Best song covers ever??

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Seems music discussions are all the rage these days, so I've got a pretty simple question. What are your favorite cover songs? Rock, blues, techno, metal, polka - any genre! Let's hear 'em!

Some of mine -

"Sympathy for the Devil" - Jane's Addiction - Just a killer song done by a killer band. The guitars will floor you.

"Enter Sandman" - Apocalyptica - It's done with electric violins or something. It's hardcore.

"Summertime" - Janis Joplin - Of all the immortal singers to do this amazing song - her version is my favorite. You can cut the soul with a knife. Find a live version if you can.
 
Knocking on Heaven's Door by G&R
 
"Monster Mash" by the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
 
Metallica's version of "Astronomy". Killer.
 
Originally posted by pawpaw
pretty women - van halan
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They also did a killer cover of "Dancing in the Streets".
 
Help - Noel Gallagher
Live and let Die - Guns n' Roses
Hang on Sloopy - Die toten Hosen
 
Song cover? Is that when one remakes a song?
 
Originally posted by cgannon64
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

He took a great song and just owned it. Its his, forever.
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Amen. The opening riff is my all time favorite. His version of Rock me Baby is special too.

From the same period Otis Reddings Try a Little Tenderness, I've Been Loving You. No one did Sam Cooke like Otis.

J
 
In the late 70s the Avengers did a punk rock version of "Paint it Black" that is just incredible.

I'm dating myself here but I also have to mention the Flying Lizards goofy deadpan synth pop cover of James Brown's "Money", I think it was a top ten hit.
 
Ugh, covers blow. Sing your own songs. It's plagirism. I've seen "tribute" albums that plunder the "best" of artists. I've seen a techno tribute to Radiohead (sucked) and a punk tribute to Weezer, that one was the nut shot. It covered a lot of ****ty songs of there's (green album), and it was done poorly, i hate covers. Most of course. John Meyer does a cover of Radiohead's Kid A, a mos unexpected cover
 
Originally posted by MummyMan
Ugh, covers blow. Sing your own songs. It's plagirism. I've seen "tribute" albums that plunder the "best" of artists. I've seen a techno tribute to Radiohead (sucked) and a punk tribute to Weezer, that one was the nut shot. It covered a lot of ****ty songs of there's (green album), and it was done poorly, i hate covers. Most of course. John Meyer does a cover of Radiohead's Kid A, a mos unexpected cover
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Most covers suck for the reasons you have given but with a good cover a song can be totally transformed and a band can make it truely their own.
 
SNA? Speaking of covers and Radiohead, i was on a lyrics page and found that they did a cover of my all-time favorite song, Oasis', wonderwall, unfortunately it was more of a bash of the song:(I was torn between my long time favorite band Oasis and the ultimate Radiohead. I have to admit Radiohead is better, Oasis sure has put out some trash.
 
Ah, i listened to the Elephant album tonight at a Borders store (you can preview cd's and listen to the first minute of a track), the songs seemed pretty familiar. Especially the beginning to the first track, what's up with that?
 
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