Best Cover Songs

[jwyblejr]

Does Ozzy's cover of Paranoid count? Just think the one he did with Randy Rhoads is better than his Black Sabbath version.

[madmarva]

Aerosmith's version of Come Together

Don Henley's Unclouded Day

Zeppelin's Babe I'm gonna leave You

[MIB41]

Hands down - Ace Frehley's cover of ELO's song "Do Ya".

Here's Ace's version -

YouTube - Ace Frehley - Do Ya

Here's ELO's version -

YouTube - Do Ya - Electric Light Orchestra


I think Ace buried ELO on that tune...Amazing isn't it?

[WannabeMego]

Who's Makin Love? - Originally by Johnnie Taylor - Best Covered by The Blues Brothers

Hell...ANYTHING covered by the Blues Brothers is Awesome...can't go wrong there.

[jackson5677]

VIRGINIA CREEPER........Motley Crue Cover: SHOUT AT THE DEVIL
VIRGINIA CREEPER (The Final Prophet) on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

[Blue Meanie]

There are a lot of great covers out there....

Joan Osborne has a whole CD with covers of classic 60's and 70's soul/R&B and pop tunes called "How Sweet It Is"
Amazon.com: How Sweet It Is: Joan Osborne: Music

Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs put out a covers CD that's also GREAT:
Amazon.com: Under The Covers, Vol. 1: Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs: Music

Speaking of Susanna Hoffs...Bangles cover of Simon and Garfunkels "Hazy Shade of Winter" is kick *****

Best New Artist Grammy winner Adele does an AMAZING cover of Dylan's "To Make You Feel My Love"

Al Green does a fantastic cover of the Bee Gees "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"

Paul McCartney has 2 cover CD's..."Run Devil Run"

Amazon.com: Run Devil Run: Paul McCartney: Music

Choba B CCCP (Back in the USSR)

Amazon.com: Choba B CCCP (Back in the USSR): Paul McCartney: Music

Also does a great cover of "All Things Must Pass" Live.

BTW, someone mentioned "Knockin' on Heavens Door"...2 versions to look for are Triumphs version and The Alarms version.

Gomez' cover of The Beatles "Getting Better" is great.

U2 did a cover of the Beatles "Rain" but I've only heard it on bootlegs from the Unforgetable Fire Tour.

The most interesting cover I've heard was Midge Ure's cover of Jethro Tulls "Living In The Past" on Midge's 1st solo LP called "The Gift"

Government Mule's cover of the Beatles "She Said"

There's just so many great covers out there...

[Riffster]

you must check out cheap trick sgt peppers live cd and dvd which came out today
it hasnt left my cd player yet

Cheap Trick covers the whole Sgt Peppers album?

[jacsfc]

i really like the folowing

disturbed: land of confusion
seether: careless whisper

[Nostalgiabuff]

how about Jeff Healy band's version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps....great cover.
Joe cocker did some great covers of the Beatles too....With a Little Help from my friends, she came in through the bathroom window...etc
Cheap Trick - Don't be Cruel
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
David Lee Roth - california girls
The Beach Boys - California Dreaming

[Bill]

If you're in any way a Smiths fan you need to dig up a copy of "The World Still Won't Listen." A bunch of grunty hardcore bands covering Morissey, very funny and surprisingly good. H20, Slapshot, Leeway, The Meatmen, Subzero and a ton of other bands really put some effort into their interpretations.

White Zombie covering Kiss, God Of Thunder...
YouTube - White Zombie - God Of Thunder

Steve Earle with The Supersuckers covering The Rolling Stones Before They Make Me Run
YouTube - Steve Earle - Before They Make Me Run (1994)

The Supersuckers covering Ice Cube's Dead Homiez
YouTube - Dead Homiez - Supersuckers, The (Ice Cube Cover)

The Meatmen covering The Smiths How Soon Is Now from the album I mentioned above
YouTube - How Soon Is Now - The Meatmen

[Mikey]

You're Sixteen

Johnny Burnette
YouTube - Johnny Burnette - You're Sixteen

Ringo Starr
YouTube - You're Sixteen - Ringo Starr

[megoat]

Hey Bill, for 80's indie try:

The Feelies "Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey"

Dinosaur Jr "Show Me The Way"

Yo La Tengo "Big Sky"--the kinks song

Urge Overkill "Wichita Lineman"

Rapeman "Just Got Paid"

Killdozer "I Am I Said" they actually did a whole record of covers

The Minutemen "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" their version rules.

You mentioned Redd Kross--i have a great version of them doing "Rhiannon"

I'm sure others'll come to mind....

[The Bat]

John Lennon-"Stand By Me"
Ramones-"Out of Time"(Rolling Stones)
Ramones- TOO MANY great 50's & 60's covers to count!
Sid Vicious-"My Way"
The Pogues-"Danny Boy"
Social Distortion-"Ring of Fire"

[Zemo]

For me, no doubt Manfred Mann's Earth Bands version of Springsteen's Blinded by the light.

Best cover and interpetation ever. To this day Springsteen is bitter that they crushed his song.

[spaceace35]

you must check out cheap trick sgt peppers live cd and dvd which came out today
it hasnt left my cd player yet