I think Living Colour has done the best covers of any band. They do excellent versions of Al Green ,The Clash,
James Brown, Zeppelin...


Also Joan Jett with Everyday People,
Star Star, Summertime Blues, Elvis...

Aretha Franklin is the Best IMHO overall.Luther Vandross is in the Mix as well.Isley Brothers.

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Aretha...most of those covers she did were untouchable. When she covered your song, it became her song and there wasn't a damn thing you could do about it.

Jimi's covers were reinvented too.

Elvis Presley's "something","youve lost that loving feeling" & "polk salad annie" r legend!

also Semisonic have done "Erotic City" & it i play it more than Prince's cut.

d'angelo: smokey's 'cruisin', prince's 'she's always in my hair', fela's 'water no get enemy' and funkadelic's 'i'll stay' and many more.. love it!

Lauryn Hill-I Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Mel'isa Morgan-Do Me Baby
D'Angelo-Feels Like Making Love
Avant & Keke-My 1st Love
Tina Turner & Rod Stewart-It Takes Two
Caron Wheeler-Another Star
Mary J Blige-all of the cover songs she made
Cassandrah Wilson-Time After Time(this is the BEST version)
R.Kelly-Sadie
Faith Evans-Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Dave Hollister-I keep Forgetting
Syleena Johnson-If You played your cards right
Stephanie Mills-How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore
Joi-I'm A Woman
Mariah Carey-I Didn't Mean 2 Turn You On
Michael Jackson-Come Toghether

jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower
the beatles - roll over beethoven
david bowie - waiting for the man
elvis costello - what's so funny 'bout peace, love, and understanding
the who - summertime blues
the clash - police and thieves
aretha franklin - respect
dread zeppelin - brick houses of the holy

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[This message was edited Sat Mar 29 9:11:29 PST 2003 by medoc2003]

The Isleys have done some great covers back in the day, and the best cover I've ever heard is Phyllis Hyman's "Betcha By Golly Wow". She, along with Norman Connors, completely outshines the original and any other covers of that song that followed it (are you listening Prince?)!!! She made it her own!

joan osbourne - to make you feel my love (bob dylan)
human drama - caroline says part II (lou reed)
annie lennox - no more "i love you's" (the lover speaks)
tori amos - a case of u (leonard cohen)

Hands down- Joan Jett

Stevie Ray Vaughn...Castles Made of Sand
Devo...Satisfaction
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66...Fool on the Hill
Fun Boy Three...Our Lips Are Sealed
Nirvana...Man Who Sold the World

Moonbeam said:

Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah), Crimson and Clover, and I Love Rock n Roll all kick major ass.

Earth Wind & Fire - Got to Get You Into My Life

Moonbeam said:

the isleys... after years and years of white artists stealing songs from black artists, the isleys went and took the shit right back...

summer breeze
don't let me be lonely tonight
fire and rain
lay, lady, lay
if you leave me now
hello, it's me
love the one you're with
ohio

al green: "i can't get next to you", "i wanna hold your hand", "how can you mend a broken heart"

cyndi lauper, "when you were mine"




damn, gotta go think of more...

I don't know who does them best but I like Aerosmith's cover of Come Together...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I remember Cyndi Lauper's "When you were mine",version, once again, at that time, I didn't know it was a Prince song...I had the album and always liked it!

From her songs, I was hooked on "Time after time", but anyway, I like the ones mentioned here from Mariah, Mary J, and Lauryn Hill, the others I haven't even heard yet!

[This message was edited Sat Mar 29 22:22:20 PST 2003 by Starmist7]

1)Stevie Ray Vaughn "Voodoo Childe"
2)Lenny Kravitz "American Woman"
3)Elvis "His whole career he stole from Black artist" (I hate Elvis)
4)Mary J. Blige "Sweet Thang"

csharp57 said:

the 'it was a few songs early in his career get over it' edit
[This message was edited Sat Mar 29 22:44:18 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

Tell me that I am lying!! Elvis is garbage!!

Harlepolis said:

4 the MJ cut... is R KElly's song a cover of John farnham?

csharp57 said:

i col. parker had ALOT of influence over Elvis' career...
& perhaps not giving original artists credit on early recordings...

i love Elvis' stuff & appreciate his voice & how he entertained.
no1 can deny Elvis Presley is perhaps the greatest singer of all time.
dont agree? check American Trilogy live at NYC's MSG & tell me i am lying.
[This message was edited Sat Mar 29 22:50:13 PST 2003 by Joshy84au]

Joshy84au said:

bwaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Joshy84au said:

R.Kelly Covered the Spinners.

Joshy84au said:

Elvis is One of the Greatest Ever I'll give you that for Covering a Wide Range of Styles but I wouldn't take Him Over Michael Jackson,Frank Sinatra Cats like that on His Overall Level Naw!!

I really LOVE Booker T. & The MGs and TTD doing "A Change Is Gonna Come" a fantastic version of a fantastic song...

Serious said:

WHAAAT?? Where can I get this??

CalhounSq said:

You can find it on 3 different releases:

TTD's Greatest Hits (single CD / lim.ed.double CD from 2003)
The Promised Land (double CD from 1995)
Freedom - Songs from the Heart Of America (3 CD Boxset from 2003)

mistermaxxx said:

ok u got me...
MJ beats EP