What is your favorite cover song?

[fakesurfers]

A few:

Tom Jones + The Cardigans - Burnin' Down the house
Herbie Hancock - All apologies
Rage against the machine- Microphone Fiend


Any other ideas of what to look for?

[m0j0]

jimi hendrix- all along the watchtower
srv- voodoo chile
srv- come on
cream- crossroads
rhcp- higher ground
lenny kravitz- american woman
the who- summertime blues
brian setzer- summertime blues
brian setzer- jump, jive, an' wail
stanley jordan- my favorite things
10,000 maniacs- peace train

[Y2J]

TOOL - No Quarter (Led Zepplin)
A Perfect Circle -- Diary of a Lovesong (2 covers in one)

EDIT: forgot some good ones:
Monster Magnet -- Kick out the Jams
Rob Zombie -- Children of the Grave (Sabbath)
NIN -- Metal (Gary Numen)
Fear Factory -- Cars (Gary Numen)
Anthrax -- Phantom Lord (Metallica)


[Edited by Y2J on 06-11-2001 at 08:45 PM]

[DaFunkyUnit]

Goldfinger - Rio (Duran Duran)
Duran Duran - White Lines (GrandMaster Flash & the Furious 5)
Reel Big Fish - Take on Me (Aha)
Orgy - Blue Monday (New Order)

[hapoo]

doesn't anyone here listen to more mainstream music???

[theorangeone]

Jeffrey Gaines- In Your Eyes

never thought I'd hear a version of that song I liked just as much as Peter Gabriels version.

[zenbooty]

Big Black - He's a Whore (Cheap Trick)
Dash Rip Rock - Born on the Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
The Minutemen - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (also CCR)
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas (Elvis)

[Butch]

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing
Roy Buchanan - Down By The River

[Edited by Butch on 06-12-2001 at 11:18 AM]

[verve247]

NOFX - Last Caress (Misfits)
Me First & the Gimmmie Gimmies - All of their songs. Esp. I am a Rock (Simon&Garfunkel) & Rocket Man (Elton John)

[LPMiller]

Tom Jones and Art of Noise - Kiss.
tina Turner - Baby I'm a star
George Benson - Go Ask Alice
General Public - I'll Take You There
Billy Idol - Don't You Forget About Me
Devo - Are you Experienced?
Devo - Morning Dew
Adam Ant - Hello, I love you


Hell, I could this all day.

[Y2J]

Originally posted by hapoo
doesn't anyone here listen to more mainstream music???

Depends of what your view of mainstream is I guess. Id say I hate 98% of the stuff on mtv

[plutarcho]

Originally posted by zenbooty
Dash Rip Rock - Born on the Bayou (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Zenbooty, where are you from? I've been listening to Dash Rip Rock for years. I didn't think they had a wide following.

[zenbooty]

Dash is the most fun band on Earth! Or was, until they broke up.

I'm living in San Francisco by way of Massachusetts, but stopped briefly in New Orleans on the way to pick up a diploma.

Oh, and back to the thread, I forgot all about the Primus covers!

Primus - Tippy Toes (The Meters)
Primus - The Intruder (Peter Gabriel)
Primus - Making Plans For Nigel (???)
Primus - Have a Cigar (Pink Floyd)

[StonedWheat]

Sarah Mclauchlin- Dear God (XTC)
RATM- Fuck the police(NWA)
Dynamic Hack- Boyz in da hood(NWA)
Hooverphonic- Shake the disease(DM)

[jujubees]

...then both "Nativity in Black" albums are on my list :D

[topane]

RHCP - Higher Ground
Cream - Crossroads

[Y2J]

Originally posted by jujubees
...then both "Nativity in Black" albums are on my list :D

YES YES YES. These are two spectacular CDs of covers.