Top 5 Cover Songs (of all time)

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by callat703:
  Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Without a doubt. [/b]

I second that......
 
 .....ooh, I second that emotion, Japan.

[Barcelona]

Peter Rowan -  No woman no cry

[pj]

Some of these may not be all time, but thought I would throw them out there because I like 'em.
 
 Because the Night - Patti Smith
 Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
 Cocaine - Eric Clapton
 Cortez the Killer - Built to Spill
 On Top of the World - Shonen Knife (cracks me up when they try to say "world" but it comes out "word")

[walkonby]

cortez the killer . . . by widespread panic, only.
 
 iko-iko - grateful dead
 
 getting jiggy with it - phish

Save It for Later, by Pete Townshend (English Beat)

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by P.J.:
  Cortez the Killer - Built to Spill
 

ooh, good pick
 
 i also really like the pixies' cover of "head on", but it doesn't change much from the original, just lops a couple of minutes off it

[SPARX]

Money-Flying Lizards...Hurdy Gurdy Man-Butthole Surfers...Louie Louie-Iggy(Metallic KO version)...Guided by Voices-Baba O'Riley and whoever did the fuzz version of Mandy(Dinosaur jr? maybe),had it on a mix once upon a time. Brought a smile to my face everytime.

[jsnow2]

Dinosaur jr - Just Like Heaven
 Snuff - Wanna Be
 Twilight Singers - Hyperballad
 Voivod - Astronomy Domine
 Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

[jb1677]

I checked my most recently created palylists for covers and came up with these....
 
 "Sweet Jane" - Cowboy Junkies
 "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" / "In The Pines" - Nirvana
 "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley
 "Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon" - Urge Overkill
 "Comfortably Numb" - Scissor Sisters

[thirsty moore]

Going to go with Bede.  Sonic Youth do an awesome version of Superstar.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

How about the Ciccone Youth version of Madonna's "Burnin' Up"?
 
   

Originally posted by econo:
  Going to go with Bede.  Sonic Youth do an awesome version of Superstar.

[Bombay Chutney]

Eight Miles High - Husker Du

Get Down Tonight, by Shriekback (KC & the Sunshine Band)

[SPARX]

Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
  Eight Miles High - Husker Du

Roger McQuinn and Crowded House did a good verion of EMH on a recent Uncut sampler.What a GREAT song!

[pj]

Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Rolling Stones
 Hot for Teacher - Ween - too bad they haven't ever put this on an album.