FabSwingers.com forum: Best cover version (or worst?)

By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

OK, I confess.. Im not a fan of cover versions.. But there have a few that stand up or are are occasionally better than the original versions...

Jimi hendrix all along the watchtower

Softcells version of tainted love

Sades why can't we live together...

And one I'd forgotten about...

The tourists version of I only wanna be with you...

What's your best... Or maybe even worst... (And there are a lot of really crap covers put there...)

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"OK, I confess.. Im not a fan of cover versions.. But there have a few that stand up or are are occasionally better than the original versions...

Jimi hendrix all along the watchtower

Softcells version of tainted love

Sades why can't we live together...

And one I'd forgotten about...

The tourists version of I only wanna be with you...

What's your best... Or maybe even worst... (And there are a lot of really crap covers put there...) "

And holy crap batman here s one I never knew was a cover...

Salt n pepas what a man was originally recorded in 1968 by linda lyndell

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

The hindley street country club , a group of musicians out of Australia are a great cover band , different genres, rotating singers and players,

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

The late great George Michael- I can’t make you love me , stunning vocals

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/nVEK6cbSKwc "i keep forgetting" hindley street country club, Michael Mcdonald cover

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Those acoustic, drippy, shite, strum alongs. Generally by the hipster types being ironic, no mate you're just being wank.

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

"The late great George Michael- I can’t make you love me , stunning vocals "

yeah i watched him do that live. never seen so many women in tears.

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

Metalicca’s whiskey in the jar.

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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

George Michael

Some body to love!!!!

Live at Freddie Mercury tribute

Simply stunning!!!

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

And much prefer alien ant farms version of Annie are you ok

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By *00KissesCouple
over a year ago

Stourbridge

Chris Cornel version of patience x

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

Postmodern Jukebox did some interesting covers like Creep one. I will go and find it

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

https://youtu.be/m3lF2qEA2cw

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"And much prefer alien ant farms version of Annie are you ok "

aka Smooth Criminal

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"George Michael

Some body to love!!!!

Live at Freddie Mercury tribute

Simply stunning!!!"

Very true...

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

"And much prefer alien ant farms version of Annie are you ok

aka Smooth Criminal

That’s it

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

Johnny Cash’s cover of NIN’s Hurt exceeds the original quite easily

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

Eva Cassidy Fields of gold

https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Denis - Blondie

Walk On By - The Str*nglers

Police & Thieves - The Clash

It Must Be Love - Madness

Tears Of A Clown - The Beat

Heatwave - The Jam

Wonderwall - Mike Flowers Pops

All bought something new to the original, not necessarily better but certainly as good as

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By *ee04Man
over a year ago

Essex

Soft Cells tainted love although a good cover will never touch Glory Jones’s original

Other good covers

Guns and roses - sympathy for the devil

The levellers - Devil went down to Georgia

I agree with the alien ant farm cover.

Also one I almost forgot

Amy Winehouse - Valery

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By *batMan
over a year ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

Running to stand still. U2 original fantastically covered by Elbow.

Another vote for Johnny Cash and Hurt.

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

"Eva Cassidy Fields of gold

https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE"

Oh god yes! Absolutely! And somewhere over the rainbow. Nobody sings it like her!

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

"Eva Cassidy Fields of gold

https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE

Oh god yes! Absolutely! And somewhere over the rainbow. Nobody sings it like her!

It makes me cry though!

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

"Eva Cassidy Fields of gold

https://youtu.be/9UVjjcOUJLE

Oh god yes! Absolutely! And somewhere over the rainbow. Nobody sings it like her!

It makes me cry though! "

Songbird does me. All hers give me goosebumps. I love that album x

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Am a big fan of this take on Roll With It by The Bluebeaters

https://youtu.be/xTHbWbEM0F0

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By *ersey GirlCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

the clash - police and thieves

the fall - theres a ghost in my house

jeff buckley - hallelujah

amy winehouse - valerie

nirvana - jesus doesn't want me for a sunbeam

nick cave and the bad seeds - somethings gotten hold of my heart

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

Hallelujah is a great song expect for when alexandra burke sung it was dreadful.

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

Killing me softly with his song - Fugees

https://youtu.be/oKOtzIo-uYw

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

"Metalicca’s whiskey in the jar. "

Definitely! And... quite possibly, ironically, Metallica’s best song..!??

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Killing me softly with his song - Fugees

https://youtu.be/oKOtzIo-uYw"

Yeah for me that goes in one of the worst cremations of an original song.. God how much I hate that version.

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

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

"Disturbed version of Sound of Silence"

Hell yes!

Red - Ordinary world

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

Arctic Monkeys version of Love Machine Girls Aloud).

The Killers version of I Think We're Alone Now (Tiffany)

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By *ip and MeganCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Pointer Sisters - Fire

The Slits - Heard it through the grapevine

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 U

Roberta Flack - First time ever I saw your face

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Not a massive simply red fan but their version of if you don't know me by now was very soulful..

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Gary Barlow and Liam Neeson utterly destroying Jeff Wayne's musical version of the War of the Worlds.

(Mic drop) I win, worst EVER cover of anything.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

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

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Actually one that doesn't often get mentioned on these threads...

Don't Leave Me This Way - The Communards

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

Something a bit different....

Creep (Radiohead) by Bent Knee.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

In terms of crap covers...anything that is just a carbon copy karaoke version of the original as an example Uptown Girl - Westlife

And whilst I'm biased the following covers of Madness songs were a travesty...

Driving In My Car - Maureen

My Guy - Tracey Ullman

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"In terms of crap covers...anything that is just a carbon copy karaoke version of the original as an example Uptown Girl - Westlife

And whilst I'm biased the following covers of Madness songs were a travesty...

Driving In My Car - Maureen

My Guy - Tracey Ullman"

Heres one for you gemini... In the good column not the crap column...

David Watts...the jam...

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Oh here's a other one off the vinyl collection..

Tom Robinson moving version of I shall be released the Bob Dylan song.

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By *notherGirlTV/TS
over a year ago

Somewhere

I adore Cher’s cover of The Byrds ‘The Bells of Rhymney’

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

Nazareth -This Flight Tonight

Status Quo - Roadhouse Blues

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah

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

Not released and not a fan of his music but....

https://youtu.be/oHKpXAPTVNU

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

Also not released but an alltime favourite audition

https://youtu.be/Vc3t268KiRc

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

Maxwell - This woman’s work .... Kate bush cover

Both versions are amazing ...

https://youtu.be/-JYxc5ftEzg

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

"Maxwell - This woman’s work .... Kate bush cover

Both versions are amazing ...

https://youtu.be/-JYxc5ftEzg"

Awesome and I bloody love that song!

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

Maximo Park - 500 miles

Foo Fighters with Serj Tankyan (System of a Down) doing Holiday in Cambodia (Dead Kennedy's)

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By *ilverSwordMan
over a year ago

Belfast-ish

Corey Taylor did a great cover of friend of the devil by the greatful dead

I could listen to him sing all night

https://youtu.be/WRFh4ZhHI_o

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

"Maxwell - This woman’s work .... Kate bush cover

Both versions are amazing ...

https://youtu.be/-JYxc5ftEzg

Awesome and I bloody love that song!"

Very powerful ... always gets me

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By *ickeyblueeyes7Man
over a year ago

newport

Guns n Roses versions of

Live and let die and Knocking on heaven’s door are far better than the originals

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Take me to the river - Talking Heads

Too much funky

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By *kyblue1878Couple
over a year ago

Southport

"Guns n Roses versions of

Live and let die and Knocking on heaven’s door are far better than the originals"

On their punk album Spaghetti Incident they did a UK Subs track 'Down on the Farm', which was also better.

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By *ealthy_and_HungMan
over a year ago

Princes Risborough, Luasanne, Alderney

Nina Gordon's version of NWA's 'Straight Outta Compton'

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

The futureheads version of the Kate Bush song hounds of love is really good

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"The futureheads version of the Kate Bush song hounds of love is really good"

As is Placebo's cover of Running Up That Hill

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Heres one for you gemini... In the good column not the crap column...

David Watts...the jam..."

I always forget that one but indeed a good one

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

A quick trip from Reel Big Fish..all of which are sublime covers...

Take On Me

Another Day In Paradise

Boys Don't Cry

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

One for the bad column...

American Pie - Madonna

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

White stripes - Jolene live in Blackpool

The Clash - I fought the Law

The Dead Kennedy’s - Viva Las Vegas

Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"White stripes - Jolene live in Blackpool

The Clash - I fought the Law

The Dead Kennedy’s - Viva Las Vegas

Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was "

Ooooh didn't know Johnny was was a cover. What a first album that was!

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

Skunk Anasie covering Paul Weller "You do something to me"

Only found it the other day. Awesome cover

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

Rage Against the Machines cover of Maggies Farm is a belter.

As is Stone Sours cover of Wicked Game. Love that.

A bad cover is Shinedowns cover of Simple Man. Too shouty and show offy. Don’t mess with Skynyrd!

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By *exymum07Woman
over a year ago

west lothian

Mrs Robinson The Lemonheads

The man who sold the world Nirvana

Dancing with myself Blink182

Cum on feel the noise Oasis

First Time Fire Exit you will only know this one if your a scottish punk

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By * Plus ECouple
over a year ago

The South

"Nazareth -This Flight Tonight

Status Quo - Roadhouse Blues

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah"

Also by SAHB, the Osmonds Crazy Horses, Del Shannon's Runaway and Jaques Birrell's Next.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Rage Against the Machines cover of Maggies Farm is a belter.

That's reminded me that The Specials covered it too - made all the more meaningful given it was released during Thatcher's time..

https://youtu.be/GQaPvHsbVzs

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

Seethers cover of Careless Whisper is my favorite

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Mrs Robinson The Lemonheads

The man who sold the world Nirvana

Dancing with myself Blink182

Cum on feel the noise Oasis

First Time Fire Exit you will only know this one if your a scottish punk "

Good shout on nirvana cover. Brave to cover a bowie track and actually it's better than the original in my opinion

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By *oolkoupleCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire

Best - Sound of Silence by Disturbed

Worst - anyone who does those sloooooow breathy versions of anything by Fleetwood Mac.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Best - Sound of Silence by Disturbed

Worst - anyone who does those sloooooow breathy versions of anything by Fleetwood Mac.

Yeessss you mean like the slow breathy ones they are currently using for Bank and other adverts on TV this last year...?

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

The Kiss song "King of the Nighttime World" is a cover (did not know until recently). It's far better than the original.

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

Time after Time by Miles Davis. There are several great live versions on YouTube.

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By *oolkoupleCouple
over a year ago

Cheshire

"Best - Sound of Silence by Disturbed

Worst - anyone who does those sloooooow breathy versions of anything by Fleetwood Mac.

Yeessss you mean like the slow breathy ones they are currently using for Bank and other adverts on TV this last year...? "

Exactly! I effing hate that style.

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Aretha Franklin - The Long and Winding Road

Durand Jones - Young Americans

Hackney Colliery Band - No Diggity

Sarah Vaughan - Imagine (hate the original!)

Marion Williams - I Shall be Released

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

Santana's version of "She's not there"

Joe Cocker "With a little Help From my Friends"

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By *arriLadMan
over a year ago

North West

Chris Cornell's version of Nothing compares 2 U, Chills every time

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over a year ago

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

"Disturbed version of Sound of Silence"

This would be my favourite as well. It's amazing.

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

jeff buckley - hallelujah (Although everyone who covers does better version than original)

Billie joe Armstrong -I think we’re alone now

Chris Cornell - billie Jean

So many good ones

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

"Nazareth -This Flight Tonight

Status Quo - Roadhouse Blues

Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah

Also by SAHB, the Osmonds Crazy Horses, Del Shannon's Runaway and Jaques Birrell's Next.

Not as keen on Runaway but NEXT is a great shout.

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By *orny guy 6630Man
over a year ago

Gloucester

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Sabaton - Camouflage

Bowling for Soup - Summer of 69

Seether - Careless Whisper

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