cover songs....

[OUAndy1807]

there's a fine line musicians have to walk when they are covering another musicians songs to get it right. if they change it too much, a lot of times it's not enjoyable at all because it doesn't resemble the original (like the Fiery Furnaces cover of Norwegian wood). if they don't change it at all, it just sounds like celebrity karaoke (Gnarls Barkley's cover of Gone Daddy Gone)

what's your favorite cover?

I'm going to have to think about it for a while to come up with a favorite, but I almost always like punk covers.

[royalfan5]

Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, and Dwight Yoakam's cover of Suspicious Minds are probably my top two.

[1stTimeCaller]

I like George Thorogood and the Destroyers' cover of Hank Williams' Move it on Over

[GottaHavePride]

Type O Negative's cover of Seals and Croft's Summer Breeze.

It's so metal it's awesome.

[jacru]

Wynonna's cover of Elvis' "Burning Love".

[SoonerTerry]

Phish does James brown's version of hansens mmm bop

[VeeJay]

ZZ Top's version of "Viva Las Vegas" is very listenable.

[Pricetag]

"Always Something There to Remind Me" by Naked Eyes is pretty good.

[proud gonzo]

anything by the Dan Band

Alanis's cover of Seal's "Crazy"
John Denver's "Let it Be"
Alien Ant Farm's "Smooth Criminal"

[apusooner]

Type O Negative's cover of Seals and Croft's Summer Breeze.

It's so metal it's awesome.
is there any double pedal action? i saw them at the House of Blues in Anaheim a few weeks ago, the double pedal was gnarly.

correct me if i am wrong but, EWF covered a McCartney tune I believe. I think it was shining star. Or McCartney coverd EWF, but I doubt that. It may not have been shining star. Either way I've heard both do the same song, but i cant remember which it was. i like it though. i feel like i'm not making much sense right now. three intense gigs in three days will do that to a person. speaking of music, i was in the big band that backed up debbie boone today. you know, pat boone's daughter, and rosemary clooney's daughter in law. she did alot of clooneys famous tunes, plus you light up my life. it was sweet. i can now say i've played for a grammy winning artist. plus she is hawt.

[HoserSooner]

So many to choose from.....

"God Save The Queen" and "Cat Scratch Fever" by Motörhead.
"Sympathy For The Devil" by Guns 'N Roses.
"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" by Nickelback.
"Bring The Noise" by Anthrax.
"Lovers In A Dangerous Time" by Barenaked Ladies.
"Land Of Confusion" by Dirturbed.
"Suspicous Minds" by Dwight Yokam.
"Cars" by Fear Factory.
"Losing My Religon" by Graveworm.
"Anarchy In The UK" by Megadeth.
"Take On Me" by Vision Devine.

[Pricetag]

"Bring The Noise" by Anthrax.

That's a cover? I thought it was a collaboration between them and Public Enemy.

[GottaHavePride]

is there any double pedal action? i saw them at the House of Blues in Anaheim a few weeks ago, the double pedal was gnarly.

no double pedal, they sort of did it as a power metal ballad - which was sweet since the singer's voice is about 3 octaves lower than the original tune. Plus they turned the flute part into grungy power chords.

[proud gonzo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUwtQ7Trjy8

[soonerboomer93]

"How I could Just Kill a Man" (Cypress Hill)- Rage agains the Machine
"Word Up"(Cameo) - Korn
"Darling Nikki" (Prince) - Foo Fighters (Prince)
"Another Brick in the Wall" - Pearl Jam (Pink Floyd) (they also do "Dock of the Bay" pretty well)

Generally metal/hard rock/nu rock bands tend to do good covers because they cover something from outside their genre

[soonerboomer93]

That's a cover? I thought it was a collaboration between them and Public Enemy.

wasn't it originally a cover, that then turned into a collaboration. I know Rage covered "How I could just Kill a man" on renegades, but there's also a live track on the album with Rage and Cypress Hill performing together.

[1stTimeCaller]

are you fine folks going to say who the original artist/band is?

[tommieharris91]

I like George Thorogood and the Destroyers' cover of Hank Williams' Move it on Over

George Thorogood - Move it on Over - Greatest Hits: 30 years of Rock.

Oops, wrong thread. Never knew it was a cover...

[soonerboomer93]

okay, I edited mine

but I'd be shocked if you didn't know who the original artist for "Darling Nikki"or "Another Brick in the Wall" was

[King Crimson]

Bring the Noise is the first cut on PE's "It takes a Nation of Millions...." LP....which (I'm guessing) 3-4 years before the Anthrax collaboration.

[HoserSooner]

That's a cover? I thought it was a collaboration between them and Public Enemy.

Yeah, I guess it could go either way.

Similar to Run DMC doing "Walk This Way". I see a cover as a tribute to the original artist, which both Anthrax and Run DMC did, even if you have the originals helping out.

[Octavian]

Knockin on Heaven's Door - GnR from Dylan

Rockin in the Free World - Pearl Jam from Neil Young
Baba O'Riley - Pearl Jam from The Who

Friend of the Devil - Counting Crows from The Dead

Boyz in the Hood - whichever band that was that covered Eazy E

[soonerboomer93]

Dynamite Hack ftw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp-u2B4sK8

[Octavian]

Dynamite Hack ftw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zp-u2B4sK8


I reached back like a pimp....

:D

[def_lazer_fc]

whoever said they liked baba o reilly by pearl jam should check out my generation by oasis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgQ0-SerIus&eurl=

also, i like "i'll come running" (neil diamond) - murder city devils
Oh Happy Day (traditional gospel song) - spiritualized. simply mind blowing. that might be the drugs talking, but awesome nonetheless.

[silverwheels]

"Hey Ya!" by Obadiah Parker (OutKast)
"Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots (Led Zeppelin)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Rage Against the Machine (Bruce Springsteen)
"My Heart Will Go On" by Los Straitjackets (Celine Dion)
"Dreaming Man" by Neko Case (Neil Young)
"Your Daddy Don't Know" by The New Pornographers (Toronto)
"El Paso" by the Old 97's (Marty Robbins)
"Your Love" by Midtown (The Outfield)
"We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Shins (The Postal Service)
"Act Nice and Gentle" by The Black Keys (The Kinks)

[Rhino]

Kathryn Williams' version of Pavement's "Spit On A Stranger"
Local H's version of Britney Spears' "Toxic" (http://www.localh.com/toxic.mp3)
Primus' version of Pavement's "Amos Moses"
Iron & Wine' version of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights"
Obadiah Parker's version of Outkast's "Hey Ya"
Johnny Cash's version Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage"

[william_brasky]

these guys do a nice version of "The Final Countdown":

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pw8sNoodIDk

[def_lazer_fc]

"Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots (Led Zeppelin)

there's no way those dudes did any favors to a led zeppelin track.

[AllAboutThe'O']

Will to Power - "Baby I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)/Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)"

HA HA HA HA. JUST KIDDING.:D

[william_brasky]

songs covered by Jose Feliciano are mostly better than the originals IMO.

[AllAboutThe'O']

How about when Neil Sedaka did an updated version of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" in the 1970s but did it at a much slower, mellow pace than his upbeat 1960s original? Can you say he covered his own song?

[def_lazer_fc]

How about when Neil Sedaka did an updated version of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" in the 1970s but did it at a much slower, mellow pace than his upbeat 1960s original? Can you say he covered his own song?
no...he tried to fix the sucky

[AllAboutThe'O']

no...he tried to fix the sucky
Yeah, I like the slower '70s version myself.

[Jimminy Crimson]

I liked Prince's "Best of You" at the Super Bowl.

The Gourds' "Gin and Juice" is good, too.

[soonerboomer93]

"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Rage Against the Machine (Bruce Springsteen)


They did a cover of "Maggies Farm" (Dylan) on Renegades that's probably the best song on the album. I just prefer the Cypress Cover a bit myself, But Ghost of Tom Joad is way up there too.

[tbl]

Love Buzz (Shocking Blue) - Nirvana
Here she comes now (Velvet Underground) - Nirvana
Money (Barret Strong) - Beatles
One Bourbon... (John Lee Hooker) - George Thorogood
Red Headed Stranger (Traditional) - Willie Nelson

I'm sure there are a bunch more, but its early.

If a band that writes their own songs is going to do a cover, it needs to be unique from the original version. If I'm in a bar and a cover band is performing, it needs to be a spot on replication of everything I've heard on the original album. Cover bands that try to trick it up just tick me off.

[jk the sooner fan]

"give a little bit" - goo goo dolls

[crawfish]

George Thorogood also did an awesome cover of "Who Do You Love".

[yermom]

Jolene - White Stripes (Dolly Parton), also Death Letter (every blues guy ever)

Simple Man - Shinedown (Lyrnrd Skynrd) i like the Deftones version too

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder (Beatles) i also like the Vines version of I'm Only Sleeping, but that whole I Am Sam soundtrack has a ton of great Beatles covers

She Said, She Said - Black Keys (more Beatles)

i also like the STP version of Dancing Days, Sheryl Crow's D'yer Mak'er from Encomium was really good too

[jk the sooner fan]

i'll get blasted for this, but i thought Clint Blacks cover of Desperado was pretty damn good

[King Crimson]

happiness is a warm gun--Breeders (Beatles)
lord of the thighs--Breeders (Aerosmith)

two good ones. particularly the first, a pretty tight rope to walk.

[sooneron]

Pretty much anything by Johnny Cash and produced by R Rubin.

I agree about Thorogood's Move It On Over

[Beef]

Jane's Addiction's version of the Grateful Dead's Ripple is awesome.

[LittleWingSooner]

Jimi Hendrix-All Along the Watchtower or Hey Joe
GNR's Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Joe Cocker's version of With a Little Help from My Friends
Willie Nelson-Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain
Three Dog Night's Joy to the World(originally by David Boren's cousin, Hoyt Axton)
Clapton-Cocaine(also written by an Okie, JJ Cale)
Crossroad Blues-Cream
Hurt-Johnny Cash
They Call me the Breeze by Skynyrd which was another JJ Cale song.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

The King of Covers. I coulda swore I got turned on to this guy from this board, to be honest.

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine (http://www.richardcheese.com)

What's funny is that while yes, 'cheesy', he's got a damn good set of musicians and in a good number of tunes, swings pretty hard. If you get a chance, check his cover of Van Halen's 'Hot For Teacher' and his Sinatra-esque rendition of Alanis Morrissette's 'You Oughta Know'.

So yeah, parody and all that stuff. But these guys seriously swing.

[sooneron]

I agree with Little Wing, I hate myself for not mentioning it-

All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix

thread over

[yermom]

there are a ton of songs like that that i never knew were covers... i mean that is basically Jimi Hendrix's song now

[LittleWingSooner]

All Along the Watchtower was a good Bob Dylan song but Hendrix turned it into a great song.

Hey Joe was an unknown song that Hendrix made a huge hit also.

It's really the same type story with most of my picks outside of maybe Knockin' on Heaven's Door. The original Dylan version was a huge hit.

[LittleWingSooner]

I can't believe I forgot this one with my name and all

Little Wing by Derek and the Dominoes and also SRV. Both a great versions of the Hendrix song.

[SoonerAtKU]

Postal Service - Against All Odds from the Wicker Park sdtk

[Pricetag]

Will to Power - "Baby I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)/Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)"

HA HA HA HA. JUST KIDDING.:D
Free Baby!

I know it does no justice to the originals, but I do like that song just for that late '80s sound.

[jacru]

You Cant Hurry Love & Groovy Kind Of Love - Phil Collins

[LittleWingSooner]

Cocaine Blues by Johnny Cash was a cover.

[LilSooner]

Iron & Wine' version of The Postal Service's "Such Great Heights"
Obadiah Parker's version of Outkast's "Hey Ya", I am seriously thinking about walking down the aisle to this at our wedding.

[fadada1]

manfred mann's "blinded by the light" is much better than springsteen's original.

and the goo goo dolls should be keelhauled for ruining a great supertramp song.

somebody killed a floyd song a few years back. can't remember who, but it made me cry.

[Pricetag]

Korn covered "Another Brick in the Wall Part II." Is that the one you're thinking of?

[fadada1]

Korn covered "Another Brick in the Wall Part II." Is that the one you're thinking of?
YES. holy crap, that was terrible. they shouldn't be allowed to perform in front of anyone other than inmates.

[jacru]

(Get your kicks on) Route 66 - John Mayer

[Beef]

YES. holy crap, that was terrible. they shouldn't be allowed to perform in front of anyone other than inmates.
The person responsible for their version of "Word Up' should not be breathing right now if there's any justice in the world.

[MamaMia]

The Dixie Chicks doing Stevie Nicks was very disturbing to me. Between that, Fleetwood Macs affiliation with President Clinton and then the USC marching band video thing, I just don't feel the same about them anymore.

I use to think Richard Gere was the most handsome man in the world, but after he went all political, I think hes ugly. :P

I like both Bobby Darins and Louis Armstrongs versions of Mack the Knife and I like the real ABBA.

[william_brasky]

Go check out this hawt lady's myspace page: Ive Mendes (http://www.myspace.com/ivemendesuk).

Check out her "If You Leave Me Now" cover.

Nice.

[Pricetag]

The Gourds' "Gin and Juice" is good, too.
Heh, I heard that on a jukebox in a bar, and it took me awhile to figure out what I was listening to. It was hilarious, though.

[bellefay1]

red hot chilli peppers - higher ground
talking heads - take me to the river
blind melon - the pusher
eric clapton - cocaine
phish - loving cup
indigo girls - melissa
arrested development - everyday people
robert randolph - billie jean

[TopDawg]

Someone may've already mentioned this, but Zeppelin covered a lot of blues songs. It's hard for me to say whether or not they did justice to the songs, because in just about every case I heard the Zep version first. But they are certainly all great songs.

[LittleWingSooner]

Here's the Zepp covers I could come up with

Led Zeppelin I
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You-Joan Baez did the song they covered but they didn't know who it was originally done by at that time.

You Shook Me and Your Time is gonna come was a Dixon cover

Dazed and Confused, which was a complete rewrite of an unknowned named Holmes. It does have the same sound as a song, but the lyrics are completely different. So I'm not sure it counts.

How Many More Times does contain lyrics from Albert King's "The Hunter" but the song itself isn't a cover.

Led Zeppelin II
Whole Lotta Love was another Dixon cover. But it was basically a rip off at the time. The Dixon song was You Need Love

Bring it on Home is a cover of a Sonny Blake song.

The Lemon Song was a cover of Howlin' Wolf's Killin' Floor

Led Zeppelin III had 2

Bron Y-Ar Stomp was a complete remake of a song by Bert Jansch and Gollows Pole was a Lead Belly remake

Zeppelin IV had a remake of Memphis Mennie's When the Levee Breaks

Presence had Nobody's Fault but Mine which was a Blind Willie Johnson song

Outside that there's a few tip of the caps. The Crunge was in the style of James Brown, Boogie with Stu is a Richie Valens nod, Hot Dog tips it's had to country music. But not any true covers.

Traveling Riverside Blues is really a Led Zeppelin song. They only took 1 or two lines from the Robert Johnson song.

[BlondeSoonerGirl]

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. A lounge act that covers everyone from Metallica to Snoop Dogg.

Go find their myspace page. I swear, you will not be disappointed...

I would not steer you wrong, people...

[KC//CRIMSON]

Gary Jules cover of Tears For Fears "Mad World":cool:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4

[oklaclarinet]

On his recent Bat Out of Hell III Album, Meat Loaf did a great cover of Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" as a duet with Marion Raven.

[yermom]

Turn the Page - Metallica (Bob Seger)

Baker Street - Foo Fighters (Gerry Rafferty)

[apusooner]

Go check out this hawt lady's myspace page: Ive Mendes (http://www.myspace.com/ivemendesuk).

Check out her "If You Leave Me Now" cover.

Nice.

i didnt like it. i believe chicago should be left alone. especially their older stuff.

[stoops the eternal pimp]

pearl jam-sittin on the dock of the bay

[LittleWingSooner]

Pearl Jam had a great cover of Last Kiss.

[soonerboomer93]

Pearl Jam has done a ton of good covers


"The Man who Sold the World" by Nirvana - originally by Bowie

[King Crimson]

"The Man who Sold the World" by Nirvana - originally by Bowie

they also do two Meat Puppets tunes: Lake of Fire and Lost

[yermom]

most of Unplugged in New York is covers, or at least a LOT of it

[LittleWingSooner]

I don't know if I've seen this one but it is a pretty obvious one.

Aretha Franklin's Respect was a cover of an Otis Redding tune. We should all be shot down for not mentioning that one.

Black Crowes also redid another Redding song with Hard to Handle.

Aerosmith covered the Yardbirds Train Kept a Rollin' and the Beatles Come Together(I think I've seen that one on this thread) They also had numerous other decent covers, Remember(Walking in the Sand), and Walk the Dog just off the top of my head.

[jacru]

Linda Ronstadt - Blue Bayou(Roy Orbison), It's So Easy & That'll Be the Day(Buddy Holly) she did alot of covers.

[soonerboomer93]

most of Unplugged in New York is covers, or at least a LOT of it

true, looks like 1/2 of it is, but it's not like when AIC did unplugged after they released jar of flies. Most of Nirvana's music just isn't going to sound as good unplugged.

imho

[Frozen Sooner]

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. A lounge act that covers everyone from Metallica to Snoop Dogg.

Go find their myspace page. I swear, you will not be disappointed...

I would not steer you wrong, people...

In the opposite direction, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are awesome as well.

And I think the Indigo Girls' cover of "Romeo and Juliet" stacks up very well against the Dire Straits original-which is saying something, because I love the original.

[soonerboomer93]

And I think the Indigo Girls' cover of "Romeo and Juliet" stacks up very well against the Dire Straits original-which is saying something, because I love the original.

Finally out of the closet i see

[Frozen Sooner]

Finally out of the closet i see

Yep. Out of the closet, still not gay.

And liking the Indigo Girls would make me a lesbian anyhow.

[soonerboomer93]

heh :D

[Ike]

Buddy Guy has done some awesome covers. One recent one comes to mind...on a recent CD, he and Tracy Chapman covered "Ain't No Sunshine"....In a word...awesome.

The Buddaheads covering "Bye Bye Bye" also tops my list. yeah, it is an N'Sync song, and the dude only covered it because he told his daughter he could do the song better than N'Sync did, but it is awesomeness.

[yermom]

true, looks like 1/2 of it is, but it's not like when AIC did unplugged after they released jar of flies. Most of Nirvana's music just isn't going to sound as good unplugged.

imho

i'm not complaining or anything :D

i had no clue on the Otis Redding business

Respect is a cover?! Hard to Handle?

wow.

[LittleWingSooner]

If you listen to the Otis Redding version of Respect it's about keeping women in the kitchen.

[King Crimson]

Respect is a cover?! Hard to Handle?

wow.

yup, go pick up a Best of Otis Redding disc in the bargain bin.....YWIA. Otis' versions of those two cuts have a more forceful, almost sinister feel to them. especially Hard to Handle.

he's got some great tunes. though, i can't say he wrote them all. like Sam and Dave (ZZ Top's I thank you, Blues Brothers Soul Man....)....all their songs were basically written by Isaac Hayes and some other guy working as songwriters for Stax records.

[King Crimson]

and i guess someone ought to toss out the Beatles covering the Isleys "Twist and Shout".

Train kept a Rollin' was kind of a standard blues jam....the Yardbirds version just kind of stuck/they released it as a tune. cool scene in the film Blow Up with them doing it in a mod club in 60's London.

people who WILL rot in hell are Herman's Hermits for crappily covering two of Saint Sam Cooke's tunes.

[sooneron]

i didnt like it. i believe chicago should be left alone. especially their older stuff.
Strongly agree, that was meh

[yermom]

yup, go pick up a Best of Otis Redding disc in the bargain bin.....YWIA. Otis' versions of those two cuts have a more forceful, almost sinister feel to them. especially Hard to Handle.

he's got some great tunes. though, i can't say he wrote them all. like Sam and Dave (ZZ Top's I thank you, Blues Brothers Soul Man....)....all their songs were basically written by Isaac Hayes and some other guy working as songwriters for Stax records.

shut yo mouth

[sooneron]

and i guess someone ought to toss out the Beatles covering the Isleys "Twist and Shout".

Train kept a Rollin' was kind of a standard blues jam....the Yardbirds version just kind of stuck/they released it as a tune. cool scene in the film Blow Up with them doing it in a mod club in 60's London.

people who WILL rot in hell are Herman's Hermits for crappily covering two of Saint Sam Cooke's tunes.
Don't forget The Beatles "Roll OVer Beethoven". It wasn't Chuck, but it was close.

Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Saturday Night

Smashing Pumpkins - You're All I've Got Tonight

Dwight Yoakam - I Want You To Want Me

The Demolition String Band - Like A Prayer

[LittleWingSooner]

Dwight Yoakam had some of good covers also. Suspicious Minds, Crazy Little Thing Called Love were good ones.

[King Crimson]

Dwight Yoakam had some of good covers also. Suspicious Minds, Crazy Little Thing Called Love were good ones.

i always liked the Yoakam version of Elvis' Little Sister (which is a great song IMO).

[JohnnyMack]

Sting did Little Wing. I thought it was pretty good.

[King Crimson]

there's been a sackful of deece T. Rex covers: bauhaus did Telegram Sam. Big Star did Baby Strange. power station did bang a gong, obviously. violent femmes did children of the revolution. someone did the slider and 20th century boy not too long ago, i think. ballrooms of mars may be another one.

[HoserSooner]

The entire "Garage Days" EP by Metallica was good.

Also on the Metallica page, they covered a whack of songs on the re-release of "Garage Days", and did a nice job on Queen's "Stone Cold Crazy" as well.

[fadada1]

Sting did Little Wing. I thought it was pretty good.
hendrix' little wing??? really???

[jacru]

The Loco-Motion - Grand Funk

[Frozen Sooner]

Motley Crue-"Teaser" by Tommy Bolan is another good cover.

[King Crimson]

Motley Crue-"Teaser" by Tommy Bolan is another good cover.

Crue's version of Helter Skelter is much MUCH better than the one on U2's Rattle and Hum.

[Frozen Sooner]

What, you don't like Bono's "****, I just ran a marathon" rendition?

[King Crimson]

What, you don't like Bono's "****, I just ran a marathon" rendition?

it's a really plodding effort, to me*. I DO really like God (part II) on Rattle and Hum though. and that scene in the movie with BB King is classic, where he basically tells the Edge: "man, i don't know no chords....just start playing".

* it's also ironic since it was about exactly that time (87-88) that in every interview Bono went out of his way to say they were better than the Beatles....and even did the rooftop concert deal in one of the Joshua Tree videos like the Beatles did at the Abbey Road/Apple Studio. kinda pitiful, inna way.

[King Crimson]

another plodding effort is Lenny Kravitz's American Woman. the win goes to the Guess Who in a TKO.

[Oldnslo]

Another vote for Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies.

Tom Jones' version of Kiss (Prince, duh).

Lucky Peterson does a great Purple Rain (again, duh).

Ike and Tina Turner--Proud Mary (CCR)

Cheap Trick--Ain't That a Shame (Fats Domino)

Presidents of the USA--Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)

[Beef]

Chris Isaak does a fantastic version of Neil Diamond's Solitary Man.

[JohnnyMack]

hendrix' little wing??? really???

Yup.

[TopDawg]

Here's the Zepp covers I could come up with

Led Zeppelin I
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You-Joan Baez did the song they covered but they didn't know who it was originally done by at that time.

You Shook Me and Your Time is gonna come was a Dixon cover

Dazed and Confused, which was a complete rewrite of an unknowned named Holmes. It does have the same sound as a song, but the lyrics are completely different. So I'm not sure it counts.

How Many More Times does contain lyrics from Albert King's "The Hunter" but the song itself isn't a cover.

Led Zeppelin II
Whole Lotta Love was another Dixon cover. But it was basically a rip off at the time. The Dixon song was You Need Love

Bring it on Home is a cover of a Sonny Blake song.

The Lemon Song was a cover of Howlin' Wolf's Killin' Floor

Led Zeppelin III had 2

Bron Y-Ar Stomp was a complete remake of a song by Bert Jansch and Gollows Pole was a Lead Belly remake

Zeppelin IV had a remake of Memphis Mennie's When the Levee Breaks

Presence had Nobody's Fault but Mine which was a Blind Willie Johnson song

Outside that there's a few tip of the caps. The Crunge was in the style of James Brown, Boogie with Stu is a Richie Valens nod, Hot Dog tips it's had to country music. But not any true covers.

Traveling Riverside Blues is really a Led Zeppelin song. They only took 1 or two lines from the Robert Johnson song.


Awesome. Good work. This album (http://www.amazon.com/Zeppelins-Sources-Inspiration-Various-Artists/dp/B0000278OS/sr=1-1/qid=1172106885/ref=sr_1_1/105-2682489-4954050?ie=UTF8&s=music) was in my collection before it (the collection AND the album) got jacked out of my car. I had just gotten the cd, too, so I really didn't get to listen to much of it.


Compilation of 20 original tracks that inspired such LedZeppelin classics as 'Whole Lotta Love', 'How Many MoreTimes', 'Custard Pie' & 'Travelling Riverside Blues'.Contains cuts by Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Little Walter,Bo Diddley, Elmore James, Memphis Minnie & Robert Johnson.1995 Jefferson Records/ Pink Honey Recordings release. Thefull title is 'Led Zeppelin's Sources Of Inspiration'.

Track listing:

1. Smokestack Lightnin'-Howlin' Wolf
2. No Place To Go-Howlin' Wolf
3. Bring It On Home-Baba Blues
4. You Need Love-Baba Blues
5. I Can't Quit You Baby-Otis Rush
6. The Train Kept A Rolling-Tiny Bradshaw
7. As Long As I Have You-Little Walter
8. I'm A Man-Bo Diddley
9. I Need You-Elmore James
10. How Many More Tears-Howlin' Wolf
11. When The Levee Breaks-Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe
12. That's No Way To Get Along-Robert Wilkins
13. Bottle Up And Go-Snooks Eaglin
14. Mannish Boy-Muddy Waters
15. Shake'em Down-Bukka White
16. Kindhearted Woman-Robert Johnson
17. Come On In My Kitchen-Robert Johnson
18. Milk Cow Blues-Kokomo Arnold
19. Travelling Riverside Blues-Robert Johnson
20. Shake'em On Down-Fred McDowell

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[King Crimson]

Awesome. Good work. This album (http://www.amazon.com/Zeppelins-Sources-Inspiration-Various-Artists/dp/B0000278OS/sr=1-1/qid=1172106885/ref=sr_1_1/105-2682489-4954050?ie=UTF8&s=music) was in my collection before it (the collection AND the album) got jacked out of my car. I had just gotten the cd, too, so I really didn't get to listen to much of it.



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there's a similar compilation of Stones tunes....my step dad owns it. it's excellent.

[sooneron]

Richie Havens does a LOT of good covers- The Times They Are A Changin, Here Comes The Sun...

[DustySooner]

Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, and Dwight Yoakam's cover of Suspicious Minds are probably my top two.

Well played. Cash's cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails is probably one of my all time favorite covers. Amazing song.

The only Zeppelin cover I've ever liked was Dancing Days by STP, and I saw someone had already listed that one. Well played on that one, too.

I'm currently into Cat Scratch Fever by Pantera. Originally by Nugent. Also, I like Mississippi Queen by Ozzy. I forgot who originally sang that one. Def Leppard's cover of Rock On by David Essex(I think) is pretty good, too.

[King Crimson]

Well played. Cash's cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails is probably one of my all time favorite covers. Amazing song.

The only Zeppelin cover I've ever liked was Dancing Days by STP, and I saw someone had already listed that one. Well played on that one, too.

I'm currently into Cat Scratch Fever by Pantera. Originally by Nugent. Also, I like Mississippi Queen by Ozzy. I forgot who originally sang that one. Def Leppard's cover of Rock On by David Essex(I think) is pretty good, too.


mississippi queen: mountain

[OUAndy1807]

I hadn't been following this thread, but some good suggestions.

another good one:
Sittin' on Top of the World by The Burtschi Brothers

[setem]

"Hey Ya!" by Obadiah Parker (OutKast)
"Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots (Led Zeppelin)
"The Ghost of Tom Joad" by Rage Against the Machine (Bruce Springsteen)
"My Heart Will Go On" by Los Straitjackets (Celine Dion)
"Dreaming Man" by Neko Case (Neil Young)
"Your Daddy Don't Know" by The New Pornographers (Toronto)
"El Paso" by the Old 97's (Marty Robbins)
"Your Love" by Midtown (The Outfield)
"We Will Become Silhouettes" by The Shins (The Postal Service)
"Act Nice and Gentle" by The Black Keys (The Kinks)

"Hey Ya!" by Obadiah Parker

OH YES!!!

Anyone who can do a decent cover of Purple Rain is ok in my book!

[OUAndy1807]

White Stripes have some great covers, but my favorite is probably "Lord, Send me an Angel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-hsJYbTQts