Song Covers

[AlphaCentauri]

I am a huge sucker for song covers and I was wondering if anyone could suggest me some really good ones.

I'm not really looking for some kid in his room doing an acoustic cover of a random song, I'm more interested in bands that make, professional covers, I guess. I seem to be drawn as of late to pretty shit pop songs in which rock bands do covers of such as this one of Toxic, or I Kissed a Girl. I also have liked some Don't you forget about me.

Basically I am looking for any well known song that someone has come along and given a fairly different sound to. If anyone knows any, I'd be greatly appreciative.

[ZeroAsALimit]

Leben Heißt Leben, Geburt Einer Nation and Across The Universe by Laibach (the last is technically by Germania, but it's credited to Laibach, so, w/e).

Eh, Go West by Pet Shop Boys.

[AniMetal]

At 3/28/09 10:23 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: Eh, Go West by Pet Shop Boys.

I see your celebrating past 50K posts and you still hardly contribute anything to the forums, MOST of the time.

Oh well.

Anyway there are about a million metal and hard rock covers of the song "I want out!" by helloween.

Hammerfall, Gamma Ray, Sonata Arctica, etc, etc, etc.

[o0-0o]

My favorite ones are:

Beautiful Girls - Bayside
Ever Fallen in Love? - Thursday
Umbrella - All Time Low
Everywhere - Yellowcard
Let Go - Boys Like Girls

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 3/28/09 10:28 PM, AniMetal wrote: I see your celebrating

What the fuck are you talking about? It's just a bunch of numbers. You always call me a shit user, but I was runner up for user of the year 2007, eat my shit, faggot.

[AniMetal]

At 3/28/09 10:37 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: What the fuck are you talking about? It's just a bunch of numbers.

I know, but from your 2000th post to your 50000th post NOTHING has changed, at all.

You always call me a shit user, but I was runner up for user of the year 2007, eat my shit, faggot.

Yeah, cause people like to suck dicks.

If I had 30+ posts a day, every day for years people would nominate me for such awards as well.

And your posts really are fucking shit, you are no different from any user who only posts one sentence usually without meaning per post.

[athf743]

there are no such thing as a good cover. because they didnt make the song they just played it again or changed the style but why cover a song? can you imagine if all musicians has that kind mentality. they just cover a song and not even try to make their own. no, there is none good covers. i like Richard Cheeses cover of Down With the sickness though. lol

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 3/28/09 10:40 PM, AniMetal wrote: I know, but from your 2000th post to your 50000th post NOTHING has changed, at all.

You spend all your posts whinging. I have made exceptional threads, such as the thread where I pointed out that Fascism is by definition impossible in America and explained it in simple terms. This went over everyone's heads.

I come here for the same reason you do - to unwind and have fun. Although you do it by trying to appear tough on the internet because you're not getting the dick that you want IRL, you hope to get it here.

And I guess I'll start kicking around MetalHell more often. Just for you. especially for you.

[Senri]

Johnny Cash - Hurt

[AniMetal]

At 3/28/09 10:45 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: You spend all your posts whinging. I have made exceptional threads, such as the thread where I pointed out that Fascism is by definition impossible in America and explained it in simple terms. This went over everyone's heads.

Hurray, you impressed 13 year olds.

Seriously, you just practically told me you are conceded and actually care about your posts when no one really cares.

I come here for the same reason you do - to unwind and have fun. Although you do it by trying to appear tough on the internet because you're not getting the dick that you want IRL, you hope to get it here.

I'm just an overcynical bastard, my whining and my bitching is - more often than not recently - completely valid and true.

And I guess I'll start kicking around MetalHell more often. Just for you. especially for you.

You're such a dick.

You should post more like a mod, Earfetish, Corky52 or someone funny.

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 3/28/09 10:46 PM, Senri wrote: Johnny Cash - Hurt

Trent Reznor cried when he saw the video. That says it all really. Although Trent Reznor is wont to cry.

[AlphaCentauri]

At 3/28/09 10:29 PM, o0-0o wrote: My favorite ones are:

Beautiful Girls - Bayside
Ever Fallen in Love? - Thursday
Umbrella - All Time Low
Everywhere - Yellowcard
Let Go - Boys Like Girls

This is almost exactly what I was looking for. Thank you. I also remembered Happy Together Done by Flobots is great as well.

And ZAAL, I can't say those were exactly what I was looking for.

[StationToStation]

At 3/28/09 10:49 PM, AniMetal wrote: Hurray, you impressed 13 year olds.

No, my point was that there is no point in bringing intelligent discussion to this forum or any other forum.

Seriously, you just practically told me you are conceded and actually care about your posts when no one really cares.

I told you that I have made efforts with some posts to actually put something in, when I feel like a discussion. Jesus, you're really thick, aren't you?

I'm just an overcynical bastard, my whining and my bitching is - more often than not recently - completely valid and true.

Yeah, that's what every crybaby says.

You're such a dick.

Thank you.

You should post more

I will. In your club.

[PrawDuhJee]

Killer Queen - Sum 41

[Gendo]

At 3/28/09 10:40 PM, AniMetal wrote: And your posts really are fucking shit, you are no different from any user who only posts one sentence usually without meaning per post.

Hahahahaha.

Ohohohohoho.

Am I really reading this?

[Jack]

Wonderwall by Cat Power

To quote American Idol - "You pulled it off because you made it your own!"

[MitchBoing]

I like the Rise Against cover of "Any way you want it"
The best cover I've heard was Pennywise's cover of Stand by Me
Stevie Wonders cover of Higher Ground was good
Another Great one is Jimi Hendrix's cover of The Star Spangled Banner.

[TheAztek]

I dont like song covers, some sound like shit but though others are good... but most are shit.

[White-Order]

Every song on this album.

[M0rtality]

Children of Bodom did a cover of "Oops I did it again" by Britney Spears.

[evil-clown-12]

Radio 1 does a live lounge thing where bands come in to do live versions of their singles or more often other people's singles. There are three best of albums out now.

[HighWayStar365]

Welcome to the Jungle - John 5

Instrimentals make me horny.

:: So hard... It hurts... to much pain...

[6r0undZ3r0]

Since U Been Gone by A Day to Remember is my personal favorite..
also, Crank That by I Set My Friends on Fire

not really...

[Piss]

Jimi Hendrix did a pretty swell job covering All Along the Watchtower.

[Sawdust]

Shadowplay by the Killers.

Much better than the original.

[BUTANE]

song covers generally ruin the origional song and show that the person covering it is either too lazy to write their own material and/or not talented enough to make his own shit.

[Piss]

At 4/15/09 12:14 AM, BUTANE wrote: song covers generally ruin the origional song and show that the person covering it is either too lazy to write their own material and/or not talented enough to make his own shit.

C'mon, you can't surely call these folks untalented.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScuxWaKN_
Ic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnU_WaTv dc

[tormented-soul]

At 4/15/09 12:17 AM, Piss wrote:

At 4/15/09 12:14 AM, BUTANE wrote: song covers generally ruin the origional song and show that the person covering it is either too lazy to write their own material and/or not talented enough to make his own shit.

C'mon, you can't surely call these folks untalented.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScuxWaKN_
Ic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnU_WaTv dc

Word.

Hendrix's Hey Joe and All Along The Watchtower are covers!

Tainted Love by Soft Cell was a cover. Louie Louie by the Kingsmen was a cover. Respect by Aretha Franklin was a cover. Quiet Riot single-handedly jump started the LA metal movement in the 80's with Cum On The Feel The Noise, a cover.

Nowadays, covers aren't as epic. Metallica's Garage Inc. is a must have though.

For a really fun cover... not that I'm endorsing screamo as a justified genre.. this is great.

[Tancrisism]

Here is one of the most dramatic covers ever:

America by Simon and Garfunkel

Cover by Yes

[Persnickety]

At 4/15/09 12:14 AM, BUTANE wrote: song covers generally ruin the origional song and show that the person covering it is either too lazy to write their own material and/or not talented enough to make his own shit.

I can`t agree with this. Many good bands do covers to tribute bands that influenced them. Sometimes it`s just for fun. Plus I also like a bunch of covers better than the original, mostly because of the genre switch. I like rock covers of pop songs or even hip-hop.

All Time Low did a cover of Rihanna`s Umbrella and I love it. Same with Yellowcard`s cover of Everywhere by Michelle Branch.