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

In your opinion what is your best cover version ?

I'm going for Dear Prudence Sioux and The Banshees better than the Beatles

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Peter Frampton

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KasR2lVvr2M

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By *irthandgirthMan
over a year ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster

Going by YouTube hits..

Disturbed sound of silence.

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By *ifty grades of shadyCouple
over a year ago

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight

"Going by YouTube hits..

Disturbed sound of silence."

Human League, You've lost that loving feeling.

The Adventures - Monday Monday

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By *V-AliceTV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix better than Dylan

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

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross- The immigrant song

Brilliant version, better than Led Zep

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

Johnny Cash- my own personal jesus

Nirvana - the man who sold the world

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix better than Dylan"

To be fair, every cover of a Dylan song is better than Dylan's version... Great song writer but terrible voice.

My favourite cover is The Housemartins' version of Caravan of Love, it's almost unrecognisable as the Isley Brothers original. Here they both are https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwB0KNfVlo vs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wibyuGQlyo

Cal

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

Them - Baby Blue

Nina Simone - Mr Bojangles

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By *atcher777Man
over a year ago

n 81

Slipknot and korn covering the beastie boys song sabotage.

Machine head singing hallowed be thy name..the iron maiden song.

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I've also always liked this Metalica cover of Thin Lizzy's - Whiskey in the Jar … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrvmNtWU4E

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By *V-AliceTV/TS
over a year ago

Ayr

"All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix better than Dylan

To be fair, every cover of a Dylan song is better than Dylan's version... Great song writer but terrible voice.

That is a fair point - but it's not entirely accurate. XTC did a really shite version of All Along The Watchtower - and William Shatner's version of Mr. Tambourine Man is truly criminal.

Dylan did it best on those comparisons.

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

Richard Cheese - Down With the Sickness

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

This mortal coil , song of the siren

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

Gangsta paradise by James Morrison (The son of Morri)

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

Shine on you crazy diamond - Christy Moore. Better than Floyd.

As the crow flies - Rory Gallagher. Better than Tony Joe Whites’ original.

Sunday morning coming down - Jerry Lee Lewis. Massively superior to Kris Kristoffersons’ original. Like Dylan he writes some fantastic songs but most people deliver them better than him.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Heresy but for a good lung busting singalong...

Born to Run - Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Not better, but I love Bauhaus playing Ziggy & David Grey Say Hello Wave Goodbye, which brings me to Tainted Love - Soft Cell, much better than Gloria Jones.

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I saw Stephen Malkmus do a live version of Roxy Musics “Mother of Pearl” if you can get a hold of that on YouTube it’s mind blowing

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By *..TheCurvyPetrolHead...Woman
over a year ago

St Helens

Don't let the sun go down on me - George Michael version where Elton appears half way through. Magic!

The Chain - Florence and The Machine. The Chain IS my favourite song of all time; due to my racing passion! Love their version of it.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Will Young - Hey Ya

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

"Heresy but for a good lung busting singalong...

Born to Run - Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Heresy doesn't come close. I am going to hunt you down...

Does Springsteen's acoustic version count as a self-cover?

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

UB40 - Red Red Wine

FYC - Suspicious Minds

Whitney - I will always love you

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

DJ Sammy - Boys of summer

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

Lilly Allen - Somewhere only we know

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

Duran Duran Perfect Day.

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

Tina Turners version of Proud Mary, it's miles ahead of CCR's original.

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By *hips n FursMan
over a year ago

Huddersfield

"In your opinion what is your best cover version ?

I'm going for Dear Prudence Sioux and The Banshees better than the Beatles

Think the Banshee's cover of Helter Skelter is better.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Not necessarily better but certainly as good as he original:

It Must Be Love - Madness

One Step Beyond - Madness

Feeling Good - Muse

Heatwave - The Jam

Police & Thieves - The Clash

Try A Little Tenderness - The Commitments

Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners

Tainted Live - Soft Cell

Say Hello Dave Goodbye - David Gray

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Heresy but for a good lung busting singalong...

Born to Run - Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Heresy doesn't come close. I am going to hunt you down...

Does Springsteen's acoustic version count as a self-cover?"

.....Bbbut sir, I do love Bruce, honest I do.

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

I also enjoy Susan Boyle’s Wild Horses which is far better than the Rolling Stones version!

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

My current cover faves are

Go your own way by Lissie

Creep by Kina Grannis (oh my days such a cover!)

Peach x

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By *eeshelleTV/TS
over a year ago

Marlow

Tragedy by Steps better than the BeeGees

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Love Buzz by Nirvana

I Heard it through the Grapevine by The Slits

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By *naquest321Man
over a year ago

Carlisle

Joe Cocker

With a little help from my friends.

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

"All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix better than Dylan

To be fair, every cover of a Dylan song is better than Dylan's version... Great song writer but terrible voice.

That is a fair point - but it's not entirely accurate. XTC did a really shite version of All Along The Watchtower - and William Shatner's version of Mr. Tambourine Man is truly criminal.

Dylan did it best on those comparisons.

I love Dylan's original version. It fits the album it's from perfectly. What Hendrix did with it can only be described as phenomenal. Most covers of songs are a painting by numbers exercise, just going through the motions with not a whole lot of passion. The best covers are the ones where the artist truly lives and breathes the song. Hendrix immersed himself in All Along The Watchtower as if he'd written it, and it shows.

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

"In your opinion what is your best cover version ?

I'm going for Dear Prudence Sioux and The Banshees better than the Beatles

its a brilliant cover and one of my faves but better than the beatles not a chance. one of the best songs the beatles ever did and it was just an album track ( white album )

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

I first discovered this one sat on a plane in New York waiting to fly home - was played over the cabin PA while people were boarding - was one of those "I know this but can't quite place it" things until it got to the chorus:

https://youtu.be/xTHbWbEM0F0

The Bluebeaters - Roll With It

And while we're talking Oasis covers can I just throw Mike Flowers Pop's cover of Wonderwall in there which I thought was a work of genius the first time I heard it

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

Cake's version of "I will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor original) s a classic for me -it really plays with your preconceptions through their droll/ ironic tone.

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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago

the right frame of mind -London

"To be fair, every cover of a Dylan song is better than Dylan's version... Great song writer but terrible voice."

To be fair I thought the same for years and then one day it just clicked and I saw a new side to Dylan/ his voice suddenly felt right -now I can honestly say that I prefer neither the original nor the cover of his songs -I do however still hate him when he is having a mega out of time/ tune off day in his live performances though.

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By *andonmessMan
over a year ago

A world all of his own

This may well cause a shit storm lol;

David Grays cover of Say hell, wave goodbye originally by Soft Cell.

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

"Not necessarily better but certainly as good as he original:

It Must Be Love - Madness

One Step Beyond - Madness

Feeling Good - Muse

Heatwave - The Jam

Police & Thieves - The Clash

Try A Little Tenderness - The Commitments

Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners

Tainted Live - Soft Cell

Say Hello Dave Goodbye - David Gray"

I’d have to agree, The Jam doing “Heatwave” live was a highlight in their early set. The Clash also did some great covers live, “Police & Thieves” being an obvious choice too. I also remember seeing them cover The Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” in ‘78 - that was a real surprise.

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

"Slipknot and korn covering the beastie boys song sabotage.

Machine head singing hallowed be thy name..the iron maiden song."

I love that Korn/Slipknot collab it's brilliant

Have you heard Cradle Of Filth cover of Hallowed Be Thy Name? It's really good

Johnny Cash covering Hurt by Nine Inch Nails

Lacuna Coil covering Enjoy The Silence by Depeche Mode

Also I see a band pop up on Facebook but there name escapes me but they're a brass band who are joined by a female vocalist and they do covers of Rage Against the Machine and they truly are amazing

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

Carter USM did a shedload of covers but their version of The Impossible Dreamn is beautiful

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"Not necessarily better but certainly as good as he original:

It Must Be Love - Madness

One Step Beyond - Madness

Feeling Good - Muse

Heatwave - The Jam

Police & Thieves - The Clash

Try A Little Tenderness - The Commitments

Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners

Tainted Live - Soft Cell

Say Hello Dave Goodbye - David Gray

Actually linking from The Jam to Weller I like his version of Wishing On A Star

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By *alking HeadMan
over a year ago

Bolton

The NME organised a triple album of cover versions in the nineties (i think). Its called Ruby Trax. Its the best covers album....in the world.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Actually the Mark Ronson album "Version" has some corkers on it including Amy Winehouse's cover of "Valerie" and Lily Allen's cover of "Oh My God"

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

Steve Gibbons Band live album 1977

Contains some good covers among them Day Tripper and Watching the River Flow

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

"The NME organised a triple album of cover versions in the nineties (i think). Its called Ruby Trax. Its the best covers album....in the world."

That had some amazing tracks on it!

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

"All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix better than Dylan"

All Along The Watchtower - Frank Marino better than Hendrix

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

Sound of Silence- Disturbed.

Physical - Nine inch nails

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

I put a spell on you - Creedance Clearwater Revival

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

Take another piece of my heart - Janis Joplin

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

Faith No More - Easy

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

The tango version of Roxanne (Police) from Moulin Rouge.

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

Tools cover of Led Zeppelins "Eulogy" is pretty mint!

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

Lady Gaga - Your Song

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

Last two from me...

The Piano Guys

A Thousand Years

Bring Him Home

They are not strictly covers as they are instrumental versions only, but both quite beautiful.

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

Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares to you

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

Corey Taylor - Wicked Game

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"The Chain - Florence and The Machine. The Chain IS my favourite song of all time; due to my racing passion! Love their version of it."

Just listened to that www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-hMABAr74 but I still don't think Florence is a patch on Stevie

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

Faith no more-war pigs,more of a heavy groove to it

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

"Tools cover of Led Zeppelins "Eulogy" is pretty mint!"

Love tool

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Corey Taylor - Wicked Game"

HIM - Wicked Game

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBW--bgyezg

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By *ottie_84Woman
over a year ago

Nottingham

"Going by YouTube hits..

Disturbed sound of silence."

Definitely!

Breed 77 zombie

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"This may well cause a shit storm lol;

David Grays cover of Say hell, wave goodbye originally by Soft Cell."

Made me buy the album when the shop I was in played it & I love soft cell

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

Fields of Gold

by Eva Cassidy

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

I’m just going to say the punk goes pop compilation albums. Any one lol

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

True Colours - Justin Timberlake & Anna Kendrick

I prefer it to Cyndi Lauper’s version

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

Beck Bogert & Appice's version of superstition .....

Ace Winger, you can thank me later

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

And how about this Daft Punk cover from Halestorm… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scZY7VNV-Go

Cal

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

Any of the Kidz Bop

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

John Otway (and his magnificent choir) - House of the Rising Sun

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Hold Back the Night, Graham Parker & The Rumour.

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross.

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By *onnyeasygoingMan
over a year ago

Somewhere on the M62 between 24 and 14

Hurt - Jonny Cash.

even the writer of the song said that after Cash's version that the song did not belong to him anymore.

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

Pretty much anything by post modern jukebox

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

‘Heeoes’ On ‘The Berlin Tapes’ by Icehouse snd Iva Davies.

Not better than David Bowie’s original, but it’s bloody good !

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"Joe Cocker

With a little help from my friends. "

It's this for me

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

"Hurt - Jonny Cash.

even the writer of the song said that after Cash's version that the song did not belong to him anymore."

This ^.... Absolutely nailed it with a heartfelt version that summed up his life and demons brilliantly

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

Mike Flowers Pops, Wonderwall

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By *ee_awMan
over a year ago

newcastle

The Futureheads - Hounds of Love

Staranglers - Walk on by (possibly the best cover ever!)

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

"I've also always liked this Metalica cover of Thin Lizzy's - Whiskey in the Jar … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsrvmNtWU4E

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

"The Chain - Florence and The Machine. The Chain IS my favourite song of all time; due to my racing passion! Love their version of it.

Just listened to that www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-hMABAr74 but I still don't think Florence is a patch on Stevie

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I love the taking dawn version

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

The Lemonheads version of Mrs Robinson

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

Lacuna Coil version of Enjoy the silence

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By *ee_awMan
over a year ago

newcastle

Oh, and The Damned - White Rabbit...

and just as well there was a typo in the str*nglers - you get blocked from using that word

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

Cash - hurt

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By *rspecs95Man
over a year ago

hayes

There a few songs I love and was shocked to fimd out they were covers, heres a few...

I'm a believer - smash mouth

Twist and shout - the Beatles

I will always love you -Whitney Houston

Respect - Aretha Franklin

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

Santa Claus is coming to town- Springsteen

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By *ocbigMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Wherever I Lay my Hat- Paul Young.

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By *t my DesiresWoman
over a year ago

Bitchville

Planets - Tomita

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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

"Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross- The immigrant song

Brilliant version, better than Led Zep "

This is an amazing version

So here are my favourites:

Ryan Adams - wonderwall by oasis

Ryan Adams - 1999 by Taylor swift

Johnny cash - hurt by nin

Foo fighters - band on the run by wings

Guns and roses - live and let die by Paul McCartney

Placebo - 20th century boy by T. rex

Stereophonics - hand bags and the glad rags

Just a few I like

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

https://youtu.be/0gVxRvNfFLg wonderwall an oasis song by ryan adams

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

"Joe Cocker

With a little help from my friends.

It's this for me"

And me. For the song itself and for memories it brings back of The Wonder Years

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