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Post by Jesse on May 27, 2015 5:59:01 GMT -5
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention covering Little Richard's "Directly from My Heart to You".
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2015 1:13:00 GMT -5
Major Tom by Peter Schilling is one of my top 80s songs. So this remake by Shiny Toy Guns gets some heavy plays in the car..
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Post by Jesse on May 30, 2015 12:07:56 GMT -5
Primus covering the Charlie Daniels Band's "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
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Post by Jesse on May 30, 2015 12:14:33 GMT -5
System of a Down cover of the Berlin song "The Metro".
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Post by the4thpip on May 31, 2015 6:30:12 GMT -5
With a comic book connection bonus:
Gladys and the Pips obscurely did a funky cover of the Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" that Motown put out after their careers got even bigger at Buddah records.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2015 10:44:50 GMT -5
KISS covering The Crystals- Then He Kissed Me
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Post by Jesse on Jun 1, 2015 10:45:55 GMT -5
I'm lucky enough to own this one on vinyl. David Bowie covering The Beatles.
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Post by Jesse on Aug 11, 2017 13:19:32 GMT -5
Zakk Wylde doing an acoustic cover of one of my favorite Black Sabbath songs "N.I.B."
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Aug 11, 2017 13:23:14 GMT -5
I'd say Otis did the definitive version of Try a Little Tenderness.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 14:28:29 GMT -5
One of my fave Yardbirds songs but I love the Rush cover.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 14:42:03 GMT -5
if I dug back thru the thread, I probably noted this one, as it's my all time favorite cover:
Swans, covering Joy Division:
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 14:42:31 GMT -5
Lemonheads' cover of "Mrs. Robinson"
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 14:43:49 GMT -5
they also did a version with Jarboe (the female singer in Swans) on lead.
completely different, and not as good as the more straightforward cover, but still hauntingly beautiful:
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 14, 2017 12:50:24 GMT -5
The best vocal and instrumental versions of the original: and |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2017 19:36:03 GMT -5
One of favourite covers of all time. So beautiful.
Take Me To Church - Piano / Vocal Hozier Cover ft. Morgan James
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