Song covers you like

[jimbo13]

All of her punk covers are dope.

 

[boot3]

Here's the original, I think it's alright.


And here's a live cover done by Jamiroquai. I think they did it much better in my opinion, made it much more funky.

 

[jimbo13]

I tell my kids the Gorilla's name is Phil Collins.

 

[draftguy]

 

[Nomi20]

You guys have good taste in music

 

[draftguy]

 

[subcon959]

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World

There have been several covers of this from Lulu to Midge Ure, but the one that stands out for me is Nirvana on MTV Unplugged.

 

[BlazeMasterBM]

Pretty much all of Punk Goes Pop is great, but this one is one of my favorites:

 

[slaphappygamer]

The original song from the legendary Diamond Head:


Metallica's incredible cover:


And as a bonus, the cover featuring members of each of the Big Four:

Dude, I was at that Big4 show. It was at the polo grounds in Palm Springs CA. Amazing.

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I can’t link it, but Devo did a great Satisfaction cover. The Rolling Stones did the original…..if you didn’t know.

 

[AmandaRose]

Brendon Urie is one of only a few people in the world to have a good enough vocal range to even think about covering the song. In my opinion he does a fucking amazing job of covering one of the greatest songs ever.

 

[FAST6191]

Not entirely sure about that one.
I have certainly heard it butchered and that is not that, not even close which as you say is impressive.

At the same time I do prefer it when a cover does its own thing in some manner and that does very little to mix it up. If they were to do a studio version of that though then I would like to hear that, and seeing that they can do it justice as a live version then that speaks to things.

Anyway
Cartoon theme songs



Rockabilly/pyschobilly versions
The Reverend Horton Heat - Johnny Quest/Stop That Pigeon


It was part of a whole album of covers from different "alternative" bands in 1995. I probably shared Spiderman by the Ramones earlier, and can also recommend the Sublime's version of Hong Kong Phooey if you at all like Sublime.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Saturday-Morning-Cartoons-Greatest-Hits/release/1190151

Liz Phair & Material Issue– The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) 3:14
Sponge– Go Speed Racer Go 3:07
Mary Lou Lord & Semisonic– Sugar Sugar 3:53
Matthew Sweet– Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? 3:12
Juliana Hatfield & Tanya Donelly– Josie And The Pussycats 2:53
Collective Soul– The Bugaloos 3:18
Butthole Surfers– Underdog 3:56
Helmet– Gigantor 4:14
Ramones– Spider-Man 2:07
Reverend Horton Heat– Jonny Quest / Stop That Pigeon 3:09
Frente!– Open Up Your Heart And Let The Sun Shine In 3:31
Violent Femmes– Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You) 3:21
Dig– Fat Albert Theme 3:46
Face To Face– I'm Popeye The Sailor Man 3:05
Tripping Daisy– Friends / Sigmund And The Seamonsters 4:22
Toadies– Goolie Get-Together 3:48
Sublime– Hong Kong Phooey 3:47
The Murmurs– H. R. Pufnstuf 3:19
Wax– Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy 3:32

I do have other cartoon covers from unexpected places (Tom Waits does a mean Seven Dwarfs Heigh Ho) but for now I will leave it at that.

Elvis Presley - Viva las vegas


Dead Kennedys-Viva Las Vegas.
Has to be the version with the intro for me. Many others and live versions seem to lack it.


Not a particular fan of the ZZ Top version though.

 

[AmandaRose]

Not entirely sure about that one.
I have certainly heard it butchered and that is not that, not even close which as you say is impressive.

At the same time I do prefer it when a cover does its own thing in some manner and that does very little to mix it up. If they were to do a studio version of that though then I would like to hear that, and seeing that they can do it justice as a live version then that speaks to things.

Here is the studio version for ya.



Now for some Ducktails

 

[FAST6191]

Again by no means bad. I think I prefer the live version though, even if that was better recorded/mixed.

If we are doing cartoons then I was indifferent to the cartoon but the NES tie in game is one of the best shmups ever made as far as I am concerned.
Talespin

 

[FAST6191]

John McCormack - It's A Long Way To Tipperary

More modern rendition that is not from a record that survived/was recorded over a century ago


Let's have the Rhodesian version as it has been my earworm of choice lately
It’s a Long Way to Mukumbura



Going for two songs today
Warren Zevon - Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

Live version/actually his last live performance

If you only know him from werewolves of London or not at all then do have a little listen. Lawyers, guns and money being one to note here.
Normally girl with piano covers are the last thing I want to listen to (acoustic guitar covers being the only thing more likely to be that) but actually this version is really good
Lauren O'Connell - Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

 

[Hanafuda]

 

[plasturion]

 

[draftguy]

Drum covers by Junna

 

[FAST6191]

Hopefully if nothing else this solves a "I always wondered what that song was called". Seems to be more covered (not surprising for what is probably the unofficial Brazilian national anthem at this point) than I had initially thought but I will spare your browser somewhat

Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina

live version


Relespublica - Minha Menina


Wilson Sideral - Minha Menina


The Bees - A Minha Menina


Don't know that there has ever been a German cover if I did want to continue with that theme, token search brought not a lot.

 

[FAST6191]

Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World



For some this is one of those covers you had better be damn sure you do well. Seems the skinheads of Haymaker did it though
Haymaker - Rocking in a free world

One of their number also did a cover of Pennywise's Bro Hymn but I am not as great a fan of that.


Also technically not a cover as much as a remaster with cool animated video but in case ze algorithm has not suggested it yet

 

[AmandaRose]

Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World



For some this is one of those covers you had better be damn sure you do well. Seems the skinheads of Haymaker did it though
Haymaker - Rocking in a free world

One of their number also did a cover of Pennywise's Bro Hymn but I am not as great a fan of that.


Also technically not a cover as much as a remaster with cool animated video but in case ze algorithm has not suggested it yet

Rather bizarrely I was just listening to another cover of Neil Young being done by Pearl Jam as I was reading your post lol.