Good covers.
 

Seeing as no-one actually started this thread.

Nick Cave's version of running scared.

Cash's version of One, which nearly makes me think it's not by u2 (see also Sting cover)

Diamanda Galas - pick a song and it's a great cover

Albert Kuvezin's cover of love will tear us apart.

Coltrane's 'my favourite things' (insanity itself)

Roland Kirk's version of I say a little prayer.

Ground Zero's cover of Roland Kirk's cover of I say a little prayer.

Otomo Yoshihide's NJE version of Preach.

The Fall's version of I can see the grass grow/ Victoria.

The Galactic Symposium's cover of YMCA (download this song NOW heathens)

I could go on. Someone else play.

Cat Powers - Cover Album
At The Drive-in - This Night Has Opened My Eyes
Xiu Xiu - Fast Car
Xiu Xiu - Ceremony
Scissor Shock - 30 Lashes

Sublimes cover of Hope by Descendents

Yesyesyes....anything from 'Plays Standards' by Ground Zero. I imagine most of that record would be considered 'covers'.

bad plus's cover of flim

I've heard somebody disagree with this heavily in the past on the board, but I love Sonic Youth's cover of Moist Vagina. I like it more than the original

smashing pumpkins cover of "my blue heaven" by jerry lee lewis (i think)
the kills cover of "dropout boogie" by captain beefheart

The original was terrible. So was the cover.

Killing Moon(Echo and the Bunnymen) by Pavement

Half Japanese do a mean cover of "Tangled Up In Blue".
Melvin's cover the kiss song "Going Blind" and The Replacements covered a kiss song "Black Diamond".

john martyn's cover of rather be the devil
mark lanegan's covers album
dino jr's show me the way and just like heaven
melvins cover of youth of america
nirvana's cover of d-7
faith no more's cover of easy
hendrix's cover of all along the watchtower/sunshine of your love
elliott smith's cover of because
lanegan&cobain's cover of where did you sleep last night
lonnie donegan's cover of rock island line
devo's cover of satisfaction

how did i forget, superstar by SY

I made a huge list once (as I am wont to do) & just never saved it from a post at the old board with the same topic.

There's no need to save stuff here at the new board, thankfully, because the Search feature actually works exceedingly well!

Hallelujah!

Steel Pole Bathtub's cover of "What I Need".

Loop's cover of The Pop Group's "Thief Of Fire" completely slays, as does Godflesh's cover of Loop's "Straight To Your Heart."

What about Loop's "Mother Sky" Can cover ??

Jesus.
How could I forget that?
Majesty.

what about loop's rocket USA cover?

Loop
 

I wonder how i came up with that ? And...

Thats Mr.Majesty Clone around here**

That is a fine one!
They also did a nice job with "Like Rats" by Godflesh.

that godflesh/loop split is indeed sweet.

ahhh all of animetal's oeuvre constitutes the greatest covers in the history of man kind.

quick ones:

*tool - no quarter (led zep)
*big star - femme fatale (vu)
*flaming lips - strychnine/(what's so funny about) peace, love and understanding (seeds/elvis costello)
*ruins' medleys
*ni hao! - do you remember rock n' roll radio? (ramones)
*pantera - planet caravan (black sabbath)
*hüsker dü - iron man (black sabbath)
*jesus lizard - wheelchair epidemic (dicks)
*sy - nic fit (untouchables) and i wanna be yr dog (stooges)
*guns n' roses - new rose (the damned)
*black flag - louie louie (kingsmen)
*agoraphobic nosebleed - forgotten in space (voivod)
*metallica - all of garage days revisited
*primal scream - motörhead (motörhead) and some velvet morning (nancy sinatra).
*the germs - sugar sugar (some pop band from the 60's, i think it's the archies)
*mayhem - into the crypts of ray (celtic frost)
*big black - he's a whore (cheap trick) and the model (kraftwerk)

phish's cover of while my guitar gently sleeps

The Xiu Xiu/Devendra Banhart split where they cover each other's songs is good too. I forgot abotu thaat.

Melvins covering The Wipers' Youth Of America
Seven Seconds covering Nena's 99 Red Baloons
Camper Van Beethoven covering Sonic Youth's I Love Her All The Time
Sonic Youth covering The Beatles' Within You/Without You
Minutemen covering Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Nels Cline covering Minutemen's Self-Referenced/West Germany
more later

Indeed. I'm glad I'm not the only one here who recognises the sheer genius of that album. I have made it very clear to most that know me that I want Die Papple vom Karlsplatz from that album played at my funeral. It's a hearty thumbs up from over here.

I should've mentioned Gabba (http://www.myspace.com/gabbauk) who do covers of Abba songs in the style of the Ramones. Check the shit out of that shit.

The Delgado's cover of ELO's 'mr blue skies' is outstanding.

Keiji Haino's version of 'see that my grave is kept clean'.

Half man half biscuits version of the same.

the twilight singers have a covers album out, i dont really like em myself but my friend is Greg Duli mad and he played me a version of Bjork's Hyperballad that they do, its well worth a listen, top stuff.


also, you should hear my band doing a cover of "sounds of the underground" by Girls Aloud... now that some funky shit

Husker Du - Eight Miles High (The Byrds)
Minutemen - Lost (Meat Puppets)
Minutemen - Don't Look Now (CCR)

diamanda galas - 25 minutes to go
black flag - louie louie
nirvana - d7
tool - no quarter
nick cave and the bad seeds - hey joe

The Wedding Present - Box Elder

here's a good original: praise you by camille yarbrough. much much better than the cover by fatboyslim. i like fatboyslim though.

fiona apple "across the universe"

their version of eureka is pretty sweet too.

nirvana covers are pretty good. also

mudhoney-hate the police

thats a funny cover. also the 7 nation army covered by flaming lips

boo!

the original hate the police is so much better than mudhoney's version.

the flaming lips remind me of another fave of mine.

flaming lips - can't get you out of my head (kylie)

mudhoney - the money will roll in

Spacemen 3 - When Tomorrow Hits
This version is only about 35,789 times better than the Mudhoney original.

superstar- sonic youth
death letter- the white stripes
where did you sleep last night?-nirvana
aimie- wesley willis
just what i needed- weezer
little wing- stevie ray vaughan
nobody's fault but my own- beck
like a rolling stone- jimi hendrix
trouble all my days- bob dylan
midnight speacial- c.c.r.
maggie's farm- rage against the machine
lynyrd skynyrd- they call me the breeze
jumping jack flash- leon russle

Killdozer - Nasty
Killdozer - Unbelievable
Killdozer - Hush
Killdozer - Burnin' Love
Killdozer - Good Lovin' Gone Bad