Cover you’re a.... Question this evening: Are you a covers fan?!
Question:
Cover you’re a.... Question this evening: Are you a covers fan?
Whether it was done by a cover band or a band you'd least expect...they did it, and sometimes well. What are some of the best cover songs you've ever heard?
I had a lot more than I could list...
Janes Addiction "Ripple"
Devo "Satisfaction (I can’t get no)"
Treepeople "Big mouth strikes again"
Pavement "Killing Moon”
Seaweed “Go your own way”
Afghan Whigs “Creep” - TLC
Nouvelle Vague “Ever fallen in love?”
GOB “A View to a kill”
Failure “Enjoy the Silence”
Blue Meanies “Yelling in my ear”
Iron and Wine “Such great heights”
Emiliana Torrini "if you go away"
Red House Painters “All mixed up”
Joan Jett and the Black Hearts “Do you wanna touch me (oh yeah)”
Elliot Smith “Trouble” - Honorable mention: Eric Matthews “Needle in the hay”
Bad Brains & Henry Rollins “Kick out the Jams”
Faith No More “Easy”
Face to Face "Telling Them"
22 Jacks "Message in a bottle"
Fifi "Mirror in the bathroom"
Jugheads Revenge "Young Turks"
Cat Power "Sea of Love"
NIN "Dead Souls"
Answers:
Faith No More - Easy
Dinosaur Jr. - Quicksand (the music from Bowie's Andy Warhol and the lyrics from "Quicksand, both off Hunky Dory)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Pixies - Head On
Zen Guerilla - Moonage Daydream
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
Talking Heads - Take Me to the River
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Sonic Youth - Superstar
Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night
The Gourds - Gin & Juice
Husker Du - Eight Miles High
Camper van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men