AppyDAZE Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, RED4LIFE said: I know that may be sacrilegious to some, but, personally, I prefer their version. As I said I'm a big fan of KB but the Futureheads version is just...more fun to listen to I suppose youre right, fair play not about being more fun, just we all have our preferences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Mrs Robinson The Lemonheads Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows Two very respectable versions of classic songs.I guess you have to be pretty brave to try and pull off big hitters like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, AppyDAZE said: youre right, fair play not about being more fun, just we all have our preferences Exactly that AD. Dont get me wrong, it IS a Kate Bush song unlike something like All Along the Watchtower which (as even Dylan admits) is a Hendrix song. I just smile more when I hear the FH version than the KB version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 Anyway, to balance out my faux pas over THOL, can I add Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley to this discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 7 minutes ago, Slacker said: Mrs Robinson The Lemonheads Big Yellow Taxi Counting Crows Two very respectable versions of classic songs.I guess you have to be pretty brave to try and pull off big hitters like these. The original Mrs Robinson is one my earliest ever memories of music playing on a radio at home (I was 5, 6 ish) Great song, and really takes me back to being a little kid. **** I'm gonna start welling up seriously music is powerful stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted April 16, 2020 Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Major Isewater said: Also Kiss done by that old grinder Tom Jones . Resurrected his career. Lulu did a top version as well . And she looked sexy as f too! According to Angie Bowie, Lulu and David got it on after doing that for Lulu's tv show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 9 hours ago, RED4LIFE said: Hounds of Love- Futureheads I love Kate Bush but this is better. That’s not going to be a popular opinion, but I agree. I didn’t know the Kate Bush version when the Futureheads version came out, so Kate Bush has always felt like the cover version to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsince1994 Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Madness - One Step Beyond The Specials - Gangsters Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal Also some friends of mine just did a cracking "lockdown version" of Ghost Town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Rocker Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 10 hours ago, RED4LIFE said: Hounds of Love- Futureheads I love Kate Bush but this is better. Talking of Kate Bush, has anyone heard the mental punk cover version of Wuthering Heights by China Drum, off of the mid 90s? For those who love 'The Bush' (and let's be honest, who doesn't?) and enjoy a bit of spikey punk rock, this is essential listening. And on the subject of punked-up covers, how about The Dickies with their 100mph demolition of Knights in White Satin? Love that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BS2 Red Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, City Rocker said: Talking of Kate Bush, has anyone heard the mental punk cover version of Wuthering Heights by China Drum, off of the mid 90s? For those who love 'The Bush' (and let's be honest, who doesn't?) and enjoy a bit of spikey punk rock, this is essential listening. I’ve never heard it before and am not sure if I like it. It’s definitely different.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 I don't imagine many would agree but I love Limp Bizkits version of George Michael's Faith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lanterne Rouge Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 2 hours ago, City Rocker said: Talking of Kate Bush, has anyone heard the mental punk cover version of Wuthering Heights by China Drum, off of the mid 90s? For those who love 'The Bush' (and let's be honest, who doesn't?) and enjoy a bit of spikey punk rock, this is essential listening. And on the subject of punked-up covers, how about The Dickies with their 100mph demolition of Knights in White Satin? Love that. Along with Banana Splits and Paranoid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Not many Beatles covers are better than the original...........except this (IMHO) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 I was going to suggest Kirsty MacColl`s New England but I think Billy Bragg wrote it for her rather than her covering it. I have seen him do it live since (with obvious lyric changes!) though so who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Just like the Beatles, you can't beat Dylan..............but loved this version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Sticking with Dylan, Bryan Ferry`s cover of A Hard Rain`s A Gonna Fall was pretty good. Also check out Bob himself covering Must Be Santa with accompanying video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE6WQmNus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Bryan Ferry - Jealous Guy Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 14 hours ago, City Rocker said: Audioweb - Bankrobber You may also like Chumbawumba's a capella version of Bankrobber. My own addition to the great covers' collection is You Only Live Twice by late 80s Australian band The Scientists. They take that song apart and reassemble it. (See also XTC's version of All Along The Watchtower for a cover reducing the original to its constituent parts) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Not sure if it counts as a cover as it was with the original band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED4LIFE Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 5 hours ago, glynriley said: I've always liked the Blue Cheer version of Summertime Blues. The drumming is just insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 I`m probably in a (very small) minority but I really liked Frankie Goes To Hollywood`s cover of Ferry Across The Mersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted April 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 32 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I`m probably in a (very small) minority but I really liked Frankie Goes To Hollywood`s cover of Ferry Across The Mersey Haven't heard it but I don't imagine it could be much worse than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miser Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Waco Brothers - Big River, a Johnny Cash cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 49 minutes ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I`m probably in a (very small) minority but I really liked Frankie Goes To Hollywood`s cover of Ferry Across The Mersey Their cover of "Born To Run" was not awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 3 minutes ago, One Team In Keynsham said: Their cover of "Born To Run" was not awful. I`d forgotten that one, it was good. Even Bruce liked it IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Carlos 75 Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Sid Vicious - My Way David Watts - The Jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 Eat your hearts out you Gallagher boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted April 17, 2020 Report Share Posted April 17, 2020 This is a beaut n'all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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