- Location
- Nottingham, UK
The Clash I Fought the Law (originally by The Crickets)
Dead Kennedys'.
The Clash I Fought the Law (originally by The Crickets)
Anything written by Dylan or the Beatles.
Ooh yes - Ghost in my House, Victoria, Lost in Music...See also in this regard: the Fall.
Ooh yes - Ghost in my House, Victoria, Lost in Music...
The Dickies, Nights in White Satin
I note no one has ever successfully covered A Day In The Life, their best song.
Warren Zevon - Knockin' on heaven's door
Agree with the Cash covers, stunning.
Byrds covers of various Dylans?
I re-offer the Georgia Satellites and Don't pass me by.
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
And of course Joe Cocker helping his friends.
Ooh yes - Ghost in my House, Victoria, Lost in Music...
And perhaps more controversionallyThe Dickies, Nights in White Satin
I think you need to split this into 2 - the best covers of famous songs and the best covers of songs that were not well known before the cover.
-Are Friends Electric, Sugababes
I only heard it last week........That is a blast from the past and shows your age Nigel, a band I was introduced to when I was 13 !!!!!
Rufus Wainwright's off of the Shrek soundrtrack.
Also the John Cale version of HallelujahSome of the covers that Johnny Cash sang on his 'American' albums are, IMO, better than the originals - I'm thinking of 'Hurt', 'One' and 'The Mercy Seat' in particular.
And Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah', of course.