Great Cover Versions
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CalmerChameleon
famous destroyer of peace
Sorry for being horribly pedantic, but they were called McCarthy (not The McCarthy's)
Maurice Picarda
Actually, might as well flounce.
Sorry for being horribly pedantic, but they were called McCarthy (not The McCarthy's)
Were they the "should the bible be banned" lot? It was on a flexidisc from the NME and stuck in the head rather.
ouchmonkey
Singe Gainsbourg
Sorry for being horribly pedantic, but they were called McCarthy (not The McCarthy's)
I thought I was the only one who'd notice/be irritated by that
They were.
they had their moments. Tim Gane went on to start Stereolab (who had a lot more, far better moments) with Laetitia Sadier a rabid McCarthy fan he met at one of their gigs.
my brain is full of this sort of rubbish.
pity me
Ooh, I've not heard that. I should give it a listen. It's an awesome song, but the only version of it I have is by June Tabor, most of whose solo stuff is a bit too *worthy* for my taste.
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
The Wedding Present - Falling (theme from "Twin Peaks")
rollinder
Dont walk away in silence
It's on Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash -( last track on the origanal album) + bothe the recentish best ofs I think
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
Do you mean 'Wheel's on Fire'? If so - I agree a great cover version.
nellyphant
visitor from Dimension X
A great tune, never actually clicked until about the 20th listen! Think I had it on the Manics 'Suicide is Painless' cover CD single.
Really like Flaming Lips version of Seven Nation Army,
Johnny Cash's cover of U2's 'ONE',
Crazyhead's cover of the Sonic's 'Have Love Will Travel',
Metallica cover of Budgie's 'Crash Course in Brain Surgery'.
Garcia Lorca
Anger can be power
the clash have a few great cover versions..
Police and Thieves
Wrong em boyo
junco partner (although there are loads of great versions of this song!)
others -
the specials? - message to you rudy, monkey man
madness - madness, one step beyond
now that im thinking, skas filled with great cover versions......
Police and Thieves
Wrong em boyo
junco partner (although there are loads of great versions of this song!)
others -
the specials? - message to you rudy, monkey man
madness - madness, one step beyond
now that im thinking, skas filled with great cover versions......
rollinder
Dont walk away in silence
Which was a cover itself
i_hate_beckham
Him From A Village
clandestino
no llevar papel
Sissy Bar, "Gin And Juice"
clandestino
no llevar papel
It is - the drums in it are amazing.
clandestino
no llevar papel
See also: Tainted Love by Soft Cell. A spectacular version, and probably the best cover ever I reckon.
i_hate_beckham
Him From A Village
Welldone on not thinking that's the original.
clandestino
no llevar papel
Welldone on not thinking that's the original.
But I did for years and years, and I think many people still do. That's how well they reinvented it. I think it's an astonishing cover. They didn't just make it their own, they totally re-imagined it. That's the way to do a cover I reckon.
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Come On Eileen
I prefer the Gloria Jones original
Johnny Canuck3
Well-Known Member
Enjoy the Silence
The Residents - Satisfaction
and many others by them too.
and many others by them too.
Oh, and how could I forget Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watch Tower
clandestino
no llevar papel
I prefer the Gloria Jones original
I like them both very much, in very different ways. I think of them as not being the same song really. The original's excellent.
Yeh the original is wonderful, love northern soul. I can see why you don't think of them as the same song as they are very different. I just got sick of Soft Cells version as it was played to death, i think even Marc Almond got sick of performing it.
clandestino
no llevar papel
It was played to death. But I think there's enough distance now and the original's well known enough to be able to appreciate what an amazing cover it is. As I say, I think it's the best cover of all time. "Hurt" comes in at a very very close second.
Oh 'Hurt' by Johnny Cash is amazing and up there as one of the best cover versions
. The video is very moving too, got quite emotional when i watched it for the first time 
danny la rouge
Ninja swords for all disabled people
I cry like a baby whenever I see it. In fact the missus and I were listening to the album in the car with tears streaming down our cheeks last weekend. 
Must be age.
Must be age.
I cry like a baby whenever I see it. In fact the missus and I were listening to the album in the car with tears streaming down our cheeks last weekend.
Must be age.
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