Best/worst cover song

[scooter1369]

Thought of other ones I liked from years passed.

WASP - I Don't Need No Doctor and Mississippi Queen

 

[BUCKYLE]

Worst: Saving Jane - Hang on Sloopy.

 

[Jagdaddy]

Definitely, absolutely the best Dylan cover, and best cover ever, from an artist who really did great work covering Dylan.

As for worst cover .. I'm surprised no-one has brought up that ugly piece of detritus inflicted upon the rest of the world by William Shatner ...

not just a bad cover, but truly one of the worst recordings made by anyone, anywhere, at any time since the invention of the Phonograph.

First he did the infamous talking and no singing Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds ..

then he butchered Mr Tambourine Man on this piece of trash.

Yeah, I think the English language changed to make shat the past tense of shit when that came out . . . I need to spread rep. before giving you some for pulling this one out of the memory bank.

 

[DEBuckeye]

Good:
Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower
Stevie Ray Vaughn- Voodoo Child
Catherine Wheel- Wish You Were Here and The Spirit of Radio
Johnny Cash- Hurt
Faith No More- War Pigs
Primus- Have a Cigar
Metallica- Turn the Page

Bad:
Marilyn Manson- Sweet Dreams
Limp Bizkit- Faith (hell, the original sucked)
Van Halen- Pretty Woman

 

[scooter1369]

Another good one

Helter Skelter - Motley Crue

 

[DiamondBuck]

Includes
"Proud Mary"
"Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town "
"I Walk the Line"

 

[Folanator]

Todd Rungren did a few good ones

If Six were nine - Hendrix
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

 

[DiamondBuck]

Todd Rungren did a few good ones

If Six were nine - Hendrix
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

from Faithful- Good TR album! I also like his cover of "Rain"


Other good covers

Jeff Beck & Seal- "Manic Depression"
The Cure- "Purple Haze"

The song that's hard to screw up:
Red House- Great White, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Thackery...

 

[BuckBackHome]

Best - Jane's Addiction doing Sympathy for the Devil

Worst - Some idiot band tried to redo Head Like a Hole. They did not change a single thing.

 

[PrincetonBuckeye]

Van Halen- Pretty Woman

One of the worst EVER!!!

Hail to the Victors sucks too

 

[DiamondBuck]

An interesting collection of covers from late '80's bands can be found in the 3 CD set "Ruby Trax".

Includes (Good and not-so-good)
Tainted Love- Inspiral Carpets
Voodoo Chile- Jesus Jones
I Feel Love- Curve
Ring my Bell- Tori Amos
My Sweet Lord- Boy George
Another Brick in the wall- Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine

 

[DEBuckeye]

Other good ones:
A Perfect Circle- Imagine and Peace, Love and Understanding
Rob Zombie- Brick House
Green Day- I Fought the Law

 

[GoBucks89]

As for worst cover .. I'm surprised no-one has brought up that ugly piece of detritus inflicted upon the rest of the world by William Shatner ...

I was going to mention that but I couldn't remember any of the individual songs that he did. Apparently, hearing it the first time was too traumatic, kinda like the "Tommy" effect.

Just remembered another great one: the Yes remake of "America" (Simon and Garfunkel original). The original is a classic and so is the remake because they are as different in style as two songs can be while sharing the same lyrics.

Worst: Britany Spears - Satisfaction, Basphemy.

Hmmm....what did you think of the Devo version? (ducking to avoid flying objects)

 

[scooter1369]

Pat Boone: In a Metal Mood

The entire fawking CD.

 

[Saw31]

I like this one...

[YOUTUBE]http://youtube.com/watch?v=BRiyN_Zn5L8[/YOUTUBE]