the cover thread

[konijn]

as a spin-off of the 'song of the day' thread, how about a 'cover of the day' thread?

criteria: covers that or as good or better than the original (in the posters humble opinion) or that show an original/unexpected take on the original.

maybe a good idea to mention the original artist in your post, might not always be evident.

Since I'm in a good mood, I'll start with a happy one: Seu Jorge covering David Bowie's Life on Mars? (from the movie A life aquatic):

[Flashman4]

Not neccessarily better but here's William Shatner's vesion of Elton Johns' "Rocketman"

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Cringeworthy stuff indeed.

[Colonelboris]

Nouvelle Vague - Just can't get enough
The Cardigans - Iron Man

[Jack]

Gianna Nannini - Io e Bobby McGee

[LeeD]

Really like the cover of bowie.

I have a lot of covers which I could put up here, some ive already put up in the song of the day thread....but still cant resist based on the title of this thread.

Ill give just a few:-

Damien Rice & Ray Lamontagne "to love somebody"

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Mat Weddle "hey ya"

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Barefoot "born slippy"

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[Dodger]

Hayseed Dixie: Highway to Hell

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[Nickers]

this has to rank as one of the best covers

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this has to rank as one of the worst!!!!

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[DaveA]

The worst cover I have heard in recent years is Comfortably-Numb , murdered by the Scissor Sisters. They should be taken out and shot. An atmospheric deep moody piece swelling into a soaring guitar solo is reduced by some talentless tossers to some pop backbeat drivel.

dave

[Nickers]

	Quote:	DaveA
	The worst cover I have heard in recent years is Comfortably-Numb , murdered by the Scissor Sisters. They should be taken out and shot. An atmospheric deep moody piece swelling into a soaring guitar solo is reduced by some talentless tossers to some pop backbeat drivel. dave

see my above post Dave - can't agree more

[DaveA]

Hayseed Dixie are great. They make me laugh. Even the Young brothers like them...they offer a completely different bluegrass arrangement of it.

dave

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	Hayseed Dixie: Highway to Hell How does this work?

[DaveA]

"Walk On By" , covered by The Stranglers, one of the best bands ever in the history of the world ever ever ever. I cant even remember which female crooner did it first...

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[Caroline]

Amy winehouse covering the Zutons 'Valerie'

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[LeeD]

cheeky little on.

Jamiroquai covering sunny on the jools holland show.

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[LeeD]

When I was in London last week I got an album called Radio one Established 1967. Basically 40 tracks of covers starting in 1967 going till 2007. Here was one of the nice ones:-

Stereophonics - you sexy thing

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[Yokine]

I've got nice copies of both Travis and Fountains of Wayne doing Britney's "Hit me baby one more time". Both are differently done and expose a really great song.

[terryhall]

I was going to post Ben Folds' cover of Dr Dre's "Bitches Ain't Shit" but I think I already put that in Song of the Day, so here's a complete cracker...

Roxy Music - Jealous Guy

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One of only two John Lennon covers that I consider to be on a par with the original, and criminally this was Roxy Music's ONLY UK number 1...!

[Colonelboris]

Coldplay's cover of 'You Only Live Twice' was pretty good, even if they are just pasteurised Radiohead.

[DaveA]

This had to be done. Billy Joel just dont cut it, so leave the singing to the man that can. "Just The Way You Are" covered by the Walrus of lurvve.

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[smackerjack]

Two best covers are-

Joe Cocker - 'A little help from my friends'
a cover of The Beatles.

Jimi Hendrix - 'All along the Watchtower'
a cover of Bob Dylan.

[terryhall]

Dammit - hardly any of my favourite covers are on Youtube

(Boy Kill Boy - Maneater, awesome)

But thankfully this one is

Much respect for the cowbell

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