I was listening to George Benson's version of Natures Boy.Only the lyrics are the only resemblance of the the classic Nat King Cole original it is in itself IMO a brilliant track in its own right. What other great cover versions can you think of? The is All along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix.
Nobody's Fault But Mine ny Led Zeppelin but I can't remember who they covered it from though. They've covered quite a few older tracks but this one stands out quite alot as well as Joan Baezs' 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave You' and 'In My Time Of Dying' but again I can't remember who originally wrote it.
It's kinda dumb, but I like Sublime's cover of Scralet Begonias. I like the original version better, but Sublime just puts a great twist on the song and it's so funky.
Oasis - My Generation. Originally The Who, obviously. Could just be me, but I love the Oasis version of this song.
the breeders did a pretty cool cover of happiness is a warm gun weezer's cover of velouria is top notch too
Neil Young's cover of Ian Tyson's Four Strong Winds WSP's cover of Peace Frog (thedoors) Pearl Jam's cover of Baba O' Riley (thewho)
Al Green's cover of Light My Fire. David Sanborn and Sting doing Ain't No Sunshine David Sanborn and Oleta Adams version of Nobody Does It Better. Brand New Heavies' version of Midnight At The Oasis. Coldcut's version of Autumn Leaves.
Sublime - Scarlet Begonias(grateful dead) ACP - Imagine(Lennon) I'm sure this one will get a bunch of flames... but i like the cover.... i dont think its better than it... but it is a good cover Velvet Revolver - Money(Pink Floyd) Slash's intro to that song is amazing..... Gourds - Gin and Juice(Snoop Dogg)
I think all these are really awesome.. The 13th Floor Elevators ~ "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (Bobbert) Ani Difranco ~ "Hurricane" (Bobbert) The Beach Boys w/ Ringo ~ "Back In The USSR" (Beatles) The Beatles ~ "Words of Love" (Buddy Holly) The Beatles ~ "Honey Don't" (Carl Perkins) The Beatles ~ "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby" (Carl Perkins) The Beatles ~ "Hippy Hippy Shake" (Chan Romero) The Beatles ~ "Baby, It's You" (Shirelles) The Beatles ~ "Till There Was You" (Meredith Wilson) The Beatles ~ "A Taste of Honey" (Paul Desmond) The Beatles ~ "Twist and Shout" (Booker T and the MG's) The Beatles ~ "Please Mr Postman" (Marvelettes) The Beatles ~ "Roll Over Beethoven" (Chuck Berry) The Beatles ~ "Money" (Barrett Strong) Blind Melon ~ "Working Class Hero" (John Lennon) Blind Melon ~ "John Sinclair" (John Lennon) Blind Melon ~ "Out On The Tiles" (Zeppelin) The Doors ~ "Gloria" (Van Morrison w/ Them) The Doors ~ "Back Door Man" (Willie Dixon) The Doors ~ "Who Do You Love?" (Willie Dixon) The Doors ~ "Kingbee" (???) Eagle-Eye Cherry ~ "Desireless" (Don Cherry) Fever Tree ~ "Day Tripper" (Beatles) George Snow ~ "Green River" (CCR) George Snow ~ "Satisfaction" (Stones) George Snow ~ "Freebird" (Skynyrd) George Snow ~ "Come Together" (Beatles) George Snow ~ "La Vie en Rose" (Chet Atkins?) Janis Joplin ~ "Me and Bobby McGee" (Kris Kristofferson) Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream) Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "All Along The Watchtower" (Bobbert) Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bobbert) Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Day Tripper" (Beatles) Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) John Lennon ~ "Stand By Me" (Ben E. King) Led Zeppelin ~ "Light My Fire" (Doors) Neil Young ~ "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)" (Hendrix) Oasis ~ "Helter Skelter" (Beatles) Oasis ~ "I Am The Walrus" (Beatles) Tuck and Patti ~ "Castles Made of Sand/Little Wing" (Hendrix) Pink Floyd (possibly Syd Barrett solo) ~ "Kingbee" (???) Ringo Starr ~ "You're Sixteen (You're Beautiful and You're Mine)" The Rolling Stones ~ "I Wanna Be Your Man" (Beatles) The Rolling Stones ~ "Time Is On My Side" (???) The Rolling Stones ~ "Aint Too Proud To Beg" (Temptations) The Rolling Stones ~ "Route 66" (Bobby Troup/Bing Crosby) The Rolling Stones ~ "I Just Want To Make Love To You" (Willie Dixon) The Rolling Stones ~ "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bobbert) The Rolling Stones ~ "Kingbee" (???) Sheryl Crow ~ "D'yer Mak'er" (Zeppelin) haha... I just went thru my media player... I know I missed a bunch..
Haha, La Vie En Rose was written by Edith Piaf, but yes, Chet Atkins did help make it a bit more popular, I'm not sure if Merle Travis covered it either. Either way, a really beautiful song. I recorded the cover on a Taylor 712ce that was loaned to me, I believe. It's quite strange seeing my stuff on the same list along with the Stones, Neil, Ani D, The Beatles, Hendrix, Zep, The Doors, Des yeux qui font baisser les miens, Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche, Voilà le portrait sans retouche De l'homme auquel j'appartiens Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas, Je vois la vie en rose. Il me dit des mots d'amour, Des mots de tous les jours, Et ça me fait quelque chose. Il est entré dans mon coeur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause. C'est lui pour moi. Moi pour lui Dans la vie, Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie. Et dès que je l'aperçois Alors je sens en moi Mon coeur qui bat Des nuits d'amour à plus finir Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place Les ennuis les chagrins s'effacent Heureux, heureux à en mourir. Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas, Je vois la vie en rose. Il me dit des mots d'amour, Des mots de tous les jours, Et ça me fait quelque chose. Il est entré dans mon coeur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause. C'est toi pour moi. Moi pour toi Dans la vie, Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie. Et dès que je l'aperçois Alors je sens en moi Mon coeur qui bat
I really liked Type O negatives cover of Summer Breeze. Also, I thought that TooL did a great cover of Kyuss' Demon Cleaner. Of course, many of the ones that were already listed are excellent too.
and if you are a fan of that song you will someday be very well pleased when you watch the DMB video Listener Supported which ends on an apocalyptic version of that song which God himself will probly play when he comes down from the heavens. (we're sposed to be looking for a guy on a white horse coming on the clouds, right?) That song would be the soundtrack for that scenario (if ever!!)
dmb's version is nowhere close to jimi version of all along the watchtower. I heard that dylan, after hearing jimi's cover, said he tried to play watchtower more like the way jimi played it. While i dont think jimis version is as good as the original, i think dylan saying something like that shows how great jimi's version actually was.
Hmm... my favorite cover of All Along The Watchtower was when Bob Dylan was just starting to get popular and was in Greenwich. '63, I believe. Richie Havens' cover... he was in Greenwich at the time, as well.
Black Label Society did a bunch of good cover song purple haze stairway to heaven voodoochild black dog the wizard and i saw a commercial on last night about Kids bop that sang beatles songs. I nearly shot someone.
