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I am a self admitted collector of cover songs. Let's post cover songs you think are good/interesting. I will start with a few that are in my rotation now.
Rocket Man - Original by Elton John
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8VB1quQf8o
Cover - My Morning Jacket
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl-TdEFOOc4
Search & Destroy - Original by Iggy & The Stooges
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKYALsp-sIg
Cover - Peaches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXdIifOwUZ8
Original One-Metallica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzgGTTtR0kc
Korn- One Metallica Cover. I loved this cover
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg8QJcS7q_k
Paint It Black - Original by The Rolling Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgZZHt82ufI
Cover - Gob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2We8rKbLug
Under My Thumb - Original by The Rolling Stones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYYTLJ8YHi4
Cover - Social Distortion (best version I could find)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zId2trP9Bz8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icu2Rt892Jw
Crazy originally done by Seal covered by Mushroomhead
The Gob cover is great, I had forgotten about that one.
Ryan, since you brought up Social Distortion:
Original - The Clash - Death or Glory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwzMuuGOsVI
Cover - Social Distortion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpDss-qZe_E
Nice!
My favorite cover so far...
Original - Behind Blue Eyes by The Who
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaekgRtsTiQ
Cover - Behind Blue Eyes by Limp Bizkit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFwtlMd0H8
and Semi-Cover...
Original - Poison by Alice Cooper
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sT54IEORII
Cover/Remix - Poison by Groove Coverage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktDKqFhsSYk
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFvENQBc-F8
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDl9ZMfj6aE
pfft ... well that didnt work.
lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNHlV...eature=related
Bad Company - Five finger Death Punch
i know theres a original.. just cant really find it. lol
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Originally Posted by malfunktion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNHlVo0cPa8
The following are how covers should be done...
Iron Maiden - Remember Tomorrow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fx_SuGJ0Ag
Opeth covering Remember Tomorrow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ZfPeC14qw
Dio - Holy Diver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64coD-rx9sk
Killswitch Engage covering Holy Diver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIzHK9MkbA8
Damn, I almost forgot this one! For all you Metallica fans :headbang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEL6_SuQCu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMBeh27WtBg
Blondie - Call Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH3Q_CZy968
In This Moment - Call Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW2n79L5_lo
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CCR - Looking Out My Backdoor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqZhM75aGMg
Children of Bodom - Looking Out My Backdoor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbfYK4I3rZM
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Edge of Sanity - Black Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwhzmUismio
Heaven Shall Burn - Black Tears
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PtfyRjkn40
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Britney Spears - Oops I Did It Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CduA0TULnow
Children of Bodom - Oops I Did It Again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d7-2wooB9g
Bob dylan original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExwrLmH8Vs
GnR cover. slash is the god of the pentonic scale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQJMR-X41FA
Eric Clapton cover. clapton is the smoothes guitar player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ItL_N400V4
keeping this thread alive:
War Pigs - Original - Black Sabbath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTRMZk-l_VY
Cover - Cake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyJMufGx7fo
Jolene - Original - Dolly Parton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unTiZrDPIUM
Cover - The White Stripes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3-q-aoFZI
Ayo Technology - Original - 50 Cent ft. Justin Timberlake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j_sblntjyA
Cover - Milow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE9IchvpOPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5A3yF0bjLo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrQrwLcizWw
And if you don't mind punk/rock music, there's an entire series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Goes
This is goodish...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xwXOj55nIY&playnext_from=TL&videos=o2ziEF eSDD8
The song starts like 2 minutes into this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbUR0SRceD0&playnext_from=TL&videos=E311IC cAD8Q
Arch Enemy - Snow Bound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7jfigffl1U
Me - Snow Bound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExW7eJFzogw
Shitty webcam. Check out the "3" at the end :chuckle
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-u5WLJ9Yk4
Fountains of Wayne - Baby One More Time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fyjK1gGhJw
I'm big on covers as well, these are just the few I've found that have stuck with me. You should know the originals, they're all very popular songs!!
Originally: Outkast - Hey Ya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8nkkOA_AM
Originally: Foo Fighers - Hero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7WutJSda6M
Orginally: Kings of Leon - Use Somebody (BEST OF ALL SHE IS CANADIAN!!!!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7P7qB23ZhA
Time for a Ukulele cover!!!!!!!!!!
Original is Keep Fishin by Weezer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6NHPrYcJpo
Julia Nunes FTW