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Old 13-10-2007, 23:19
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I know there is a thread floating around somewhere about our favourite cover versions but what about those covers that make you go WTF! Ifound this one by accident whilst trawling youtube and have to say it works exceptionally well. Sinead's voice is so fragile and suits the lyric beautifully even if the song may be a litle simplistic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8oqKyVW978

Anyone else got anymore to recommend?
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Old 13-10-2007, 23:39
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I mentioned this one before on another thread, but Sandie Shaw's Sympathy for the Devil is a belter! I heard it on a Mojo comp a few months ago.
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Old 13-10-2007, 23:46
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Checkout The Punkgroup : Me first & the Gimme Gimmes, they have done loads of covers that you wouldn't expect to happen

Lionel Richies - Hello
Boys 2 Men - End of the road
The Proclaimers - 500 miles

They have done loads more all in punk style & sound pretty good.

I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie
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Old 13-10-2007, 23:53
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I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie
That makes 2 of us!
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Old 13-10-2007, 23:56
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Checkout The Punkgroup : Me first & the Gimme Gimmes, they have done loads of covers that you wouldn't expect to happen

Lionel Richies - Hello
Boys 2 Men - End of the road
The Proclaimers - 500 miles

They have done loads more all in punk style & sound pretty good.

I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie
Me first and the gimme gimmes are great, they're just people from random bands who get together and do cover songs.

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Old 14-10-2007, 03:15
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I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie
That makes 2 of us!
I think Amy's version is massively better than the original. It's got a much better feel to it.

I can't stand the "busyness" of the original, and the way that the drummer overplays and can't seem to keep a constant speed. Why does he slow right down before the chorus?

Amy's version does away with all the unnecessary twiddly bits and cracks along at a nice quick pace.
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Old 14-10-2007, 11:56
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Hanson covered Christina Aguilera's Dirrty on one of their tours, you wouldn't expect that! It was pretty awesome
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Old 16-10-2007, 23:33
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Ozzy doing Stayin' Alive was a bit of an eye opener!
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Old 17-10-2007, 15:51
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Travis - Hit me baby one more time (Britney)
Arctic Monkeys - Love machine (Girls Aloud)
Beautiful South - Dont Stop Movin (S Club 7)
Fun Lovin Criminals - I'm not in Love (10cc)
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Old 17-10-2007, 16:07
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Rammstein covering Stripped (Depeche Mode) on their last tour.

Worth a download if you can find it.
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Old 17-10-2007, 16:21
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how about 'the manics' doing bright eyes, or whams' last christmas on there album 'lipstick traces'
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Old 17-10-2007, 16:26
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I think Amy's version is massively better than the original. It's got a much better feel to it.
For my money it's dull and Amy's over pronunciation of the name "valer-a-a-i-ay" is just plain annoying!
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Old 21-10-2007, 23:47
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I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie

I can't believe how bad it is, it is dreadful. Would help if she didn't whine and could actually hold a note. She really has ruined a fairly good song.
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Old 22-10-2007, 10:18
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Did anyone watch the dirty dancing thing last night apparently theres a hard metal group that covers the soundtrack don't know if they were talking crap cos I couldn't make a word out of what the group were doing.
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Old 02-11-2007, 08:27
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Faith No More's cover of Herb Alperts 'This Guy's In Love With You' is awesome
http://youtube.com/watch?v=j-XzqcP79vQ
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Old 02-11-2007, 08:29
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The Fray doing Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie' is pretty funny
http://youtube.com/watch?v=py7zpwPNP8c
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Old 02-11-2007, 09:25
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The Darkness covering Radiohead's Street Spirit...(Fade Out) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZni1l1R-lo
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Old 02-11-2007, 13:45
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfhyEAXGia8

Tori Amos performing Slayers - Reign in Blood

The video is terrible quality and only includes the first verse, unfortunately I can't find a better one.
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Old 02-11-2007, 20:00
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It's been on this site for a while, but to be honest I couldn't believe it when I first saw this... Nouvelle Vague always put an interesting spin on songs, but I never thought I'd hear a cover version of Relax like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSG-mwiMUk
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Old 02-11-2007, 20:07
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It's been on this site for a while, but to be honest I couldn't believe it when I first saw this... Nouvelle Vague always put an interesting spin on songs, but I never thought I'd hear a cover version of Relax like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxSG-mwiMUk
That's bizarre but quite fabulous, love the guitars and their girly little voices!
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Old 02-11-2007, 20:10
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I still can't get to grips with Amy Winehouse's version of Valarie
Winehouse completely ruins the song. Its awful and I cannot stand it.
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Old 02-11-2007, 20:39
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Winehouse completely ruins the song. Its awful and I cannot stand it.
She sure does ruin it.
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Old 02-11-2007, 21:26
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i like william shatners version of - common people by pulp. well good it is too
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