What are some of your favorite covers?

[Mike_Lowery]

I sorta :mad: upon artists covering something, but I gotta admit that some of'em are just as good, or even better, than originals. Here's some of my favorites (strictly album productions--no county fair performances or karaoke gigs :D):

"All I Do is Think of You" - The Jackson 5/ Troop
"Hard for Me to Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago/ Az Yet
"Betcha By Golly Wow" - The Stylistics/ Phyllis Hyman/ Three Plus
"Stop, Look, Listen (to Your Heart)" - The Stylistics/ Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross
"Always & Forever" - Heatwave/ Luther Vandross

[GeckoGeek]

That's Alright - Buddy Holly/Santana

[tikiyaki]

Hazy Shade of Winter - Simon and Garfunkel / Bangles

Across the Universe - Beatles / Fiona Apple

[Fat Jeff]

Come Together - Beatles/Aerosmith

I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick/Dwight Yoakam

Pennsylvania 6-5000 - Glenn Miller Orchestra/Brian Setzer Orchestra

Day Tripper - Beatles/Cheap Trick

[Pomai]

You Really Got Me - The Kinks>Van Halen
Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley>Maxi Priest
She Bangs - Ricky Martin>William Hung :D
What a Wonderful World/Over the Rainbow Medley - Louis Armstrong/Judy Garland>Iz


Speaking of Braddah Iz, I remember just after he passed, a DJ mentioned that Iz said he wanted to do 'I Believe I Can Fly (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY2Hp6KhGf4)' by R. Kelly. If he were able to perform and publish that, I bet that have sounded "chicken skin" awesome and likely to become just as much a hit as Wonderful World.

There's so many songs of various genres that Iz could have covered and made them better than the original, with his soulful "nahenahe" voice and uke' accompaniments.

Just curious, how much do the original artists/writers usually get in sales royalties for rights to do covers of their music? Do some ever allow other artists to perform and publish their music royalty-free?

[Lei Liko]

First Cut is the Deepest - Cat Stevens/Sheryl Crow
Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley/Annie Lennox
Fields of Gold - Sting/Eva Cassidy
Lately - Stevie Wonder/Jodeci
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners/Save Ferris
For the Love of You - The Isley Brothers/Joss Stone

...to name a few

[Pua'i Mana'o]

Gin&Juice Snoop Dogg/The Gourds
Mother Mother Tracy Bonham/Dilana
Live and Let Die PM& Wings/G&R

there's a few more that I cannot think of at the moment...

[ploal5333]

Fool On The Hill - Beatles/Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66

[Mike_Lowery]

Lately - Stevie Wonder/Jodeci


I still remember watching/listening to their performance on "The Arsenio Hall Show".

[zff]

Speaking of Braddah Iz....My sister-in-law is a nurse, and Braddah Iz used to be one of the patients on her floor. She said he'd always be sitting in the doorway to his room singing and playing his ukulele to pass the time -- much to the delight of the patients and staff on the floor.

How awesome is that?

[nikki]

Nothing Compares to U -- Prince/Sinead O'Connor

[mel]

Working Class Hero - John Lennon / Green Day
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles / Elton John
Come Together - The Beatles/ Aerosmith
Revolution - The Beatles / Stone Temple Pilots
We Can Work It Out - The Beatles / Heather Nova

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac / The Cranberries
Baby I Need Your Lovin' - The Four Tops / Johnny Rivers
It Ain't Me Babe - Bob Dylan / The Turtles
Mr. Tamborine Man - Bob Dylan / The Byrds / William Shatner :eek:
Blockbuster - The Sweet / Material Issue

Bad Time - Grand Funk / Material Issue
The Locomotion - Little Eva / Grand Funk
Act Naturally - Buck Owens / The Beatles
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes / The Beatles
Ain't Too Proud to Beg - The Temptations / The Rolling Stones

Just My Imagination - The Temptations / The Rolling Stones
Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash / Social Distortion
Words of Love - Buddy Holly / The Beatles
Without You - Badfinger / Nilsson / Mariah Carey
I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher / UB 40 with Chrissie Hynde

[Cameron]

Hurt: NIN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgSWRicWIy4)->Johnny Cash (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go)

Turn The Page: Bob Seger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe7yOccqdxI)-> Metallica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPHZv2KGFyM)

Whiskey in the Jar: old Irish folksong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar) ->Thin Lizzy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TehFZ38kt6o)-> Metallica (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cswkEL1O4Hk) (don't know why metallica made such a stupid video doesn't even match the song)

No Quarter: Led Zeppelin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=331l9_-J9ho)-> TOOL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmWVTMFfar0)

When the Levee Breaks: Led Zeppelin (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ny9_CrUVY)->A Perfect Circle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJodOlqJjPI)

Imagine: John Lennon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0)->A Perfect Circle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGI_Sm0y6Zw)

Crossroads: Robert Johnson -> Cream (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l16jlallBMs)(songs been covered a ton. Cream's version is my favorite thus far)

oh I almost forgot

B____'s Aint Sh_t: Dr. Dre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV5flYS3sM4) -> Ben Folds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_N3CK-6CHk) (and people call rap music :P )

[GeckoGeek]

Uhhhh, isn't this list about favorite covers, not just "known" covers?

[Random]

I could tell you some of the remakes I like (and who performed them), even though I don't know who originally performed the songs.

"Earth Angel" by New Edition.
"So Much in Love" by All-4-One (though I still prefer Michael B Smith version).
"One Summer Night" by All-4-One.
"In the Still of the Night" by Boyz II Men.
"Silhouette" by Fiji (or is it Sean Na'auao?).
"Love of a Lifetime" by Ten Feet.

[craigwatanabe]

Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke album that opened up like a big pack of rolling papers. Included was this huge sheet made of rolling paper so you too can make a doobie as big as the one in that movie!

I still got that album and that big ass rolling paper:D

[akrauth]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World - Judy Garland/Louis Armstrong / Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
2. Every Road Leads Back to You - Bette Midler / Keali'i Reichel and Robi Kahakalau
3. And I Love You So - Don Mclean / Natalie Ai Kamauu
I don't know how this one will make you feel, but here it is anyway:
4. Kamalani - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole / Leilani Rivera Bond
You guys okay over there?
5. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac / The Dixie Chicks

[Surfingfarmboy]

"Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)". Dan Seals/Kolea

[ploal5333]

'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell. Diana Ross's cover was much better. Love her version.

On a side note, I don't know if any of you have heard songs from her latest release of old classics...it's so terrible it's good! Hard to explain but it grows on you. :p

[akrauth]

I never got an answer from any of you. Are any of you mad at me for saying that I think Leilani's "Kamalani" is better than Iz's? I'm sorry if I made some of you feel that way.

[dick]

82Fifty does a stellar "Roxanne." Made me rethink the original.

One of the better local bands around town...

Saw them play with the Pimpbot last week at Anna's and they blew me away.

[ifcancan]

Best cover of all time may have to be Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect." Yes, folks, it's a cover. Ask Otis Redding.