Best cover songs?

[Pawan1993]

What are in your OPINION the best covers or great covers you've had bands do?
I reckon Copeland's Black Hole Sun is brilliant. Aaron Marsh's voice gets me everytime.

[five inch taint]

The Pixies "Head On" by The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Butthole Surfers "Hurdy Gurdy Man" by Donavan
Faith No More "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath

[CalRahhh]

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[mulcahy67]

Marilyn Manson. most of his are just as good if not better than the original. his cover of "Modern Love" is excellent.

[Chrisj182]

Reliant K - Manic Monday
A Day to Remember - Over my Head
Jeff Buckley - Halleljah

[f00te]

The Boys of Summer- The Ataris

[five inch taint]

Marilyn Manson. most of his are just as good if not better than the original. his cover of "Modern Love" is excellent.

Tainted Love?

[mulcahy67]

definitely "Tainted Love." i feel like a badass listening to that shit.

[brokendogleg]

Frodus' cover of the Devo song 'Explosion' is great.

[five inch taint]

definitely "Tainted Love." i feel like a badass listening to that shit.

His cover of "Down In The Park" is great.

[five inch taint]

Minor Threats "Stepping Stone" by the Monkees
Slayers "Filler by Minor threat

[Wisher]

jew's 'take 'em as they come' is pretty sweet.

[scott325]

Although never been recorded in studio, when Andrew McMahon covers "American Girl" by Tom Petty at live shows it's quite awesome.

[therookielot]

Thrice - Eleanor Rigby, Helter Skelter, I've Just Seen A Face

All Beatles songs.

[BozzBlonde]

Freshman 15 - Paper Planes

I thought it was pretty good. They turned one of the songs I despised the most and turned it into a really catchy pop-punk song.

[DanTGD]

Since U Been Gone - A Day To Remember
Dancing With Myself - Blink-182
So Sick (Acoustic) - Fall Out Boy


(and for giggles)

Men In Black Theme - Forever The Sickest Kids

[yellowhouse]

Chris Thile- Heart In A Cage
Ryan Adams- Wonderwall
Cake- I Will Survive
A Perfect Circle- Imagine
Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah

[MADSTA]

Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit

[megajon]

The Get Up Kids - Close to Me (Originally by The Cure)

[spoonman159]

Between the Buried and Me - Us and Them (Pink Floyd) & Geek USA (Smashing Pumpkins)
Bring Me The Horizon - Eyeless (Slipknot)
Sea of Treachery - Misery Business (Paramore)
Trivium - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Metallica)

[Lirr168]

Hasn't this thread been done at least 5 times this year? Anyway, since it deserves mention:

I'm Real (J. Lo) - The Starting Line

[iheartmusic043]

Say It Ain't So covered by Mozella. Best Cover I've ever hear besides Rufus Wainright covering Across the Universe.

[Tyler Vagyler]

Beloved - My Hero (Foo Fighters)

[brokenmixtape]

Hot Rod Circuit- Won't Back Down

Less Than Jake- Surrender

[Aphasia17]

Ryan Adams- Wonderwall

[z ro]

Johnny Cash - Hurt
John Mayer - Free Fallin'

[MilesToGo]

I love John Mayer's cover of Tom Petty's Free Fallin'.

[xJesusFreakx]

Pawan1993 - "Best cover songs?"

[TRCAustin]

I can tell you the worst cover song.

I don't know the name of the band, but it's some breakdown br00tal band covering The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights"

[adyinghippo]

Arcade Fire's cover of Talking Heads's This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) is one of my favorites.

A Perfect Cirlce's The Nurse Who Loved Me, orginally by Failure, is really good too.

[drumogre1420]

blink-182 - "Hope" by Descendents and "A Letter to Elise" by The Cure
Four Yeàr Strong - "Love Song" by Sara (somethin)
AFI - so many good covers by this band "Values Here" by Dag Nasty, "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure, "Halloween" by The Misfits, and "Last Caress" by The Misfits
New Found Glory - "No Reason Why" by Gorilla Biscuits and "From the Screen to Your Stereo I and II
Taking Back Sunday - "Suburban Home/I Like Food" by Descendents

So many! I could go on forever

[liquideasy]

Did anyone say "Love Song" by Anberlin yet? That was a great one.

[supersteve7889]

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? (Lead Belly)

[drumogre1420]

Forgot
H2O - "Like a Prayer" by Madonna so fucking rad!

[TheByrus]

I love the cover of Holland 1945 that Brand New, Kevin Devine, and Manchester Orchestra played on tour a couple years ago.


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[briewer]

I really like this cover:

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[matt_bergeron]

Kevin Devine - Black boys on mopeds

i don't think a studio version exists but i have a few good live recordings of it.

[musicaddict]

Counting Crows "Friend of the Devil" by the Grateful Dead

[oface0315]

I can tell you the worst cover song.

I don't know the name of the band, but it's some breakdown br00tal band covering The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights"
Confide is who you're thinking of.

And best cover ever is Hit The Light's doing Further Seems Forever's "Snowbirds and Townies."

[bard]

scissor sisters - comfortably numb
cake - sad songs and waltzes

[NateFoundGlory]

I really like Rise Against's version of "Anyway You Want It".

[the andyspecial]

The Dear Hunter: "Goodbye Yellowbrick Road" (elton john)
Our Lady Peace: "The Needle and the Damage Done" (neil young)
Circa Survive: "Unravel (live)" bjork

[loudpunkguitar]

i saw eleanor rigby covered by acceptance live and loved it. i also like the thrice cover of the same song.

[kafe]

Besides a few already meantioned
José González - Heartbeats (The Knife)
Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb

[aradiantsunrise]

I really enjoy The Rocket Summer's cover of Maps originally by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I just think Bryce takes the song to a whole different level.

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[HometownHero]

Just Like Heaven (The Cure) - Gatsby's American Dream

[Sventhegreat]

I love the cover of Holland 1945 that Brand New, Kevin Devine, and Manchester Orchestra played on tour a couple years ago.


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This is what I came in here to say. Great song.

[ReturnedSnowDay]

Still Fly - The Devil Wears Prada by I think it was Big Tymers.

[ReturnedSnowDay]

I really enjoy The Rocket Summer's cover of Maps originally by Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I just think Bryce takes the song to a whole different level.

VenFKj8oTn4

Original is much better.

[ohshootholler]

Klaxons - No Diggity (Blackstreet)
Straylight Run - Peach Plum Pear (Joanna Newsom)
The Bird and the Bee - Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna)
Mates of State - California (Phantom Planet)
Lily Allen - Oh My God (Kaiser Chiefs)

[kbi the crowing]

Kevin Devine's cover of "The Longer I Lay Here" by Pedro The Lion is amazing

[kbi the crowing]

oh and Say Anything's cover of "Baby, I Got Your Money" is hilarious

[reel big fish5]

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi written by bob dylan

[cubine]

Considering the Kinks came out and said it was straight up better, I think Van Halen's "You Really Got Me" rendition is pretty high up there.

I saw the Melvins cover a Devo song, can't remember what it's called but it's the one that talks about tomatoes and has the really big slow synth intro, that was FRESH.

The NOFX/Rancid split album where they cover each other's songs is really great.

And speaking of NOFX Bayside has a looot of great NOFX covers, at Warped in Washington they actually played the first song (Linoleum) of NOFX's set on NOFX's instruments!

[samOTG]

Kevin Devine - Jesus Christ

Just completely reworks the song

[Cøltøn]

Milkshake by Goodnight Nurse (Kelis Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=hjF5bVQLXbI

Paint It, Black by The Agony Scene (The Rollings Stones Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5UxHy3pzv30

Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage (Dio Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7UBgVVew8

Crank That (Soulja Boy) by I Set My Friends On Fire (Soulja Boy Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Cic6CVgbQ (http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=EXETXnhO4H0)

Beat It by Raintime (Michael Jackson Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=5VgGwwhtRNA

Dammit by Say Anything (blink-182 Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=u99YDUZQ_Zc

Bittersweet Symphony by Ace Enders and a Million Different People [Feat. Aaron Marsh (Copeland), Craig Owens (Chiodos), Alex Gaskarth (All Time Low), Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer), Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line), Matt Thiessen (Relient K), Mark Hoppus (blink-182) and Duana Okun (Socratic)] (The Verve Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eKSbgF9Q40

Oops! I Did It Again by Children of Bodom (Britney Spears Cover)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=D1sguF2D1UA

What Goes Around.../...Comes Around by Alesana (Justin Timber Lake Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UeVepOirYE

Flagpole Sitta byChiodos (Harvey Danger Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_ZCzunF2I

Breaking the Law by Fightstar (Judas Priest Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1T-0_qoLzk

Holding Out For A Hero by Emery (Bonnie Tyler Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH1rBuwaAVk

Nervous Breakdown by Gallows (Black Flag Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezk5C2rcP4s

Put Yo Hood Up by Set Your Goals (Lil Jon Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PBBJoZVBIU

Total Bummer by Silverstein (NOFX Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VXVDrVjYfg

Hot 'N Cold by A Smile From the Trenches (Katy Perry Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbrm-sWwoGM

Ring of Fire by Social Distortion (Johnny Cash Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BaksqH2YXQ

The Kids Aren't Alright by Evergreen Terrace (The Offspring Cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Xa1FVLgjg

:-) Everyone should like at least one of these :-)

[StreetSpirit76]

Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb
I'm very interested in this.

Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi written by bob dylan
*Joni Mitchell

[kafe]

I'm very interested in this.

It's in The Departed, soooo good.
edit: Sorry, I'm a retard so I can't tell if you've heard it or not, my bad if you have.

[StreetSpirit76]

It's in The Departed, soooo good.
edit: Sorry, I'm a retard so I can't tell if you've heard it or not, my bad if you have.
Ha, no I haven't. Not a big Pink Floyd fan but I love Van Morrison so I'll check that out.

[kafe]

Ha, no I haven't. Not a big Pink Floyd fan but I love Van Morrison so I'll check that out.

Samesies, the song is pretty similar but I love Van's vocals. Roger Waters is in the song too but I don't know what he does....

[Cuddleworthy]

Xiu Xiu - Ceremony

[CalRahhh]

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[Neo Cassady]

José González - Heartbeats (The Knife)

Didn't realize this was a cover. After listening to the original, the disparity of the two really reminds me of "Mad World" (Tears for Fears/Gary Jules).

[kafe]

Didn't realize this was a cover. After listening to the original, the disparity of the two really reminds me of "Mad World" (Tears for Fears/Gary Jules).

And I never realized Gary Jules' version was a cover! Definitely get what you mean. I like it when they make the covers so different from the original.

[WARPEDorlando09]

Has everyone forgotten All Time Low's cover of Rihanna's Umbrella. the best

[crimsonandclovr]

tons, first song that comes to mind is Rise Against's cover of "Anyway You Want It" by Journey. Just heard it for the first time last week, and I can't stop listening to it.

[richter915]

no contest:

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[honkyg88]

I don't know how much of a cover this is seeing that John wrote it, then performed it with other people. But the other three aren't Beatles, so that makes it a cover to me.
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[jake13]

Easily helter skelter by thrice. One of the best, if not best beatles covers I've heard.

[gr33ndayfr3ak]

Circa Survive's cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here'.

[briewer]

Blah blah blah.
All of those are reeeeeeally bad.

[SophGod]

probably in the minority when i say Panic At The Disco - Karma Police

[Cøltøn]

All of those are reeeeeeally bad.

Someone still a little butthurt? ;-)

[ReturnedSnowDay]

Has everyone forgotten All Time Low's cover of Rihanna's Umbrella. the best

Your wrong.

[WARPEDorlando09]

Your wrong.
im sorry, i dont recall asking for your opinion

[ReturnedSnowDay]

im sorry, i dont recall asking for your opinion

it doesn't make you any less wrong.

[WARPEDorlando09]

it doesn't make you any less wrong.
gee sorry mr attitude

[the cinema]

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oh comely by neutral milk hotel covered by jesse lacey from bn

jesse=amazing vocalist

[Theseventhson]

The best cover of all time is Hendrix covering All Along The Watchtower, why did it take this long for someone to say this?

[Neo Cassady]

The best cover of all time is Hendrix covering All Along The Watchtower, why did it take this long for someone to say this?

Because it was obvious and would warrant an "/thread" before people came in with terrible answers?

[MartyrsCasualty]

'on a plain' - animal collective

[kolby182]

kevin devine covering bright eyes "lua" is really good.

[Mochem]

Topmodelz - Your Love (not that I expect anyone here to know or like that one)

[jonayy]

ironic by four year strong.
all of explains it all was pretty damn good.
not to mention the show they put on.

[GuitarGuy]

The best one I've heard would have to be 'Over My Head' by A Day to Remember. I'm not even a fan of those guys, and I still love the song.

[thaianna]

Freshmen 15 - Paper Planes
I hate the MIA Version
It sounds so much better when
they do it.

[pleasedontpanic]

I love Dashboard's cover of "El Scorcho" by Weezer. And Switchfoot does a pretty mean cover of "Sorrow" by Bad Religion.

[stevenisfading]

Kelly Clarkson covering Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes.
Just mindblowingly amazing live. She is this generation's Whitney in mainstream top 40 without a doubt.

[YoTengoRabbi]

Jeff Buckley - Halleljah

If I ruled the world... I would announce you the winner of this thread.

[cubine]

Simple Plan does a surprisingly true-to-original cover of American Jesus by Bad Religion, despite how much I detest that band.

[spriltsc]

a couple of my favorites include:

straylight run's "with god on our side" originally by bob dylan
day to remember "over my head" originally by the fray
four year strong "semi-charmed life" orginally by third eye blind

[spriltsc]

Jeff Buckley - Halleljah

This is probably also one of the best I've heard.

[bernie16wb]

Mat Weddle - Hey Ya

[cubine]

Mat Weddle - Hey Ya

ohhh that one is AWESOME

[hayleeexo]

Phone Calls From Home's cover of Akon's "Don't Matter" is really good! Check em outtt!

http://www.fan2band.com/dl/redbluerecords/phonecallsfromhome/219672_3405_95_4209

:)

[matchbox202006]

Nirvana's versions of the Meat Puppet's songs, "Oh, Me" "Lake of Fire", and "Plateau".
Nirvana's Vasolines covers "Son of A Gun", "Molly's Lips" and the cover of a Vasoline's rendition of "Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam"
Fuel's cover of Elton John's "Daniel"; really shitty cover but mesmerizing, just because of how bad it is
Jimmy Eat World' cover of the Heatmiser song "Half Right"
Better Than Ezra's cover of James' "Laid"

[cubine]

The Who's covers of Summertime Blues and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Rush's entire cover album