Cover Songs

[BeardedSonOfNel]

I'm a big fan of cover songs, and watching how other artist add their own interpretation. I thought it would be cool to start a thread where others can share some of their favorite covers.

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[lockwoodx]

You have the Johnny Cash hurt up there but not the David Bowie (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCMLwbdSrTY) one? Blasphemy! You did happen to pick mad world so all is forgiven.

Here are some fun covers I enjoy...

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Also there's the legendary (locally) Cliff Erickson (http://www.clifferickson.com/). He plays a MEAN TWELVE and covers everything under the sun that's classic rock related. Hell I even got to dance on stage with him when I wore one of those http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/78/d8934a4a6dccee3bd981b634b3e58c98/m.gif to a show and he decided to tune his guitar to it, then played dueling banjos while I danced Two Fisted with white russians. Good times!

For more than 30 years, Cliff has had a sustaining entertaining career. Cliff has traveled as a solo performer from his hometown of Port Huron, Michigan to venues all over the world. Though his home base is the Detroit, Michigan area, Cliff has entertained on Cruise Ships in the Greek Isles and currently performs at universities, clubs and conventions across the United States and Canada.

His charismatic stage presence sets him apart from other performers and his ability to capture an audience has been a welcome addition to the performances of headliners such as Ringo Starr, Kenny Rogers, Jim Carrey and the Beach Boys, among others.

Cliff has received acclaim not only from his fans, but has received the award of "Consummate Entertainer of the Year" by Orbit Magazine and The Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Award.
Cliff has two albums released by Accurate Records, and is currently working on his third album.

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RE: Famous Blue Raincoat

That's by far my favorite Cohen song sung by Cohen. I haven't listened to your link, yet, but I'll probably like it as well.
If you're talking Cohen covers you are required BY LAW to link Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah version. (no time right now to grab a link)

[lockwoodx]

Jesus christ I'm out of sorts today, I completely forgot the GREATEST COVER OF ALL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[Johan]

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I like it much better than the original, actually. Sorry Joni. :(

[Capt_Thad]

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Not sure if that counts a cover as much as just a different version of a Blues classic, but I like their version best.

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Sort of a requisite for this kinda discussion, right?

[BeardedSonOfNel]

RE: Famous Blue Raincoat

That's by far my favorite Cohen song sung by Cohen. I haven't listened to your link, yet, but I'll probably like it as well.
If you're talking Cohen covers you are required BY LAW to link Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah version. (no time right now to grab a link)

I really like rufus wainwright's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR0DKOGco_o) cover.

[Capt_Thad]

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[lockwoodx]

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OH FUCK


That's one of the first CD's I bought EVER and for that song. I even came across the CD the other day when digging through gaming stuff to put in the collection thread.

A /tiphat to you good sir.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

I like the Ugly Kid Joe version better!

[BeardedSonOfNel]

lockwoodx, I didn't even know Bowie did a version of Hurt. Thanks for the heads-up! I'm working my way through the rest of your post now. Thanks for sharing!

[Larnek]

Gotta say Cash's version of Hurt is one of my faves of all times. In different realm of music I always liked Leaving on a Jet Plane by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Punk/pop rock of 90s- early 00s that did nothing but covers.

[lockwoodx]

lockwoodx, I didn't even know Bowie did a version of Hurt. Thanks for the heads-up! I'm working my way through the rest of your post now. Thanks for sharing!

No problem. The Bowie one instantly popped into my mind because I was there. Not many good covers out there actually. If I can get a decent recording of my buddy, he could easily cover anything by Robert Plant or John Anderson.

[Agnostic Pope]

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All covers

[BabyJesus]

Not an awesome recording, but I found this and for some reason I love it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otdEhyGrujQ&feature=youtu.be

Frick, why cant i get this thing to embed?

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Best. Cover. Ever.

[Kreigmstr]

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[lockwoodx]

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[Capt_Thad]

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Call me crazy, but I'll take UB40 + Chrissie Hynde over Sonny & Cher. Really can't beat The Pretenders.

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Might even like that more than the Radiohead version...

Couple of solid covers from Alex Parks:

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and to bring it full circle, Coldplay doing a cover of a Pretenders song:

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Like the original more, but it's still a good version.

[Capt_Thad]

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[Metal Jesus]

This video always cracks me up. Make sure and watch some of the dudes in the background!

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[lockwoodx]

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There use to be such a thing as good music videos.

[Capt_Thad]

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[lockwoodx]

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[Agnostic Pope]

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It is almost as bad as the Johnny Cash one.

[Metal Jesus]

It is almost as bad as the Johnny Cash one.

Dude! That Johnny Cash video of Hurt, with him sitting at the table with glaucoma in his clouded eyes? Man, if that version doesn't move ya, you are a robot! :)

[Ravijn]

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One of my favorite bands.

[TheHulk]

W.A.S.P. did some great covers in their early days. Paint It Black, Easy Living, Mississippi Queen. Great covers.

[Metal Jesus]

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One of my favorite bands.

Ween used to do a fun cover of Van Halen's Hot for Teacher live. I love Ween!

[see colon]

I'm totally down with this thread. The older I get, the more I find myself enjoying covers. It's really hard to pear down a list small enough to post. I left out a ton and still feel like I went overboard.
Here's a few of my favs:
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It amazes me how some songs seam to have this quality about them that produces some really excellent covers. Songs like "Use Somebody" or "Don't Stop Believin'" can't seam to be done wrong, as long as the performer is competent of course.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

Wow, some nice additions to the thread folks!
Thanks for sharing, and please continue!

[Reverend Meta]

This has been really awesome to read/listen to.

Major props to see colon for posting Trent Reznor and co. doing the Warm Leatherette cover. The original was weird and great, the cover is effing amazing.

Dunno if there are any Peter Gabriel fans here, but the band Coal Chamber did an interesting cover of his Shock the Monkey that grew on me:
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The Finnish metal band Suburban Tribe also did a cover of it I enjoy:
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Major props to see colon for posting Trent Reznor and co. doing the Warm Leatherette cover. The original was weird and great, the cover is effing amazing.

Yeah, I found that one on accident one day looking at some Peter Murphy stuff. His voice is awesome. I was embarrassed that I hadn't heard it yet, because it's from 2006 (found it in 2009 i think), and had gone through a spat of Warm Leatherette remix searching only a few months earlier.

The other thing that's crazy about covers is that some are as fantastic as you'd imagine, like the Warm Leatherette cover. All of the people in that room are accomplished in their own right, and it comes together perfectly. I won't call anyone out for sucking, but I think we can all think of a few covers by accomplished musicians that came out wrong. What's really weird, and this holds true for me and the 7000 dying rats cover of Jock-O-Rama is that, while I really enjoy that cover, I've never found anything else from them that I've found even listen-able.

[Kreigmstr]

A couple friends of mine I used to be in a band with put these two together.

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This one is just the raw recording from the video camera.
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And finally them when I first met them in the early 90's.
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[Meusli]

Nobody's done Cake yet, so let me!!


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[BeardedSonOfNel]

Meusli, nice! Love me some Cake!

[Capt_Thad]

Maybe not technically a cover, since it's still Jonathon Coulton, but it is performed by a different vocalist:

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Still Alive performed by Sara Quin from Tegan & Sara. I <3 me some Tegan & Sara.

[revelation]

Anyone else use Second Hand Songs (http://www.secondhandsongs.com/)? I go there almost daily and check out obscure covers. It also surprises me when I come across a song that was a hit which I didn't realise was a cover.

Anyway. I absolutely love this cover of House of the Rising Sun.

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An old friend of mine doing a Beatles cover.

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[Capt_Thad]

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[divinechaos]

This Grace chick... She's pretty good.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

This Grace chick... She's pretty good.

She is! After seeing the above video I went to youtube to check out her other tunes. I'm off to Zune, and iTunes to look for some of her stuff to buy now.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

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[BeardedSonOfNel]

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[divinechaos]

I'll throw in some cover videos of my own, whythefucknot?

Freak On a Leash
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Incubus' Mexico
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Tenacious D's Dude I Totally Miss You
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[Capt_Thad]

heh You guys reacted the same way I did when I first heard her. Grace Potter is good stuff. Like a modern twist on some sort of combo of Stevie Nicks/Blondie/Heart. Good modern take on a classic sound.


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[Capt_Thad]

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"Sonic Boom" covered by Crush 40 and Cash Cash.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

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[BeardedSonOfNel]

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[Capt_Thad]

heh Nice link, I like their sound. Have to listen to more of her stuff.

With that song, think some other obligatory posts of covers of this song are in order:

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heh My personal inclination to Blues-rock may have led me to pick the versions that are heavier on that aspect. Awesome to see one song get reinterpreted so much though, in so many ways. Way too many versions for one post.

[BeardedSonOfNel]

^ Very nice links! I love how some songs can get so much love!

[Capt_Thad]

Can't get this song out of my head, so I started looking up covers. Turns out there's plenty from which to choose:

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Love the metal take. Hard to beat that Grace Potter version though.

[Capt_Thad]

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This popped up when I was looking at that last vid, guess they're both from the Sucker Punch OST. Thought it was a cool take.

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[BeardedSonOfNel]

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Thanks for the Grace Potter heads-up. They'll be in town next month. It may be worth leaving the basement to see them.

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[BeardedSonOfNel]

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[ARProductions]

heh Nice link, I like their sound. Have to listen to more of her stuff.

With that song, think some other obligatory posts of covers of this song are in order:

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heh My personal inclination to Blues-rock may have led me to pick the versions that are heavier on that aspect. Awesome to see one song get reinterpreted so much though, in so many ways. Way too many versions for one post.

I personally like the Aerosmith version the best. Hopefully when I see them in August, they will play that song, same with the song Toys In The Attic, and so on.