Your favourite covers?

by **J@3** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:49 am

At the risk of this thread being flooded by Orgy posts, I'm interested in what covers people like. Here's some of mine...

Atreyu - You Give Love A Bad Name (Bon Jovi cover)

Bullet For My Valentine - No Easy Way Out (Robert Tepper cover, Rocky IV soundtrack FTW)

Trivium - Master Of Puppets (Metallica cover)

Evergreen Terrace - Mad World (Tears for Fears cover)

Metallica - Die, Die My Darling (Misfits cover)

AFI - Rio (Duran Duran cover)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN cover)

Me First and The Gimme Gimmes - Annie's Song (John Denver)

Iced Earth - Highway To Hell (AC/DC cover)

Not to mention the 50 billion covers of Last Caress (originally by the Misfits, covered by AFI, Metallica, NOFX etc)

by **Pera** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:06 am

I don't really know of that many covers, but I seem to like the Alien Ant Farm's cover for Michael Jackson's song Smooth Criminal.

The No Easy Way Out cover by BFMV is good too, but it doesn't beat the original. Survivor has also made a cover from that song if I'm not mistaken.

by **Sauru** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:07 am

i am more interested in these orgys that you speak of

by **Joe'** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:15 am

Covers I like:

- Foo Fighters - Danny Says (originally by The Ramones)
- Foo Fighters - Life of Illusion (John Welsh)
- Foo Fighters - Sister Europe (The Psychedelic Furs)
- Foo Fighters - Born on a Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Keane - Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie)
- Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
- Nirvana - Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam (The Vaselines)
- The Proclaimers - Get Ready (The Temptations)
- Marylin Manson - Tainted Love (Soft Cell)
- Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi (Joni Mitchell)
- Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes (Carl Perkins)
- Elvis Presley - Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (The Funk Brothers)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Good Golly Miss Molly (Little Richard)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put a Spell on You (Screamin Jay Hawkins)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Susie Q (Dale Hawkins)
- Lenny Kravitz - American Woman (The Guess Who)
- Aerosmith - Come Together (The Beatles)
- Santana - Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac)
- The Doors - Alabama Song (Kurt Weill)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
- Cake - I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)
- Guns & Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)
- Pearl Jam - Love, Reigh O'er Me (The Who; although Vedder's voice ruins it, the instrumentals are awesome)
- The Beatles - Twist & Shout (The Topnotes)
- The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry)
- AC/DC - School Days (Chuck Berry)
- AC/DC - Johnny B. Goode (Chuck Berry)
- John Lennon - Stand by Me (Ben King)
- Jerry Lee Lewis - Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry)
- José Feliciano - Light My Fire (Only good Doors cover)
- José Feliciano - Billie Jean (Michael Jackson; amazing cover, on guitar)
- Dave Grohl - Tiny Dancer (Elton John)

Some awfully obvious ones there but whatever.

Cover songs I hate (and think the bands/artists covering them should die):

- Paramore - My Hero (Foo Fighters; this should be illegal or something)
- My Chemical Romance - Under Pressure (Queen & David Bowie; read above)
- Will Young - Light My Fire (The Doors - FOR GOD'S SAKE, WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU COVER A DOORS SONG?!?!?)
- Snoop Dogg - Riders on the Storm (The Doors - read above; in my opinion the worst cover on this planet, but the fact that it's my favorite Doors song may have something to do with that)
- Jessica Simpson - These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (Frank Sinatra; Oh God, my ears! Although I rather "teach her a lesson" than have her die :cheeky:

)
- Another Brick in the Wall - Korn (Pink Floyd)
- Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams Are Made of This (Eurythmics)
- I don't know if it counts but I really hate that remix they did of Elvis' "A Little Less Conversation"
- G4 - Bohemian Rhapsody
- Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana)
- Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O'Mine (Guns & Roses)
- Greenday - I Fought The Law (The Clash)

by **Pera** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:34 am

Isn't that Snoop Dogg cover supposed to be titled Riders Of The Storm?

I don't know why my friends like that song. It is terrible when Snoop's singing it.

by **Joe'** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:45 am

Nah, it's "Riders on the Storm". Snoop Dogg's cover is the perfect example of why post-90's rap/hip-hop sucks huge, hairy balls and is nothing more than a pathetic way of making money.

by **Ty-Land** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:45 am

My list:

Ryan Adams - Wonderwall
Oasis - My Generation
Oasis - I Am The Walrus
Razorlight - Hey Ya!
The Vines - Miss Jackson
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie)
The Beatles - Twist & Shout (The Topnotes)
Ben Folds - Tiny Dancer
Stereophonics - Don't Let Me Down
Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags
Ben Harper - The Drugs Don't Work
Noel Gallagher - This Guys In Love With You
Noel Gallagher - To Be Someone
The Jam - David Watts
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix - Daytripping
The Magic Numbers - Crazy in Love
Manic Street Preaches - Suicide is Painless
Oasis - Hey Hey, My My
Noel Gallagher - Tomorrow Never Knows
Oasis - Merry Xmas Everybody
Oasis - Cum On Feel The Noize
The Mojo Filters (aka Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher) - Come Together
Oasis - Helter Skelter
Paul Weller - What's Going On
The Pictures - Richard III
William Shatner - Common People
Youth Group - Forever Young
The Wrights - Evie (Parts I, II & III)
The Who - Fortune Teller
White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
The Vines - I'm Only Sleeping
Rufus Wainwright - Across the Universe
Ben Harper - Strawberry Fields Forever
Oasis - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
The Black Crowes - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Heather Nova -We Can Work It Out
Oasis - Whole Lotta Love

Think that is everything. I'm sure I will remember more later :wink:

by **Gundy** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 1:49 pm

A Perfect Circle - Imagine

Primus - Have a Cigar

by **The X** on Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:08 pm

Jae wrote:At the risk of this thread being flooded by Orgy posts, I'm interested in what covers people like. Here's some of mine...

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN cover)

I agree, it's a great cover....very powerful & moving rendition by Cash....I've got that CD....don't mind the One cover too, but probably prefer Hurt cover more....

by **Gundy** on Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:12 pm

Deftones - Simple Man

Chino's mournful wail strangely makes this cover great to me.

by **el badman** on Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:00 am

Deftones - Simple Man

Chino's mournful wail strangely makes this cover great to me

The Deftones also did a great Sade cover featuring Jonah from Far/Onlinedrawing, but I forgot the name of the song...it's one of the most famous ones.
Also, they did a Duran Duran cover, "The Chauffeur", which is pretty good.

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Thu Mar 13, 2008 5:10 pm

The Ramones - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Creedence CLearwater Revival)
The Ramones - What A Wonderful World (Louie Armstrong)

YouTube · by **Lean** on Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:19 am

Stone Temple Pilots - Break on Through (The Doors)

Scot Weiland performed this live with the remaining members of The Doors in their reunion TV special. (Y)

by **Gundy** on Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:49 pm

ISIS - Hand of Doom (Black Sabbath cover)

they fucking slay the original

by **Lamrock** on Wed Oct 01, 2008 1:30 am

Weezer - Velouria (Pixies)

Recorded right before they started to suck.

YouTube · by **Lean** on Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:56 pm

I find Chris Cornell's cover of Billie Jean great, too.

by **Joe'** on Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:58 pm

Lean wrote:I find Chris Cornell's cover of Billie Jean great, too.

I have a huge man-crush on Chris but his cover of Billie Jean just doesn't do it for me... Check out José Feliciano's version of the song. Crazy what that guy can do with a guitar.

by **Drex** on Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:28 pm

Aaron Lewis' cover of GNR's Patience is fucking awesome. At the end he sounds just like Axl.

by BZ on Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:00 am

Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver (Deo Cover)
Bullet For My Valentine - Crazy Train (Black Sabbath Cover)

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:33 pm

We Can Work It Out - PFR (Beatles cover)
Under Pressure - Keane (Queen & David Bowie)
The Game - Drowning Pool (Motorhead; not a cover entirely but the similarity of tones are there)

by **Lamrock** on Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:37 pm

Joe' wrote:
Lean wrote:I find Chris Cornell's cover of Billie Jean great, too.

I have a huge man-crush on Chris

My landlord made out with Chris Cornell once. Yeah, its completely off-topic, but its such an awesome fact that I don't care.

YouTube · by **Lean** on Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:17 pm

shadowgrin wrote:The Game - Drowning Pool (Motorhead; not a cover entirely but the similarity of tones are there)

Maybe it's just me, or their live version of the song (WrestleMania X8), doesn't sound as clear.

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:45 am

Live version sucked monkey nuts.
You can find the recorded studio version in the internets.

Lamrock wrote:My landlord made out with Chris Cornell once. Yeah, its completely off-topic, but its such an awesome fact that I don't care.

Landlady. I hope "landlord" was a typo, else Chris Cornell just made out with a dude.

by **Sauru** on Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:33 am

i am still waiting to see these orgies, this thread mislead me

by **benji** on Mon Oct 06, 2008 6:06 am

He's referring to:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phnld-XX0tM[/youtube]
(Original.)

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