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Favorite Covers

azaghal1981
Joined: June 17, 2004 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: Favorite Covers September 03, 2004 at 09:43 AM UTC #
Sublime - Scarlet begonias
Sublime - Smoke Two Joints
Sublime - Ball In Chain
twangirl
Joined: October 24, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 704
Re: Favorite Covers September 03, 2004 at 06:41 PM UTC #
The Leather Nun "Gimme Gimme Gimme"
The Shock-Headed Peters "Heartbreak Hotel"
Eat "Summer in the City"
Sisters of Mercy "Gimme Shelter", "1969"
smakawhat
Joined: February 20, 2003 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 325
Re: Favorite Covers September 03, 2004 at 06:59 PM UTC #
Some personal favs:

Faith No More - War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
Living Colour - 17 Days (Prince)
Marylin Manson - You Spin Me Round (Dead Or Alive)
Fear Factory - Cars (Gary Numan)

I know I have some others but can't think them off the top of me head…
mankie
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Re: Favorite Covers September 03, 2004 at 07:41 PM UTC #
Buster Rhymes (I think) - Redemption Song
Joe Strummer - Redemption Song
Pogues - Dirty Old Town
twangirl
Joined: October 24, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 704
Re: Favorite Covers September 03, 2004 at 10:15 PM UTC #
The Derailers "Raspberry Beret"
The Bad Livers "Ace of Spades"
jhw5g
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Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 04:35 PM UTC #
REM - Superman
markie
Joined: October 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 13178
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 04:37 PM UTC #
Originally posted by jhw5g:
REM - Superman
I didnt know that was a cover…..

Who did the original?
Venerable Bede
Joined: October 16, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 3863
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 05:06 PM UTC #
Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by jhw5g:
REM - Superman
I didnt know that was a cover…..

Who did the original?
the clique
Venerable Bede
Joined: October 16, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 3863
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 05:13 PM UTC #
i see some of my favourites already listed (luna's version of bonnie and clyde and indian summer, and the sisters' version of gimme shelter). so, other covers that i like:

mark kozelek: around and around (john denver)
pavement: the killing moon (echo and the bunnymen)
travis: hit me baby one more time (britney spears)
eros
Joined: February 03, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 1111
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 05:33 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
travis: hit me baby one more time (britney spears)
Travis does great covers. They have a cool version of "The Weight".
Jagernaut
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Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 05:37 PM UTC #
The Gourds - Gin and Juice
brennser
Joined: October 21, 2002 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 3760
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 08:18 PM UTC #
The Pixies 'Winterlong' (Neil Young)

Fatima Mansions 'Shiny Happy People' (REM)

Tres Chicas 'Rhapsody' (Alejandro Escovedo)

The The 'I Saw the Light' (Hank Williams)

Big Black 'The Model' (Kraftwerk)
nkotb
Joined: August 15, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 6500
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 08:27 PM UTC #
Uncle Tupelo - I Wanna Be Your Dog
the Shins - We Become Silhouettes
Iron & Wine - Peng! 33
Butthole Surfers - Hurdy Gurdy Man
Beck - Devil Got My Woman
Rhett Miller
Joined: November 15, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 17762
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 08:31 PM UTC #
Beck with Emmylou Harris: Sin City
EmmyLou Harris: Guitar Town
Old 97's: Mama Tried
twangirl
Joined: October 24, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
Posts: 704
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 08:35 PM UTC #
Killdozer's sludge-rock versions of
"I'm Not Lisa" and "Cinnamon Girl"

Not what I'd call favorites, but good for a laugh.
bunnyman
Joined: November 19, 2001 at 06:01 AM UTC
Posts: 5542
Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 08:42 PM UTC #
Face to Face – Interzone
Social Distortion – Ring of Fire (live)
Shadrach
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Re: Favorite Covers September 07, 2004 at 09:12 PM UTC #
The Clash - I Fought The Law
Shudder To Think - So Into You
Goldfinger - 99 Red Balloons
MXPX - Take On Me
Life Of Agony - Don't You (Forget About Me)
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