heard a couple cover tunes on pandora and it got me to thinking about the great cover songs produced over the years. what are your favs ? 1- all along the watch tower - bob dylan/hendrix 2- knocking on heavens door - bob dylan/guns and roses 2- pretty woman - roy oberson/van halen 4- come together - beatles/aerosmith 5- am i evil - diamondhead /metallica 6- where have all the good times gone - kinks/van halen 7 - dancing days - zeppelin/stone temple piolts 8 - you really got me - kinks/van halen 9- easy - faith no more/commadores 10 - sabbath bloody sabbath - sabbath/anthrax
Dear Prudence. The Beatle. / souisxe and the banshees. Losing my religion. REM / Tori Amos. I also dig most of the one you already posted.
dude tottaly forgot souisxe's cover of dear prudence. excellent cover. more great beatles covers - joe cockers - came through the bathroom window & little help from my friends.
I like the few that pearl Jam does during their live shows. Rocking in the free world, baba O'Reilly, reign o'er me.
Live and Let Die - Wings/GNR Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland/Iz Wild Horses - Stones/Old and In The Way Loving Cup - Stones/Phish
come on feel the noise slade/quiet riot smokin in the boyz room brownsville station/motley crue bohemiam rhapsody queen/puscifier
Not a well known one but one of my faves My mind is rambling . Junior kimbrough. / black keys Nothing compares 2 you. The family (written by prince)/ sinead oconner Ghost of Tom joad. bruce Soringsteen \ rage against the machine
Ooo Omen got me thinking...the whole Townes album by Steve Earle, but especially Rake and Pancho/Lefty. Yewtewb them.
Great thread, @smeags!! 1. All Along the Watchtower ......none better. 2. Hey Joe - Hendrix/Billy Roberts (the original by him is great...on YT.) 3. You Really Got Me - Van Halen/The Kinks 4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Iz Kamakawiwoʻole/Judy Garland
Ozzy has a whole album of covers and there are a few good ones on there but I can't remember them off the top of my head...Mississippi Queen is one...
Sid Vicious - My Way (Frank Sinatra) Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide (Fleetwood Mac) Sonic Youth - Superstar (The Carpenters) U2 - Dancing Barefoot (Patti Smith) Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN) Beatles - Twist & Shout (Isley Brothers) RHCP - Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder) Fishbone - Freddie's Dead (Curtis Mayfield) R.E.M. - King Of The Road (Roger Miller)
A couple gems off of a crapty cover album (did have a few awesome covers though) GNR doing The Dead Boys " Aint It Fun" GNR doing The s*x Pistols " Black Leather"
