Cover versions you wish were real

I have 'Evil Woman' by ELO in my head rn, but in the manner of Jorge Ben. P much the best thing ever, wish he'd done it.

this song always makes me think of Ween, I know Ween could do a killer version of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9J65j2GNzw

Leonard Cohen and Lana Del Ray duetting on Forever Young

I would like Springsteen to cover "The Archer" by Taylor Swift so that I can sub it in for "Cautious Man" whenever I listen to Tunnel of Love.

faces doing hendrix’s “little wing”

other thread: Dream cover versions

Had a dream about Divine covering Skatt Bros. 'Walk The Night', it was incredible.

I want Springsteen to cover 40 Miles by East River Pipe

The Velvets doing a slightly slower, louder, instrumentally extended version of “Everyday People”. I’ve thought about this for a long time.

They could just sing it over "Sister Ray", it's the same two chords in the same key!

have been enjoying this twitterbot

https://twitter.com/randomduets

Andrew WK covering "Welcome to the Black Parade"

I don’t know why I find those quite as funny as I do

Rich Homie Quan and Andy Partridge of XTC team up on Lightning Seed's "Pure."

— Random Duets (@randomduets) July 16, 2021

Jay-Z's "Takeover", covered by Nas

My Bloody Valentine covering VU’s Sunday Morning

Divynyls performing W.A.S.P.'s "Fuck LIke a Beast"

Robert Plant & Alison Krauze - Every Single Night by Fiona Apple

Iggy Pop doing "Ain't Even Done With The Night" by Johnny Cougs. I can hear it so clearly.

Greta Van Fleet covers the entirety of Raw Power

Joe Bonamassa covering the Bonzos' 'Can Blue Men Sing the Whites' to show naysayers that yes he is self-aware and yes he has a sense of humor

Lee Ann Womack/Willie Nelson: "Pale Blue Eyes" b/w "Purple Rain"

mentioned this on the sault thread a while back, but i had a dream they covered the family stand's "ghetto heaven" and it was huge. i'd love to see that become a reality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmM79YadYM

1981 Van Halen doing "I'm Waiting for the Man" with plenty of ad-libbing by Roth on the "hey white, boy . . ." part.

Otis Redding doing The Beatles' "Oh Darling."

Clinic doing a Kid A / Amnesiac era cover.

I want Springsteen to cover 40 Miles by East River Pipe

― Evan,

I just worry that the smell of gasoline might be overpowering

Black Sabbath of "A National Acrobat" doing The Kinks' "Mindless Child of Motherhood".

Sade singing Toto's "Georgy Porgy"

The New Pornographers covering Gowan's Strange Animal with Neko Case on vocals.

I can hear that VH/VU in my head pretty clearly.

Yeah def, that was a good call.

Alice Cooper singing 'Be My Lover' but not the Alice Cooper version of 'Be My Lover' because it's the La Bouche version of 'Be My Lover'

La Bouche - Clones (We're All)

big thief covering radiohead's "black star"

I'd like to hear The Replacements or The Dream Syndicate doing 'Black Star'

Kurt Vile - Lou Reed’s “Video Violence”

Paramore - Parts & Labor’s “The Gold We’re Digging” and Foo Fighters’ “Aurora”

i need to hear bryan ferry sing '4th of july, asbury park'

uh oh now i have bryan ferry singing the chorus to ‘rosalita’ in my head

I've long thought that 'Ghostbusters' should've been performed by the B-52's. I can hear their version so clearly in my head that it's spooky.

I've dreamed about Hendrix doing a version of "Whiter Shade of Pale" since I was a teenager. I heard him doing the keyboard part out picked on the guitar and then coming in with his laconic voice doing the vocals.

The B-52s - Wax And Wane

...despite being simultaneously too much like the Cocteaus original and Rock Lobster somehow as to be pointless. Plus I can't work Fred into it.

Onyx did Louis Prima's "Just a Gigolo" but the chorus just goes

I AIN'T SHOT NOBODY