FabSwingers.com forum: Cover versions

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

Inspired by the sound of silence forum post, what are your favourite covers?Ones that genuinely try something different, not just a straight up X factor style cover!

One of mine would be Ryan Adams cover of wildest dreams by Taylor Swift

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

Seasons in the Abyss - Hellsongs

https://youtu.be/rU6BgfWkPdI

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

Stay - 30 Seconds To Mars

Although I'm not too sure it's that different from the original.

Billie Jean - The Civil Wars.

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. They really made that their own

The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

Blancmange - ABBA's The Day Before You Came

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By *aggy dollsCouple
over a year ago

Bradford

Travis - hit me baby one more time.

Such a different song when they do it.

Mr H.

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

Lloyd Cole - Chelsea Hotel 2

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

"Stay - 30 Seconds To Mars

Although I'm not too sure it's that different from the original.

Billie Jean - The Civil Wars."

If you like The Civil Wars cover you should have a listen to When Doves Cry by The Be Good Tanyas.

https://youtu.be/NnSz0lanL8c

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By *olarbear73Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Pixies - Head On (cover of the JAMC song)

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

"Stay - 30 Seconds To Mars

Although I'm not too sure it's that different from the original.

Billie Jean - The Civil Wars."

I love The Civil Wars, and seem them live, where they also did their version of Billie Jean

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

This threads been covered many times before.

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

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By *aggy dollsCouple
over a year ago

Bradford

"Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World"

You have very good taste sir

Mr H.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Metallica- Whisky in The Jar

House Martins- Caravan of Love

Joe Cocker- With a little Help From My Friends

Cal

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

"Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

You have very good taste sir

Mr H."

Thank you very much

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

"This threads been covered many times before.

Many threads are repeated, time again and for years.

However, I'm enjoying this thread as a new, well returning forumite.

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

The Strang lers - Walk On By

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Soft Cell- Tainted Love

Marilyn Manson- Tainted Love

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

She - Elvis Costello

Satisfaction- Otis Redding

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees

Mad World - Gary Jules

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Walk this Way - Run DMC

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

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

The Hot 8 Brass Band - Sexual Healing

Durand Jones and the Indications - Young Americans

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings - I Just Dropped in....

Ray Barretto - Pastime Paradise

Aretha Franklin - The Long and Winding Road

The Dynamics - Move on Up

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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

Ordinary World - Red

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Lifes departure lounge NN9 Northamptonshire East not West MidlandsMidlands

Gregorian - Hymn

(Original by Barclay James Harvest)

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By *aggy dollsCouple
over a year ago

Bradford

99 red balloons - goldfinger

Brown eyed girl - reel big fish

The boys of summer - the ataris

Louie louie - kingsmen

Kiss me - new found glory

Message in a bottle - machine head

Electric Avenue- skindred

Many rivers to cross - ub40

Come together - gary clarke jr

People are strange - echo and the bunny men

Ok so I might like many covers

Mr H.

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

"Metallica- Whisky in The Jar

House Martins- Caravan of Love

Joe Cocker- With a little Help From My Friends

Cal"

3 belters there!

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

"Stay - 30 Seconds To Mars

Although I'm not too sure it's that different from the original.

Billie Jean - The Civil Wars.

If you like The Civil Wars cover you should have a listen to When Doves Cry by The Be Good Tanyas.

https://youtu.be/NnSz0lanL8c"

I always forget that one, awesome cover

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

"Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World"

And 'Jesus don't want me for a sunbeam' 2 excellent respectful.covers that really work

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

Barbara Mendes - Billie Jean

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

"99 red balloons - goldfinger

Brown eyed girl - reel big fish

The boys of summer - the ataris

Louie louie - kingsmen

Kiss me - new found glory

Message in a bottle - machine head

Electric Avenue- skindred

Many rivers to cross - ub40

Come together - gary clarke jr

People are strange - echo and the bunny men

Ok so I might like many covers

Mr H."

That's given me a list to track down on amaze one music app

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

Some good ones above. Here are a few more:

Take on me - Annie B Sweet

No Diggity / Thrift Shop - Ed Sheeran and Passenger

Crazy - Nelly Furtado

Madilyn Bailey - Chandelier (or any of her songs)

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

"Stay - 30 Seconds To Mars

Although I'm not too sure it's that different from the original.

Billie Jean - The Civil Wars.

If you like The Civil Wars cover you should have a listen to When Doves Cry by The Be Good Tanyas.

https://youtu.be/NnSz0lanL8c"

I'd never heard this before, thank you for sharing! I love this style of music and it's a fantastic cover. Thanks again!

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By *aggy dollsCouple
over a year ago

Bradford

"99 red balloons - goldfinger

Brown eyed girl - reel big fish

The boys of summer - the ataris

Louie louie - kingsmen

Kiss me - new found glory

Message in a bottle - machine head

Electric Avenue- skindred

Many rivers to cross - ub40

Come together - gary clarke jr

People are strange - echo and the bunny men

Ok so I might like many covers

Mr H.

That's given me a list to track down on amaze one music app

They all feature on my acnefy app

Mr H.

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

A recent find for me, she's got an incredible voice and they have a great way of putting their own spin on songs

All about the bass - postmoden Jukebox

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Yazz "The Only Way Is Up" isn't a bad cover

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By *rder66Man
over a year ago

Tatooine

"Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World"
Good choice, Chris Cornell Nothing Compares To You.

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

Amason - I wanna know what love is

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By *lbinoGorillaMan
over a year ago

Redditch

Graveworm - Losing My Religion

Has to be heard to be believed

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By *uke OzadeMan
over a year ago

Ho Chi Minge City

I think we’re alone now - Billie Joe Armstrong

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

Baby D....Change your heart.

UB40...Come back.

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

Save ferris. - come on Eileen.

There’s loads, I always say Tiffiny - I think we’re alone now. Yes, it’s a cover.

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

Biffy clyro - tilted

Placebo - big mouth strikes again

Grayscale - Love yourself

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By *lenn FairlightMan
over a year ago

East Kent

Johnny Cash - Hurt

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By *ssexhamptonMan
over a year ago

Rayleigh

"Johnny Cash - Hurt "

Also Personal Jesus.

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By *lenn FairlightMan
over a year ago

East Kent

"Johnny Cash - Hurt

Also Personal Jesus."

Yes

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

"Biffy clyro - tilted

Placebo - big mouth strikes again

Grayscale - Love yourself

@ placebo.

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By *lenn FairlightMan
over a year ago

East Kent

I Will Always Love You

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By *inkyfun2013Couple
over a year ago

lewisham

"Travis - hit me baby one more time.

Such a different song when they do it.

Try the Richard Thompson version as well, it's awesome!

Mr H."

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By *oelDorianMan
over a year ago

vanaheim

Mine has to be civil twilights cover of come as you are

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By *inkyfun2013Couple
over a year ago

lewisham

Hurt - Johnny Cash

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

"Hurt - Johnny Cash"

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

It's really weird because I hated disturbed cover of sound of silence, but their cover of the genesis song land of confusion was superb

https://youtu.be/YV4oYkIeGJc

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

Godsmack - Come together by the Beatles.

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By *andyMinx_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds

"A recent find for me, she's got an incredible voice and they have a great way of putting their own spin on songs

All about the bass - postmoden Jukebox "

Love Postmodern Jukebox

Try their cover version of We Can't Stop (Miley Cyrus).

I also rate Ed Lieb's cover version of Born To Die (Lana Del Rey).

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

Becky hills - forever young it’s brilliant xxxx

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

"Godsmack - Come together by the Beatles."

I like godsmack,a poor man's metallica

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Breaking Dawn cover of the Chain

Lacuna Coil cover of Enjoy the silence

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

Memorabilia - Nine Inch Nails

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Yazz "The Only Way Is Up" isn't a bad cover "

This is one I only found out was a cover a couple of weeks ago. Real good childhood memories.

Cal

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

"Breaking Dawn cover of the Chain

Lacuna Coil cover of Enjoy the silence"

Taking Dawn, not breaking

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Muse feeling good

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By *aughty_tonyMan
over a year ago

King's Lynn

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By *aughty_tonyMan
over a year ago

King's Lynn

Louie Louie - by Motorhead

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By *aughty_tonyMan
over a year ago

King's Lynn

Heard it through the grape vine - by Credance clear water revival

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Turisus cover of Rasputin by boney m

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

HIM--- wicked games

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By *exyMPCouple
over a year ago

SOUTHEND-ON-SEA

Ed sheeran and James Blunt - Elton John's sacrafice 2017

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

Children of bodom---oops I did it again

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

Not a cover per se but if you listen to Jolene by Dolly Parton at 50% speed (easy to do on YT), it's a really great version! M

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Lemonheads Mrs Robinson

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

On further reflection, best cover has to be Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley. M

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By *d6644Man
over a year ago

The Countryside

Kate Rusby - Village Green Preservation Society

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By *os19Man
over a year ago

Edmonton

I have always preferred George Michael duet with Elton John singing Don’t let the sun go down on me as well George on leading vocals with Queen for Find me somebody to love.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"This threads been covered many times before.

Many threads are repeated, time again and for years.

However, I'm enjoying this thread as a new, well returning forumite."

But is it as good as the original?

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Yazz "The Only Way Is Up" isn't a bad cover

This is one I only found out was a cover a couple of weeks ago. Real good childhood memories.

Cal"

I think most people would think the same as the original sadly isn't played

It's my genre so i heard the original first decades ago and then when I heard the yazz version I thought omg I recognise that

The Yazz cover was a Big Choon in it's day wasn't it

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Jeff Healey band, road house blues fantastic cover

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

Thin lizzy-rosalie

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

I Can’t Make You Love Me - George Michael

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

"This threads been covered many times before.

Many threads are repeated, time again and for years.

However, I'm enjoying this thread as a new, well returning forumite.

But is it as good as the original? "

I've not yet experienced the original, so this is the original to me

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

My all time favourite though is from the ost to still crazy, the cover of the foreigner song the flame still burns something about it just touched me the first time I heard it

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

Clutch- fortunate son

Tori Amos- Enjoy the silence

Thanks everyone, there are dozens of new tracks for me to work through here

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By *d6644Man
over a year ago

The Countryside

Dream On by blacktop mojo

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By *orksRockerMan
over a year ago

Bradford

Keep on Rocking in the free world - Big Country

I can't make you love me - George Michael

Sign o the Times - Simple Minds

Stairway to Heaven - Heart

Peter Gabriel - Heroes

Hurt - Johnny Cash

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

Are Friends Electric - An Pierle

Get The Message - Lusine

Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters

Melt With You - Nouvelle Vague

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By *amantha TSWoman
over a year ago

Swindon

Muse - Feeling Good

Foos - Band on the Run and Baker Street

Orgy - Blue Monday

Seguridad Social - Wish You Were Here

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By *hesexpistolsCouple
over a year ago

Kent

"This threads been covered many times before.

Not heard that one, who sang the original?

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By *hesexpistolsCouple
over a year ago

Kent

Wow, never knew so many fabbers had good taste in music (pixies/head on, Lloyd Cole/Chelsea Hotel, Ryan Adams/the whole of 1989)... would have to add Tainted Love by Soft Cell, and the whole of Sorry I Made You Cry by the Czars (John Grant’s former band for all you fellow music nerds out there).

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Heart - Alone

Heart/Nazareth/Joan Jett - Love Hearts

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Superstition

Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy

Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes

Clash - I Fought The Law

All Along The Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix

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By *riendly BiMan
over a year ago

George Michael’s version of Stevie Wonders “They Won’t Go When I Go” is truly haunting. Gives me goosebumps everytime I hear it.

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By *rickie-dickieMan
over a year ago

South Durham

"Hanging on the Telephone" Blondie

"Police On My Back" Clash.

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By *urora1912Woman
over a year ago

Norfolk East anglia

Can't help falling in love- twenty one pilots

Summer time sadness- twenty one pilots

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By *candiumWoman
over a year ago

oban

Djali Zwan, The number of the beast.

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By *erseus1968Man
over a year ago

Rochdale

The Passenger - Siouxsie & the Banshees

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By *ancer36Woman
over a year ago

Stirling

Placebo...running up that hill

Florence and the machine- stand by me

JP Cooper- let it be

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By *olgateMan
over a year ago

on the road to nowhere in particular

Wonderwall

Mike flowers pops

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By *rincess peachWoman
over a year ago

shits creek

Someone covering their own song,

Falling in reverse: I'm not a vampire revamped

https://youtu.be/ODhMdujZeEY

https://youtu.be/2nWmBJxW9q0

First link is the original, second is the revamped and it's currently my fave song

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Redemption Song - Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer

It's more of a curio than a brilliant cover to be fair but I like the fact that it exists.

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By *hesexpistolsCouple
over a year ago

Kent

Johnny Cash - Hurt

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Tori Amos - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Cat Power - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

The Slits - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell

Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) [FULL VERSION]

It's on YouTube...

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By *uminsiderMKMan
over a year ago

St Austell

Kate Bush - 'Rocket Man' and 'Candle in the Wind'

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By *hesexpistolsCouple
over a year ago

Kent

Been caught stealin’- Richard Cheese

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

Somewhere over the Rainbow.

Eva Cassidy

Absolutely spell binding.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Toyahs satisfaction is mesmerizing

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

"This threads been covered many times before.

hilarious

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By *piderxMan
over a year ago

west lothian

Troops off tomorrow The Exploited

First time Fire Exit

Glad all over The Rezillos

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By *rijj73Man
over a year ago

croydon

All along the watchtower Tom Ellis from lucifer

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

So heres one I didn't realise was a cover....

Whatta man... Salt n pepa..

Original was 50 years again on stax... Linda somebody...

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

Shinedowns cover of Lynyrd Skynyrds simple man is my favourite cover

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By *ncemoreroundthesunCouple
over a year ago

on the move

Ministry ~ layladylay

Blink 182 ~ another planet with you

Lacuna coil ~ enjoy the silence

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

"This threads been covered many times before.

And people find new covers to enjoy and newbies can also comment for their first time too

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Mystery Train by UFO which was an Elvis release is decent.

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