Best cover songs??

[Nobby Snide]

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

yea, I wasnt really a huge jam fan, although I liked a lot of their early singles.

 

[Nobby Snide]

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"

indeed, forgot about that track...unfortunately Sid was just a muppet, a mere pawn to be played with

 

[Mr Plow]

Richard Cheese is the master of cover songs. Here's one of many...

Nirvana - Rape Me

 

[Nobby Snide]

gimmie some loving....the vibrators

 

[Rob Noxious]

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

Not so, Nobby! It was Dexy's idea... I knew the drummer (Seb Shelton)'s girlfriend at the time and- despite Kevin Rowland's po-faced image- she told me that the band were having a laugh. Strange, but true...

 

[Rob Noxious]

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

That's reminded me- The Who did a fantastic cover of 'Heat Wave'; I just can't stay still when I hear it!

 

[Nobby Snide]

Not so, Nobby! It was Dexy's idea... I knew the drummer (Seb Shelton)'s girlfriend at the time and- despite Kevin Rowland's po-faced image- she told me that the band were having a laugh. Strange, but true...

I stand corrected-

kevin rowlands was always a strange man, do you remember the range of 'ladies' underwear for men he promoted and openly talked about in the 1990's?

 

[Rob Noxious]

I stand corrected-

kevin rowlands was always a strange man, do you remember the range of 'ladies' underwear for men he promoted and openly talked about in the 1990's?

I do! Billy Bragg (who was sitting in for the then 'disgraced' Johnnie Walker on Radio Snooze) interviewed KR at the time & said he nearly drove his 4x4 into a wall when he saw a poster of Kev (in stockings 'n' suspenders beneath his meat & 2 veg) glaring down at him from a big billboard in Chiswick... I think the man was a unique talent, although he obviously had 'issues.' 'Geno' remains one of the stand-out tribute songs ever (IMHO).

 

[Ron Manager]

Another classic thread to be resurrected -

Neil Hannon (of Divine Comedy fame) doing Life On Mars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lO0Aoq4mIw&feature=related

As a Bowie and Hannon fan I think it's excellent!

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

It may have been mentioned before, but I have to go for 'Stripped' by Rammstein, closely followed by 'Diamonds and Rust' by Judas Priest and 'Get Down, Make Love' by Nine Inch Nails.

Actually, scratch that. 'You Can't Hurry Love' by Lord Phil of Collins trumps them all.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Rather like The Pogues' version of 'Whiskey In The Jar,' b-side to 'Jack's Heroes' (for the Ireland squad) they did for 'Italia '90.' One millionth post? ;)

 

[Ron Manager]

A thread worth resurrecting I reckon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHb3GIQGoIM&feature=PlayList&p=7C1D09A5AAE333C8&index=93http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IftjxN_KJoM&feature=PlayList&p=7C1D09A5AAE333C8&index=88

Bowie does Imagine

 

[loz]

Frightened Rabbit have done quite a good cover of 'Set You Free' by N-trance, in the customary style.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

I quite like Peter Gabriel's version of Waterloo Sunset on his new covers album.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Kate Walsh's cover of The Longpigs "On and On" is luvverly, but then I'm biased :)

 

[Ulysses]

Had this debate a few years ago with some friends, we sort of agreed/semi agreed on Soft Cell - Tainted Love

 

[Rob Noxious]

I've not trawled back the last 10 pages to see if this one's here, but I was reminded of it by a thread on at the moment called 'Heavy Rain.' Bob Dylan wrote a song called 'A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall' ... Bryan Ferry's cover was rather good.

 

[GrumpyBlue]

Peter Gabriels Secret World by Show of Hands

 

[Crabby Shrimper]

Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson wasn't a bad one