# Covers of Songs you love by artists you love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443 "2011-06-22T16:15:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/21 "2011-06-23T14:27:23Z")
The Clash’s cover of “Pressure Drop” comes to mind. I guess Richard Thompson’s cover of “Oops, I Did It Again” would qualify, although I didn’t realize it was a good song until he covered it. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones did great covers early in their careers. The former’s “Money” and “You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me,” and the latter’s “It’s All Over Now” are a few of my favorites. I won’t bother with Dylan covers; there are too many great ones to list. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/22 "2011-06-23T14:28:26Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Forgot to mention; The Cowboy Junkies done good with Sweet Jane. And Mott the Hoople’s version is even better. Well, maybe not better, but just as good. ---
**Author:** ![Musky\_Moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90db22/32.png) [@Musky\_Moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musky_Moon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/23 "2011-06-23T15:18:22Z")
I always post this to these threads. M Ward does a haunting cover of Bowie’s Lets Dance. It’s a pefect storm of cover goodness. ---
**Author:** ![NoLAFIN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@NoLAFIN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoLAFIN)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/24 "2011-06-23T15:27:53Z")
Second for the Ramones’ cover of the Searchers’ “Needles and Pins”. Also, though I merely _like_ Metallica, their cover of Queen’s “Stone Cold Crazy” just blows the lid off. ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/25 "2011-06-23T15:35:13Z")
This doesn’t really qualify because I don’t love the original artist, but… coincidentally, yesterday I turned on the radio and heard a tune I’d forgotten about for lo these many years: the Lords of the New Church’s fantastically over-the-top cover of “[Like A Virgin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNUteXmBiG8)”. Pure joy!!! ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/26 "2011-06-23T16:15:38Z")
Styx - I am the Walrus: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/H-TQWFqWqsc/maxresdefault.jpg "Styx - I Am The Walrus") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-TQWFqWqsc) I also like Dennis DeYoung’s cover of Fire (Jimi Hendrix) but I can’t find a link to it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/27 "2011-06-23T17:45:57Z")
The Fireballs did an amazing hard rock cover of Bottle of Wine that was a hit. But it was written and originally recored by Tom Paxton. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/28 "2011-06-23T17:55:27Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Johnny Cash’s cover of One and Personal Jesus… And of course the utterly brilliant _[Hurt](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&feature=fvwrel)_. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/29 "2011-06-23T18:03:36Z")
Kate Bush’s _[There Goes A Tenner](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxVcrFTzZMs)_ brilliantly [re-interpreted by the J. Davis Trio](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3CJI5dEQN0). ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/30 "2011-06-23T18:29:09Z")
Two of my favorites are The Offspring’s cover of The Police’s Next To You, and Seether’s cover of George Michael’s Careless Whisper. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/31 "2011-06-23T18:38:43Z")
Toots and the Maytals fabulous reggae cover of [Take Me Home Country Roads](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78VlyZYpfc). And Yannick’s [C’est Soiree La](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAPzTFlVUN0) a French cover of Oh, What a Night that was added to the Jersey Boys cast recording. ---
**Author:** ![infinitii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e8c25b/32.png) [@infinitii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infinitii)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/32 "2011-06-23T18:52:08Z")
> [@Minnie\_Luna](#): > > I adore both the Amy Winehouse version and the original version of “Valerie” by The Zutons. The Glee version (Naya Rivera) is even better… ---
**Author:** ![justrob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@justrob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justrob)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/33 "2011-06-23T18:57:46Z")
“[Romeo and Juliet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZjLUIT1dk)” - Indigo Girls “[Satisfaction](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o)” - Devo ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/34 "2011-06-23T19:06:36Z")
Holly Cole’s version of Tom Waits’ _[I Don’t Wanna Grow Up](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI-AoZxc_ps)_ is every bit as great as [the original](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IaNaQHjIRE&). And I’ll make it the threads first trio with [the Ramones](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU2SRNU955c). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/35 "2011-06-23T19:23:59Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Natalie Merchant +10,000’s cover of **Because the Night** , IMHO is the very best version of that song. Seconded. Tori Amos’ cover album Strange Little Girls I quite like, but especially [the title track](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M260wOm_csM), which is my 2nd favourite Stranglers tune. I’m quite partial to the French band Nouvelle Vague. Not to everyone’s taste, but their version of Love Will Tear Us Apart is catchy, although it’s not my favourite. That honour goes to [Swans](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiQsv3Q5P8Y) On a related note, the Young Gods did a good album of Kurt Weil songs. [September Song](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77sItctNl44&feature=related) is great. (It’s no [Longue Route](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enfDeW2Y6gw&feature=related), though) And then there’s David Bowie [doing the Pixies](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itiTmGq7aco). How cool is that? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/36 "2011-06-23T19:45:10Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Natalie Merchant +10,000’s cover of **Because the Night** , IMHO is the very best version of that song. > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14R4ZsMM0E](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14R4ZsMM0E) WORD! My favorite version as well. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/37 "2011-06-23T19:46:43Z")
Though I don’t like her versions of the songs, Mariah covered Foreigner and Phil Collins. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/38 "2011-06-23T20:14:26Z")
\*\*The Dickies \*\*version of \*Knights in White Satin \*is a punk classic! I love **Yes** ’s versions of _America_ and\* Every Little Thing\*. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/39 "2011-06-23T20:40:35Z")
Sheena Easton does a beautiful cover of Joan Armatrading’s “Love And Affection” Belinda Carlisle’s “Band of Gold” is also great Olivia Newton-John’s does good covers of “I Want To Be Wanted” and “Where Have All The Flowers Gone.” Juice Newton is the country queen of covers, and she usually does a good job on them all. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443/40 "2011-06-23T20:52:04Z")
I love Holly Cole’s version of _I Can See Clearly Now._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-you-love-by-artists-you-love/586443.md?page=3)