Best Cover Songs

bertuzzi

bertuzzi

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What do you think are some of the best covers, sometimes making them better than the originals and sometimes just making them being hear in a different way.

My top 5 favourites

Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14qTXRkAKr8"]YouTube- All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (studio version)[/ame]

Guns n Roses - Knockin' on Heavens door
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tmc8rJgxUI"]YouTube- Gun's N' Roses - Knockin On Heavens Door[/ame]

Santana - Black Magic Woman
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WCc025HH0E"]YouTube- Santana - Black Magic Woman Offical Video[/ame]

The Lost Fingers - You shook me all night long
starts at 2 minutes
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCJI-hLTMv0"]YouTube- Lost Fingers - AC/DC - You shook me all night long suivi de Thunderstruck FEIQ 2008[/ame]

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4"]YouTube- Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah[/ame]
 
Thrice - Send me an angel (Real Life)
Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode)
Evergreen Terrace - mad World (Tears for Fear)
Orgy - Blue monday (New Order)
The Ataris - Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
 
My Top Ten, in no paticular order.
Johnny Cash- Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
Led Zeppelin- When the Levee Breaks (Kansas Joe McCoy, Memphis Minnie)
Stevie Ray Vaughan- Voodoo Chile (Jimi)
Deadsy- Tom Sawyer (Rush)
Pearl Jam- Love Reign O'er Me (The Who)
Mushroomhead- Crazy (Seal)
Marilyn Manson- Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
The Tea Party- Paint it Black (Rolling Stones)
Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
Guns n Roses- Live and Let Die (Wings)
 
there is alot to mentions since music is relative to things in life, but when I cruze the open road.....

JFK - Whiplash (Bad Habit Boys Mix) :)

Check it
 
Anberlin - Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode)
A Day To Remember - Since You've Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson) :p
Get Up Kids - Close To Me (The Cure)
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons (Nena)
Haste The Day - Long Way Down (Goo Goo Dolls)
The whole CD of Renegades by Rage Against The Machine
Both From The Screen To Your Stereo CD's by New Found Glory
Punk Goes 80's and Punk Goes 90's CD's
+1 for Mad World - Evergreen Terrace

I'm probably missing a bunch lol.
 
TheComebackKid said:
Anberlin - Enjoy The Silence (Depeche Mode)
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I find that cover sounds rushed, and doesnt come close to the original. I prefer this one:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWjoz84R9k"]YouTube- Lacuna Coil, Enjoy the Silence[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z6SpiwEhQQ&feature=PlayList&p=91018278B4B56563&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=8"]YouTube- Shadows Fall- Welcome To The Machine[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8EnfUnB60&feature=PlayList&p=6771A0B8C8677FC5&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=11"]YouTube- Soulfly - Four Sticks (Led Zeppelin cover)[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ekvGXJzdj8&feature=PlayList&p=835A37B8EF7E1FF6&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=7"]YouTube- Krisiun Refuse Resist (Sepultura Cover)[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk"]YouTube- Spiderbait - Black Betty[/ame]
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKI4UrjX35g"]YouTube- Redman feat Erick Sermon Keith Murray Rappers Delight[/ame]
 
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Seether - Careless Whisper (Wham!)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK-EgnboXHo"]YouTube- Seether-Careless Whisper Official Video[/ame]

Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Wild World (Cat Stevens)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu0HTIuihy8"]YouTube- Me First And The Gimme Gimmes - Wild World[/ame]

Pennywise - Stand by me (Ben E. King)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbTeOWeaYXk"]YouTube- Pennywise - Stand by me[/ame]

Exterio - Goodbye my love (Léandre)
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKgQs_3BTr0"]YouTube- Exterio - Goodbye my love[/ame]
 
No Doubt - It's my life Original by:Talk Talk
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvV498pyIM"]YouTube- No Doubt - It's My Life[/ame]
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d84fhe52ta4&feature=related"]YouTube- Sexual Healing Ben Harper[/ame]
 
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