Johnny Cash did a great version of U2's One on his CD American III - Solitary Man.
It's not really a cover song but for a good laugh, I recommend the parody of Big Balls by Hayseed Dixie. Which was originally performed by AC/DC.
I've got a lot of good ideas. Trouble is... most of them suck!
My 2 favorite covers are Jeff Becks cover of Stevie Wonder's Superstition- and SRV's cover of Little Wing
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My 2 favorite covers are Jeff Becks cover of Stevie Wonder's Superstition- and SRV's cover of Little Wing
IIRC from the book Crazy Legs, Beck's version was the original done in collaboration with Wonder, but Wonder decided to redo it and released his second version (sans Beck) as the "original" we all know.
Beck's Goodbye Porkpie Hat is a great cover of the Mingus original.
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The best cover I've ever heard was not recorded, and it's probably lost forever.
I was at a Cowboy Mouth show in Minneapolis the day that Joey Ramone died.
They came out on stage and opened the show with an extended cover of I Wanna Be Sedated that was just outstanding.
It was an inspired performance that was brilliant in every way possible. To bad no one had a recorder running off the board :(
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
It's good to see the Clash showing up so often on the list.
Well we all shine on--like the moon and the stars and the sun.
-- John Lennon
I had read that somewhere gnease but wasn't sure if it was true or just anothe r&r myth
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
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Call me the breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd ( J.J. Cale )
Dreams I'll never see - Molly Hatchet ( Allman Bros. )
Crossroads - Cream ( Robert Johnson )
My Way - Frank Sinatra ( Paul Anka )
Take it easy - Eagles ( Jackson Browne )
If I claim to be a wise man , it surely means that I don't know .
Dang. How the heck did they miss Black Betty?
not the best but a good one is social distortion covering under my thumb or ring of fire.
My wife thinks the best cover is:
But I'd argue for:
OF course there've been so many great ones .. oh wait .. this thread is about something else... nevermind
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
Hey vic, i like your list much better Than The Telegraphs :D -the dog
9 Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters, 2004
Does anyone actually like this cover? I was on a concert with them, and left halfway through... :?
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9 Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters, 2004
Does anyone actually like this cover? I was on a concert with them, and left halfway through... :?
Yeah, I do. It's a very clever remake.
I still like the original better, but I like what they did with the song.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- HST
I didn't like the Comfortably Numb cover at all. Perhaps it is because I'm a diehard Pink Floyd fan and believe it is asinine to remake their songs....which is why I absolutely hate Korn and Limp Bizkit or however you kids spell that....--laughs 'cause she's only 15-- :P
Anyway, don't remake Pink Floyd and everything is okay. I really liked Jimi Hendrix's remake of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" though. Glad it made #1 :D
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