Good Cover Songs

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

Anyone know if any cover songs that were done better by the cover band than the original?

I wasn't to sure about this one, but after listening to it a couple times i dig it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmTAt1aKUg

P.O.S. - All Along the Watchtower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHuEBAr824

SamHill · Frontside 180 Joined: 17 Sep 2003 Posts: 420 City: Lacey

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do some great cover songs from many artists.

soy escuala · Backside 180 Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 2248

sound and vision - the sea and cake

erikmonty · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 845 City: jupiter

watashi wa- message in a bottle...idk about better...but damn good

nada surf- where is my mind pixies cover...

arcade fire- maps...

playradio play!- mr. brightside

pennywise covers a billion songs and they are all badass especially land down under

fletch · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 290 City: Raleigh

erikmonty, agree. Not necessarily better, but good:

Take on Me - Reel Big Fish

Boyz-N-The-Hood - Dynamite Hack

Black Betty - Spiderbait

Rusty Cage - Johnny Cash

Alec Eiffel - The Get Up Kids

Where is My Mind - Nada Surf (already listed, but needed reiterating)

Also, the Punk Goes Crunk album has a few good tracks.

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

erikmonty, im likin the nada surf cover of where is my mind. damn good song to begin with

senorbueno · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 1593

2 covers that were better than the original

Eric Clapton-Cocaine (originally done by JJ Cale)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along The Watchtower (originally by Bob Dylan)

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

senorbueno, i almost forgot about this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQHuEBAr824

erikmonty · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 845 City: jupiter

oHHHH! almost forgot!

youtube....foo fighters cover the arcade fire-keep the car running....sooo good!

and bitches aint shizzle by ben folds...sooo gangster

fletch · Frontside 180 Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Posts: 290 City: Raleigh

erikmonty, word. I forgot to put that Ben Folds but that is a great song.

erikmonty · Backside 180 Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 845 City: jupiter

A day to remember- since u been gone <---- so badass

A static lullaby-let go <----also so badass

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

who thought someone could cover Skinny Love by Bon Iver and have it still be a great song?

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

frankycouplepuphs · Backside 180 Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 542 City: Decatur

I'm sure that I will get slaughtered for this, but.........
Hide Tide Or Low Tide-Ben Harper/Jack Johnson (originally Bob Marley)

jcoffey · Backside 180 Joined: 24 May 2008 Posts: 1339

wakemitch · Posted: May 28, 2012 12:40 pm Post subject:

nekromantix - dead bodies

I like it a lot better than the original versions by Rancid.

miller · Backside 180 Joined: 08 Aug 2004 Posts: 2394 City: Regina

wakemitch, I was going to call bullcrap but that is better than the original