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

I've heard a beautiful cover on an advert for BBC Radio of Unchained Melody by a group called The Fleetwoods. I much prefer it to the other versions I've heard. Which cover to you prefer to the original version of a song?

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

Live lounge...Florence and the machine doing Beyonce's halo.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Moon River...Frank Sinatra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCEH6hpI-Y

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

Van Halen's version of Ice Cream Man is massively superior to the original by John Brimm.

Infact, all their covers are pretty awesome.

Leslie West does a great cover of I Feel Fine by the Beatles and also Theme For An Imaginary Western by Jack Bruce.

I could go on for hours, I love a good cover version...

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

I always buy the bbc live lounge albums as there's some great covers and live versions.

On the 2012 version there's a remixed cover of Sean kingstons beautiful girls and Ben e. kings stand by me, done by maverick sabre it's really good

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

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A house is not a home....Luther Vandross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrvdnb5CifY

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

"I always buy the bbc live lounge albums as there's some great covers and live versions.

On the 2012 version there's a remixed cover of Sean kingstons beautiful girls and Ben e. kings stand by me, done by maverick sabre it's really good "

Love Devlin and Ed Sheerans version of Blind Faith, but I'm biased

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

Johnny Cash's cover of The Beatles' In my life. I want it at my funeral.

Johnny Cash made any song sound good. I wish he were alive to sing Katie Meluah's The Closest Thing to Crazy.

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

"I always buy the bbc live lounge albums as there's some great covers and live versions.

On the 2012 version there's a remixed cover of Sean kingstons beautiful girls and Ben e. kings stand by me, done by maverick sabre it's really good

Love Devlin and Ed Sheerans version of Blind Faith, but I'm biased

Nah great track!

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

"Johnny Cash's cover of The Beatles' In my life. I want it at my funeral.

Johnny Cash made any song sound good. I wish he were alive to sing Katie Meluah's The Closest Thing to Crazy."

Everyone always talks about his cover of Hurt, but my personal favourite is his cover of U2's one. I loathe the original but love what he has done to it.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

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Feeling Good by Muse is pretty excellent.

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

Rod Stewart- Have I told you lately?

Johnny Cash- Hurt

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

stone sour wicked games is brill

also korn doing creep is ace

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

Will Young's cover of 'Hey Ya' and Lemar's cover of 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' from the early live lounge albums stand out

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

"Will Young's cover of 'Hey Ya' and Lemar's cover of 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' from the early live lounge albums stand out"

Oh gosh I can't stand either of those! Lol

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By *emon tart Double creamCouple
over a year ago

Leeds

Madonna's 'crazy for you' by Groove Armada.... brilliant

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

"Madonna's 'crazy for you' by Groove Armada.... brilliant

New Found Glory also did a great cover of that.

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

opps i did it again by lamb of god, ok its shit but better than britney lol

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

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Roberta Flack's cover of 'The first time ever I saw your face' was probably one of the best recordings ever by a woman....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFrGbuUqnQ

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

"Roberta Flack's cover of 'The first time ever I saw your face' was probably one of the best recordings ever by a woman....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFrGbuUqnQ"

Great song, fantastic singer. I liked the Stereophonics version as well

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

Guns n Roses: knocking on heavens door.

Stereophonics: handbags and gladrags.

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

"Feeling Good by Muse is pretty excellent."

I love this version it's amazing

Depeche mode Route 66

and johnny cashs cover of personal Jesus . Modes is over played now so his is slightly better

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Dear prudence - siouxsie and the banshees cover beats the Beatles version

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

"Will Young's cover of 'Hey Ya' and Lemar's cover of 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love' from the early live lounge albums stand out

Oh gosh I can't stand either of those! Lol"

I love both. I have all the live lounge albums. Off the current one i think that my favourite is Connor Maynards Starships cover

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Dear prudence - siouxsie and the banshees cover beats the Beatles 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

"stone sour wicked games is brill

also korn doing creep is ace"

As I was scrolling down I thought stone sours wicked game, Corey's voice Is awesome!

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

"Roberta Flack's cover of 'The first time ever I saw your face' was probably one of the best recordings ever by a woman....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOFrGbuUqnQ"

Always brings a tear to my eye

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By *uud 4-funMan
over a year ago

Dartford

A few that spring to mind for me:

The Flying Lizards version of 'Money'

Futureheads 'Hounds of Love'

The Clash version of 'I fought the Law'

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Also a guy called Ryan Adams did a cover of wonderwall which despite loving the original version this one tips it just!!

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

The Mission doing any '70s Glam Rock live.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Aretha Franklin...'Bridge over troubled water'

Paul Simon himself stated this was the best ever recording of S&G's music portfolio...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9-yfeA2JZs

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

Sisters of Mercy = Rolling Stomes; Gimme Shelter

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles

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

Motorhead = Hawkwind's: Motorhead

(no, really!)

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles"

At Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in 1987....

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

I much prefer The Rolling Stones version of "Come On" to the Chuck Berry original. Also Small Faces take on "What's a matter baby" is better than the Timi Yuro original.

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

Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Kirsty McColl - Days.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover"

He does a good Personal Jesus too.

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

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too."

He/they have a very good complete album of covers, go check.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

The Milk

Ooh baby baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSuSIkIEghM

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

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

There's a guy on Youtube called folktwentyosix who did an amazing acoustic cover of Billy Currington's "Let Me Down Easy". Gives me chills every time I hear it.

- Amy. x

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

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too."

I never liked that cover, it was a bit plain n boring i thought. Sweet dreams was a bit twisted and mad which i like

Tainted love sucked...sorry but he had lost it at that point! My _iew of course

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Isaac Hayes....'Walk on by'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXlUNuBYGgU

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too.

I never liked that cover, it was a bit plain n boring i thought. Sweet dreams was a bit twisted and mad which i like

Tainted love sucked...sorry but he had lost it at that point! My _iew of course"

Tainted Love is a cover of a cover. Soft Cell did it best.

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

Not sure if its been mentioned, so excuse me if it has, but Boyce Avenue does some great covers too.

Has a great cover of Iris and another of Fast Car

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

"Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles

At Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in 1987....

My hubby loves Nina Simone.

The kids hate being in the car with him he always plays his, the very best of Nina Simone cd lol.

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

One my all time fav's is Walk on by - love it by Dionne Warwick - and for the sheer hell of it, The Stranglers!!!!!

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

"Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles

At Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in 1987....

My hubby loves Nina Simone.

The kids hate being in the car with him he always plays his, the very best of Nina Simone cd lol.

it is my most favourite song of all time

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

Any Richard cheese song

guys ace

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

Fleetwood mac's go you're own way done by lissie

Billy

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex

"Aretha Franklin...'Bridge over troubled water'

Paul Simon himself stated this was the best ever recording of S&G's music portfolio...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9-yfeA2JZs"

just seen it on YouTube, good but not as good as the Elvis version! check it out

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

"Aretha Franklin...'Bridge over troubled water'

Paul Simon himself stated this was the best ever recording of S&G's music portfolio...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9-yfeA2JZs"

Aretha, now your talking greats

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Lauryn Hill and Ronald Isley....'Close to you'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBBCaxc85HM

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

Joe Cockers version of A little help from my friends

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

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too.

I never liked that cover, it was a bit plain n boring i thought. Sweet dreams was a bit twisted and mad which i like

Tainted love sucked...sorry but he had lost it at that point! My _iew of course

Tainted Love is a cover of a cover. Soft Cell did it best."

Learn something new every day. Lostprophets did some really good covers but I can't bring myself to listen to them after what's happened..eww

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

"stone sour wicked games is brill

also korn doing creep is ace

As I was scrolling down I thought stone sours wicked game, Corey's voice Is awesome!"

he has an amazing voice when he sings rather than grunts

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

Angel Of The Morning by Juice Newton. Think Mary Montgomery did it first, but can't be sure

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

"stone sour wicked games is brill

also korn doing creep is ace

As I was scrolling down I thought stone sours wicked game, Corey's voice Is awesome!

he has an amazing voice when he sings rather than grunts

Love both..his screams on Iowa still make my hairs stick up on my neck

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Aretha and Bridge (still waters run deep) is absolutely beautiful, and didn't whitneys mum sing on it?

Georgia Satellittes and Games People Play

Knocking on Heavens Door, whoever said Guns n Roses needs shooting... Neil Young does it better

The sax version at the beginning of the Withnail and I film of Whiter Shade of Pale is spine tingling

Hendrix covering Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone at Monterey....

Nobodies mentioned Wet Wet Wet covering the Troggs, good....

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

"Joe Cockers version of A little help from my friends"

His version of Delta Lady ain't half bad either

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

"Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles

At Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in 1987....

My hubby loves Nina Simone.

The kids hate being in the car with him he always plays his, the very best of Nina Simone cd lol.

it is my most favourite song of all time"

Her rendition of Cotton Eye Joe as a ballad is also sublime. She's got to be top five as vocalist of the 20th century. Truly sang from the heart x

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

Hendrix covering Dylan's Like a Rolling Stone at Monterey...."

That was quite brilliant.

I'm not a fan of Green Day but their cover of it is pretty good too..

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

Anything by Richard Cheese lol

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Klaxons - No Diggity (Blackstreet)

The Kooks - All That She Wants (Ace Of Base)

Kasabian - Too Much Too Young (The Specials)

*will pick another letter next post*

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

Living Next Door To Alice ... Chubby Brown

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

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too."

I second this.. Lots of people have covered it and he is up there with mode and johnny can versions

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

"Any Richard cheese song

guys ace"

Have you heard his version of Gangam style yet?

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Nina Simone covering My Sweet Lord

Members of the black crowes and jellyfish in a one time band on a live LP Crows from the Closet of a troubadour gig back in the early 1990s covering Blind Faiths Presence of the Lord

Hendrix playing Creams Sunshine of our Love live on the Lulu show, just after the album came out

And the most infamous, Natalie Imbruglia singing Torn, after she told Chris Evans that she wrote it... Didn't she realise you could buy the Norwegian original?

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Stevie Wonder....'Alfie'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdgNwvphFy4

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

"Any Richard cheese song

guys ace

Have you heard his version of Gangam style yet?

Not yet, Any good?

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Has a great cover of Iris and another of Fast Car

Mutya Buena did a brill version of Fast Car

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

"Any Richard cheese song

guys ace

Have you heard his version of Gangam style yet?

Not yet, Any good?"

only seen the live version but yeah its very good, I have to say though "down with the sickness" is at the top of my list

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

Gary Moore's cover of Fleetwood Mac's Need Your Love So Bad is beautiful...

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By *ombowieMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

David Bowies version of Beatles across the universe Marianne Faithful working class hero better that lennons agree/disagree ?

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By *xciter7169Man
over a year ago

The Midlands

Young man blue's by The Who,better than Mose Allinson's version in my opinion.

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

"Johnny Cash's cover of The Beatles' In my life. I want it at my funeral.

Johnny Cash made any song sound good. I wish he were alive to sing Katie Meluah's The Closest Thing to Crazy.

Everyone always talks about his cover of Hurt, but my personal favourite is his cover of U2's one. I loathe the original but love what he has done to it.

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By *ombowieMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"One my all time fav's is Walk on by - love it by Dionne Warwick - and for the sheer hell of it, The Stranglers!!!!!

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I prefare stranglers version

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

Bethnal - Baba O'Reilly was a passable cover.

Gary Jules - Mad World though Tears For Fears was still pretty good.

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Luther Vandross...'Anyone who had a heart'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbXycXUAoA

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

behind blue eyes by limp bizkit is pretty good

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

"behind blue eyes by limp bizkit is pretty good"

It was ok, a lot missing though..

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

"behind blue eyes by limp bizkit is pretty good

It was ok, a lot missing though.."

well thats cause they're a shit band but i didnt think they did a bad job of that song lol

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Luther Vandross...'Anyone who had a heart'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbXycXUAoA"

Worrabout our Cilla

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

"Marilyn mansons, sweet dreams

Blinding cover

He does a good Personal Jesus too.

I never liked that cover, it was a bit plain n boring i thought. Sweet dreams was a bit twisted and mad which i like

Tainted love sucked...sorry but he had lost it at that point! My _iew of course

Tainted Love is a cover of a cover. Soft Cell did it best."

No way, the original northern soul version is the dogs bollocks!

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

"Nina Simone Mr Beaujangles

At Ronnie Scotts Jazz club in 1987....

My hubby loves Nina Simone.

The kids hate being in the car with him he always plays his, the very best of Nina Simone cd lol.

it is my most favourite song of all time

Her rendition of Cotton Eye Joe as a ballad is also sublime. She's got to be top five as vocalist of the 20th century. Truly sang from the heart x"

Cotton eye joe???

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley

Wuthering Heights by China Drum

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

Word Up by firstly Gun then Korn. 2 great covers!

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Al Green....'For the good times'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IpoTKnDPw

Just pips the Kris Kristofferson original and so much better than the Elvis version

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Word Up by firstly Gun then Korn. 2 great covers!"

Did Cameo put in a cameo appearance

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Donny Hathaway....'A song for you'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9_nxjgeabM

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

Satisfy Jane something tells me you're enjoying this thread

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

I forgot one...

I Will Survive by Cake

www.youtube.com/watch?v=10C68Gzd5GM

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

It's my thing.....Vinyl Head

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

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And thanks for starting it....

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

Ub40 labour of love albums...full of awesome covers

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

And in response to your opening post on the thread my favourite version of 'Unchained Melody' is.....

Sam Cooke (1960)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV8XwoIGo5M

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

Always liked ‘Mad World’ Gary Jules

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

Some more that I've only just thought about now...

Common People, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds and Rocket Man all by William Shatner - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=william+shatner

I Believe I Can Fly, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Mandy and Leaving on a Jet Plane all by Me First and the Gimmes Gimmes - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=me+first+and+the+gimme+gimmes

Highway to Hell by Hayseed Dixie, as well as I Don't Feel Like Dancing, You Shook Me All Night Long, Ace of Spades and Bohemian Rhapsody - http://www.youtube.com/user/johannespud

Oh, and this version of Livin La Vida Loca... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQAj5CBMGo

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

Eleanor Rigby - Ray Charles

Here Comes the Sun - Nina Simone

Mr Bojangles - Nina Simone

It's All Over Now Baby Blue - Them & The 13th Floor Elevators

Alone Again Or - The Damned

Elouise - The Damned

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

Stairway yo heaven- Role Harris.

Unchained melody- G G G G G G Gareth Gates

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

Gary Moore's cover of The Messiah Will Come Again is incredible, the live version even more so...

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By *ander_XMan
over a year ago

Greater Manchester

The Third Degree's cover of Mercy by Duffy.

When I first heard their version I thought it was the original and Duffy had actually covered a brilliant old soul track!

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

Elvis Costello and Eltons version of David Ackles Down River

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By *ss2011Man
over a year ago

Leeds/Bradford

If you remember the JLO song called I'm Real...well The Starting Line did a shit hot cover of it! I say it is better because it is a PopPunk version...not sure if many will agree with me!

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Joe Cockers version of A little help from my friends"

My mate played bass on that !

Pink does a fantastic job of Bohemian Rhapsody on one of her live DVD's...worth it to hear the operatic section actually done live, which Queen never did.

Actually, she does a fair job of Zeppelin's Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (another cover of a cover, of a cover !) on the same DVD.

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

"Joe Cockers version of A little help from my friends

My mate played bass on that !.

CS?

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

"Johnny Cash's cover of The Beatles' In my life. I want it at my funeral.

Johnny Cash made any song sound good. I wish he were alive to sing Katie Meluah's The Closest Thing to Crazy.

Everyone always talks about his cover of Hurt, but my personal favourite is his cover of U2's one. I loathe the original but love what he has done to it.

agree 100% - he finds an emotional truth in that song that just isn't there in the original (his Hurt is ace too though, of course)

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over a year ago

Otis Redding's "I can't get no satisfaction" is good - not necessarily better than the Stones, just different, and always makes me smile as it seems like payback, an acknowledgement and a reference to just how much the Stones drew on blak american music and culture for their own success.

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

"A few that spring to mind for me:

The Flying Lizards version of 'Money'

Futureheads 'Hounds of Love'

The Clash version of 'I fought the Law'"

With you on I fought the Law

Always like the Jam's David Watts too (in fact it was a while after I first heard it before I realised it was a cover)

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"Otis Redding's "I can't get no satisfaction" is good - not necessarily better than the Stones, just different, and always makes me smile as it seems like payback, an acknowledgement and a reference to just how much the Stones drew on blak american music and culture for their own success. "

This is by far the best version of 'Satisfaction'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCowzhBdNKc

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By *arambarMan
over a year ago

swindon

"Stairway yo heaven- Role Harris.

Unchained melody- G G G G G G Gareth Gates

Rolf did a brilliant version of I Touch Myself, originally by Divinyls.

Oh, and here's a good version of Van Halen's classic Jump

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bzKzbucdnE

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

"Gary Moore's cover of Fleetwood Mac's Need Your Love So Bad is beautiful..."

Oh lord YES. This cover beats Peter Greene's for sheer dripping wet sexiness. It's just such a great track that demands that ya get yer kit off & grind till the sun rises.

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

I've got a slew of covers on a Spotify playlist so I'll come back to this & post em.

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

Rammstein's 'the model'

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

"Any Richard cheese song

guys ace"

Now all I can hear is his voice in my head! Haven't listened to him in years, so that's tomorrow sorted!

Wasn't The Beatles Twist and Shout a cover? Brings back memories of dancing in The Cavern Club when I was 13

Agree that Johnny Cash has done some superb covers, and actually, with his style, it'd be easy to think he'd done the originals and U2, NIN etc had 'ruined' JC's work!

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

I like a bit of controversy .

The Foo Fighters recorded a version of Baker Street that i think is better than the original.

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

B b c 4. Right now Beatles covers. Stereo phonics excellent

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By *exybabyMan
over a year ago

Canterbury....ish

Elvis Costello's version of 'She'.....probably better than the original

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By *arnayguyMan
over a year ago

Durham Tees

I love John Lennon's version of Stand By Me.

Oletta Adams version of Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me is also pretty special.

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

Dave Grohl, 'With Arms Wide Open'

Original Artist: Creed

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

All Along the Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix.

Originally performed by Bob Dylan.

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

Ben Folds - Bitches Aint Shit

Soundgarden - Come Together

Cake - I Will Survive

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

The Clash - I Fought The Law !

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Guns N Roses. Live n let die

Ugly kid Joe. Cats in the cradle

Jonny Cash. Hurt

Frankie goes to hollywood.born t run

Oasis. I am the walrus

Gun. Word up

Stereophonics. Handbags n gladrags

Madness. It must be love

Soft Cell. Tainted love

Ozzy Osbourne. In my life

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

Bump

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

Gunz of Navarone by the Communicators - fantastic.

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

Speedway's "Genie in a Bottle" far outstrips the original.

Also the Stranglers' "All day and all of the night"

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

"Speedway's "Genie in a Bottle" far outstrips the original.

Also the Stranglers' "All day and all of the night""

I saw speedway support feeder and they were so good. And that song is ace, tho I do like the original too

I'm not a radiohead fan but I like creep. And someone has covered it. Can't be bothered to google cos I'm perving on here lol but it's in a few films/tv progs and it sounds like a choir maybe. Love it

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

Chris Cornell-Billie Jean (acoustic)

Ryan Adams-Wonderwall

To all who mentioned Corey Taylor, I give you

He's an awesome artist. Be it in stone sour or slipknot. A lot of people say "Oh he's just shouting and i can't understand what he's saying". You can if you listen properly.

I love his spoken word stuff on stone sours first 2 albums. Not heard the newest one

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Walk On By - Seal is darned terrific

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

Blimey, this is an old thread! But here is my ha'peth worth, some group did a cover of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love which was pretty awesome, the groups name evades me, however.

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

Too hard to handle black crowes

Let it be Beverley knight

Love don't live here anymore jimmy nail

Walk like a man Divine

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

Nirvana's version of the man who sold the world ( David Bowie)

Faith no mores version of Easy ( the commodores)

Jimi Hendrix version of All along the watch tower (bob Dylan)

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

"Nirvana's version of the man who sold the world ( David Bowie)

Faith no mores version of Easy ( the commodores)

Jimi Hendrix version of All along the watch tower (bob Dylan)"

ace tunes, nirvana's cover of "where did you sleep last night" is ace too and the three meat puppets covers.

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

"Nirvana's version of the man who sold the world ( David Bowie)

Faith no mores version of Easy ( the commodores)

Jimi Hendrix version of All along the watch tower (bob Dylan)

ace tunes, nirvana's cover of "where did you sleep last night" is ace too and the three meat puppets covers. "

Well said that man

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Too hard to handle black crowes"

I have the Black Crows & Jimmy Page on cd

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

"Nirvana's version of the man who sold the world ( David Bowie)

Faith no mores version of Easy ( the commodores)

Jimi Hendrix version of All along the watch tower (bob Dylan)

ace tunes, nirvana's cover of "where did you sleep last night" is ace too and the three meat puppets covers.

Well said that man"

ty also, Doro Pesch's version of breaking the law

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

Come as you are by the king from the gravelands album. All great covers

Smooth criminal by alien ant farm

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cNeXWpTVlo

They are gorgeous

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

Robert elms bbclondon 94.9 is doing a cover to cover houndog

Big mama Thornton (original) v elvis

I might phone in

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By *otTheReal01Man
over a year ago

London

Limp Bizkit's cover of George Michael's Faith is guaranteed to get a mosh pit going every time.

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

As far as recent covers go...

London Grammar covering Chris Isaaks 'wicked games' is amazing!! Best cover I've heard for a very long time.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Just checked it out on Youtube but I prefer the original

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

Anything by Beverley knight

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

"Blimey, this is an old thread! But here is my ha'peth worth, some group did a cover of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love which was pretty awesome, the groups name evades me, however."

The Futureheads? I love their version

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

The Third Degree did an excellent male cover version of Mercy by Duffy.

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

"Anything by Beverley knight"

did you see her cover of twist and shout live at abbey road it was awesome

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

earthquake time bandit. . .

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

Dizzy Vic Reeves & The Wonderstuff

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

Because of this thread, I've sat down to hear again some of Johnny Cash's recent cover...........quality, quality but I have never before heard his version of "In my Life", which is t stunning. Thank you Lennon, thank you Johnny Cash.

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

Heard the original billy Stewart version of the georgie fame classic walking in the park

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

Heard the original billy Stewart version of the georgie fame classic walking in the park

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By *ScotsmanMan
over a year ago

ayrshire

. .les Dennis does an excellent mavis . . . well i doOOnt reeely know rita!!!

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

I'm a dick, only dawned on me

Zep's cover of Robert Johnson's travelling riverside blues

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

Rainbow in the dark & wicked game

both covered by Corey Taylor

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

ooooh... a few that haven't been mentioned...

Jimi Hendrixs - all along the watchtower

The Specials - a message to you rudy

Arteta franklin - Respect

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