Freaking Awesome Covers

Vehrec · Post by **Vehrec** » 2007-04-28 04:20pm

So, I'm crusing along the information superhighway, and all of a sudden, I see a 90 year old man singing "My Generation." So I pull over and watch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqfFrCUrEbY&eurl= Check out grannies smashing guitars and a fairly awesome music video. And then post your own choice of awesome cover.
Seriously, even that video of Bush singing 'Sunday Bloody Sunday.'

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-04-28 06:31pm

William Shatners cover of 'Common People'.

Post by **weemadando** » 2007-04-28 06:33pm

Ignore the video, but its one of my favourite covers - Tom Jones doing Black Betty.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-04-28 06:48pm

While I think of it Tom Waits's cover of Hi-Ho from Snow White is pretty scary, in a good way.

NomAnor15 · Post by **NomAnor15** » 2007-04-29 12:19am

I really enjoy Dope's cover of 'You Spin Me Round'. There are also several good ones on Nativity In Black.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2007-04-29 02:38am

The OP video sure put a smile on my face.

JLTucker · Post by **JLTucker** » 2007-04-29 02:59am

TOOL's version of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter". In my opinion, it is better than the original.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-04-29 06:30am

Cannibal Corpse - Zero the Hero (Black Sabbath)

Type O Negative - Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)

Cradle of Filth - No Time To Cry (Sisters of Mercy)

Cradle of Filth - Hallowed be thy name (Iron Maiden)

Arch Enemy - Aces High (Iron Maiden)

The Berzerker - Corporal Jigsore Quandry (Carcass)

Therion - O Fortuna (Carl Orff)

Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again (Britney Spears)

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2007-04-29 10:57am

Korn: "Word Up!" Live on Jimmy Kimmel Original song by Cameo.

I like the live version better than the regular video with the dogs.

Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus covered by Marilyn Manson.

Marilyn Manson doing the Eurthymics' Sweet Dreams. Kind of creepy.

and a rather enjoyable video for MM's version of Tainted Love. This is based on the Soft Cell version but apparently that's a cover too.

NomAnor15 · Post by **NomAnor15** » 2007-04-30 02:00pm

Rye wrote: -snip-
Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again (Britney Spears)

Umm, that's Slipknot, not CoB.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-04-30 02:52pm

NomAnor15 wrote:
Rye wrote: -snip-
Children of Bodom - Oops, I did it again (Britney Spears)

Umm, that's Slipknot, not CoB.

No, the video is slipknot, the music is CoB. I cast thee out, false metaller!

TithonusSyndrome · Post by **TithonusSyndrome** » 2007-04-30 03:48pm

Your taste ain't all that immaculate either, Rye.

Destruction - My Sharona (The Knack)

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2007-04-30 04:17pm

Travis - Hit Me Baby One More Time

A truely god like cover IMHO, also for some good covers listen to Radio 1 on a friday afternoon, The Live Lounge, there have been some crackers like Stereophonice singing Nothing Compares To You,

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2007-04-30 05:10pm

Marilyn Manson seems to do a lot of covers, further enforcing my idea that Marilyn Manson is just a goth version of Girls Aloud.

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-04-30 05:33pm

Cradle of Filth are more of a goth version of Girls Aloud, MM is more like a goth version of Eminem.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2007-04-30 05:36pm

I suppose, I did like CoF's cover of Temptation.

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2007-04-30 06:00pm

Faith No More's cover of War Pigs is one of the best.

This is from the "You Fat Bastards" concert at the Brixton Academy, London.

Faith No More also did a great cover of the Commodores "Easy"

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2007-04-30 06:38pm

TithonusSyndrome wrote:Your taste ain't all that immaculate either, Rye.

Taste is not the issue, the issue is thinknig slipknot sound like Children of Bodom.

Oh, and speaking of Faith No More...

Fantomas - The Godfather

Fantomas - Angel of Death (Slayer)

Fantomas - Cape Fear

NomAnor15 · Post by **NomAnor15** » 2007-05-01 12:24am

Rye wrote: No, the video is slipknot, the music is CoB. I cast thee out, false metaller!

Oh. Why the hell would someone do that? I admit, I didn't actually listen to the music. I saw the beginning of the video, and I thought "screw that, they lied, it's not actually CoB, I don't want to hear it". Bah, I'll give you false metaller *shakes fist*

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Durandal · Post by **Durandal** » 2007-05-01 03:06am

Metallica's cover of "Turn the Page" ranks among one of the best covers ever done.

Right up there with it in Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails. If you don't agree, here is what Trent Reznor said when he heard Cash's cover. "I pop the video in, and wow ... Tears welling, silence, goose-bumps ... Wow. I just lost my girlfriend, because that song isn't mine anymore."

Also, Sad Kermit's cover of "Hurt" is just about as good as Cash's, in a different way.

JLTucker · Post by **JLTucker** » 2007-05-01 03:15am

I agree on Johnny Cash's Hurt cover. A haunting song.

Siege · Post by **Siege** » 2007-05-01 11:28am

Cash made other fantastic covers as well. I'm about the biggest Springsteen fanboy there is, but what Cash did with "Further on (up the road)" is fantastic- better than the original.

I also put forward Jeff Buckley's cover of "Hallelujah", originally by Leonard Cohen.

The Spartan · Post by **The Spartan** » 2007-05-01 12:59pm

Jimi Hendrix covering Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower.

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2007-05-01 01:36pm

I like Motley Crue's cover of Helter Skelter much more than I like the original Beatles version.

The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' cover of Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground kicks ass. It's also the reason I don't like Chilli Pepper's current tendnancy to do a bunch of slow songs.

Same song live on Late Night With David Letterman.

There also used to be a version of them doing the song live on Arsenio.

DocHorror · Post by **DocHorror** » 2007-05-01 02:58pm

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's cover of 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' nearly made me cry. Watch Watch Watch