Cover Versions - share your favourites

Great thread, especially after watching the Northern Soul documentary just on BBC Four. I'd like to offer up...this :)

 
No videos but :

Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody.
 
Love a good cover, few here, but know loads more

Nightwish do Phantom of the Opera

Lacuna Coil do Enjoy The Silence
 
And Halestorm, who hae got two covers EP's as well as a couple of bloody good albums of original material

Halestorm - Shoot to Thrill

Halestorm - Bad Romance
 
PaulButler said:
I guess this could be called a cover ...
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Gilmour did this with Kate Bush too.

The Bowie one is a fave of mine. Phil Manzanera (of Roxy Music) is on the Bowie guest version too).
 
Hugh Jarse said:
Gilmour did this with Kate Bush too.

The Bowie one is a fave of mine. Phil Manzanera (of Roxy Music) is on the Bowie guest version too).
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I didn't know that he'd done this with Kate Bush, may have to find that :)
 
PaulButler said:
I didn't know that he'd done this with Kate Bush, may have to find that :)
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There you go

David Gilmour and Kate Bush - Comfortably Numb (L…:

Steve
 
PaulButler said:
Thanks Steve, interesting cover ... not sure I like it, but will listen again later :)
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Its different for sure. I lkve the song.

He was instrumemtal in getting her started in the business so they werem't strangerd...
 
Actually see if anyone can beat this a whole Album. :D

Original by Mussorgsky
Covered by, well I think you know :D

 
Cobra said:
Actually see if anyone can beat this a whole Album. :D

Original by Mussorgsky
Covered by, well I think you know :D

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Giving my age away..... I had the cassette version of this........
 
Cobra said:
Cassette? What's a Cassette?
;)
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High Tech

In 1972...

Punishment for you

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Suffragette City (Dav…:
 
Cobra said:
OK OK I give :D
Actually its not as bad as I expected TBH :)


So was that before or after the 8 track ;)
(of course I know the answer, but I'm not admitting to it :D)
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I still have functionin BSR 8 track player and a few 8 tracks. Fave - Mountain - Nantucket Sleighride

Every rock fan should have this one. The best version IMHO - the 17 minute one. Sorry to slide off topic

MOUNTAIN LIVE - NANTUCKET SLEIGHRIDE - THE ROAD…:
 
Cobra said:
Not something I "know" I skipped through some of it, and will listen to the rest later.


So you should be, have this as punishment :D

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That's a low blow....
 
Cobra said:
As the Bishop said to the actress :D
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So I return the compliment

Bryan Ferry does Dylan's "Gates po Eden"

Bryan Ferry - Gates of Eden [2007-02-10 London]:
 
Hugh Jarse said:
So I return the compliment

Bryan Ferry does Dylan's "Gates po Eden"
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Ok Ok I really didn't want to do this,
but you forced my hand...................

 
Cobra said:


Ok Ok I really didn't want to do this,
but you forced my hand...................

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This is what happens when you take a knife to a gunfight

Frank Sinatra "Duets" with Elvis Presley :"Love m…:
 
A 5 minute wonder boy band from 1964. Wonder what became of them.

They nailed this song though.
 
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