Buckley's Hallelujah is peerless, I agree.
Otherwise, both Pearl Jam and Marliyn Manson do great covers.
Pearl Jam:
Sitting at the dock of the bay (otis redding)
Rocking in the free world (n young)
Little Wing (hendrix)
Leaving Here (the who)
Marilyn Manson:
Sweet Dreams (eurythmics)
Five to one (Doors) <- really check out this one. It's really a great heavy song
Suicide is painless (? the MASH song)
Tainted Love (?)
others:
The Tea Party: Paint It Black (rolling stones)
Faith No More: War Pigs (sabbath)
Faith No More: Easy (lionel richie)
Motorpsycho: Black To Comm (MC5)
Motorpsycho: California Dreaming (Mamas and the papas ?)
Johnny Cash: Hurt (NIN)
Primus (w/ ozzie): Nativity in Black (Sabbath)
Nirvana: Man who sold the world (Bowie)
I've probably forgotten a bunch, but these stand out.
Peace
Dan
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"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
people are just joking about this gnarles barkely shit right? Cause they suck ass and their cover is so close to the original its bullshit. Why fuck with a good thing? I compare them to Sheryl Crow when she covered "sweet child of mine". What the fuck is the point? WHY WHY WHY?
chris cornell - billie jean
pearl jam - crazy mary, driven to tears
tool - no quarter
tori amos - happiness is a warm gun, a case of you, thank you
the twilight singers - live with me, the whole 'she loves you' album, esp. hyperballad, too tough to die and black is the color of my true love's hair
jeff buckley - the way young lovers do, just like a woman, strange fruit, kanga roo - every cover he did was great though...
pete yorn - new york city serenade
faith no more - easy
robert plant - song to the siren
...
chris cornell - billie jean
pearl jam - crazy mary, driven to tears
tool - no quarter
tori amos - happiness is a warm gun, a case of you, thank you
the twilight singers - the whole 'she loves you' album, esp. hyperballad, too tough to die and black is the color of my true love's hair
jeff buckley - the way young lovers do, just like a woman, strange fruit, kanga roo - every cover he did was great though...
pete yorn - new york city serenade
faith no more - easy
Pearl Jam - anything and everything
Mad Season - I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Tom Waits - Return of Jackie And Judy
Guns n Roses - Live and Let Die
And most of all:
William Shatner - Common People
Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
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That is a brilliant version. I love the stuff Joe Strummer did Mescaleros. I personally prefer the version with The Mescaleros more than the version with Johnny Cash
I didn't know Bowie did a version of Across the Universe, but Rufus Wainwright does an amazing version as well.
Rufus Wainwright also does a nice version of Hallelujah.
Some of my favourite covers include:
Ben Harper - In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
Eddie Vedder - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), Across the Universe (The Beatles)
Ash - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (Buzzcocks)
Coldplay - Lips Like Sugar (Echo & the Bunnymen)
Eels - Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Rusty Cage (Soundgarden)
Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
The Kooks - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe (The Beatles), Angel (Jimi Hendrix)
Kelly Jones (Stereophonics) - I'm Only Sleeping (The Beatles)
Pearl Jam - Baba O'Riley (The Who), Crazy Mary (Victoria Williams), Keep on Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young)
No time to be void or save up on life. You got to spend it all.
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
RITFW - Pearl Jam (Neil Young)
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam (Victoria Williams)
One - Apocalyptica (Metallica)
Another Brick in th Wall - Class of 99 (Pink Floyd)
Hotel California - Gypsy Kings (Eagles)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly)
It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash (Bob Dylan)
Hurt - Johnny Cash (NIN)
Jolene - The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
Hey Joe - Hendrix
With A Little Help From My Friends - Cocker
No Quarter - Tool
Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Marilyn Manson - Put A Spell On You
Marilyn Manson - Rock 'n Roll Nigger
Definitely Johnny Cash's Hurt
Handbags and Gladrags & Who'll stop the rain by Stereophonics
Angel Eyes by Bruce Springsteen (Frank Sinatra)
Somethin' Stupid by Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
i'll think of some more later
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Rockin' in the free world - Pearl Jam
The man who sold the world - Nirvana
but only love can brake your fall
Otherwise, both Pearl Jam and Marliyn Manson do great covers.
Pearl Jam:
Sitting at the dock of the bay (otis redding)
Rocking in the free world (n young)
Little Wing (hendrix)
Leaving Here (the who)
Marilyn Manson:
Sweet Dreams (eurythmics)
Five to one (Doors) <- really check out this one. It's really a great heavy song
Suicide is painless (? the MASH song)
Tainted Love (?)
others:
The Tea Party: Paint It Black (rolling stones)
Faith No More: War Pigs (sabbath)
Faith No More: Easy (lionel richie)
Motorpsycho: Black To Comm (MC5)
Motorpsycho: California Dreaming (Mamas and the papas ?)
Johnny Cash: Hurt (NIN)
Primus (w/ ozzie): Nativity in Black (Sabbath)
Nirvana: Man who sold the world (Bowie)
I've probably forgotten a bunch, but these stand out.
Peace
Dan
"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides
pearl jam - crazy mary, driven to tears
tool - no quarter
tori amos - happiness is a warm gun, a case of you, thank you
the twilight singers - live with me, the whole 'she loves you' album, esp. hyperballad, too tough to die and black is the color of my true love's hair
jeff buckley - the way young lovers do, just like a woman, strange fruit, kanga roo - every cover he did was great though...
pete yorn - new york city serenade
faith no more - easy
robert plant - song to the siren
...
pearl jam - crazy mary, driven to tears
tool - no quarter
tori amos - happiness is a warm gun, a case of you, thank you
the twilight singers - the whole 'she loves you' album, esp. hyperballad, too tough to die and black is the color of my true love's hair
jeff buckley - the way young lovers do, just like a woman, strange fruit, kanga roo - every cover he did was great though...
pete yorn - new york city serenade
faith no more - easy
oh i forgot about gnarls barkley 'crazy' by the twilight singers - it's great! listen to it: http://www.yourstandardlife.com/audio/Crazy(Boston5-06).mp3
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I didn't know Bowie did a version of Across the Universe, but Rufus Wainwright does an amazing version as well.
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Mad Season - I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier
Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Tom Waits - Return of Jackie And Judy
Guns n Roses - Live and Let Die
And most of all:
William Shatner - Common People
That is a brilliant version. I love the stuff Joe Strummer did Mescaleros. I personally prefer the version with The Mescaleros more than the version with Johnny Cash
Some of my favourite covers include:
Ben Harper - In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
Eddie Vedder - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away (The Beatles)
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen), Across the Universe (The Beatles)
Ash - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (Buzzcocks)
Coldplay - Lips Like Sugar (Echo & the Bunnymen)
Eels - Can't Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Rusty Cage (Soundgarden)
Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
The Kooks - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley)
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe (The Beatles), Angel (Jimi Hendrix)
Kelly Jones (Stereophonics) - I'm Only Sleeping (The Beatles)
Pearl Jam - Baba O'Riley (The Who), Crazy Mary (Victoria Williams), Keep on Rockin' in the Free World (Neil Young)
the rolling stones - you gotta move
mudhoney - revolution
sunshine of your love - ella fitzgerald
the whole I Am Sam soundtrack
RITFW - Pearl Jam (Neil Young)
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana (David Bowie)
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam (Victoria Williams)
One - Apocalyptica (Metallica)
Another Brick in th Wall - Class of 99 (Pink Floyd)
Hotel California - Gypsy Kings (Eagles)
Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly)
It Ain't Me Babe - Johnny Cash (Bob Dylan)
Hurt - Johnny Cash (NIN)
Jolene - The White Stripes (Dolly Parton)
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With A Little Help From My Friends - Cocker
No Quarter - Tool
Voodoo Child - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Marilyn Manson - Put A Spell On You
Marilyn Manson - Rock 'n Roll Nigger
Handbags and Gladrags & Who'll stop the rain by Stereophonics
Angel Eyes by Bruce Springsteen (Frank Sinatra)
Somethin' Stupid by Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
i'll think of some more later