NationStates Jolt Archive

As the title says...

A couple I found:

Shakira's - Whenever, Whereever (metal cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgLOrobf34&NR=1)

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend ( Death metal cover ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK0RCfki6Io)

A Perfect Failure - Katy Perry I Kissed A Girl - Metal Cover! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ3Z1a7TDKg)

Anybody else come across interesting cover versions?

Apart from the ones that get listed under the ones you put up:
Enjoy the Silence as covered by Lacuna Coil (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx58hXh4pVA)

Look up Avril Lavigne's Chop Suey! cover. It's interesting to say the least...

Look up Avril Lavigne's Chop Suey! cover. It's interesting to say the least...

Wow... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXofYXDwRK8)

That is just bad.

She should have at least learned the words first.


This, on the other hand isn't horrible... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dE9GWecp3s&NR=1)

Spark is a Diamond cover of 'Push it (Real Good)' (originally by Salt-N-Pepa) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWFWU8lm3Y)

Breathe Carolina version of 'With or Without You' (Originally by U2) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IdzQpAq5__A)

Volbeat Version of 'I only wanna be with you' (Originally by Dusty Springfield) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts19Nn-xyGs)

Spark is a Diamond cover of 'Push it (Real Good)' (originally by Salt-N-Pepa) (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gPWFWU8lm3Y)

That was kinda fun...

OMG =O

I need this: A symphonic metal cover of A-Ha's The Sun Always Shines on TV! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizlYBd3FVs)

Stevie Nicks covers I fell in love with: "Face The Promise" (Bob Seger) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abx1_R59cbw)

"Rock And Roll" (Led Zeppelin) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DktzJojvSIU)

"I Need To Know" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mEWuf056dM). Here, she performs the song with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but she has often sung the song on her solo tours.

And a cover of a Stevie Nicks song that I absolutely adore: "Edge of Seventeen" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRwUjM04Qc), played by the guy in this video.

Normally, I'm not a big fan of Stevie Nicks covering other artists, but she does a great job on the three songs she's covered above. She's done some other covers of late that I can't get into, but the rollicking songs she's done she kicks arse on.

OMG =O

I need this: A symphonic metal cover of A-Ha's The Sun Always Shines on TV! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizlYBd3FVs)

That was pretty interesting

This. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVkMU1iRNYE)

this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvkmu1irnye)

lmao

You all lose. It just happens to be Children of Bodom's cover of Britney (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGmTYBiKGdY).

Jonathan Coulton's cover of We Will Rock You and We Are the Champions (http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songdetails/We%20Will%20Rock%20You-We%20Are%20the%20Champions)

And then there is Twisted Sister and their Christmas album, A Twisted Christmas (http://www.amazon.com/Twisted-Christmas-Sister/dp/B000ICLTKK). Contains such classics as Oh Come All Ye Faithful (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De47fjH6RKY) and Silver Bells (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHAsw_aswlM&feature=related).

Shakira's - Whenever, Whereever (metal cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgLOrobf34&NR=1)
Wow, an ironic cover that's actually listenable, and adds something to the song.
I'm amazed.

After Forever's cover of Iron Maidens "The Evil That Men Do" is worthwhile.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GkGEaMin3dI

Sonata Arctica's cover of Gary Moore's "Out in the Fields" is also pleasing.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JDm4NybGYVQ

Links to come.

Anything by Richard Cheese (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltbnBOpPhz4)

Richard Cheese. You name a song he's done and it qualifies for this thread.

Anything by Richard Cheese (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltbnBOpPhz4)

Damnit, you beet me!

i love the album Bhangra Bloody Bhangra - A Tribute To Black Sabbath... weird, but awesome. its on Napster but i can't find a youtube vid or anything

Goodbye To Romance by Alex Skolnick is also one of my favourite covers albums. its the guitarist from Testament doing jazz trio covers of famous metal and rock songs.

oh and of all the No Quarter (led zep) covers i've found, this is probably my favourite... Invisigoth - No Quarter - Alcoholocaust. that, or the Exhumed version

Leningrad Cowboys - pretty much anything they do is Commie Gold.

Alanis Morrisette's cover of "My Humps".

Monster Magnet version of the Stones' "2000 Light Years from Home".

OMG =O

I need this: A symphonic metal cover of A-Ha's The Sun Always Shines on TV! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AizlYBd3FVs)

Had not heard them before but I listened through some of their covers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNdq4AC6qY&feature=related
Them doing the Sound of silence is pretty good (wish it had actual video)

Dissection does a really sweet cover of Slayer's Antichrist.

Emperor does an awesome cover of Mercyful Fate's Gypse too.

I rather like a few of Type O Negative's covers, including:
Cinnamon Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hnMgIOnjMs)
and
Summer Breeze
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4ZMRk8hcWk)

I also like Manowar's cover of Flight of the Bumblebee, Sting of the Bumblebee (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBMKDBTGOw&feature=related)

Also, Fear Factory's cover of Cars. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ycjVSyDVQM)

I think Northern Kings has a few good ones.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=BstVMVqHzgg&feature=related

Of course one has to mention Eläkeläiset in a thread like this.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HRZlXvjbH5k&feature=related

Oh, Björk's version of "You Only Live Twice" is absolutely adorable.

Rhianna's "Umbrella" as covered by Tufts Beelzebubs
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PDnLfp47EA)

I like the Kook's cover of Young Folks.

I think Northern Kings has a few good ones.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=BstVMVqHzgg&feature=related

Of course one has to mention Eläkeläiset in a thread like this.

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=HRZlXvjbH5k&feature=related

Northern Kings are amazing. I do like the Reborn album.

Anybody else come across interesting cover versions?

My favourite cover is Snow Patrol's cover of Beyonce's "crazy in love".


But my covers of Billy Holiday and Dido are the best. ;)

John William's Imperial March, cover by Metallica.

The Wedding Present's covers of the Theme from Shaft and Pleasant Valley sunday

I did a whole compilation album of cover versions once, just to silence people who reckon cover versions are no good. Here's a few of them:

Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was
Punk bank covering a Bob Marley track. Awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1WZI58nkM

Manic Street Preachers - Theme from MASH (Suicide is Painless)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-g0aBYVCgE

Johnny Cash - Hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Dread Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
It's a reggae version of Stairway to Heaven. It's gimmicky, but it works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZn1evRYPKU

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Originally a Bob Dylan ballad, believe it or not.
(I'm not giving you a link for this. If you haven't got this, you probably should throw your stereo away.)

Awesome cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by Emilie Autumn is currently up on her Myspace page here (http://www.myspace.com/emilieautumn). At the risk of massive musical blasphemy, I prefer it to the original. *runs away to escape rotten tomatoes thrown my way for suggesting that a classic can be bettered*

John William's Imperial March, cover by Metallica.

You likes that one too! Awesome! :D

Apocalyptica - they've moved onto other things, but they started off doing Metallica covers on cellos.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEpP21soXY for example

Apocalyptica - they've moved onto other things, but they started off doing Metallica covers on cellos.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EXEpP21soXY for example

Yes. Speaking of Apocalyptica*, their version of Hall of the Mountain King is well worth a listen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf2aIVKp1OY).

Amanda Palmer/The Dresden Dolls have done some really good covers as well, see, for instance, I Google You (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZdfDljZR6s) (Amanda solo, covering Neil Gaiman**) and Ikarus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC3nI-0hWWk) (Amanda solo again, covering Jason Webley)***.

*Who I am going to see. Bring it on.

**Yes, I know he's a writer. She explains at the start of the clip.

***Sorry about the talking at the start of the clip, but them's the breaks.

The death metal cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68sb0-dNu78) of this techno song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H25lz7gchaw) was surprisingly appropriate =D

Any tainted love.

Yes. Speaking of Apocalyptica*, their version of Hall of the Mountain King is well worth a listen (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf2aIVKp1OY).


*Who I am going to see. Bring it on.



I hate you :mad::gundge::gundge:

Or maybe I'm just jealous :$

I hate you :mad::gundge::gundge:

Or maybe I'm just jealous :$

Oh, did I mention that one of those Amanda Palmer clips was from the concert I was at? And she had Neil Gaiman come sing backup vocals on one of the songs :-P

Actually, where are you geographically?

The death metal cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68sb0-dNu78) of this techno song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H25lz7gchaw) was surprisingly appropriate =D

Oh my. Thats brilliant :)

Pat Boone's cover of Enter Sandman

Laibach always does strange covers, like the entire Let it Be album for instance.

Get Back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9w6SEtkeug

They also do some rolling stones (7 versions of Sympathy for the Devil):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3ZNidzWLIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-OsFSr5h8&feature=related

Jesus Christ Superstar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APxXwp23hi0

They do a bunch to say the least. Their original work is very good IMO as well.

Oh, did I mention that one of those Amanda Palmer clips was from the concert I was at? And she had Neil Gaiman come sing backup vocals on one of the songs :-P

Actually, where are you geographically?

North of the UK (York)

You know this just makes me hate you more :p

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/gallery/WeirdCoverSongs?pg=10

North of the UK (York)

You know this just makes me hate you more :p

Hmhm. I'm seeing them in Oxford, as they're touring the UK soonish.


12/02/2008 Oxford United Kingdom Carling Academy

12/03/2008 Liverpool United Kingdom Carling Academy

12/04/2008 Nottingham United Kingdom Rock City

12/05/2008 Wolverhampton United Kingdom Wulfrun Hall

12/06/2008 Glasgow United Kingdom ABC

12/07/2008 Newcastle United Kingdom Carling Academy

12/08/2008 Bristol United Kingdom Carling Academy

12/10/2008 Portsmouth United Kingdom The Pyramid

12/11/2008 Sheffield United Kingdom Plug

12/12/2008 London United Kingdom The Astoria


Any of those close to you?

Ben Folds - "Bitches Ain't Shit". (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dSJxvi767kQ&feature=related)

The Mountain Goats-One Fine Day (Carol King cover...creepy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwllQJ8loLo


The Mountain Goats-The Sign (Ace of Base cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sONMDqGGv78

Gnarls Barkely cover of Radiohead's 'Reckoner' (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RUmmsMeHAaE)

Just remembered Dynamite Hack's cover of Boyz n tha Hood.

This one always gets a rise out of people (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

Laibach always does strange covers, like the entire Let it Be album for instance.


The Laibach version of "Across The Universe" is unbelievable.

This one always gets a rise out of people (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0)

Bastard.

Fortunately my system gives me a nice delay between producing the title of a youtube page and loading the video --- easily enough to mute it.

The Laibach version of "Across The Universe" is unbelievable.

Absolutely, I didn't want to post up too many vids, but here's this one in case anyone else wants to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q5mlb3Bjzs

Hmhm. I'm seeing them in Oxford, as they're touring the UK soonish.



Any of those close to you?

London Astoria!

I'm already there. :p

I saw Nightwish there, loved it.

Bastard.

Fortunately my system gives me a nice delay between producing the title of a youtube page and loading the video --- easily enough to mute it.

Same here - I had, at least, hoped it would be a COVER of a rickroll, though.

Bit lame, really.

Muse's cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMU316ixzc0

As the title says...

A couple I found:

Shakira's - Whenever, Whereever (metal cover) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGgLOrobf34&NR=1)

Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend ( Death metal cover ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gK0RCfki6Io)

A Perfect Failure - Katy Perry I Kissed A Girl - Metal Cover! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ3Z1a7TDKg)

Anybody else come across interesting cover versions?

Celine Dion's cover of AC/DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long"

Voted worst cover ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xUWODMoUo

This version of Milkshake... I was cringing so badly during the original. You could almost hear me hit my head to my desk when I found this alternative mix of it...

Sorry, but I am too lazy to find any other version of this video but this AMV.

@ Holy Empire: It's Celine Dion. Of course it's going to be bad. Or at least really whiny and sappy...

Is this "interesting" covers or "good" covers.

Is this "interesting" covers or "good" covers.

The pair. There are some good covers, but the bad ones are kinda fun to share as well.

Is this "interesting" covers or "good" covers.
That's almost an oxymoron. Sure, there are some cover songs that manage to add something to the original song by reinterpreting it, but most just suck really, really hard. Especially the ironic variety, which are never good and seem to be the bread and butter of this thread.

Wow, an ironic cover that's actually listenable, and adds something to the song.
I'm amazed.When I'm associating Shakira and the circumstance of "Wherever, Whenever" ... i'm not thinking of a whole lot of intelligible lyrics. Perhaps some invocation, but other than that, some hearty sounds.