Whats your favorite cover song?

Hurt by Johnny Cash. Such a powerful ballad.

That cover of the Friends theme was so depressing. I remember that song as the really upbeat F.R.I.E.N.D.S song that always made me happy. I didn’t like the mood change.

@dxs I like it. I like the original better – I mean, it’s from one of my favorite TV shows of all time – but I thought the mood change was interesting.

I knew “Hurt” would show up in this thread. While I’m a country fan, I’m not much of a Johnny Cash fan (blasphemy!), so I don’t appreciate nearly as much as most people do. I’ve never heard the original, though.

Karen O/ Trent Reznor- Immigrant Song (Zep)
http://youtu.be/xQtXsp4tIbw

William Shatner-Lucy In The Sky (Prepare to laugh your butt off!!)
http://youtu.be/V1Ar79f8aN8

Strangely, I love Wynonna Judd’s version of Burning Love.

You’ll laugh, if you even know who Perry Como is, but I’ve always loved his cover of “And I Love You So” a little bit better than Don McLean’s original.

Wow. Tough question. If I had to pick one, maybe Walk the Moon’s cover of Burning Down the House.

Least favorite? Wow that’s even tougher. I’ll have to give it some thought…

I’m inclined to say:
Steven Wilson – ‘the Guitar Lesson’ (original by Momus)
Ghost – ‘I’m a Marionette’ (original by ABBA)
1,000 Homo DJs – ‘Supernaut’ (original by Black Sabbath’)

Least favorite:
Johnny Cash – ‘Hurt’ (original by NIN). There’s not a doubt in my mind about that one. I hate that version with every fiber of my being.

George Thorogood doing Hank Williams’s Move It On Over

Sexy Back by Rivethead.

Smooth Criminal, Alien Ant Farm

Land of Confusion, Disturbed

A few that come to mind…

- Camper Van Beethoven, Pictures of Matchstick Men (Status Quo)
– The Fall, Black Monk Theme P. 1 (orginal by Monks, called I hate you, which is also great)
– 1000 Homo DJs, Supernaut (Black Sabbath)
– Bauhaus, Third Uncle (Brian Eno)
– Dinosaur Jr., Just Like Heaven (The Cure)

Even though I don’t usually like violin covers, it’s this one.

Not for everyone:
in flames: everyone counts
Ensiferum: Battery

Opeth’s cover of Deep Purple’s Soldier of Fortune

Also Opeth’s cover of Iron Maiden’s Remember Tomorrow

Also also Opeth’s Cover of Alice in Chains’ Would?

I reallyreallyreally love Opeth.

Least Favourite:

Guns and Roses’ shitty cover version of the Beatles’ Live and Let Die.
The line is ”…and in this ever-changing world in which we’re living,” you illiterate bastard.

@Seek_Kolinahr I loved the remember tomorrow cover. I was a huge maiden head back in the day.

^ I saw them live for the first time a year or two ago. It was pretty much a religious experience. Only sad I never got to see Paul Di’Anno or Clive.

I’ll be exploring them a bit further. Thanks for sharing!

Oh, if you’re talking about Opeth, I’ve seen them live seven times. And that is always a fabulous experience as well. ^_^

I am and going through a bunch of youtube clips now. Kinda digging it.

Opeth is kind of unique, because the frontman, Mikael Akerfeldt, is brilliant and gives absolutely no fucks about whether his fanbase approves of his newest material.

So in the beginning, the albums Orchid and Morningrise, the band was pretty much black metal. Then getting into Still Life and Deliverance, they’re totally death metal. Then they come out with Damnation – an acoustic album. Then Blackwater Park and Ghost Reveries are completely off the wall awesome stuff, and then he starts in on Watershed with some 70s prog influences, and the most recent album is getting further into prog and psych rock.

I have no idea what to expect of the next album. And I love it.

Manson’s cover of Soft Cell’s Tainted Love ain’t bad at all…considering.

A Case of You

I think Diana Krall’s cover is better the orignal

Honestly, Opeth bore me to tears at this point. Glad I caught them back in 2006 though (one of the “Chronology” shows).

That was the first time I saw them – at Gigantour. Sadly, Martin Mendez was already gone by that point, but at least I have him on the Deliverance/Damnation DVD.

William Shatner’s Cover of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
It gets better and better as it goes on. Skip to 2:45 if you want the meat of it.
AND
A Perfect Circle’s cover of ‘Imagine’ by John Lennon
AND
Dar Williams cover of ‘Comfortably Numb’ by Pink Floyd
(if you watch the video it seems to have fuck all to do with the song)
AND
Steven Wilson’s cover of ‘The Day Before You Came’ by ABBA

As for the most hated cover…
Johnny Cash’s version of Hurt’ by Nine Inch Nails

Wall Of Voodoo’s cover of Ring of Fire is my favorite. The late, great Marc Moreland’s guitar makes it.

Richard Cheese- Insane in the Membrane

My favorite? Probably Marvin Gaye’s version of Heard it through the Grapevine (originally done by Gladys Knight and the Pips)

Least favorite? William “The Shat” Shatner destroying Rocket Man

Close second: Pat Boone singing Tutti Fruiti

Jimi Hendrix – “All Along the Watchtower” (originally by Bob Dylan)

Tia Carrere – “Ballroom Blitz” (originally by Sweet)

Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” (originally by Gloria Jones)

They Might Be Giants – “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” (originally by the Four Lads)

The White Stripes – “Jolene” (originally by Dolly Parton; the Miley Cyrus version is quite good as well)

The Civil Wars – “Billie Jean” (originally by Michael Jackson)

Street Sweeper Social Club – “Paper Planes” (originally by M.I.A.)

Karen O with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – “Immigrant Song” (originally by Led Zeppelin)

I was blessedly unaware William Shatner’s tendency to bastardize popular music.
A curse on all who enlightened me.

Manson’s I Put a Spell on You.
Mick Harvey’s Sad Dark Eyes. Original is by the Loved Ones, who were the Beatles of Australia. Though in finding that video I just discovered Nick Cave also has a version, so my favorite may change shortly…
Nirvana’s Lake of Fire. Original is by the Meat Puppets, as are “Oh Me” and “Plateau,” but the Puppets do a better job of those latter two.
Van Morrison’s Baby Please Don’t Go. A slave song, originally recorded by Big Joe Williams. I like Van’s version way better than the Stones’.
Jose Gonzalez’s Teardrop. Original is by Massive Attack.

Grand Funk’s Gimmie Shelter – so much better than the Stones’ original.
Death in Vegas’ Twist and Crawl. Original is by the English Beat.
The Bloodhound Gang’s Along Comes Mary. Original is by The Association.

sorry for double posting; it’s hard to do a bunch of links on an older iPhone coz it erases my writing whenever I switch between tabs

@SavoirFaire

This is my favourite cover of “Jolene”.

I love this band so much.

@SavoirFaire Jack White did a cover of Little Willie John’s “I’m Shakin’” that I adore.

@Seek_Kolinahr Nice! I hadn’t heard that one before.

@filmfann Very cool. Thanks!

@SavoirFaire Oh my God, my word view just shifted – a Miley Cyrus song I like?

@syz Miley Cyrus is a talented singer. So are most teen idols. It’s just that they typically do not perform music that you or I would like.

@SavoirFaire
Flippin amazing post. Feel free to send me random musical posts. I know a lot of obscure music, but not yours.
Kudos.