the best cover of all time?

[stuartbert two hats]

Sinead's version of Nothing Compares to U isn't technically a cover is it?

[northernbro]

a personal favourite 

 

[_Catman_]

David Bowie - Wild Is the Wind

Edited April 30, 2016 by _Catman_

[Harry49]

john martyn, somewhere over the rainbow. Glastonbury 86. Had it recorded off radio for years and then bbc put it out on cd. Fantastic.

 

 

[crocodiles]

5 hours ago, eastynh said:

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

Johnny Cash version is brilliant also worth a listen is lisa hannigans version 

[blue6field]

Byrds - mr tambourine man

[grumpyhack]

1 hour ago, blue6field said:

Byrds - mr tambourine man

Roger McGuinn tells the story of how the cover came about.

 

[Jugtanion]

9 hours ago, jparx said:

I actually preferred Rusty Cage! 

The Sound of Silence cover is pretty great. That takes sone real balls and he really nailed it.

A few others spring to mind but i'll list some hard rock/metal choices to give some balance to the thread: 

Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize

Metallica - Tuesday's Gone/Am I Evil?

Machine Head - Hallowed be thy Name (underrated one)

But my favourite of all time:

TOOL - No Quarter 

All of these. Whiskey in the jar is incredible as well. Metallica completely make it their own. In fact, the first garage inc disc is an absolute tour de force

 

[jparx]

1 minute ago, Jugtanion said:

All of these. Whiskey in the jar is incredible as well. Metallica completely make it their own. In fact, the first garage inc disc is an absolute tour de force

 

Absolutely. I don't think anyone does covers as consistently well as Metallica. Maybe Hendrix?

[HattersBoy]

8 minutes ago, Jugtanion said:

All of these. Whiskey in the jar is incredible as well. Metallica completely make it their own. In fact, the first garage inc disc is an absolute tour de force

 

Whiskey in the jar by Thin Lizzy is technically a cover, superb but Metallicas cover is also great.

[White Bear]

All these Jeff Buckley posts and no one has mentioned this?

in my opinion the greatest cover ever and probably his finest moment.

[White Bear]

The Hollies version of my back pages also deserves a mention.

[dingbat2]

Not the best quality but...

 

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[theDandy]

Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower

Jeff Buckley - Mama You've Been on my Mind

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Johnny Cash - Hurt

Nirvana - Where Did you Sleep Last Night 

[theDandy]

2 hours ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Sinead's version of Nothing Compares to U isn't technically a cover is it?

Prince recorded it too, before Sinead, I believe? 

[Jugtanion]

35 minutes ago, jparx said:

Absolutely. I don't think anyone does covers as consistently well as Metallica. Maybe Hendrix?

Yes to Hendrix. I have some random collection of old Jimi stuff - the PPX sessions, that's a whole load of covers. Sugar Pie Honey Bunch is a favourite. I've been racking my brains for other great covers. I'm a believer by Robert Wyatt is a goody.

[Jugtanion]

33 minutes ago, HattersBoy said:

Whiskey in the jar by Thin Lizzy is technically a cover, superb but Metallicas cover is also great.

I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopaedic shoes). I thought thin lizzy was the original. You lives and learns.

[HattersBoy]

27 minutes ago, Jugtanion said:

I stand corrected (said the man in the orthopaedic shoes). I thought thin lizzy was the original. You lives and learns.

Metallicas video is however by far the best! 

[stuartbert two hats]

51 minutes ago, theDandy said:

Prince recorded it too, before Sinead, I believe? 

Well if it is a cover it's up there.

I'm sure  Prince recorded it first, but if he didn't release it until later does that count? Would his original recording have been a cover?

Hmm.

Either way, her version pisses all over Prince's.

Edited April 30, 2016 by stuartbert two hats

[dizzymoo]

28 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Well if it is a cover it's up there.

I'm sure  Prince recorded it first, but if he didn't release it until later does that count? Would his original recording have been a cover?

Hmm.

Either way, her version pisses all over Prince's.

First recorded by The Family (some project of Prince's to get more of his music released).  Or so wikipedia says.

'Feeling Good'  by Muse?

'Running Up That Hill'  by Placebo,  but only because it's so different from the sublime original

[Amy Lawn]

I can't see any mention of Blondie's Hanging On The Telephone so far, which is surprising.

Obviously this was the best cover of all time
 

 

[SLEEPYMOPS]

UB40 rat in my kitchen

[Jugtanion]

4 hours ago, _Catman_ said:

David Bowie - Wild Is the Wind

Just noticed this. Great shout. My old man said it brought him to tears on Jan 10th, I can see why. Station to station has since become my go-to Bowie album, absolute masterclass.

[Jugtanion]

Stornaway did a barnstorming cover of The Only Way is Up last year in the acoustic tent. Thought it was originally Yazz, but turns out its Otis Clay and a northern soul classic. And I thought I know my northern soul!

[priest17]

Some amazing suggestions here, for me though it's 

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