The 'Great Cover' Official Thread

[shadowplay]

Smoke Fairies - She Sells Sanctuary

Yeah that is a good cover, the cover of Requiem is good too. I used to have a particular hatred for She Sells (no mellowed), because I DJ'd in an alt club around the time of it's release and my face got sore saying I wouldn't play it (or pretty much anything anyone asked for but that's another matter). There's pretty much only one Cult song that's good to dance to anyway; Resurrection Joe.

i hate most siouxsie covers,

The Nearly God cover of Tattoo is good, not as good as the original but decent. The very pop cover of Happy House by Ginger Ale (Angèle David-Guillou from Piano MAgic and Klima' old band). Sorry the is adistorted messbut you get the idea.

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[Plumerai]

i hate most siouxsie covers,

The Nearly God cover of Tattoo is good, not as good as the original but decent. The very pop cover of Happy House by Ginger Ale (Angèle David-Guillou from Piano MAgic and Klima' old band). Sorry the is adistorted messbut you get the idea.

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Totally forgot about Nearly God. I do like that one. I hated that Cleopatra Siouxsie tribute from the 90's.

[shadowplay]

I hated that Cleopatra Siouxsie tribute from the 90's.

These tributes are always populated by the sort of modern goth bands that buy their shit from OFFICAL Goth shops where the sell those big platform goth space trooper boots and call themselves The Stygian Tears of Anduryl or suchlike. Ironically the bands doing post punk influenced stuff that is decent tend not to bother with the fancy dress.

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[shadowplay]

Generally Joy Division and New Order should be off limits...I've talking to you Paul Young and Swans but....

Woven Hand - Truth

Gazelle Twin - The Eternal

Hannah Peel - Blue Monday

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[shadowplay]

Golden Fable - Motorcycle Emptiness (not bothered about the original but guess it's their best song).

It's like something the head girl would play at assembly at a convent school and I mean this as a complement. Of course the nuns would be pouring over the lyrics for signs of impropriety.

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[whisperit]

Golden Fable - Motorcycle Emptiness (not bothered about the original but guess it's their best song).

A great one indeed!
(as for the original, that's the only MSP's song I really like).

[Plumerai]

Queen Adreena - Jolene (Dolly Parton) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqYsozeLk4
Fever Ray - Stranger than Kindness (Nick Cave...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_50c8QZZyQ

[Plumerai]

My Bloody Valentine's cover of Map Ref 41 N 93 W

I thought Titanias cover of Outdoor Miner was good, the rest of the Houseguests Wish was VERY poor though. I rated that they did it in more of a very sweet pop Bell is A Cup Style.

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I like Lush's version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACRvJLtIdCQ

[shadowplay]

Queen Adreena - Jolene (Dolly Parton) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqYsozeLk4

Not sure about that, it's a bit music played in a modern Goth shop (not that I have even been in a Goth shop).

I LOVE the Strawberry Switchblade Version, though Rose could sing anything and I'd give it a fair shake, it cute, hilarious and loveable like a kitten, the 12' is wonderfully ridiculous but their own songs are generally better. The video gains 100 extra catsuit points!

I really love Fever Ray but I don't think she tried hard enough really, when I bought the seven I mainly did it out of OCD completeism I was non-plussed but she really milked that album in general with so much spinoffage, it's probably my favourite Nick Cave song (though not written by him) so it's probably a tough mountain to climb.

I'm not slagging your taste, just talking to myself really.

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[shadowplay]

taking on the untakeonable and winning!

Hollie Cook - Walking In the Sand

and the dub!

Doris - Whispering Pines epic Scott Walker style blow through the Bands song.

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[blacktiger]

Mick Harvey & Anita Lane - Bonnie & Clyde
These Immortal Souls - Hey! Little Child
These Immortal Souls - Open Up and Bleed
The Damned - I Feel Alright (aka 1970)

[s_mcsleazy]

lately my inner goth has been comming out. my friend recomended jack of jill which lead me to this.
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[sammynb]

Slowdive's cover of Some Velvet Morning.
The original.

[Totally Wired]

The Fall - F-Oldin' Money (originally by Tommy Blake)
PMT - Heartthrob of the Mortuary (originally by Crass)
Big Black - Heartbeat (originally by Wire)
Age of Chance - Kiss (originally by Prince)
NoMeansNo - Glad All Over (originally by The Dave Clark 5)
The 5,6,7,8's - Mr Lee (originally by The Bobbettes)

[shadowplay]

Emika - Wicked Games I have heard a fair few shit handed runthroughs of this song but this one err...shines like a diamond.

x-tg - my only childthe whole album is a cover of Nico - Desertshore. It's all fantastic. Even the Sasha Grey track is mighty.

Sleep ∞ Over - I Want To Be Alone very pretty if very faithful cover of Vashti Bunyan

Talking Vashti

I really love Piano Magics cover of their own song Dark Ages which was originally sung by Vashti Bunyan.

Vashti Version

Klima Version

Brilliant song brilliant lyrics

The Klima cover of a Piano Magic song and making an excellent song fucking great (though the original trapped in a hundy gurdy version is good too). I'm pretty sure the original song is about her.

Klima - French Mittens

Piano Magic - French Mittens

Lindstrom & Christabelle - Let it Happen hypercosmic disco blow through of theDemis Roussos/Vangelis Balearic classic.

GLASS CANDY- miss broadway dayglo disco version of dance round yer handbags original. Belle Epoque is an awesome band name.

A.C. Marias - Time WasCanned Heat Cover with frankly astonishing Rowland S Howard Cameo

Led Er Est / A Darkness In My Soul a Solid Space cover which frankly gets full marks for even knowing who Solid Spacewere (cassette only post punk band)

Coil - Who By Fire amazing Leonard Cohen cover

Jewels of the Nile - Deathwishan early Christian Deathcover done in a churchy minimal wave style.

This immortal coil - The dark age of love. The original of this Coil song is super rare and not really that good, this is fucking amazing. :

Mark & The Mambas - In My Room this is an archive TV version but it's great on the album. Walker Brothers cover

ADULT - 24 Hours of Fear Screamers cover, the Number of Names Cover on the Bee is really good too. Great music to jump about too

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