What's your favorite cover?
Guano Apes - Big in Japan
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Here's the orginal 80's version of that song, as I'm not sure how popular it was abroad:
Alphaville - Big in Japan Tarquinn fucked around with this message on 10-04-2007 at 02:59 AM.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
No, really. I don't even like Disturbed.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite. - John Kenneth Galbraith
White Lion also did a decent cover of "Radar Love" on the Big Game album.
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Johnny Cash's Hurt
I copy that. His was alot more depressing. Razortooth Gnome fucked around with this message on 10-04-2007 at 01:59 PM.
Iced Earth's Tribute to the Gods album is also pretty good stuff. Alidane fucked around with this message on 10-04-2007 at 02:08 PM.
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Alidane had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I've always liked Blind Guardian's cover of Mr. Sandman, just for the general WTF factor.Iced Earth's Tribute to the Gods album is also pretty good stuff.
Also notable is their Barbara Ann cover!
Since it is by R.E.M, it is my favorite cover by default.
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Rockstar games presents; Inferno-Spirit;
Johnny Cash's Hurt
yes
Surely Johnny Cash's Hurt is a great cover. I'll even admit that Disturbed's Land of Confusion is damn good. But if you don't recognize the greatness of this cover, then you just don't know. You just don't fucking know. 
Aaaaaand...
Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Tommorow/Over The Rainbow ... I can't help it, they are too damn fun. I also like Alien Ant Farm's cover of Billy Jean too. Faelynn LeAndris fucked around with this message on 10-05-2007 at 03:15 AM.
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Caid '5 Fists' Berrit was naked while typing this:
Cake - Warpigs
I thought Cake fucked this song up pretty hard, actually.
War Pigs rocks.
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When the babel fish was in place, it was apparent Inferno-Spirit said:
I thought Cake fucked this song up pretty hard, actually.War Pigs rocks.
Seconding this.
The tempo is off. It is purposely a slow song. The singer cannot achieve Ozzy's particular style of singing, and it seems as though the guitar part shouldn't be there, where as it melded with Ozzy in the original.
The Wallflowers - Hero (cover of Bowie's song which is dreadful)
Razortooth Gnome fucked around with this message on 10-11-2007 at 05:43 PM.
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Quoth Vallo:
While not my favorite, Snoop Dogg's "Riders on the Storm" is good.
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--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage probably says this to all the girls:
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No fucking kidding. I had doubts so I checked it out and what the fuck.
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While not my favorite, Snoop Dogg's "Riders on the Storm" is good.
On the flip side, I thought the Les Claypool/Phish Cover of "Gin and Juice" was pretty goood. Sadly I lack the webspace to post the MP3.
In fact I think that I found it here in one of the previous MP3 threads.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers have actually done a couple of good covers: "Love Rollercoaster" and "Higher Ground".
And you can't forgot Clapton/Marley both doing "I Shot the Sheriff". For me personally, Clapton's version wins by a nose, mostly because I'm a bigger blues fan than I am of reggae. But I wouldn't turn off either version if it came on the radio.
And I'm sure people will mock me for this one, but I actually liked Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" better than Michael Jackson's. Callalron fucked around with this message on 10-15-2007 at 09:19 PM.
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Callalron had this to say about Jimmy Carter:
And I'm sure people will mock me for this one, but I actually liked Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal" better than Michael Jackson's.
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Channeling the spirit of Sherlock Holmes, Tarquinn absently fondled Watson and proclaimed:
No mocking here, as I agree.
I agree, too, and I can't believe no one has mentioned Hendrix and "The Star Spangled Banner." Best. Cover. Evar.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
