Let's Hear Your Favorite (or, in fact, any) Cover Versions Of Popular Songs !

[phigmov]

Came to Neil Young via the double-live 'Weld' album - the overblown sonics suited the grungy late 80's/90's aesthetic... he's been covered a lot in a variety of different ways

Type O Negatives goth-metal cover is probably my fave. The baritone delivery gives it a great vibe even if it lacks the bite of Neil & Sampedros guitar sound -

Neil Youngs 'Weld' version -

 

[phigmov]

A couple of Bowie covers, first is a Motorhead cover of 'Heroes' and then Bauhaus do 'Ziggy Stardust'

The Bowie originals

 

[Keeth101]

I don't think anyone could say that they don't know this song by Smokie .... but did you know it was originally recorded by 'New World' in 1972.

 

[Aushiker]

 

[ex machina]

Angelique Kidjo covered the entire Talking Heads' "Remain In Light" album -- here's her version of "Born Under Punches"

 

[Aushiker]

 

[Aushiker]

Jimi Hendrix's Classic Voodoo Chile

 

[phigmov]

Probably one of the better JD covers out there followed by a few I stumbled across over the years that take things in very different directions. The fact they still work is testimony to the genius of JD.

GvsB - She's Lost Control

Spoek Mathambo

Grace Jones

And theres a Dita Von Tess version on Youtube you can find which is definitely NSFW (and surprisingly not terrible).

The original

 

[ex machina]

A few years back Mareva Galanter did a cover album of Yeh-yeh classics like Jacqueline Taïeb's amazing 1967 tune on roule à 160 -- Mareva gets extra credit for doing this one Scopitone-style.

 

[rmcnelly]

Just about every Brass Against Cover...

Tool Cover

And the band‘s name is due to their Rage Against the Machine covers, this one is outstanding!

 

[rmcnelly]

Sad Kermit’s cover of Elliot Smith’s Needle in the Hay - The video is Outstanding!

 

[rmcnelly]

Sad Kermit’s cover of Radiohead’s Creep

 

[rmcnelly]

Sad Kermit’s cover of NIN’s Hurt, another outstanding video.

 

[rmcnelly]

Sad Kermit’s cover of NIN’s Something I Can Never Have (audio only but outstanding!)

 

[rmcnelly]

Sad Kermit covering Jeff Buckleys version of Hallelujah.(Originally by Leonard Cohen)

 

[rmcnelly]

Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield’s Album of Elliot Smith songs is an absolute fave.
Here are a few...

 

[rmcnelly]

Best cover of Twilight you’ll ever hear.

 

[rmcnelly]

This live performance has 4 covers of Elliot Smith songs.

 

[rmcnelly]

I never tire of this awesome cover of Aerosmith’s Dream On! She builds the climax so well!

 

[Aushiker]