Post your favorite covers...

[WiffenPoof]

Here are a couple that do the originals well. It is so easy to sound like a garage band when covering classic tunes. Both of these capture the best of the originals.

Enjoy

Terry Kath would be proud of that lead work.

[True Dough]

1. These here

look great on my bed:

[WiffenPoof]

2. Ah I get it.....lol

[True Dough]

8. My sense of humor

is an acquired taste. Like some covers!

[pnwest]

3. Annie Lennox's cover of Train in Vain

is divine!

[WiffenPoof]

5. Wow.... So well done

She had such a phenomenal voice. She could sing the phone book and make it sound so seductive. Good choice.

[ProudLib72]

4. Mine

[WiffenPoof]

6. Great song

Not familiar with the original

[ProudLib72]

7. The original

[WiffenPoof]

10. Now I remember

[Brother Buzz]

9. Willie Watson's cover of "Keep it Clean" by Charley Jordan

(Note: Willie Watson played 'The Kid' in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.)

I love the song, but I'm not sure if Get A Load Of This by the Cheap Suit Serenaders is a cover of Keep It Clean considering they reworked the lyrics a bit.

[WiffenPoof]

11. What a great song....

Deep cut for sure

[Skittles]

12. I like this one

[WiffenPoof]

17. So well done

First, the Lemonheads are a completely underrated band. They did an excellent job with this Paul Simon tune.

This song had always intrigued me. The lyrics are so rich with mystery. I've often wondered if Paul wrote this specifically for the movie or if our already existed.

Well done.

[Skittles]

20. I checked Wiki, and the answer seems to be "not exactly"

from Wiki:
Paul had been working on what is now 'Mrs. Robinson', but there was no name in it and we’d just fill in with any three-syllable name. And because of the character in the picture we just began using the name 'Mrs. Robinson' to fit [...] and one day we were sitting around with Mike talking about ideas for another song. And I said ‘What about Mrs. Robinson.' Mike shot to his feet. 'You have a song called "Mrs. Robinson" and you haven’t even shown it to me?' So we explained the working title and sang it for him. And then Mike froze it for the picture as 'Mrs. Robinson'.

I love this part:
Simon met DiMaggio accidentally in a New York City restaurant, and the two immediately discussed the song. DiMaggio said "What I don't understand, is why you ask where I've gone. I just did a Mr. Coffee commercial, I'm a spokesman for the Bowery Savings Bank and I haven't gone anywhere!" Simon replied "that I didn't mean the lines literally, that I thought of him as an American hero and that genuine heroes were in short supply. He accepted the explanation and thanked me. We shook hands and said good night".

I agree with you about the Lemonheads, absolutely.

[WiffenPoof]

24. Interesting story...

It looks like the answer is both....

[Doc_Technical]

13. Rawhide!

[Codeine]

15. Rawhide!

[Corgigal]

14. With this one I was like, what?

But he did a fine job.

[WiffenPoof]

16. Amazing

First off, other than "Maybe I'm Amazed" this is probably the best song written by Paul. George Michael might have actually made the song better. An amazing performance that I must admit, brought a tear to my eye. George Michael's death left a huge hole.

[sl8]

18. Hazy Shade of Winter -- The Bangles

Hazy Shade of Winter -- The Bangles

Hazy Shade of Winter -- Simon & Garfunkel

[demmiblue]

19. Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - Cinnamon Girl

Bonus pick:

[demmiblue]

21. Tori Amos - "I'm On Fire"

Bonus pick:

[Niagara]

25. Linkin Park Covering Adele's "Rolling in the Deep"

R.I.P. Chester Bennington

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26. can't believe no one's posted this one yet:

[CincyDem]

27. Terry Kath. Imagine what could have been...

[WiffenPoof]

36. The sad thing is that most....

... People don't even know who he was.

Terry was a triple threat. Not only could he play a guitar like few others, he could write songs and his soulful voice was center piece of Chicago. They would never be the same again. Cetera took them in a whole new direction.

Rumor had it that Terry was seriously considering leaving Chicago to start a power trio not unlike other bands at the time. As has often been stated, Jimi Hendrix felt that Terry was among the best.

As you said yourself, just imagine what might have been if Terry would have lived.

[unblock]

28. not actually *my* favorite, but i give her credit for singing the crap out of this one:

why dolly parton first did this one, surely she could never have imagined someone would cover it like this....

[cannabis_flower]

29. Here's a couple

The Smashing Pumpkins, Landslide

And Wall of Voodoo, Ring of Fire

[katusha]

30. two for good measure

Bauhaus - Telegram Sam

original from T-Rex

AND


Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone

original by the Nerves

[NBachers]

31. Kaptain Kopter and the Fabulous Twirly Birds (Randy California's alter-Spirit band) Mother and Child

Reunion

Bobby Fuller Four's cover of Buddy Holly's "Love's Made a Fool of You"

[Prospero1]

32. here's some...

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[airmid]

33. Chris Cornell - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM]

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[Niagara]

41. +1 R.I.P. Chris Cornell

Chris's tragic suicide didn't help Chester's already fragile mental state. Since they were so close, it was beyond devastating to Chester.

[airmid]

45. I was gutted by both of these suicides. Chris's music got me through some very rough times.

[ms liberty]

34. Gamma doing Thunderclap Newman's Something in the Air

[ms liberty]

35. The Avett Bros. cover The Cranberries Linger

[Doc_Technical]

37. Which came first?

[sl8]

38. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -- Cyndi Lauper

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -- Robert Hazard

[Hotler]

39. Great thread, lots of goods covers. Thanks for sharing.

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[WiffenPoof]

42. Gary B B Coleman - Wow

What a great song.... The Sky Is Crying. Pure blues... Never done better.

[WiffenPoof]

43. Otis Taylor

Reminds me so much of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Great stuff

[gratuitous]

40. Matthews Southern Comfort doing Woodstock

Nearly forgotten because of CSNY, but it's got its own unique charms:

[WiffenPoof]

44. What a great cover!

I've never heard this version. Beautifully done. His voice actually takes this song back to the original. If I'm not mistaken, it was Joni Mitchell who wrote Woodstock. Her version is much like this one. In a strange twist, CSNY version is actually a cover.

[area51]

46. Wild Horses by The Sundays

And another cover

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[WiffenPoof]

47. What a Great Cover

Always loved this song. This cover is so excellent.