Cover Songs.

This is my personal list of some of the cover versions i like and dislike.
They are in no particular order and are in 2 lists.
List 1 is of songs that are better than the original or are just as good.
List 2 is of "oh my god,what the hell were you thinking!!"
(some tracks have multiple artists.)


LIST ONE.

"Don't Leave Me This Way"
by The Communards.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.

"Mony Mony"
by Billy Idol.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Tommy James.

"Comfortably Numb"
by The Scissor Sisters.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Pink Floyd.

"Suspicious Minds"
by Fine Young Cannibals.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Elvis Presley.

"Higher Ground"
by The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Stevie Wonder.

"Hallelujah"
by Jeff Buckley.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Leonard Cohen.

"Dear Prudence"
by Siouxsie and The Banshees.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles.

"Venus"
by Bananarama.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Shocking Blue.

"Love Buzz."
by Nirvana.
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Shocking Blue.

"Cum On Feel The Noize"
by Oasis.
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Slade.

"Kiss"
by Tom Jones and The Art of Noise.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Prince.

"I Feel 4 U"
by Chaka Khan.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Prince.

"Nothing Compares 2 U"
by Sinead O'Connor.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Prince.

"Always On My Mind"
by The Pet Shop Boys.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Elvis Presley.

"The Man Who Sold The World"
by Nirvana.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: David Bowie.

"Tainted Love"
by Soft Cell & Marilyn Manson.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Gloria Jones.

"Personal Jesus"
by Marilyn Manson.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Depeche Mode.

"I Fought The Law"
by The Clash.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Crickets.

"Take Me To The River"
by The Talking Heads.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Al Green.

"Twist and Shout"
by The Beatles.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Isley Brothers.

"All Along The Watchtower"
by Jimi Hendrix.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bob Dylan.

"Respect"
by Aretha Franklin.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Otis Redding.

"Hurt"
by Johnny Cash.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Nine Inch Nails.

"Proud Mary"
by Ike and Tina Turner.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Creedence Clearwater Revival.

"Love Is The Drug"
by Kylie Minogue.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Roxy Music.

"Only You"
by The Flying Pickets.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Yazoo.

"My Way"
by Sid Vicious.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Frank Sinatra.

"I Drove All Night"
by Cyndi Lauper.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Roy Orbison.

"The Crying Game:
by Culture Club.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Dave Berry.

"Jump"
by Girls Aloud.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Pointer Sisters.

"Sunshine Of Your Love"
by Jimi Hendrix.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Cream.


LIST TWO.

"Dancing In The Street"
by David Bowie and Mick Jagger.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.

"American Woman"
by Lenny Kravitz..
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Guess Who.

"Across The Universe"
by Fiona Apple.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles.

"My Generation"
by Oasis.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Who.

"Heroes"
by Oasis.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: David Bowie.

"The Man Who Sold The World"
by LuLu.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: David Bowie.

"Sweet Dreams"
by Marilyn Manson.
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Eurythmics.

"A Little Help From My Friends"
by Joe Cocker.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles.

"Wicked Game"
by H.I.M.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Chris Issak.

"Ballroom Blitz"
by The Offspring.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Sweet.

"Across the Universe"
by Fiona Apple.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles.

"Hounds Of Love"
by The FutureHeads.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Kate Bush.

"Wuthering Heights"
by Pat Benatar.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Kate Bush.

"Over the Rainbow"
by Eva Cassidy.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Judy Garland.

"Papa Don't Preach"
by Kelly Osbourne.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Madonna.

"American Pie"
by Madonna.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Don McLean.

"Sunshine Of Your Love"
by The Hoxtons.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Cream.

"Mad World"
by Gary Jules.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Tears For Fears.

"Everybody Hurts"
by Bonnie Tyler.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: R.E..M.

"Light My Fire"
by Al Green & Will Young.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Doors.

"Stairway to Heaven"
by Dolly Parton & Rolf Harris.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Led Zeppelin.

"Stuck in the Middle With You"
by Louise.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Steelers Wheel.

"Live And Let Die"
by Guns 'n' Roses.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Paul McCartney.

"Sympathy For The Devil"
by Guns 'n' Roses.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Rolling Stones.

"Angels"
by Jessica Simpson.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Robbie Williams.

"Behind Blue Eyes"
by Limp Bizkit.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Who.

"Under Pressure"
by Joss Stone & Keane.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Queen and David Bowie.

"Wonderwall"
by Ryan Adams & Mike Flowers Pops.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Oasis.

"Better the Devil You Know"
by Steps.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Kylie Minogue.

"When Doves Cry"
by Patti Smith & Barenaked Ladies & Ginuwine.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Prince.

"Bullet The Blue Sky"
by P.O.D.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: U2.

[edit on 10-11-2007 by jakyll]

"A Little Help From My Friends"
by Joe Cocker.
ORIGINAL ARTIST: The Beatles.


I just want you to know, this is probably THE best song in the world.

And if ya like covers, check out Me First and the Gimmee Gimmee's. Best punk rock band that never played a song of there own in the world.


ed:note to self: strop trying top type while I have been drinking.
[edit on 11-11-2007 by GAOTU789]:w:

[edit on 11-11-2007 by GAOTU789]

Cheers mate

I can honestly say I am in total disagreement with you.lol.

Killswith Engage's version of "Holy Diver", which was originally done by Dio, is really good.

I'm not to much of a fan of Godsmack's version of "Good Times, Bad Times", which Zepplin did a much better job of!

Really hard song to cover, but I think this one's pretty good.
Shinedown - Simple Man

I thought I was the only one that preferred the original mad world than the covers.


List 1 = better
List 2 = horrible



List 1

Metal
by Nine Inch Nails
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Gary Numan

Purple Haze
by The Cure
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Jimi Hendrix

Sunday Bloody Sunday
by Saul Williams
ORIGINAL ARTIST:U2

Like a Prayer
by BIGOD 20
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Madonna

Land of Confusion
by Disturbed
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Genesis

Blue Monday
by Flunk
ORIGINAL ARTIST:New Order

Eisbar
by Dresden Dolls
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Grauzone

Warm Leatherette
by Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy
ORIGINAL ARTIST:The Normals

If you want my body
by Revolting Cocks
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Rod Stewart

No Quarter
by Tool
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Led Zeppelin

Lets have a war
by A Perfect Circle
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Fear

When the levee breaks
by A Perfect Circle
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Led Zeppelin

Supernaught
by 1000 Homo Dj's
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Black Sabbath

Small town boy
by Paradise Lost
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Bronski Beat

Night Clubbing
by Trent Reznor and Peter Murphy
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Iggy Pop


List 2 Horrible covers!


First and foremost, anything Marylin Manson has covered.


Cactus
by David Bowie
ORIGINAL ARTIST:The Pixies

Big Mouth Strikes Again
by Placebo
ORIGINAL ARTIST:The Smiths

Sympathy for the Devil - (this cover ruins the end of interview with a vampire)
by Guns & Roses
ORIGINAL ARTIST:Rolling Stones

Blue Monday
by Orgy
ORIGINAL ARTIST:New Order

love song - (people that have only heard 311's version should be ashamed of themselves)
by 311
ORIGINAL ARTIST:The Cure


Thats all I can think of at the moment. I'll go ahead and say any cover song done by any pop artist in the past 5 years. :shk: