the Greatest Covers of all time

[carcharias]

The Lemonheads:
luka by suzanne Vega
different drum by Some chick but written by one of the guys from the Monkeys
Frank miIls - Hair soundtrack
Mrs Robinson - by Simon and Garfunkel

The Oils
Peace love and understanding by Elvis costello written by Nick Lowe
Instant Karma - John lennon

Powderfinger
Black fella white fella - by THe Warumpi band
Sorrow - by David Bowie

David Bowie
See Emily play - by pink floyd
Where have al the good times gone - by the Kinks

Iggy pop and Debbie Harry
what a swell party by Bing Cosby & Frank Sinatra

just to name a few.

 

[CC_Eagle]

Midnight Oil - The Real Thing
The Beatles - Twist & Shout
Billy Thorpe - Rock Me Baby, Be Bop A Lula
AC/DC - School Days
Grinspoon - Don't Change
SRV - Voodoo Chile
Blues Brothers - Sweet Home Chicago
Frenzal Rhomb - Home & Away theme
RATM - How Could I Just Kill A Man
RATM - Ghost Of Tom Joad
Presidents Of The USA - Kick Out The Jams
Ratt - Back In Black
Maeder - Ca Plane Pour Moi
Spiderbait - Black Betty
Pennywise - Land Downunder

 

[CC_Eagle]

Powderfinger
Black fella white fella - by THe Warumpi band

Where can I find this!?

I've got the original, great song

 

[dimitri]

My Perogative - Britney Spears

Mysterious Girl - Peter andre

When Doves Cry - Guy Sebastian

 

[SpaceMonkey]

My Perogative - Britney Spears

Mysterious Girl - Peter andre

When Doves Cry - Guy Sebastian

Now I know you're trolling. How the f*ck didn't I see it earlier?

 

[PJ Marshal]

Metallica - Astronomy

beats the shit out of the blue oyster cults version

 

[skeepe]

My Perogative - Britney Spears

Mysterious Girl - Peter andre

When Doves Cry - Guy Sebastian

I seriously hope you were joking. Three of the worst "artists" (and I use the term loosly) to have ever graced God's green earth.

Some great covers:
Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy (Queen), Am I Evil (Diamondhead)
The Whitlams - Tangled Up In Blue (Bob Dylan)
Dropkick Murphys - Fields of Athenry (Trad.), Long Way to the Top (AC/DC), Amazing Grace (Trad.)
One Dollar Short - Not Pretty Enough (Kasey Chambers)
No Use For a Name - Fairytale of New York (The Pogues), Redemption Song (Bob Marley)
Living End - Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
Reel Big Fish - Take On Me (aHa)
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss (J Frank Wilson?)
Foo Fighters - Baker St (Gerry Rafferty)
Area 7 - Dawning of a New Era (The Specials)
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Where Do Broken Hearts Go? (Whitney Houston), Wild World (Cat Stevens)
Frenzal Rhomb - Dead Heart (Midnight Oil)
Pennywise - TNT (AC/DC), Land Downunder (Men At Work)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan), Hey Joe (The Leaves)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Heard it Throught the Grapevine (Gladys Night & The Pips)
Rage Against The Machine - Renegades of Funk (Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force)
Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin)
Faith No More - War Pigs (Black Sabbath)

 

[Bazal]

Screaming Jets-Eve of Destruction
Living End-Tainted Love
Living End-Sunday Bloody Sunday
Metallica-Whiskey in the Jar
Grinspoon-Don't Change

Just a few off the top of my head....

 

[carcharias]

Where can I find this!?

I've got the original, great song

ha ! I tried on lime wire yeterday but no good.

I have heard JJJ play it , I'll look into it.

 

[carcharias]

http://www.powderfinger.com/vs/discog/albums/dballerg/singles/daf/default.asp
D.A.F single

 

[wittyfan]

Wonderful Life - Ace of Base (original by Black)

 

[Anonymous]

Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Probably on par with the original
Gunnners - Knockin on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan - I think)
Beatles - Twist and Shout (Isley brothers?)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
Oasis - I am the Walrus (Beatles)

 

[dimitri]

My Perogative - Britney Spears

Mysterious Girl - Peter andre

When Doves Cry - Guy Sebastian

Now I know you're trolling. How the f*ck didn't I see it earlier?

i really like their versions

i think they are great

!!!!!!!!!!!

peter andre made mysterious girl his own - after such a fabulous cover

 

[CC_Eagle]

Reel Big Fish - Take On Me (aHa)

Foo Fighters - Baker St (Gerry Rafferty)


Frenzal Rhomb - Dead Heart (Midnight Oil)
Pennywise - TNT (AC/DC), Land Downunder (Men At Work)

Rage Against The Machine - Renegades of Funk (Afrika Bambaataa & the

:thumnn

Where did ya find the Frenzal cover of The Dead Heart?

 

[Anonymous]

Where did ya find the Frenzal cover of The Dead Heart?

Its on Power and the Passion: A Tribute to Midnight Oil. Other artists covering Oils tracks include Something For Kate, Shihad, Grinspoon and Area 7.

My favourites:

Hoodoo Gurus - Hard Days Night (The Beatles)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan)
Across the Univers - John Butler Trio (The Beatles)
Black Betty - Spiderbait (Leadbelly)
Metallica - So What (Anti Nowhere League)
Mad World - Gary Jules (Tears for Fears)

 

[Anonymous]

Forgot about all along the watchtower. Love Jimi's version.

 

[JoeD]

Faith No More - Easy

 

[sportive cupid]

I wanna know what love is _ ANthony Callea

 

[dimitri]

i need to know - marc anthony

 

[CliffyIsGod]

Down in the Park -- Foo Fighters

Who sang the original? Was it Gary Numan?