Cover versions have got to be just about my favourite genre of music. Is it a genre? I think so, and that is good enough for me.
OK, my top five, avoiding the ones I love that you've already mentioned.
1) Black Hole Sun, by Steve and Eydie. Glorious! Easy listening Soundgarden is fantastic.
2) Top of the world, by Shonen Knife. Japanese plastic pop group covering the Carpenters. It's probably the best track off of this. They're pretty much all wonderful, but this really tops the lot.
3)The Light 3000, by Schneider TM. It's an electronica version of the Smiths' "There is a light that will never go out."
4) Send in the clowns, by The Tiger Lillies. The Tiger Lillies are a peculiar band. I can't really describe them, but this is a fairly straight forward version. Although still with a slightly disturbing undertone.
5) Stairway to Heaven, by Dolly Parton. Better than the original. I am not being ironic, this is better than the original, in the same way that the Scissor Sisters' version of Comfortably numb is better than Pink Floyd's.
OK, my honourable mentions. Kid Koala, basin street blues. OK, it's not strictly a cover because ist's an old jazz standard, but it's not the first version, so nyer. As tears go by, Nancy Sinatra.(orig. Rolling Stones) Mick Jagger eat your heart out. Ashes to ashes, by Tears for Fears. (orig. David Bowie) Blue Monday, by Flunk. (orig. New Order) Five years, by the Polyphonic Spree. (orig. David Bowie) Going Underground, Buffalo Tom. (orig. The Jam) Have you ever seen the rain, The Ramones. (orig. Credence Clearwater Revival) In the Ghetto, by Sammy Davis Jr. (orig. Elvis Presley. Sadly I have lost my copy of this. If anyone could ever find it I'd be very grateful.) I think we're alone now, by Lene Lovich. (orig. Tommy James and the Shondells. Tiffany was a cover version) People are strange, by Stina Nordenstaam. (orig. The Doors) Suicide is Painless, by either Marilyn manson or the Manic Street Preachers. (orig. MASH theme tune) OK, that's enough, right?
If you send myself or Kniblet your address I'm sure a CD could find itself on your doormat.
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Date: 2006-05-05 04:05 pm (UTC)OK, my top five, avoiding the ones I love that you've already mentioned.
1) Black Hole Sun, by Steve and Eydie. Glorious! Easy listening Soundgarden is fantastic.
2) Top of the world, by Shonen Knife. Japanese plastic pop group covering the Carpenters. It's probably the best track off of this. They're pretty much all wonderful, but this really tops the lot.
3)The Light 3000, by Schneider TM. It's an electronica version of the Smiths' "There is a light that will never go out."
4) Send in the clowns, by The Tiger Lillies. The Tiger Lillies are a peculiar band. I can't really describe them, but this is a fairly straight forward version. Although still with a slightly disturbing undertone.
5) Stairway to Heaven, by Dolly Parton. Better than the original. I am not being ironic, this is better than the original, in the same way that the Scissor Sisters' version of Comfortably numb is better than Pink Floyd's.
OK, my honourable mentions.
Kid Koala, basin street blues. OK, it's not strictly a cover because ist's an old jazz standard, but it's not the first version, so nyer.
As tears go by, Nancy Sinatra.(orig. Rolling Stones) Mick Jagger eat your heart out.
Ashes to ashes, by Tears for Fears. (orig. David Bowie)
Blue Monday, by Flunk. (orig. New Order)
Five years, by the Polyphonic Spree. (orig. David Bowie)
Going Underground, Buffalo Tom. (orig. The Jam)
Have you ever seen the rain, The Ramones. (orig. Credence Clearwater Revival)
In the Ghetto, by Sammy Davis Jr. (orig. Elvis Presley. Sadly I have lost my copy of this. If anyone could ever find it I'd be very grateful.)
I think we're alone now, by Lene Lovich. (orig. Tommy James and the Shondells. Tiffany was a cover version)
People are strange, by Stina Nordenstaam. (orig. The Doors)
Suicide is Painless, by either Marilyn manson or the Manic Street Preachers. (orig. MASH theme tune)
OK, that's enough, right?
If you send myself or Kniblet your address I'm sure a CD could find itself on your doormat.
And whilke we're on the subject you may love this site.