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  • Unusual cover versions of famous songs.
  • bigyinn
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    I dont know who did it, but the folky whiney bird that did a cover of Sweet child 'O Mine that was on the Xmas John Lewis ad should have her head on a pike. Heresey!

    MrWoppit
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    Today's favourite…

    Lifer
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    Glenn Campbell's done a few good covers, Good Riddance (Green Day) and Times Like These (Foos) are the ones that stick in my head.

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    kiwijohn
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    Aztec Camera doing Van Halens "Jump"
    Frazier Chorus doing "Anarchy in the UK"
    The clouds version of "Wichita Lineman"
    & Frankenbok doing "Don't call me baby"

    RustySpanner
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    According to The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyric Project, when the Biscuit occasionally cover "Wichita Lineman", the opening line is amended to
    "I am a lineman at Notts County". 🙂

    Eccles
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    zigzag69 – Finally, someone else with the sense to realise hellsongs are ace.

    The other way around (well, he's a famous singer if you are a redneck or kris kristoffersen) I heartily endorse Larry Jon Wilson's covers of "Sapelo" and "Friday Night Fight At Al's Place", both from the Country Soul Revue (hat tip to Craig Charles on that one)

    V8_shin_print
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    Marilyn Manson covering Sweet Dreams is ace 🙂

    stevenieve
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    MussEd
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    Has anyone mentioned Ian Brown doing "In the year 2525" off his latest album? Strange choice, but then he is a bit strange.

    roadiesean
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    Pat Boone – Enter Sandman !

    Absolutely brilliant

    As is anything that Hayseed Dixie does.

    ourkidsam
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    Someone sent me this a while ago – there's some absolute stinkers on it.
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    How Soon Is Now… by tATu *shudders*

    nicko74
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    **** Spotify won't connect so I can't confirm, but Camera Obscura did a fantastic Abba cover on 6Music a few months back.
    er… Hounds of Love by the Futureheads? Thing is, that's the version that I heard first, so whenever I hear the Kate Bush version I think it sounds dreadful…

    ahwiles
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    TandemJeremy
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    ourkidsam

    that playlist won't open – can you check its the right link? Sounds interesting.

    StuMcGroo
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    faith no more – easy
    rush – summertime blues

    but my all time favourite;

    russel watson & shaun ryder – barcelona

    EDIT;

    clicky

    iseeadarkness
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    andrewh: Best true cover, Bonnie Prince Billy, I see a Darkness.

    Excuse me? How can you cover your own original song on your 'first' album?

    Yes to Jeffrey Lewis's Crass Songs (brilliant imnsho)
    Am I Devil & Calvary Cross – Bonnie Prince Billy (& Tortoise on CC)
    Satisfaction & Wild is the Wind – Cat Power
    I Heard it Through the Grapevine – Creedence
    To Love Somebody – Flying Burrito Brothers
    Its A Long Way to the Top – Lucinda Williams
    Bonnie & Clyde – Luna
    Voice of Harold – REM
    Crazy Mary – Pearl Jam
    Tomorrow Never Knows – The Lucky Sperms
    Dolphins – Tim Buckley
    Heart Beat – Big Black

    tootin
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    I liked the Fray doing Kanye West Heartless

    andygreener
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    Hotel California by the Gipsy Kings- I love it

    john_drummer
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    we do an interesting version of "Is Vic There" by Department S.

    come see us play it live a week on Sunday at The Northern Monkey (yes really!) in Leeds from 6pm. It's free & there are 4 acts on. Value for money or what?

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    Mark Wynn
    The Nelson Touch

    http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=306508338505&ref=mf

    theotherjonv
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    anyone seen this cover of Stairway to Heaven?

    footflaps
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    How about William Shatner doing Common People by Pulp?

    Here

    Jim_Kirk
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    Tori Amos' cover of raining blood is spectacular.

    duckman
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    Another vote for dread zeppelin here,Led Zep songs done by a bad Elvis in a reggae style,quality!

    Soul Asylum; Teenage kicks.
    SLF; Doesn't make it alright.
    Pearl Jam; Sonic reducer.

    ourkidsam
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    It works on my machine! I'll try again though

    http link: http://open.spotify.com/user/knittingkneedle/playlist/4qumj3zcLhmmRllRobBLNb

    spotify URI: spotify:user:knittingkneedle:playlist:4qumj3zcLhmmRllRobBLNb

    DrJ
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    No-one mentioned "Heard It Through The Grapevine" by The Slits ??

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