Great Covers

[brightlights]

What are some great covers you've heard? It's always fun to hear who's covered what, especially if it's new information to you. Here's some off the top of my head:

CCR - Heard it through the Grapvine (originally Marvin Gaye)

Nick Drake - Don't Think Twice it's Alright (originally Bob Dylan)

John Denver - The Weight (originally The Band)

edit:
Elliott Smith - Because (originally The Beatles)

 

[imawebmonkey]

Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatter's - Heart (originally Elton John)

Hey Hey What Can I Do - Hootie and the Blowfish (originally Led Zeppelin)

Crimson and Clover - Joan Jett (originally Tommy James)

 

[Lithium Hobo]

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson
Mad World - (forget his name)

 

[tqpix]

American Pie -- Madonna.

 

[Links234]

ROCK ME AMADEUS - MEGAHERZ (FALCO) [God, I LOVE this cover]
Stripped - Rammstein (Depeche Mode)
House of the Rising Sun - Bob Dylan (The Animals)
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons (Nena)

And many others I'm not thinking of

 

[Qyöt27]

Orgy - "Blue Monday" (New Order)
Godhead - "Eleanor Rigby" (The Beatles)
Watashi Wa - "Message In A Bottle" (The Police)
Gene Simmons - "Firestarter" (Prodigy)
Metallica - "Die Die My Darling" (Misfits)
Circle Of Dust - "Am I In Sync?" (Steve Taylor)
The Blake Babies - "Temptation Eyes" (The Grass Roots)
Peter Murphy - "Final Solution" (Pere Ubu)
Faith Hill - "Cry" (Angie Aparo)
Fanmail - "I Want It That Way" (Backstreet Boys)
Local H - "Toxic" (Britney Spears)
Gravity Kills - "Personal Jesus" (Depeche Mode)
Powerman 5000 - "Relax" (Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Real McCoy - "If You're Not In It For Love (I'm Outta Here)" (Shania Twain)
Third Eye Blind - "Train In Vain" (The Clash)
Deadsy - "Fox On The Run" (Sweet) and "Tom Sawyer" (Rush)
SR-71 - "I Want You To Want Me" (Cheap Trick), "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (John Denver), and "Let It Whip" (Dazz Band)
Atrocity - "Shout" (Tears For Fears)
Devo - "Head Like A Hole" (Nine Inch Nails)
10,000 Maniacs - "Because The Night" (Patti Smith)
Bowling For Soup - "I Ran" (A Flock Of Seagulls)

and a bunch of others...

 

[JaelWasWickedCool]

i think my favorite cover ever is "cornflake girl" (originally by tori amos) as performed by jawbox.

other good ones:
ring of fire - social distortion (originally johnny cash)
mrs. robinson - the lemonheads (originally simon & garfunkel)
candy - slick shoes (originally jessica simpson)
king of pain - brandtson (originally the police)
firestarter - jimmy eat world (originally prodigy)

 

[SaintOfMe]

Best cover EVER: All Along the Watchtower -- Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)

Other good covers:
Death Letter -- White Stripes (Son House)
American Woman -- Lenny Kravitz (The Guess Who)
Mississippi -- Sheryl Crow (Bob Dylan)
Rivers of Babylon -- Sublime (The Melodians)

 

[MetalBlade]

On the new Demons and Wizards album, they do a cover of the Immigrant Song, which is good!

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Black Boys On Mopeds-Brandtson (Sinead O'Connor)
King of Pain-Brandtson (The Police)
Love My Way-Mineral (The Psychedelic Furs)
When the Levy Breaks-Judge (Led Zep)
Long Way Down-Haste The Day (Goo Goo Dolls)
Hair of the Dog-Guns N Roses (Nazareth)
Hurt-Johnny Cash (NIN)
Personal Jesus-Johnny Cash (Depeche Mode)

 

[WhenFinallySetFree777]

Ben Folds's cover of Tiny Dancer is great - only someone as talented as he could pull off something by the also wonderfully gifted Elton John.

 

[Moros]

Metallica is an excellent cover band.

 

[absolutely_lost_86]

Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica (Thin Lizzy)
Knockin On Heaven's Door - Guns N Roses (Bob Dylan)
Come On Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot (Slade)

 

[BOJAX]

Painted Faces "In The Heat Of The Night" (Ray Charles)
A Passing Fancy "People In Me" (Music Machine)
Devo "Satisfaction" although it doesn't hold a candle to the(Rolling Stones)version
Downliners Sect "Cadillac" (Bo Diddley)
Ronnie Hawkins "40 Days" (Chuck Berry "30 Days) note: Ronnie also covered 30 days which was pretty much the same song as 40 days except slower

 

[Z500]

Atrocity - Die Liebe (Laibach)
Cannibal Corpse - No Remorse (Metallica)
Cannibal Corpse - The Exorcist (Possessed)
Dream Theater - Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple)
Emperor - Cromlech (Darkthrone)
Exhumed - Death Metal (Possessed)
Metallica - Am I Evil (Diamond Head)
Teeth of Lions Rule the Divine - New Pants and Shirt (Killdozer) <-- never heard the original though
Zaraza - Nova Akropola (Laibach)

and for the record, Vader does terrible covers

 

[Chrome]

Dream Theater performs quite a few covers, and all are done well. Also, Aces High from Iron Maiden covered by Arch Enemy is cool too.

 

[cygnusx1]

Dream Theater performs quite a few covers, and all are done well. Also, Aces High from Iron Maiden covered by Arch Enemy is cool too.

 

[cygnusx1]

The all time greatest cover is ................... *drum roll*


All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix ....... written by Bob Dylan

 

[MikeMcK]

"Scarlet Begonias" - Jimmy Buffett (Grateful Dead)

"Thank God the Tiki Bar is Open" - Jimmy Buffett (John Hiatt)

"Old '55" - Eagles (Iain Matthews)

"Something Stupid" - Mavericks (Frank Sinatra)

"Gallo Del Cielo" - Joe Ely (Tom Russel)

"Navajo Rug" - Jerry Jeff Walker (Tom Russel)

 

[foo-oswald]

"No Matter What" -- Def Leppard (originally Badfinger)