RE: Cover Songs
September 9, 2010 at 1:21 pm
(This post was last modified: September 9, 2010 at 1:56 pm by Entropist.)
Patti Smith's cover of Van Morrison's "Gloria":
With a few added lyrics: "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine..."
Johnny Cash's haunting cover of NIN's "Hurt":
(I could mention several other great Johnny Cash covers but I'll refrain)
Tom Waits, "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?":
Tori Amos' cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (her Strange Little Girls album, all cover tunes, is one of her most underrated albums):
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Speaking of Cake: their cover of "I Will Survive":
Al Green's cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart":
The Animals definitive cover of "House of the Rising Sun" (with awesome organ solo):
(this song has an interesting history)
The Cowboy Junkies' super-subdued cover of Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane":
Not a favorite, but worth mentioning: Devo's hilarious cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
With a few added lyrics: "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine..."
Johnny Cash's haunting cover of NIN's "Hurt":
(I could mention several other great Johnny Cash covers but I'll refrain)
Tom Waits, "Brother Can You Spare a Dime?":
Tori Amos' cover of Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (her Strange Little Girls album, all cover tunes, is one of her most underrated albums):
~~~~
Speaking of Cake: their cover of "I Will Survive":
Al Green's cover of the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart":
The Animals definitive cover of "House of the Rising Sun" (with awesome organ solo):
(this song has an interesting history)
The Cowboy Junkies' super-subdued cover of Velvet Underground's "Sweet Jane":
Not a favorite, but worth mentioning: Devo's hilarious cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction."
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