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_TheBeautifulOnes_ [Edit] [Delete] 45 replies 19:21 January 9th, 2013

Just been listening to a jazz reworking of 'Fives Leaves Left' by an outfit called The Jason Parker Quartet and it's unexpectedly really good.

Other surprisingly good- or bad- covers of your favourites? Classics and obscure rehashings both welcome.

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_TheBeautifulOnes_ | 9 Jan '13, 19:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anW1yP6AaQ

Steved | 9 Jan '13, 19:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
Such Great Heights

being wrecked by these clowns - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GncK6IuY8OA

bokonon | 9 Jan '13, 19:52 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
- Wow. That is awful.
  
  Luckily the Iron And Wine version is awesome.
  
  ThierryEnnui @bokonon | 11 Jan '13, 10:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  colossalhorse this'd this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycrhIpd4ZWU

chickenlover | 9 Jan '13, 21:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
get me away from here i'm dying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rki8deoZQ-o

by mitch clem's band(the guy who does the what would henry rollins do comic strips)

gonad | 9 Jan '13, 21:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
- That's great.
  
  They nail Judy and the dream of horses too - http://www.myspace.com/thetigermilks
  
  ZooKeepersBoy @gonad | 11 Jan '13, 22:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
'Surprising' in as much as it's a cover done by Foo Fighters

and it's really fucking good...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7BMr17NBCo

spiritofjazz | 9 Jan '13, 21:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
Did you know there's an entire album of Pavement Jazz covers?

There is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-WL3P4DVU

styrofoamboots | 9 Jan '13, 21:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- fuck!
  
  thank you so much for bringing this to my attention!
  
  brainfeedr @styrofoamboots | 9 Jan '13, 21:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_, Mick_Squalor, orangejuice, hungover, Wooly31, and Antelope this'd this
A guilty pleasure from last year....

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

Pale-eyedBadger | 9 Jan '13, 21:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ms Jackson by the Vines

Only good thing they did (the Vines, I mean)

Stuzza | 9 Jan '13, 22:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

Huggy_Bear this'd this
- Wasn't a fan of that
  
  but their version of I'm Only Sleeping is great.
  
  -dan- @Stuzza | 13 Jan '13, 23:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  spiritofjazz this'd this
Marina and the Diamonds doing Space and the Woods

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCgA4EA47k I'm going to stick my neck out and say I prefer it to the original

Oissin_ | 9 Jan '13, 23:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
Tee-hee, looks like all the militant Fall fans are angry!

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

MajorCriiimes | 10 Jan '13, 03:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- this is good!
  
  Mick_Squalor @MajorCriiimes | 10 Jan '13, 18:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I was all ready to hate this
  
  But it's a great cover actually.
  
  Oissin_ @MajorCriiimes | 11 Jan '13, 17:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Ironically
    
    I've heard so many Fall tracks thinking "Great! This is songwriting genius from Mark" - forgetting that they didn't write Victoria, There's A Ghost in my House, Rollin' Danny, Lost in Music, I'm Going to Spain etc..
    
    MajorCriiimes @Oissin_ | 14 Jan '13, 03:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
This absolutely beautiful cover of To Here Knows When

is absolutely perfect
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHmXcb0sy0

Antelope | 10 Jan '13, 06:30 | X | ^ This | Reply

Hammer15 this'd this
- Wow, this is amazing
  
  'To Here Knows When' is one of those songs I had down as 'impossible to cover' too.
  
  Hammer15 @Antelope | 11 Jan '13, 17:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  AfraidOfOwls this'd this
julia holter doing don't dream it's over

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2-XjYIuJxw

robert wyatt piano version of raining in my heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2fou2Mh2U

bedhead and macha doing believe by cher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucvVxfQmisM

shrewbie | 10 Jan '13, 18:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- love that wyatt cover
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_ @shrewbie | 11 Jan '13, 09:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
The awesome S (Jenn Ghetto) has a few

http://soundcloud.com/jennghetto

including non-awful versions of Kesha's Tik Tok and Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. She also has a version of the Friends theme which doesn't blow. She's a miracle worker.

ThierryEnnui | 11 Jan '13, 10:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Just to clarify, these are brilliant covers of terrible songs.
  
  ThierryEnnui @ThierryEnnui | 11 Jan '13, 10:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Speaking of jazz reworkings

Here's a neat cover of Electric Relaxtion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91v84BpXqXA

Also I quite liked the Beastie Boys version of Start! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI7oh4q6dgk

Stringly | 11 Jan '13, 11:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
This is about as lowbrow as it's possible for music to get

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcUeH1neW28

MajorCriiimes | 11 Jan '13, 11:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
Ministry's version of Paint It Black
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsihJFq_1aI

World Domination Enterprises version of Funkytown is fantastic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dq1AQwLb9rc

Thou's Nirvana covers are all fantastic;
Something In The Way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXxXHbvbqno
Sifting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXH2HrN1IBc
Aneurysm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txy9_jhVo-0#t=1m02s

ClamingToBeOnTele | 11 Jan '13, 12:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mary And The Boy's version of Milkshake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiIU-I6AVao

ThierryEnnui | 11 Jan '13, 12:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
- This...is incredible.
  
  chickenlover @ThierryEnnui | 14 Jan '13, 11:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
Jay Retard - Fluorescent Grey

Much prefer this version to the Deerhunter original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlq1CwOhSyY

Huggy_Bear | 11 Jan '13, 12:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
Strand of Oaks - This Must be the Place

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLSPzRDXtWg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

marko23 | 11 Jan '13, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mark Kozelek - or Sun Kil Moon

Doing Modest Mouse AC/DC. Or even some Genesis

wibblypig007 | 11 Jan '13, 16:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
- big fan of your username
  
  _TheBeautifulOnes_ @wibblypig007 | 11 Jan '13, 16:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Oissin_ this'd this
I bought an instrumental covers album

of Loveless by some band called Japancakes because it was heavily discounted several years ago. I did not enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjDs37Ya6ks

ThierryEnnui | 11 Jan '13, 16:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm not a big fan either
  
  although Loomer works surprisingly well, and is sweet in its own way
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgp_GbYs9ZM
  
  Antelope @ThierryEnnui | 14 Jan '13, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
ATD-I cover This Night Has Opened My Eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0TIF8X97MQ I'm not going to say it's better than the original, because the original is pretty much perfect, but this cover sounds a lot more...believable.

Oissin_ | 11 Jan '13, 18:04 | X | ^ This | Reply
- tHAT
  
  SarahIsPi @Oissin_ | 11 Jan '13, 18:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - is so good.
    
    Botch covering Rock Lobster- B-52s
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrEID9M_HBs
    
    SarahIsPi @SarahIsPi | 11 Jan '13, 18:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - That is also so good.
      
      Oissin_ @SarahIsPi | 11 Jan '13, 18:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      AfraidOfOwls, gonad, and spiritofjazz this'd this
    - Doesn't really count as a cover, but
      
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4j2I6gLeiw
      
      -dan- @SarahIsPi | 13 Jan '13, 23:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Replacements - I Think We're Alone Now

Sadly, it isn't them ones.

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

MajorCriiimes | 13 Jan '13, 22:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Sugababes' version of I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor is about 348x better than the original

Also love Hope Sandoval's version of Air's Cherry Blossom Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dUvruFt77w

-dan- | 13 Jan '13, 23:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
Chelsea Wolfe - The Modern Age is pretty impressive

http://youtu.be/8RRTthdURe4

wewerewerewolvesonce | 14 Jan '13, 01:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

ThierryEnnui this'd this
I'm being cheeky. These are not surprising covers to me. Just great covers that are probably releatively unknown

Warrior Soul - Interzone (Joy Division) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYdhagaLRlA
Anthrax - Got The Time (Joe Jackson) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be7iNHw8QoQ
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Superstition (Stevie Wonder) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL9eO4-aDMs
Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFtSDalGuuA
Nine Inch Nails - (You're So) Physical (Adam Ant) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Pf-TBJFis
Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Evq4m6h4Y
Queen Adreena - Jolene (Dolly Parton) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNqYsozeLk4

TheGrudge | 14 Jan '13, 14:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
that nirvana cover

cat_race | 14 Jan '13, 14:55 | X | ^ This | Reply

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