Usually the original is the best, but what are some of the best covers you've heard? This has gotta be one of my favorites: [video=youtube;o22eIJDtKho]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho[/video] Johnny Cash covering NiN's "Hurt." SOOOO much better than the original.
I also like Metallica's cover of Thin Lizzy's "Whiskey in the Jar." [video=youtube;7oKLq1JD3vU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKLq1JD3vU[/video]
Not a fan of country, but this is a classic: [video=youtube;H4hGSR5njZE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE[/video]
Anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimme's Van Halen had several (Dancin in the streets, Pretty Woman, You really got me) Alien Ant Farm with Smooth Criminal Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded By The Light JImi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower Aretha Franklin - Respect Joe Cocker - A little help from my friends The Dan Band - Total Eclipse of the Heart Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah Metallica - Turn the page Joey Ramone - What a Wonderful World Nazareth - Love Hurts Linda Ronstadt - You're no good The Kingsman - Louie Louie Soft Cell - Tainted Love That's all I can think of off the top of my head
Agree with Soda on Johnny Cash's "Hurt". Great song, its now his song and not NIN. Also agree with Mediocre Man in regards to Me First and the Gimme Gimme's. Those guys rock! They are a combination of guys from some of my old school favorite bands... NOFX, Lagwagon, and No Use For a Name. My favorite cover is Social Distortion with "Ring of Fire". They rock it at every concert. [video=youtube;JbFlM6pFjso]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbFlM6pFjso&feature=related[/video] I also like the Supersuckers version of "Hey Ya" by Outkast. [video=youtube;4Y1qbqdjVao]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y1qbqdjVao[/video]
I don't know if I'd call these "best," but I really do like the first two a lot. The third is quite possibly the silliest I've ever heard, but they're all odd... [video=youtube;6cyfTFbzk9A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cyfTFbzk9A[/video] [video=youtube;ZSFoo7iAauA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSFoo7iAauA[/video] [video=youtube;dU7YPIJCy8M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7YPIJCy8M[/video]
[video=youtube;V-6dhte1Tys]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-6dhte1Tys[/video] Jodeci covering Stevie Wonder - Lately I can sing this note for note too. I love this song.
[video=youtube;r1LWOuFhal0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1LWOuFhal0&feature=related[/video] [video=youtube;TooVK8WE9Hg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TooVK8WE9Hg[/video] But really there's no debate about the best cover of all time: [video=youtube;RD7s4i_X-p0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD7s4i_X-p0[/video]
Me too. So incredibly powerful live. Tool's cover of "No Quarter" by Zeppelin is pretty great. NIN's cover of "Metal" by Gary Numan is really good as well.
Definitely "All Along the Watchtower" by Hendrix. It was so good, Dylan adjusted the way he performed the original to try and match it. I also like "No Quarter" by Tool.
I like the Dan Band's redux of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" [video=youtube;cIRiZsDObrU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIRiZsDObrU[/video]
[video=youtube;I9NowOyHrsg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9NowOyHrsg[/video] [video=youtube;sImzKqFtd4I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sImzKqFtd4I[/video] [video=youtube;OVLAZtAcUBk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVLAZtAcUBk[/video] [video=youtube;1YaVqldEj94]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YaVqldEj94[/video]
