The Best Covers

[Sage 703]

I'm sure this thread has been done in the past, but I'm too lazy to find it and I'm sure there are new covers to offer up.  So what do you guys have?  If you've got links - even better.

Found this for the first time yesterday, although I'm sure it is at least five years old at this point:

Iron & Wine - Waitin' For A Superman
http://hypem.com/#/track/815231

[nkotb]

I've always liked his version of Peng 33: http://hypem.com/track/600089/Iron+Wine+-+Peng+33

I'm sure this thread has been done in the past, but I'm too lazy to find it and I'm sure there are new covers to offer up.  So what do you guys have?  If you've got links - even better.

Found this for the first time yesterday, although I'm sure it is at least five years old at this point:

Iron & Wine - Waitin' For A Superman
http://hypem.com/#/track/815231

[azaghal1981]

Grails - Space Prophet Dogon

[sonickteam2]

K, I'll do one

Lightning Seeds - "Be My Baby"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC1bwC594bg

[chaz]

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Stagger Lee

Probably my fave cover ever.  He also does a nice "In the Ghetto".

Husker Du's "Eight Miles High" is another obvious choice.

[azaghal1981]

"Stagger Lee" probably is as good as it gets.


Flower Travellin' Band - "Black Sabbath" (no link)
Their cover of "House of the Rising Sun" is pretty badass, too.

[chaz]

"Stagger Lee" probably is as good as it gets.

That's Mr. Stagger Lee!!!

[kosmo vinyl]

don't know if it's the best cover but

Oak Ridge Boys - Seven Nation Army

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSQ9YQa_6w

[azaghal1981]

!!! - Take Ecstacy with Me


Love the recorded version but I've heard they've failed miserably when they tried to do it live.

[Bombay Chutney]

Husker Du's "Eight Miles High" is another obvious choice.

Winner.

[wml7]

don't know if it's the best cover but

Oak Ridge Boys - Seven Nation Army

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSQ9YQa_6w

haha, I like this.  Instead of a guitar part with the song they do a "Bum bum bum"  Nice

[sweetcell]

25 Best Cover Songs of 2008 has a nice little selection.  my favs:

- calico horse's take on "idioteque" (sweet acoustic/vocal arrangement)
- flaming lips covering the who
- radiohead doing neil young (pers fav, as i was 15 feet away when they performed this... magical moment)
- gnarl's take on "reckoner"
- max vernon doing katy perry

not saying these are the best, but they are good.

that oak ridge boys boys cover is indeed great.

[Firebutt McGee]

I did the best cover of Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out" in the shower the other day. I don't have a link. ;(

[azaghal1981]

Ixk-bk covering a bunch of Antony songs


epic



Fuck. I wanted to request "Divine" last night with you belting it out like he does but totally forgot.

[Christine Moritz]

I did the best cover of Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out" in the shower the other day. I don't have a link. ;(

The Japanese project Fantastic Plastic Machine did a great synth-lounge cover of "Steppin' Out" on the 1998 album "The Fantastic Plastic Machine."


http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Plastic-Machine/dp/B00000AE8V/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1241637189&sr=8-1