Favorite song, covered by someone else of all time?

[TTKADawg]

Sorry, was just trying to get y’all’s juices flowing. I’m a die hard Allman Bros fan… so Zac Williams … Midnight Rider is legendary. Tell me y’all’s fav!! Could have said Stevie Nicks doing Dave Matthew’s but that girl can sing anything!

 

[L4Dawg]

Covers suck

 

[kired]

Tesla’s five man acoustical jam has some damn good covers

 

[msstatelp1]

Angel from Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt

 

[blacklistedbully]

Heart doing Stairway To Heaven. Whole bunch of people think it's better than Zep's.


But this 2nd Zep cover might be my personal favorite! Rock & Roll performed by Heart. Ann Wilson's vocals are outstanding, as usual. Drummer Michael Derosier has a kick-*** solo. That guy has got to be one of the most underrated rock drummers of all time. Take a listen and tell me what you think.

 

[blacklistedbully]

Here's another of my favorites. Dwight Yoakam doing Truckin' by The Grateful Dead


And the entire album Deadicated: A Tribute to The Grateful Dead is fantastic. May be the finest complete album of cover songs. You can listen to all the songs starting here:

 

[blacklistedbully]

Damn, you really got me going down the rabbit hole on this thread! Actually, this is probably my all-time favorite. KD Lang singing So In Love by Cole Porter. As you listen keep in mind she is a country singer, and listen all the way to the end...a great finale!

 

[Augustus McCrae]

I’m generally not a fan of covers but two I really like are Metallica covering Whiskey in the Jar:

And Jimmy Buffett covering Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s Southern Cross:

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

 

[blacklistedbully]

Midnight Oil performing Wharf Rat by The Grateful Dead

 

[blacklistedbully]

Cowboy Junkies doing To Lay Me Down by The Grateful Dead

 

[blacklistedbully]

Elvis Costello doing Ship of Fools by Grateful Dead (Yeah, lot of good ones on that tribute album).

 

[blacklistedbully]

Lyle Lovett covering Friend of The Devil

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It’s has Ozzie singing the lyrics but Les Claypools thumping bass makes it sound so good.

 

[blacklistedbully]

Diana Krall doing The Look of Love. First the album version, then a live performance where you get to see how smokin' hot she is!

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Classics are Jimi Hendrix All Along the Watchtower and Jeff Buckley Hallelujah. I like Johnny Cash covering I See a Darkness

 

[Howiefeltersnstch]

Speaking of Johnny I love his cover of NIN Hurt. Also MM cover of tainted love is excellent especially if you are watching the video

 

[onewoof]

 

[Seinfeld]

I’m generally not a fan of covers but two I really like are Metallica covering Whiskey in the Jar:

And Jimmy Buffett covering Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s Southern Cross:

Speaking of Metallica, I’ve always loved their cover of Tuesday’s Gone with Jerry Cantrell and John Popper

Chris Cornell’s versions of Patience and Nothing Compare to You are also great

 

[Papapat.sixpack]

Cowboy Junkies also did a cover of Lou Reeds Sweet Jane that was really good

 

[Seinfeld]

Cowboy Junkies also did a cover of Lou Reeds Sweet Jane that was really good

Love that song, and I honestly didn’t realize that it was a cover

 

[HailStout]

 

[HailStout]

Trent reznor has said the cover is so good that it is now Johnny Cash’s song

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Here's another of my favorites. Dwight Yoakam doing Truckin' by The Grateful Dead


And the entire album Deadicated: A Tribute to The Grateful Dead is fantastic. May be the finest complete album of cover songs. You can listen to all the songs starting here:

Dwight and covers.



I was lucky enough to see him here in Austin. His favorite band of all time is the Beatles.
He put on a fantastic show.

 

[HailStout]

 

[HailStout]

I’ve got daughters, so sue me, but this girl’s voice is amazing

 

[Seinfeld]

this was bound to happen, but words cannot describe how much I hate this song

All good though. To each his own

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Amy Lee With or Without You.

 

[Irondawg]

Disturbed actually has some decent covers: Land of Confusion, Shout and Sound of Silence.

 

[mstateglfr]

There are so many great ones.
Below are some that I dont think have been mentioned.


Tina Turner - Proud Mary
Run DMC - Walk This Way
Sinead - Nothing Compares 2 U
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Joan Jett - I Love Rock & Roll
Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

 

[Dogpatrol]

 

[Willow Grove Dawg]

Always on my Mind covered by both Willie Nelson & Elvis was much better than the original

 

[DawgInThe256]

Heart doing Stairway To Heaven. Whole bunch of people think it's better than Zep's.


But this 2nd Zep cover might be my personal favorite! Rock & Roll performed by Heart. Ann Wilson's vocals are outstanding, as usual. Drummer Michael Derosier has a kick-*** solo. That guy has got to be one of the most underrated rock drummers of all time. Take a listen and tell me what you think.

Along the same lines

 

[DawgInThe256]

Was never really a fan, but the remakes of Simon and Garfunkel songs have caused me to appreciate them more.

Disturbed - Sound of Silence
Mumford & Sons/Jerry Douglass - The Boxer

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Sorry, was just trying to get y’all’s juices flowing. I’m a die hard Allman Bros fan… so Zac Williams … Midnight Rider is legendary. Tell me y’all’s fav!! Could have said Stevie Nicks doing Dave Matthew’s but that girl can sing anything!

Hurt - Johnny Cash and Knocking on Heavens Door - GN'R. Both better than the original. Blinded by the Light - Manferd Mann is also better than Springsteen's version. Bon Jovi also does a great cover of American Pie.

@TTKADawg - Allman Brothers is my number one underrated band of all time.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

Forgot about this one

 

[o_fredgarvin]

Wild Night - John Mellancamp (original - Van Morrison)
Pop A Top - Alan Jackson (Jim Ed Brown)

 

[GoToHellOleMiss.sixpack]

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

 

[maroonmania]

i will go with 'Always Something There to Remind Me' - Naked Eyes

Celine Dion's version
of' All By Myself' was also really good.

 

[Lettuce]