Best Cover Song?

[vaderface11]

I love the original but this is pretty good.

 

[VenPerv2]

pretty much anything by these people

 

[vaderface11]

As disgusted as I am in myself I like this better than the original. I am an abomination.

 

[vaderface11]

Also..

 

[Misono]

Liking this Bon Iver cover

 

[mynameisbob84]

I've been listening to this one a lot recently. The original (by TV On The Radio) is one of my favourite songs and I wasn't entirely convinced it would be suited to Anna Calvi's dark, gothic, dissonant weirdness, but it works amazingly well. The song is ostensibly about a dood transforming into a werewolf, but clearly it's about sexual awakening and raw, primal, animalistic fucking ("My heart's aflame / My body's strained / But God I like it", "Feeding on fever / Down on all fours / Show you what all the howl is for") and Calvi's knack for stripping songs down to their bones, the primal howl of her guitar, the way she purrs, hisses and coos her way through the song (if it wasn't about sex before, in her hands it most certainly is)...it just feels right, even it's all a million miles from the walls of feedback and punk rock fervour of the original.

For reference, here's a live version of the original from Letterman...

 

[A214]

Halestorm doing Lady GaGa Many to choose from:AC/DC, Judas Priest, Beastie Boys. But to make GaGa sound this good is amazing


This guy does some fun stuff. I always laugh when he tells the crowd to stand up in his Weird Al voice. Enter Sandman is also fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG6G4XBn ... F090270655

 

[Red7227]

There are dozens of covers of Creep by Radiohead ( it really is one of the better songs ever written)

But I bet you weren't expecting Macy Grey to do it



Cowboy Junkies cover of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane". Even Lou Reed says its better than his version

 

[xSALTx]

Not a fan of Rihanna by any means, but this gem was found today.

 

[hapa74]

I'm going to put this here (it seemed like the best fit). I'm not sure this is the best cover song but it's a damn cool version.

I'm not sure how I missed this one of theirs. It's amazing and I had to share

2 Cellos - "Thunderstruck"

 

[RogueWarrior]

A couple of interesting covers:

I think the late great Ronnie James Dio would not disapprove of this.



And a pretty cool version of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"

 

[Dani_Dynamite]

Not a fan of Rihanna by any means, but this gem was found today.

Hahaha you posted the song I came in to share. XD

This one is a good one, this band's covers are all so cute.

 

[eclipse76]

So this group from San Antonio, TX made an album called «  Adventures in Coverland » a few years ago:

 

[SaffronBurke]

I cannot decide if I like the original or this cover better. This dude does every part himself!

 

[goldenaye666]

 

[hapa74]

I'm loving this cover right now!

 

[GracieHart]

Ah Hozier you really can do no wrong even when covering the wonderful Van the Man...

 

[EdgarAllenWhoa]

Stole this from "The Newsroom" not a bad cover ...different take on the original which I like.

 

[Sdog1982]

My new favorite cover!

 

[Misono]

 

[PunkInDrublic]

 

[ACFFAN69]

Not the best cover ever, but the best cover at the moment. I love the whole soundtrack.

 

[Misono]

 

[LuckySmiles]

I just got sucked down a youtube rabbit hole. I don't really like katy perry sooo, I'd say this is improved.


And I've always liked this cover. Awesome song sure but elton's version's is more difficult to sing along with to if you can't actually sing.

 

[BarbieLuv]

 

[PunkInDrublic]

Don't you judge me, it's a cool song. Don't let me catch anyone round these parts talkin ugly bout Lisa Loeb. New Found Glory? Sure, shit on em all you want but best be respectful if you choose to speak on Lisa.

 

[hapa74]

I'm totally into this guy right now, I almost put this in the "Vids you find amazing" thread, but felt it fit better here. I love what this guy does with sampling and loops. I think what he does can't be fully appreciated unless you actually see what he does as opposed to just listening to it.

So here he is doing a cover of "Where Is My Mind?":

THePETEBOX

 

[Molison]

Two by Tori Amos

Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit


The Cure's Love Song


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[Misono]

 

[Ambers Troll]