Really Good Cover Versions of Songs

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

To go along with the other thread, how about posting some really good cover versions of songs?

Did you ever hear this? Todd Rundgren - Good Vibrations - It was a Top 40 hit in 1976 and almost an exact carbon copy of the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-83b7k2RhRs

sstuckey · Post by **sstuckey** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

sstuckey wrote:Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0

Love it.

Kik Tracee - Mrs. Robinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-WCFz-VrkQ

All time fave cover!

Gallowglass · Post by **Gallowglass** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Jimi-Watchtower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel The Noize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW2J_UZ8lQU

FLYIN V · Post by **FLYIN V** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Iron Maiden - Crossed Eyed Mary
Disturbed - Land of Confusion
Five Finger Death Punch - Bad Company
Metallica - Helpless
There is also a band called Iron Horse That plays a Bluegrass tribute to Metallica....worth a listen.

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Gallowglass wrote:Jimi-Watchtower

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI

Bob Dylan loved that cover, and he even plays the song the way Jimi played it.

sstuckey · Post by **sstuckey** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Oh does this bring back the memories!!

Walk this way featuring RUN-DMC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_UYYPb-Gk

lonewolf · Post by **lonewolf** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

Kansas -- Bringing it Back

gotta love that album cover!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6FZBnX8e_w

Emerson, Lake & Palmer -- Toccata

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P1RE5v_8FU

Jerusalem wasn't bad either.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dismZw6I2k

floodcitybrass · Post by **floodcitybrass** » Thursday Jun 02, 2011

It's a toss up between

Rock and Roll All Night
and
Louie Louie

UNEARTHA7XMatt · Post by **UNEARTHA7XMatt** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

sstuckey wrote:Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0

Love Fear Factory but I hate this song

Welcome to the Machine---Shadows Fall
http://youtu.be/0z6SpiwEhQQ

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

Here are a couple

Velvet Revolver - Studio . Money

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acIZQA-i ... detailpage

The Oak Ridge Boys Perform "Seven Nation Army" on SIRIUS XM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-87-ZzO0 ... re=related

Bag · Post by **Bag** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

Skynyrd doing "Crossroads."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6wpoeL-Tbs

kayla · Post by **kayla** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

Bag wrote:Skynyrd doing "Crossroads."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6wpoeL-Tbs

i didnt know they covered this song! i like it!

sstuckey · Post by **sstuckey** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

UNEARTHA7XMatt wrote:
sstuckey wrote:Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0
Love Fear Factory but I hate this song

Welcome to the Machine---Shadows Fall
http://youtu.be/0z6SpiwEhQQ

Understandable man, give this one a shot....

FF - I will follow (u2 cover)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Jjfgb8ENo

f.sciarrillo · Post by **f.sciarrillo** » Friday Jun 03, 2011

UNEARTHA7XMatt wrote:
sstuckey wrote:Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0
Love Fear Factory but I hate this song

Welcome to the Machine---Shadows Fall
http://youtu.be/0z6SpiwEhQQ

That version is of welcome to the machine is kinda good. I like it.

Here is Queensryche version of Welcome to the Machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qz2nbZcQRU

This one is kinda different as well, Distrubed - Comfortably Numb. Yuk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hECRtLZ3 ... re=related

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Saturday Jun 04, 2011

Grand Funk Railroad's cover of Some Kind Of Wonderful is a fantastic cover and stayed true to the original version by Soul Brothers Six.

Soul Brothers Six - Some Kind of Wonderful (1967)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MouM59AbnE

Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful (1974)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7B5jXYR ... re=related

Banned · Post by **Banned** » Saturday Jun 04, 2011

The Allman Brothers covering "Franklin's Tower"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weSoRb_d ... re=related

Jasaoke · Post by **Jasaoke** » Sunday Jun 05, 2011

Eagle re-inventing "Hotel California" IMO one of very few covers that top the original.

moxham123 · Post by **moxham123** » Monday Jun 06, 2011

Speaking of Eagles, their recent mega hit cover of How Long, a J. D. Souther song from 1972, is really good.

LHSL · Post by **LHSL** » Monday Jun 06, 2011

Lon Bronson - White Punks on Dope

http://lonbronsonband.com/audiofiles/Wh ... OnDope.mp3

shredder138 · Post by **shredder138** » Tuesday Jun 07, 2011

I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight - My Future Lies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzxfN5LRHC0

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Wednesday Jun 08, 2011

f.sciarrillo wrote:
UNEARTHA7XMatt wrote:
sstuckey wrote:Cars ..... Fear Factory w/ Gary Numan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSoKp6dRUH0
Love Fear Factory but I hate this song

Welcome to the Machine---Shadows Fall
http://youtu.be/0z6SpiwEhQQ
That version is of welcome to the machine is kinda good. I like it.

Here is Queensryche version of Welcome to the Machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qz2nbZcQRU

This one is kinda different as well, Distrubed - Comfortably Numb. Yuk!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hECRtLZ3 ... re=related

That was Staind doing "Comfortably Numb". You're right, it's not good.

Merge · Post by **Merge** » Wednesday Jun 08, 2011

I'm sure some of you will hate this, but I like it:

Disturbed-"I still haven't found what I'm looking for"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9jXHkHRubk

ZappasXWife · Post by **ZappasXWife** » Thursday Jun 09, 2011

Gary Moore - The Messiah Will Come Again (Roy Buchanan) WOW
Foo Fighters - Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty)
Tragically Hip - Seven Days (Bob Dylan - this was some obscure live performance I got from limewire years ago, technically poor but love the vibe)
Jimi Hendrix - Watchtower of course (Bob dylan of course, best cover EVER of course)
Mark Rossi - New York City Serenade (Bruce Springsteen haha)
My Morning Jacket - It Makes No Difference (The Band)
Jeff Tweedy - Remember The Mountain Bed (@ Farm Aid) (Woody Guthrie)

Thats SOME of my faves...mine are probably too mellow for you headbangers...