Favorite cover versions of the classics...

[Morty]

Butthole Surfers cover of The Guess Who's American Woman

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[unsorted]

Covering Dusty Springfield (64). I saw them do this in a casino bar a few years ago. They had the house a rockin'....

 

[GreenHopper]

Heard this on an old rock compilation cd back in the 90's, nothing beats the original but I always liked this version as well:

Far Corporation
Stairway To Heaven

 

[lwien]

Posted this in another thread but hey, it belongs here as well.

Here's a cover of a classic (classic in the truest sense of the word) done by Tina, a young teenage girl from France covering Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, or should I say SHREDDING Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata:

 

[GreenHopper]

Richard Thompson - Oops I Did It Again

 

[hd_rider]

James Dupuis playing "Comfortably Numb" on harp guitar.

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[BD9]

An outstanding cover of the great Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler song, Red Dirt Girl.

"There's one thing they don't tell ya about the blues when you got em,
Ya keep on fallin' cause there ain't no bottom and there ain't no end"

Brandi Carlile

 

[unsorted]

Ain't wastin' time no more

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[BD9]

Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U (Prince cover)

 

[momofthegoons]

 

[BD9]

Grand Funk covers the Stones Gimme Shelter

 

[GreenHopper]

Teenage Dirtbag

Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

 

[Melting Pot]

 

[grokit]

...

 

[BD9]

Keane - She Sells Sanctuary (Cult)

 

[Morty]

 

[GreenHopper]

Wayfaring Stranger

The Other Band

 

[BD9]

Damn Morty! I'd forgotten about ^^^ this project. Thank you!

Easy Star All Stars - Subterranean Homesick Alien.

Cover of Pink Floyd's Money

 

[Silat]

Marshall Crenshaws ( Got his big break playing Lennon on Broadway ) cover of the Cason/Moon penned Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)

Rick Nielsen penned song ,"If You Want My Love (You Got It)" - covered by Paul Dempsey (Something for Kate)

The Boys sing Words of Love penned by Buddy Holly. It was not a hit for Holly, but was big for The Beatles. Not the studio version. Might be the BBC version.

 

[BD9]

Alpha Blondy - Wish You Were Here

 

[BD9]

As a big fan of Joy Division, I find this a very respectable cover.

The Killers - Shadowplay

 

[BD9]

Ronnie James Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen - Dream On