Wednesday, 21 November 2007

Greatest cover of all time

So clearly this:



is the greatest cover of all time. Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower.

So great, Dylan even plays it that way now. Go on, try and beat it...
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13 comments:

  1. fourstar7121 November 2007 at 15:41

    OK, so first I've got to go for this:

    Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit

    Don't worry, I've got more.

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  2. Alex Andronov21 November 2007 at 15:50

    I love that Ben Folds cover! (I loved it so much I sent it to you!)

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  3. fourstar7121 November 2007 at 16:07

    You did. It's true.

    OK, then how about:

    Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart

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  4. Alex Andronov21 November 2007 at 16:14

    On the subject of Neil Young covers how about:

    Annie Lennox - Don't let it bring you down

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  5. Nick Ollivère21 November 2007 at 17:22

    Depends what you mean by 'cover', and 'greatest'. What about Dylan and Cash singing Girl from the North Country, does that count?

    Or, Cake's I Will Survive (actually, maybe not).

    Or, if we're talking Neil Young, how about the Pixies' version of Winterlong? Hmm.

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  6. Kwok22 November 2007 at 20:45

    Played to a cliche now, but what about:

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=1tW6FgB8p1o

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  7. Alex Andronov23 November 2007 at 08:37

    How about:

    Johnny Cash - Hurt

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  8. Alex Andronov23 November 2007 at 08:38

    And:

    The Animals - The House of the Rising Sun

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  9. Alison25 November 2007 at 23:26

    The Breeders did a cracking cover of Happiness is a Warm Gun on their first album.

    And I love Morrissey's cover of That's Entertainment.

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  10. fourstar7126 November 2007 at 09:37

    Oooooh, yes, vote from me for The Breeders.

    Of course we are tragically overlooking The Shirehorses wonderful canon of wide-ranging cover versions here, but I guess they might just tip us into the world of parody...

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  11. Don Fulgencio28 November 2007 at 14:01

    What about Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah'?

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  12. Alex Andronov28 November 2007 at 15:26

    Re: Jeff Buckley -

    That, to be fair, was K.W. Wan's post... but it's fair enough to vote for it twice...

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  13. Anonymous9 December 2007 at 01:19

    A bit late to the party, but here's a Sonic Youth cover of the Carpenter's Superstar which is quite fetching.

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

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