Cover Versions.

[Tony Baloney]

Will be a short thread. Can't think of many covers better than the original - Jimi's All Along The Watchtower over Dylan's original is the first one to spring to mind.

[Captain Obvious]

Good cover versions, better i don't know.

Mad world-Gary Jules
Common people - William Shatner
Man who stole the world - Nirvana

[anglocelt39]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IhpedXul_1g


Steve Earles cover of Jagger/Richards Dead Flowers is close to my ultimate.............".............send me dead flowers at my wedding and I won't forget to put roses on your grave............." when two suburban London punks sang that you knew it was a piss take, when Steve sang it it felt like he meant every dang syllable and more. Enjoy

[anglocelt39]

Hendrix at Monterey-like a Rolling Stone;

Cocker at Woodstock-With  a Little Help from my Friends.

Loads more out there

[seafoid]

Van Morrison's version of  "Baby please don't go"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fymacb7GYDg

Ram Jam's version of "Black Betty"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH1IV0EWii4

[michaelg]

David Kitt's cover of Thin Lizzy's Dancing in the moonlight is pretty cool (As his cover of Magnolia by JJ Cole - Can't find it on You Tube unfortunately)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvBICZ7UZb0

[ONeill]

The Young Ones - Living Doll = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta18JnQyZks

[seafoid]

Donegal's version of Tyrone isn't bad

[firestarter]

Glen hansard did a gr8 version of britney spears song 'everytime'. I shit u not.

[armaghniac]

Luke Kelly, The sun is burning.

[5 Sams]

Glen Campbell did a superb version of Gentle on my Mind.....but. It will never compare to John Hartford's...http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=_pdzFaGg-4M&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D_pdzFaGg-4M

[rodney trotter]

Snow Patrol cover of One day like this - Elbow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkn5Dxxi3Ho

[theskull1]

Does the original have to be well known?

If not ....here's a beautiful Sheryl Crow number ....'Mrs Major Tom' retelling the Major Tom story from the wife's perspective... K.I.A  done the original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoXhlnRJXTA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[theskull1]

Another obscure one. Dungivens finest Mary Dillon doing a Kate Bush cover

Army Dreamers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-6oT9et6nA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[theskull1]

And another obscure but cool and mellow version of a big Jerry Lee Lewis track

Lee Hazlewood - Whole lotta shaking goin on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8uxt5v97io&feature=youtube_gdata_player