Never heard the Tom Jones version; only the original, Randy Newman, and Joe Cocker’s cover.
whew!
“Satisfaction” - PJ Harvey & Bjork, original by The Rolling Stones
“The Thief” - Radiohead, original by Can
“All Mine” - Tom Jones, original by Portishead
“Hit Me Baby One More Time” - Ahmet & Dweezil Zappa, original by Britney Spears
“Hallelujah” - Jeff Buckley
Original, of course, by Leonard Cohen.
Cry Me a River" Joe Cocker (not the Justin Timberlake song. Julie London did this song fifty some years ago)
“War” Bruce Springsteen (Edwin Starr)
“I Will” Art Garfunkel (The Beatles)
“Yesterday Once More” Redd Kross (Carpenters)
“Kiss” Tom Jones (Prince)
Percy’s Song - Fairport Convention (Bob Dylan)
C’mon Everybody - NRBQ (Eddie Cochran)
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin (Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis Minnie)
Money - The Beatles (Barrett Strong)
Pressure Drop - The Clash (Toots and the Maytals)
“Hey Jude” Wilson Picket (The Beatles)
“Darkness Darkness” Mott the Hoople (Youngbloods)
“It’s All Over Now” Rod Stewart (The Rollling Stones)
“Mona/Who Do You Love” Quicksilver Messenger Service (Bo Diddly)
“Goin’ Down” Hydra (Don Nix) (This is REALLY obscure, but you can hear a clip here).
Yep, that’s what I said, only I forgot to put it outside the quote. :smack:
“Time of the Season” by Trip Shakespeare (orig. Zombies)
“(Ghost) Riders in the Sky” by Daniel Amos (orig. ?)
“Drift Away” by Ringo Starr (orig. Dobie Gray)
“Gimme Some Truth” by Sam Phillips (orig. John Lennon)
“I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night” by Webb Wilder (orig. Electric Prunes)
Only four come immediately to mind:
- Jonathan Coulton’s soulful version of “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot
- NOMEANSNO’s acapella version of “Forward to Death” by Dead Kennedys
- Hanson’s live version of “Optimistic” by Radiohead.
- Nirvana’s version of “Molly’s Lips” by the Vaselines.
“Lovesong” Tori Amos (The Cult)
“Sweet Dreams” Marilyn Manson (Eurythmics)
“Word Up!” Korn (Cameo)
“Rocky Road to Dublin” Dropkick Murphys (trad.)
“The Fighting 69th” Dropkick Murphys (trad.)
“Satisfaction”: Devo/The Rolling Stones
“These Memories Can’t Wait”: Living Color/Talking Heads
“Million Dollar Bash”: Fairport Convention/Bob Dylan
“Peace Train”:10,000 Maniacs/Cat Stevens
“Waiting, Crying, Hoping”: Marshall Crenshaw/Buddy Holly
Only Five?
Gypsy Woman The Persuasions, (Curtis Mayfiels/Impressions)
Rosie Beat Farmers, (Tom Waits)
Bird on a Wire Johnny Cash, (Leonard Cohen)
Uncle John’s Band Indigo Girls, (Grateful Dead)
When I Paint My Masterpiece Grateful Dead, (Bob Dylan)
Dylan, Waits, Cohen, Cash: We could do just covers of their songs and it would go for pages.
“Pride of Man” Quicksilver Messenger Service (Hamilton Camp)
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” Cowboy Junkies (Hank Williams)
“You’ve Made Me so Very Happy” Blood Sweat & Tears (Brenda Holloway)
“White Rabbit” Jefferson Airplane (Great Society)
“Stoned Soul Picnic” 5th Dimesnion (Laura Nyro)
Larry Williams in 1958. That other band did a cover.
Dammit! that’s right. I hearby offer up my music nerd card to be shredded.
I’ll go buy the latest Coldplay as pennance.
“Angie” Tori Amos (Rolling Stones)
“Friend of the Devil” Grateful Dead (Robert Hunter)
“Hurt” Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
“Respect” Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding)
“Tainted Love” Soft Cell (Gloria Jones)
I’m sitting hear listening to the ipod shuffle away, and I’d like to make a change, please.
Replace Mandy by Me First… with the old 97s cover of Marty Robbins’ El Paso.
There, now I can sleep tonight.
And five more
End of the World Leigh Nash/Los Straightjackets, (Skeeter Davis)
Long White Cadillac Dwight Yokum, (Blasters)
Cocaine Blues Dave Van Ronk, (Johnny Cash)
San Diego Serenade Dion, (Tom Waits)
Jailhouse Rock Jeff Beck/Rod Stewart, (Elvis Presley)
I always thought that Robert Hunter was considered to essentially be part of the band. In any case, he wrote enough lyrics for the Dead that I don’t think any of his songs really qualify as covers.
Someone please correct me if I am mistaken.