Your favorite cover songs.

The Nine Inch Nails cover of "Get Down Make Love" by Queen.

Here's a decent live version:



The studio version is better, but you can watch the video for that on your own time. It contains images that might be offensive to blah blah blah.


TA

[edit on 5-9-2009 by TheAssociate]

Nazareth - Shapes of Things (1974)

"Shapes of Things" is a song written by Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, and Jim McCarty, originally recorded by The Yardbirds and released as a single in 1966.

Tear Gas - Love Story (1971)

"Love Story" is the title of the second single from the British progressive rock group, Jethro Tull, which was released in December 1968.

Roberta Flack's First Take album is one of the best debuts IMO. This cover of First Time Ever I Saw Your Face is as good as hers.

Good call on Nazareth, Hellmut. Hair of the Dog was a well-played record...Whiskey Drinking Woman and the Judas track were my favorites

[edit on 5-9-2009 by Kandinsky]

The KMFDM cover of "Boots" by Nancy Sinatra:



**thrashes around in the mosh pit**

Also, Ministry did an entire album of cover songs called "Cover Up"

1. "Under My Thumb" - 3:58 - (The Rolling Stones)
2. "Bang a Gong" - 4:48 - (T.Rex)
3. "Radar Love" - 5:21 - (Golden Earring)
4. "Space Truckin'" - 3:51 - (Deep Purple)
5. "Black Betty" - 3:21 - (Lead Belly)
6. "Mississippi Queen" - 3:14 - (Mountain)
7. "Just Got Paid" - 3:13 - (ZZ Top)
8. "Roadhouse Blues" - 4:27 - (The Doors)
9. "Supernaut" - 7:08 - (Black Sabbath)
10. "Lay, Lady, Lay" - 5:44 - (Bob Dylan)
11. "What a Wonderful World" - 7:01 - (Louis Armstrong)

Can't find any of the videos at the moment and probably couldn't embed them here if I could, but I'll keep looking. Loves me some Ministry.



TA

[edit on 6-9-2009 by TheAssociate]

The Deftones cover of "No Ordinary Love" by Sade:



Better than the original in my opinion, but I'm partial to The Deftones.


TA

Social Distortion - Ring Of Fire.


Mike Ness is a true legend.


And now for something completely different.

The Polecats - Jeepster

The Dead Kennedys take on "I Fought the Law", originally recorded by Sonny Curtis and The Crickets in 1959:

Metalize the Knack baby..whoo!!!!!

Eddie Vedder-Big Hard Sun(Originally by Indio)



Nirvana-The Man Who Sold The World(Originally by David Bowie)


This one gives me goose bumps every time.

Johnny Cash-Hurt(Originally by Nine Inch nails)

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OMG! I'm not alone in my Communards/Jimmy Somerville worship! Don't leave me this way was the first one I thought of.

Since zazz stole one of mine, I'll have to come up with another.

Killing Me Softly by the Fugees



Hazy Shade of Winter by The Bangles



911 is a Joke by Duran Duran (I'm not kidding)

I can't believe I forgot to post my absolute #1 favourite cover of all time. :bnghd:

The Bauhaus version of Ziggy Stardust

One of my favorite voices.

Robert Plant - If I Were A Carpenter