Covers

i just heard Creep by Jeff Buckley ... Excellent

Buckley's Come together was really good too ... Michael Jackson's not so much, donno what he was thinking.
 
Johnny Cash gave passion and depth to an originally annoyingly whiny and bitchy song. I don't understand why people even like NIN's version.
 
^ One of my most listened-to covers that. Good choice :thurab:

Might as well put some of my favourite Dylan covers here...

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actually, the postal service did the original, iron and wine's version was the cover, which I like better.

radiohead's version of wish you were here, though I still love the original
 
The two big, well-known ones that always come to mind for me are:
  • Devo's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction"
  • Cowboy Junkies' cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane"

But all these are also great:
  • Alien Sex Fiend's cover of the Cramps' "Silver Machine"
  • Cornelius's cover of the old, old song "Brazil" (according to Wikipedia written by someone named Ary Barroso)
  • Faith No More's cover of the Dead Kennedys "Let's Lynch the Landlord"
  • The super-sleezy Motorhead/Wendy O. Williams cover of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man"
  • Mike Ness' cover of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice"
  • REM's cover of the Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes"
  • Also REM's cover of the Clique's "I Am Superman"
 
I don't Reel Big Fish. But they did a cover of Hotel California (by another band that I just can't stand) that's actually pretty kickin'. Other than that, they never did a whole lot worth listening to.
 
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