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Title: Great Covers
Post by: jackster on June 23, 2004, 08:28:00 AM

I was just looking around WinMX and found some amazing covers. For example Johnny Cash's cover of U2's 'One', Green Days cover of 'I fought the Law' and truly shockingly awful Avril Lavigne cover of Systems of a Downs 'chop Suey'.

So my question is what great covers are there that are not well known or those that are even very well know.

( Not really Ska covers, although I dont mind them that much)

Title: Great Covers
Post by: bluedeath on June 23, 2004, 08:36:00 AM

Any Richard Cheese Cover.  Particularly Down with the sickness from Dawn of the Dead.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Ween311 on June 23, 2004, 08:57:00 AM

There is a band called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes that do nothing but punk (not really ska just fat guitar riffs and faster time) covers of classic songs.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Yuyu on June 23, 2004, 10:03:00 AM

QUOTE (jackster @ Jun 23 2004, 12:28 PM)

Green Days cover of 'I fought the Law'

That is a good cover of that song, but I enjoy the Sex Pistols cover of it even more so...

And yes Richard Cheese is the man.... I recommend any of his songs, very entertaining... Basically turns any song into a lounge jazz...

EDIT: I also like the Weezer version of Uptown Girl... There are many good cover songs out there, just type in "cover song" on your favorite file-sharing progam, you will get results...

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Aunt_Jemima on June 23, 2004, 11:47:00 AM

Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide
Guns n Roses - Sweet Child of Mine
Guns n Roses - Sympathy for the Devil
Nirvana - Lake of Fire
Sublime - Smoke Two Joints
Velvet Revolver - Negative Creep
Dynamite Hack - Boyz in the Hood
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Limp Bizkit - Faith
Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
Kid Rock - Feel Like Makin Love
The Ataris - Boys of Summer



Those are all real good covers, although the last 4 on the list all may not like. I'm personally not a fan of Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, or the Ataris but those 4 songs are still decent covers.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: brahm2 on June 23, 2004, 03:40:00 PM

This CD:
http://music.barnesa...ean=27297840126

Title: Great Covers
Post by: therebelious1 on June 24, 2004, 12:20:00 AM

system of a down: snowblind
cake: i will survive
dream theatre: the rover

best cover album of ALL time:
http://music.barnesa...an=696998528925

Title: Great Covers
Post by: skeen on June 25, 2004, 12:16:00 AM

School House Rock! Rocks Must be over 30 to appreciate.
Twisted Willie

Title: Great Covers
Post by: jackster on June 25, 2004, 04:44:00 AM

That starting line covers great but the best Ive heard so far is the Ataris cover of 'boys of summer'.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: BLoTt0_AI on June 25, 2004, 09:28:00 PM

WTF, Metal Tribute to ABBA ?

Mike Patton's cover of "Like a Prayer" is also pretty good for a laugh.

What Frank Zappa album are those cover's on Colonel32 ?

Title: Great Covers
Post by: bcforn64 on June 28, 2004, 10:45:00 PM

Absol-fucking-lutely best fucking cover I have ever heard (more of a remake)

a perfect circle - diary of a madman (remake of cure - love song)

I'm enticed to start a petition to get this released as a single (only ever performed live)  If you haven't heard this cover then go find it over p2p. It kicks ass.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: miazmaticdotcom on June 30, 2004, 03:03:00 AM

Avril did Chop Suey?

Excuse me while I go jump off a bridge. Modern music industry, indeed.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: jackster on July 08, 2004, 09:57:00 AM

I just heard New Found Glorys cover of 'warrants' called 'heaven isnt to far away'. I like it a lot, hopefully they might play it at reading festival this year,although I doubt it.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Mr. Chips on July 16, 2004, 10:59:00 PM

NFG did some great covers.  the titanic song, that thing you do....
dont get "I want it that way", just a little advice.

I would have to agree with the guy from before as well, Starting Line's "I'm Real" really excellent song

Title: Great Covers
Post by: itsame on July 27, 2004, 08:55:00 AM

QUOTE (brahm2 @ Jun 23 2004, 06:43 PM)

This CD: http://music.barnesa...ean=27297840126

Thanks!! I usually don't vomit this early in the day.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Snowboard8422 on July 30, 2004, 04:56:00 PM

all the nirvana covers......


Lake of Fire(meat puppets).........
Oh Me(meat puppets)........
PLATEU.(meat puppets).....t
he man who sold the world(david bowie)

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Mr. Chips on August 02, 2004, 12:22:00 PM

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Mr. Chips on August 02, 2004, 12:29:00 PM

and Limp Bizkit suck too, but their best song when they weren't sellouts was a cover called

Faith

cover of George Michaels

awesome song...

Title: Great Covers
Post by: wheelchair assassin on August 02, 2004, 02:35:00 PM

Well, my intrigedness has led me to oblivion. Tried getting that cover, previewed the first 10 seconds, and it was awful. I had a hunch it would be bad, but that was mind-numbingly disgusting, and made me feel sick to the core... I just pray it hasn't ruined that song for me... If you want to know exactly how bad it was, I can't describe it. But think Avril on some kind of drug, without that fancy machine that stops her from sounding like a monkey, and trying to sing a song that she doesn't know the actual words to and instead makes indistinct noises in the vague style. That's close. Now think that but about 5 times worse.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: jp110099 on August 04, 2004, 09:21:00 PM

David Bowie's album of covers Pin Ups

Especially The Who's I Can't Explain

Title: Great Covers
Post by: Fuzzy on August 04, 2004, 10:16:00 PM

I heard Korn perform Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 (By Pink Floyd if you're a moron). It was awsome.

Title: Great Covers
Post by: lordvader129 on August 08, 2004, 10:56:00 PM

QUOTE (Fuzzy @ Aug 4 2004, 11:19 PM)

I heard Korn perform Another Brick In The Wall Part 1 (By Pink Floyd if you're a moron). It was awsome.

o dear god yes, i saw them last night, incredible




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