video takes about 15-20 seconds to kick in]. Seriously, it makes no sense that she's white with that voice.



    And this almost makes up for the abomination that was Turn the Page:

     
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    Ryan Adams gets a lot of shit, I mean shure he did some lame ballads, but the man really has something. Especially in his old band Whiskeytown, who did a rad cover of Dreams

     
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    Ruby Tuesday by Franco Battiato


    Johnny Cash also has a few really amazing cover songs.
     
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    Gary Jules' chilling cover of Tears For Fears' Mad World:
     
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    Beck not sounding weird by covering a mentally ill person.
     
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    James Hetfield of Metallica covering Waylon Jennings. I do believe he played guitar, bass, and drums on this tune.



    Pantera covering Black Sabbath's Electric Funeral:



    Black Label Society doing Ozzy's No More Tears. (Listen to that goddamn solo)



    Zakk Wylde circa 96-98 doing Zep's Going to California:
     
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    The Blanks' cover of Hey Ya by Outkast, featured in Scrubs.


    They also cover Somewhere Over the Rainbow in Scrubs, which I really enjoy.
     
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    To add another Hey Ya cover, Obadiah Parker's is by far my favorite.
     
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    My favorite remake is System of a Down doing "The Metro" by Berlin. Crank it up and get ready to tuck your boner into your waistband. Or I guess if you're a woman, your clit under one of your manta ray wings.


    Here's another one of my favorites. Great White doing "Once Bitten Twice Shy", originally done by Ian Hunter.
     
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