Good Cover Songs

Bushviper · Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 281

I'm sure we can all agree that the majority of cover songs are horrible in compairison to the original. However, evey once and a while, a cover comes out the is comperable or sometimes even better than the original. These are a few that come to mind for me:

Disturbed- Genesis's "Land of Confusion"
Killswitch Engage- Dio's "Holy Diver"
Evanescence- Soul Embraced's "My Tourniquet"

I was just wondering what you guys thought some other good covers are.

-DK- · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 38

Micheal Jacksons Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm.

Sihk · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 25

Cradle of Filth - "Hallowed Be Thy Name" By Iron Maiden

Dope - "You Spin Me Right Round" By Whoever The Fuck Did That

Miss Kitten and the Hacker - "Sweet Dreams" By The Eurithmics

All the covers Manson did before he went gay

Rath · Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 116

Godsmack - "Good Times, Bad Times" by Led Zeppelin
Metallica - "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger
Atreyu - "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi

Not saying I like these better than the originals, but they are done well.

Ludz · Level 1 Judge Joined: 29 Feb 2008 Posts: 89

Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton

Weedmonkey · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:06 am Post subject:

The Offspring - Next to You by the Police

Craze · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5676 Location: Indiana, U

Across the Universe by Seether(Originally by the Beatles)
Heart Shaped Box by Evanescence(Originally by Nirvana)
Hurt by Johnny Cash(Originally by Nine Inch Nails)

Spyx · Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Posts: 1186

Fade to Black by Sonata Arctica (Originally by Metallica)

chef4575 · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 1

Just about every popular song - Me First and the Gimme Gimmies

The put a faster beat to all popular older songs. Look them up.

Trotsky1 · Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1840

Jesus Does'nt want me for his sunbeam (Nirvana) Orignally by the vaselines

All along the Watch Tower (Jimi Hendrix Experience) Origanlly by Bob Dylan Its worth noting that pretty much every song Hendrix ever did a cover of was better than the orignal.

Sihk · Joined: 20 Jan 2009 Posts: 25

Yosiel · Joined: 02 Feb 2007 Posts: 4

Disturbed - Shout (Rain For Tears)
Evanescense - Thoughtless (Korn)
Korn - Word up (I don't remember the names of those)

Argentina: Ataque 77 - No me Arrepiento de este Amor (Gilda)
Ataque 77 - La Colina de la Vida (León Gieco)

Socks3 · Joined: 19 Oct 2008 Posts: 98

Austin Lounge Lizards - Brain Damage - Originally Pink Floyd.

And, I like Genesis's Land of Confusion better myself Wink

Bushviper · Joined: 07 Aug 2006 Posts: 281

Sorry I gotta say Disturbed's Land of Confusion is soooo much better than Genesis's however I do tend to like my music a little harder so to each his own I guess.

Craze · Joined: 30 Jan 2005 Posts: 5676 Location: Indiana, U