Directors Favorite cover versions of songs? (1 Viewer)

[Jon Hertzberg]

Here's some good ones off the top of my head:

CEREMONY-Galaxie 500 (New Order)

LITTLE HONDA-Yo La Tengo (Beach Boys)

JOHNNY B. GOODE/ROADRUNNER-Sex Pistols (Chuck Berry/Jonathan Richman)

LOVE WILL TEAR US APART-Bis (Joy Division)

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER-Talking Heads (Al Green)

DENIS (Denise)-Blondie (Randy & the Rainbows)

(I CAN'T GET NO)SATISFACTION-Cat Power (Rolling Stones)

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS-Chicks On Speed (Delta 5)

MONEY THAT'S WHAT I WANT-Flying Lizards (Barrett Strong)

And the original that's better than the better-known cover:

TAINTED LOVE sung by Gloria Jones covered by Soft Cell.

Jon

 

[Grant B]

a few more

Husher Du - Helter Skeleter, 8 miles High, Love is all around (Theme from the May Tyler Moore Show)

Lemmy(Motorhead) & WendyO Williams - Stand by your Man

Tom Jones & the Art of Noise -Kiss (Prince)

Dinosaur Jr - Just like Heaven(cure)

Worst cover - Eddie Vedder trying to warble Lennon & McCartney songs

 

[John Stone]

Worst cover - Eddie Vedder trying to warble Lennon & McCartney songs

Very, very bad--but far from the worst! Crispin Glover's cover of "These boots are made for walking" is suicide-inducing. You can find it out there on the net. Email me if you are stuck and I'll help.

Shatner and Nimoy each had records out in the late 60s or early 70s. The songs are so bad that you will feel embarrassed listening to them, even if no one is around. It's kind of the same feeling that one gets when watching "Saved By The Bell" or "California Dreaming".

 

[Jeffrey Noel]

I love the Dynamite Hack cover of Boyz in the Hood (originally done by Eazy-E)

I too love that cover Mike! Great rendition!

 

[JohanK]

I like Dope's cover of Dead or Alive's Spin me 'Round.

 

[Dave Morton]

I like

All along the watchtower - Hendrix

Sweet Dreams - Marilyn Manson

Give me a T for Texas - Lynyrd Skynyrd

No Way Out - Allman Brothers

Stormy Monday - Allman Brothers

 

[Zen Butler]

Cowboy Junkies-Sweet Jane(Velvet Underground)

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

I thought of another cover: Pretty In Pink by The Grown Ups.

Matthew that is a great cd....do you have the Laserdisc of it?

I wanted to get the VHS of it, but never did. Hopefully it'll see the light of DVD one day.

 

[Nick Sievers]

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" - Nirvana (Originally Leadbelly) - Excellent cover.

 

[Shane Gralaw]

"Julia" (the Beatles) as done by Bongwater

"Across the Universe" done by Laibach

"Heaven- The Lady in the Radiator song" (Eraserhead)- done by the Pixies

"Satisfaction" done by Devo

"Burnin' Up" (Madonna) done by Ciccone Youth (Sonic Youth)

 

[Martin Fontaine]

No one mentionned The Melanie Doane Song?

That's my favorite track on her live album! It's a cover of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. Very good!

 

[rhett]

My favorite cover:

"The Man Who Sold The World" by Nirvana (originally David Bowie)

 

[Calvin Cullen]

Australian Doors Show - Stairway to Heaven

Gourds - Gin and Juice

Blues Brothers - Theme From Rawhide

Gipsy Kings - Hotel California

Foo Fighters - Down in the Park

 

[Mark Lee]

While driving back from San Fran, I was reminded of a couple of other covers that I love:
Simon and Garfunkel's "Hazy Shade of Winter," covered by The Bangles. *sigh* Susannah Hoffs.... Who knew a S&G song could be such a kickass rocker?
U2's "Where The Streets Have No Name," covered by The Pet Shop Boys. Melding this tune, brimming with Bono's earnestness, to "I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" was a stroke of genius!

 

[Scott Weinberg]

Dunno if anyone's mentioned this one, but Concrete Blonde's cover of Leonard Cohen's Everybody Knows is pretty cool.

Not as cool as the original...

 

[Ricky Hustle]

The Grateful Dead's version of Dylan's...

When I Paint My Masterpiece

 

[Jim_K]

Zep - Travelling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

 

[DanaA]

Hendrix doing Dylan's All Along The Watchtower

The Band doing Dylan's I shall Be Released

The Beatles doing Bacharah's Baby It's You

 

[Marshall Alsup]

My favorite is Little Wing as done my SRV. Man he plays that song with more emotion than I think I've ever heard before!

-Marshall

 

[Craig S]

The Byrds version of Dylan's "My Back Pages" (actually, just about any Byrds Dylan cover is good)

Alison Krause's sublime take on The Beatles' "I Will"

Linda Ronstadt's cover of Warren Zevon's "Hasten Down The Wind"

The Bangles' version of Big Star's "September Gurls"