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**C0ckney** · October 3, 2010, 13:33

Originally posted by Hueij View Post

Damn you C0ckney, now I'll be spending Saturday night on Youtube, listening to Johnny Cash

it's a tough life sometimes...

anyway a few more here. first up a song that's been covered quite a few times, most famously by the white strips, here's british band the horror's take on it. the horrors covering screaming lord sutch

the horrors - jack the ripper

screaming lord sutch - jack the ripper

two rather different versions of a new order standard. there are (lots of) other covers of this as well, but these are my favourites.

&sbh

even as we speak - bizarre love triangle

commercial breakup - bizarre love triangle

new order - bizarre love triangle (album version)

and here's a tune by danish act safri duo (who charted with played alive many years ago) being remade by swedish trance producer airbase (i don't consider this just a remix because he rerecorded the vocals). i actually don't like the original at all, but i loved airbase's version back in the day.

safri duo - rise (airbase 'damage' remake)

&sbh

safri duo feat. clark anderson - rise (leave me alone)

**Hueij** · October 3, 2010, 17:28

Here is one by one of my heroes:

I'm so lonesome, by Hank Williams, a live radio performance.

And since I spent my weekend listening to Johnny Cash:

And here is version by Danish band Volbeat. I'm going to see them in Amsterdam next December (please turn the volume down if you are at work):

**Thoth** · October 3, 2010, 19:04

Originally posted by C0ckney View Post

even as we speak - bizarre love triangle

commercial breakup - bizarre love triangle

Why, oh why do you hate me so much.

**Meticulous Man** · October 4, 2010, 09:07

**C0ckney** · October 4, 2010, 17:16

hueji, awesome, i'd never heard volbeat's version of that before. thanks.

thoth, i heard john peel play that commercial breakup cover many years ago. we all need a little eurodance in our lives.

the bad livers covering iggy pop

the bad livers - lust for life

iggy pop - lust for life

david gray covering soft cell

david gray - say hello, wave goodbye

soft cell - say hello, wave goodbye (12" version)

also, if anyone knows where i can find the kingswoods' version of pretty vacant (called purty vacant) and icon of coil's cover of new york city boy, i will love you forever!

**Saras** · October 5, 2010, 08:49

Queen - Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley

Dream Theater cover of same:

**Hueij** · October 5, 2010, 17:52

This is why God invented music... Dusty, Breakfast in Bed. Sends shivers down my spine everytime I hear it. Man, how she sings it. And that voice...

Well, since this is a cover thread I suppose I have to post a cover

Okay, but the moment this came out I burned my Pretenders lp's and proclaimed a fatwa against UB40. I'm not going to embed this atrocity but if you really want to listen you can click this link (DON'T!):

UB40 & Chrissie Hynde Breakfast In Bed 1988

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKG3ykRMGiI

ALI CAMPBELL- The Legendary Voice of UB40 -Flying High - Album Release June 29th 2009Out From Under - Single Release June 29th 2009Following the worldwide su...

**C0ckney** · October 8, 2010, 17:45

lynyrd skynyrd covering jimmie rodgers

lynyrd skynyrd - t for texas

jimmie rodgers - old blue yodel no 1 (t for texas)

and this isn't really a cover, more of a ripoff. the original is amazing, but the ripoff has a place in my heart too for being one of the first dance music tracks i loved.

lost tribe blatantly stealing the lead from quench

lost tribe - gamemaster

quench - dreams

**C0ckney** · October 8, 2010, 17:45

lynyrd skynyrd covering jimmie rodgers

lynyrd skynyrd - t for texas

jimmie rodgers - old blue yodel no 1 (t for texas)

and this isn't really a cover, more of a ripoff. the original is amazing, but the ripoff has a place in my heart too for being one of the first dance music tracks i loved.

lost tribe blatantly stealing the lead from quench

lost tribe - gamemaster

quench - dreams

**C0ckney** · October 11, 2010, 11:27

johnny cash covering depeche mode

johnny cash - personal jesus

depeche mode - personal jesus

the klaxons covering grace i'll also put up a cool live version done by goldfrapp.

the klaxons - it's not over yet

goldfrapp - it's not over yet

grace - it's not over yet

**C0ckney** · October 11, 2010, 18:34

here's another song which has been done many, many times, most famously by tiffany in the 80s. a lot of people aren't aware that the original was done by the excellent tommy, james & the shondells, a 60s band which our own slowwhand introduced me to many years ago.

here's punk band snuff's version.

snuff - i think we're alone now

tommy, james & the shondells - i think we're alone now

this next one was originally written by chuck berry and released in the late 50s. the beach boys took the melody for 'surfin' USA', the song was also covered by the beatles, the animals and jerry lee lewis, posted below. there was also a version done by silicon teens, which i'll also put up here.