Favorite cover songs!
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Dane
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i was shocked to hear it on nova* the other day. my sister listens to them and apparently its been getting huge air play recently. i find this odd considering the movie is almost two years old now (i think), hence the song is at least that.dugfast said:
*Disclaimer: I only stray from the j's when i'm in the car and i don't like the song thats playing. Its only then that nova and other commercial stations get a spin. Although Triple M has been good recently and GoldFM is timeless.
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Don't we all just love the covers that Avril Lavigne (sp??) has taken to doing :roll: NOT Someone shoot that witch before she trashes any more good songs. :evil: Now in this case, the originals are soooooo much better then the covers. I really don't like that girls singing, no offence to anyone how might. (just covering my arse).
the album "if i was a carpenter" is really cool. lots of different bands covering... carpenters songs. sonic youth doing "superstar" and shonen knife do "on top of the world". lovely.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are perhaps the best covers band in the whole world. I like their rendition of Kermit the Frogs' "the rainbow connection"
I saw Spiderbait once and they did the most kick-ass cover of "99 Luft balloons" - in german, not the english version!. It was bloody amazing.
on the x files movie soundtrack the Foo Fighter do a cool cover of "Down at the Park". i don't know the original artist, some 80's band.
finally, the White Stripes rendition of Burt Bacharach's "I don't know what to do with myself"rocks.
WHEN is somebody going to cover the angels "and i never wanna see your face again" (no way get farked fark off!)?????????
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are perhaps the best covers band in the whole world. I like their rendition of Kermit the Frogs' "the rainbow connection"
I saw Spiderbait once and they did the most kick-ass cover of "99 Luft balloons" - in german, not the english version!. It was bloody amazing.
on the x files movie soundtrack the Foo Fighter do a cool cover of "Down at the Park". i don't know the original artist, some 80's band.
finally, the White Stripes rendition of Burt Bacharach's "I don't know what to do with myself"rocks.
WHEN is somebody going to cover the angels "and i never wanna see your face again" (no way get farked fark off!)?????????
Dicky
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'Turn The Page' by Metallica, originally by Bob Seger - because the personality of the performer(s), while rather different, comes out so much in each version.
the 467 or so covers of Summer of '69 (and yeah the MXPX version rocks) has that element to it as well.
that followed by the rest of Garage Inc.
some of the tracks have come out better:
Stone Cold Crazy - that was getting a bit too far removed from the overdramatisation and entertainingly cheesy epic stuff Queen were used to doing. Got recorded during their shortlived stint during the 80s of trying to 'follow the trend' by going rough and heavy.
Sounds better as a Metallica track cos it's right up their alley.
some are pretty much equal - Whiskey In The Jar, even though it's an old folk song, sounds different but just as good from Thin Lizzy.
Turn The Page also fits into this one.
the Motorhead tracks just sound like James fronting Motorhead though, so that kinda didn't work.
*insert obligatory cobweb-coated Napster rant here (get WinMX instead)*
you're entitled to your opinion of them, i'm still a big fan.
The Porkers' version of Kickstart My Heart (original by Motley Crue) and Burnin' Love (original by Elvis Presley) also need a mention.
the 467 or so covers of Summer of '69 (and yeah the MXPX version rocks) has that element to it as well.
that followed by the rest of Garage Inc.
some of the tracks have come out better:
Stone Cold Crazy - that was getting a bit too far removed from the overdramatisation and entertainingly cheesy epic stuff Queen were used to doing. Got recorded during their shortlived stint during the 80s of trying to 'follow the trend' by going rough and heavy.
Sounds better as a Metallica track cos it's right up their alley.
some are pretty much equal - Whiskey In The Jar, even though it's an old folk song, sounds different but just as good from Thin Lizzy.
Turn The Page also fits into this one.
the Motorhead tracks just sound like James fronting Motorhead though, so that kinda didn't work.
*insert obligatory cobweb-coated Napster rant here (get WinMX instead)*
you're entitled to your opinion of them, i'm still a big fan.
The Porkers' version of Kickstart My Heart (original by Motley Crue) and Burnin' Love (original by Elvis Presley) also need a mention.
RCOH
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motley crue - helter skelter
Dropkick Murphys - Rocky Road to Dublin
The Pogues - Galway Races
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Havana affair, Higher ground, Fire
Sepultura - Drug Me
Nofx - i've got straight edge
b(if)tek - wired for sound
Johnnny Cash - One
Sublime - We're only gonna die
Sublime - Hit me with music
Pennywise - i come from a land down under
Metallica - Crash course in brain surgery
Frankenbok - Don't call me baby
Cradle of filth - No time to cry, Hallowed be thy name
plus hundred more that i can't remember or be bothered writing..
Dropkick Murphys - Rocky Road to Dublin
The Pogues - Galway Races
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Havana affair, Higher ground, Fire
Sepultura - Drug Me
Nofx - i've got straight edge
b(if)tek - wired for sound
Johnnny Cash - One
Sublime - We're only gonna die
Sublime - Hit me with music
Pennywise - i come from a land down under
Metallica - Crash course in brain surgery
Frankenbok - Don't call me baby
Cradle of filth - No time to cry, Hallowed be thy name
plus hundred more that i can't remember or be bothered writing..
notb4dinner
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'We're a Happpy Family' which is covers of a whole bunch of Ramones songs is equally cool. The Pretenders version of 'Something to Believe In' would probably be my favourite on of the lot.schmook said:
Ulu doing the Super Mario Brothers theme is pretty funky as well.
thansk for that. I didn't know about that cover album. I love the Ramones, Pet Semetary is one of my favourite songs. I want it as a ring tone on my new polyphonix mobile phone thing.notb4dinner said:
i was just going thru my mp3's and the boo radleys do a cute cover of there she goes...
so i married an axe murderer was such a cool movie, ya wee faery.
Most of my fav covers are live songs performed by Tool or A Perfect Circle.
Some of my fav ones are:
APC - Ashes to Ashes (originally David Bowie)
Tool - Comfortably Numb (originally Pink Floyd)
Tool - Demon Cleaner (originally Kyuss)
Tool - No Quarter (originally Led Zepplin)
Can't beat good old Tool/APC.
Pretty upset I missed APC this yr. If only they'd come to Canberra *sigh*
Some of my fav ones are:
APC - Ashes to Ashes (originally David Bowie)
Tool - Comfortably Numb (originally Pink Floyd)
Tool - Demon Cleaner (originally Kyuss)
Tool - No Quarter (originally Led Zepplin)
Can't beat good old Tool/APC.
Pretty upset I missed APC this yr. If only they'd come to Canberra *sigh*