Is it too early for a cover song thread?

[blonndee]

I'm a total cover song freak! Please post your favorites!

Here's my latest favorite - Nelly Furtado (LOVE her) doing Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" (still hooked on that song):

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_ZFHszG1Xvs

[lightningandsnow]

1. The Cliks

They have a really awesome version of "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake on their CD, and in their concerts they also perform a reall moody-rock version of "Irreplaceable" by Beyonce. It's really kind of unexpected but very good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bftd59Jw-Fo

[blonndee]

2. Wow, definitely a real take-off

instead of an imitation. (Although I did like their take on Timberlake's falsetto refrain!) I almost didn't recognize it, but it grew on me. I might have to listen to it a few times, but I might end up liking it more than the original. Or at least in a different way. Thanks!

[blonndee]

3. jeez, I guess it WAS too early.

How embarrassing!

Nobody else wants to share their favorite covers?

What do you guys think of Nelly's version of Crazy?

[graywarrior]

4. Listen to this guy cover Johnny Cash

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=163633766

[Cabcere]

6. Speaking of Johnny Cash...

I've never heard the original (Nine Inch Nails) version, but I LOVE his cover of "Hurt."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

[DarkTirade]

13. Yeah, I like Cash's cover much better than the original.

Then again, Johnny Cash was frikkin' awesome, so that might be why. :)

[blonndee]

7. Which song?

He sounds like Dylan and I see some Dylan covers on his page. Do you mean the NIN song "Hurt"?

[Guava Jelly]

5. A few of my favorite covers

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lML2N4xB9GU
The Pretenders...Creep
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IJ1c9ErCn7w
Frente.. Bizarre Love triangle

[blonndee]

10. OMG, that Pretenders' version of Creep is beautiful!!!

Thanks for posting this. I've added it to my youtube faves.

[carly denise pt deux]

8. Here's mine

Signs-Tesla

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic90R6ZNaIM

love the hair flip by the guys

Carly

[idgiehkt]

9. Cheating

This is not a cover song, but it's one of the most haunting bluegrass/folk songs I've heard in ages, I've been looking around to find out if it is an original, I just can't believe it.

Lost in the Silence - The Dixie BeeLiners
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=15184620
(you might have to click on the song to get it to play the right one)


if anyone has ever heard another version of this let me know, I figured it was from the turn of the century or something, because the phrasing sounds so archaic to me.

[blonndee]

11. Wow! Very nice.

This reminds me of the Dixie Chicks, who I LOVE!!! I'll save this and look for other versions.

[taterguy]

12. Two covers of Replacements songs that I really like

Some female I've never heard of doing a nice haunting version of Answering Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95y782ZAdzU

Some dude covering Alex Chilton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QDS4GBLgZg

[Tikki]

14. This.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUpO8gzrXO0


tee-hee-hee


Tikki

[Crazy Dave]

15. Can a song really be considered a hit....

...if Michael Bolton doesn't do a cover of it?

[LostInAnomie]

16. White Zombie's cover of Children of the Grave.

Rage Against the Machine's covers of Maggie's Farm and The Ghost of Tom Joad.

[abq e streeter]

17. Narrowed down to a couple dozen ( so far)

Lodi-Al Wilson, Atlantic City-Levon Helm, Beast of Burden-Holmes Brothers, Viva Las Vegas-Shawn Colvin, Man's World-Concrete Blonde, All Along the Watchtower-Hendrix, My Back Pages-Byrds, Sun Arise-Alice Cooper (originally by Rolf Harris; same guy that did Tie Me Kangaroo Down), Soul Kitchen-Mitch Ryder( can't recall if he ever recorded it, but saw him do it live , and it was amazing), Take Me Home Country Roads-Toots and the Maytals , Younger Girl-The Critters, Spoonful-Delbert McClinton, Gloria-Shadows of Knight (original by Van Morrison of course), That's All Right Mama- Elvis, My Way-Sid Vicious, Somebody Loan Me a Dime -Boz Scaggs (original by Chicago bluesman Fenton Robinson), Do You Wanna Dance, and I Can Hear Music-Beachboys, You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond-Taj Mahal (original by Blind Willie Johnson circa 1927), Take Me To The River-Talking Heads, Dion- Lookin for the Heart of Saturday Night, Tommy Elskes (local guy) -Gimme Shelter, and finally , my slow soul version of Help Me Rhonda, and thrash metal version of Theme From the Love Boat, if I can ever get any of my bands to get the balls to try 'em...

[Whisp]

18. Annie Lennox Whiter Shade of Pale

and Train in Vain.
and I think a group called Dishwalla that did a Carpenters Song.
don't make me get up and look, please.