Favorite Cover Songs and Why?

[NINaudio]

Tickets are available for their show here but it is Gen Admission $360 for 2 and it is about 1hr away. I am seriously thinking about it. I've seen them twice and both were epic shows.

NIN knows how to put on a great live show, that's for sure. Their concert blu ray Beside You in Time is well worth it if you don't have it.

 

[NINaudio]

I think I know what you're talking about.

NIN is unique enough that covering some songs like Hurt (I like it, not as much, but I'm a Cash fan) work when you do it almost exactly the same way. Covering songs and doing them the way the original was done to where it sounds the same is cool, but boring. That's all we'd really get from NIN covers. At least I think.

There's an album "Absence of Faith" which is a tribute album to NIN consisting of covers from various groups. FWIW: I have it. Never listen to it.

 

[j_garcia]

NIN knows how to put on a great live show, that's for sure. Their concert blu ray Beside You in Time is well worth it if you don't have it.

Yep, I have it. That was in the very first batch of Blu-rays I bought. As well as And All That Could Have Been which I wish they'd re-release on BD or 4K.

 

[Pogre]

I had that cover of Dead Souls as my ringtone for years: "They keep calling me.... keep on CALLING ME!"

That's awesome! Ha ha!

I used to have the beginning of Jambi as mine but stopped using it. It was ruining the song for me!

 

[j_garcia]

...And one more, non sequitur style… very NSFW; Ben Folds performing B!tches Ain't Sh!t:

Always had fun with this one too

 

[j_garcia]

On the radio while I was out today lol. Video quality terrible, but audio is good. RIP Eddy.

 

[Mr._Clark]

Dwight Yokum - Wichita Lineman
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Richie Havens - Here Comes The Sun

You guys are beating me to them. Hendrix All Along the Watchtower would be at the top of my list.

 

[Mr._Clark]

I wouldn't say this is a favorite, but this version of When The Levee Breaks by John Paul Jones is interesting. Also, I didn't realize that the Led Zeppelin version was a cover of the song by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy, which was about a historical event, the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. There are links to the Memphis Minnie/Kansas Joe McCoy and Led Zeppelin versions at the rollingstone.com link below.

Watch Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones Re-Record 'When The Levee Breaks' With Musicians From Around The World

John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin, Them Crooked Vultures) has re-recorded "When The Levee Breaks" with musicians from across the globe.

www.rollingstone.com

One cover I've always liked is Five Finger Death Punch -Bad Company:

And Welcome to the Machine by Shadows Fall:

And Born to be Wild by Hinder:

Off topic, but I find myself wondering sometimes if I'm the only guy on the planet who still likes rock and roll, attractive women, and fast cars (yeah, the Hinder video triggered that thought).

 

[SithZedi]

Forgot this one. Love Bowie but for me Kurt does a better job...

 

[j_garcia]

Forgot this one. Love Bowie but for me Kurt does a better job...

There's quite a few covers from that session, but that is the best one IMO. I also liked Lake of Fire, Plateau and Oh Me.

Can't forget this one

And of course

 

[ryanosaur]

Loving this thread!

Ben Folds (with Rufus Wainright) performing Careless Whisper:

The The (Matt Johnson) performing There's A Tear In My Beer:

Cowboy Junkies performing Walking After Midnight:

 

[lovinthehd]

Do you think Beautiful People's If 60's Were 90's qualifies? Are those covers or more on the remix side?

 

[j_garcia]

Love this one

And this one on her Companion SACD is one of my speaker test tracks. Incredible recording.

 

[Mr._Clark]

Loving this thread!

Ben Folds (with Rufus Wainright) performing Careless Whisper:

This reminded me of the Seether cover of Careless Whisper:

 

[SithZedi]

Thought I would slip back into the 70's with some vintage Clapton. Love Bob Marley's version too as both sing about misapplication of "Justice"...

 

[ryanosaur]

Thought I would slip back into the 70's with some vintage Clapton. Love Bob Marley's version too as both sing about misapplication of "Justice"...

Clapton did some good ones… willie and the hand jive comes to mind, too.

 

[MaxInValrico]

Clapton did some good ones… willie and the hand jive comes to mind, too.

After Midnight

 

[MaxInValrico]

A great song is a powerful tool and can be interpreted many different and entertaining ways. Cover songs can be equally powerful, meaningful, and a creative tool for a performer. While you might not own the songwriting, what if you are running low in the creative department and need an avenue to explore your musical prowess. We discuss the implications of the cover song and Why investors love owning the rights to various recording artists?

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Read: Wall Street Loves Music Publishing & the Cover Song

What are your favorite cover songs and did the artist make it their own?

Keeping this thread moving

Gin and Juice - The Gourds
30 Days In The Hole - Government Mule

 

[ryanosaur]

Cat Power performing Satisfaction:

 

[Mr._Clark]

Is probably one of my all time favorite covers, ever. I really like most of Disturbed's covers (Land of Confusion, Shout, etc.) and Type O Negative has had some great covers (Cinnamon Girl, Summer Breeze, Day Tripper)) over the years as well .

The Sound of Silence cover by Disturbed is also one of my favorites. The first time I heard it on air in my car it sounded so much different I wondered if something was wrong with my car stereo, so played it again right after that from itunes on my phone and it sounded much better. As far as I can tell, the broadcast version had a ridiculous amount of dynamic compression, which really ruined this song.

My car stereo does indeed s*ck, but the dynamic compression still managed to make it 10x worse even on that system.