Best cover song(s)?

[Amanita]

when i have her?

That doesn't really fit in with the lyrics

"I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you"

Since its one of those things I've been wondering about too..

Haver \Ha"ver\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]

To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter. [Scot.]

--Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 

[Darksword]

That doesn't really fit in with the lyrics

"I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you"

Since its one of those things I've been wondering about too..

twas just a guess now i must use haver in the next 24 hours

 

[Thorwyn]

Whee.. you just solved an ancient riddle of my life!

:worthy:

unfortunately, I must spread some reputation around before yaddayadda :/

 

[tris-]

sounds similar to this -

when i wake up, i know im gonna be, im gonna be the man coms on home to you

and i would walk 500 miles and i would walk 500 more

etc

 

[old.Tohtori]

Well, manson has managed a couple. Personal jesus and tainted love.

 

[lilmissnaughty]

tainted love by monsier manson indeed i do like teh video with teh poledancin goth laydeez..

 

[Train]

Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit

and Nirvana - Lake of Fire

 

[kirennia]

Johnny Cash - Hurt (originally by Nine Inch Nails)
Metallica - Astronomy (originally by the Blue Oyster Cult)
Machine Head - Message In A Bottle (originally by Sting)
Korn - Another Brick In The Wall (originally by Pink Floyd)
Michael Andrews/Gary Jules - Mad World (originally by Tears For Fears)
Pantera - Planet Caravan (originally by Black Sabbath)


Just to name a few

 

[tookha]

fuckin dude!!!! death rule!!!!!!! one of my fave bands!!! shit..if i knew how to rep u i sure as the fact bears shit in the woods would!!!
HE!! IS!! THE PAINKILLER!!!

:worthy:

\m/

 

[Dantares]

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Wins it hands down for me. And before you say anything, yes Soft Cell is a cover.

 

[Raven]

travis - hit me baby one more time

 

[Ezteq]

another cover version i really like (seen a few already named here, johnny cash hurt, oh mama what a song! all along the watch tower i never knew was a cover hendrix owns that song, limp bizkits faith was ace too)

is jimmy somerville's verson of "dont leave me this way" not sure if he was with the comunards when he did it but oh man always makes me jiggle, think it was origionally done by thelma houston.

 

[Ezteq]

oh and not sure if its a cover or what but janis joplin "leavin on a jet plane" tbh just dl it, bloody lovely!

lol just dl'ed hurt johnny cash, man its one powerful song i got goose bumps all over, man oo ra!

 

[Lakih]

Faith no more - Easy (Commodores) and Marilyn Manson's Tainted love (Gloria Jones) springs to mind...


The list of the Top 50 cover versions was chosen by Daily Telegraph music critics:
‘All Along the Watchtower’ Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1968 (orig. Bob Dylan, 1967)
‘You Were Always On My Mind’ Pet Shop Boys, 1987 (orig. Elvis Presley, 1972 - after Brenda Lee, 1971)
‘My Way’ Sid Vicious, 1979 (orig. Frank Sinatra, 1969 - after Paul Anka, 1969)
‘Hallelujah’ Jeff Buckley, 1993 (orig. Leonard Cohen, 1984)
‘Respect’ Aretha Franklin, 1967 (orig. Otis Redding, 1965)
‘Tainted Love’ Soft Cell, 1981 (orig. Gloria Jones, 1964)
‘Mr Tambourine Man’ The Byrds, 1965 (orig. Bob Dylan, 1964)
‘Twist and Shout’ The Beatles, 1963 (orig. the Isley Brothers, 1960)
‘Comfortably Numb’ Scissor Sisters, 2004 (orig. Pink Floyd, 1979)
‘Mr Bojangles’ Nina Simone, 1971 (orig. Jerry Jeff Walker, 1967)

 

[Jai13]

i must say Bon Jovi doin knocking on Heavens Door is the best cover i can think of (origanally by Bob dylan iirc)

and tris was turn aroud bright eyes you said the one out of Old School if so thats fu*kin awesome

 

[tris-]

ye jai, cos EVERYNOW AND THEN I FALL APART, AND I FUCKIN NEED YOU NOW TONIGHT

 

[Blackjack]

The White Stripes - Jolene
Country roads - (some band i saw in a bar once.. i was really really drunk and don't remember the name )
Ring of fire - (same band)

 

[Thorwyn]

i must say Bon Jovi doin knocking on Heavens Door is the best cover i can think of

I prefer the Leningrad Cowboys version.

 

[SFXman]

KoRn - One :worthy:

 

[Maeloch]

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Wins it hands down for me. And before you say anything, yes Soft Cell is a cover.

Gloria Jones original well worth a listen if anyone cba, but yeah that's a classic cover.

William Shatner - Common People
All the girl grp/motown stuff the beatles did on their early albums.

 

[kirennia]

‘Comfortably Numb’ Scissor Sisters, 2004 (orig. Pink Floyd, 1979)

Seriously, just no. That's the biggest abomination of a song I have ever heard. Pink floyds version is infinately better and people like the scissor sisters should just sod off and realise when they can't do something. They completely ruined that song.

Name any other cover and I'll be happy but that cover for whatever reason just makes me angry

KoRn - One :worthy:

Damn straight

 

[Lakih]

Seriously, just no. That's the biggest abomination of a song I have ever heard. Pink floyds version is infinately better and people like the scissor sisters should just sod off and realise when they can't do something. They completely ruined that song.

Name any other cover and I'll be happy but that cover for whatever reason just makes me angry



Damn straight

Should have put quote tags around it really... wasnt my pick, i just listed the top ten covers chosen by Daily Telegraph music critics.
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