Your favourite covers

[sweet_contradiction]

Covers which you think are almost as good as the original :)

I like the following three:

1. Lily Allen's cover of Keane's 'everybody's changing' ( I don't particularly like lily's music, but I liked this version of Keane's song)
YouTube - Lily Allen - Everybody's Changing

2. Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'
YouTube - Jeff Buckely-Hallelujah

3. A cover of Muse 'Map of the problematique'
YouTube - Map Of The Problematique (Cover)

What are yours?

[Pseudonym]

Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" was the greatest cover song ever. He took that song and made it a legend.


Welcome to the forum. I like your user-name because I'm in a band called Contradiction!:D

[sweet_contradiction]

Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" was the greatest cover song ever. He took that song and made it a legend.


Welcome to the forum. I like your user-name because I'm in a band called Contradiction!:D

Thank you :) I've been around for a month, haven't really posted that much, but this forum is nice.

[Bauk]

I think this is great, hihi!
YouTube - Muse - House of the Rising Sun
Muse covering The House of the Rising Sun! :D

[Cirrus Minor]

Of course there's Hallelujah, and then :

Placebo's cover of Bigmouth Strikes Again is quite good, i like it a lot.
Muse's Feeling Good is OK, as well as Can't Take My Eyes Of You
The Mars Volta's Things Behind The Sun and Memories kick ass.

And I'm not very fond of Muse's House Of The Rising Sun : i think it sounds a little too brutal, given the mood of the lyrics, plus he chose to sing The Animals' lyrics, when everybody knows Dylan's ones are a billion times better.

[thinker]

My friend Klara and her sister from First Aid Kit did a fantastic cover of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song by Fleet Foxes.

Check it out:
YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover)

[thinker]

*double post*

[iPsy]

YouTube - muse - feeling good

Feeling Good is rocking but my best cover is.............




Keane's cover of U2's With or Without You!
YouTube - Keane - With Or Without You (U2 Cover by Bubu)

[a-chan]

Here is a fantastic cover of 'Natural Blues' (Moby) by scottish singer Paolo Nutini:

YouTube - Paolo Nutini "Trouble so hard" Montreux Jazz Festival 2007

[swiny]

My favorite cover is Kid-A of Radiohead by John Mayer

[Open, Politik]

Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is so amazing!!

[a-chan]

Jeff Buckley's cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' is so amazing!!
Jeff's covers are all amazing.... This man was a god.

Here's his cover of Edith Piaf's song 'J'en connais pas la fin'... Simple, beautiful and moving...
If it don't bring tears in your eyes, you're heartless :laugh3:

YouTube - Je n'en connais pas la fin - Jeff Buckley

:bigcry:

[Briggins]

My friend Klara and her sister from First Aid Kit did a fantastic cover of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song by Fleet Foxes.

Check it out:
YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMrqBldlqzA)



I absolutely love this cover. I have it as one of my "loved tracks" on hypem.com

[swiny]

Reckoner by Gnarls Barkley

[Rad-Cold]

the reckoner cover from gnarls is really bad i think..

this is a belgium singer Milow..he covered 50 cent and justin timberlake - ayo technology

YouTube - Milow - Ayo Technology (Official Music Video - High Quality)

[the_gloaming09]

Thom Yorke's Cover of Neil Youngs "After the Goldrush"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fAz54YWw6I

[mountainloafers]

I love a good cover song...

The Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide, Destination Unknown, and Never Let Me Down Again
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
The National - Without Permission
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World
U2 - Everlasting Love
Sonic Youth - Superstar
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Dolly Parton - Shine
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts - Crimson and Clover
The Power Station - Bang A Gong
Aerosmith - Come Together
Duran Duran - Perfect Day
John Lennon - Stand By Me
Boy George - The Crying Game
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Ferry Cross the Mersey

:DJust a couple... he he he

[heartswarm]

Here are my faves:

The Killers - Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself (Morrissey)
Xiu Xiu - Ceremony (New Order)
Final Fantasy - This Modern Love (Bloc Party)
Sunset Rubdown - Apistat Commander (Xiu Xiu)
Beirut - Le Moribond (Jacques Brel)
Get Well Soon - Born Slippy (Nuxx) (Underworld)
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats (The Knife)
The Karelia - Please Please Please, Let Me Get What I Want (The Smiths)

[Lil_miss_stratocaster]

YouTube - THE KILLERS -- SHADOWPLAY

I don't like the intro but it becomes really good, although I still prefer the original.


YouTube - Frida Snell - Bullet with Butterfly Wings

I'm a big SP fan and this is a very different version of one of thier most well known songs which a lot of people have said is terrible, but I think shes done her own thing with it and put effort in and I like it.

YouTube - Audioslave - Seven Nation Army

YouTube - Metallica Official Music Video: Whisky in a Jar

YouTube - Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Feel Love cover (live)

YouTube - Nirvana cover - The man who sold the world

YouTube - Guns N' Roses - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Argentina, 1992)

[anna111]

My friend Klara and her sister from First Aid Kit did a fantastic cover of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song by Fleet Foxes.

Check it out:
YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMrqBldlqzA)


BRILLIANT. this is my favorite Fleet Foxes song.

[anna111]

I love Radiohead's cover of The Headmaster Ritual by the Smiths.
YouTube - Radiohead - The Headmaster Ritual


Everyone said it sucked though. Maybe I just like the song and the band too much to be able to agree even if it was true...

[Cirrus Minor]

Indeed, it was really well done, as well as their Unravel cover.

[deaths_friend]

*supermassive bump*

YouTube- Arctic Monkeys - Take It Or Leave It

YouTube- Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand (Nick Cave) Live Big Day Out

one of the best covers ever. Jack White doing Son House and Eric Clapton brilliantly.

YouTube- The White Stripes: Death Letter/Motherless Children

[Italian Plastic]

My friend Klara and her sister from First Aid Kit did a fantastic cover of Tiger Mountain Peasant Song by Fleet Foxes.

Check it out:
YouTube - Fleet Foxes - Tiger Mountain Peasant Song (Cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMrqBldlqzA)

Your friend?
That is like, my favourite youtube cover ever!

I love Liam Finns cover of Old Man by Neil Young
YouTube- Liam Finn & EJ Barnes - Old Man (RocKwiz)

[MichMoch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQq2TWkqxlo(I like Lily so much)

[MichMoch]

sorry for the URL : YouTube- Lily Allen - Naive

[EmmaLouiseSmyth]

Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah, :D
Muse's version of Feeling Good, :stunned:
The Noisette's cover of When You were Young, :heart:
Lily's Allen's Cover of Naive, :nice:
The Killers version of Romeo and Juilet.
Paramore doing Love's not a competition.
Coldplay's billie jean too.

So many more,
But they're my top ones.

[HorrificAttack]

People shouldn't just post names of the covers, that's just annoying. Agree with Shadowplay, The Man Who Sold The World and the AM covers.

A few I can think of:

YouTube- Franz Ferdinand Get Up and Use Me Fire Engines cover

YouTube- The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love

YouTube- Nirvana (Unplugged) - Where Did You Sleep Last Night

YouTube- {Can't Take My Eyes Off You} MUSE

YouTube- Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

YouTube- Nobody Does It Better - Radiohead

This is a cover of a Natalie Imbruglia song, not Coldplay:

YouTube- Maximo Park - Shiver

YouTube- Arctic Monkeys - Love machine

YouTube- Foo Fighters - Keep The Car Running

YouTube- That's Entertainment

YouTube- Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

[mikamay]

This is a cover of a Natalie Imbruglia song, not Coldplay:

YouTube- Maximo Park - Shiver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEZ2Yk95CRg)


Oh! I've been trying to find out who sang the original to this song. I even google'd the lyrics, but maybe I fail or something because I couldn't find anything.



Some of my favorites:

YouTube- Sia | Paranoid Android (Radiohead Cover)

Not the best quality, but:
YouTube- Ray Charles - Yesterday

YouTube- Scissor Sisters "Take Me Out" (Franz Ferdinand Cover)

YouTube- Chelsea Hotel - Rufus Wainwright

YouTube- Rufus Wainwright - Across The Universe

YouTube- Regina Spektor - Chelsea Hotel No. 2

Youtube lies. This is a cover of Jacques Brel's Amsterdam:
YouTube- Amanda Palmer - Icarus (La Blogothèque)

also beautifully covered by David Bowie, but in English:
YouTube- David Bowie - Port Of Amsterdam

YouTube- KT Tunstall - Fake plastic tree (radiohead cover)

And:
YouTube- Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole 'IZ' 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' HQ



I also love Ivan Ferreiro's medley of High And Dry and Don't Let Me Down, but I can't find a video of it.

[HorrificAttack]

Oh my god, that Paranoid Android cover is lovely. I forgot about the Rufus cover of Across the Universe, I love it.

Also I clearly said Natalie Imbruglia sang the original...

[mikamay]

I know. Sorry I wasn't clear, but I guess I should have said thank you.

But, yeah. Sia's voice is so haunting in that cover, I love it.

[HorrificAttack]

I forgot this one:

YouTube- Klaxons - No Diggity (Blackstreet Cover)

[Pseudonym]

Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley's Lilac Wine, Jeff Buckley's Corpus Christi Carol

[HorrificAttack]

Oh shit remembered another 2:

YouTube- Cat Power - Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues...

YouTube- Stephen Malkmus - Ballad of a thin man (Bob Dylan cover)

[Ilione]

Here are some of my favourite covers:

Snow Patrol - One day like this
Snow Patrol - Wonderwall
James Blunt - Young Folks
Keane - Disco 2000
Snow Patrol - The Blower's Daughter
The Kooks - Kids
James Blunt - Breakfast in America
James Morrison - Man in the mirror
Kate Nash - Fluorescent adolescent
James Blunt - Where is my mind
Nerina Pallot - The Fear

[Litany]

Not generally a fan of covers at all, but there are two I am in love with.

YouTube- Johnny Cash Hurt
YouTube- Thank you Steven Wilson

[Pseudonym]

too many videos :dizzy:

[HorrificAttack]

James Blunt - Where is my mind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tQL2vOhzf0)




WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY??!?!?

Ruining a brilliant song

[Pseudonym]

Oh god no he didn't :disappointed:

This is the only Pixies cover I can listen to:

YouTube- The Frames - Where Is My Mind? (Pixies) - live Fonda, September 6, 2007

It's still not as good as the original, but The Frames sound is so similar that they actually pull it off.