beatbo Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 please offer your favorite TOP 5 Cover Versions of songs EVER! please don't feel the need to add honorable mentions or extra songs...just 5 songs. i will lead off: 1. "runaway" - bonnie raitt (del shannon) 2. "you really got me" - van halen (the kinks) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIbQbKDxAxo 3. "the way you look tonight" - tony bennett (fred astaire) just for kicks, here's fred's version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPUAHTWQ6Ps 4. "somewhere over the rainbow" - israel kamakawiwo'Ole (judy garland) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ltAGuuru7Q 5. " hong kong phooey"- sublime (scatman carrothers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends Joe Cocker - I Shall Be Released Al Green - How Can I Mend A Broken Heart Mariah Carey - Open Arms (no disrespect to Journey, but I love her voice) Led Zeppelin - Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 CS&N "Blackbird" Phil Collins "Groovy Kind of Love" (my wedding song ) Aerosmith "Come Together" Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah" Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagemccartney95 Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 "Come Together" by Aerosmith "Baby Please Don't Go" by Aerosmith "Baby Please Don't Go" by AC/DC "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You" by Led Zeppelin "You Really Got a Hold on Me" by the Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walesdad Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 Jimi Hendrix - 'Johnny B.Goode' (live at Berkeley) Jerry Lee Lewis - 'Me and Bobby McGee' (bootleg of a live show at the Hammersmith Odeon,London) Little Richard - 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On' (live British TV broadcast from the early sixties) Ry Cooder - 'Dark Was The Night' (Maybe a bit of a cheat this one,but listen to the soundtrack of the film 'Paris,Texas' and you'll know what I mean) The Cramps - 'The Way I Walk'/'Domino'/'Lonesome Town'/'Green Door',etc,etc. (Again probably another cheat,but pick any one of the above because The Cramps made any song that they ever covered one of their own.Love you Lux) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 CS&N "Blackbird" Phil Collins "Groovy Kind of Love" (my wedding song ) Aerosmith "Come Together" Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah" Manfred Mann "Blinded by the Light" excellent list. i hovered over aerosmith myself for "train kept arollin'"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted March 29, 2010 Author Share Posted March 29, 2010 Jimi Hendrix - 'Johnny B.Goode' (live at Berkeley) Jerry Lee Lewis - 'Me and Bobby McGee' (bootleg of a live show at the Hammersmith Odeon,London) Little Richard - 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On' (live British TV broadcast from the early sixties) Ry Cooder - 'Dark Was The Night' (Maybe a bit of a cheat this one,but listen to the soundtrack of the film 'Paris,Texas' and you'll know what I mean) The Cramps - 'The Way I Walk'/'Domino'/'Lonesome Town'/'Green Door',etc,etc. (Again probably another cheat,but pick any one of the above because The Cramps made any song that they ever covered one of their own.Love you Lux) man, i LOVE hendrix's version of JBG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUCK'EYE' DOC Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan) Summertime Blues - The Who (Eddie Cochran) Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding) Twist And Shout - The Beatles (The Isley Brothers) Louie, Louie - The Kingsmen (Richard Berry) and to add a few more: Take Me To The River - Talking Heads (Al Green) Oh, Pretty Woman - Van Halen (Roy Orbison) Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds (Pete Seeger) Walk This Way - Run DMC (Aerosmith) Ain't That A Shame - Cheap Trick (Fats Domino) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Jeff Healy-Stuck In The Middle With You Johnny Winter-Highway 61 Stevie Ray Vaughn-Voodoo Chile Killdozer-Good Lovin` Gone Bad Jonh (Cougar) Mellencamp-Let it All Hang Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunacy Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Pretty Woman - Van Halen All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix You Shook Me - Led Zeppelin Black Magic Woman - Santana American Woman - Lenny Kravitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The Beatles cover of "Till There Was You" Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault", a re-working of "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine", a traditional song first recorded by delta blues player Blind Willie Johnson, released in 1927 by Columbia Records. It was recorded on December 3, 1927, in Dallas, Texas. The track is played with Blind Willie Johnson himself providing vocals and guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Frank Black- Hang On To Your Ego David Bowie- Sorrow David Bowie- Across The Universe Bauhaus- Telegram Sam Budgie- Baby Please Don't Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 all very nice! great calls on the who, aretha, frank black, and bowie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdr Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Joe Bonamassa - Tea For One (Zep's) Radiohead - Creep (The Hollies's) Ismael Kamakawiwo - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Judy Garland's) Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar (trad?) Joe Cocker - Never Tear Us Apart (INXS's) + all the Zep's "covers" ...and a lot of Dylan's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toscano Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 No Quarter - Tool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospel Zone Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The Rolling Stones - "Around And Around" (Chuck Berry) The Shadows Of Knight - "Oh Yeah" (Bo Diddley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4izkOCRPhro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZepp Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Chris Cornell-Billie Jean(Michael Jackson) Cream-Crossroads(Robert Johnson) Joe Cocker-With a Little Help From My Friends(Beatles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQYDvQ1HH-E Led Zeppelin-Long Tall Sally(Little Richard) Johnny Cash-Hurt(Nine Inch Nails) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyEPQiiw8QI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN5O31a4pAo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walesdad Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 man, i LOVE hendrix's version of JBG! The best cover version ever?It's got to be up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walesdad Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 The Beatles cover of "Till There Was You" Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault", a re-working of "It's Nobody's Fault But Mine", a traditional song first recorded by delta blues player Blind Willie Johnson, released in 1927 by Columbia Records. It was recorded on December 3, 1927, in Dallas, Texas. The track is played with Blind Willie Johnson himself providing vocals and guitar. What a first recording session that proved to be.As I'm sure you know Rover,also recorded that day were 'Dark Was The Night','Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed'(not totally unrelated to 'In My Time Of Dying'),'Motherless Children Have A Hard Time'(recorded years later as 'Motherless Children' by Eric Clapton),and two gospel/blues standards 'I Know His Blood Can Make Me Whole' and 'If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down'.Has there ever been a better debut session than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 'Satisfaction'---DEVO 'Working In A Coal Mine'---DEVO 'I Hung My Head'---JOHNNY CASH 'Bang A Gong'---ROBERT PALMER 'Summertime'---JANIS JOPLIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargroves Tangie Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 "Turn the Page"- Metallica "You Better Run"- Pat Benatar "Dancing In The Street"- Van Halen "Land of Confusion"- Disturbed "Hard to Handle"- Black Crowes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 The Shadows Of Knight - "Oh Yeah" (Bo Diddley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4izkOCRPhro this is SMOKIN'!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatbo Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Chris Cornell-Billie Jean(Michael Jackson) what do you think of cornells cover of 'thank you'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Hi all, I think you all nailed it,.... KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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