music Share your favorite Cover Song

[Samurai Equine 50,661]

People make covers of well known and sometimes lesser known songs all the time.

Do you have a favorite? Do you like it better than the original?

Share it here!

 

I'll start us off.

 

"In The Air Tonight" by Axel Rudi Pell, a cover of a Phil Collins song.

 

And just for good measure, "Fire Woman" by Crush 40, originally preformed by The Cult.

 

Hey! Those two songs actually have something in common. Can you guess what it is?

[Jeric 46,850]

I like this thread ... a lot!  Not sure I really have a favorite so I'll drop two that popped in my head right away.

 

"Pure Imagination" covered by Fiona Apple

 

 

"This is Halloween" covered by Marilyn Manson - timely song is timely

 

[ReverseFaller 2,483]

"Diamonds" covered by Steam Powered Giraffe

"Marry the Night" covered by Adam Lambert

Other cover songs I enjoy are

• "I love it"-Steam Powered Giraffe
• "Du Hast"-Motionless in White
• Adam Lambert's covered Queen songs, American Idol Cover songs, and his "Barracuda" cover on Glee.
• Pretty much all of Punk Goes Pop Volume 4 was decent. 

Edited October 15, 2014 by Mikami

[M'aiq the Liar 5,804]

Has to be one of the best covers I've heard. Other covers I enjoy, but am to lazy to go find lol.

[-BleachedOne- 233]

The punk rock cover of the Bed Intruder Song. Combines the vocal shenanigans of Jordan Pundik (New Found Glory), Ethan Luck (ex-Relient K), and Hayley Williams (Paramore) into one glorious song. I'm more familiar with Jordan and Hayley myself but yeah. Personally prefer this version. >w<

 

I also can't forget to mention Trivium's cover of Master of Puppets. God, this cover is great, but...probably not as good as Metallica.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkcpGGXDDy0

[Red Cedar 1,408]

I'm gonna show my age with my music choices again, but, this is my favourite cover of any song. I think this version is the best of the song, and that this band improved the song greatly by it.

 

[Snowbrezze 100]

here is my favorite cover song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQaBWziYvY

[Barbaloot 198]

The obvious ones are All Along the Watch Tower - Jimi Hendrix and Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann's Earth Band, but others include:

 

 

In My Life (The Beatles) - Ozzy Osbourne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ns6wBo0gzk&channel=Ozzshare88

 

Mighty Quinn (Bob Dylan) - Manfred Mann's Earth Band

 

Crazy in Love (Beyonce) - The Puppini Sisters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdZYkucI_MY&channel=MrKavupodu

[Mr. Mustang 647]

Crush 40 and Cash Cash join forces.

 

 

And Then there's this.

 

[Zygen 6,066]

Honestly anything that this guy does more or less. I love this guys covers in general. 

 

Also, this cover.

I think it's better than the original, but that's just me. Maybe I just really like this guys covers and singing voice(Hint, I do like basically all of his stuff.)

 

Those are my two main favorites as far as cover artists go, and covers.

[Oblivion 20,266]

 

Has to be one of the best covers I've heard. Other covers I enjoy, but am to lazy to go find lol.

Nice, I was JUST about to post that before I saw that you beat me to it!

 

Here, have a couple more amazing Cash covers!

 

Johnny Cashe's cover of "I see a darkness" originally written by Bonnie prince Billy.

 

 

Then we have another cover by Johnny Cash called "if you could read my mind" which was originally written and sung by Gorden Lightfoot.

The song was also covered by Don Williams as well.

 

Edited October 15, 2014 by 0blivion

[ghostfacekiller39 23,860]

Religion is weak, but fortunately, the most religious thing about this song is the name. Not much "praise jesus" stuff as much as it is about personal pain, and dear god, this version of it is absolutely chilling. The hairs on my arm stand on end just listening to it.

 

"And love is not a victory march, it's a cold and it's a broken hallejujah"

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4JqBrC-EAM

[Lar095070 38]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MSGQKqcOIOM

That's best mlp cover I've heard

[Gravelord Neat-O 305]

It's from Grease, okay? I didn't like the movie okay? i just like her version OKAY?!?!?!

 

Oh, and all the covers Richard Cheese has done are just perfect.

[PlunderSteed 1,252]

A very interesting cover of the iconic Pixies song:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m--lZP1c28g

 

And a surprisingly cool version of a Carly Simon classic:

 

[Scootaloodle 1,622]

Michael Viners Incredible Bongo Band-Apache

 

The original was by a band called The Shadows in the 1960s, it was ok but I think M.V.I.B.Bs. cover from 1973 blew the original miles away into the bushes.

 

It’s also a famous Hip-Hop sampling classic, even though I don’t think the original album it came from “Bongo Rock” sold very well on release. 

 

Oh and btw in the link below the part just after 1:45 in the video is the best part

 

Edited October 15, 2014 by Scootaloodle

[Darrala 269]

Metal version of Roxette's Sleeping In My Car. Awesome and hilarious.

 

[Samurai Equine 50,661]

Hey! I just thought of two more covers I like!

 

Here's "Burning Down the House" by Tom Jones & The Cardigans, originally preformed by Talking Heads. I personally like the duet aspect, and it's just fun!

 

And here's "Shout 2000" by Disturbed. The original song, Shout, was performed by Tears For Fears.

[Frostgage 7,975]

Dead Sara's cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box".

 

[rarity1 461]

Cannibal Corpse's Frantic Disembowelment

Ukulele cover