Cover Version Night

[sunny-dave]

There was an absolutely grim cover of Seven Nation Army posted here yesterday ... but actually I quite like cover versions that re-invent the original.

This turns an Echo & the Bunnymen classic into something strange end ethereal ... any other cover version favourites out there ?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ywiPKmheec

[sunny-dave]

... and an unlikely cover by Joan Jett
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEZz6IAFyVk

[Booldawg]

my input.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zqYSezqwo

[sunny-dave]

belter booldawg :+)

[arrymong]

i agree Sunny Dave. a cover version should bring something new to a song. this has always been a favourite of mine (i didn't even know it WAS a cover for years!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6FZwVvS8_8

[joggerjayne]

I liked Dr & The Medics's version of Spirit In The Sky ...

I still love it when it comes on in a pub. Everyone rocks to it.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkYpMvBmQfo&feature=related

[joggerjayne]

And, for some reason, I like Leona Lewis's version of Run more than Snow Patrol's.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl7r2ApESN4

[sunny-dave]

Randy California (they don't make names like that anymore) and Spirit giving All Along The Watchtower a good seeing to
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Dhi6XCcHw

[Fanriffic]

Pet Shop Boys cover Where The Streets Have No Name by U2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt2j79pca7c

[andy-hughes]

I adore Nouvelle Vague's covers, which is what they do - a disparate number of punk and new wave classics bossa nova'd up with a seriously sexy vocal. Eamples follow -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2xs8NauMNk

[rockyracoon]

Don't normally like covers but I do like this. Media URL: http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=GB#/watch?v=epWSITIDQW0
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[andy-hughes]

Just check out what the Nouvelles have done with it - fabulous!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uZlvKXnYU4&feature=fvwrel

[rockyracoon]

Buggar this iPad!

[shooty]

from one of my favourite bands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9X_msJ-7OI

[Fanriffic]

I forgot all about that cover by The Chimes rockyracoon. It's a good one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epWSITIDQW0

[joggerjayne]

Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews covering the best karaoke song of all time ...

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE ... !

(and not just because I utterly, utterly adore Cerys's voice)

(which I do)

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsyPBHEWz3U&feature=related

[rockyracoon]

Thank you fanriffic x

[sunny-dave]

Yes andy - nouvelle vague really are brilliant - way beyond the 'one trick pony' that lesser talents could have been.

And thanks for the PSB reminder Fanriffic - had forgotten that, but it is good :)

[B00]

Adored this at the time :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAtvI48R_0

[sunny-dave]

Bonkers germanic sympathy ... but strangely great - I'm sure the star trek theme is in there somewhere too
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhkvR9uMyU4

[sunny-dave]

A beautiful take on Thunder Road by the Cowboy Junkies
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHQmHvxRzqw