Best/ Worst Covers

[Pistol]

Best Covers

All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Jailhouse Rock - John Belushi (Blues Brothers Soundtrack)
Helter Skelter - U2
Summertime Blues - The Stray Cats
Mr Tamborine Man - The Byrds

Worst Covers

Anything that came from Shatner, in particular Mr Tamborine Man
Sweet Child O' Mine - Sheryl Crow
Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
Like A Rolling Stone - The Rolling Stones (I am not a Stone basher. I very much like the Stones. This just wasnt one of their best renditions)

 

[carcharias]

I only just found out Helter skelter is about a slippery dip on a pier in England.

Thanks Ernie Dingo.

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Gangsters Paradise isn't actually a cover.

Err, Steve Wonder sang it. I know coolio put his own spin on it, but I would consider it covered.

 

[LESStar58]

Have to agree... Coolio sampled Stevie's "Past Time Paradise" and chnaged the words himself....

I forgot to mention No use FOr A Name's cover of Sinead O'Connor's "This Is Not A Rebel Song"...f**king awesome!

 

[Alex28]

'Six Months in a Leaky Boat' by Ted Leo & the Pharmacists is pretty good too

 

[edabomb]

Best:
Seal - Kiss from a rose
Public Enemy - He got game

 

[madunit]

Best

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue - Metallica
Tutti Frutti - Queen
Sanitarium - Limp Bizkit

 

[Gene Krupa]

I Am The Walrus - Jim Carrey. A surprisingly good cover of the Beatles tune.

 

[LESStar58]

I heard the REM & Warren Zevon cover of Prince's "Raspberry beret" a few weeks back. Does justice to a pretty ingenious track!

 

[edabomb]

Warren Zevon - Knockin on Heavens Door is pretty good. He had terminal cancer at the time.

 

[LESStar58]

best going out quote EVER....

David Letterman: Any advice?

Warren Zevon: Yes. Enjoy every sandwhich.

well said!

 

[edabomb]

best going out quote EVER....

David Letterman: Any advice?

Warren Zevon: Yes. Enjoy every sandwhich.

well said!

Indeed. Some guy from Canada is sending me the DVD of the Letterman appearance

 

[Sir Biffo]

David Hasselhoff - Do You Love Me.

Worst. Song. Ever.

 

[UndertakerMike]

Best:
Elenor Rigby - Zoot
Won't back down - Jonny Cash

Worst:
any pre 70s hit turned into a disco/dance song

 

[newtownbluebags]

Worst covers???? bloke down the boozer on a friday night masquerading as a one man band! slaughters any song you care to mention!

 

[ledzep]

worst - the herd - i was only nineteen
atrocious

 

[Alex28]

rubbish roosterbooster - it's pretty well done, and a great example on how to put your own spin on a cover and not try to re-create the original note for note.

 

[UndertakerMike]

Worst covers???? bloke down the boozer on a friday night masquerading as a one man band! slaughters any song you care to mention!

There is a few of 'em around

:sch:

 

[The Immortal Luke Covell]

To Love Somebody, Billy Corgan

 

[KevinArnold]

I liked Foo Fighters cover of "Down in the Park" which was written and recored by Gary Numan, alot.