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Nirvana - man who sold the world from the mtv unplugged album

 

stereophonics - Angie

 

kasabian - out of space by the prodigy

 

 

Oasis- Helterskelter

 

That is ****e

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That is ****e

 

ive never heard that one but sounds like possibly the worst cover ever - hope i never hear it coz i'd probably cry if i did.

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Good shout re Joe Cocker - "With a Little Help from My Friends" ... specially with the very durrrty looking Sue and Sonny on backing vocals ...

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Mony Mony.................Billy Idol

 

With a little help from my friends.......Joe Cocker

 

me & Bobby McGhee......................Jerry Lee Lewis

 

worst ever cover....Walking in Memphis....Cher

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A shop I was in at lunchtime was playing an album of Led Zep covers. The drongo serving me didn't even know if it was a CD or the radio so I am not able to share with you the name of this album.

 

All I can say is that if you're ever tempted to buy and album featuring covers of Led Zep songs, just send me the money and I'll send you a recording of me farting into a can. Honestly, you'd get more pleasure from the latter.

 

The Monkees doing of I'm a Believer is miles better than Neil Diamond but the version at the end of Shrek improved upon both.

 

Short of inspiration, I googled this top 50 and, although they have Jeff Buckley and Kate Bush (covering Elton John - see, I told you so) near the top; I'm horrified to see Scissor Sistors' Comfortably Numb in at #9.

 

Sacriledge!

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i bougt an 'Apocalyptica' album or something like that the other day - nothing but Metallica songs being played on the cello...

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i bougt an 'Apocalyptica' album or something like that the other day - nothing but Metallica songs being played on the cello...

 

Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour.

 

FWIW I like Atreyu's version of You Give Love a Bad Name.

 

Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver

 

Bullet for my Valentine - Crazy Train

 

RATM - Kick Out the Jams

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Doesn't make it alright - Stiff Little Fingers

 

isn't that the SLF song that The Specials covered ? ;)

 

 

as SLF seem to have been done to death,

 

Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus

Summer of '69 - Zebrahead

Eloise - The Damned

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A shop I was in at lunchtime was playing an album of Led Zep covers. The drongo serving me didn't even know if it was a CD or the radio so I am not able to share with you the name of this album.

 

All I can say is that if you're ever tempted to buy and album featuring covers of Led Zep songs, just send me the money and I'll send you a recording of me farting into a can. Honestly, you'd get more pleasure from the latter.

 

The Monkees doing of I'm a Believer is miles better than Neil Diamond but the version at the end of Shrek improved upon both.

 

Short of inspiration, I googled this top 50 and, although they have Jeff Buckley and Kate Bush (covering Elton John - see, I told you so) near the top; I'm horrified to see Scissor Sistors' Comfortably Numb in at #9.

 

Sacriledge!

 

Kate Bush's Rocket man is magic

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Corey Taylor from Slipknot and Stone Sour.

 

FWIW I like Atreyu's version of You Give Love a Bad Name.

 

Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver

 

Bullet for my Valentine - Crazy Train

 

RATM - Kick Out the Jams

 

did you miss something out there? :confused:

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did you miss something out there? :confused:

 

Sorry that was a reply to you:D

 

Apocolyptica or whatever is another one of his bands I'm sure.

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Sorry that was a reply to you:D

 

Apocolyptica or whatever is another one of his bands I'm sure.

 

yeah wasnt sure what u were trying to say, not sure if its anything to do with him tbh, think theyre scandinavian or sumthing.

 

im sure he has collaborated with them though, if you go on their wikipedia page it gives u a list of who theyve worked with, a whos who of metal really.

actually, this may be of interest to you if i remember correctly (apologies if your not the bullet for my valentine fan)

 

They also recorded the Intro for Bullet For My Valentine's album The Poison In December 2005

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptica

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yeah wasnt sure what u were trying to say, not sure if its anything to do with him tbh, think theyre scandinavian or sumthing.

 

im sure he has collaborated with them though, if you go on their wikipedia page it gives u a list of who theyve worked with, a whos who of metal really.

actually, this may be of interest to you if i remember correctly (apologies if your not the bullet for my valentine fan)

 

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apocalyptica

 

Yeah my mistake, he worked with them by the looks of it.

 

I didnt know they did the Intro to that. Nice fact. :)

 

Saw them (BFMV) last night incidentally. Awesome. Recorded the video for their new single last night as well.:D

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isn't that the SLF song that The Specials covered ? ;)

 

 

as SLF seem to have been done to death,

 

Ziggy Stardust - Bauhaus

Summer of '69 - Zebrahead

Eloise - The Damned

 

Paul Young - Love Of The Common People

 

A Stiff Little Fingers song ;)

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My Generation - Oasis

Help - Noel Gallagher

Im only Sleeping - Noel Gallagher and Kelly Jones

Nothing Compares to You - Stereophonics

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My Generation - Oasis

Help - Noel Gallagher

Im only Sleeping - Noel Gallagher and Kelly Jones

Nothing Compares to You - Stereophonics

 

Stop all this nonsense now.Oasis have never ever made a great cover version (New Seekers soundlike comes close though).:)

The Stereophonics have never ever made a great record far less a great cover.:)

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Yeah my mistake, he worked with them by the looks of it.

 

I didnt know they did the Intro to that. Nice fact. :)

 

Saw them (BFMV) last night incidentally. Awesome. Recorded the video for their new single last night as well.:D

 

you can use it in future if you like :thumb:

 

consider it a JKB gift :)

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The Byrds - My Back Pages (Bob Dylan)

 

Beck - Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometimes (Korgis)

 

Cat Power - I Found A Reason (The Velvet Underground)

 

Mirwais - I Miss You (Thin White Duke Remix) (The Rolling Stones)

 

Townes Van Zandt - Dead Flowers (The Rolling Stones)

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ARTISTS THAT SLF HAVE COVERED

 

"Johnny Was" -- written and originally performed by Bob Marley.

"Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae" -- adapted from a Bunny Wailer song.

"Love of the Common People" -- performed by Nicky Thomas. In the mid-eighties, Paul Young worked on a musical project with Jake Burns and was inspired to cover this song, and had a huge hit with it.

"Doesn't Make it All Right" -- The Specials

"Mr. Fire Coal Man" -- originally performed by Wailing Souls.

"The Message" -- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five "You Can Get It If you Really Want" -- Jimmy Cliff

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Stop all this nonsense now.Oasis have never ever made a great cover version (New Seekers soundlike comes close though).:)

The Stereophonics have never ever made a great record far less a great cover.:)

 

Blah blah blah!

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"Scissor Sistors' Comfortably Numb" - yeah, like that one though the original is class.

 

How about Limp Bizkit's cover of Faith (George Michael) - excellent stuff!

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Blah blah blah!

 

He's right yer know. and they struggle with their own songs!

 

anyhoo Minor Threats version of stepping stone.

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When I went to see Stereophonics a few years ago they were brilliant. Their newer stuff isnt as good as their first two albums which is fair enough but they have had some brilliant songs. A Thousand Trees, More life in a tramp's vest, Traffic, the bartender and the thief, Just looking, the list goes on, are all good songs. And Dakota was one of the most downloaded tracks of 2005(?) i think.

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Have to say that I really like the Stereophonics' cover of Handbags and Gladrags - just seems ideally suited to Kelly Jones' voice.

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Have to say that I really like the Stereophonics' cover of Handbags and Gladrags - just seems ideally suited to Kelly Jones' voice.

 

Bad Stars in Your Eyes if being honest.:)

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Hayseed Dixies version of Devil Woman - fantastic!

 

Hayseed Dixie's version is good - but then again, could it be any worse ?

 

Just heard Placebo's version of "Daddy Cool" - jamtastic.

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The Wonderstuff Coz I Luv You even Slade loved it.

Johnny Cash Hurt

Sonic Youth Now I wanna Be Your Dog

 

 

BTW I love Joe Strummer and Stevie Wonder but both there versions of Redemption Songs make me want to cut my ears off.

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know this'll get grief but Caledonia by Fish is the best version of that tune I reckon.

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know this'll get grief but Caledonia by Fish is the best version of that tune I reckon.

 

Go and stand in the corner facing the wall and have a long hard think about what you have said.:dunce:

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Rage Against the Machine The Ghost of Tom Joad

 

William Shatner Common People

 

Richard Cheese Rape Me

 

I'll second that, and add almost the whole Renegades album

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Go and stand in the corner facing the wall and have a long hard think about what you have said.:dunce:

OK does almost 6 months count as long enough?

I still haven't changed my opinion and just coz he is a hiibbie doesn't mean the music is automatically rubbish. It is now your turn to go and have a long hard think re catholic (note small C) tastes in music rather than insularity(politest version of what I really want to say i can think of)

 

back to the theme for last night

Standing around crying by rogers/gilmour fits the bill

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That was hilarious mate. Seriously funny stuff.

 

What was, the video was craptacular but I thought we were talking about the songs, and the song was a fantastically done cover. You may not like JP but you cannot deny that they made a version of that song that was truly their own, and for people such as myself who like their music, it was a great cover version.

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