Best/Worst cover versions?

[mank!]

My nomination for the best cover version I've heard would probably be Muse's version of The House Of The Rising Sun. Failing that, the Manics cover of the Theme from M*A*S*H is damn good too.

As for the worst, it would have to be Golden Lights by The Smiths. Not because it was a good song to begin with, but simply because it's also one of the worst songs ever.

Discuss!

 

[Xtro]

Sisters of Mercy covered Jolene (Dolly Parton), Gimme Shelter (Rolling Stones), Emma (Hot Chocolate) and Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight) by Abba and managed to fucking butcher each one

 

[old.Kez]

Worst cover is easily Avril Lavigne doing System of a down's Chop Suey. So there.

I can't think up a Best, yet.

 

[danger]

Originally posted by old.Kez
Worst cover is easily Avril Lavigne doing System of a down's Chop Suey. So there.

I can't think up a Best, yet.

:eek2: I haven't heard that!!!! eeeek!

 

[djpringle]

Worst: anything by Robson & Jerome, I can't remember the titles because I've successfully blocked them from my mind.

Best: toughy, liked Manics MASH theme, the Fugee's Bob Marley one was ok.

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Faith no More doing Glorybox is my favourite cover.

Dunno about worst.

 

[Moving Target]

I can't stand that Stereophonic's cover of that Rod Stewart song.

 

[.cage]

Originally posted by Scooba Da Bass
Faith no More doing Glorybox is my favourite cover.

Dunno about worst.

does it live up to the original?

 

[caLLous]

All Stains - Under the Bridge. They should be shot for even trying. There are some songs which should be left well alone because to cover them would be sacrilege. Under the Bridge, With or Without You, Everybody Hurts, etc...

Can't think of a best at the moment, but I suppose FNM - Easy will do for now.

 

[Trem]

My favourite is Pearl Jam - Baba O'Reily......





.....are Who songs still cool now? I don't fucking believe Pete Townsend was doing a Gary Glitter, he ain't no fiddler

 

[Damini]

Nirvana - My Sherona was a goody, that Portishead cover by Mike Patton is genuis, and you have to give kudos for Travis doing that cover of "Hit Me Baby (One More Time) and making it sound like a perfectly credible decent song.

All Apologies by Sinead O'Connor rubbed me the wrong way.

 

[Will]

Worst Cover...there are so many criminal cover version out there, and so little time. Will Young - Light My Fire is one I'm particularly bitter about.

Best Cover...Reel Big Fish - Take On Me never fails to make me laugh. And Travis - Baby One More Time is excellent.

 

[MYstIC G]

Worst: The Braids (?) - Bohemian Rhapsody

Best: dunno, atm I like the Wild Horses cover, but thats more cos its by Garbage than cos its the best ever cover.

 

[Testin da Cable]

travis, that britney thingy. teh win!

I also like radiohead's cover of sunday bloody sunday, and them smashing pumkins did a brilliant one that I can't remember because it's too early

 

[nath]

I quite like the vines: Ms Jackson

 

[old.UKTwister]

Good: Muse - Can't Take my eyes off you - very funkeh

Bad: The Vines - Miss Jackson - The best part of that song was the Sorry miss jackson wooooooo. And they replaced it with stoned rock

 

[Recoil101]

Earsure covering Solsbury Hill, should hit number 10 in the charts tonight.... thats pretty good..

As of worst, the aforementioned Avril Lavigne cover of Chop Suey made me scream and leave the room till it had finished, never have i hgeard such obnoxious utter shit, I would rather have a life of listening to Will Young than to ever listen to that again.

 

[old.Kez]

Speaking of Britney spears, Mr. Bungle's cover of Hit me... is rather good, too. Well, sort of. The vocal drift off towards the end is appealling. Its not my favourite though, I can't think up a favourite, there's just good and bad covers, nothing more.

Dillinger Escape Plan's cover of Come to daddy is pretty impressive, though the rest of their stuff is dross.

 

[Damini]

Originally posted by old.Kez
Worst cover is easily Avril Lavigne doing System of a down's Chop Suey. So there.

I thought this was a joke

Now, I've heard for myself otherwise, and I'd like to amend my worst cover choice.

Thank you.

 

[legendario]

Both of the Gareth Gates attrocites.

And that bloody ridiculous Chop Suey cover which used to be one of my favourite songs and now makes me cry

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by legendario
And that bloody ridiculous Chop Suey cover which used to be one of my favourite songs and now makes me cry

That cover is good damnit! It has me in tears every time

 

[danger]

Originally posted by caLLous
All Stains - Under the Bridge.

How about All Stains - Walk this way (think they did it live or something)... "He was a school boy, sleazy.. blah, blah.... Pair of shorts hanging way up his knee..."

NOW COME ON... THAT DOESN'T WORK YOU DUMB WHORES!

Bets could be.. Dave Matthews cover of No Rain by Blind Melon... skills!

 

[caLLous]

But the Peppers' Under the Bridge is an unsurpassed classic. Walk This Way was just "good".

 

[bodhi]

Cake - The Distance is the best cover ever, closely followed by Faith No More - Glory Box and Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons.

 

[danger]

Originally posted by caLLous
But the Peppers' Under the Bridge is an unsurpassed classic. Walk This Way was just "good".

Yeah that's true... but they didn't add completely GH3Y changes to the lyrics... yeah your right... All stains- UTB was sacrelidge!

 

[Will]

Originally posted by old.Kez
Worst cover is easily Avril Lavigne doing System of a down's Chop Suey. So there.

Oh my god.

I aquired a bootleg from a live performance, and I couldn't stop laughing. I'm still laughing about it now.

Pure genius.

 

[Trebz]

Thanks to the wonders of Kazaa I've just listened to that avril cover. I now hate kazaa, for propogating such utter utter crap.

 

[Testin da Cable]

damn, I _really have to hear it now

 

[dysfunction]

Worst: Will Young - Light my Fire
Worst: Britney Spears - I Love Rock 'n Roll

I am still in shock as to how badly they have mutilated these songs.

 

[Will]

Originally posted by Testin da Cable
damn, I _really have to hear it now

I'll speak to you this evening then. Its a taperecorder in a crowd, and one member of the audience can be heard to go "WHAT!?!" very loudly after it opens up.