Distinct lack of music threads,so here’s another.
Mercy – The 3rd degree. Yes the rubbish Duffy song.
Johnny Was – Stiff Little Fingers
Wuthering Heights -China Drum

All Along the watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Gimme Shelter, Emma or Jolene – Sisters of Mercy
Nothing Compares To You – Sinead o’Connor

Hurt – Johnny cash

Shake and Vac – Snuff
Viva Las Vegas – Dks
I have a great version on cassette of NMA doing Gimme all your lovin’ Live

Tainted Love Softcell
12inch version even better.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjmNtmkwHU[/video]

Johnny Too Bad – Taj Mahal

Jeez has this come around again so soon?

Walk on By…The Stranglers

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Ziggy Stardust – Bauhaus
Higher Ground – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Walk on By…The Stranglers

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Must have missed it first time round. Its still better than talking about tyre pressures though.

Anything by Steps. Delightful! H is so sexy too! Squeal!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i9M_2X86Gg&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL1E8DE995BE193862[/video]

Calm down Gary- THIS is sexy…

‘Are you Experienced?’

Belly 😀

Hurt – Johnny cash

+100

Also his version of Personal Jesus.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOMLU_pLjME[/video]

Foo Fighters cover of Pink Floyds In the Flesh

Vid here

(Ok, slight cheat, but it is still good :lol:)

EDIT; Complete video fail!

I am very fond of the comedy / unusual cover versions as well

Been done before but here is a few for anyone who missed them 🙂

this is briliant IMO
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eqR7_Xz-zY[/video]
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKpzCCuHDVY&feature=related[/video]

If you want more
Richard cheese or nouvelle vague are good

Clash, I fought the law.

THIS is sexy…

‘Are you Experienced?’

BellyAmen.

Wicked Game, ace! Never heard of Giant Drag before… hello iTunes!

I’ve always loved this take on Neil Young’s ‘Powderfinger’:
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeZxLgIhgVE[/video]

Walk on by and snuff ,thumbs up.

GlitterGary – Member
Anything by Steps. Delightful! H is so sexy too! Squeal!

You Need to proceed to A&E

Tandem Thanx for the heads up on these guys
Love Jazz Fusion from start of it in London town
This group does great covers.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a95EZPnUt4g[/video]

How about odd ones? Here’s Peter Tosh’s take on Johnny B. Goode!

“Mama said son you gotta be a man
You gotta be the leader of a reggae band”

Awesome early video too, the owl, the lip-syncing and the unicycle…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtURqCt-JQ[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X87ig7cfFbA[/video]

slayer covering Minor Threat !

Grantway – especially the intro
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f93_ReIuBYw&feature=related[/video]

It is really bizzare. Senor coconut is a german house DJ / electropop player

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe_Schmidt

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq6DkyUFgIQ[/video]

poison idea cover of MC5 “kick out the jams”

[brave pills]

ANY Dylan cover

[/brave pills]

Futureheads. Hounds of love.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e75BUYdZq-g[/video]

OR

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_c1o5Y95o[/video]

Tee hee

Like where you are coming from tazzy, prefer the original though.
How about the Threat doing 12Xu. God how I love Minor Threat. They are the perfect antidote to every crap song you hear that needs banishing from your ears. Talking of which ,that new Nickleback song,jeeeeez.

prefer fugazi to minor threat bit it’s all good.

these make me giggle like homer though

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2NspRgqvwM[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXViPACn0Z4[/video]
(temple of love cover) all together now…Black, black,black,even blacker!

how could I forget this?
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ww-pKVClzU[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHhVydgvuAc[/video]

this was posted last time we did this, beautiful version. 😀

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUmdR69nbM[/video]

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

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZwXCDqlE9I[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1ueZf1WMQ[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHVlISBx86M&feature=related[/video]

kicks the arse of ZZ top!

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw_U6UfKVeM&feature=related[/video]

love snuff

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1enywhs7vfk[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUJrt6E6ki0[/video]

Rolf Harris’s version of Stairway to Heaven?