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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,352
    Local Natives: Warning Sign
    - Talking Heads song
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  • McGruff
    McGruff Island Of The Goon Posts: 51
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    Local Natives: Warning Sign
    - Talking Heads song
    This reminded me of Phish covering Crosseyed And Painless
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,907
    Shinedown "Simple Man" over Skynyrd's version - although I like Skynyrd's version as well



  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 992
    Tool-No Quarter. Takes some serious mojo to nail a Zep song like that.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,352
    JT167846 said:
    Tool-No Quarter. Takes some serious mojo to nail a Zep song like that.
    They do a really good job. That's a live version. For mangos to mangos you need to compare to a Zep live version.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRGIebkyeE

    Best Zep cover I've heard is Joe Bonnamassa doing Tea For One.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Planet of Sound
    Planet of Sound UK Posts: 637
    Hot Chip - Dancing in the Dark (Springsteen)

    You can actually dance to it.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    pjhawks said:
    Shinedown "Simple Man" over Skynyrd's version - although I like Skynyrd's version as well



    100%
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  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    Another one that is equal (in my book) is KoRn's cover of The Devil Went Down to Georgia by Charlie Daniels.
    It's hard to top the original, but KoRn's version is great in it's own way.
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    2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
    2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
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    2010: Noblesville, IN 05-07
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    2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
    2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
    2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
    2025: Pitt 1 05-16, Pitt 2 05-18
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,352
    BSully said:
    pjhawks said:
    Shinedown "Simple Man" over Skynyrd's version - although I like Skynyrd's version as well



    100%
    You guys cannot be serious.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,868
    Dancing Barefoot-U2 cover of Patti Smith (It has more Edge)

    Never Let Me Down Again - Smashing Pumpkins cover of Depeche Mode
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    How about Rob Zombie's version of "We're an American Band"?
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    2000: Noblesville, IN 08-18
    2003: Noblesville, IN 06-22
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    2018: Wrigley Field 1 08-18, Wrigley Field 2 08-20
    2022: St. Louis, MO 09-18
    2024: Noblesville, IN 08-26, Wrigley Field 1 08-29, Wrigley Field 2 08-31
    2025: Pitt 1 05-16, Pitt 2 05-18
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,229
    I don't know if it's been mentioned but I've ALWAYS liked this cover version of this song. Peter Tosh changed up the lyrics to fit JBG as a Jamaican.  

    https://youtu.be/L_k0_GkopSM?si=0WaVVRggD9oe0tf4

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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,229
     I believe this is not a cover but a updated version of the original. by BJ

    We Didn't Start The Fire....1989-2003

    https://youtu.be/2LkVKCWL0U4?si=k8e9HqnQjG0OOV4p

    ✌️
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,787
    Kasy Chambers' astonishing cover of Lose Yourself (Eminem)

    https://youtu.be/S70xek3x4ro?si=t2FTHRizO3pyByyf
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,336
    goldrush said:
    Kasy Chambers' astonishing cover of Lose Yourself (Eminem)

    https://youtu.be/S70xek3x4ro?si=t2FTHRizO3pyByyf
    It's interesting, I'll say that.
  • JT167846
    JT167846 Posts: 992
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    JT167846 said:
    Tool-No Quarter. Takes some serious mojo to nail a Zep song like that.
    They do a really good job. That's a live version. For mangos to mangos you need to compare to a Zep live version.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRGIebkyeE

    Best Zep cover I've heard is Joe Bonnamassa doing Tea For One.
    Eh? The Tool version of No Quarter on Salival is a studio version.

    APC's cover of When The Levee Breaks is stunning too if you are in the mood. 
    Stars are suns to other people.

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  • McGruff
    McGruff Island Of The Goon Posts: 51
    JT167846 said:
    Johnny Abruzzo said:
    JT167846 said:
    Tool-No Quarter. Takes some serious mojo to nail a Zep song like that.
    They do a really good job. That's a live version. For mangos to mangos you need to compare to a Zep live version.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErRGIebkyeE

    Best Zep cover I've heard is Joe Bonnamassa doing Tea For One.
    Eh? The Tool version of No Quarter on Salival is a studio version.

    APC's cover of When The Levee Breaks is stunning too if you are in the mood. 
    OAR does a decent cover of Fool In The Rain as well.

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