Directors Favorite cover versions of songs? (1 Viewer)

[Rich Romero]

By far, there is no better cover than Tool's version of No Quarter.

 

[Rob Tomlin]

I almost never like cover versions of Beatles songs, but I really must say that I enjoy Eddie Vedder's version of You've Got To Hide Your Love Away!

 

[Jan H]

Tool's cover of "No Quarter" is great, and if you like Zeppelin, listen to Kevin Gilbert's version of "Kashmir".

It's hard to find, but it's definitely worth tracking down.

 

[Stephen L]

Also Noel Gallager doing the Jam's To be Someone

Some covers I like are...

• David Watts by The Jam ..........The Kinks
• Dancing Barefoot by U2..................Patty Smith
• Under The Boardwalk by The Undertones...............The Drifters
• Pressure Drop by The Clash..........Toots & The Maytals
• Tin Soldiers by The Mighy Mighty Bosstones............Stiff Little Fingers
• Doesn't Make it Alright by Stiff Little Fingers..........The Specials
• You Say You Don't Love Me by Goldfinger............The Buzzcocks

 

[Andy Olivera]

Fuck The Police - Dope (NWA)

99 Red Balloons - Goldfinger (Nena)

Blue Monday - Orgy (New Order)

Walking In My Shoes - Finger Eleven (Depeche Mode)

King Of Twilight - Iron Maiden (???)

Hall Of Mirrors - Siouxsie & The Banshees (Kraftwerk)

Trust In Me - Siouxsie & The Banshees (Disney's The Jungle Book

This Wheel's On Fire - Siouxsie & The Banshees (Bob Dylan)

Sea Breezes - Siouxsie & The Banshees (Roxy Music)

If anyone knows who originally did "King Of Twilight" I'd love to know...

 

[Daniel _J_K]

Song - Cover Artist (Original)

"Hush" - Deep Purple (Joe South)

"Black Magic Woman" - Santana (Fleetwood Mac)

"Ball & Chain" - Janis Joplin (Big Mama Thornton)

"Without You" - Harry Nilsson (Badfinger)

"Twist and Shout" - The Beatles (the Topnotes)

 

[DustinDavis]

Foo Fighters' remake of Baker Street.

 

[John Besse]

Dream Theater covering Metallica's Master of Pupper's album straigh through at a concert I was at in NYC.

 

[JonZ]

All along the Watchtower- Hendrix

Message In A Bottle - Excel

Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana

Voodoo Chile - Steve Ray Vaughn

Dissident Aggressor - Slayer

Breadfan,The Prince,Astronomy,Am I Evil? - Metallica

Astronomy Domine - Voivod

Angel In A Centerfold - Against All Authority

War - Sepultura

Im also a big Zeppelin fan and loved all their covers.

 

[Kevin Matthews]

ELP's covers of - Tocotta - Fanfare for the Common Man - Pictures at an Exhibition - Maple leaf rag - Mars the Bringer of War - Romeo & Juliet etc.
Alice Cooper's cover of West side story's Gutter Cats Vs. The Jets
Stone Temple Pilots - Dancing Days (Zeppelin)

 

[Reginald Trent]

Jimi Hendrix's "Johnny B. Goode" Chuck Berry

Jimi Hendrix's "Rock Me Baby" B.B. King

Barry White's "Just The Way You Are" Billy Joel

All of The Isley Brother's covers especially "Summer Breeze" Seals and Croft "Don't Let Me Be Lonely" James Taylor and "Hello" Todd Rundgren

Luther Vandross' "A House Is Not A Home" Dionne Warwick"

 

[MikeH1]

Chokes rendition of Platinum Blondes It doesn't really matter.

Also, Hi-Standards version of California Dreamin &

Lagwagons Bad Moon Rising.

No one does a cover tune like a good punk band.

 

[Danny Tse]

- Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancing In The Street" - either Van Halan or Bowie/Jagger version

- Paul McCartney/Wings' "Live and Let Die" - Guns N'Roses

- Elton John's "Rocket Man" - William Shatner

- "Always On My Mind" - Pet Shop Boys

- Lipps Inc.'s "Funkytown" - Psuedo Echo

- Carole King's "So Far Away" - Rod Stewart

- Tom Waits' "Downtown Train" - Rod Stewart or Mary Chapin Carpenter version

- Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark" - Mary Chapin Carpenter (available on a single only; not on any of her albums)

- Bruce Springsteen's "Pink Cadillac" - Natalie Cole

- Bruce Springsteen's "Fire" - The Pointer Sisters

- Dire Straits' "The Bug" - Mary Chapin Carpenter

- Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now" - Holly Cole

- Rightous Bros.' "You Lose That Loving Feeling" - Hall & Oates

- Elvis' "Burning Love" - Travis Tritt

- Aretha Franklin's "Chain of Fools" - Clint Black w/ The Pointer Sisters

- Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" - Candy Dulfer

 

[Joe Bernardi]

Take Me To the River - Delbert McClinton (originally Al Green)

Hound Dog - Susan Tedeschi (originally Big Mama Thornton)

 

[Yee-Ming]

Guns 'N Roses doing Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Dylan)

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

I just had to resurrect this thread again.
My friend just introduced me to the Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies and they make some pretty good punk rock covers.
Some of their best covers include:
Brown Eyed Girl (originally by Van Morrison)
Cheers Theme (a.k.a. Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy)
One Tin Soldier (originally by Coven)
Only the Good Die Young (originally by Billy Joel)
I'm also surprised I never listed Build Me Up Buttercup by The Goops (originally by The Foundations) or I Think I Love You by Less Than Jake (originally by The Partridge Family) in my original posts.

 

[george kaplan]

I think you mean originally by the Partridge Family.

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

I think you mean originally by the Partridge Family.

Yes, it was an error I made.

 

[Rob P S]

Gary Jules - Mad World

Steve Earle - I'm Looking Through You

Steve Earle - Dead Flowers

Alison Krauss - Baby Now That I've Found You

Alison Krauss - I Will

The Alarm - Happy Christmas(War Is Over)

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi

Chris Isaak - Solitary Man

 

[Angelo.M]

Bruce Springsteen covering Tom Waits' "Jersey Girl"

Aimee Mann and Michael Penn covering The Beatles' "Two of Us"

Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois' covering Jimi Hendrix's "May This Be Love"

Pearl Jam covering The Who's "Baba O'Reily"

Dave Matthews covering Wilkin and Dill's "Long Black Veil"

Everything But the Girl covering Elvis Costello's "Allison"