Best and Worst Covers - Page 3

StoneSkipper · 18-04-2011

Jessica Simpson's cover of Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made For Walking is pretty much the essence of a bad cover....

ellastica · 20-04-2011

M Ward does a slew of great covers:
You Still Believe in Me/ Brian Wilson ( I prefer the cover over the original)
Green River/ John Fogerty
Let's Dance/David Bowie
Well-Tempered Clavier/ Johannes Sebastian Bach

other good covers:
Dancing in the Dark- Ted Leo & The Rx (Bruce Springsteen)
Everyday I Write the Book- Ron Sexsmith- Elvis Costello
Just Like Heaven- Dinosaur Jr (The Cure)
The Forest- Nouvelle Vague (The Cure)
8 Miles High- Husker Du (The Byrds)

not so good:
some god awful R&B cover of "Fell in Love with a Girl", really this song makes me queasy

Lily Jo · 20-04-2011

^^I think the cover you're talking about is Joss Stone.

Imagine-LIVE (originally John Lennon). This song is so precious that normally people should really stay away from it. But Ed Kowalcyk sang this song like nobody's business and he blew the roof off the entertainment centre.

Blind Willie McTell- The White Stripes (originally Dylan)
Paths of Victory- Cat power (originally Dylan)
I hope that i don't fall in love with you- Hootie and the Blowfish (original Tom Waits)

liv4beauty · 21-04-2011

Surprised no one mentioned Cowboy Junkie's version of Sweet Jane. (Original by Lou Reed). It's a classic!

Perickles · 22-05-2011

Best cover Am Tag Als Conny Kramer Starb by Juliane Werding (well it isn't really a cover, it's a version but %100 best than the original) (originally The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band)
Worst cover Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm

JacquelineJane · 24-05-2011

A couple of good covers (IMO) - not saying they're better than the original... just that they're quality in their own right...

Placebo - Running Up That Hill (originally by Kate Bush)
Arcade Fire - Maps (originally by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
Nada Surf - If You Leave (originally by OMD)
Florence & The Machine - You Got the Love (originally by The Source)
Alanis Morissette - My Humps (originally by Fergie)
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (originally by Leonard Cohen)
311 - Love Song (originally by The Cure)
Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith - Not In Love (originally by Platinum Blonde)
Jonsi - Time To Pretend (originally by MGMT)
The Vines - Ms Jackson (originally by Outkast)

**ckgirlbr** · 27-05-2011

Fiona Apple's version of Across the Universe is beautiful

La bordélique · 03-06-2011

Best:
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (Bob Dylan ?)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green (Bee Gees)
Teardrops - The xx (Womack and Womack)
Superstar - Sonic Youth (The Carpenters / Delaney and Bonnie)
Yesterday Once More - Redd Kross (The Carpenters)
End of the World - Girls (Skeeter Davis)
Running Up That Hill - Placebo (Kate Bush)
Where Is My Mind - Placebo (Pixies)
Some Velvet Morning - Primal Scream and Kate Moss (Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra)
Baby I Love You - The Ramones (The Ronettes)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2 or Joey Ramone (Darlene Love)
In My Room - Best Coast (The Beach Boys)
That's The Way Boys Are - Best Coast (Lesley Gore)
Llorando - Rebekah Del Rio (Roy Orbison)
Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (Tony Bennett)
Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones)
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Patti Smith (Nirvana)
My Generation - Patti Smith (The Who)
Ceremony - Radiohead (Joy Division)
Happiness Is a Warm Gun - The Breeders (The Beatles)
The Boy With Thorn In His Side - Jeff Buckley (The Smiths)
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
Ashes to Ashes - Warpaint (David Bowie)
I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie (The Velvet Underground)
Iron Man - The Cardigans (Black Sabbath)
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - The Cardigans (Black Sabbath)
Siboney - Connie Francis (Ernesto Lecuona)
Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies (The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed)
Valerie - Amy Winehouse (The Zutons)
Dreams - Faye Wong (The Cranberries)
The Passenger - Siouxsie and the Banshees (Iggy Pop)
A Day in The Life - Suede (The Beatles)
Requiem for a Jerk - Placebo and Françoise Hardy (Serge Gainsbourg)
Song to the Siren - Bryan Ferry (Tim Buckley)
Le chat du café des artistes - Charlotte Gainsbourg (Jean-Pierre Ferland)
Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells)

Worst:
Fluorescent Adolescent - Kate Nash (Arctic Monkeys)
Islands / Love The Way You Lie - Taylor Momsen (The xx / Eminem and Rihanna)
Tonight, Tonight - Panic at the Disco (Smashing Pumpkins)
Under Pressure - The Used and My Chemical Romance (Queen and David Bowie)
If You Leave - Good Charlotte (OMD)
Last Christmas - Hilary Duff (Wham!)
So many covers by Girls Aloud...

***ana*** · 03-06-2011

Another good one: It's My Party by Amy Winehouse (Lesley Gore).
Oh and Last Nite by Los Hermanos (The Strokes).

Also most covers by The Baseballs and by Nouvelle Vague...

LuellaLuella · 05-06-2011

Best:
Cover: In The Heat of The Morning - The Last Shadow Puppets
Original: David Bowie
Cover: Baby, I'm Yours - Arctic Monkeys
Original: Barbara Lewis
Cover: Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Original: The Zutons

Worst:
Cover: Teenage Dirtbag - Girls Aloud
Original: Wheatus
(They probably don't even know who Iron Maiden are)
Cover: Fluorescent Adolescent - Kate Nash
Original - Arctic Monkeys
Cover: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Sugababes
Original: Arctic Monkeys

There are loads more in both categories, but right now I can't be bothered...

**Scott** · 05-06-2011

beth gibbons version of candy says by the velvet underground...absolutely gorgeous!

anarcobitch · 10-06-2011

BEST:
Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd
( ) - Sigur Rós
london calling - the clash
nevermind the bollocks - sex pistols
lest we forget - marilyn manson
the velvet underground & nico - velvet underground
ziggy stardust - david bowie

WORST:

cannibal corpse (all of them, gross!!)

LuellaLuella · 10-06-2011

One to add which I just came across - Only You Know, Alex Turner (originally by Dion):

Just amazing...his voice :-)

***ana*** · 29-07-2011

Definitely one of the best. (Original by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)

fluxxx · 30-07-2011

This is one of the best

Groove Armada - Crazy For You (Madonna)

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liv4beauty front row Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: homme Posts: 382	Surprised no one mentioned Cowboy Junkie's version of Sweet Jane. (Original by Lou Reed). It's a classic! Last edited by liv4beauty; 21-04-2011 at 01:16 PM. Reason: error in spelling

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Perickles backstage pass Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Mendoza, Argentina Gender: homme Posts: 826	Best cover Am Tag Als Conny Kramer Starb by Juliane Werding (well it isn't really a cover, it's a version but %100 best than the original) (originally The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down by The Band) Worst cover Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm __________________ marcel duchamp - john galliano - meadham kirchhoff - vivienne westwood - jean paul gaultier

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ckgirlbr sky's not the limit Mod Squad Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Gender: femme Posts: 7,384	Fiona Apple's version of Across the Universe is beautiful __________________ plus on parle plus les mots ne veulent rien dire

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*ana* old-fashioned Mod Squad Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: femme Posts: 6,092	Another good one: It's My Party by Amy Winehouse (Lesley Gore). Oh and Last Nite by Los Hermanos (The Strokes). Also most covers by The Baseballs and by Nouvelle Vague... __________________ catchin' colds and missin' planes

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StoneSkipper fashion elite Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brazil Gender: homme Posts: 2,902	Jessica Simpson's cover of Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Are Made For Walking is pretty much the essence of a bad cover....

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ellastica tfs star Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: another girl, another planet Gender: femme Posts: 1,840	M Ward does a slew of great covers: You Still Believe in Me/ Brian Wilson ( I prefer the cover over the original) Green River/ John Fogerty Let's Dance/David Bowie Well-Tempered Clavier/ Johannes Sebastian Bach other good covers: Dancing in the Dark- Ted Leo & The Rx (Bruce Springsteen) Everyday I Write the Book- Ron Sexsmith- Elvis Costello Just Like Heaven- Dinosaur Jr (The Cure) The Forest- Nouvelle Vague (The Cure) 8 Miles High- Husker Du (The Byrds) not so good: some god awful R&B cover of "Fell in Love with a Girl", really this song makes me queasy

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Lily Jo trendsetter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Australia Gender: femme Posts: 1,378	^^I think the cover you're talking about is Joss Stone. Imagine-LIVE (originally John Lennon). This song is so precious that normally people should really stay away from it. But Ed Kowalcyk sang this song like nobody's business and he blew the roof off the entertainment centre. Blind Willie McTell- The White Stripes (originally Dylan) Paths of Victory- Cat power (originally Dylan) I hope that i don't fall in love with you- Hootie and the Blowfish (original Tom Waits)

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JacquelineJane front row Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London Gender: femme Posts: 280	A couple of good covers (IMO) - not saying they're better than the original... just that they're quality in their own right... Placebo - Running Up That Hill (originally by Kate Bush) Arcade Fire - Maps (originally by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Nada Surf - If You Leave (originally by OMD) Florence & The Machine - You Got the Love (originally by The Source) Alanis Morissette - My Humps (originally by Fergie) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (originally by Leonard Cohen) 311 - Love Song (originally by The Cure) Crystal Castles feat. Robert Smith - Not In Love (originally by Platinum Blonde) Jonsi - Time To Pretend (originally by MGMT) The Vines - Ms Jackson (originally by Outkast)

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La bordélique earthbound Join Date: Mar 2006 Gender: femme Posts: 4,837	Best: House of the Rising Sun - The Animals (Bob Dylan ?) How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green (Bee Gees) Teardrops - The xx (Womack and Womack) Superstar - Sonic Youth (The Carpenters / Delaney and Bonnie) Yesterday Once More - Redd Kross (The Carpenters) End of the World - Girls (Skeeter Davis) Running Up That Hill - Placebo (Kate Bush) Where Is My Mind - Placebo (Pixies) Some Velvet Morning - Primal Scream and Kate Moss (Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra) Baby I Love You - The Ramones (The Ronettes) Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2 or Joey Ramone (Darlene Love) In My Room - Best Coast (The Beach Boys) That's The Way Boys Are - Best Coast (Lesley Gore) Llorando - Rebekah Del Rio (Roy Orbison) Blue Velvet - Bobby Vinton (Tony Bennett) Sheena Is a Punk Rocker - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (The Ramones) Smells Like Teen Spirit - Patti Smith (Nirvana) My Generation - Patti Smith (The Who) Ceremony - Radiohead (Joy Division) Happiness Is a Warm Gun - The Breeders (The Beatles) The Boy With Thorn In His Side - Jeff Buckley (The Smiths) The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie) Ashes to Ashes - Warpaint (David Bowie) I'm Waiting For The Man - David Bowie (The Velvet Underground) Iron Man - The Cardigans (Black Sabbath) Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - The Cardigans (Black Sabbath) Siboney - Connie Francis (Ernesto Lecuona) Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies (The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed) Valerie - Amy Winehouse (The Zutons) Dreams - Faye Wong (The Cranberries) The Passenger - Siouxsie and the Banshees (Iggy Pop) A Day in The Life - Suede (The Beatles) Requiem for a Jerk - Placebo and Françoise Hardy (Serge Gainsbourg) Song to the Siren - Bryan Ferry (Tim Buckley) Le chat du café des artistes - Charlotte Gainsbourg (Jean-Pierre Ferland) Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Tommy James and the Shondells) Worst: Fluorescent Adolescent - Kate Nash (Arctic Monkeys) Islands / Love The Way You Lie - Taylor Momsen (The xx / Eminem and Rihanna) Tonight, Tonight - Panic at the Disco (Smashing Pumpkins) Under Pressure - The Used and My Chemical Romance (Queen and David Bowie) If You Leave - Good Charlotte (OMD) Last Christmas - Hilary Duff (Wham!) So many covers by Girls Aloud...

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LuellaLuella fashion insider Join Date: May 2011 Location: London Gender: femme Posts: 2,241	Best: Cover: In The Heat of The Morning - The Last Shadow Puppets Original: David Bowie Cover: Baby, I'm Yours - Arctic Monkeys Original: Barbara Lewis Cover: Valerie - Amy Winehouse Original: The Zutons Worst: Cover: Teenage Dirtbag - Girls Aloud Original: Wheatus (They probably don't even know who Iron Maiden are) Cover: Fluorescent Adolescent - Kate Nash Original - Arctic Monkeys Cover: I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Sugababes Original: Arctic Monkeys There are loads more in both categories, but right now I can't be bothered... __________________ Extravagance matters to worshippers of the pound...

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Scott Stitch:the Hand Mod Squad Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Among the trees Gender: homme Posts: 12,450	beth gibbons version of candy says by the velvet underground...absolutely gorgeous!

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anarcobitch front row Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gender: femme Posts: 282	BEST: Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division Dark Side of The Moon - Pink Floyd ( ) - Sigur Rós london calling - the clash nevermind the bollocks - sex pistols lest we forget - marilyn manson the velvet underground & nico - velvet underground ziggy stardust - david bowie WORST: cannibal corpse (all of them, gross!!) __________________ "But my darling, this is not Wonderland and you're not Alice." Last edited by anarcobitch; 10-06-2011 at 08:43 AM.

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*ana* old-fashioned Mod Squad Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Gender: femme Posts: 6,092	Definitely one of the best. (Original by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) __________________ catchin' colds and missin' planes

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fluxxx trendsetter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Indonesia Gender: homme Posts: 1,486	This is one of the best Groove Armada - Crazy For You (Madonna)

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