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by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:02 pm

Okay, so the Dino, he's a listening to his a new iPod, eh? Anna I got a the Dwight Yoakam's cover of a the Clash song "Train inna the Vain, eh?"

Holy crappa it's a like, not even a the same song, eh? Iffa I dinna know better, the Dino, he'd a swear it was a the country song originally, no?

Anna right a before that? Sun Kil Moon's a "Tiny Cities, They Made From a the Ashes," which is a the cover of a the Modest Mouse, no? Again... she's a the TOTALLY different song! Almost a the unrecognizable...

What's a you favorite cover song, eh? Tell us a the artist, a the song, anna the orginal artist as a well, iffa you please...

by **havocSchultz** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:03 pm

Gin & Juice... i think it was by The Tractors - either way - a country band - re-doing Snoop's original... fucking hilarious...

by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:06 pm

Yes, yes, but I was a not a thinking of a the "gag" covers, eh? There's a the ton of a those, no?

No, I was a thinking more along a the lines of a the serious covers, eh?

But who is a the Dino to judge? List away!

by **MiltonWaddams** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:07 pm

Hungry Like the Wolf by Reel Big Fish, it's on a Duran Duran tribute album, but I still like it.

If you came from the NoFX era of punk, I think you get your card revoked if you don't cover "Take On Me".

by **havocSchultz** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:08 pm

DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:Yes, yes, but I was a not a thinking of a the "gag" covers, eh? There's a the ton of a those, no?

No, I was a thinking more along a the lines of a the serious covers, eh?

But who is a the Dino to judge? List away!

no - it was a real song - real cover - i think they even released it - snoop gave them full permission - it's funny cause they use all the same cusses and terms and words that snoop used - just done in a country twang and the beat is country-fied a bit - it's really well done... but i hear what you are a saying eh...

by **so sorry** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:08 pm

Shit Dino, the entire Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine anthology is amazing.
But I'll give you one from their list that stands above the best:
"Rape Me" (cover of Nirvana)
(the start of the song begoins "Here's one for the ladies...")

by **Leckomaniac** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:09 pm

Hallalujah by Jeff Buckley. I believe Leonard Cohen did it oiginally. (although that might not be right)

by **so sorry** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:10 pm

and before you get on me, I don't consider Richard Cheese covers a "gag" (like Wierd Al or that goofy Dr Demento crap).

by **ThisIsTheGirl** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:10 pm

Allow me to be the first person to mention Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt"..

On a less high brow note, I love Debbie Harry's cover of "The Tide is High", and Roberta Flack's version of "Hey, that's no way to say goodbye" is one of the few songs that can make me blub....

by **Leckomaniac** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:10 pm

On the idea of cover songs...I pose this question that I have often debated with my friends:

Can a cover song be better than the original? or is the fact that its a "cover" make it inherently inferior to the original.

by **MiltonWaddams** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:12 pm

havocSchultz wrote:no - it was a real song - real cover - i think they even released it - snoop gave them full permission - it's funny cause they use all the same cusses and terms and words that snoop used - just done in a country twang and the beat is country-fied a bit - it's really well done... but i hear what you are a saying eh...

Semi related, have you heard NWA minus the non-swearing lyrics? Pretty brilliant stuff. Straight outta Compton:

http://ni9e.com/nwa/straight_outta_compton_EDITED.mp3

by **havocSchultz** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:12 pm

Leckomaniac wrote:On the idea of cover songs...I pose this question that I have often debated with my friends:

Can a cover song be better than the original? or is the fact that its a "cover" make it inherently inferior to the original.

i think Cash's Hurt was better than the NiN original - was just infused with more feeling and pain... it was brilliant...

by **Vegeta** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:13 pm

Johnny Cash's cover of "One" by U2 is awesome. Better than the original.

by **MiltonWaddams** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:14 pm

Leckomaniac wrote:On the idea of cover songs...I pose this question that I have often debated with my friends:

Can a cover song be better than the original? or is the fact that its a "cover" make it inherently inferior to the original.

Double post, Tainted Love by Softcell is far superior to the original. Their are covers where they just duplicate the song, and covers where they put their spin on a song. Depending on which band is better, the 'spin' cover can be just as good.

Weezer covered a Britney Spears song at a concert and it was almost an enjoyable experience.

by **Leckomaniac** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:14 pm

While I enjoy the Cash version immensly (I mean you can totally feel his pain about the loss of his wife) I must say that I would hesistate to say that its better than the original because Trent Reznor wrote the lyrics himself, he obviously felt that pain and emotion to write that. I don't know its a debate that has no clear right or wrong. It is fun to argue though.

by **bc1970** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:18 pm

Orgy - Blue Monday (New Order)
Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust (Bowie)
Living Colour - Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)
Michael Hedges - Sofa (Zappa)
Dillon Fence - Dreaming (Blondie)
Metallica - Breadfan (Budgie)
White Zombie - God Of Thunder (KISS)
Motley Crue - Helter Skelter (Beatles)
RATT - Walkin' the Dog (Aerosmith covering Rufus Thomas)

by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:27 pm

Leckomaniac wrote:because Trent Reznor wrote the lyrics himself, he obviously felt that pain and emotion to write that.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

That's a the good one, eh? I mean...

BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Holy crappa somebody get a the Dino a the defibrillator!

by **havocSchultz** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:31 pm

DinoDeLaurentiis wrote:
Leckomaniac wrote:because Trent Reznor wrote the lyrics himself, he obviously felt that pain and emotion to write that.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

That's a the good one, eh? I mean...

BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Holy crappa somebody get a the Dino a the defibrillator!

CLEAR!

by **Pacino86845** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:35 pm

White Stripes - Jolene (cover of Dolly Parker... great original, great cover)
Pearl Jam - Baba O'Reily (cover of The Who, never released on an album, but you can probably get it on a concert CD, and seeing it live is an amazing experience)
The Cardigans - There She Goes (cover of The La's, originally a song about heroin, but when the Cardigans do it, somehow I don't think "heroin.")

by **Al Shut** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:35 pm

Metallica- Whiskey in the jar
don't know the name of the original band

by **JabberJaw** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:37 pm

Heres a few that pop into my head.

The Beatles - Twist and Shout
Pretty Woman - Van Halen
Joe Cocker - She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

by **Vegeta** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:38 pm

Al_Shut wrote:Metallica- Whiskey in the jar
don't know the name of the original band

Thin Lizzy, then some Irish folk singer

by **ThisIsTheGirl** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:39 pm

There is another cover of Tainted Love which I consider to be the best of all.

It's by Dave Phillips and the Hot Rod Gang - don't bother checking it out if you don't have a soft spot for rockabilly though....

I quite enjoyed The Foo Fighters' "Baker Street", and I dunno if Liam Prodigy's version of Love Bug counts, but that was pretty cool too......

by **Vegeta** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:39 pm

I don't know if this counts, but I saw Elliott Smith once in Chicago and he closed the show with a cover of "Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult. Sounded so good, I woulda swore he wrote it!

by **Bob Samonkey** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:40 pm

havocSchultz wrote:Gin & Juice... i think it was by The Tractors - either way - a country band - re-doing Snoop's original... fucking hilarious...

The Gourds did the Gin and Juice cover. I saw them do it. It is freaking great.

by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:40 pm

Pacino86845 wrote:Pearl Jam - Baba O'Reily (cover of The Who, never released on an album, but you can probably get it on a concert CD, and seeing it live is an amazing experience)

That a reminds a the Dino of a the "Under Pressure" performance by a the Dave Bowie anna Annie Lennox inna the Freddie Mercury tribute concert, eh? I donna know iffa you'd a technically call it a the cover... but it was a one hell of a the act, no? One of a those once inna the life-a-time moments...

by **HollywoodBabylon** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:41 pm

Hendrix's version of Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower'. The guitar God made that song his own.

Yes, Cash's cover of 'Hurt' is tear-jerking stuff. And the video to it, just how great is that as well.......the finest rock/pop video ever made.

by **Bob Samonkey** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:41 pm

Also Mr. Bungle doing Oops, I did it again made me actually kinda like the song.

by **DinoDeLaurentiis** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:42 pm

HollywoodBabylon wrote:hendrix's version of Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower'. The guitar God made that song his own.

Ooh, good one, eh paisan? How could a we forget?

by **havocSchultz** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:42 pm

Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:
havocSchultz wrote:Gin & Juice... i think it was by The Tractors - either way - a country band - re-doing Snoop's original... fucking hilarious...

The Gourds did the Gin and Juice cover. I saw them do it. It is freaking great.

The Gourds...? I was Waaaaaaayyy off....

thanks Bob... your large fists do come in handy sometimes...

by **MasterWhedon** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:44 pm

"Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix. The Dylan version is fun, but Hendrix PWNS him.

EDIT: Fuck, man! I thought I was gonna be the first!

EDIT: Way to stay onna top of a the things, eh Whedon? Be sure anna to let us a know when a the Firefly, she come out onna the DVD, eh? :wink:

Also, I really dug Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" from a few years back. It seemed to pop more than Michael Jackson's.

by **cinephile2000** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:45 pm

Any of the 5678's covers of old fifties songs are very enjoyable, exspecially wooly Bully
Then the Gypsy kings? version of Hotel California which is featured on The Big Lebowskie
all Blues brothers covers

by **TonyWilson** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:04 pm

Nick Cave covering "Put A Spell On You" is some dark dark magic.
Bran Van 3000 cover of "Cum On Feel The Noize"
Radiohead's version of "Nobody Does It Better"
TV On The Radio doing "Mr Grieves", and doing it a cappella!!!
Richard Cheese and Lounge Against The Machine's cover of "Down With The Sickness"
The Bad Plus covers of "Heart Of Glass" and "Iron Man"

by **Flumm** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:48 pm

Theres a great version of Radioheads "Just" going around at the minute, by Mark Ronson. You wouldn't think Radiohead would fair very well being covered, but it's actually really inspired.

by **Carolian** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:50 pm

Tricky did an awesome cover of Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the House of Chaos", and I really like Ryan Adams's cover of Oasis's "Wonderwall".

by **Bob Samonkey** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:54 pm

Surprised no one has said Mad World ~ Michael Andrews from the Donnie Darko soundtrack.

Speaking of covers, has anyone heard the songs from that new X-box game Stubbs the Zombie?

It is all these pop-punk groups doing old 50's songs. I was just wondering if they sound any good.

by **Carolian** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:55 pm

Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:Surprised no one has said Mad World ~ Michael Andrews from the Donnie Darko soundtrack.

Oh, shit, I forgot about that one--yeah, seriously, that was an amazing cover, I prefer it to the original version. I thought that it was Gary Jules who covered it, though...

by **Bob Samonkey** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:02 pm

Carolian wrote:
Bob Poopflingius Maximus wrote:Surprised no one has said Mad World ~ Michael Andrews from the Donnie Darko soundtrack.

Oh, shit, I forgot about that one--yeah, seriously, that was an amazing cover, I prefer it to the original version. I thought that it was Gary Jules who covered it, though...

I think Gary Jules sang it and Michael Andrews did the score. I could be wrong though. I am often known to be

by **burlivesleftnut** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:18 pm

I really love Cake's cover of "I Will Survive".

by **MadCapsule** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:20 pm

ThisIsTheGirl wrote:I quite enjoyed The Foo Fighters' "Baker Street" ......

Same here.

I also really dig Sonic Youth's cover of The Carpenters' "Superstar."

Deftones did an absolutely awesome cover of Sade's "No Ordinary Love."

Gene Simmons' cover of "Firestarter" PWNS your sorry ass like no other!!!!

I keed! I keed! :lol:

by **MadCapsule** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:22 pm

burlivesleftnut wrote:I really love Cake's cover of "I Will Survive".

Good one!

by **Man-in-the-Box** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:27 pm

Back to Johnny Cash, for his cover of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage".

by **The Garbage Man** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:54 pm

Nina Gordon, "Straight Outta Compton." You haven't lived until you've heard an acoustic cover of NWA (swearing intact) sung by such an innocent-sounding voice.

Jonathon Coulton, "Baby Got Back." Infinitely listenable.

Great thread, Dino.

by **DennisMM** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:57 pm

Leckomaniac wrote:Hallalujah by Jeff Buckley. I believe Leonard Cohen did it oiginally. (although that might not be right)

You got it.

by **St. Alphonzo** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:06 pm

Richie Havens - "Just Like A Woman" (Dylan)
Aimee Mann & Michael Penn - "Reason To Believe" (Springsteen)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By The Light" (Springsteen)
Jill Sobule - "Don't Let Us Get Sick" (Zevon)
Nirvana - "Turnaround" (Devo)
Zappa - "Whipping Post"- Numerous versions (Allman Brothers)
Clapton - "After Midnight" (Cale)
10,000 Maniacs - "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" (Tom Waits).
Fishbone & Gwen Stefani - "Everybody Is A Star" (Sly & The Family Stone)

O.K., I think that's enough for now. Nice one Dino. I'm actually in the process of creating a playlist called "Covers That Don't Suck"! The above list is what I have so far.

by **Ribbons** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:06 pm

"Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega. Holy crappa paisan, that song, she was a the best song ever, no? "Little bit of something, doo-doo-doo, something something something else, doo-dee-doo...."

by **burlivesleftnut** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:06 pm

Oh man Ben Folds, "Bitches Ain't Shit". Classic.

by **burlivesleftnut** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:08 pm

Ribbons wrote:"Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega. Holy crappa paisan, that song, she was a the best song ever, no? "Little bit of something, doo-doo-doo, something something something else, doo-dee-doo...."

This it the first time I have ever read something on the internet that felt like a blow to my wind pipe. Dick!

by **Ribbons** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:11 pm

burlivesleftnut wrote:
Ribbons wrote:"Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega. Holy crappa paisan, that song, she was a the best song ever, no? "Little bit of something, doo-doo-doo, something something something else, doo-dee-doo...."

This it the first time I have ever read something on the internet that felt like a blow to my wind pipe. Dick!

You're a welcome, paisan!

by **Seppuku** on Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:12 pm

I remember really liking Placebo's 20th Century Boy, but it's been a couple years since I last listened to it so it might not be so good if I heard it again.

Speaking of The Clash, their take on Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves wasn't just a different song, it invented a whole bloody new sub-genre (2-Tone).

I don't know if anybody's mentioned The Beatles' Twist and Shout yet, or The Stones' Not Fade Away, great songs.

My personal all-time favourite cover of...err all time is Bo Diddley's You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover. Damn they stole that song right from underneath Willie Dixon's feet.

Also Led Zeppelin's whole back-catalogue was pretty much one big cover song...

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