Unusual and GOOD cover versions

[Sprocket.]

 

[zahir]

 

[Argonia]

 

[fishfinger]

 

[hitmouse]

Thou put out two covers compilations this summer, one of all Nirvana covers and one of all not-Nirvana covers. I've been really enjoying the Nirvana ones, it turns out that Kurt Cobain wrote some pretty decent tunes.

Oh, and the Angelique Kidjo Remain in Light album is brilliant:

 

[Anju]

I've imagined a whole new version of the movie after hearing this.

 

[Thaw]

Songhoy Blues do Kashmir

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

not sure if it has been here yet but:

Top band and people and such a great version (even if shortened on this link)
there is the full 18 minutes version on their original album...

 

[The39thStep]

Just discovered an album of lounge music versions of King Crimson

 

[AverageJoe]

Can't believe Slipknot decided to cover this with amped up guitars.

 

[hash tag]

 

[DJWrongspeed]

The Drowning Man - The Cure, given a slow building metal version by the suitably name Misery Loves Co. I imagine it'd be stunning live, (remember that, live music?)
The original is so exquisite and yet their re imagining of it seems to flow naturally while retaining some if not all of the original themes and structure.

 

[BCBlues]

Heard this on JazzFM earlier. Tremendous.

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[hitmouse]

Something really interesting about how the first Motorhead single was a Holland-Dozier-Holland cover, lines of musical influence-wise:


On the other side of Motorhead cover versions, there's this:


It is also pretty funny that Motorhead wrote a song about how cool the Ramones were, and then the Ramones just covered it:

 

[Siouxsie]

 

[nogojones]

 

[hipipol]

 

[hitmouse]

Oh, just remembered one of my favourite collections of covers ever, "Take It, It's Yours" by Katy Goodman and Greta Morgan is proper brilliant imo, thoroughly recommended for anyone who likes classic punk and dreamy pop. Here's their version of Pay to Cum:



Killdozer also did some decent covers:

 

[hipipol]

 

[Orang Utan]

Only recently realised that this is a cover. It’s magnificent:

 

[hash tag]

Manic rock jazzed up a bit

 

[Doodler]

Stooges track

 

[Doodler]

The Strangeloves' Night Time (1965) ...



... covered by Wayne County and the Electric Chairs.

 

[Doodler]

Fade Away - Sail Away.

 

[killer b]

Adios Jim Steinman

 

[Siouxsie]

I really like Shawn James, he caters to my perverted Jesus crush!

 

[Siouxsie]

I've got knickers older than these lads (only kidding, or am I!)

 

[Siouxsie]