The 'Great Cover' Official Thread
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“Man does not cease to play because he grows old; man grows old because he ceases to play.” -- George Bernard Shaw
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This is pretty cool - 5 people playing the same guitar....
Walk Off The Earth - Somebody That I Used To Know (originally by Gotye)
Walk Off The Earth - Somebody That I Used To Know (originally by Gotye)
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Hello from a newbie. Here's a few covers that rework the originals in interesting ways, methinks.
Breeders - "Happiness is a Warm Gun" (Beatles) - I tend to wince at the idea of Beatles covers, but the Breeders nail it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8K0yLAtzCY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bauhaus - "Telegram Sam" (T. Rex) - Love the original. Love this cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JUeAQ_urW4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cramps - "Green Door" (Jim Lowe) - Cramps do many great covers but this one's one of my faves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0YTR-JF5zA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cheers.
Breeders - "Happiness is a Warm Gun" (Beatles) - I tend to wince at the idea of Beatles covers, but the Breeders nail it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8K0yLAtzCY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Bauhaus - "Telegram Sam" (T. Rex) - Love the original. Love this cover.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JUeAQ_urW4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cramps - "Green Door" (Jim Lowe) - Cramps do many great covers but this one's one of my faves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0YTR-JF5zA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Cheers.
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Pixies - Wild Honey Pie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyVsg4nwJn0 Beatles cover.. White album totally fits the Pixes
Beach Boys - Just Once in My Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrbzTBosjA4 Carole King/Righteous Brothers Cover..Amazing cover buried on a very poor Beach Boys album.
Beatles - Bad Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRQvxf6fNIE Larry Williams cover...amazing Lennon vocal..from when they were heavy sounds much better on vinyl!
Beach Boys - Just Once in My Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrbzTBosjA4 Carole King/Righteous Brothers Cover..Amazing cover buried on a very poor Beach Boys album.
Beatles - Bad Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRQvxf6fNIE Larry Williams cover...amazing Lennon vocal..from when they were heavy sounds much better on vinyl!
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Their cover of war pigs is pretty fantastic too:Haddock wrote:Cake's "I will survive".
War Pigs-CAKE (Black Sabbath)
I was actually pretty disappointed with this one after hearing the original, and they're my favorite band. You can just really feel the flatness in this track more than their others. The intro and breakdown are both pretty awesome, but the rest just feels really repetitive, because it is.bubba899 wrote: and possibly my favorite cover...
This is my favorite cover they've done:
Stop Breaking Down-The White Stripes (Rolling Stones)
I'm guessing most people on here don't like Muse, but these are three of my favorite covers:
Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Muse (Frankie Valli)
House of The Rising Sun-Muse (The Animals or so...)
Feeling Good-Muse (Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse)
I'll think of more, I'm sure.
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I agree its repetative, but I just love the guitart work on it and I think his voice really suits it. They've done countless fantastic covers though, its hard to choose. Stop breaking down is incredible. Obviously theres jolene, one more cup of coffee, death letter and so on.noisepunk wrote:Their cover of war pigs is pretty fantastic too:Haddock wrote:Cake's "I will survive".
War Pigs-CAKE (Black Sabbath)
I was actually pretty disappointed with this one after hearing the original, and they're my favorite band. You can just really feel the flatness in this track more than their others. The intro and breakdown are both pretty awesome, but the rest just feels really repetitive, because it is.bubba899 wrote: and possibly my favorite cover...
This is my favorite cover they've done:
Stop Breaking Down-The White Stripes (Rolling Stones)
I'm guessing most people on here don't like Muse, but these are three of my favorite covers:
Can't Take My Eyes Off You-Muse (Frankie Valli)
House of The Rising Sun-Muse (The Animals or so...)
Feeling Good-Muse (Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse)
I'll think of more, I'm sure.
Love this one too, repetative again, but brutally bassy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwhNUq8tA_I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Oh yeah, that's a great one.bubba899 wrote:
Love this one too, repetative again, but brutally bassy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwhNUq8tA_I" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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All along the watchtower. Good contender for top spot here.
Dylan has described his reaction to hearing Hendrix's version: "It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day."
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The cool thing about fretless is you can hit a note...and then renegotiate.
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TV on the Radio - Modern Romance (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pSqxMW5mtA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pSqxMW5mtA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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This reminded me, there are a lot of good contenders on the Tribute to Jimi Record.Haddock wrote:All along the watchtower. Good contender for top spot here.
Dylan has described his reaction to hearing Hendrix's version: "It overwhelmed me, really. He had such talent, he could find things inside a song and vigorously develop them. He found things that other people wouldn't think of finding in there. He probably improved upon it by the spaces he was using. I took license with the song from his version, actually, and continue to do it to this day."
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Never cared a jot for My Morning Jacket or Calexico before I heard this, but this is an amazingly atmospheric Dylan cover (no doubt helped along by the visuals).
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I was prepared to hate this because of who's rendition it is, but that's actually pretty good.ncarey13 wrote:TV on the Radio - Modern Romance (Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pSqxMW5mtA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;