Anyways, "Mr. Tambourine Man" remains my fave answer here.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 4 April 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link
― Dude (The Yellow Dart), Sunday, 4 April 2004 04:07 (twenty years ago) link
Now you can hate me..."
It's not better than the original, but the NIN version does do it justice.
― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 4 April 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Jole, Sunday, 4 April 2004 12:53 (twenty years ago) link
― Melissa W (Melissa W), Sunday, 4 April 2004 13:17 (twenty years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 09:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― Anna (Anna), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 10:54 (eighteen years ago) link
"It's Not Unusual" by the Wedding Present (injects Tom Jones' signature track with an amphetamine-fueled, post-punk twitch).
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 12:36 (eighteen years ago) link
http://andrewpaulwoodworth.com/4758290687fg6b689erbg69349gh5g5.html
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 13:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 14:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 15:56 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh, I guess lots would say the same about Janis Joplin's treatment of Me and Bobby McGee...
― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 16:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 18:43 (eighteen years ago) link
Seconded, and exactly the same argument applies to "Eloise", as covered by the Damned.
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 18:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sundar (sundar), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in mainhattan (alex63), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― donut e-g (donut), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:16 (eighteen years ago) link
A Perfect Circle "Imagine". They can make anything sound scary. Including this.
Bette Midler "Beast Of Burden". She rocked it.
Foo Fighters "Darling Nikki".
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Born To Run". I love Brooce, but this is great.
Filter "One". I don't even like Filter that much, but I love this cover.
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:36 (eighteen years ago) link
Much as I love the original, I am hugely fond of the Trash Can Sinatras' take on "To Sir With Love".
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Divine Comedy's "Life on Mars"
― Suzy Creemcheese (SuzyCreemcheese), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:48 (eighteen years ago) link
― patita (patita), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 20:29 (eighteen years ago) link
Kustomized's "Dead Souls"Volcano Suns' "Red Eye Express"
...with "Needles In The Camel's Eye" at least equalling the Eno vsn, which is in my book to touch godhead.
Has no one mentioned The Gourds' version of "Gin & Juice" ?
Agreed Killdozer's "I'm Not Lisa" good call.
Glass Eye's Celicia blows away S & G, speaking of which as does an old Micronotz cover of "Scarborough Faire"
Speaking of which (Glass Eye, not S & G) I just love K McCarty's "Worried Shoes" though again topping D. Johnston, like topping B. Eno is probably just not possible in my book.
Continue discussion...
― Declan Zimmerman, Tuesday, 28 June 2005 21:13 (eighteen years ago) link
― That One Guy (That One Guy), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 21:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Declan Zimmerman, Tuesday, 28 June 2005 21:33 (eighteen years ago) link
― chris andrews (fraew), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 21:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 22:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― That One Guy (That One Guy), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― donut e-g (donut), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:47 (eighteen years ago) link
Aretha - The Long & Winding RoadBryan Ferry - Will You Love Me TomorrowPavement - The Killing MoonArto Lindsey - Simply Beautiful
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:50 (eighteen years ago) link
I used to think it was the greatest thing ever; now, not.
Maybe it was b/c of its use on the episode of "The OC" where Seth was sailing across the Pacific Ocean or whatever.....
― PB, Tuesday, 28 June 2005 23:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― Sasha (sgh), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 00:42 (eighteen years ago) link
http://www.geocities.com/telephonepolesmusic
Thanks, Brian Hall.
― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 00:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 00:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― Jessie the Monster (scarymonsterrr), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 05:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 05:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 05:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― Maciej Kasperowicz (Maciej), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 05:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 06:07 (eighteen years ago) link
'Gloria' - Patti Smith'Black Steel' - Tricky'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' - Saint Etienne'Your Song' - Billy Paul'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' - Isaac Hayes'My Favourite Things' - John Coltrane'Song to the Siren' - This Mortal Coil'Hallelujah' - Jeff Buckley'Hurt' - Johnny Cash'Heartbeats' - Jose Gonzalez
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:29 (eighteen years ago) link
If you want to hear it sung by a man instead of a boy, try John Cale's version.
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:33 (eighteen years ago) link
and the newer 'sunglasses at night' sounded better that the original
― nique (nique), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:40 (eighteen years ago) link
Meh. This is another case of "Oh, someone's turned a pop song into an acousticy earnest number, so it's good," innit?
― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:42 (eighteen years ago) link
And does anyone remember the Slappin' Mammy's? New Jersey group (I think) in the early '90s released a disc Blackface In Bondage featuring thrashin' versions of Al Jolson cuts.
http://plaatjes.hemisphere.nl/007782.jpg
I liked this entire disc better at the time and probably still might because I heart metal and could give a shit about Al Jolson.
― Brian O'Neill (NYCNative), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:47 (eighteen years ago) link
A third vote for Siouxsie's Dear Prudence, which is amazing.
Kiki and Herb do a very unusual cover of Total Eclipse Of The Heart that almost, but not quite, frees the song of its soft-rock ballad associations.
― klee (klee), Friday, 13 January 2006 13:30 (eighteen years ago) link
And I've gotta mention the Spacemen 3 cover of Rollercoaster by the 13th FLoor Elevators. They make that song everything it would have been if Erikson could have just gotten enough acid.
― js (honestengine), Friday, 13 January 2006 14:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― retrokid, Friday, 13 January 2006 14:52 (eighteen years ago) link