Im always looking for different versions of good songs, especially acoustic, got a few you'll like i think, bear with me, you'll like at least a few :):

James morrison, Gangsters Paradise
http://youtu.be/SqGYHl8Y8b4

MY FAVOURITE Dan Hening, Get Low
http://youtu.be/E1p0sA8bgGA

Im sexy and I know it
http://youtu.be/vsvlsuLau5c

Travis, Britney Spears Baby Baby
http://youtu.be/acULghgYUg0

I read this thinking, nah.....there must be another song called "get low"...he CAN'T be talking about the Ying Yang Twins song..but that's actually what he covers... crazy stuff

Song-Original Artist-Cover Artist:

Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen-Jeff Buckley
All Along the Watchtower-Bob Dylan-Jimi Hendrix
Hey Ya-Outcast-Obadiah Parker
Idioteque-Radiohead-Obadiah Parker
Wonderwall-Oasis-Ryan Adams
Kangaroo-Big Star-Beck
Sweet Jane-The Velvet Underground- Phish
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You-don't know the original maybe Marvin Gaye-Jerry Garcia Band
Thrill is Gone-B.B King-Jerry Garcia and David Grisman


Edit: Richie Havens folk singer who opened Woodstock does so good Beatles and Bob Dylan Covers: Lady Madonna, Here Comes The Sun and Just like a Women are my favorites

Some of my favorites are from an earlier era. Here are a few off the top of my head:

Blinded By The Light: Bruce Springsteen - Manfred Mann
In My Life: The Beatles - Judy Collins
I Call Your Name: The Beatles - The Mamas & The Papas
Are You Lonesome Tonight: Al Jolson(!) - Elvis Presley
That'll Be The Day: Buddy Holly - Linda Ronstadt
Pinball Wizard: The Who - Elton John
My Way: Frank Sinatra - Elvis Presley
Blue Bayou: Roy Orbison - Linda Ronstadt

The list could go on and on... (But, mercifully, it won't!)


Signor V.

10 covers by Ray Charles:

All I Ever Need Is You (Sonny and Cher)
Bye Bye Love (Everly Brothers)
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)
Living for the City (Stevie Wonder)
Look What They've Done to My Song, Ma (Melanie)
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' (Oklahoma cast score)
Still Crazy after All These Years (Paul Simon)
Yesterday (Beatles)
You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold)

Patti Smith-Smells like teen spirit(Nirvana)



Ronnie Spector-She talks to rainbows(Ramones)



Big Head Todd and The Monsters-Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)



Larry McCray-All Along the Watchtower(Bob Dylan or Jimmy Hendrix)



Metallica-Turn The Page(Bob Seger)



Marilyn Manson-Tainted Love(Soft Cell)

"Sweet Jane" as performed by the Cowboy Junkies with the seductive and forlorn vocal performance of Margo Timmins. It will make you weep.

There was another good thread about cover versions a couple of years ago but I don't know how to grab the url on a mobile device. My browser only displays the domain or I would link it here.

tony b.

John Lennon's cover of Ben E King's Stand By Me is pretty great..

How about the original version of the RUN DMC/ Aerosmith collabo...Walk This Way?

the demo version




this goes hard

K-Ci Hailey (of the group Jodeci)

singing Skylark's Wildflower

You had the sherrills version of baby it's you in 61. Then Adele it it the same way.

Then you had group called smiths version. That was a far better version. I still listen to that version

That Ronnie specter song she talks to rainbows thanks too doled I just bought it

Sia's California Dreaming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TFmncOtzcE

Phil Collins Can't Hurry Love

Dirt-NIN-Johnny Cash

You kids today, Soft Cell was already doing a cover of Tainted Love. The original was sung by Gloria Jones




Police & Thieves- The Clash covering Junior Murvin

Statesboro Blues - Allman Bros covering Blind Willie McTell

Back Door Man - The Doors covering Willie Dixon

Black Magic Woman - Santana covering Fleetwood Mac

Killing Me Softly - The Fugees covering Roberta Flack

The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana covering David Bowie

Take me to the river - talking heads covering al green

My Way - Sex Pistols covering Sinatra

I Know I'm Losing You- Rod Stewart covering The Temptations

I love Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" over the original by NIN.
Melissa Etheridge "Refugee" - Tom Petty
Bruce Springsteen "Trapped" - Jimmy Cliff
Aerosmith "Love Me Two Times" - The Doors
Southside Johnny "The Fever" - Bruce Springsteen

excellent choice.

Only one trying cover Sinatra My Way. Maybe Paul Anka but no one else.

My wife likes Il divo they started to sing their version of My way. I like the way they sing, but doing My Way pissed me off.

I sit close to the stag because of my hearing. I wished I was deaf after hearing that.

Joe Cocker's version of The Beatle's song "With a Little Help From My Friends".

Used to go see Joe Cocker at the old Fillmore East when he was in concert. Amazing singer and performer.

Very cool Beans.

Speaking of Joe cocker his rendition of respect yourself is far better then anyone else who sang that song.

agree

first heard it on the opening of the show "Wonder Years"

My Back Pages- the Byrds covering Bob Dylan

Fire- The Pointer Sisters covering Bruce Springsteen

Woodstock - Crosby Stills Nash & Young covering Joni Mitchell

Don't Leave Me This Way- Thelma Houston covering Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes

Hazy Shade of Winter- the Bangles covering Simon & Garfunkel

I Fought the Law- The Clash covering The Crickets

Dear Prudence - Siouxsie & the Banshees covering The Beatles

Gloria - Patti Smith covering Them

Summertime Blues - the Who covering Eddie Cochran

Respect - Aretha Franklin covering Otis Redding

Joe Cocker and Leon Russell do a good version of Bob Dylan's Girl from the North Country

Cocker's early career was built on covers. He has some other excellent ones in addition to the ones mentioned above:

The Letter - original by the Box Tops

Feelin All Right - original by Traffic

Cry Me A River- original by Julie London

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window - original by the Beatles

Bird on the Wire- original by Leonard Cohen

That was Sid Vicious cover not the Sex Pistols..

Sam and Dave covering Aretha's respect. Her' s was the best.

Love the Doors. That hippi friend introduced to their music. His wife loved back door man.