Top 5 Cover Versions

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Top 5 Cover Versions

 

1. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

2. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends

3. Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

 

Err... I'll leave 4 and 5 to you lot!!

 

 

[Northern Monkey]

stand by me - Lennon!!

[ESG]

round and round - sugarbabes ;-)

 

 

Commodities are the opium of the people.

Burn commodities.

[SteveP]

Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana

 

Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

Panic - Carter USM

Rent - Carter USM

This is How if feels - Carter USM

Trouble - Carter USM

Impossable Dream - Carter USM

Down in the tube statation at Midnight - Carter USM

King Rocker - Carter USM

Another brick in the wall - Carter USM

 

Twist & shout - Isley Brothers

Twist & shout - Beatles

[mdetaylor]

Manics - Suicide is Painless

Take the Skinheads Bowling

Velocity Girl

Bright Eyes

Raindrops keep falling on my head

[Chubbhead EFM]

House of the Rising sun-Muse

Beat the Brat-U2 (although I wouldn't say the best ever-it's just quite good!)

[The Lyrical Tarantula]

Dizzy - Vic Reeves and the Wonder Stuff, possibly the best cover ever!

 

Did anyone hear the Shuddup your face cover by EMF

[ESG]

round and round - richard x

 

 

Be realistic, demand the impossible.

 

[Chubbhead EFM]

Oh my God! How could I forget( by the way I'm chjeating on this one):

My Generation-Oasis

Hey Hey, My My- Oasis

You've got to hide your love away- Noel G.

Carnation- Liam G.

Cum on feel the noize-Oasis

I am the Walrus- Oasis

err..that one by the Jam about being 'out on my [****!!****] with the rest of the crowd/no more cocaine it's only ground chalk'-Noel G.

Merry Xmas-Oasis

Street fighting man-Oasis.

 

Phew! I can't think of anymore.

[MK James]

 

5.Flaming Lips- Can't Get You Outta My Head

4.The Vines- Miss Jackson

3.The Pixies-In Heaven (from Eraserhead)

2.60ft Dolls- Wuthering Heights

1.William Shatner-Mr Tambourine Man

 

They were just the 1st 5 I could think of- I'm sure I can think of other great covers pretty soon

 

oh yes 6.The Fall-White Lightning

7. Belly-Are You Experienced?

8.Sugar Cubes-Top Of The World

9.Oasis-You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

10.Electric 6-The model

11.Lemonheads-Playing The Game

12.Wedding Present-Getting Better

13.Ash-Cantina Band

14.Cylob-Love will Tear Us Apart

15.New Order-We Will Rock You

16.Richard Thompson-Ooops i did It Again

17.Travis-Hit Me Baby(One More Time)

18.Teenage fanclub-Like A Virgin

19.Sonic Youth-Get Into The Groove

20.Urge Overkill-Girl, you'll Be a Woman soon

 

 

More to come I'm sure

[Colin Zeal EFM]

Hmmm... all good stuff, I'm sure, but I think only Nirvana's "Man Who Sold The World" would get into that Top 5.

 

 

[MK James]

 

21.Lawnmower Death- Kids In America

[Northern Monkey]

born to be wild - Slade

[MK James]

 

22.Embrace - Into My Arms

23.Sex Pistols- Stepping Stone

[MK James]

 

24.Bruce Willis-Under The Boardwalk

 

[MK James]

 

Flogging a dead horse now I guess-

 

25.Babes In Toyland-Calling Occupants (Of Interplanetary Craft)

[Chubbhead EFM]

Bomb Jacks- Summer of '69

Ghymp- Take on me

(local bands)

[Bald_Eagle]

Supergrass-Some girls are bigger than others

[Guest]

MKJames - quality selection to which could be added:

 

Fall - Mr Pharmacist / Rollin' Dany / Strychnine

Wedding Present - I Found That Essence Rare / Felicity

Family Fodder - Sunday Girl

Big Flame - Wake Me Up (Before You Go-Go)

Camper Van Beethoven - I Love Her All The Time

Current 93 - When The May Rain Comes

Sonic Youth - Psycho Mafia / My New House

Willis from Diff'rent Strokes - Punk version of theme tune from 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Snuff - Shake'n'Vac / Bran Flakes / Kwik-Fit Fitter