Musicians - what is the hardest song to cover?

[glen]

I saw some young kids cover a bunch of stuff this weekend. SOme did an amazing job, and others just blew. It made me wonder if certain songs are really difficult to make sound right, SUltans of Swing, for example is proabbly one thing to play, and another to actually make sound pretty good.

 

[The Godfather]

Michael Jackson - Thriller. Try that.

 

[imported_bum]

Originally posted by: The Godfather
Michael Jackson - Thriller. Try that.

Here you go.

Do you like it?

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

Originally posted by: The Godfather
Michael Jackson - Thriller. Try that.

The Beat It solo is really tough too

 

[slsmnaz]

Stairway to Heaven

 

[Slick5150]

Van Halen - Eruption

Good luck

 

[LeiZaK]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz
Stairway to Heaven

that one is easy... Defining a hard song to cover would really depend on the style of music the band normally plays.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Every second local rock band out here decides that they are good enough to tackle Dream Theater. And even though I haven't heard much of Dream Theater, I can figure out when a song is possibly going haywire.

There's this other guy out here that thinks he is Axl Rose's love-child. I imagine it is very easy for a guy trying too hard to sound like Axl and screwing things up. And some of Guns N' Roses' songs are pretty hard.

 

[loup garou]

1812 Overture. Cannon rental is expensive.

 

[thirdlegstump]

I think trying to mimmick John Coltrane on the guitar is one of the hardest things to do.

 

[Unheard]

FREEEEEEEEEEEBIRD

 

[Kirby]

I would imagine some SRV stuff. I sure as hell can't play any of it.

 

[MiniDoom]

as a drummer...anything by Tool, Primus or even Dave Matthews.

 

[BrianH1]

Fluffhead-Phish (so hard trey forgot how to play it, tried to relearn it and couldnt do it)

 

[SViper]

Paganini's 24th caprice

 

[SWScorch]

Anything by Dream Theater. Petrucci is not human.

 

[Analog]

Try Elton John's Funeral for a Friend.

 

[beemercer]

Any Cacophony song.

 

[Rob9874]

Originally posted by: beemercer
Any Cacophony song.

I 2nd that. Or Racer X.

 

[BrianH1]

Originally posted by: Analog
Try Elton John's Funeral for a Friend.

dream theater and tokyo joe actually have done covers of it. dream theater's is actually pretty darn good.

I know this because im a HUGE elton fan.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: Slick5150
Van Halen - Eruption

Good luck

+ freebird

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[jst0ney]

Originally posted by: bum

Originally posted by: The Godfather
Michael Jackson - Thriller. Try that.

Here you go.

Do you like it?

Thank you, that kept me laughing for awhile.

 

[beemercer]

Originally posted by: Rob9874

Originally posted by: beemercer
Any Cacophony song.

I 2nd that. Or Racer X.

Oh man some else whose heard of Cacophony .

 

[Rob9874]

Originally posted by: beemercer

Originally posted by: Rob9874

Originally posted by: beemercer
Any Cacophony song.

I 2nd that. Or Racer X.

Oh man some else whose heard of Cacophony .

Everyone who played guitar from 1988-1991 knows Cacophony. Speed Metal Symphony.

 

[chrisms]

Primus on the bass is hard