Best cover songs??

[The Turpinator]

ms jackson - the vines
bitches aint **** - ben folds

Definitely agree with Ms Jackson by The Vines. Also Umbrella by Manic Street Preachers.

 

[sufcalways]

The 'Hero' song sung by the X factor finalists. Think it went top of the charts? Was more of a good cause though.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Just listening to Shipbuilding by Suede.

 

[Reg Martin]

A blast from the past... Elvis Costello-My funny valentine

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

'Bohemian Rhapsody' - Bad News

Serious green for that!

:clap:

One of the most brilliant covers of all time!

:)

Always been a big fan of Incognito's cover of "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing"... I like it at least as much as, if not more than, Stevie's original. Sticking with Stevie, Coolio's "Ganstas Paradise" is a pretty good cover (since it is, essentially, a cover of "Pastime Paradise").

Matt

 

[Aberdeen Shrimper]

Dancing In The Moonlight

Origanal by Thin Lizzy (1977)

Cover by Smashing Pumpkins (1993)

 

[Moridin]

Nazi Punks **** Off.

Original by The Dead Kennedys

Cover by Napalm Death

:)

 

[Rob Noxious]

Whisper it- but a version of 'Suspicious Minds' by (ahem) Gary Glitter, from an album compiled by The British Electric Foundation in '83 called 'Music of Quality and Distinction,' is rather fine...

 

[Nobby Snide]

She's Not There - UK Subs
River Deep, Mountain High - the Saints
I Want Candy - the Bishops
Something Else - Sid Viscious
My Way - Sid Viscious
Telegram Sam - Bauhaus
Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus
Eloise - the Damned
White Rabbit - the Damned
Ballroom Blitz - the Damned
Motorhead - Cockney Rejects
Ghost in My House - the Yachts
Glad All Over - the Rezillos
Money - Flying Lizards
8 Mile High - Husker Du
Mrs Robinson - Lemonheads
Nights In White Satin - the Dickies
Paranoid - the Dickies
Rosemary - the Dickies
Sounds of Silence - the Dickies
English Civil War (traditional tune) - the Clash
Johnny Was - SLF
Walk on By - the Stranglers
Lipstick on your Collar - the Saints
David Watts - the Jam
Viva Las Vegas - Dead Kennedys
Helter Skelter - Siouxie and the Banshees
Lords Prayer - Siouxie and the Banshees
I only Want to Be With You - the Tourists


it was a quiet night at work last night............

 

[Nobby Snide]

'umberella' and 'suicide is painless'......both by the manic street preachers

 

[Rob Noxious]

Thats the baby, yea, we got a few mentions on there..no pics of me to, bastoids!..we used to play in the early 80's...

We were around at the same time as Kronstadt Uprising, Synix, and Autumn Poison...but they were mostly anarchy driven bands...we were more 2nd wave punk (in the style of GBH, Peter and Test tubes etc). We signed to ROT records, and we had a chance on a UK tour, but the guitarist and singer decided that FT music wasnt for them....band split.

Do you know Steve Pegrum?

I think I do/did- his teenage incarnation, at any rate- stocky, protuberant front teeth, freckles, fancied himself a bit & lived in Leigh?

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Stayin' Alive - Ozzy Osbourne, if only for being the lest expected cover ever.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Some of those Rolf Harris covers are hilarious- Stairway To Heaven, Walk On The Wild Side and... amazingly, Bohemian Rhapsody! Remember seeing Bernard Manning doing Girlfriend in a Coma on 'The Word' (circa '92-'93) which was laugh out loud fantastic...

 

[Nobby Snide]

Breaking down the walls of heartache- dexys midnight runners

 

[Firestorm]

Breaking down the walls of heartache- dexys midnight runners

Oh Yes...Good call

Hold Back the Night - Graham Parker and the Rumour

 

[Nobby Snide]

Oh Yes...Good call

Hold Back the Night - Graham Parker and the Rumour

blimey o reilly, i'd forgotten that one

 

[Reg Martin]

Something Else - Sid Viscious
My Way - Sid Viscious
English Civil War (traditional tune) - the Clash

C'mon Everbody also a fine cover by Sid Vicious of the Eddie Cochrane original.

The English Civil War tune is the same as that used for "When Southend United come out to play, sing up"

 

[Reg Martin]

David Watts - the Jam

The Jam did quite a few good covers:
The Batman Theme Tune
Heatwave (Martha & Vandellas original)
Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield original)

 

[Rob Noxious]

Breaking down the walls of heartache- dexys midnight runners

Hey: now there was a band! Did a rather good cover of 'Jocky Wilson Said' too...
ps I know it was Jackie W, but anyone remember the TOTP backdrop of the song-and-darts man?

 

[Nobby Snide]

Hey: now there was a band! Did a rather good cover of 'Jocky Wilson Said' too...
ps I know it was Jackie W, but anyone remember the TOTP backdrop of the song-and-darts man?

yea, a minor **** up on the BBC's behalf