What's your Favorite Cover of a Song?

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2004-06-09 11:45pm

Mine is jefferson airplane's cover of leaving on a jetplane. You'd never think that that band could make that sound unless you heard it. The first time i heard it on net radio I thought it's ID3 tag was messed up because i couldn't believe that Jefferson Airplane could make a song like that...

Post by **Zaia** » 2004-06-09 11:48pm

Probably Led Zeppelin's 'Thank You' as done by Tori Amos.

Although I will have to think on it to make sure I'm not forgetting a more amazing one than that...

johnmarkley · Post by **johnmarkley** » 2004-06-09 11:50pm

Stevie Ray Vaugn covering Hendrix"s "Little Wing"

Gunshy · Post by **Gunshy** » 2004-06-10 12:04am

Sarah Mclachlan's cover of XTC's 'Dear God.' Very sullen, but much more moving with her voice.

Phil Skayhan · Post by **Phil Skayhan** » 2004-06-10 12:33am

johnmarkley wrote:Stevie Ray Vaugn covering Hendrix"s "Little Wing"

Agreed. It's nicely complemented if you mix Sting's version in right before it.

Rush's new album is apparently all covers. I've heard their version of "Summer Time Blues". I'll have to pick that CD up.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-06-10 01:05am

Uh, you mean besides Gary Jules' cover of "Mad World"?

It's infinately better than the original.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2004-06-10 01:07am

Faith No More's cover of "War Pigs."

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-06-10 01:27am

KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:Faith No More's cover of "War Pigs."

Especially the part where he can't remember the words.

Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2004-06-10 01:28am

Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page" is top-notch, far, far better than the original, in my opinion.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2004-06-10 01:33am

Tsyroc wrote:
KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:Faith No More's cover of "War Pigs."
Especially the part where he can't remember the words.

No one put on a concert like Faith No More.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-06-10 01:37am

Type O Negative's cover of Cinnamon Girl
Queensryche's cover of Scarborough Fair

Other favorites:
Ugly Kid Joe -- N.I.B.; White Zombie -- Children of the Grave; Mötley Crüe -- Helter Skelter (much better than the Beatles' original); Lenny Kravitz -- American Woman; The Scorpions -- I Can't Explain; Van Halen -- You Really Got Me and Pretty Woman

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-06-10 01:41am

Guns N' Roses' covers of Cat's in the Cradle and Sympathy for the Devil. I also like The Boys of Summer as done by The Ataris.

Durandal wrote:Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page" is top-notch, far, far better than the original, in my opinion.

It's very good, but it doesn't quite have the sense of loneliness that Bob Seger's version did.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-06-10 01:56am

GNR did a cover of Cat's in the Cradle?

I've heard the Ugly Kid Joe version but missed the one by GNR.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-06-10 02:10am

Jimi Hendrix' cover of All Along The Watchtower is one of those instances where the cover actually is better than the original. (Probably because Hendrix was a much better guitarist than Bob Dylan)

Worth of mention is also Judas Priest's cover of Better By You, Better Than Me by Spooky Tooth and the same band's cover of Fleetwood Mac's The Green Manalishi. However, in both these cases I have never heard the original so I'm not that good at judging the cover versions as those who have heard both the cover and the original.

I also recall Therion doing an OK cover of Manowar's Thor.

Post by **Dalton** » 2004-06-10 02:16am

Tsyroc wrote:GNR did a cover of Cat's in the Cradle?

I've heard the Ugly Kid Joe version but missed the one by GNR.

I'm 90% sure it's GNR. It sounds like Axl and either the guitar is Slash or I'm Mickey Rooney.

If you want to hear it, let me know. Maybe you can tell?

Sr.mal · Post by **Sr.mal** » 2004-06-10 04:46am

I really like Tool's cover of Led Zeppelin's No Quarter

Phil Skayhan · Post by **Phil Skayhan** » 2004-06-10 05:00am

Dalton wrote:I'm 90% sure it's GNR. It sounds like Axl and either the guitar is Slash or I'm Mickey Rooney.

If you want to hear it, let me know. Maybe you can tell?

It's Ugly Kid Joe. Came out around '91. GnR's cover of Knocking on Heaven's Door came out around the same time IIRC.

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2004-06-10 05:06am

Phil Skayhan wrote:
Dalton wrote:I'm 90% sure it's GNR. It sounds like Axl and either the guitar is Slash or I'm Mickey Rooney.

If you want to hear it, let me know. Maybe you can tell?
It's Ugly Kid Joe. Came out around '91. GnR's cover of Knocking on Heaven's Door came out around the same time IIRC.

Yeah? I could swear it was GNR, but I'll trust your judgment.

constantine · Post by **constantine** » 2004-06-10 05:37am

Any cover by Hendrix especially his blues covers.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2004-06-10 06:16am

The Doors did a cool ass cover of "Gloria" , and "Who Do You Love".

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-06-10 06:24am

Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven and Fade to Black all covered by Apocalyptica are good.
Travis' cover of Hit me Baby one More Time

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-06-10 06:59am

God Gave Rock N Roll to You - KISS
Sympathy for the Devil - Guns N Roses
Only Women Bleed - Lita Ford

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-06-10 07:38am

Disturbed's cover of Shout by Tears For Fears, superior song in my opinion.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-06-10 08:17am

usually i hate cover tunes, but Cat Stevens cover of Another Saturday Night is pretty kickass. What's his name now? Yousef Islam or something like that? Jimmy Buffett's live in concert cover of Southern Cross is good as well. And IMHO the G-N-R cover of Sympathy for the Devil is horrid... almost as bad as their cover of Since I Don't Have You. Any self respecting Guns-n-Roses fan burned their copy of The Spaghetti Inncedent long ago.

Zac Naloen · Post by **Zac Naloen** » 2004-06-10 08:32am

Johnny Cash's Cover of "hurt" by NIN both good songs in their own right, but johnny i like what he did with it.