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It's time for: Good cover. Bad Cover.

i_am_a_wishlisti_am_a_wishlist Posts: 628
edited July 2006 in Other Music
I'll start this:

Good Cover:
Heroes, The Wallflowers (David Bowie)

Bad Cover:
Behind Blue Eyes, Limp Bizkit (The Who)
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  • jhawk98jhawk98 Posts: 145
    i want to play!

    Good cover:
    Gin N Juice - The Gourds\

    Atrocious cover:
    American Pie - Madonna
    rock chalk
  • StoneG82StoneG82 Posts: 806
    good cover:
    ryan adams - wonderwall (oasis)

    bad cover:
    rod stewart - downtown train (tom waits)
    "What’s Orphans? I don’t know. Orphans is a dead end kid driving a coffin with big tires across the Ohio River wearing welding goggles and a wife beater with a lit firecracker in his ear." - Tom Waits
  • JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,513
    i_am_a_wishlist wrote:
    I'll start this:

    Good Cover:
    Heroes, The Wallflowers (David Bowie)

    Bad Cover:
    Behind Blue Eyes, Limp Bizkit (The Who)

    Good Covers - The Pretenders doing Kinks songs
    Bad Covers - Any band that does a cover for their first single

    I am friends with a Wallflower, so I have seen the live a million times, and have seen them do a zillion covers - Brand New Cadillac (Not sure if the Clash did the orig), Tonights The Night (Rod Stewart), The Weight (The Band), Here Comes A Regular (Replacements), Androgynous (Replacements), Dont Let Me Down (The Beatles), Won't Get Fooled Again (The 'oo)
  • i_am_a_wishlisti_am_a_wishlist Posts: 628
    Good Cover:
    I'm On Fire - Head Like A Hole (Springsteen)

    Bad Cover:
    Another Brick In The Wall (Parts I, II and III) - Korn (Pink Floyd)
  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Mine has a Hendrix theme.

    Incredible Cover:
    Stevie Ray Vaughan - Voodo Chile(Slight Return)

    Horrible Cover:
    The Corrs - Little Wing
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • lluukkiinnlluukkiinn Posts: 93
    gold dust woman- hole
    ((good))

    hunter-30 seconds to mars
    ((bad))
    denver 7/2/06 & 7/3/06, chicago 8/5/07
  • i_am_a_wishlisti_am_a_wishlist Posts: 628
    Good Cover:
    Cocaine - Eric Clapton (J.J. Cale)

    Bad Cover:
    Helter Skelter - U2 (The Beatles)
  • Oatmeal ladyOatmeal lady Posts: 20
    Good cover
    American Woman-Lenny Kravitz (Guess Who)

    Bad cover
    Landslide-Dixie Chicks (Fleetwood Mac)
  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    Good Cover:
    The Replacements - Black Diamond (Kiss)

    Bad Cover:
    Aerosmith - Come Together (Beatles)
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • OthersiderOthersider Posts: 19
    Mine has a theme, too - sort of. I was inspired to do this one after reading i_am_a_wishlist's post.

    Good cover:
    Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd (J.J. Cale)

    Bad cover:
    Simple Man - Shinedown (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • caifan82caifan82 Posts: 321
    Good cover:
    The Tea Party - Paint it Black

    Bad cover:
    Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence
    Mexico City - July 17th 2003
    Mexico City - July 18th 2003
    Mexico City - July 19th 2003
    Monterrey - December 7th 2005
    Mexico City - December 9th 2005
    Mexico City - December 10th 2005
    Mexico City - November 24th 2011
  • rage333rage333 Posts: 157
    good cover http://www.mysoace.com/dchotel - Breathe (Pink Floyd)

    bad cover - Limp Biskit - Behind Blue Eyes (the Who)
    "when the power of love overcomes the love of power,the world will be at peace"-Jimi Hendrix
  • prljam85prljam85 Posts: 227
    good cover
    Dave Matthews-all along the watchtower (bob Dylan)

    bad cover
    metallica- we're a happy family (Ramones)
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    Good Cover:
    Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)

    Bad Cover:
    Comfortably Numb - Scissor Sisters (Pink Floyd)

    Bonus Good Live Cover:
    People Who Died - Drive By Truckers (Jim Carroll Band)
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • OthersiderOthersider Posts: 19
    Good cover:
    Have a Cigar - Foo Fighters (Pink Floyd)

    Bad cover:
    I Love Rock & Roll - Britney (Pat Bena- I mean, Joan Jett)

    (In keeping with the theme, I could have pointed out Korn's lackluster rendition of "Another Brick in the Wall", but someone else beat me to it.)
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Good Cover: Soundgarden - Come Together

    Bad: TEB - Baba


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Good cover:

    Landslide - Smashing Pumpkins (Fleetwood Mac)

    Bad cover:

    there are just so many to choose from
    If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.

    Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
    -Oscar Wilde
  • El_KabongEl_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    Good Cover: All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix (Dylan)

    Bad Cover: Tomorrow Never Knows - Phil Collins (Beatles)

    bonus bad cover: Fixin a Hole - George Burns (Beatles)...actually the whole bee gees/peter frampton movie 'sgt peppers...' was horrible
    standin above the crowd
    he had a voice that was strong and loud and
    i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
    eager to identify with
    someone above the crowd
    someone who seemed to feel the same
    someone prepared to lead the way
  • kdpjamkdpjam Posts: 2,303
    good cover: if not for you - george harrison (dylan)

    bad cover : satisfaction - devo (stones)
    lay down all thoughts; surrender to the void
    ~it is shining it is shining~
  • merkinballmerkinball Posts: 2,262
    El_Kabong wrote:
    bonus bad cover: Fixin a Hole - George Burns (Beatles)...actually the whole bee gees/peter frampton movie 'sgt peppers...' was horrible

    Actually, Earth, Wind, & Fire covering 'Got to Get You Into My Life' was pretty good, from what I remember. But the rest of it, yikes.
    "You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.

    http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
    spotify:user:merkinball
  • Soldier Of Love 1503Soldier Of Love 1503 Posts: 87
    Good cover: I Don't Wanna Be A Soldier, Mama - Mad Season (John Lennon)

    Bad cover: Seven Nation Army - Audioslave (White Stripes)
    the needle & the damage done
  • reeferchiefreeferchief Posts: 3,569
    kdpjam wrote:

    bad cover : satisfaction - devo (stones)

    ^^This song rocks!^^

    Good cover: The Boy With The Thorn In His Side - J Mascis (The Smiths)

    Guilty pleasure cover: Message In A Bottle - Machine Head(the Police)

    Bad cover: Under The Bridge - All Saints (RHCP)
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • StrangestTribeStrangestTribe Posts: 23
    Good Cover-
    Lay Lady Lay- Magnet (Dylan)

    Bad Cover
    Knocking on Heavens Door- Guns n Roses (Dylan)
  • iluvslashiluvslash Posts: 121
    Good cover:

    Knocking on Heavens Door- Guns N Roses ( Bob Dylan)

    Bad Cover:

    Knocking on Heavens Door- Avril Lavigne ( Bob Dylan)
    With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue you get nothing done!
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