the best cover of all time?

[Jennings74]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyEaXu92no8

Tom Tom Club doing a 'cover' of Psycho Killer at Glastonbury back in 2013 

[Hugh Jass]

3 hours ago, BenLFC said:

Not sure how to embed YouTube videos on my phone but Nirvanas cover of The Man Who Sold The World is well up there!

Man Who Sold The World is good, but I'd argue that their version of Where Did You Sleep Last Night from the same album is better. Some of Kurt's best ever vocal work comes towards the end of that song when he's screaming the chorus.

[Jennings74]

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[Thearg]

Heard this little gem on the wireless yesterday,A funky version of Creams Sunshine of your love

 

[Purple aki squat]

Steps- Tragedy 

[themuel]

8 hours ago, greenArmy12 said:

 

Just watched this. He's channeling Art Garfunkel's auto tune voice isn't he. 

[Andeeroo]

2 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

 

I can get behind this. I love that run of the 'American Recordings' just before he passed.

[Jennings74]

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not many covers improve on the original but this comes close 

 

[arcade fireman]

 

[Alan_C]

The Specials -A Message To You, Rudy

Happy Mondays - Step On

Oasis - I Am The Walrus

[Thearg]

40 minutes ago, arcade fireman said:

 

That's heinous,one of those things you can't stop watching when you know you shouldn't

Edited April 30, 2016 by Thearg

[Gnomicide]

1 hour ago, Jennings74 said:

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You don't need the [ yt ] gubbins, just pist the link, hit return and wait a few seconds.

 

I really want to change that pist to post but It won't let me edit.

[alanr1303]

Patti Smith - Gloria

Couldn't find a video from last year, but this one wa only a few weeks later.

One of my all time favourite songs - also love the Doors version

Gloria - The Doors

[oneeye]

As Glastonbury covers go, this one is memorable

 

[Gnomicide]

Nice strides.

 

 

[Homer]

Hurt is strong! This is the first that sprang to mind for me:

 

 

[oneeye]

And one more as we approach lunchtime; beautiful

 

[Homer]

Impressive jangle and strong harmonies.

 

also, I initially assumed that the oasis walrus shouts were a joke - but that now seems to be getting out of hand!

Edited April 30, 2016 by Homer

[oneeye]

And one more, play it loud; always makes me smile

 

[stuartbert two hats]

12 minutes ago, Homer said:

Impressive jangle and strong harmonies.

 

also, I initially assumed that the oasis walrus shouts were a joke - but that now seems to be getting out of hand!

It's not the best cover ever done by a long way, but it's certainly one of their better efforts.

[oneeye]

For the Talyor Swift fan club that I know exists amongst us

 

[fatyeti24]

a cover version, but if memory serves, was released into the wild before anybody had heard the original

 

[Chris Zoidberg]

Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover of Hendrix' Little Wing would probably be my favourite. Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, or Ester Phillips' cover of Gil Scott Heron's  Home Is Where The Hatred Is would come a close 2nd (and 3rd).

[eastynh]

I can't seem to find it, but the Johnny Cash cover of Personal Jesus is pretty special.

[Watergirl]

I have a long playlist of favourite covers.   These are just some of them:

Knocking on heaven's door - Guns'n Roses

Chimes of freedom - Bruce Springsteen

The end - Nico

With God on our side - Manfred Mann

I need love - Luka Bloom

Sympathy for the devil - Orchestre National de Barbès

Somebody to love - Frank Turner

The village green preservation society - Kate Rusby

It's a long way to the top - Lucinda Williams

Man in black - Marc Almond

All apologies - Sinéad O'Connor

The devil went down to Georgia - the Levellers

Sweet thing - the Waterboys

It's hard to be a saint in the city - David Bowie

Rocket man - Kate Bush

Thunder Road - Frank Turner

Lon-dubh - Julie Fowlis

Dream baby dream - Bruce Springsteen