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Glice 06.09.2006 05:34 PM

Good covers.
 
Seeing as no-one actually started this thread.

Nick Cave's version of running scared.

Cash's version of One, which nearly makes me think it's not by u2 (see also Sting cover)

Diamanda Galas - pick a song and it's a great cover

Albert Kuvezin's cover of love will tear us apart.

Coltrane's 'my favourite things' (insanity itself)

Roland Kirk's version of I say a little prayer.

Ground Zero's cover of Roland Kirk's cover of I say a little prayer.

Otomo Yoshihide's NJE version of Preach.

The Fall's version of I can see the grass grow/ Victoria.

The Galactic Symposium's cover of YMCA (download this song NOW heathens)

I could go on. Someone else play.

HaydenAsche 06.09.2006 05:45 PM

Cat Powers - Cover Album
At The Drive-in - This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Xiu Xiu - Fast Car
Xiu Xiu - Ceremony
Scissor Shock - 30 Lashes

EMMAh 06.09.2006 05:46 PM

Sublimes cover of Hope by Descendents

Iain 06.09.2006 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glice

Roland Kirk's version of I say a little prayer.

Ground Zero's cover of Roland Kirk's cover of I say a little prayer.
.


Yesyesyes....anything from 'Plays Standards' by Ground Zero. I imagine most of that record would be considered 'covers'.

dietzer123 06.09.2006 06:05 PM

bad plus's cover of flim

Inhuman 06.09.2006 06:07 PM

I've heard somebody disagree with this heavily in the past on the board, but I love Sonic Youth's cover of Moist Vagina. I like it more than the original

m^a(t)h 06.09.2006 06:08 PM

smashing pumpkins cover of "my blue heaven" by jerry lee lewis (i think)
the kills cover of "dropout boogie" by captain beefheart

HaydenAsche 06.09.2006 06:08 PM

The original was terrible. So was the cover.

LittlePuppetBoy 06.09.2006 07:37 PM

Killing Moon(Echo and the Bunnymen) by Pavement

Onani Nic 06.09.2006 08:03 PM

Half Japanese do a mean cover of "Tangled Up In Blue".
Melvin's cover the kiss song "Going Blind" and The Replacements covered a kiss song "Black Diamond".

johnnywinternoshow 06.09.2006 08:17 PM

john martyn's cover of rather be the devil
mark lanegan's covers album
dino jr's show me the way and just like heaven
melvins cover of youth of america
nirvana's cover of d-7
faith no more's cover of easy
hendrix's cover of all along the watchtower/sunshine of your love
elliott smith's cover of because
lanegan&cobain's cover of where did you sleep last night
lonnie donegan's cover of rock island line
devo's cover of satisfaction

johnnywinternoshow 06.09.2006 08:43 PM

how did i forget, superstar by SY

atari 2600 06.09.2006 08:45 PM

I made a huge list once (as I am wont to do) & just never saved it from a post at the old board with the same topic.

There's no need to save stuff here at the new board, thankfully, because the Search feature actually works exceedingly well!

Hallelujah!

The 97th Hammer 06.09.2006 08:46 PM

Steel Pole Bathtub's cover of "What I Need".

Savage Clone 06.09.2006 09:31 PM

Loop's cover of The Pop Group's "Thief Of Fire" completely slays, as does Godflesh's cover of Loop's "Straight To Your Heart."

Kallisti23chaos 06.09.2006 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone
Loop's cover of The Pop Group's "Thief Of Fire" completely slays, as does Godflesh's cover of Loop's "Straight To Your Heart."




What about Loop's "Mother Sky" Can cover ??

Savage Clone 06.09.2006 09:41 PM

Jesus.
How could I forget that?
Majesty.

trance feeeedback 06.09.2006 09:43 PM

what about loop's rocket USA cover?

Kallisti23chaos 06.09.2006 09:44 PM

Loop
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone
Jesus.
How could I forget that?
Majesty.



I wonder how i came up with that ? And...

Thats Mr.Majesty Clone around here**

Savage Clone 06.09.2006 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trance feeeedback
what about loop's rocket USA cover?



That is a fine one!
They also did a nice job with "Like Rats" by Godflesh.

Everyneurotic 06.09.2006 10:36 PM

that godflesh/loop split is indeed sweet.

ahhh all of animetal's oeuvre constitutes the greatest covers in the history of man kind.

quick ones:

*tool - no quarter (led zep)
*big star - femme fatale (vu)
*flaming lips - strychnine/(what's so funny about) peace, love and understanding (seeds/elvis costello)
*ruins' medleys
*ni hao! - do you remember rock n' roll radio? (ramones)
*pantera - planet caravan (black sabbath)
*hüsker dü - iron man (black sabbath)
*jesus lizard - wheelchair epidemic (dicks)
*sy - nic fit (untouchables) and i wanna be yr dog (stooges)
*guns n' roses - new rose (the damned)
*black flag - louie louie (kingsmen)
*agoraphobic nosebleed - forgotten in space (voivod)
*metallica - all of garage days revisited
*primal scream - motörhead (motörhead) and some velvet morning (nancy sinatra).
*the germs - sugar sugar (some pop band from the 60's, i think it's the archies)
*mayhem - into the crypts of ray (celtic frost)
*big black - he's a whore (cheap trick) and the model (kraftwerk)

dietzer123 06.09.2006 10:39 PM

phish's cover of while my guitar gently sleeps

HaydenAsche 06.09.2006 10:39 PM

The Xiu Xiu/Devendra Banhart split where they cover each other's songs is good too. I forgot abotu thaat.

CHOUT 06.09.2006 10:58 PM

Melvins covering The Wipers' Youth Of America
Seven Seconds covering Nena's 99 Red Baloons
Camper Van Beethoven covering Sonic Youth's I Love Her All The Time
Sonic Youth covering The Beatles' Within You/Without You
Minutemen covering Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Nels Cline covering Minutemen's Self-Referenced/West Germany
more later

Glice 06.10.2006 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iain
Yesyesyes....anything from 'Plays Standards' by Ground Zero. I imagine most of that record would be considered 'covers'.



Indeed. I'm glad I'm not the only one here who recognises the sheer genius of that album. I have made it very clear to most that know me that I want Die Papple vom Karlsplatz from that album played at my funeral. It's a hearty thumbs up from over here.

I should've mentioned Gabba (http://www.myspace.com/gabbauk) who do covers of Abba songs in the style of the Ramones. Check the shit out of that shit.

The Delgado's cover of ELO's 'mr blue skies' is outstanding.

Keiji Haino's version of 'see that my grave is kept clean'.

Half man half biscuits version of the same.

fishmonkey 06.10.2006 06:00 AM

the twilight singers have a covers album out, i dont really like em myself but my friend is Greg Duli mad and he played me a version of Bjork's Hyperballad that they do, its well worth a listen, top stuff.


also, you should hear my band doing a cover of "sounds of the underground" by Girls Aloud... now that some funky shit

Pookie 06.10.2006 09:33 AM

Husker Du - Eight Miles High (The Byrds)
Minutemen - Lost (Meat Puppets)
Minutemen - Don't Look Now (CCR)

terminal pharmacy 06.10.2006 10:51 AM

diamanda galas - 25 minutes to go
black flag - louie louie
nirvana - d7
tool - no quarter
nick cave and the bad seeds - hey joe

Pookie 06.10.2006 10:56 AM

The Wedding Present - Box Elder

Gulasch Noir 06.10.2006 10:57 AM

here's a good original: praise you by camille yarbrough. much much better than the cover by fatboyslim. i like fatboyslim though.

johnnywinternoshow 06.10.2006 11:58 AM

fiona apple "across the universe"

Toilet & Bowels 06.10.2006 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glice

Otomo Yoshihide's NJE version of Preach.



their version of eureka is pretty sweet too.

king_buzzo 06.10.2006 01:14 PM

nirvana covers are pretty good. also

mudhoney-hate the police

king_buzzo 06.10.2006 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Everyneurotic

*the germs - sugar sugar (some pop band from the 60's, i think it's the archies)


thats a funny cover. also the 7 nation army covered by flaming lips

porkmarras 06.10.2006 01:34 PM

 

boo!

Everyneurotic 06.10.2006 02:19 PM

the original hate the police is so much better than mudhoney's version.

the flaming lips remind me of another fave of mine.

flaming lips - can't get you out of my head (kylie)

johnnywinternoshow 06.10.2006 03:17 PM

mudhoney - the money will roll in

Savage Clone 06.10.2006 04:20 PM

Spacemen 3 - When Tomorrow Hits
This version is only about 35,789 times better than the Mudhoney original.

finding nobody 06.10.2006 05:38 PM

superstar- sonic youth
death letter- the white stripes
where did you sleep last night?-nirvana
aimie- wesley willis
just what i needed- weezer
little wing- stevie ray vaughan
nobody's fault but my own- beck
like a rolling stone- jimi hendrix
trouble all my days- bob dylan
midnight speacial- c.c.r.
maggie's farm- rage against the machine
lynyrd skynyrd- they call me the breeze
jumping jack flash- leon russle

Pookie 06.10.2006 06:09 PM

Killdozer - Nasty
Killdozer - Unbelievable
Killdozer - Hush
Killdozer - Burnin' Love
Killdozer - Good Lovin' Gone Bad


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