Covers that are pretty awesome.

[comatosedragon]

How about Yonder Mountain String Band covering Talking Heads?

Holy crap that's awesome! Thank you!

 

[Jared Lash]

I could list a hundred covers that I dig. But I'll start with six.

Until the Ribbon Breaks covering Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love"


The criminally underrated Failure covering Depeche Modes' "Enjoy the Silence"


Bon Iver doing Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me"


The Isley Brothers doing Neil Young's "Ohio" into Jimi Hendrix's "Machine Gun"


Toots and the Maytals covering Radiohead's "Let Down"


James Blake covering Feist's "Limit to Your Love"

 

[hintz]

Dead kennedys version. of take this job and shove it!!!

 

[TyBo]

Hendrix. Watchtower. 'Nuff said.

 

[TyBo]

Hendrix. Watchtower. 'Nuff said.

 

[Richland123]

The Moody Blues cover of the Bessie Banks song Go Now



The Robert Palmer cover of the Moon Martin song Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)

 

[kernowthumper]

For me, joe cockers with a little help from my friends.

 

[Wooly John]

There are some things here I have never heard - thanks for the education, people!
Here are a couple:
Beth Hart covering Etta James' I'd Rather Go Blind with Joe Bonamassa:


and B. B. King doing Louis Jordan's Let the Good Times Roll - Michael Doster's walking bass really brings it home:


and then there are Robert Johnson's Crossroads by Cream, John Prine's Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt, Dylan's All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix, etc, etc.

 

[Hues]

The Stories cover Hot Choclate's Brother Louie.

 

[ChefKen]

Frank Zappas last tour....I saw opening night and no one knew what to expect....when the 5 pc horn section busted out Jimmy Pages guitar solo it was so epic. All the crazy Beatles covers they did....opening night they Played "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"....by the end of the tour it was" Lousiana Hooker with Herpes".... Also.....How abouts Zappa's "Ring of Fire" LOL

 

[ChefKen]

Or this.....

Damn I miss fZ.....Gonna see Zappa Plays Zappa with Dweezil in April.....

 

[sharkbait130]

Green days cover of John Lennons "Working Class Hero."

 

[Tanner5382]

Forgot to mention The Stones doing Just my Imagination, Ronstadt doing When Will I Be Loved, and Atlanta Rhythm Section doing Spooky.

 

[Basshappi]

Any cover done by Govt Mule
Everything on the Feedback album by Rush
SRV's cover of "Little Wing" and "Leave My Girl Alone"
Cream's version of "Sittin' On Top Of The World"

 

[mellowinman]

There are some things here I have never heard - thanks for the education, people!
Here are a couple:
Beth Hart covering Etta James' I'd Rather Go Blind with Joe Bonamassa:

Beth Hart OWNS that song!

 

[AaronVonRock]

I enjoy covers that drastically differ from the originals, especially when bands from one genre do a cover from a different genre. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Special mention for Tom Jones - Kiss and Burning Down The House.

Moody, acoustic version of a well-known metal song.


Making Prince sound like Buck Owens.

 

[Bassbubble11]

 

[Big Hoss]

Gang Green Voices Carry...

 

[ggunn]

Anything by these guys:



The leader was a keystone of the Amazing Rhythm Aces.

 

[Big Hoss]

Concrete Blonde Everybody Knows... Love Leonard Cohen's version, but prefer Concrete Blonde's cover...