Favorite Cover Songs

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Some of my favorite covers:

Van Halen "You Really Got Me"
Lenny Kravitz "American Woman"
Alien Ant Farm "Smooth Criminal"
Run DMC "Walk This Way"
Love & Rockets "Ball Of Confusion"
U2 "Everlasting Love"
Kylie Minogue "The Locomotion"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Echo & The Bunnymen "People Are Strange"
Nirvana "The Man Who Sold The World"
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Love Rollercoaster"
UB40 "Red Red Wine"
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"
The Presidents of the United States of America "Video Killed The Radio Star"
Depeche Mode "Route 66"
White Lion "Radar Love"
10,000 Maniacs "Because The Night"
Ike & Tina Turner "Proud Mary"
Pet Shop Boys "Always In My Mind"
Annebella "Fever"
Talking Heads "Take Me To The River"
Devo "Satisfaction"

[Necio Latido]

Ub 40 Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon
Britney Spears I Love Rock & Roll
Shania Twain All I Want For Christmas Is You
Christina Aguilera Run To You
Billy Joel Back In The USSR
Marc Ronson Valerie

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A few favorites that most people don't know were actually covers:

Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize"
Soft Cell "Tainted Love
Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"

[BRinLA]

A couple of my current favorites favorites are

Katie Melua covering Randy Newman's "I think it is going to rain today". Especially this version. The very end of this song is amazing. I can't wait to go see her this coming sunday on her USA Acoustic Tour. Below is a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqfZ8PJ4bKk&feature=PlayList&p=14B616503091DDE7&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=46

Carrie Underwood covering Randy Travis's "I told you so"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0NfLQCI_QQ

[debfan74]

It is country..but I love Reba McEntire's Respect!

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John Lennon "Slippin & Slidin"

Favorite version of the song

[Out of the Blue]

Most cover songs just don't compare to the original but Hayley Westenra's version of "Both Sides Now" is an exception.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd8azeG1Bu0

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Recently discovered that Bananarama's "He Was Really Saying Something" is a cover of a song from The Velvelettes.

Though one of Bananarama's biggest hits from the US is "Venus", which is cover of a Shocking Blue song.

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Recently bought a rare benefit CD titled "Make A Difference Foundation" that featured various hard rock/metal artists covering their favorite songs from the 1960's & '70's. Some were quite good from The Scorpions "I Can't Explain", Cinderella "Move Over", Bon Jovi "The Boys Are Back In Town", Motley Crue "Teaser" and even Ozzy Osbourne (Zakk Wylde on guitar) take on "Purple Haze" was tolerable.



Also featured three All Star Jam performances from the Moscow Peace Festival featuring the artists, which all are featured on the disc.

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Natasha Bedingfield "Ring Them Bells", originally from Bob Dylan. Great performance from "Ellen".