Best cover version?

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Compiling a list of great covers. Have got quite a few but don't want to miss any out so what are your contributions?

everyspring Were the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain brought to your attention by an ill-advised dalliance with the Space Pirates by any chance? :o

If you like your cheese, get the Baseballs album, Strike! If you like your angry white boy stuff, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a must :o

sorry but the flying pickets covers are the worst, but also quite brilliant :)

Roxy Music's Jelous Guy. Far superior to the original John Lennon version.

jealous

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - George Michael

Feeling Good (Live) - George Michael

But I'm biased.

Will young's cover of don't ya by outkast is fantastic

Johnny Cash doing NIN's 'Hurt' or Nick Cave & The Bad Seed's 'Mercy Seat'

Placebo doing Kate Bush's 'Running up that Hill'

There's a french band that do these really laid back covers of songs and their name has completely slipped my memory for the moment. Nouvelle Vague that's the ones!

Cover versions of The First time Ever I Saw Your Face by anyone don't count, as the original by Euan McColl is

Needless to say, Johnny Cash did a But I am starting to think he probably did a staggeringly emotional version of The Wheels on the Bus at sometime in his later career.

sweetandtenderhooligan Mon 09-May-11 22:47:31
Roxy Music's Jelous Guy. Far superior to the original John Lennon version.

The original is full of angst and he really sounds like he feels like he's been a shit in it...

The RM version sounds smarmy and unapologetic ... (this may be because BF always sounds like a smarmy git to me anyway)

Zillah I would normally agree with you as I'm not a fan of Mr Ferry generally and I adore John Lennon... and I know what you're saying about it sounding unapologetic - but I think it's such a beautiful version of the song. It makes my spine tingle. Sorry

kd lang's 'Crying' is better than Orbison's original.

Skinny Love - Birdy
Make You Feel My Love - Adele

Johnny Cash - Hurt
Bruce Springsteen - Trapped
Pennywise - Stand By Me
Faith No More - Easy
The Vandals - Summer Lovin'
Snuff - Do Nothing
Snuff - Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
Dead Kennedys - I Fought The Law
China Drum - Wuthering Heights
NoFx _ I Want You To Want Me
Metallica - Last Caress
Anti Nowhere League - Streets of London

And too many to mention by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes

Ooh and Dinosaur Jr's version of Just Like Heaven

The Pogues - And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Dropkick Murphys - Fields of Athenry
Dropkick Murphys - Green Fields of France

My favourite has always been Ash's cover of the Ween song What Deaner Was Talking About.

Enthusiastic thumbs up to Joydivision's list, forgot I used to love those Snuff and China Drum covers.

30 Seconds to Mars - Stronger (Kanye West)

That song makes me weak at the knees when Jared sings it but when Kanye does it I want to break my speakers to save my ears...

OMG joydivisionovengloves I cannot believe you have beaten me to China Drum' Wuthering heights!

Snuff-I think we're alone now
Frankie goes to Hollywood-Born to run

and at the risk of outing myself-The spinning jennies-record breakers!

White Stripes- Jolene

Giant Drag- Wicked Game

Yes yes again to virtually anything by the Ukulele Orchestra of GB.

OMG schroeder I used to love Snuff's I Think We're Alone Now.

I'd forgotten all about it 'til I saw your post

Lick the Tins' version of Can't Help Falling in Love
The Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson
Ramones - Baby I Love You

Nirvana - The Man who Sold the World
Sheryl Crowe - First Cut is the Deepest

I always prefer No Doubts cover of Its My Life than the original