Greatest cover songs (better than originals)

[WakeandBake]

 

[WakeandBake]

 

[WakeandBake]

 

[WakeandBake]

not too shabby for two guys over 70..

 

[NashvegasDeac]

Along the lines of the Ike/Tina cover of "Proud Mary", I think Natalie Cole's live cover of "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is bad f'in ass...

 

[birdman]

Cake - I will Survive

 

[ConnorEl]

This is a fun thread to read through. Especially for some reason enjoyed that Cake version of I Will Survive.

Anyhow, thought I'd share this piece from today's W-SJ: Ellise Pauling, muse for love song known by millions, dies at 82


Best cover???







Here's the original...

 

[DirtySouthDeacon]

Although I really like the originals as well, I submit three JJ Cale originals:
1. Cocaine - Clapton
2. Ride me High- WSP
3. Traveling Light - WSP

 

[HoosierDeac]

Blinded by the Light- Manfred Mann

 

[murray state]

Johnny Cash's cover of Spingsteen's "I'm on Fire"

 

[CheesePritchard]

My list would look a lot different but an appropriate link for this thread- http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2013/09/phish_twenty_most_interesting_covers.php

 

[2&2 Slider To Leyritz]

Given the back to back Springsteen mentions, Eddie Vedder does an awesome cover of One Step Up.

 

[ChrisL68]

My list would look a lot different but an appropriate link for this thread- http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2013/09/phish_twenty_most_interesting_covers.php

Not a big fan of this list. No Crosseyed and Painless? Axis: Bold As Love? Day In The Life?

 

[CheesePritchard]

Psycho Killer makes no sense. Crosseyed and Cities both should have made the list and been the two TH songs up for discussion.

Crosseyed and Painless > Slave to the Traffic Light > Light -> Manteca -> Light from last year's AC night 2 was a great way to open a second set.

 

[Deacon Dog]

No way:

Pete Townshend's Save It For Later > English Beat
The Who's Summertime Blues > Eddie Cochran
Van Halen's You Really Got Me > The Kinks

 

[Deacfreak07]

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

 

[birdman]

Pavement's cover of "Wonderwall" is absolutely amazing. Look it up!

 

[Buttermaker]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vy1OoBAL-E

 

[Deacon923]

GWAR covers Billy Ocean. /endthread

[video]http://v.theonion.com/avclubmedia/videos/videometa/4673/zen_mp4.mp4[/video]

 

[redwing42]

GWAR covers Billy Ocean. /endthread

[video]http://v.theonion.com/avclubmedia/videos/videometa/4673/zen_mp4.mp4[/video]

Just listened to that last night. Much more entertaining than their "Carry On My Wayward Son" cover from last year. Turning it into a mash-up half way through was hysterical.