Covers You'd Like To Hear

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I was listening to Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" the other day, and for some reason, it popped into my head that I'd really like to hear Jarvis Cocker cover this song (yes, I know the last thing the world needs is *another* Suzanne cover, but humour me).

So, is there a song you would like to hear covered by a particular artist?

― Alex Huynh, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I would like to hear Suicide(circa 1977) cover The Long and WInding ROad

― Mike Hanley, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

In my customary bore role, here's where this is already up for discussion.

― Nick, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Thank you Mr. Nick... jeez...

― JM, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

hey you don't need to be so uptight about repeating old threads, maaaan. doesn't anyone else think it's actually a good idea? some of those old (full of stuff & still got new stuff being added)pages take about a whole minute or 2 to load on our skanky old computers, & we're busy people, you know?

― duane zarakov, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Anyhow I think that Alex wants Jarvis to cover Suzanne because there were accusations that Jarvis ripped off Suzanne for one of the songs on This is Hardcore, and he's being cheeky. Maybe I read too much into that.

I still want to hear Britney Spears's version of any of the songs off The Holy Bible. Alternately, "Burning Up".

― Ally, Tuesday, 5 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

DMX covering "First Love Blood" by Laila France/Momus.

That would be somewhat ammusing.

― shaun k, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Britney doing "Burning Up" would be PERFECT and WONDERFUL.

I would love to hear a bunch of techstep and 2-step folks remix _Pornography_. It probably wouldn't work, but I want to see what would happen.

― Dan Perry, Wednesday, 6 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hey, it looks like I get a *second chance* to say

I WOULD STILL LIKE TO HEAR LLOYD COLE SING 'IF YOU DON'T CRY'.

― the pinefox, Friday, 8 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

John Doe said that he always wanted to hear Johnny Cash and June Carter sing "Burning House of Love". So would I.

― Tracer Hand, Friday, 8 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

For that matter, I'd quite like to hear the House of Love play a Johnny Cash song.

― the pinefox, Friday, 8 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

one month passes...

It would have been good if Joy Division had hung around to cover When Doves Cry by Prince.

― Damian, Friday, 20 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

It would have been good if Joy Division had hung around

I think this joke is in very poor taste.

― Nick, Friday, 20 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I think XTC could do a great cover of "Sy Borg." If they wanted to.

― Tadeusz Suchodolski, Friday, 20 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Sorry,that word completely slipped my mind.

― Damian, Friday, 20 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

"Autobahn" by John Coltrane.

― duane, Sunday, 22 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

'It would have been good if Joy Division had hung around to cover When Doves Cry by Prince.'

Yeah, that would've been really swinging!

― dave q, Sunday, 22 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'm developing an almost morbid curiousity as to who will perform what is currently the most *inevitably* pending cover - an update of the original Spiderman theme (for upcoming movie soundtrack of course). All I know is that it had better not have f'ing *anything* to do with U2...

― Kim, Sunday, 22 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

gawd,I do actually like Joy Division a lot so it's not as if I was trying to mock Ian Curtis or anything.I've just thought for ages that they would do a good version of 'When Doves Cry'...OK,the lyrics are overly sexed in comparison to any JD song,but it'd be perfect for Ian Curtis' monotone.Martin Hannett could have worked magic with that drum beat,and the synths are perfect too.

― Damian, Monday, 23 July 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

one month passes...

"London Calling" by Helen Reddy. "Shaft" by Bing Crosby "Horse with no Name" by Neil Young "Brand New Cadillac" by Frank Sinatra

― Nick Bane, Saturday, 25 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

six months pass...

Soundgarden covering 'Wild River' by Golden Palominos. OK, I know its not possible, but maybe Chris Cornell can have some other rockin band or they can reunite.

― Ron Hudson, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'd love to hear Axl Rose and Courtney Love duet on the Soft Boys "I Wanna Destroy You".

― Arthur, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I'd love to hear their entourages arguing over who gets worse treatment.

― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Some clever indie group should cover 'Black Coffee' by All Saints.

― Andrew L, Sunday, 10 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

To reverse roles I'd like AC/DC to do a cover of Katy Song by the Red House Painters.

― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I have always wanted to hear The Fall cover "Daily Nightly" by the Monkees.

― Dave225, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Love Plus One covered by Elbow.

― Poops McGee, Monday, 11 March 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

four months pass...

All pretty old, but this was a list I made in '91...
Wire - 'I Should Have Known Better - covered by the Pet Shop Boys
Sisters Of Mercy - 'Floorshow' - covered by Front 242
Bill Nelson - 'Empire Of The Senses' - covered by The Associates
Talking Heads - 'Once In A Lifetime' - covered by Pere Ubu
Petula Clarke (?) - 'Downtown' - covered by Marc Almond
Dead Can Dance - 'Anywhere Out Of The World' - covered by Scott Walker
Scott Walker - 'Sleepwalkers Woman' - covered by Dead Can Dance
Ashton Gardner & Dyke - 'Resurrection Shuffle' - covered by The Fall
Alice Cooper - 'Elected' - covered by Killing Joke
The Stranglers - 'Grip' - covered by Devo

― Ray M, Saturday, 13 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite" done by jad fair and sharon topper

― bob snoom, Friday, 19 July 2002 00:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

three months pass...

I was driving the other day and was forced to listen to classic rock radio ..

I'd really like to hear X cover "Take the Money & Run" by Steve Miller. John & Exene would alternate stanzas and sing harmony on the chorus...

― dave225 (Dave225), Monday, 18 November 2002 18:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

Soundgarden covering 'Wild River' by Golden Palominos. OK, I know its not possible, but maybe Chris Cornell can have some other rockin band or they can reunite.

Oh, and you've gotten your wish in the most awful of ways.

I'd like to hear--
Lightning Bolt covering Jane's Addiction, "Three Days"
Against Me covering Bob Dylan, "Masters of War"
True North covering Black Flag, "Rise Above"
Halo Perfecto covering Pavement, "Father To A Sister Of A Thought"

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 01:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

cornell is up to something isn't he, i saw his face on mtv or something. what happened.

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 01:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

woah, audioslave? that's a dumb name. do they cover 'wild river'??

― ron (ron), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 01:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

cornell is up to something isn't he, i saw his face on mtv or something. what happened.

Some band involving Cornell and the non-singing members of Rage Against The Machine. The name escapes me at the moment, though I'm sure it was something macho.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 02:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'd pay to see Pavarotti doing Aerosmith's "Dream On"

― Curtis Stephens, Tuesday, 19 November 2002 02:30 (twenty-one years ago) link

Squarepusher doing 'Take Five' by Brubeck.

Wesley Willis or Mark E. Smith doing 'Sledgehammer' by Peter Gabriel.

And lastly, U2's 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' done by Ladytron.

These are not exactly easy to imagine, but they do fill one's mind with possibilities. Or mine, anyhoo.

― Tom Millar (Millar), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 03:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

Christina Aguilera's "The Model"

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 04:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Elvis doing 'The End' by The Doors. The rude version.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 19 November 2002 10:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

one year passes...

Sleater-Kinney doing Wham!'s "Careless Whisper"
Low doing whoeveritis's "Angel of the Morning"

― Leee O'Gaddy (Leee), Friday, 16 April 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link

Low doing whoeveritis's "Angel of the Morning"

Juice Newton's.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 17 April 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago) link

The Minutemen's "Political Song for Michael Jackson to Sing" covered by Micheal Jackson.

― Ted Koppel, Saturday, 17 April 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago) link

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Courtney Love ("aneeeeeway da wind buh-lows...")

― Chris Clark (Chris Clark), Saturday, 17 April 2004 05:50 (twenty years ago) link

I'd like to hear everyone doing Enya covers.

― Kevin Erickson, Saturday, 17 April 2004 09:17 (twenty years ago) link

ten years pass...

Ariel Pink - Games People Play (Alan Parsons cover)
Flaming Lips - September Gurls (Big Star cover)
Jens Lekman - Corazón (Carole King cover)
Tame Impala - Can't Seem to make you mine (the seeds cover)

― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link

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