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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on September 02, 2004, 11:56:00 am

Title: Favorite Covers
Post by: kosmo vinyl on September 02, 2004, 11:56:00 am
Replacements - Black Diamond
 The Connells - Insane in the Membrane (a new entry)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: chaz on September 02, 2004, 12:01:00 pm
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee
 Huker Du - Eight Miles High
 Detroit Cobras - just about anything...all they do is covers!
 MC5 - I Can Only Give You Everything
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: mankie on September 02, 2004, 12:10:00 pm
Stranglers - Walk on by
 The Beautiful South - Dream a little dream
 Bowie - Friday on my mind
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on September 02, 2004, 12:12:00 pm
My favorite color is green.
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Post by: Bombay Chutney on September 02, 2004, 12:18:00 pm
Rock Around The Clock - Tenpole Tudor
 Love Will Keep Us Together - The Tubes
 Money - Flying Lizards
 Nights In White Satin - The Dickies
 California Sun - Ramones
 
 Eight Miles High by Husker Du blows them all away though.
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: joz on September 02, 2004, 12:50:00 pm
devo - (i can't get no) satisfaction
 husker du - eight miles high
 breeders - happiness is a warm gun
 flaming lips - after the goldrush
 built to spill - some things last a long time (daniel johnston cover)
 bangles - hazy shade of winter
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: jkeisenh on September 02, 2004, 12:53:00 pm
sleater-kinney: fortunate son
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: chaz on September 02, 2004, 12:56:00 pm
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Originally posted by joz:
  breeders - happiness is a warm gun
 flaming lips - after the goldrush
 
roger that...forgot to put that on my list
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: on September 02, 2004, 01:31:00 pm
Webb Wilder & The Nashvegans: Slow Death
 Man Or Astroman: Mystery Science Theater 3000 (Theme)
 Miss Murgatroid: The Words Get Stuck In My Throat
 James Taylor Quartet: Dirty Harry (Theme)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: tinygee on September 02, 2004, 02:15:00 pm
pumpkins-landslide, the cure- love will tear us apart, afghan whigs- mr superlove, white stripes- jolene.
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Barcelona on September 02, 2004, 02:20:00 pm
REM - First we take Manhattan
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Post by: eddie on September 02, 2004, 02:28:00 pm
16 Horsepower - 'Cept You (Dylan)
 Old Crow Medicine Show - Greasy Coat (traditional)
 Clutch - Cross Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull)
 New Model Army - Masters of War (Dylan)
 Laibach - Across the Universe (Beatles)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: kosmo vinyl on September 02, 2004, 02:36:00 pm
Husker Du - Love Is All Around
 Love Nut - Green Tamborine
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: markie on September 02, 2004, 02:42:00 pm
Cornershop-Norweigan Wood, (This bird has flown) Beatles.
 
 Wedding Present theme from shaft (Isaac Hayes)
 
 Morrissey Skinstorm (Bradford)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: muke on September 02, 2004, 07:17:00 pm
steve poltz - waterfalls
 jeff beck - day in the life
 portastatic - st. elmo's fire
 luna - indian summer & sweet child o' mine
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: dotdot on September 02, 2004, 07:58:00 pm
Fischerspooner "The 15th" (Wire)
 Flying Saucer Attack "Outdoor Miner" (Wire)
 Luna "Outdoor Miner" (Wire)
 Yo La Tengo "Magnet" (NRBQ)
 Fennesz "Paint It Black" (The Rolling Stones)
 Uilab "St. Elmo's Fire" (Eno)
 The Shins "We Will Become Sillhouettes" (The Postal Service)
 Squarepusher "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division)
 
 loads of Weddoes
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: poorlulu on September 02, 2004, 09:15:00 pm
memories - the high strung ( and before you start with the striesand remarks it's the leonard cohen song)
 
 nirvana - the man who sold the world
 
 dear prudence - siouxsie and the banshees
 
 all saints - under the bridge
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Lazer Guided Melodies on September 02, 2004, 09:34:00 pm
Spacemen 3--Big City (The Electric Prunes)
 Spacemen 3--Transparent Radiation (The Red Krayloa)
 Luna--Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg)
 Cornershop--Norwegian Wood
 Flaming Lips--Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie)
 Dodgy--I Can't Make It (Small Faces)
 But my favorite cover of all time is Primal Scream's version of Darklands by The Jesus and Mary Chain.  Pure brillance.
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: azaghal1981 on September 02, 2004, 09:46:00 pm
Umphrey's McGee - Fool In The Rain
 Disco Biscuits - Run Like Hell
 Phish - the entire White Album
 moe. - Cornflake Girl
 Flaming Lips - Breathe
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: ggw on September 02, 2004, 11:34:00 pm
Mike Ness -- Don't Think Twice (Dylan)
 Bluetip -- 52 Girls (B-52s)
 Dandy Warhols -- Stars (BJM)
 Clash -- Police & Thieves (Lee Perry and Junior Murvin)
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Post by: azaghal1981 on September 03, 2004, 05:43:00 am
Sublime - Scarlet begonias
 Sublime - Smoke Two Joints
 Sublime - Ball In Chain
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Post by: twangirl on September 03, 2004, 02:41:00 pm
The Leather Nun "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
 The Shock-Headed Peters "Heartbreak Hotel"
 Eat "Summer in the City"
 Sisters of Mercy "Gimme Shelter", "1969"
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: smakawhat on September 03, 2004, 02:59:00 pm
Some personal favs:
 
 Faith No More - War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
 Living Colour - 17 Days (Prince)
 Marylin Manson - You Spin Me Round (Dead Or Alive)
 Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan)
 
 I know I have some others but can't think them off the top of me head...
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: mankie on September 03, 2004, 03:41:00 pm
Buster Rhymes (I think) - Redemption Song
 Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
 Pogues - Dirty Old Town
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: twangirl on September 03, 2004, 06:15:00 pm
The Derailers "Raspberry Beret"
 The Bad Livers "Ace of Spades"
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Post by: jhw5g on September 07, 2004, 12:35:00 pm
REM - Superman
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Post by: markie on September 07, 2004, 12:37:00 pm
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Originally posted by jhw5g:
  REM - Superman
I didnt know that was a cover.....
 
 Who did the original?
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Venerable Bede on September 07, 2004, 01:06:00 pm
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
   
Quote
Originally posted by jhw5g:
  REM - Superman
I didnt know that was a cover.....
 
 Who did the original? [/b]
the clique
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Venerable Bede on September 07, 2004, 01:13:00 pm
i see some of my favourites already listed (luna's version of bonnie and clyde and indian summer, and the sisters' version of gimme shelter).  so, other covers that i like:
 
 mark kozelek: around and around (john denver)
 pavement: the killing moon (echo and the bunnymen)
 travis:  hit me baby one more time (britney spears)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: eros on September 07, 2004, 01:33:00 pm
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Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
 travis:  hit me baby one more time (britney spears)
Travis does great covers.  They have a cool version of "The Weight".
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Jagernaut on September 07, 2004, 01:37:00 pm
The Gourds - Gin and Juice
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: brennser on September 07, 2004, 04:18:00 pm
The Pixies 'Winterlong' (Neil Young)
 
 Fatima Mansions 'Shiny Happy People' (REM)
 
 Tres Chicas 'Rhapsody' (Alejandro Escovedo)
 
 The The 'I Saw the Light' (Hank Williams)
 
 Big Black 'The Model' (Kraftwerk)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: nkotb on September 07, 2004, 04:27:00 pm
Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your Dog
 the Shins - We Become Silhouettes
 Iron & Wine - Peng! 33
 Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
 Beck - Devil Got My Woman
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on September 07, 2004, 04:31:00 pm
Beck with Emmylou Harris: Sin City
 EmmyLou Harris: Guitar Town
 Old 97's: Mama Tried
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: twangirl on September 07, 2004, 04:35:00 pm
Killdozer's sludge-rock versions of
 "I'm Not Lisa" and "Cinnamon Girl"
 
 Not what I'd call favorites, but good for a laugh.
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: bearman🐻 on September 07, 2004, 04:42:00 pm
Face to Face -- Interzone
 Social Distortion -- Ring of Fire (live)
Title: Re: Favorite Covers
Post by: Shadrach on September 07, 2004, 05:12:00 pm
The Clash - I Fought The Law
 Shudder To Think - So Into You
 Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
 MXPX - Take On Me
 Life Of Agony - Don't You (Forget About Me)