The Best Covers

[Samantha]

Wait...Stagger Lee isn't really a cover.  That's a bit of a stretch.

[Venerable Bede]

Luna- "Indian Summer"

[azaghal1981]

True. I guess it's more of a re-telling than a cover. The Furry Lewis version on that People Take Warning comp is awesome, too.

Wait...Stagger Lee isn't really a cover.  That's a bit of a stretch.

[chaz]

Wait...Stagger Lee isn't really a cover.  That's a bit of a stretch.

How do you figure?

[azaghal1981]

It uses the same story as a bunch of other songs but as far as I know, the Cave version is completely different lyrically and musically from any of the others.

[chaz]

Anyone remember the "best remixes" thread???

[Samantha]

Yeah, it's a retelling of a classic story, there's lots of Stagger/Stack/Stag-o Lee songs.  I think it's supposed to be based on other writings but it's still mostly original.  I believe.  I mean, show me another version of Nick Cave's Stagger Lee, and prove me wrong...

It's kind of like calling Johnny Cash's Delia a cover.

[sweetcell]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagger_Lee

[Bombay Chutney]

This is an interesting covers cd:

"Don't Know When I'll be Back Again"
http://exoticfever.com/music.php?task=showrelease&id=6

Death Cab, Beauty Pill, Ted Leo, Enon and a bunch of others covering Vietnam-era classic rock tracks.

[Sage 703]

Death Cab, Beauty Pill, Ted Leo, Enon and a bunch of others covering Vietnam-era classic rock tracks.

The Death Cab cover is pretty interesting - "Fortunate Son."  I wouldn't have expected Ben Gibbard to be able to pull it off....and it turns out he didn't.  Sean Nelson from Harvey Danger fronts the band.  Sort of a "meh" version, but an interesting idea, if nothing else.

http://hypem.com/#/track/484664/Death+Cab+For+Cutie-Cover,+Fortunate+Son

[chaz]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagger_Lee

Yeah i read the same article....

guess it's not really a cover...but i really want a redux of the remix thread so lets fight about it.

It is too a cover.  You'll never convince me otherwise.

[nkotb]

Death Cab doing "Fortunate Son"?  Ugh.

[EDIT] Just listened thanks to callat's link.  Whew...at least they didn't let Gibbard sing it.  That song needs BALLS, not a singer that sounds like he was born without them.

This is an interesting covers cd:

"Don't Know When I'll be Back Again"
http://exoticfever.com/music.php?task=showrelease&id=6

Death Cab, Beauty Pill, Ted Leo, Enon and a bunch of others covering Vietnam-era classic rock tracks.

[walkonby]

everybody knows the best cover of all time is dinosaur jr doing quicksand.  and a close second is sinead doing prince's nothing compares to u, followed by the clash's i fought the law.

[edbert]

http://coverville.com/

[sweetcell]

dunno if this is the best cover, but it is easily the funniest i've heard in a long while:

Jeff Tweedy performs the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3PRmu0tr6k