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"Best cover songs?"
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GungedHairFan said:
Ah yes, this is a great one as well! Horse the Band covered March of the Pigs by Nine Inch Nails, I didn't know it was a cover until I was watching an old episode of Beavis and Butthead and saw them watching the music video for it. Felt kind of cheated by Horse the Band after waiting over 10 years for new music and to find out one of the 3 songs they did was a cover haha. They're both pretty similar, but I think the keyboard work is al little better on the cover.
Never thought I'd see anyone here talk about Horse the Band.
Saw them live a couple times when I was 16 and cutsman was all I would listen to for a long time.
Dang - I thought people would've already hit the ones on my list, so I wasn't gonna say anything, but it looks like I can share some goodies
If we're talking Dylan covers, I'm partial to Joan Osborne's version of "Man in the Long Black Coat," Nickel Creek's "Tomorrow is a Long Time," Sarah Jarosz's "Ring Them Bells", and Madeleine Peyroux's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbytjEDQFYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93E8vCg5RA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avSGnZlnaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSfxwNUkzw
None of those are super-transformative, as many of the rest of these will be, but I appreciate the way they bring out the musicality in Dylan's work.
Another really fun cover that softens a rock track is Dolly Parton's bluegrass version of - wait for it - "Shine" by Collective Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4MZVir8w8A
Moving in the other direction, we've got "99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qfzH0vnOs
Cake does a great version of "I Will Survive": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9rCUQjmkxU
If you like that type of thing, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes made an entire discography just doing rock covers of non-rock songs. Here's their version of "One Tin Soldier," as a representative example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mcGeNkJ3aU
And given all the hard or dark rock in here, I'm surprised we haven't already hit two of the classics from Gen X:
Alien Ant Farm doing "Smooth Criminal": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
Orgy doing "Blue Monday": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZTfl3DmCU
If we're talking Dylan covers, I'm partial to Joan Osborne's version of "Man in the Long Black Coat," Nickel Creek's "Tomorrow is a Long Time," Sarah Jarosz's "Ring Them Bells", and Madeleine Peyroux's "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbytjEDQFYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93E8vCg5RA0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8avSGnZlnaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSfxwNUkzw
None of those are super-transformative, as many of the rest of these will be, but I appreciate the way they bring out the musicality in Dylan's work.
Another really fun cover that softens a rock track is Dolly Parton's bluegrass version of - wait for it - "Shine" by Collective Soul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4MZVir8w8A
Moving in the other direction, we've got "99 Red Balloons" by Goldfinger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qfzH0vnOs
Cake does a great version of "I Will Survive": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9rCUQjmkxU
If you like that type of thing, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes made an entire discography just doing rock covers of non-rock songs. Here's their version of "One Tin Soldier," as a representative example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mcGeNkJ3aU
And given all the hard or dark rock in here, I'm surprised we haven't already hit two of the classics from Gen X:
Alien Ant Farm doing "Smooth Criminal": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
Orgy doing "Blue Monday": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZTfl3DmCU
AimMePie said:
Ah yes, this is a great one as well! Horse the Band covered March of the Pigs by Nine Inch Nails, I didn't know it was a cover until I was watching an old episode of Beavis and Butthead and saw them watching the music video for it. Felt kind of cheated by Horse the Band after waiting over 10 years for new music and to find out one of the 3 songs they did was a cover haha. They're both pretty similar, but I think the keyboard work is al little better on the cover.
GungedHairFan said:
Ah yes, this is a great one as well! Horse the Band covered March of the Pigs by Nine Inch Nails, I didn't know it was a cover until I was watching an old episode of Beavis and Butthead and saw them watching the music video for it. Felt kind of cheated by Horse the Band after waiting over 10 years for new music and to find out one of the 3 songs they did was a cover haha. They're both pretty similar, but I think the keyboard work is al little better on the cover.
Never thought I'd see anyone here talk about Horse the Band.
Saw them live a couple times when I was 16 and cutsman was all I would listen to for a long time.
I absolutely love them! I only got to see them live once. Met Nathan after the show, which was cool, he was checking out my tattoos, Eric was at the bar getting shit faced, and I didn't even notice it, but David was right behind me when I was meeting Nathan, I saw it in the picture after I got home haha. I bought their Earth Tour book/DVD collection, was always hoping I'd get to see them live again and get them all to write and sign in the back of the book because it has all these empty pages like a year book, but they haven't come around.
Cutsman is so good! I bought a synthesizer just so I could learn those synth riffs, I learned a little bit of it haha...and that's all I could play lol.
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GungedHairFan said: Thought of another one.
Bloodhound Gang's cover of Along Comes Mary by The Association is so good. The lyrics are great, but the original just does absolutely nothing for me too much clapping, lame guitars, and it just feels so boring...which makes all the more happy for the cover because it's got more of a punch and the lyrics hit harder with that vibe.
Bloodhound Gang's cover of Along Comes Mary by The Association is so good. The lyrics are great, but the original just does absolutely nothing for me too much clapping, lame guitars, and it just feels so boring...which makes all the more happy for the cover because it's got more of a punch and the lyrics hit harder with that vibe.
How can we forget Bloodhound Gang's cover of "It's Tricky" by Run DMC?
Of course the infamous chorus from "Firewater Burn" has been used by everyone from Coal Chamber to Brantley Gilbert LOL
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E-h5oguZ8OA
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larryniven said:
And given all the hard or dark rock in here, I'm surprised we haven't already hit two of the classics from Gen X:
Alien Ant Farm doing "Smooth Criminal": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
Orgy doing "Blue Monday": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZTfl3DmCU
And given all the hard or dark rock in here, I'm surprised we haven't already hit two of the classics from Gen X:
Alien Ant Farm doing "Smooth Criminal": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
Orgy doing "Blue Monday": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJZTfl3DmCU
Interestingly enough, While I am surprised no one has brought this cover up, it so happens to be one of my least liked songs by them. It's just sad that that cover is all they're really known for when that whole album was absolute fire! "Courage" and "Wish" are bangers.
Possibly one of my favorite shows was Alien Ant Farm with Taproot and Nonpoint (Which brings up another cover).
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OoGg9bIyDPY&pp=ygUbbm9ucG9pbnQgaW4gdGhlIGFpciB0b25pZ2h0
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FatPieFan said: Always adored Placebos cover of Running up that hill by Kate Bush
I'm more partial to this cover, I love me some djent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0zJsAFzvys&ab_channel=OurLastNight
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larryniven said: Dang - I thought people would've already hit the ones on my list, so I wasn't gonna say anything, but it looks like I can share some goodies
Love the Goldfinger cover of 99 Red Balloons. Me First and The Gimme Gimmes have done tons of covers that I dig, especially Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me.
You might be down with No Use For a Name as well? I like their covers of Turning Japanese and Enjoy The Silence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7bUbsAJwm0&ab_channel=MeFirstandtheGimmeGimmes-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DGtaM5jUg&ab_channel=ANARCHY4ALL95
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXA1xuwp18I&ab_channel=gmognecco
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Curiouspaints said: This one https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wPfNs_N9nE4
These kids (well not kids anymore) are stupid talented and they did a few covers over the years. While I have to say Killswitch did the best rendition of Dio, these kids did a great true to form cover song that showcases their abilities.
They have a couple of albums out featuring their own music and it's not bad.
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Ade Edmundson put a group together called The Bad Shepherds, they played folked up punk. Here's a live version of Teenage Kicks by The Undertones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-uJR0nGXA&ab_channel=666Bern666
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-uJR0nGXA&ab_channel=666Bern666
Big fan of a good cover song. I have 250+ in my "Covers" playlist on the Spotify, always on the hunt for something new and good.
Here are a few standouts.
Shimmy Shimmy Ya, El Michels Affair
https://youtu.be/OzomoW6qGSI?si=E2eSa8VErrmY6-mP
Get Ur Freak On, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
https://youtu.be/eKWMhLa4y10?si=iefHJOLxFDa3htyu
Mother, Wye Oak
https://youtu.be/qd2Aywu4Nrw?si=-yF7ufsMowglRKpj
Here are a few standouts.
Shimmy Shimmy Ya, El Michels Affair
https://youtu.be/OzomoW6qGSI?si=E2eSa8VErrmY6-mP
Get Ur Freak On, Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra
https://youtu.be/eKWMhLa4y10?si=iefHJOLxFDa3htyu
Mother, Wye Oak
https://youtu.be/qd2Aywu4Nrw?si=-yF7ufsMowglRKpj
rhcp brandy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzA0g28Ue4
ramones california sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBfZ2qldheE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMzA0g28Ue4
ramones california sun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBfZ2qldheE
I think I'd go with the Righteous Brothers' version of Unchained Melody which I only recently found out was a cover of a song from a film made in 1954
I also love Echo & The Bunnymen's cover of People Are Strange, partly as it served as my intro to The Doors who I quickly grew to become a massive fan of and remain to this day
For a lesser known one, I absolutely love Tori Amos' cover of Raining Blood by Slayer which is something that works far better than it has any right to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUOuJJdjFHc
I also love Echo & The Bunnymen's cover of People Are Strange, partly as it served as my intro to The Doors who I quickly grew to become a massive fan of and remain to this day
For a lesser known one, I absolutely love Tori Amos' cover of Raining Blood by Slayer which is something that works far better than it has any right to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUOuJJdjFHc
Bigshipper said:
Mother, Wye Oak
Mother, Wye Oak
Got me thinking of another one. Anberlin did a cover of this song as well. It's acoustic, so it's a bit different, but I enjoy it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1ZQIUPGCc&ab_channel=JackLacksOriginality
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Nostalgic Erotica Prod said: can we nominate the entire catalog of Weird Al Yankovich as well?
messyhot said: Al counts as parody more than cover.
When a friend of CJ Ramone approached him and said "Weird Al just did a cover of your song.", CJ immediately said "You mean a parody, right??" To which he replied, "No man; it's a straight up cover.", and after listening to it, CJ said, "Wow, that's pretty darn good."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJBwotLwOV8
"Song to the Siren" by THis Mortal Coil. Originally by Tim Buckley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFWKJ2FUiAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFWKJ2FUiAQ
The basic but probably correct answer is Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah
but for a slightly related topic I've not seen discussed here... songs you didn't know were covers
I present my personal pic for this category
Hanging on the Telephone - originally by the Nerves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emy5mA8Ixtc
but for a slightly related topic I've not seen discussed here... songs you didn't know were covers
I present my personal pic for this category
Hanging on the Telephone - originally by the Nerves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emy5mA8Ixtc
I didn't see it listed, but Black Betty by Ram Jam, probably a cover of LeadBelly's version from 1935, which was a cover of a Negro Spiritual. Fantastic energy.
Nina Simone's I Put a Spell on You, cover of 1956 song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Kingfish did a decent job, too.
Nina Simone's I Put a Spell on You, cover of 1956 song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Kingfish did a decent job, too.
Ok, hear me out:
Dwight Yokum: Suspicious Minds
Content Warning: Country Music
https://youtu.be/XMJIlbScPQs?si=OFimFElJoW-kejKZ
One thing that blew my mind was Paint it Black by Rolling Stones is, might be, a cover. While it's not exactly the same, you can hear the seeds in this version from the 60s.
https://youtu.be/I3-E65NtOgs?si=yboqYHU6Sqb_Q4KG
Seether: Careless Whisper
https://youtu.be/B5lzYG83yVQ?si=71kWIN7FUkfBClc_
Also, there's a version of the video that I swear has become contraband. I swear it was the original version.
Disturbed: Sound of Silence
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=W-g3xF0QGdVbq_NP
Pink: White Rabbit
Lacuna Coil: Enjoy the Silence
https://youtu.be/Lx58hXh4pVA?si=mxfADMCnYDvz0Dq3
Exit Eden: Total Eclipse of the Heart
https://youtu.be/AD6VAZFHWLY?si=OCgacTkB6mRGy4M4
The best non-Shrek version possible
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
https://youtu.be/KoujdXqptnc?si=QgphvS87jScleVOA
Halestorm: Bad Romance
https://youtu.be/8vmhnxVF1GU?si=gHrX_mzX7WVoWhxT
PMJB: Dream On
https://youtu.be/Yq4KA0mUnC8?si=GT-ucjjdItcQOvPp
Disturbed (again) Shout
https://youtu.be/RPsFVTPm1qc?si=t9h9VxooiHCUFd2c
My mind was blown, and I was disappointed when I learned They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was a cover
https://youtu.be/0XlO39kCQ-8?si=0awiKriPh3EVH8dz
Dwight Yokum: Suspicious Minds
Content Warning: Country Music
https://youtu.be/XMJIlbScPQs?si=OFimFElJoW-kejKZ
One thing that blew my mind was Paint it Black by Rolling Stones is, might be, a cover. While it's not exactly the same, you can hear the seeds in this version from the 60s.
https://youtu.be/I3-E65NtOgs?si=yboqYHU6Sqb_Q4KG
Seether: Careless Whisper
https://youtu.be/B5lzYG83yVQ?si=71kWIN7FUkfBClc_
Also, there's a version of the video that I swear has become contraband. I swear it was the original version.
Disturbed: Sound of Silence
https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4?si=W-g3xF0QGdVbq_NP
Pink: White Rabbit
Lacuna Coil: Enjoy the Silence
https://youtu.be/Lx58hXh4pVA?si=mxfADMCnYDvz0Dq3
Exit Eden: Total Eclipse of the Heart
https://youtu.be/AD6VAZFHWLY?si=OCgacTkB6mRGy4M4
The best non-Shrek version possible
While my Guitar Gently Weeps
https://youtu.be/KoujdXqptnc?si=QgphvS87jScleVOA
Halestorm: Bad Romance
https://youtu.be/8vmhnxVF1GU?si=gHrX_mzX7WVoWhxT
PMJB: Dream On
https://youtu.be/Yq4KA0mUnC8?si=GT-ucjjdItcQOvPp
Disturbed (again) Shout
https://youtu.be/RPsFVTPm1qc?si=t9h9VxooiHCUFd2c
My mind was blown, and I was disappointed when I learned They Might Be Giants: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) was a cover
https://youtu.be/0XlO39kCQ-8?si=0awiKriPh3EVH8dz
Dr. of Splatterology
A lot of these songs have been mentioned as covered by others on here...here's some versions I like more.
The Agony Scene covering Paint it Black
The Dan Band cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart, the random swears thrown in there crack me up...
Our Last Night also did a cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart, which is much better musically than the Dan Band one.
Between the Buried and Me cover of Blackened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azKDY66aIKI&ab_channel=TheAgonyScene-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFYAjS-PZM&ab_channel=ZulkarnainShaari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVnNP4BKpo&ab_channel=OurLastNight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgmcWpEsviE&ab_channel=BetweenTheBuriedAndMe-Topic
The Agony Scene covering Paint it Black
The Dan Band cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart, the random swears thrown in there crack me up...
Our Last Night also did a cover of Total Eclipse of the Heart, which is much better musically than the Dan Band one.
Between the Buried and Me cover of Blackened
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azKDY66aIKI&ab_channel=TheAgonyScene-Topic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFYAjS-PZM&ab_channel=ZulkarnainShaari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eVnNP4BKpo&ab_channel=OurLastNight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgmcWpEsviE&ab_channel=BetweenTheBuriedAndMe-Topic
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Couple random ones. I stumbled across on YouTube by "no name" bands that did some GREAT covers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDedkv90Wyg&ab_channel=Tactus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdWcXZqdBwI&ab_channel=FrogLeapStudios
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDedkv90Wyg&ab_channel=Tactus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdWcXZqdBwI&ab_channel=FrogLeapStudios
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