[lastfreename]

the bates - billie jean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKj3i9KCLQ

 

[frankarooney]

The Lunachicks - Heart of Glass, and maybe 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger

 

[louilouinovo]

I like Frente! Bizarre Love Triangle version (New Order)

 

[stan11003]

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Originally Posted by vcoheda /img/forum/go_quote.gif Natalie Merchant - Space Oddity (originally by David Bowie)

Ditto

 

[Pars]

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Originally Posted by Vicomte /img/forum/go_quote.gif You Really Got Me -Van Halen (The Kinks)

No way... Kinks version is way better. Of course I always hated Van Halen

Same with Limp Bizkit's version of Behind Blue Eyes... not bad, but not better than the Who original.

 

[gregjp48]

guns n' roses' rendition of live and let die imho is better than the mccartney original

 

[gregjp48]

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Originally Posted by sonicfox /img/forum/go_quote.gif Mony Mony - Billy Idol

I second that.

 

[Slashdot87]

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Originally Posted by Daryn Alexander /img/forum/go_quote.gif For sure. When I hear it, I forget it's a cover it's so good. Really, it sounds like an extra track from "Bitter Tears". Muse - House of the Rising Sun is an excellent cover, if not a bit brief. Pixies - Head On. Better than the original by miles. One of my favorite Pixies songs. Ryan Adams - Wonderwall. Why is it the brothers Gallagher don't get the song as much as Ryan Adams? I had no idea what the song was about until I heard this version. It's amazing.

Are you kidding me? Pixies 'Head On' is a good cover, but does not deserve inclusion in this thread. J & MC's version is one of my all-time favorite songs from that period of music...

 

[Slashdot87]

I Fought the Law by the Clash (Bobby Fuller Four)
Hang on to Your Ego by Frank Black (Beach Boys)
Ceremony by New Order (Joy Division)- sort of a cover...

 

[Lou Erickson]

Surprised no one has mentioned this one...

Kiss by Art Of Noise with Tom Jones (Prince)

Also, Duran Duran did an album called "Thank You" full of covers. I don't know if they're better than the originals, but some are quite good. I particularly liked their "White Lines" and "Watching The Detectives".

 

[itsborken]

Grateful Dead Men Smart, Women Smarter or Iko Iko at any concert

Not to take away from the original recordings, but the addl instruments add a lot to the song.

 

[Pseudonym]

marylin manson - rock and roll ******
bloodhound gang - along comes mary
deftones - please let me get what i want
system of a down - the metro
tool - no quarter (though this ones really a toss-up to me with the original)

 

[one-eyed-xander]

What, noone's going to mention Bill Shatner's cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"?

Oh right, fair enough then.

A few years back the UK Telegraph had a great list of 50 best cover songs of all time. Worth a look for inspiration.

Personally I like Nomeansno's accapella version of the DK's "Forward to Death". And Faith No More's "Easy". And Faith No More's "War Pigs". And any of Senor Coconut's stellar work.

Do remixes count? Hardfloor did a killer version of "Blue Monday".

 

[Lou Erickson]

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Originally Posted by one-eyed-xander /img/forum/go_quote.gif What, noone's going to mention Bill Shatner's cover of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"? Oh right, fair enough then.

No, I am not going to mention that. I've never heard the whole thing. There was always too many gales of laughter.

He has a whole CD of covers. A friend bought it as a joke. I can't say we really liked the music, but it made us all laugh. A lot.

 

[chunkluv]

I was blown away when I heard Camper Van Beethoven's version of Pink Floyd's Interstellar Overdrive. Never thought someone could do a better job at Pink Floyd than Pink Floyd, but I prefer the CVB version.

Another CVB cover is one of Black Flag's Wasted, not better, but fun.