Covers Compilation

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

My friend and I are attempting a mix that is entirely cover songs. I checked out the covers project, but I am not attempting any kind of continuous string.

What covers have blown you away lately? What are required cover songs that should be on any covers mix?

― Sean Peoples (speoples), Monday, 4 November 2002 21:55 (twenty-three years ago)

How about: Slowdive - Some Velvet Morning

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 4 November 2002 22:02 (twenty-three years ago)

ah, yes lee hazlewood. good one.

― Sean Peoples (speoples), Monday, 4 November 2002 22:10 (twenty-three years ago)

The Czars - "Song to the Siren"
Mysteries of Life - "Naive Melody"
Teenage Fanclub - "Like a Virgin"
Fischerspooner - "The 15th"

― paul cox (paul cox), Monday, 4 November 2002 22:40 (twenty-three years ago)

macha (w/bedhead) "Believe" (cher's tune)
the ladies who lunch "bull in the heather"
frombert "max factor"

― msp, Monday, 4 November 2002 22:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Tori Amos - "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Sonic Youth - "Superstar"
The Cure - "Foxy Lady"
Alpha feat. Jarvis Cocker - "This Is Where I Came In"
Suede - "Brass In Pocket"
Squarepusher - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Schneider TM - "The Light 3000" ("There Is A Light..." cover)

...and Coldplay - "OX4"...geddit? WELL DO YOU???

― Charlie (Charlie), Monday, 4 November 2002 23:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Guess I'm Dumb by the Wondermints

― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 07:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I think "Dynamite and a Laser Beam" comp of Queen covers is killer. (Which is to say - about 1/3 of it is killer.) The individual cover song to most blow me away recently was seeing Melt Banana do "My Generation" at T T The Bears in Boston about a month ago. Aside from the fact that I love Melt Banana, and have been a Who fan for about twenty years (primarily of the early stuff), I had no idea that they did that cover, so it was a complete surprise.

― Dave Fischer, Tuesday, 5 November 2002 08:38 (twenty-three years ago)

At the moment, my personal favourite is the Eels take on "Damn, Wish I Was Your Lover" by Sophie B. Hawkins. A perfect example of polishing a turd and making it acceptable.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 09:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Gary Jules - Mad World (Tears for Fears cover (!), to be heard during the final scene of Donnie Darko)

Rufus Wainwright - Across the Universe (singalong)

― willem (willem), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 10:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Coldplay - "OX4"...geddit? WELL DO YOU???

Coldplay couldn't even get close to Mark Gardener's fringe.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 19:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Charlie, you've been pushing that Coldplay = OX4 joke for two years at this point. Ned has a point. Not ONE SINGLE MEMBER of Coldplay is attractive. Not ONE SINGLE MEMBER of Ride was a minger.

― kate, Tuesday, 5 November 2002 19:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Any of the Scott Walker Brel covers?

― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 5 November 2002 19:20 (twenty-three years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.