Favourite cover songs?

10-24-2001, 12:43 AM

We've all heard those blasphemous covers. Versions of great songs that make you want to light candles beneath the feet of those who defiled them.

So let's hear what songs people think are better than the originals?

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10-28-2001, 12:36 AM

every song that Me First and the Gimme Gimme's covered is just dandy.

10-28-2001, 04:58 AM

Cisco Kid covered by Sublime

10-28-2001, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bacon:
every song that Me First and the Gimme Gimme's covered is just dandy.

I like them alot, I actaully got my girlfriend to listen and actaullly want to listen to them. so thats cool.

My Favorite cover song is

Led Zeppelin's cover of Willie Dixon's "You Shook Me" w/ the organ solo,during their BBC Sessions. That whole album is the THE best. The first disk has alot of Heavy stuff especially both performances of "You shook me" "I can't quit you babe" Its a double disk But I recommend geting this one if its the only Zeppelin Disc you buy. Which isn't the case for me. God you gotta love those slow heavy droning Blues when you stoned.

10-28-2001, 10:36 PM

who originally did cisco kid?

10-29-2001, 05:39 PM

There are too many great covers to name (Nirvana's unplugged cover of David Bowie's The Man who Sold with World is by far the greatest single cover of a song ever)...

Someone just gave me a CD of Marylin Manson covering both The Doors (Five to One) and John Lennon (Working Class hero), I cannot fucking wait to go home and hear this...I love Marylin Manson, I have faith he won't butcher the songs, hope I am not upset

But....

I think there is one exceptional album that really needs a mention, everytime I play for a friend, they steal from me

"I Wish I was a Carpenter" is a full cover album of all songs by the Carpenters, by bands like Sonic Youth, Shonen Knife, The Cranberries (Who do an amazing cover of "Why do birds suddenly appear")

Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Carpenters too, but every single cover on this album somehow manages to capture the magic of the actual song and add to it, it's amazing...

And even if you aren't into the Carpenters themselves (They are definitley an accquired taste unless you are over 40 or really into easy listening adult contemporary romance songs or something) you will probably like this CD.

Personally, I never even gave the Carpenters a fucking chance (but then again, I was born in the 80's I don't have too

) but after listening to that album I started listening to the original songs, and I was really impressed, at their core the songs are really good...

So even though most of you prob won't like the fucking Carpenters, you will probably love this cover album, I highly suggest it...

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QuestMarVell tha RediJedi · 10-30-2001, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ingrowntoenail911:
who originally did cisco kid?

WAR did.

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10-30-2001, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Azmo:
We've all heard those blasphemous covers. Versions of great songs that make you want to light candles beneath the feet of those who defiled them.

So let's hear what songs people think are better than the originals?

Covers? Hmm. I think Alien Ant Farm pulled off Smooth Criminal. I didn't like it at first but it's grown on me.

GirlsHateMe_ · 11-01-2001, 10:15 AM

What the fuck? alien ant farm buttfucked that fucking song, they suck anyway but that just clenched it.

Me fist and the gimme gimmies used to be cool but to many stupid people like em now cuz there "punk rock".

Just another good band getting popular cuz of hot topic, i'd like to bomb that fucking store off the fucking planet, but alot of people I know work in there so it wouldnt be to good to kill all my friends.

12-06-2001, 08:54 AM

The Misfits doing the Monster Mash.

12-06-2001, 06:02 PM

Fuck the Police covered by Rage against the machine

Hooked · 12-08-2001, 01:14 AM

Rage Against the Machine's cover of "Maggie's Farm" by dylan, 311's cover of 'Leaving Babylon' When nirvana did 'The man who sold the world' like the other guy said. System of a Down covered floyd's goodbye blue sky. And i think manson's cover of Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' is cool.

Hooked · 12-08-2001, 01:06 PM

Oh yeah, and Sublime's cover of 'Scarlet Begonias' by the Grateful Dead.

Bago · 12-08-2001, 03:54 PM

Hendrix - All along the watchtower

12-08-2001, 04:39 PM

string cheese incident - no woman no cry.. they did an extremly good job

and thanks Hooked for lettin me know SOAS did Goodbye Blue Sky.. im going to try to find it.

Oh yeah, String Cheese Incident - Voodoo Chile.. its fucking awesome, instead of the famous guitar rift they use a fiddle

String Cheese Incident is by the far the best band out right now.

Anti 77 · 12-08-2001, 05:07 PM

dude how can anyone even think of doing a micheal jackson hit like smooth criminal..especially a band like alien ant farm..and i think that rages cover of maggies farm was nothing special..it was alright..nothing compared to the original..i think the only person to respectfully cover a dylan song is hendrix..oh yeah and guns n roses..i love their version of knocking on heavens door...also i love the song gloria by them..but i think the doors version is better..and yet i think the patti smith version is even better..i cant think of anything else right now..

peace//anarchy//equality

12-09-2001, 03:41 AM

Bacon and Dr. Feelgood....i've always likes Me First, and think they do awesome versions of any cover song they do.
GirlsHateMe......."t oo many stupid people like em cus they're 'punk rock'".....i'm not stupid, nor do i like them because they are 'punk rock'. i like them because they sound good, and they are made up of performers from bands i like. plus, i liked them before they became well know, which in all honesty, they still arent very known to anyone.

Brainrape.....i like all of the covers Manson has done. "sweet Dreams", "5 to 1" kicks ass, and i LOVE his version of "Tainted Love".

there are alot of good cover songs out there, but those are the main ones. oh yeah, Type O Negative's "cinnamongirl" and "summer breeze" are alright too.

Hooked · 12-09-2001, 04:58 PM

Hey GirlsHateMe: I wouldn't necessarily classify Alien Ant Farm as 'punk rock'. If for no other reason, because their songs are almost twice as long as regular punk songs. They sound heavy and they're not bitching,(no offence to punkers) which is very un-punkish. And here in denver, they're at a show in a few days that is produced and promoted by KBPI, the biggest hardrock station in this state. Oh yeah, System of a Down is headlining, and then comes Sevendust, and Hoobastank opens. Not a very punk playbill, now, is it?
Go ahead, call me crazy, but i don't think AAF is punk..

HTAM · 11-26-2010, 10:43 PM

Deep in the heart of Free For All I have found a thread that I would ask you all to breath a little life into. Please.

Or you could be a fag.

So, some good ones.

Cinnamon Girl-Type O Negative-play that one LOUD.

Stayin' Alive-Ozzy with Dweezil Zappa. It works so well.

Hurt-Johnny Cash-there are many other ideas that are worse than adding this to your song farm as a guitar player.

Cat Scratch Fever-Pantera-Ted Nugent hates it. I like it.

La Bamba-Los Lobos-1st generation Rock and Roll tracked in the 80's and still gets regular airplay on the radio. And the guitar solo-perfect for a hot single coil, man.

Voodoo Child (Slight Return) SRV-I think this is a 'Facemelter' of a song.

Really a fine representation of the sizzling bite and rich bell tones a Stratocaster can bring.

The Rev · 11-26-2010, 11:09 PM

How about "Unearthing the Fossil" by Herp o Derp?

The Rev

10-24-2001, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Azmo Guest Posts: n/a	Favourite cover songs? We've all heard those blasphemous covers. Versions of great songs that make you want to light candles beneath the feet of those who defiled them. So let's hear what songs people think are better than the originals? ------------------ "You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows" --Bob Dylan ---The wisdom of the East, the energy of the West. This is the Way.---

12-08-2001, 01:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	Rage Against the Machine's cover of "Maggie's Farm" by dylan, 311's cover of 'Leaving Babylon' When nirvana did 'The man who sold the world' like the other guy said. System of a Down covered floyd's goodbye blue sky. And i think manson's cover of Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' is cool. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

12-08-2001, 01:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	Oh yeah, and Sublime's cover of 'Scarlet Begonias' by the Grateful Dead. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

12-08-2001, 05:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Anti 77 Old School Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: los angeles Posts: 861 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	dude how can anyone even think of doing a micheal jackson hit like smooth criminal..especially a band like alien ant farm..and i think that rages cover of maggies farm was nothing special..it was alright..nothing compared to the original..i think the only person to respectfully cover a dylan song is hendrix..oh yeah and guns n roses..i love their version of knocking on heavens door...also i love the song gloria by them..but i think the doors version is better..and yet i think the patti smith version is even better..i cant think of anything else right now.. peace//anarchy//equality __________________ "Hatred of the press, hatred of advertising, hatred of sensations, are typical of people who prefer their armchair to the noise of the street..." -richard huelsenbeck "Genius could be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way, or even to say a simple thing in a simpler way."-Bukowski your whole crew is ice cream fudge

12-09-2001, 04:58 PM	#18 (permalink)
Hooked Hedonistic fool Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver Metro Posts: 5,479 Thanks: 22 Thanked 35 Times in 28 Posts	Hey GirlsHateMe: I wouldn't necessarily classify Alien Ant Farm as 'punk rock'. If for no other reason, because their songs are almost twice as long as regular punk songs. They sound heavy and they're not bitching,(no offence to punkers) which is very un-punkish. And here in denver, they're at a show in a few days that is produced and promoted by KBPI, the biggest hardrock station in this state. Oh yeah, System of a Down is headlining, and then comes Sevendust, and Hoobastank opens. Not a very punk playbill, now, is it? Go ahead, call me crazy, but i don't think AAF is punk.. __________________ The never-ending quest to find a reason to smile...

10-28-2001, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bacon Guest Posts: n/a	every song that Me First and the Gimme Gimme's covered is just dandy.

10-28-2001, 04:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
ChOkEDiZWu Guest Posts: n/a	Cisco Kid covered by Sublime

10-28-2001, 10:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
ingrowntoenail911 Guest Posts: n/a	who originally did cisco kid?

10-29-2001, 05:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
Brainrape Guest Posts: n/a	There are too many great covers to name (Nirvana's unplugged cover of David Bowie's The Man who Sold with World is by far the greatest single cover of a song ever)... Someone just gave me a CD of Marylin Manson covering both The Doors (Five to One) and John Lennon (Working Class hero), I cannot fucking wait to go home and hear this...I love Marylin Manson, I have faith he won't butcher the songs, hope I am not upset But.... I think there is one exceptional album that really needs a mention, everytime I play for a friend, they steal from me "I Wish I was a Carpenter" is a full cover album of all songs by the Carpenters, by bands like Sonic Youth, Shonen Knife, The Cranberries (Who do an amazing cover of "Why do birds suddenly appear") Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Carpenters too, but every single cover on this album somehow manages to capture the magic of the actual song and add to it, it's amazing... And even if you aren't into the Carpenters themselves (They are definitley an accquired taste unless you are over 40 or really into easy listening adult contemporary romance songs or something) you will probably like this CD. Personally, I never even gave the Carpenters a fucking chance (but then again, I was born in the 80's I don't have too ) but after listening to that album I started listening to the original songs, and I was really impressed, at their core the songs are really good... So even though most of you prob won't like the fucking Carpenters, you will probably love this cover album, I highly suggest it... ------------------ Lying on the stained wretched sheets with a bleeding virgin we could plan a murder or start a religion....

11-01-2001, 10:15 AM	#9 (permalink)
GirlsHateMe_ Old School Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	What the fuck? alien ant farm buttfucked that fucking song, they suck anyway but that just clenched it. Me fist and the gimme gimmies used to be cool but to many stupid people like em now cuz there "punk rock". Just another good band getting popular cuz of hot topic, i'd like to bomb that fucking store off the fucking planet, but alot of people I know work in there so it wouldnt be to good to kill all my friends.

12-06-2001, 08:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
robx51 Guest Posts: n/a	The Misfits doing the Monster Mash.

12-06-2001, 06:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
ScrewDup1 Guest Posts: n/a	Fuck the Police covered by Rage against the machine

12-08-2001, 03:54 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bago Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mass Posts: 78 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hendrix - All along the watchtower

12-08-2001, 04:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
bobmarley420 Guest Posts: n/a	string cheese incident - no woman no cry.. they did an extremly good job and thanks Hooked for lettin me know SOAS did Goodbye Blue Sky.. im going to try to find it. Oh yeah, String Cheese Incident - Voodoo Chile.. its fucking awesome, instead of the famous guitar rift they use a fiddle String Cheese Incident is by the far the best band out right now.

12-09-2001, 03:41 AM	#17 (permalink)
cinnamongirl Guest Posts: n/a	Bacon and Dr. Feelgood....i've always likes Me First, and think they do awesome versions of any cover song they do. GirlsHateMe......."t oo many stupid people like em cus they're 'punk rock'".....i'm not stupid, nor do i like them because they are 'punk rock'. i like them because they sound good, and they are made up of performers from bands i like. plus, i liked them before they became well know, which in all honesty, they still arent very known to anyone. Brainrape.....i like all of the covers Manson has done. "sweet Dreams", "5 to 1" kicks ass, and i LOVE his version of "Tainted Love". there are alot of good cover songs out there, but those are the main ones. oh yeah, Type O Negative's "cinnamongirl" and "summer breeze" are alright too.

11-26-2010, 11:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
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11-26-2010, 10:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
HTAM Old School Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,872 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 2,117 Times in 1,179 Posts	Deep in the heart of Free For All I have found a thread that I would ask you all to breath a little life into. Please. Or you could be a fag. So, some good ones. Cinnamon Girl-Type O Negative-play that one LOUD. Stayin' Alive-Ozzy with Dweezil Zappa. It works so well. Hurt-Johnny Cash-there are many other ideas that are worse than adding this to your song farm as a guitar player. Cat Scratch Fever-Pantera-Ted Nugent hates it. I like it. La Bamba-Los Lobos-1st generation Rock and Roll tracked in the 80's and still gets regular airplay on the radio. And the guitar solo-perfect for a hot single coil, man. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) SRV-I think this is a 'Facemelter' of a song. Really a fine representation of the sizzling bite and rich bell tones a Stratocaster can bring.