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Mine #1 is AC/DC's cover of Chuck Berry's School Days.
Best Cover Song?
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I love Robyn Hitchcock's cover of "More Than This" by Roxy Music.
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Off the top of my head, Jimi Hendricks' All Along the Watch Tower.
One of my favorites, "I'm A Man" by Chicago.
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Jonny Cash - Hurt
Easily for me. Cash has tons of fantastic covers, and I usually like Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam's covers of songs as well. Hurt is probably the best song I've ever heard, though. There's so much emotion put into it, unlike anything I've heard.
Easily for me. Cash has tons of fantastic covers, and I usually like Eddie Vedder/Pearl Jam's covers of songs as well. Hurt is probably the best song I've ever heard, though. There's so much emotion put into it, unlike anything I've heard.
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I really enjoy Camper Von Beethoven's cover of "Pictures of Matchstick Men" by Status Quo.
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Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
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Probably my current favorite cover, either that or Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding by Dream Theater, but Jeff Buckley changed and improved the song whereas Dream Theater changed an already awesome song to a different style IMO. I don't really know many covers though.
| Originally Posted by the_thatguy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
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Probably my current favorite cover, either that or Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding by Dream Theater, but Jeff Buckley changed and improved the song whereas Dream Theater changed an already awesome song to a different style IMO. I don't really know many covers though.
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Leon Redbone - White Christmas.
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That'd be interesting to hear. He's coming to the DC area in January.
I must say that if you get into calling versions of standards covers, that opens a lot of music, such as John Coltrane's Favorite Things or the entire Miles Davis Porgy and Bess album.
| Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Leon Redbone - White Christmas. |
That'd be interesting to hear. He's coming to the DC area in January.
I must say that if you get into calling versions of standards covers, that opens a lot of music, such as John Coltrane's Favorite Things or the entire Miles Davis Porgy and Bess album.
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For me, a recent contender is a-ha's "#9 Dream". This poor band gets no love in the States. I think it's a fantastic cover.
Also of note is Glen Campbell's "Grow Old With Me" (another Lennon cover). Glen really did this one justice, imo.
Also of note is Glen Campbell's "Grow Old With Me" (another Lennon cover). Glen really did this one justice, imo.
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I remember another thread that asked the same question. My answer then and my answer now as to the best cover song of all time is Jimi Hendrix's version of Bob Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower."
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Sepultura - Orgasmatron (Motorhead cover)
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"Jailhouse Rock," by The Residents
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Speaking of Johnny Cash, how about his version of "I'm on Fire" by Springsteen?
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