Surprising covers of the bands you like

**MAJOR METAL** · #1 10-30-2007, 05:33 PM

What covers by bands you like suprised you ? I was really suprised when Metallica recently covered Garbages " Im only happy when it rains" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worctaQdArE&NR=1

basslyon · #2 10-30-2007, 05:53 PM

there's a local band where i'm from call ravior that do a nu rock (in the vein of karnivool and the butterfly effect) version of john farnham's "Age of Reason". So much Aussie Pride!!

Stay Gold 1337 · #3 10-30-2007, 06:04 PM

between the buried and me's cover of colorblind by the counting crows.

shrimphead · #4 10-31-2007, 04:43 AM

I really enjoyed the deftones cover of Lynard Skynards "Simple Man". Really added a whole extra layer of emotion to the song

sensible68 · #5 10-31-2007, 04:46 AM

the wedding present have plenty of form here, from the sublime (Let's Make Some Plans) to the ridiculous (theme from cheers). Even their version of Tatu's 'All the things she said' ain't shabby.

my favourite cover is probably Flying Saucer Attack doing Wire's Outdoor Miner.

CallieBum73 · #6 10-31-2007, 05:39 AM

Korn....covering "Word Up"...I thougth it was great...never laughed so hard in my life

Edwcdc · #7 10-31-2007, 05:51 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4DsTH8Ys7i8

I found this cool cover of the Pixies, Debaser. I am a big Pixies fan so I will always like the original better but I thought this was pretty neat.

Depth_Charge · #8 10-31-2007, 07:41 AM

I'm not sure who does it, but there is a band that does an awesome punk version of Tainted Love. I don't mean the Marilyn Manson version, and I don't think it's the Living End either, and the mp3 I have of it lists it as "artist unknown" of course.

It starts with a cool bass diddle behind the guitars opening at the start, and it's fast, and the song just rocks. I love it. Wish I knew who did it

I used to love Cannibal Corpses "Zero the Hero". I could actually understand the lyrics. Imagine my surprise when I learned it was a Sabbath cover!

sarcastro83 · #9 10-31-2007, 07:48 AM

Pretty much anything by Richard Cheese.

ThunderLizard · #10 10-31-2007, 07:54 AM

Check out Bruce Springsteen's take on Viva Las Vegas. He made it his own.
Good Luck To You!

Phantopeth · #11 10-31-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

What covers by bands you like suprised you ? I was really suprised when Metallica recently covered Garbages " Im only happy when it rains" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=worctaQdArE&NR=1

I'm going to have to add their covers of Metallica's "Blackened" and Queen's "Bicycle Race" to that list. I saw them perform the latter here in NYC last winter

Phish likes to do covers, and the one that sticks out in my mind is Chuck Berry's "Rock and Roll Music." That, and "Ya Mar" by Cyril Ferguson.

fullrangebass · #12 10-31-2007, 10:13 AM

King's X playing "Take cover" from Mr Big. I love Mr big but their version is even better

driver800 · #13 10-31-2007, 10:19 AM

Joey Ramones' version of "What A Wonderful World"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU4vNoiOETU

Infernal Affair · #14 10-31-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sarcastro83

Pretty much anything by Richard Cheese.

Haha. Agree with this to the max. Cheese's arrangements are really awesome, oftentimes taking the song in surprising directions. A good example is the extremely happy version of Radiohead's "Creep" complete with whistle solo.

Having been rasied on the underground punk scene it's hard to find a band that hasn't done a cover. There's tons of covers of "Ace of Spades" out there for example. Some of the covers I've enjoyed:

Dillinger Four - Sally MacClennane (Pogues)
Jawbreaker - With or Without U2 (U2's "With or Without You" coupled with The Vapors' "Turning Japanese")
Jawbreaker - Into You Like a Train (REM)
Gotohells - Just What I Needed (The Cars)
Screeching Weasel - I Can See Clearly Now (Johnny Nash)
Jon Cougar Concentration Camp - Small Town and Hurts So Good (Jon Cougar Mellencamp)
Avail - Pink Houses (see above)
The Queers - Don't Back Down (Beach Boys)
Social Distortion - Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Propagandhi - I Want You to Want Me (Cheap Trick)
The Lillingtons - Oh Boy (Buddy Holly)
Leatherface - True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
Hot Water Music - Springtime (Leatherface)

Jeff Martinez · #15 10-31-2007, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CallieBum73

Korn....covering "Word Up"...I thougth it was great...never laughed so hard in my life

Absolutely. I'm not a fan of Korn at all, but this one was pretty good.

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Originally Posted by sarcastro83

Pretty much anything by Richard Cheese.

He cracks me up.

I think my all-time favorite is Zeromancer's cover of "Send Me an Angel".

Mark Latimour · #16 10-31-2007, 10:38 AM

Not a "band" I like, but Mandy Moore's cover of Rhianna's "Umbrella" is pretty cool, as is Tori Amos' cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Phalex · #17 10-31-2007, 10:43 AM

Richard Cheese is very awesome!

Hearts remake of "The Immigrant Song" is very cool. Seeing as how I'm on the topic of Zeppelin, Otmar Libart's (sp?) version of Kashmir is really nice too.

And who can forget the Sex Pistols rendition of Frankies My Way??

Johnny Crab · #18 10-31-2007, 11:31 AM

My musically gifted son(can play anything he picks up) supplies me with everything from goth metal, to video orchestations, to you-name-it. Here's one guy that had me ROFLMAO when I heard a few:

Offspring cover(well-recorded URB)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ms24SXdJL7M
Metallica cover
http://youtube.com/watch?v=L8dj11BMw80
Star Wars(Copa Cabana) cover
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IX3sI0q5iMI
Baby Got Back
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C1O8K-WJ-BE
Welcome to the Jungle
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z925K2dCKFU

JC Dillon · #19 10-31-2007, 11:41 AM

Back in the late 90's, a band called Virgo's Merlot redid 'Till Tuesday's "Voices Carry". That was the bestest live cover I'd ever heard. They rocked it! They also did a cool version of "Jet" and "Maybe I'm Amazed". I blame Scott Stapp for the breakup of VM. I hate Stapp...anyway back to the post topic!