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comment by sounds_sound
Three Dog Night's cover of Harry Nilsson's 'One' is better. Cowboy Junkies cover of The Velvet Underground's 'Sweet Jane'. Urge Overkill's cover of Neil Diamond's 'Girl you'll be a woman soon'. Nirvana's cover of Bowie's 'Man who sold the World' is damn close. And I always enjoyed Frente's cover of 'Bizarre Love Triangle'.

I also have to say I'm partial to Billy Corgan's version of Stevie Nick's 'Landslide' but that's probably because that was the first version I heard.

Also, any Beatles cover sucks. Bands shouldn't cover them. Anytime I hear at least a tolerable version of a Beatles song, it only makes me want the original more. Joe Cocker's "Get by with a little help..." gets a pass strictly for its affiliation with the Wonder Years.

And if anyone hasn't heard Lassigue Bendthaus's cover of Bowie's Ashes to Ashes - then get on that shit....





b_b  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Have you listened to the one I posted below, Elliott Smith's Because? I almost always agree that covernign the Beatles is blasphemous, but that song is sublime. Also I really like Aretha Franklin's Let It Be.
cgod  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Her cover of Eleanor Rigby is even better.
sounds_sound  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
I have heard that. No way it beats this.
briandmyers  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
All Beatles covers suck? Obviously you have not seen this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-yy2URAYqU

sounds_sound  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Oh no! I've been Shatnered on!
thenewgreen  ·  4605 days ago  ·  link  ·  
This version of Ashes to Ashes just feels right. It's perfect.

    Joe Cocker's "Get by with a little help..." gets a pass strictly for its affiliation with the Wonder Years.
this cracked me up because it's so true. I actually saw Joe Cocker at the old Pine Knob in Michigan about 10 years ago. -meh.

The Neville Brothers opened up for him. Talk about a BAD cover song, listen to their version of Bird on a Wire, I'll stick with Leonard Cohen thanks.