Best Cover versions

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Bad Boy
What do you think are the best cover versions? Also, anyone got any suggestions on wot song I should cover for a B-side?

Thomas H
Wiskey in the Jar is the best!

Dexx
teh ebst covers are those made of a single colour (prefferably black) with a small representative immage on a side.

Tex
Everyone's covered 'Landslide', how about 'It's Raining Men'!big grin

Thomas H

Tex
Finti loves that song!
It must be all the rage in Stavanger!

Bad Boy
What???????

Bad Boy
The best one I've heard is Can't Stand Losing You by The Police, covered by Feeder.

I've been thinking of doing Kylie's Can't Get You Out Of My Head.

Thomas H
i was woundering what he was talking about

mah
a..ha?

finti
Cover songs are for the ones who aint talented enough to make own songs to fill an album.
You can use others songs to learn how to play but never to record them

BackFire349
*cough* puff daddy *cough*

finti
that aint even cover versions, he uses already well known musical pieces and add his own stuff to it.
Just like if I painted a moustache on Mona Lisa and called it a brand new piece of art

BackFire349
yeah.

finti
But if you absoulute have to do a cover how about Deep Purple`s Stormbringer

Corran
You could do a cover of a Bjork song and dedicate it to Tex, or a sting song and dedicate it to Gundy.

Gundark
Awww.....Corran is always thinking of me.... wink

Has anybody re done Carly Simon's "You're so vain" ?

Corran
Awww....Gundy's thinking of me. big grin

Hey wait that's not good. sad

Gundark
You prefer me to think of you in the Reek's jaws ?

finti
yes I do

ToMacco
Corran, Gundy. . . stop flirting. . . . . .oh go ahead.

I think Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" was pretty good.

finti
U2`s version was better

Bad Boy
OK, this is what I have been thinking of doing. Remember this is just for a B-side.

Can't Get You Out Of My Head- Kylie Minogue
Michael Jackson- Man in the Mirror
Jimi Hendrix- Purple Haze
Will Smith- Black Suits Coming (Nod Ya Head)
System of a Down- Chop Suey
Bjork- Oh So Quiet
Papa Roach- Last Resort
or
Brian Adams- Summer of '69

finti
Purple Haze or Chop Suey

mechmoggy
The best cover versions are ones that improve the record, observe: -

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Wacko Jacko)
Stereophonics - Handbags and gladrags (Rod Stewart or The Faces)
Oasis - Come on feel the noise (Slade)
Travis - Hit me baby on more time (Britney)
Elbow - Don't stop movin' (S Club 7)

Take a mediocre pop song and make it pure genius with some actual musical talent.

Corran
Do the oh so quiet one, I quite like that one.

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