# Need Help With A Mix CD Of Covers **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 21, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749 "2009-07-21T16:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [July 21, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/1 "2009-07-21T16:54:36Z")
I’m putting together a mix CD of covers. I’ve got about 12 songs. I think about 4 more should finish it quite nicely. After looking through my rather large music list, I find that it is incredibly lacking in that area. Here’s what I have so far… Marah- Streets of Philadelphia (Springsteen) Boy Least Likely To- Faith (George Michael) Tom Jones- Burning down the House (Talking Heads) Butthole Surfers- Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan) Antony and the Johnsons- Knocking on Heaven’s Door (Dylan) Concrete Blonde- Everybody Knows (Cohen) Scissor Sisters- Comfortably Numb (Floyd) Red House Painters- Follow You Follow Me (Genesis) _They also cover The Cars All Mixed Up, it was a tough decision._ Jaimie Cullum- High and Dry (Radiohead) M Ward- Let’s Dance (Bowie) The Cure- Purple Haze (Hendrix) Jane’s Addiction- Sympathy For the Devil (Stones) I could use a little help rounding the CD out. I’m looking for covers that are not faithful recreations of the original. One’s where the artists puts his/her own spin on it. The more ironic the the pairing is the better. I want to avoid jokey covers too, for example, Richard Cheese type covers. Other than that I’m open to suggestions. Oh and if you can find youtube links to your suggestions that would be super. Thanks a bunch! ---
**Author:** ![cgg419](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cgg419/32/2847_2.png) [@cgg419](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cgg419)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/2 "2009-07-21T17:27:56Z")
Off the top of my head, I feel the need to suggest any of Apocalyptica’s Metallica covers. Picture 4 Swedish guys playing cellos, doing note for note covers of Metallica’s heaviest songs. And it’s even better than it sounds 🆒 [Apocalyptica - The Unforgiven](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqUXDdJ3C-c) [Apocalyptica - Master of Puppets](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH68Z6ysqZs) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/3 "2009-07-21T17:31:17Z")
Don’t forget [Manfred Mann covering Springsteen](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWVL4B-4pI)! Aside from their Snoopy and airplane stuff, The Royal Guardmen were primarily a cover band. Notably “Alley Oop” (Hollywood Argyles), “(The Ballad of) Bonnie & Clyde” (Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames), “Gimme Some Lovin’” (Spencer Davis Group), “(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance” (Gene Pitney), “Road Runner” (Bo Diddley), and “Little Red Riding Hood” (Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs). Some good, and not jokey, stuff there. For a different direction, search YouTube for Leningrad Cowboys. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/4 "2009-07-21T17:32:41Z")
Daughtry - Poker Face (Lady Gaga) This is acoustic. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t90dFkM9acg/hqdefault.jpg "Daughtry - Poker Face") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t90dFkM9acg) Original: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONqBj8aTMN8&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONqBj8aTMN8&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/5 "2009-07-21T17:35:32Z")
How about [Iron & Wine](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr90TZfkNNo) covering _Waiting for a Superman_ by The Flaming Lips? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/6 "2009-07-21T17:37:12Z")
Can’t YouTube at work, but I have mentioned this before: New Grass Revival doing a bluegrass version of Marvin Gaye’s _Ain’t That Peculiar_. It works, too. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/7 "2009-07-21T17:42:42Z")
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole - It’s a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong) The Gourds - Jin and Juice (Snoop Dogg) Hayseed Dixie - Anything from this AC/DC cover album: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B00005CCB0/ref=pd\_krex\_dp\_001\_001?ie=UTF8&track=001&disc=001](http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B00005CCB0/ref=pd_krex_dp_001_001?ie=UTF8&track=001&disc=001) Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana) (Really, anything from Anka’s “Rock Swings” lounge cover album is a lot of fun.) ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/8 "2009-07-21T17:42:55Z")
Toad the Wet Sproket covering [Rock and Roll all Nite](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqzs_8lRW0M) Dread Zepplin covering [Heartbreaker and Heartbreak Hotel](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16LI4TUucW4) SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/9 "2009-07-21T17:43:36Z")
Frente’s version of\* Bizarre Love Triangle\* by New Order is great. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/10 "2009-07-21T17:45:20Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Can’t YouTube at work, but I have mentioned this before: New Grass Revival doing a bluegrass version of Marvin Gaye’s _Ain’t That Peculiar_. It works, too. That was awesome. Man, that singer almost looked like Melissa Ethridge for a second. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/11 "2009-07-21T17:48:55Z")
> [@SSG\_Schwartz](#): > > Toad the Wet Sproket covering [Rock and Roll all Nite](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jqzs_8lRW0M) > > SSG Schwartz Ding ding! I think this one is going on the list. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/12 "2009-07-21T17:48:59Z")
Dropkick Murphys: Skinhead on the MBTA Cake: I will Survive. (The lead singer claims this is _not_ sarcastic, but that his natural singing voice always sounds ironic.) Lemonheads: Frank Mills (not to mention Mrs. Robinson, but I don’t think it’s a particularly jarring contrast.) ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/13 "2009-07-21T17:53:03Z")
This may help you decide. [Coverville](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverville) does podcasts, usually with a thematic thread, of cover versions. Brians (the host) voice-overs are a little annoying but he manages to put together some interesting shows. At the very least you may get some ideas to complete your playlist. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/14 "2009-07-21T17:58:40Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Cake: I will Survive. (The lead singer claims this is _not_ sarcastic, but that his natural singing voice always sounds ironic.) EXCELLENT choice. I love their cover of I Will Survive. I would add [Devo’s cover of Satisfaction](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_WeiwTu_9w)by the Rolling Stones (youtube link - live version but no video; just audio.) The lead singer of the Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon, Mark Kozelek, did an album of Bon-Scott-era AC/DC covers - all slow and emotive, per his style. I haven’t heard them but I have heard very good things… ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/15 "2009-07-21T18:00:11Z")
There’s also [www.coversproject.com](http://www.coversproject.com). One of my favorites is Pulp’s “Common People” arranged by Ben Folds with vocals by Joe Jackson (singing) and William Shatner (speaking). I know, it sounds like a joke, but I really like both versions. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/16 "2009-07-21T18:08:14Z")
How about something from Richard Cheese. I can’t Youtube at work so here is his website: [http://www.richardcheese.com/rchome.html](http://www.richardcheese.com/rchome.html) “LOUNGE SINGER VERSIONS OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS & TV THEMES!” If you turn on your sound when you go to his site little snippets from different songs play. And here is an amazon list of his songs you can download. [http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1248199584/ref=sr\_tc\_2?ie=UTF8&search-alias=digital-music&field-artist\_id=pa300031660&field-keywords=Richard%20Cheese](http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1248199584/ref=sr_tc_2?ie=UTF8&search-alias=digital-music&field-artist%5Fid=pa300031660&field-keywords=Richard%20Cheese) ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/17 "2009-07-21T18:09:21Z")
> [@TWDuke](#): > > There’s also [www.coversproject.com](http://www.coversproject.com). > > One of my favorites is Pulp’s “Common People” arranged by Ben Folds with vocals by Joe Jackson (singing) and William Shatner (speaking). I know, it sounds like a joke, but I really like both versions. Shatner’s version is far better than the original. How often can one type that statement? My friend commented that Ben Folds “punked” Shatner into making a good record. It’s true. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/18 "2009-07-21T18:13:42Z")
Oh, and you NEED the Johnny Cash version of Nine Inch Nails’ [“Hurt”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go). ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/19 "2009-07-21T18:15:17Z")
And here’s the Shatner/Folds/Jackson version of [“Common People”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKbt3wRsZYw). Also - if you don’t like the Paul Anka cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, here’s a [Tori Amos](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaAI3jI7uCc) version. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749/20 "2009-07-21T18:17:09Z")
> [@Musky\_Moon](#): > > The more ironic the the pairing is the better. > [@Munch](#): > > Hayseed Dixie - Anything from this AC/DC cover album: > [http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B00005CCB0/ref=pd\_krex\_dp\_001\_001?ie=UTF8&track=001&disc=001](http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B00005CCB0/ref=pd_krex_dp_001_001?ie=UTF8&track=001&disc=001) Good, but [I can top it](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCAM3C3dpIA). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-with-a-mix-cd-of-covers/503749.md?page=2)