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Your favorite "cover" songs

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As a rule, I hate cover tunes. Unless a band takes a song and makes it their own. Does it in their own true style. What are your favorite covers? And, just for fun, what are the worst ones?

For me, I love the Sisters of Mercy's version of "Gimme Shelter" Utterly transformed into a Sisters' track. Also, dig RevCo's "Do ya Think I'm Sexy?" and Social Distortion's "Ring of Fire" (and their "Under My Thumb" while I'm at it!!!) Danzig doing "Hand of Doom" is a natural. A lil' known group, The Bosshoss does a real fun version of "Word Up". Manson's "Sweet Dreams"

Worst: Pantera's "Planet Caravan" (ooooh! EXACTLY the same song with modern recording equipment!!! YAWN!) Syndrome of a Down "Snowblind" In their style but still awful. Judas Priest doing "Johnny B. Goode" *barf* Concrete Blonde "Everybody Knows"
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I really like
Korn's cover of Another Brick in the Wall
Metallica's cover of Whiskey in the Jar
Iron Maiden's cover of Cross Eyed Mary
Bruce Dickinson's cover of The Zoo
The Atari's cover of Boys of Summer


Covers I hate
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Major Tom
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Burning for You

too tired to remember any others I hate right now.
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tay666 wrote:Covers I hate
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Major Tom
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Burning for You

too tired to remember any others I hate right now.

Are these the ones in car commercials? Lincoln, I think... :sick:
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I really like the White Zombie of Sabbath: Children of the Grave. Slayer's cover of Judas Priest: Dissident Aggressor.

Slayer did an awful cover of Steppenwolf's: Born to Be Wild, I love Slayer and lemme tell you, it was torture to listen to.
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miluzzu wrote:
tay666 wrote:Covers I hate
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Major Tom
Shiny Toy Guns cover of Burning for You

too tired to remember any others I hate right now.

Are these the ones in car commercials? Lincoln, I think... :sick:
I know Burning for You is, not sure if the other has been used in a commercial or not.
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At the moment I have to say favorites:

Sammy Hagars version of Piece of My Heart.

I don't know if it would be considered a cover, but I always like Johnny Winters version of Jumpin' Jack Flash.

And I have to agree with tay666 with The Atari's cover of Boys of Summer. I never cared for Don Henleys version, but the Atari's version is excellant.

Worst: Jailhouse Rock by Motley Crue (again just off the top of my head)
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most of mine are included here:
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trev's addition of maiden's cross eyed mary is GOLD...I LOVE THAT VERSION!
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The Coop wrote: And I have to agree with tay666 with The Atari's cover of Boys of Summer. I never cared for Don Henleys version, but the Atari's version is excellant.
I actually really like the original as well.
I think the remake is just as good though.
Catches the same feel, but with a slightly different vibe.

Another good one
Van Halen - Dancing in the Street
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I will echo the Sisters Of Mercy version of "Gimme Shelter". Also check out the Goo Goo Dolls and Impulse Manslaughter versions of that tune.

No Empathy, a punk band out of Chicago, does a killer cover of "TNT". The live version was always the best way to experience it, but the recorded one worked well also.

7 Seconds version of "99 Red Balloons" might be the greatest cover ever recorded.

Naked Raygun did a killer version of the Stiff Little Fingers classic "Suspect Device".

The Lords Of The New Church did a great "Like A Virgin".

Every single cover Michael Hedges did was stunning.
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check out RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE's "renegades"

every tune is a cover and totally 'raged' out!

1. Microphone Fiend
2. Pistol Grip Pump
3. Kick Out the Jams
4. Renegades of Funk
5. Beautiful World
6. I'm Housin
7. In My Eyes
8. How I Could Just Kill A Man
10. Down On the Street
11. Street Fighting Man
12. Maggie's Farm
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The Lemonheads -Mrs Robinson
Social Distortion -Ring of Fire
Ramones -Have you ever seen the rain/What a wonderful life
Oasis -I am the Walrus

Hendrix -All along the Watchtower
Heart -Rock n Roll
Clapton -Cocaine

Worst I can think of

GNR -live and let die

but I love their version of Knockin on heavens door
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GUITARWORX wrote: Worst I can think of

GNR -live and let die
Agreed.

I also have to say Little Caesar and their cover of "How I Wish It Would Rain" is beyond amazing. Ron Young's voice is amazing, and on that song it REALLY shines.
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johnny cash-hurt (NIN)
johnny cash-rusty cage (soundgarden)
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monsterjones wrote:LOS STRAITJACKETS...THE MUNSTERS THEME

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You're right - Sammy's cover of Piece of My Heart is right up there - I liked Motley Crue's Version of Smokin in the Boys Room too.KISS cover or Argent's God Gave Rock and Roll to You is muy favorite even though not a straight cover. Lynyrd Skynyrd"s cove of Cream's Crossroads from original band great too.
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The Junkyard Dogs (members of the Supersuckers) did a killer version of "Breaking the Law" with a mandolin and a bunch of kids singing backups... Awesome stuff

I like a few tracks from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes especially "Wild World" and "Sloop John B"

The Quakes "Killing Moon"

Reverend Horton Heat doing "Stop That Pigeon" :D


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Just remembered a horrible remake.
Couple years ago someone did a remake of Aerosmith's Dream On.
Don't know who did it, but they had a female on vocals, and it just killed the song completely.
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Mephisto Walz - Painted Black (the male singer, not Christine)
The Clash - Police and Thieves
The Pallbearers - White Rabit
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Little Johnny Jewel
UK Subs - Captain Scarlet
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The Scarlet Letter - Stadt im Grau (Still I'm Sad, Yardbirds covered in German)
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Creature Core7 wrote: Slayer did an awful cover of Steppenwolf's: Born to Be Wild, I love Slayer and lemme tell you, it was torture to listen to.
To make no mention of The Cult's brutal rendition of the same song. GAG!
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