FabSwingers.com forum: Great Cover Versions

By *uHorny1 OP Man
over a year ago

Cannock

In response to Deep Brown Eyes 88 thread on songs that should never be covered, how about the opposite view- songs that have great cover versions?

Not necessarily better, but just great, imaginative covers.

I'm going with 2:

Suspicious Minds by Fine Young Cannibals

Born to Run by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grace Jones covering Joy Divisions “She’s lost control”

Absolutely rank in a funny great cringe fest way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any Marilyn Manson

Seether - Careless Whisper

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

Pearl Jam - Comfortably Numb

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone

Toni Basil - Mickey

All much better than the originals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Corey Taylor, wicked games.

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

Deep Purple - Hush

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By *ermite12ukMan
over a year ago

Solihull and Romford

Totally agree about Suspicious Minds by Fine Young Cannibals.

Tainted Love: Soft Cell.

Stereophonics: Handbags and Gladrags.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thinking of You

I'd rather Go Blind

Both Paul Wellers blue eyed soul

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd forgotten that Frankie did Born To Run....over to Spotify

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Tainted love by Marilyn Mason

Enjoy the silence by Lacuna Coil

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got halfway through it...soz but for me a good cover has to add or do something with the original.....not copy it.

Blimey I've gone all Simon Cowell don't you know

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By *alldarksurreyMan
over a year ago

surrey

Johnny cash- hurt

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Wild is the Wind, Bowie.

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By *iceguydaveMan
over a year ago

Monmouth

I usually hate covers, but Bob Marley's 'Redemption Song' as done by Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer... Just sublime.

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By *00KissesCouple
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Chris Cornel - patience

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

California Dreamin' by the Beach Boys is far better than the Mama's and Poppas

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Just stumbled across this on You Tube....

Stairway To Heaven - Frank Zappa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35HoabXm41E

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

All Along The Watchtower: Jimi Hendrix’s cover of Bob Dylan’s original.

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By *untiWoman
over a year ago

Newport

Miley Cyrus has covered Metallicas Nothing Else Matters, excellent.

Released this week.

Shoot to Thrill by Halestorm.

Man in the Mirror by J2.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Placebo - ‘Running Up That Hill’

‘Hallelujah’ - Jeff Buckley

‘All Along The Watchtower’ - Jimmy Hendrix

‘I Fought The Law’ - The Clash

‘Little Boxes’ - Rise Against

‘Low Rider’ - Korn

‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ - Saul Williams

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Foo Fighters (with Rick Astley on vocals) - Never Gonna Give You Up

The Simmertones - Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps

The Bluebeaters - Roll With It

Madness - It Must Be Love and One Step Beyond

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

The Clash - Police & Thieves

The Str*nglers - Walk On By

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

He Fades Away- June Tabor's version is very moving

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By *issAphroditeWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

Amy Winehouse's Valerie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disturbed version of sound of silence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Johnny cash- hurt"

Beat me to it! best cover EVER (IMO). When the writer and original performer of a song says their original isn't as good, you know it's special!

I'll Add; Jamie Cullum ~ 'Frontin'

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

The Sunday’s- wild horses.

I don’t know why but I just adore that version

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Heatwave - The Jam

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica -Whiskey in the Jar

Metallica - Turn the page

Machine Head- Hallowed be thy name

Machine Head - Battery

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By *urlyCatzWoman
over a year ago

Blackpool

"Disturbed version of sound of silence "

This

And Marilyn Manson, Sweet dreams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You Should be dancing - Dee Gee's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shinedown - simple man

Disturbed - sound of silence

Greenday - time of your life

Def Leppard - personal Jesus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like American Woman, Lenny Kravitz

Get it on, Power Station

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Duran Duran's version of Come Up And See Me.

Guns n Roses Live And Let Die

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come together - Godsmack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Everything done by Richard cheese.

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By *rMojoRisinMan
over a year ago

nottingham

Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grandson - War

Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U.

No Doubt - It's My Life.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
over a year ago

Bedfuck

Whole Lotta Ghetto - Metal Elvis and the Monsters of Rock

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dead Sara - Heart-shaped Box

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Running Up That Hill - Placebo

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvanna

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

All Along The Watchtower - Jimmi Hendrix Experience

Heroes - Motorhead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Running Up That Hill - Placebo

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvanna

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

All Along The Watchtower - Jimmi Hendrix Experience

Heroes - Motorhead"

Love the Placebo version of Running Up That Hill

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Def Leppard - personal Jesus "

Now Depeche Mode needs to cover Pour Some Sugar On Me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Deep Purple - Hush"

Kula Shaker's version rocks too

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Everything done by Richard cheese."

Downloaded his version of Viva Las Vegas after hearing it on the soundtrack to Army Of The Dead on Netflix - it's awesome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Either of the Flying Lizards' covers. Money was good, Move On Up was genius.

Honourable mention to Patti Smith and So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Young Man Blues, The Who’s cover of Mose Allison’s original.

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By *osmicRobMan
over a year ago

Chorlton cum Hardy

Gary Jules - Mad World

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By *urulovesnylonMan
over a year ago

Harrow

As -George Michael and Mary J Blige

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gary Jules - Mad World"

Good shout

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Tonbridge

Bruce Hornsby & The Range have done couple of great covers:

Jack Straw but The Grateful Dead

Madman Across the Water by Elton John

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love GnR's cover of KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR, especially the live version on the LIVE ERA album

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By *ero200Man
over a year ago

staffs

"Gary Jules - Mad World

Good shout

It’s ok but not as good as tears for fears , no way

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By *itvclaireTV/TS
over a year ago

Birmingham

Not a track, but an entire album. Dub Side Of The Moon.

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By *uHorny1 OP Man
over a year ago

Cannock

"Everything done by Richard cheese."

All of Richard Cheese's stuff are great covers. Particularly like his version of Radiohead's Creep

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By *uHorny1 OP Man
over a year ago

Cannock

"Shinedown - simple man

Disturbed - sound of silence

Greenday - time of your life

Def Leppard - personal Jesus "

Good Riddance (Time of your life) is a Green Day original- not a cover

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

we were listening to it earlyer, marilon mansons cover of the eurithmics sweet dreams, awesome, even better than the origional and i say that as a fan of the eurithmics

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By *oubleswing2019Man
over a year ago

Colchester

Apoptygma Berzerk - "Cambodia". Leagues better than Kim Wilde's version.

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio

Dope - You Spin Me Round

Orgy - Blue Monday

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence

Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now (a bit of a guilty secret this one)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

David Gray 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye'

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By *ewkesbury cowboyMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Jeff healey- while my guitar gently weeps

Ted Nugent- rag doll

Ronnie James Dio and yngwie malsteen- Dream on

Roger Daltrey and Slash- No more mr nice guy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Metallica ~ 'Stone Cold Crazy' (no-one in their right mind should even touch Queen, but Metallica made this their own!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Metallica ~ 'Stone Cold Crazy' (no-one in their right mind should even touch Queen, but Metallica made this their own!)"

It’s a good one but it’s not even close to being Metallica’s best cover.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Joe Cocker. With a little help from my friends.

Sheryl. Crowe Sweet child of mine.

Eric Clapton.I shot the sheriff.

Marvin Gaye. I heard it through the grapevine.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Joe Cocker. With a little help from my friends.

Sheryl. Crowe Sweet child of mine.

Eric Clapton.I shot the sheriff.

Marvin Gaye. I heard it through the grapevine."

As much as I like Sheryl Crowe, she absolutely destroyed Sweet Child of Mine

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By *ornyallday2026Man
over a year ago

Nelson way

30 Seconds to Mars version of Bad Romance.

Jade Bird has done some amazing covers like Grinning in your face which was a Son House cover.

She also did a cover of Radiohead Blackstar which I love.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_drDHnEiBOw

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By *inBleuMan
over a year ago

Sunny Yorkshire

Jimi Hendrix- Johnny B Goode

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By *ionelhutzMan
over a year ago

liverpool

Lana del ray

Heart shaped box

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

police & thieves - the clash

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Blondie - Denis/Tide Is High

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fantastic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Corey Taylor, wicked games. "

Fantastic

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Metallica. Whiskey in the jar. Best version in my opinion.

Also prefer alien ant farms version of smooth criminal.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ben Howard - Call me maybe

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By *il FiskMan
over a year ago

sefton

Oh pretty woman, van Halen!

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By *ewkesbury cowboyMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

"Joe Cocker. With a little help from my friends.

Sheryl. Crowe Sweet child of mine.

Eric Clapton.I shot the sheriff.

Marvin Gaye. I heard it through the grapevine.

As much as I like Sheryl Crowe, she absolutely destroyed Sweet Child of Mine

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I agree. Best cover is myles Kennedy with slash

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By *ewkesbury cowboyMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Nothing compares 2 u. Chris Cornell

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kate Bush Rocket man and Candle in the wind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Post Modern Jukebox ~ 'All about the Bass'

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By *otts72Man
over a year ago

South east

"Corey Taylor, wicked games.

Fantastic"

Agree. When he tours he does some fantastic live covers. Purple Rain and China Girl are great

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By *otts72Man
over a year ago

South east

Gun - Word Up

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Aretha Franklin - The Long and Winding Road

Ananda Shankar - Jumping Jack Flash

Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ryan Adams...wonderwall

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

I really like Willie Nelson’s version of Always On My Mind and Otis Redding’s cover of Satisfaction is brilliant

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Stepping stone... Sex pistols versions a bit... Energetic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steve Earle : Rivers of Babylon

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Easy - Faith No More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPzDTfIb0DU

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Police & Thieves, what a tune

Hazy Shade of Winter - The Bangles, wicked cover

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By *arriLadMan
over a year ago

North West

DMAs - Believe (Cher)

Beautiful stranger (Madonna)

Praise You (Fat Boy Slim)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rosemary martins reggae version of love to love you baby.

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By *007ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

2000 Man a Rolling Stones song covered by Kiss on their Dynasty album. Named after me ha ha

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By *antasy Explorers 1313Couple
over a year ago

A place where others reside (West Oxfordshire)

Hit me baby one more time - Travis

Handbags and Gladrags - Phonics

You've got the love - Florence and the Machine

Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bauhaus cover of Ziggy Stardust and London Grammar covering Wicked Game, for me. I still think Cash's cover of Hurt takes the prize.

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By *ORDERMANMan
over a year ago

wrexham(south)

Apart from being one of the best ever comedy acts to come out of Australia, the Doug Anthony All Stars wer'nt bad singers..check out their covers of...

Heard it through the grapevine

Throw your arms around me

Dont let me be misunderstood..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I Can't Make You Love Me by Tank.

The best cover version of Bonnie Raitt's one for me.

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Heart - Zeppelins Stairway to Heaven

https://youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk

Annie Lennox - Neil Young's Don't let it bring you down

https://youtu.be/vwKTZ5ErH8U

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By *yclindaveMan
over a year ago

Leicester

Jeff Buckley - hallelujah

Marylin Manson - Sweet Dreams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man who sold the world - Midge Ure

Beats the Bowie version

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

"Man who sold the world - Midge Ure

Beats the Bowie version "

Even Lulu version beats the Bowie version

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bad Wolves - Zombie

Through Fire - Listen to your heart

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Easy- Faith no more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Alanis Morissette. Crazy.

This one is a bit weird but I love it

Hero's by Toyah

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By *immyinreadingMan
over a year ago

henley on thames

Where the streets have no names - pet shop boys

Feel my love - Adele

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By *hristopherd999Man
over a year ago

Brentwood

Paul Young-Wherever I lay my hat and Love of the common people

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By *ewkesbury cowboyMan
over a year ago

Tewkesbury

Chris Cornell- nothing compares 2 u

Marty pellow- yesterday

Motorhead- God save the queen

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Peter Gabriel covers of which both are beautiful...

The book of love - The Magnetic Fields

https://youtu.be/CqXMfveU6-E

Heroes - David Bowie

https://youtu.be/wSX9F6ETTDQ

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

https://youtu.be/YZEpx_A-H7s

Thank me later

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