― M Matos (M Matos), Thursday, 3 July 2003 00:44 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 3 July 2003 00:45 (twenty years ago) link
― russ t, Thursday, 3 July 2003 08:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 3 July 2003 08:38 (twenty years ago) link
― James Blount (James Blount), Thursday, 3 July 2003 09:06 (twenty years ago) link
Some of Re:Covered's "finest" moments:
Mis-Teeq do a note for note cover of Alanis' "Ironic"Liberty X tackle "High and Dry" by RadioheadAthlete, yes, that's Athlete, offer their own interpretation of Prince's Kiss. It contains no discernable tune.
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 3 July 2003 09:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 2 November 2003 20:50 (twenty years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 2 November 2003 20:54 (twenty years ago) link
I like Tori Amos's Steely Dan cover... Or I used to. Haven't listened to her for a while.
― Blood and sparkles (bloodandsparkles), Sunday, 2 November 2003 21:21 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris Ott (Chris Ott), Sunday, 2 November 2003 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
I'd love to hear the first two, actually. If I ever heard the third, I would probably succumb to the temptation to do violence to someone. Athlete, for preference. Though it cannot be as bad as the horrible, horrible Stereophonics murdering 'Nothing Compares 2 U'.
Tori Amos's covers are generally all excellent.
― The Lex (The Lex), Sunday, 2 November 2003 21:47 (twenty years ago) link
Shit times shit equals shit-squared. Fucking hippies DIE!!!!
― sucka (sucka), Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:10 (twenty years ago) link
EC has done some terrible covers live; "Many Rivers To Cross" (I think, mighta been "Sitting In Limbo), "Pop Life", etc...
― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:32 (twenty years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Sunday, 2 November 2003 22:52 (twenty years ago) link
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 2 November 2003 23:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Sunday, 2 November 2003 23:48 (twenty years ago) link
My vote: Britney Spears - "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Most disappointing cover ever: Squarepusher - 'Love Will Tear Us Apart." I thought a drill-n-bass version of LWTUA would be SO FUCKING COOL, but the Pusher played it totally straight. WHY!?!?
― Mister Snrub (MisterSnrub), Monday, 3 November 2003 00:23 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 3 November 2003 01:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 3 November 2003 01:20 (twenty years ago) link
If you mean changing the former to that's when I realize it's over, blame his record company and MTV, not him.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 3 November 2003 01:28 (twenty years ago) link
― the surface noise (electricsound), Monday, 3 November 2003 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 3 November 2003 01:29 (twenty years ago) link
gary numan's cover of "u got the look"!
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 3 November 2003 02:22 (twenty years ago) link
One of Faith Hill's biggest pre-crossover hits was a Nashville-ized cover of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart."
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Monday, 3 November 2003 02:28 (twenty years ago) link
very disappointing.m.
― msp, Monday, 3 November 2003 02:33 (twenty years ago) link
(it still sounded a bit like Dog on Wheels by Belle and Sebastian though)
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 6 March 2004 11:58 (twenty years ago) link
For me the worst of all time has to be the travesty that was the BBC's all star version of Perfect Day back in 1997, murdered by everyone from Pavarotti to, er, Lou Reed.
― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Monday, 18 October 2004 05:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 18 October 2004 06:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Monday, 18 October 2004 06:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― mucho, Monday, 18 October 2004 08:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 18 October 2004 08:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 18 October 2004 09:05 (nineteen years ago) link
"Big Yellow Taxi" done by Counting Crows, in which I'm convinced that he's actually HAPPY that they "paved paradise and put in a parking lot"
"Imagine" by A Perfect Circle
"Don't Let it Bring You Down" by whatever female singer did it sometime in the last year or two.
― Hurting (Hurting), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:15 (nineteen years ago) link
any cover of "i got you babe" or "the beat goes on"
― Cynthia Nixon Now More Than Ever (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Monday, 18 October 2004 10:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Freelance Hiveminder (blueski), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:03 (nineteen years ago) link
My Life Story, anyone? Lightning Seeds? Oh dear.
In fact, other than MBV doing Map Ref and Scanner's Eardrum Buzz, it's pretty grim all the way. Flying Saucer Attack's cover of Outdoor Miner, maybe. And some of the versions of Drill are okay, but I'm never sure whether to class them as covers.
― coco, Monday, 18 October 2004 11:28 (nineteen years ago) link
Frank Zappa used to kill every song he covered. Thank God I never listened to his version of Shaggs' "Foot Foot".
― Elvis is Dead, Monday, 18 October 2004 11:34 (nineteen years ago) link
But the worst cover would have to be some nu-metal or industrial cover of a pop song, in some odd attempt to defile the 'niceness' of the original.
― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:39 (nineteen years ago) link
Check out their cover of "After Midnight" by J.J. Cale!
― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 18 October 2004 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link
The correct answer is Stars on 54 covering Lightfoot's "If You Could Read My Mind". Broken hearts and solemn introspection never sounded so joyous! What an awful, horrific cover.
― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Monday, 18 October 2004 13:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stew S (stew s), Monday, 18 October 2004 13:34 (nineteen years ago) link
I'll second (third?) this one, I don't even like the original but this is SO bad it makes me weep.
― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Monday, 18 October 2004 15:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Stew s (stew s), Monday, 18 October 2004 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 14:31 (eighteen years ago) link
I misread that as Lulu.
"Noe blihnd spaht.. in tha leppards eyesss"
― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 14:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 15:28 (eighteen years ago) link
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 15:34 (eighteen years ago) link