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Sat, pi##ed with some mates having a chat, the question arose!
What's your vote?
Futureheads - Hounds of Love
Any of the songs in b&q. So bad they're good.
If we want to keep to Kate ... Wuthering Heights , China Drum
Gotta be robson and jerome
Anything by shatner
The Aldo Vanucci version of Smile, originally by Bad English.
Best? Not sure but love this one. Unremarkable for three minutes, but then it becomes unmistakably Billy, and that makes me smile
Stranglers - Walk on by
Originally by Dionne Warwick
Go on listen to them both. Let us know what you think.
Opinions and all that........
Obv
The Lemonheads - Mrs Robinson?
Ain't no love in the heart of the city - Whitesnake?
Ruth Moody - Dancing in the Dark
Radio 2 had a vote this week. The winner was this:
(I have no idea how to embed).
Elvis Costello - Shipbuilding
Anything by Dread Zeppelin
I Fought The Law. By the Clash. End of debate.
Sepultura do good covers
'fraid not, dannyh! "With a little help from my friends" by Joe Cocker. Now that's end of.
I'm sure to get slated for this but.. knocking on heavens door - Selig.
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Cash - Hurt[/url]
The late Big Mama Thornton, great voice and mustard on the harmonica. Includes some seriously sizzling sax playing.
Don't think All along the Watchtower by Hendrix will ever be beaten but its closely followed by
and
Camera obscura covers bruce Springsteen
tougher than the rest.
Very different from the original and very sweet.
Don't think All along the Watchtower by Hendrix will ever be beaten
Hands down the best cover ever IMO. Good shouts for the Johnny Cash version of Hurt and Jeff Buckley.
Not the greatest but these two are awesome:
The best covers are better than the originals...........
The animals
House of the rising sun
Pure class, better than the Original folk version, and a bagilion % better than any other cover, including joe dockers !
Unremarkable for three minutes, but then it becomes unmistakably Billy
But it's only three minutes long.
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah is a magnificent shout.
I'd go with either:
Foo Fighters - Band On The Run
Or Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Over The Rainbow
You are dead inside if that doesn't make you smile.
You beauty!
As per the other link provided. The answers are threefold.
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Jimmy Hendrix - All along the Watchtower
Britney Spears - I love Rock and Roll.
Jimmy Hendrix - All along the Watchtower
Generally said to be the best cover ever. However it isn't even the best Dylan cover ever*:
*may contain personal opinion.
It's also arguably not Hendrix's most convincing cover in terms of "owning" the song