The covers thread.

[trotsky]

Not many can improve on a Beatles song but here’s one that can make that claim:

 

[manimanc]

Fantastic thread!
Allows me.to post some Smiths & Morrissey stuff.....

Love the Roy Orbison cover.

 

[journolud]

The whole album

 

[Out on blue 6]

All covered this Dylan song.
Kylie as well

 

[jimharri]

Fantastic thread!
Allows me.to post some Smiths & Morrissey stuff.....

Wonderful.

 

[beehive_bob]

 

[beehive_bob]

Great cover of a Cure classic

 

[andyhinch]

It wasn't created for the likes of you and your smithery shite. Move along now. ;-)

You’re going to download them all aren’t you ;-)

 

[beehive_bob]

Saint Etienne.

 

[bavarian blue]

Blinded by the light.
Davy's on the road again.
Manfred Manns Earthband.

 

[JRockBlues]

Also like First Aid Kit's version and here they are performing it for Mr.Simon himself

Back on topic.
White stripes doing dollys Jolene.
Jack doing his thing with a classic country song and making it sound like a white stripes song.
Like it or hate it, he reinvents without ruining the original message.

Lots of people covered this song but here's one I'm partial to

 

[JRockBlues]

Obligatory Beatles cover



& this live collaboration too...

 

[Legal Alien]

I much prefer this version of this Beatles song.
The arrangement is more up-beat and funkier.

 

[Legal Alien]

I used to fancy Ramona when i was in school and this is a good version of The Rolling Stones', Paint It Black.

 

[Barcon]

The Interrupters doing a decent job of a Joe Strummer tune.

 

[Legal Alien]

A great version of a classic Iggy Pop tune

 

[Bill Walker]

Original artist, Fleetwood Mac

 

[mexico1970]

And the original

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Blinded by the light.
Manfred Manns Earthband.

Manfred Mann's version of "Blinded" is my second favo(u)rite song of all time. Magnificent.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Never on a record, but this cover of The Cure by one of my favo(u)rite bands is really, really good.

And AV Club on YouTube has several years of bands coming in to cover classics. Many are superb.