Pulling out the Covers

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Hammerstein

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Sitting around one night with a few friends topic turns to cover tunes.
What was great which sucked and then the ones that we had to wonder what they were thinking when they destroyed that tune.

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Eurthymics         Sweet Dreams                  Marylin Manson
Soft Cell          Tainted Love                  Marylin Manson
Personal Jesus     Depeche Mode                  Marylin Manson, Johnny Cash
T-Rex              Get It On                     Power Station
Tom Cochrane       Life Is A Highway             Rascal Flatts
New Order          Blue Monday                   Orgy
Def Leppard        Bringing On The Heartbreak    Mariah Cary 
Genesis            Land of Confusion             Disturbed
Tears For Fears    Shout                         Disturbed
Rolling Stones     Paint It Black                Gob, Tea Party& Vanessa Carlton
Twisted Sister     We're Not Gonna take It       Bif Naked
R E M              End Of the World              Great Big Sea
Joe Jackson        Got The Time                  Anthrax
Alice Cooper       Poision                       Groove Coverage
Don Henley         Boys Of Summer                The Ataris

Then there was one of my favorites.....

Golden Earring Radar Love White Lion (covered by at least 250 other artists http://www.radar-love.net/ )

So with that in mind can you name some more with the exception of
Def Leppard's last album ( all cover tunes) and this one....

http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=AUde7NU1HjK&aid=BttZSxWqfgE




thanks to Strongbeau for neatness
 
These covers are better than the originals IMO and are a few of my favourites:


The Kinks - "girl you really got me now" - Van Halen
Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers - "Last Kiss" - Pearl Jam
Joni Mitchell - "This Flight Tonight" - Nazareth
 
Interestingly, "Tainted Love" was originally recorded for Motown in 1964 by a singer named Gloria Jones. Therefore, Soft Cell's 1981 version, which I love, is actually a cover.
 
Cameo "Word-Up" Korn


Willis does a good version as well
 
I thought Pearl Jam's 'Last Kiss' was an original until somebody told me it was a cover song. :o

Who sang the original 'Last Kiss' song anyways?
 
This was originally recorded by J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers in 1964. Their version also went to #2 in the US.
 
More good covers

Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay - Ministry
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy - Big Sugar
Topnotes and the Isley Brothers - Twist and Shout - The Beatles

OP
 
tywebb1967 said:
This was originally recorded by J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers in 1964. Their version also went to #2 in the US.
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Yes.

I think someone else covered the song before Pearl Jam and it went up the charts then too.
 
tywebb1967 said:
This was originally recorded by J. Frank Wilson And The Cavaliers in 1964. Their version also went to #2 in the US.
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Sorry but i do believe that would be incorrect....


lookingforitallthetime said:
Yes.

I think someone else covered the song before Pearl Jam and it went up the charts then too.
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Yes some on eelse did do it before Pearl jam but it wasn't a cover....

The original writer and performer is

Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders 1962
 
Killer Queen

3Tees said:
Interestingly, "Tainted Love" was originally recorded for Motown in 1964 by a singer named Gloria Jones. Therefore, Soft Cell's 1981 version, which I love, is actually a cover.
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What is interesting is she was driving the car that killed her boyfriend at the time Marc Bolan vocalist for T-Rex
 
Found a couple more after flipping through the vinyl

Slade - Run Runaway - Great Big Sea
Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
 
Hammerstein said:
Sorry but i do believe that would be incorrect....




Yes some on eelse did do it before Pearl jam but it wasn't a cover....

The original writer and performer is

Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders 1962
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Thanks Hammer. But wasn't it done again in the mid 70's too?
 
Covers so good they become the definitive version:

Bob Dylan's 'All Along the Watchtower' - Covered by Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springsteen's 'Blinded by the Light' - Covered by Manfred Man
Bob Dylan's 'Mr Tambourine Man' - Covered by the Byrds


Other good ones

Neil Young's 'Cinnamon Girl' - Covered by Type O Negative
Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing' - Instrumentally Covered by SRV (the original is still killer though)
 
lookingforitallthetime said:
Thanks Hammer. But wasn't it done again in the mid 70's too?
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4 times actually twice in the 60's and once in the 70's and once
more in 89

Peruvian rockers Los Doltons did it is Spanish #1 hit on Peruvian radio
Columbian singer Alci Acosta
and in late 73 the band named Wednesday did it and it hit # 34
also in 89 Mexican singer Gloria Trevi covered in Spanish

i say 60's and 70's as my spanish is.... well it just sucks
 
I like the following:

KC and the sunshine band "I'm Your Boogie Man" Rob Zombie
Gary Wright "My Love is Alive" Joan Osborne
Linda Ronstadt "You're No Good" Van Halen

and any Hockey Night In Canada fan will know:
Elton John "Saturday Night's Alright" Nickelback

What I DO hate is where you find the lyrics online and you read:

Lyrics by Nickelback etc when all they did was change the melody though....
 
Kinda like trying to tell a Monsonite that Manson covered Sweet Dreams and when you show them the album from the Eurthymics they say it is a misprint
 
The Guess Who-American Woman-Lenny Krapshoot

Bryan Adams-Heaven-DJ Sammy

Fleetwood Mac-Landslide-Dixie Sh!ts

Monkeys-Believer-Smash Mouth

Bruce Cockburn-Lovers in a Dangerous Time-Bare Naked Ladies

Don McClean-American Pie-Madonna

Joan Jett-I Love Rock & Roll-Britney Spears
 
Hammerstein said:
4 times actually twice in the 60's and once in the 70's and once
more in 89

Peruvian rockers Los Doltons did it is Spanish #1 hit on Peruvian radio
Columbian singer Alci Acosta
and in late 73 the band named Wednesday did it and it hit # 34
also in 89 Mexican singer Gloria Trevi covered in Spanish

i say 60's and 70's as my spanish is.... well it just sucks
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Thanks.

Wednesday was the band I was trying to remember. I tried to google it but didn't get anywhere.

I still think Pearl Jam's version was the best. Eddie Vedder's smokey voice really fits that song IMO.
 
I don't know how this thread can exist without talking about Johnny Cash's version of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. After they released it, Trent Reznor said he thought Cash did such a phenomenal job with it that he considered the song his from now on and wouldn't touch the song again. Personally, I like both but the menaing changes for me depending on the version (even though the words don't change).

I like the covers that Marilyn Manson does even though I think the man is a retard. He gives the songs a dirtier quality that gives them a fresh spin and peel back the raw core of what is in the lyrics that was only being obscured in the originals.

If you want a painful cover, try to find Tainted Love redone by Coil. Now that takes the cake in my books.
 
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