Covers performed better than the original......

[Wyatt Earp]

The Toy Dolls turning utter trash in to punk.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQAj5CBMGo

[Wyatt Earp]

Bauhaus doing Bowie

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyePL5JvVI

[Stretch]

Stretch, your girl doing some justice to Patti Smith.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsRGfGakRWc

off course...how could I forget that

[Stretch]

you could literally post every single song on the I'm your fan album..but this is the standout track

 

[Robrider]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqpOFQvMM1A

  This was my wedding first dance song.

[Wyatt Earp]

  This was my wedding first dance song.

The Cohen version ?

[Robrider]

The Cohen version ?

Nope the Peyroux version. It was actually played by "runaway train cult". They play at 44 Stanley on Sundays often. But they played it in the style of the Peyroux version.

[Mntboy]

Avril Lavigne's version of Nickelback's How you remind me is actually better than theirs. She does it in a piano driven almost dirge like style.

[Wyatt Earp]

Nope the Peyroux version. It was actually played by "runaway train cult". They play at 44 Stanley on Sundays often. But they played it in the style of the Peyroux version.

Wow, unbelievable.

I bought that album a good few years back and I was drawn to her sultry approach.

But then again, I am a self professed classic jazz nerd.

[Stretch]

My final for the day......Pancho and Lefty

 

IMO Townes van Zandt's version is still the best...but the first cover was by Emmylou Harris and then the more popular cover was Willie nelson/Merle Haggard...Merle Haggard singing on his own is possibly the better...but you cannot fault Emmylou

 

 

and Townes

Edited November 24, 2014 by Stretch

[Shebeen]

Another superb cover.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KJjVMqNIgA

YES!!

 

This epitomises what makes a good cover for me.

[Shebeen]

Avril Lavigne's version of Nickelback's How you remind me is actually better than theirs. She does it in a piano driven almost dirge like style.

could it be any worse, they probably practice it in the shower? The girl can sing, but she has no taste in sk8er bois

http://www.billboard.com/files/styles/promo_650/public/media/chad-kroeger-avril-lavigne-650-430.jpg

[Shebeen]

now onto the same song done by different artists:

 

The orginal - nena 99 luftballons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfPTC7-wCL8

 

covered by herself the version you'll probably recognise

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRFyKRlPfEg

 

 

 

Goldfinger, continuing the punk rock cover theme - not the final verse pays homage to the original's german lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qfzH0vnOs

 

 

and well you can't have german rock without including these guys. um, ja, ok.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJIDWUQ_rNs

 

 

and to close it off chronologically as I know it. we have our very own Southern Gypsey Queen trying to do a goldfinger. doesn't work for me. much better stuff by these guys, that we'll never see again - RIP Paul Wilson(drummer died of meningitis last year far too soon)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaP2aPuHff0&index=1&list=RDXaP2aPuHff0

[Stretch]

No Googling........guesses to the most covered song of all time.....and I'll give you a clue..its from the 60's and comes off an album that has been rated in the top 5 greatest album of all time

[Guest Omega Man]

No Googling........guesses to the most covered song of all time.....and I'll give you a clue..its from the 60's and comes off an album that has been rated in the top 5 greatest album of all time

Gonna have to go with Hotel California. Probly way off

[Stretch]

Gonna have to go with Hotel California. Probly way off

not the eagles...so we can check that off the list