Q: What is your favorite cover song?

[GagHalfrunt]

Crossroads - Cream
Summertime Blues - The Who
Heard it Through the Grapevine - CCR

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Originally posted by: legoman666
Smooth Criminal as covered by Alien Ant Farm

Probably the worst cover EVER in the history of EVERYTHING EVER CREATED. I've never heard someone cover a song and mangle it so bad; it's more tolerable listening to friends sing the original karaoke...

 

[Bill Brasky]

It's just a dude and his guitar, but right now I'm really digging this instrumental version of Ain't Talkin' Bout Love (Van Halen). It isn't perfect, but his tone is just sick.

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[Chiropteran]

I like Gob's cover of Paint it Black.

 

[Crazee]

Cake I Will Survive
I love how they took a song I didn't like and made it cool.
David Bowie - Let's Spend the Night Together
Blue Suede - Hooked on a Feeling
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Evenescence - Heart Shaped Box

 

[miketheidiot]

metalicca and cash have done alot of great covers

 

[coldmeat]

Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Tuesdays Gone, covered by Metallica, originally performed by Lynard Skynard

ya, that's probably my favorite too

 

[Prong]

Depending on my mood (and in no particular order),
Anthrax - Auf Wiedersehen (Cheap Trick)
Anthrax - London (The Smiths)
Anthrax - Sects (Trust)
Anthrax - Pipeline (?)
Anthrax - Parasite (Kiss)
Exodus - Overdose (AC/DC I believe)
Skid Row - Deliverin' the Goods (Judas Priest)
Motley Crue - Anarchy in the UK (Sex Pistols)
Badlands - Fire and Rain (James Taylor)
Tesla - Signs (?)
Seputura - The Hunt (New Model Army)
Overkill - Frankenstein (Edgar Winter)
The Lemonheads - Plaster Caster (Kiss)
Voivod - Astronomy Domine (Pink Floyd)
Voivod - The Nile Song (Pink Floyd)
Nuclear Assault - Good Times, Bad Times (Led Zeppelin)
Testament - Nobody's Fault (Aerosmith)
Bulletboys - Hang on St. Christopher (Tom Waits)
Pat Travers - Boom Boom (Out go the Lights) (?)

 

[pyonir]

among many others already listed, i really liked Metallica's cover of Loverman.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I'll limit myself to 10

Common People - William Shatner & Joe Jackson (-by?-)
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple (Lennon)
Perfect Day - Chris Whitley (Reed)
Drifting - Chris Whitley (Hendrix)
Heroes - Wallflowers (Bowie) -- at least Godzilla got one thing right besides casting Jean Reno.
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Cohen)
Spit on an Stranger - Nickel Creek (Pavement)

Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry (Lennon)
These Foolish Things - Bryan Ferry (-by?-)
He's done several good covers CDs over the decades, including a unique reading of Sympathy for the Devil

Everybody Knows - Concrete Blonde (Cohen)
They've also done great covers of End of the Line (Roxy/Ferry), Beware of Darkness (Harrison), Little Wing (Hendrix) and Ship Song (Nick Cave). Plus a pile of good original songs. If you've only ever heard Joey or Tomorrow Wendy you've missed a lot.

 

[Soundmanred]

Disturbed - Land Of Illusion (Genesis)

I also enjoyed this and this.

 

[Mucho]

Joe Cocker-The Letter

 

[Analog]

All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

 

[Wapp]

Originally posted by: Analog
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

Everyone before this post has no idea what they are talking about.

 

[bvalpati]

Blue Monday-Orgy
BORIS-Isis
Sympathy for the Devil-Laibach

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: Cerpin Taxt
Tool doing "No Quarter."

I came in here to say the same thing.

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[edro]

Korn - One (Metallica)

 

[Tremulant]

My favorite would have to be Hey Mercedes' cover of 'The Promise' (originally by When In Rome).

 

[TallBill]

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams
Johnny Cash - Hurt
The Dan Band - Total Eclipse

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: Analog
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

All Along the Watchtower - Bear McCreary

 

[Anubis]

Metallica - Astronomy (Blue Oyster Cult) is one of my favs

 

[clamum]

Pennywise - Down Under (Men at Work cover)
Suicide Machines - It's the End of the World as We Know It (REM cover)
The Queers - Girl About Town (Helen Love cover)

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Pepsei
oh oh , that song "blinded by the light" where the singer try to make the words sound like "douche"..... bruce springsteen did the original.

the word is deuce.

yeah, i know... that's why i said "try to make".... bruce even said that the reason the remake was more successful was because of that.

Springsteen, in his 2005 VH1 Storytellers appearance, lightheartedly made the assertion that the sole reason that Manfred Mann's version of the song went to number one is that the altered lyric is actually "revved up like a douche". Bruce said, "The original lyric is 'cut loose like a deuce' referring to a two seat hot-rod, a little deuce coupe. Manfred Mann changed the lyric to 'revved up like a douche', which is a feminine hygienic procedure.... so, they're different." It should be noted, however, that Manfred Mann's website lists the lyric as "deuce" rather than "douche". It was once rumored that Chris Thompson's New Zealand accent may be responsible for swapping douche for deuce; however, this cannot be correct as "deuce" said with a New Zealand accent is pronounced something similar to "juice". (Another result of Mann's accent is the word "runner" being pronounced as "owner" to American ears.) A Manfred Mann performance seems to support the "altered lyric" position. While "deuce" and "douche" would be pronounced in much the same way, in the video, the singer clearly seems to be singing "wrapped" - rather than "revved" - consistent with the "douche" lyrics listeners have heard.

bet you didn't know that...

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide

 

[BurnItDwn]

A few favorites ...
Opeth covering Remember Tomorrow
Graveworm covering Fear of the dark
Satyricon covering Orgasmatron
Slowhorse covering Don't Fear the Reaper