The Greatest Cover Songs Of All Time?

This list is only a beginning. I’m sure as the day progresses more will pop into my head…

Devo - Satisfaction
A Perfect Circle - The Nurse Who Loved Me
Big Black - He’s A Whore
Butthole Surfers - American Woman
Sunn O))) - It Took The Night To Believe
Ministry - Lay Lady Lay
Faith No More - I Started A Joke
Faith No More - Easy
Melvins - Youth Of America
Melvins - Missing
Melvins - Sacrifice
Melvins - Lexicon Devil
Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Psychic TV - Good Vibrations
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
Metallica - Crash Course In Brain Surgery

Anything else…? What else be the greatest?

My mind is a bit of a blank right now, but these are good . . .

Guns and Roses – “Live and Let Die” (Wings)
Birmingham 6 – “Thunderstruck” (AC/DC)

System Syn - Ruthless
Coil - Tainted Love

Laibach - Sympathy for the Devil
Laibach - Life Is Life
Laibach - God Is God
Cabaret Voltaire - No Escape
Sleep - Lord Of This World
Faith No More - War Pigs
Faith No More - Midnight Cowboy
Fantomas - Spider Baby
Secret Chiefs 3 - Halloween
Mondo Cane - Ore D’Amore
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Ministry - The Light Pours Out Of Me
amGod - Fire
Old Lady Drivers - Cocaine

Rage Against The Machine-Maggies Farm
Rage Against The Machine- The Ghost of Tom Joad
Guns N’ Roses-Knocking On Heavens Door (but only the Live At the Ritz version)
(Coincidentally I’ve never Dug the GNR Live and Let Die Cover)
Guns N’ Roses- Dust In The Wind (Todd Rundgren Cover Not Kansas)
Slash- The Godfather Theme
Laibach-In The Army Now
Laibach-2525
Marilyn Manson-I Put A Spell On You
Tori Amos-Smells Like Teen Spirit(Always had a Soft spot for it)
The Cramps-Route 66
Primus-Making Plans For Nigel
Primus-Have A Cigar
Sublime-Scarlet Begonias
Late,
grmpysmrf

Laibach - Life Is Life
Laibach - Across The Universe
Coil - Tainted Love
Siouxsie & The Banshees - This Wheel’s On Fire
Sundays - Wild Horses
IKON - Fall Apart
Roxy Music - Like A Hurricane
Bauhaus - Ziggy Stardust
Sting - Little Wing
Devo - Satisfaction
NIN - Suck
Metallica - The Wait
Propaganda - Sorry For Laughing
The The - Solitude
They Might Be Giants - Istanbul
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone

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A Perfect Circle - The Nurse Who Loved Me

don’t you hate maynard? or was that someone else?

Seems to be a distinct lack of Ministry related covers on all your lists. (except for Lay Lady Lay).

Where’s the love. [:)]

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A Perfect Circle - The Nurse Who Loved Me

don’t you hate maynard? or was that someone else?[/reply]

I don’t remember what Peligro’s position was on the topic, but it is possible to hate the dude and still like some of his work.

I hate James Mayberry Ke$ha or whatever the fudge his stupid name is AND his stupid music . . . but even I will admit when an exception occurs (I kind of like “Sober”).

Massive Attack - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got

Cool thread Peligro but I’m afraid I’m going to have to disagree with Massive Attack’s dull mediocre version of such a killer tune. The Lee Perry produced cover of it by Bunny Rugs laid down in 1975 is where it’s at…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ-u4dHhO-c

Melvins cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Green Manaleshi” is one of their best covers. Their recent Paul McCartney Wings cover on Freak Puke is another winner too.

Roots Manuva’s “Yellow Submarine” also gets my vote…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RAKN_MWFRA

forgot a couple
Heather nova- gloomy Sunday
Metallica- so what.

I think Zep’s when the levee breaks
And ministry’s lay lady lay are at the top for best covers.
Late,
grmpysmrf

Deftones - No Ordinary Love
Deftones - Simple Man
Self - Ana Ng
Easy Star All-Stars - all of “Dub Side of the Moon” and “Radiodread”
About half of the covers on that Depeche Mode tribute cd
William Shatner - “Common People”
Beck & Friends - Record Club 4: INXS “Kick” (the whole album. so dope.)
Nirvana - Love Buzz
RevCo - (Let’s Get) Physical
RevCo - Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
The Get Up Kids - Close To Me

my friend .e does a mean cover of Gang of Four’s “Anthrax”

Primus- The Thing That Should Not Be
Head Control System- Kiss From A Rose
GNR- Mama Kin
GNR- Since I Don’t Have You
PIG- 1979
PIG- Head Like A Hole
Judas Priest- The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
Black Sabbath- Warning
Carfax Abbey- Cry Little Sister
Emperor- Gypsy
Immortal- From The Dark Past

SWANS - “I Wanna Be Your Dog”
Mr. Bungle - “Super Mario Brothers Theme”
Nine Inch Nails - “Get Down Make Love”
Nine Inch Nails - “Dead Souls”
Bush - “In a Lonely Place”
Self - “Hey, Lou”
1,000 Homo DJs - “Supernaut”
White Zombie - “I’m Your Boogeyman”
Hole - “Gold Dust Woman”
The Urge - “Gene Machine” (Bad Brains’ “Don’t Bother Me”)
Devo - “Head Like A Hole”
Siobhan Lynch - “Staying Alive”
Ruby & Tom Jones - “Kung Fu Fighting” (those last 3 all from the “Supercop” soundtrack)
Primus - “Devil Went Down To Georgia” (and yeah, Grumps, their “Have A Cigar” is tits!)

nine inch nails - memorabilia
nine inch nails - suck
nine inch nails - dead souls
nine inch nails - metal
deftones - no ordinary love
deftones - if only tonight we could sleep
deftones - the chauffeur
buck satan - friend of the devil (live version)
revolting cocks - let’s get physical
revolting cocks - do ya think i’m sexy
system of a down - metro
a perfect circle - the nurse who loved me
death from above 1979 - luno
death from above 1979 - better off dead
crystal castles - vanished
faith no more - easy
sublime - scarlet begonias
sublime - smoke two joints
sublime - we’re only gonna die
weezer - velouria
static-x ft burton c bell - burning inside
orgy - blue monday
pig - war pigs
rage against the machine - how i could just kill a man

i’m sure i missed some…

White Zombie- Children Of The Grave

Here are some covers that I like of Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You from Bee Gees. I like to do this, listen to different covers of a song in a row.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6PU8L9oSW4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dStd8-ejmRU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxFgiFGGo1I

Miguel, I collect different covers of the song “This Guy’s In Love With You”. I find a new one like every other time I go digging through thrift store records.

This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren

Maiden’s cover of I’ve got the fire (Montrose). Wish Dianno would of recorded a studio version. I like Bruce’s better.

[url “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhGprQSpFLc”]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhGprQSpFLc