i don't know if this has been done recently and, frankly, i couldn't be fucked to search it out. i was just listening to tori's version of happiness is a warm gun and, after not hearing it for a while, i'm reminded of what a great cover it is. the whole newscast overdub about gun control and john lennon's death is just an amazing addition. of course she adds that tori element to it yet leaves the pronunciation as "a penis is a warm gun" in some spots. i never understood 'mother superior jump the gun' more so than when i heard her sing this. i wouldn't say its my favorite cover but i do love this.

ok, so anyhow, the point...what's your favorite cover?

Man, I don't think I have ONE favorite, but I really love these:

Kenny Rankin's cover of the Beatles' "Blackbird"
Luther Vandross's version of Bacharach's " A House Is Not A Home"
The Isley Brother's Version Of Todd Rungren's " Hello It's Me"
Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Allelujah"
James Taylor's version of Marvin Gaye's " How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You"
Aretha's version of Stevie Wonder's " Until You Come Back To Me"
Jimi Hendrix's version of Dylan's " All Along The Watchtower"
Blood Sweat and Tears' version of Billie Holiday's " God Bless the child"
the Isley Brother's version of Seals and Croft's " Summer Breeze"
Cowboy Junkie's version of Lou Reed's " Sweet Jane"
New Birth's Cover of Skylark's " Wildflower"
George Benson's version of Heatwave's "Star Of A Story"
Tears For Fears' version of Robert Wyatt's "Sea Song"
Free Design's version Of Ellington's " I Like The Sunrise"
Aretha's version of Curtis Mayfield's' " The Makings Of You"
[This message was edited Wed May 5 21:50:58 2004 by paligap]

holy shit i just realized what this thread is aboot!
[This message was edited Wed May 5 21:31:50 2004 by paisleypark4]

this thread has been done to death already, but i'll go again... anything covered by the isley brothers... once the isley brothers cover your shit, leave it alone... you don't own it anymore... same goes for al green and johnny cash...

Annie Lenox covering Bob Marly's Waiting in Vain
The Sunday's covering the Rolling Stone's Wild Horses
No Doubt covering Talk Talk's It's my life
Limp Biscut covering the Who's Behind Blue Eyes
Nirvana covering The Man who sold the world
Celine Dion covering Cyndi Lauper's I drove all night
Urge Overkill covering Girl, you'll be a woman soon
[This message was edited Thu May 6 6:06:13 2004 by BabyCakes]

jeff buckley - hallelujah
jeff buckley - satisfied mind
bill jones - loving hannah
eric bibb - needed time
jimi hendrix - all along the watchtower
nat king cole - smile
elvis presley - blue suede shoes
carleen anderson - maybe i'm amazed
Sly & the family stone - Que Sera Sera
Nirvana - the man who sold the world
Beatles - Twist and Shout
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Urge overkill - Girl, you'll be a woman soon
jeff buckley - je n'en connais pas le fin

Tori Amos Smells Like Teen Spirit

TheFrog said:

You had a few i forgot about!!!

EllisDee said:

I co-sign, but I do hope you mean pre-Mr. Biggs era

Trina Broussard "Inside My Love" (Minnie Ripperton)
Joi "You Turn Me On" (Labelle)
Rahsaan Patterson "Streetlife" (Randy Crawford)
Gladys Knight & the Pips "The Makings of You" (Curtis Mayfield)
Erykah Badu "Hollywood" (Rufus feat. Chaka Khan)
RH Factor feat. D'Angelo "I'll Stay" (Funkadelic)
Isley Brothers "Hello, It's Me" (Todd Rundgren)
Oleta Adams "Get Here" (Brenda Russell)
Lewis Taylor "Everybody Here Wants You" (Jeff Buckley)
Sly Stone "Que Sera, Sera" (Doris Day)
Sweetback "Hope She'll Be Happier" (Bill Withers)
Luther Vandross "Superstar" (Leon Russell)
Donny Hathaway "A Song For You" (Leon Russell)
Prince "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell)
The Roots "Caravan" (Duke Ellington)
Roger "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye)
[This message was edited Thu May 6 7:02:05 2004 by psykosoul]

Some examples where I liked the remake more than the original:

Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Passenger
1000 Homo DJs - Supernaut
Bananarama - Venus
Janet Jackson - One More Chance
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girl
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

EllisDee said:

not by me, mf!



uh huh...i thought you'd come to your senses...

Not better than originals, but notable:

Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl
The Sisters Of Mercy - Comfortably Numb
HIM - Wicked Game
Jack Off Jill - Love Song
Mephisto Walz - Painted Black
Love Like Blood - Heroes
Christian Death - 1983

when someone says "covers", i automatically think album covers...so nevermind.

*walks off the thread*

far and away my 2 favorite covers ever are:

Jane's Addiction 'Rock N Roll' and 'Sympathy For The Devil'

they are perfection!