Best and worst cover songs

[Stripper Vicar]

I like a lot of the punk goes pop covers;

We Came As Romans - Glad You Came
Hands Like Houses - Torn
Asking Alexandria - Right Now

Also Melo M who do a fantastic orchestra cover of The Final Countdown

 

[Compassionately_judging]

My favourite cover song has to be Bryan ferry's version of jealous guy by John Lennon

The weeknd recently covered this and I've been playing it on repeat. Great song.

 

[Blue pumpkin]

Worse

Sinead O'Connor - Nothing compares 2U
Nothing compares to the Prince and Rosie Gaines version

Take That (possibly the worse band name in the entire history of music)
Relight my fire

The White Stripes - Jolene
Miley did it better

Eric Clapton - I Shot the Sherrif

Beautiful South - Everybody's Talking

Best
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower

Proud Mary - Ike and Tina

Joan Jett - I Love Rock n Roll

 

[emm]

Best- wonderwall by Ryan adams

 

[DCICassieStuart]

And another 'Wicked Game'

 

[Lazarus]

Heard 'Waterloo Sunset' on the radio the other day. Somehow I've lived my entire life without hearing the original in full so I listened, thinking, hmm the singer's pretty good. Turned out to be Def Leppard with the magnificent Joe Elliott.

I’ve never heard this version, but The Kinks are one of the greatest British bands ever - I can’t imagine anything being better than the original.

on the other hand, this is probably one of my favourite cover versions of all time. L.O.V.E. by Orange Juice (the original by Al Green is beautiful, but the Orange Juice version might top it for me)

 

[Warpaint]

One of my favourite covers:



Meanwhile there's loads of awful live lounge covers out there

There was that annoying time with the live lounge where literally everyone was doing that Gnarles Barkley song....badly

 

[Millennial Pink]

Worst- Baby I Don't Care by Jennifer Ellison. That cover is now 20 years old

 

[evie1975]

love this!

 

[malolo]

 

[DCICassieStuart]

I had to check that The Saw Doctors weren't some sort of joke band. That's incredible.

They're an Irish band. They've been around for about 30 years. Think they've mostly disbanded these days though.
I have family and friends in Ireland so have heard them a fair bit over the years.

 

[hehehe]

Best (even though I prefer the original...)



Worst

 

[NP]

I love this cover of Creep.




This cover still haunts me.

 

[fopperbollocks]

My favourite cover song (I am a sucker for acoustic)


My worst cover of all time...

 

[Millennial Pink]

This cover was huge in Ireland when it was released - went straight to Number 1 in the charts!

Was it some sort of piss take? Genuinely, it has... vibes about it, but The Saw Doctors seem to be a popular and well respected band?!

 

[Sir Lancelot]

Best:

Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Guns N' Roses
Twist and Shout by The Beatles
Hurt by Johnny Cash
Tainted Love by Soft Cell
All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zepelin
Everybody's Talkin' by Harry Nilsson
Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner

Worst:

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds by William Shatner
How Soon Is Now by Tatu
Smells Like Teen Spirit by Take That

 

[L3moning]

As I said in the celeb gossip thread the album of covers Placebo released with the special edition of Sleeping With Ghosts was really good

 

[Compassionately_judging]

I just really love the song and came across this on Spotify haven't watched the video

 

[Blockster]

I like The Chimes cover of I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2

 

[Heyholetsgo]

This guy's in love with you by Faith No More!