Best cover/version of "Riders in the Sky"?

[tcsenter]

Title says/asks it all! There are like 62 released covers of this song over 50+ years, 55 of which I have never heard (or don't remember).

 

[twinrider1]

Ghost Riders In The Sky. Ghost.

Edit: Read post #6 before replying to this post. Thanks.

 

[gorcorps]

link to all 62 covers so I can rank them from best to worst

thank you

 

[Markbnj]

Ghost Riders In The Sky. Ghost.

This, and it ain't "High Tides, Forever," either.

 

[IronWing]

(Ghost) Riders In The Sky. (Ghost).

Fixed

 

[twinrider1]

Son of a biscuit!

 

[Fingolfin269]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4WNO4tchUk

Starts to really get going at 2:00. Greatest house band in Nashville.

They've changed a bit since then. Have been through a couple of guitarists (all are great) and have a new slap bassist. The one in this video actually used to play slap bass for Johnny Cash.

Of course it's not really close to original form of the song but great nonetheless.

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4WNO4tchUk

Starts to really get going at 2:00. Greatest house band in Nashville.

They've changed a bit since then. Have been through a couple of guitarists (all are great) and have a new slap bassist. The one in this video actually used to play slap bass for Johnny Cash.

Of course it's not really the entire song even close to the original form.

holy shit that was epic

 

[twinrider1]

Ha, I laughed when I opened the link and saw it was the The Don Kelly band. Nashville is FULL of incredible talent you'll never hear on the radio, and it's hard to top Don Kelly's band.

That guitar player is JD Simo. I LOVE the way he plays. He's not the fastest, he's not the most technical, but nobody puts more soul into their playing. And if you're a rock guy, you're in luck. Simo F'ING kills it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3thccAERqE8

 

[Vaux]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6v6sNxBXwM

Unofficial recording of Elvis screwing around with the song during a concert rehearsal jam session.

 

[Kaido]

The Outlaws, from their Platinum & Gold collection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2tylv7IBDc

 

[tcsenter]

This, and it ain't "High Tides, Forever," either.

Burl Ives says otherwise!
Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)

 

[John Connor]

Johnny Cash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mynzbmrtp9I

 

[MongGrel]

NM.

 

[John Connor]

ROFL