Due to a certain Ice Cream thread recently posted, I was reminded of my favorite cover song of all time:

You Really Got Me - Van Halen

A young EVH turning The Kinks, and Hard Rock, onto their proverbial heads.

Tie between Cream's cover of The Mississippi Sheik's Sitting on top of the World and the Led Zeppelin version of Willie Dixon's You Shook Me. Of course somebody could prefer one of the 100 or so other covers of Sitting on top of the World.

I'll have to think about this one for a while. What I hate is when someone records a cover version of a song that sounds almost identical to the original. What's the point of that? Here is my quick list of my top 10 off the top of my head:

1. Pressure Drop by the Clash (original by Toots and the Maytalls)
2. Landslide by Smashing Pumpkins (original Stevie Nicks-Fleetwood Mac)
3. Proud Mary by Ike and Tina Turner (original by Credence Clearwater Revival)
4. My Way by Sid Vicious-Sex Pistols (orignal by Frank Sinatra and others).
5. Respect by Aretha Franklin (original by Otis Redding, which is very good too).
6. Satisfaction by Devo (original by Rolling Stones)
7. Take Me to the River by Talking Heads (original by Al Green)
8. The Man who Sold the World by Nirvana (original by David Bowie)
9. All along the Watch Tower by Jimi Hendrix (original Bob Dylan)
10. D'yer Maker by Sheryl Crow (orignial by Led Zeppelin is still the classic, of course).

Tiffany - I think we're alone now.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:
Tiffany - I think we're alone now.

If you're bumping the thread to worst re-makes, I'll call you on tiffany, and raise you one up. Sittin on the Dock of the Bay by Michael Bolton

Clapton covered Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" at Dylan's "Bobfest" in 1992. It absolutely smoked, and brings chills every time I hear it. And, while we are on Clapton, his covering of "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974 helped introduce Bob Marley to the rest of the world.

Others:

Red Red Wine by UB40 (Neil Diamond)
Statesboro Blues by the Allman Brothers Band (Taj Mahal)
Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt (John Prine)
Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann (the Boss)
She Said, She Said by Gov't Mule (the Beatles)
Key to the Highway by Derek and Dominos (Big Bill Broonzy) [see my moniker!]
Little Wing by Derek and Dominos (James Marshall Hendrix)
Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan (Hendrix)
Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin (Kris Kristofferson)

Man, there are a ton.

What else?

keytohwy

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And, while we are on Clapton, his covering of "I Shot the Sheriff" in 1974 helped introduce Bob Marley to the rest of the world.

Excellent choice.

A few of my faves:

My Favorite Things---Coltrane
Star Spangled Banner---Hendrix
All along the Watchtower---" "
Summertime---Janis J.
Most songs on Trinity Sessions--Cowboy Junkies
With a Little Help. . .---Joe Cocker
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos---Tricky
'97 Bonnie and Clyde---Tori Amos
Hide your Love Away---Eddie Vedder
We Can Work it Out---Stevie Wonder


Live and Let Die-Fergie (ok, kidding on that one)

Are you back in the states Indy?

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Are you back in the states Indy?

Nope, not until Wed/Thurs. I'm waiting for a flight home, with some free time to kill.

You are cutting it close for Chicago.

I bet you're ready for WINE!

Maybe not in the realm of "all time" but on a TV special honoring James Taylor, Keith Urban did an amazing bluesy cover of "Country Road." Incredible musicianship (especially his guitar work) and an overall great treatment of the song.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:
Tiffany - I think we're alone now.

If you're bumping the thread to worst re-makes, I'll call you on tiffany, and raise you one up. Sittin on the Dock of the Bay by Michael Bolton

Just for you Joe.

She Bangs - William Hung....

The Dan Band’s version of total eclipse of the heart in the movie Old School was pretty classic.

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The Dan Band’s version of total eclipse of the heart in the movie Old School was pretty classic.

Don't forget Will Ferrel singing Dust in the Wind at Blue's funeral from the same movie.

My access blocker at work is inhibiting me from clicking Gigond's link. Will have to wait to get home.

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Originally posted by keytohwy:
Little Wing by Derek and Dominos (James Marshall Hendrix)
Little Wing by Stevie Ray Vaughan (Hendrix)

Sting did a pretty good cover of this classic song as well.

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Originally posted by Wine Joe:

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Originally posted by GlennK:
The Dan Band’s version of total eclipse of the heart in the movie Old School was pretty classic.

Don't forget Will Ferrel singing Dust in the Wind at Blue's funeral from the same movie.

My access blocker at work is inhibiting me from clicking Gigond's link. Will have to wait to get home.

Not a cover song but just a revisit of some 80's skank music....

We need a worst music video thread....

I always liked Diamond Dave's version of California Girls. Of course, the video doesn't hurt.
Speaking of the Beach Boys, how about the Muppet version of Kokomo?

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Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos---Tricky

Very good call.

A few others that haven't been named yet:

Helter Skelter -- Pat Benatar, U2 (Beatles)
Motorhead -- Motorhead (yes it's a cover; Lemmy wrote it but the original was by Hawkwind)
Stripped -- Rammstein (Depeche Mode)
The Model -- Rammstein (Kraftwerk)
First We Take Manhattan -- REM (Leonard Cohen)
Bigmouth Strikes Again -- Placebo (The Smiths)
Handbags and Gladrags -- Stereophonics (Rod Stewart)
Kentucky Woman -- Deep Purple (Neil Diamond)
Anything by Bob Dylan. Great songwriter, but I can't stand him as a singer. Sorry.
Metallica's Garage Days Revisited album, in particular Breadfan (Budgie)
Most of the Spawn soundtrack album. Not sure if that counts, but it's a great album. Shame the movie sucked so badly.

Just off the top of my head

Husker Du's version of the Mary Tyler Moore show theme
Heart doing Zepplin's Rock'N'Roll (I think Heart is about the best Zepplin cover band ever)
Anything by Hayseed Dixie, especially AC-DC's TNT and Snoop Dog's Gin and Juice
Red Hot Chili Peppers doing Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers doing Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground.

Redhawk-
Nice call!

Let me add:

The Who - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - Sir Elton John
Sonic Youth - Superstar - The Carpenters

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Not a cover song but just a revisit of some 80's skank music....

We need a worst music video thread....

What's the purpose of a Samantha Fox video with the majority of the footage dedicated to some semi-topless male dancers? She got her start not by singing, but by posing topless herself. The video would have been better if she traded costumes with the dude in the ripped tank-top.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:
We need a worst music video thread....

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