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Im listening to Les Claypools Frog Brigade do Floyd's Animals and I almost think its better than the original, anyone else have any good covers of songs/albums that rival the original?
 
The Les Claypool cover of Animals is up there, the Dream Theater cover of Dark Side of The Moon is also really really good. Also, Primus' cover of "Have a Cigar".

And that's just covers of Pink Floyd songs, I can't even start to think about everything else haha
 
NeighborhoodThreat said:
The Les Claypool cover of Animals is up there, the Dream Theater cover of Dark Side of The Moon is also really really good. Also, Primus' cover of "Have a Cigar".

And that's just covers of Pink Floyd songs, I can't even start to think about everything else haha
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ween does awesome covers..they did bowie last time i saw them-oh and another one i just thought of is cee-lo doing radioheads reckoner
 
Great thread! I think it's pretty rare to find a cover that you can enjoy as much as an original.
Love The Smiths, and I know there may be some die-hard Morrissey fans that might disagree; but I really like Quicksand's take on "How soon is now?". This song has been covered (badly) many times but I think this version does the original justice while bringing a fresh interpretation.
Link if you care to listen… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsMY1PMGFU
 
from elsewhere, my top 10 cover versions:

10. nirvana's cover of david bowie's the man who sold the world
9. rem's cover of leonard cohen's first, we take manhattan
8. soft cell's cover of gloria jones' tainted love
7. roxy music's cover of john lennon's jealous guy
6. siouxsie & the banshees' cover of the beatles' dear prudence
5. johnny cash's cover of nine inch nails' hurt
4. robert forster's cover of lenoard cohen's tower of song
3. the flaming lips' cover of neil young's after the goldrush
2. run dmc's cover of aerosmith's walk this way
1. teenage fanclub's cover of madonna's like a virgin

notable mentions:

shonen knife's cover of the carpenters' on top of the world
sonic youth's cover of the carpenters' superstar
the ferris wheel's cover of the the supremes' you keep me hangin' on


related reading:

Name an awesome or otherwise novel cover
Your favorite cover....

alasdair
 
I share some of the same covers as alasdarim

Hurt by J.Cash
Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshee's
Man who sold the World by Nirvana

I also like

Ring of Fire- by Social Distoration
M. Robinson- Lemon heads
Blitzkreig Bop- ROb Zombie
Stand Back- I don't know who does it, but it's a gothy sounded version
Sympathy for the devil- GnR
Dead Souls- NIN
Stipped- Rammstein
People are Strange- Echo and Bunnymen
Mony Mony- Billy Idol
This is Halloween- Marilyn Manson
Sex Shooter-

I'm not saying, I like all of the above better than the originals, but I do like them. I can't think of all of them.
 
Bridesbiscuit said:
Great thread! I think it's pretty rare to find a cover that you can enjoy as much as an original.
Love The Smiths, and I know there may be some die-hard Morrissey fans that might disagree; but I really like Quicksand's take on "How soon is now?". This song has been covered (badly) many times but I think this version does the original justice while bringing a fresh interpretation.
Link if you care to listen… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqsMY1PMGFU
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WOW i havent listened to quicksand since way back in the day, i still rock the t-shirt, Jawbreaker has a few good covers too, psychedelic furs "into like a train" and a few others that i cant think of now (loooove jawbreaker)
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SONIC YOUTH DOES "CICCONE YOUTH" covers madonna "get into the groove" Awesome
BECK RECORD CLUB-thurston moore, jeff tweedy, st vincent and a bunch of others do whole albums, check out INXS kick, the cover of "need you tonight" is super groovy
 
I knew I would forget some... In addition, to those I listed above,

I fought the Law- The Clash
Ball of Confusion- Love and Rockets
 
I knew I would keep adding as I remember them.....



Do ya think I'm sexy?- Revolting C**ks

I fought the Law- The Clash
Ball of Confusion- Love & Rockets

Hurt by J.Cash
Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshee's
Man who sold the World by Nirvana

I also like
MAn Who Sold The World- Nirvana
Hurt-Johnny Cash
Dear Prudence-Siouxsie and Banshee's
Ring of Fire- by Social Distoration
M. Robinson- Lemon heads
Blitzkreig Bop- ROb Zombie
Stand Back- I don't know who does it, but it's a gothy sounded version
Sympathy for the devil- GnR
Dead Souls- NIN
Stipped- Rammstein
People are Strange- Echo and Bunnymen
Mony Mony- Billy Idol
This is Halloween- Marilyn Manson
 
Daniel Lanois produced "Amazing Grace" with Aaron Neville singing

Dave MAtthews Band Covered:

"Eyes o the World"
"Stir it up"
"Jammin'"
"All Along the Watchtower"
"The MAker"
"Angel from Montgomery"



Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds covered:

"Tangerine"
"If I had a Boat"

i'll get back to more
 
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