Cover Versions

[emmelinemay]

There are few truly excellent cover versions. They're probably rarer than really good sequels.

But here are a few that I think are bordering on genius, and possibly actually better than the originals.

Elvis Costello covering Christina Aguilera's 'Beautiful'

Snake River Conspiracy covering The Cure's 'Lovesong'¹

Queen Adreena covering Dolly Parton's 'Jolene'

The Futureheads covering Kate Bush's 'Hounds of Love'

Apologies for the you tube links, but I can't give you links to MP3s for the following reasons:

a - I don't know how

b - I only own the last one linked to there

c - that's technically illegal, right?

If anyone can rectify this by sending me directions on how to legally obtain MP3s of the first 3, that'd be awesome. I've only ever heard 2 and 3 in clubs, and I only heard the Elvis Costello one about 5 minutes ago for the first time.

Do you have any favorite cover versions?² Or any contenders for the *worst* cover of all time?

[1] - SRC's cover of how soon is now is also pretty awesome
[2] - and can you link to somewhere I could listen to it?.

Comments

[a1exxandra.livejournal.com]

I put mine here:
http://mrs-slink.livejournal.com/531230.html

2 of them are the same as yours though!

[emmelinemay.livejournal.com]

I ♥ Dolly Parton too, but that cover just punches you in the face and runs away while you sob on the floor.

I've not heard the Divinyls cover, I have the original (I remember singing it with school friends on sports day when it came out!). Would love to hear the cover!