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Ten Great Cover Versions
Ten cover versions I think are better than the originals.
1
Saint Etienne
Fox Base Alpha
Only Love Can Break Your Heart - orig. Neil Young
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZAajrxvDs4
2
Judas Priest
Unleashed In The East
Diamonds And Rust - orig. Joan Baez - best left-field metal cover ever
3
UFO
Lights Out
Alone Again Or... - orig. Love - close to original but Schenker solo seals it
4
Rush
Feedback
Heart Full Of Soul - orig. Yardbirds
5
The Smashing Pumpkins
Pisces Iscariot
A Girl Named Sandoz - orig. The Animals
6
Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Walking the Dog - orig. Rufus Thomas
7
Thin Lizzy
Live And Dangerous
Rosalie - orig. Bob Seger
8
Deep Purple
Shades of Deep Purple
Hush - orig. Billy Joe Royal
9
Iron Maiden
Best of the B-Sides
Cross Eyed Mary - orig. Jethro Tull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qjfkh7s7rGk
10
MC5
Kick Out The Jams
Ramblin' Rose - orig.Ted Taylor - including the best concert intro by an mc ever
recorded.....are you ready to testify brothers....
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JamieTwort
09.12.12
Nice list, although
I probably would have chosen Priest's cover of The Green Manalishi over Diamonds and Rust but that cover does rule too.
Dunpeal
09.12.12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s8s7MmCZwI
Calc
09.12.12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvL0DB615PE
Do You Realize- The Flaming Lips
Chortles
09.12.12
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Black Diamond - The Replacements
ch1l3n0
09.12.12
Placebo
Bigmouth Strikes Again - orig. The Smiths
I can't stand The Smiths neither post-punk in general. Placebo's version is so much better
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Nirvana
Lake of Fire - orig. Meat Puppets
Kurt's throaty voice fits perfectly this song
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engleprunt
09.12.12
Deftones - Simple Man
PayneTiger777
09.12.12
Faith No More - War Pigs
evilford
09.12.12
Death - Painkiller
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