Cover Hits for better or worse

[The Jack]

mary j blige butchering U2.

god dammit it made my ears bleed!

I actually quite enjoy it. And the original is in my Top 5 of all time! She has an amazing voice.

[The Jack]

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.

Also one of my favourites. The perfect song. I rate Eskimo Joe's From the Sea on a similar level. Not a cover I know! I didn't realize that Sorrow was a cover, I should look up the original methinks.

[The Jack]

One of my favourite covers (that hasn't already been mentioned) would have to be The Lemonheads doing Mrs Robinson.

[piccachu]

The heard did a cover of i was only nineteen that i enjoyed,
dont mind pennywise cover of land down under,
new found glory to some pretty good punk covers if your in to that music.

[The Dark Knight]

The covers I have on my I-pod-
Motorhead- Enter Sandman
Pete Murray- Forever Now
RHCP- Higher Ground
The Living End- Girls on Film, Rising Sun, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Tainted Love
Thristy Merc- My Baby
Ben Lee- No Sense
Goldfinger- 99 Red Ballons
SR-71- I Want You to Want Me
Metalica- Stone Cold Crazy, Whiskey in the Jar

[Interceptor]

Another poll, another list or two from NME:

According to the poll, the 10 best cover versions of all time are:

1. Muse - 'Feeling Good'
2. The Beatles - 'Twist and Shout'
3. Johnny Cash - 'Hurt'
4. Jimi Hendrix - 'Hey Joe'
5. Nirvana - 'Where Did You Sleep Last Night'
6. The Clash - 'I Fought The Law'
7. Jeff Buckley - 'Hallelujah'
8. Jimi Hendrix - 'All Along The Watchtower'
9. Marvin Gaye - 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine'
10. The White Stripes - 'I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself'

The worst:

1. Britney Spears - 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll'
2. Ronan Keating - 'Fairytale of New York'
3. Celine Dion - 'You Shook Me All Night Long'
4. Take That - 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
5. M People - 'Itchycoo Park'
6. Robbie Williams - 'Song 2'
7. Will Young - 'Light My Fire'
8. Madonna - 'American Pie
9. Limp Bizkit - 'Faith'
10. Mark Ronson - 'No One Knows'

http://www.nme.com/news/muse/53090

[Mic]

Placebo's Johnny and Mary

[mal]

Something In The Air
The original by Thunderclapp Newman a 60s UK band was just as good as song Ive heard
Low and behold Ive found a cover of this iconic song
Tom Petty also covers the hit

Both versions excellent, Thunders version a slightly better version

Whilst on the subject of Worst covers
Help
Beatles a classic version
John Farnhman a sick version

Dont mind Johnny, but geez he slaughters the song

[Baron Greenback]

Heard a cover of Africa last night by a band called Subaudible Hum.
Was pretty unreal.
I liked it better than the original.

[Turbo]

Placebo's Johnny and Mary

Awesome cover

[Gozu]

Fantomas-Twin Peaks (Fire Walk With Me):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-SM25JW ... re=related

Fantomas-Godfather music video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQtXxaC87Ks

Fantomas-The Omen music video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVo8GXvR ... h_response

Fantomas doing a Slayer medley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s60GqAcf ... re=related

[Wizard of Oz]

Bruce Dickinson covering Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is amazing !!

Also Ripper Owens at the Roadrunner 25th Anniversary Concert covering King Diamond's Abigail.....incredible.

[Leaping Lindner]

A brilliant band (Died Pretty) doing an equally brilliant song (Eternally Yours - originally by The Laughing Clowns)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZUxlrsZnI

[Strawb]

Foo Fighters have 2 covers I love Baker Street and Band on Run.

[Gozu]

I really like Foo Fighters cover of Down In The Park too.

[MightyEagles]

Weird Al - Fat (bad) and Eat it (Beat it)

[smithy]

Australian metal band Alchemist covered the great song, War of the worlds by jeff Wayne.

[smithy]

I embedded a youtube link above.
Can anyone else see it ?

[Dirko]

I embedded a youtube link above.
Can anyone else see it ?

Can now!

[Interceptor]

I've always liked The Zoot's cover of Eleanor Rigby: