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Greatest song cover of all time?

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Ns1 said:
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haha!

but Cash did own it :colbert:
 
Doppel said:
Better than the original. Gino Vanelli does a good version too. But it is more just stealing some lyrics.

The Corrs - little wing, cover Hendrix and better, too.
Chris Cornell -Billie Jean

As mentioned above gnr did heaven's door--and better than the original.

These are both on YouTube. On my phone though.

The rest of you tits please say what the link is going to.
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really enjoyed the corrs cover of LW.

if you can find it(used to be on youtube but can't find it now) a band called Indigenous doing their cover of it. my god can that guy play.
 
Wow, could you have made a more played out choice op? 😀

Some of my faves are:

Metallica - The Wait (Killing Joke): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8t2dJZRRW0
Metallica - The Prince (Diamond Head): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ubQnhIQ5I

honestly Metallica should just do covers. They have a lot of amazing ones. Ami Evil? Crash Course in Brain Surgery, etc.

Melvins - The Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnijAnlW0c
Dayglo Abortions - Almost Cut My Hair (Crosby, Still, and Nash): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bs2B4t6QFWw

KT
 
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You look at Led Zeppelin and Aerosmith albums and you'll find a ton of old blues songs they turned up tempo. A lot by Willie Dixon.
 
The greatest covers are songs that are so good they surpass the original version.
Some people have named some perfect examples in here already so I won't copy those. I have two songs that I think are amazing covers that might not quite surpass the original but come DAMN close.

Tool covering Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNUq-JSXvS4

Donnie Darko anyone? (Gary Jules cover of Tears of Fears)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4


Also, gotta mention it, a rockingly good cover of Tool by a bunch of music student kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0
 
thraashman said:
The greatest covers are songs that are so good they surpass the original version.
Some people have named some perfect examples in here already so I won't copy those. I have two songs that I think are amazing covers that might not quite surpass the original but come DAMN close.

Tool covering Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNUq-JSXvS4

Donnie Darko anyone? (Gary Jules cover of Tears of Fears)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4


Also, gotta mention it, a rockingly good cover of Tool by a bunch of music student kids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYKLvYGqaC0
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Tool's No Quarter ECLIPSES LZ's No Quarter

LZ's version just sounds anemic after listening to Tool's version.
 
Ns1 said:
Tool's No Quarter ECLIPSES LZ's No Quarter

LZ's version just sounds anemic after listening to Tool's version.
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Well they're very different songs. The Tool version is VERY heavy and dark, while the Zeppelin version is mellow and somber. I rate Zeppelin No Quarter as the best song of all time though, so Tool's version won't be surpassing it for me.
 
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