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Favourite cover songs

LESStar58

Referee
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Ones mentioned in previous posts.

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN) This song makes me cry - both versions
Korn - Word Up (Cameo)

Ones not mentioned yet.

Zoot - Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Trent Reznor and Atticus Rose - The Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin)
Foo Fighters - Down In The Park (Gary Numan)
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Helter Skelter (Beatles)
Any covers Flowers did live before becoming Icehouse - Notable bands - Ultravox, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Velvet Underground, etc.

Plus another pile of songs I can't recall at the moment. I tried looking through my iTunes collection of over 18000 songs but gave up when I got to "B".

Cashs version of Personal Jesus is pretty good too.
 

veggiepatch1959

First Grade
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At the other end of the scale, one of the worst cover songs I remember is ZZ Top's version of Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas".

Elvis' original would rate in my top 100 songs of all time and by far the best song of his.
 

JTrain89

Juniors
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There's a great local band up my way called the Sharks who do a great cover of this song I can't quite remember its name but its a killer!!
 

Mogsheen Jadwat

Juniors
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Knives Out - The Flaming Lips (Radiohead)
Renegades of Funk - RATM (Afrika Bambaataa)
Beautiful World - RATM (Devo)
Heartbeats - The Knive (Jose Gonzales)
Don't Think Twice - Albert Hammond Jnr (Bob Dylan)
California Dreaming - DJ Sammy (Mama's and the Papa's)
Maybe - John Frusciante (The Chantels, covered by millions since)
 

elyod138

Bench
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Knives Out - The Flaming Lips (Radiohead)
Renegades of Funk - RATM (Afrika Bambaataa)
Beautiful World - RATM (Devo)
Heartbeats - The Knive (Jose Gonzales)
Don't Think Twice - Albert Hammond Jnr (Bob Dylan)
California Dreaming - DJ Sammy (Mama's and the Papa's)
Maybe - John Frusciante (The Chantels, covered by millions since)

Heartbeats was originally by The Knife, Jose covered it.

Their live version is the best version of the song IMO:

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Gm5

Juniors
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Alexisonfire - Dead Hearts (Midnight Oil Cover)
Disarmonia Mundi - Mouth For War (Pantera Cover)
led zeppelin when the levee breaks (Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie Cover)
Manchester Orchestra - Don't speak (No Doubt Cover)
Fuel - Daniel (Elton John Cover)
 
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