Cover Hits for better or worse

[Q.]

My favourite cover would probably be 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' on the Jello Biafra and DOA collaboration.

[saintal]

Anathema- Hope (Pink Floyd), Better off Dead (Bad Religion)
Metallica- Turn the page (Bob Seger), Astronomy (Blue oyster Cult)

[MatteeG]

Tainted Love - Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson covered it. MM version the best

No!! The Living End version is the best!

No! I see your suggestions and raise you 'Shades Apart':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfrfZa7mqcY&feature=related

[MatteeG]

Any cover by "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes" is instantly better than the original too....

[Dogwatcher]

Bodyjar - Hazy Shade of Winter

[Pseudo]

The Revolting Cocks - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cHeNvzE30

[MatteeG]

The Revolting Cocks - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6cHeNvzE30

Ahh yes- a classic!

[toot toot]

Bodyjar - Hazy Shade of Winter

agreed amazing. haven't heard it in years, will be pulling it out tonight.

[whatcha got there?]

mary j blige butchering U2.

god dammit it made my ears bleed!

[BAZZA13]

The worst cover ever...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONt47Z0KZg

[panther]

Worst - Madonna 'American Pie'
Best - Cold Chisel 'Wild Thing'

Wild Thing is one of the greatest songs if all time
Its been covered numerous times
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Hendrix
they are 2 who have made covers
also links to Steppenwolf, the Animals,Cheap Trick singing it as well

The original version was sung in the sixties by the Troggs [my favouirite version]

And yes Madonna made a mess of American Pie

[panther]

Love is all around

Wet Wet Wet
A smash hit for Wet Wet Wet in 1994 and featured in the movie 4 weddings and a funeral
Was number 1 in the UK for 15 weeks in 1994
A brilliant cover

Rem
In 1992 REM had this song as a b side song !
oops

The Troggs
The original song in 1967
got to 5 in thr UK and 7 in the US
These British rockers are my preference to the best version

For those who have never heard of the Troggs, they are brilliant and I treasure my Troggs LPs and singles
The Troggs were the originators of Wild Thing [Now used as Shaun Taits song in 20/20 cricket]
They also had a song which was in a commercial on TV called With A girl like You


Love is all around
I recall seeing it listed as a greatest song of all time[or top 10 best]
This was in the sunday mail a few years ago in an article
?

[Pseudo]

Worst - Madonna 'American Pie'
Best - Cold Chisel 'Wild Thing'

Wild Thing is one of the greatest songs if all time
Its been covered numerous times
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Hendrix
they are 2 who have made covers
also links to Steppenwolf, the Animals,Cheap Trick singing it as well

The original version was sung in the sixties by the Troggs [my favouirite version]

And yes Madonna made a mess of American Pie

This is by far the best cover of Wild Thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zN2wWGbGyM

[Interceptor]

This is by far the best cover of Wild Thing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zN2wWGbGyM

Been a while since I've seen that, but it's definitely right up there

Unrelated to the thread topic, but here's a extra Goodies funny worth watching: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K4ccdzlvhk&feature=related

[leftlegger]

For those who have never heard of the Troggs, they are brilliant and I treasure my Troggs LPs and singles
The Troggs were the originators of Wild Thing [Now used as Shaun Taits song in 20/20 cricket]
They also had a song which was in a commercial on TV called With A girl like You

?

I remember going to see The Troggs sometime in the 80s at Le Rox. They were doing some sort of reunion tour.

When they played Wild Thing for the 3rd time...I left.

[panther]

For those who have never heard of the Troggs, they are brilliant and I treasure my Troggs LPs and singles
The Troggs were the originators of Wild Thing [Now used as Shaun Taits song in 20/20 cricket]
They also had a song which was in a commercial on TV called With A girl like You

?

I remember going to see The Troggs sometime in the 80s at Le Rox. They were doing some sort of reunion tour.

When they played Wild Thing for the 3rd time...I left.

I was there as well
Le Rox was near the corner of Hindley and Light Square from memory ?
Great night

[Snaggletooth Tiger]

Can't go past the myriad of punk covers by
BLOWFLY

[brod]

Henry Rollins and The Hard Ons
Let There Be Rock

[MatteeG]

Henry Rollins and The Hard Ons
Let There Be Rock

Ahh yes- I have that filmclip on VHS somewhere...

[McAlmanac]

Something - a bigger hit for Shirley Bassey than it was for the Beatles.

Sorrow by David Bowie - a hit for The Merseys in the 60's. Great song.