Quite possibly the greatest cover ever!

[xgsjx]

How this song seamlessly changes genres is fantabulous!

[media]http://youtu.be/QHsGaGmCtlE[/media]

link

http://digg.com/video/work-rihanna-drake-emo-polka-jazz

Edited January 1, 2017 by xgsjx

[BassBus]

I'm getting old

[TheGreek]

the greatest cover ever?? Don't know about that...personally I quite like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7HhSw2_P5E

[TrevorR]

My votes go to...

http://youtu.be/YU12FrWWVqA

http://youtu.be/vNc5o9TU0t0

And

http://youtu.be/9zq4MrctxZM

[funkgod]

[quote name='TrevorR' timestamp='1482971134' post='3203891']
[media]http://youtu.be/YU12FrWWVqA[/media]
[/quote].

Now that was Cooler than an Eskimos lunch box,

[bazzbass]

you are all wrong, with the greatest respect

Yes covering a Beatles song

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIcpJFQDa64[/youtube]

Edited December 29, 2016 by bazztard

[TrevorR]

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1482974726' post='3203900']
.

Now that was Cooler than an Eskimos lunch box,
[/quote]

Isn't it just. And want to see a photo of who I really singing, rather than just miming for the video?



I tell no lie... Winchester's finest... Jon Allen!

[chris_b]

Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends.

It's got to be on a short list of one for the best cover.

[spectoremg]

Roxy Music, Jealous Guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twNWyyRWTEU

[ezbass]

There are so many, some of the best that spring to my mind are:

Yes - America
Johnny Winter - Jumpin' Jack Flash and Highway 61 Revisited
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar
RHCP - Higher Ground
Finally, I saw this on the TV on Tuesday. I had no idea the George Michael had covered it; the bass playing is sublime -

http://youtu.be/a5zt-AEryKc

[lowdown]

Yes, the Heart cover is great.
I also like the duo 'Rodrigo y Gabriela', seen them a couple of times live and they play great.

A couple of Beatles covers I really like....
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPbLpQPy5M0[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKskYvTGEHE[/media]

Edited December 29, 2016 by lowdown

[PaulWarning]

you'll like a cover if it's song you like done in a genre you like, for me Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower is the daddy of them all, and if you've just landed from the planet Zog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY&list=PLsgN5r88gaaVIx9qvybey6XI7ulNN5Mx1

[TheGreek]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1483013306' post='3204079']
you'll like a cover if it's song you like done in a genre you like, for me Hendrix's All Along the Watchtower is the daddy of them all, and if you've just landed from the planet Zog
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLV4_xaYynY&list=PLsgN5r88gaaVIx9qvybey6XI7ulNN5Mx1[/media]
[/quote]

Gonna be hard pushed to beat this one

[T-Bay]

Johnny Cash - Hurt, the NiN version is a favourite but Cash's vocals take it to another level.

[SpondonBassed]

[quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1483021077' post='3204175']
Johnny Cash - Hurt, the NiN version is a favourite but Cash's vocals take it to another level.
[/quote]

Plus one.

[Japhet]

I like Led Zeppelin's version of Stairway to Heaven by Rolf Harris.

[bartelby]

I think this is up there with greatest cover versions:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVe-9VWIcCo[/media]

[Cato]

This may divide the room, possibly leaving me on my own in a corner, but I really like it.

http://youtu.be/jRk5Gjl_cAg

[Painy]

There are some pretty good contenders here:

http://basschat.co.uk/topic/297427-december-cover-song-challenge-voting/

Not that I have an entry myself this month or anything

[leschirons]

America by Nice
Whiskey in the jar by Lizzie
With a little help by Cocker but as a winner, yup has to be Hendrix and Watchtower for me.

[Paul S]

I don't know about 'greatest ever' but I prefer these covers over the originals:

[media]http://youtu.be/AL8chWFuM-s[/media]

[media]http://youtu.be/FxwWAJEempQ[/media]

[media]http://youtu.be/TpCqRTG7ckg[/media]

[media]http://youtu.be/vPzDTfIb0DU[/media]

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1483030016' post='3204294']
I don't know about 'greatest ever' but I prefer these covers over the originals:


[/quote]that's a whole new can of worms, there's a long thread about it somewhere, never have much luck with the search facility myself

[Cato]

How could I have forgotten this?

http://youtu.be/PqZmJ7RGAP4

Edited December 29, 2016 by Cato

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1483031346' post='3204310']
How could I have forgotten this?

[media]http://youtu.be/PqZmJ7RGAP4[/media]
[/quote]sorry Cato,possibly the worst Ramones track ever

[xgsjx]

I must be one of the few who doesn't like Cocker's rendition of With a Little Help. There's no doubting that he's a good singist, but I find the slowed down whining version doesn't tick the boxes for me. Which is weird, because I do like his other stuff.