Covers that beat the originals
StoreTags: cover songs, cover bands, after ski
Author: crabster on March 25 2008
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--> Will Oldham playing "I'm the world's greatest" by R. Kelly pretty much sums up the phenomenon.



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if we can count remixes (which i think we can)
boards of canada reworking midas touch - this gets played!
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the mash up of Whitney Houston Dance With Somebody with Kraftwerk's Numbers

and Bjorks Hyperballad mixed by fluke! wot a song

"cari lekebusch remix of model t by steve stoll"

I totally busted that out yesterday ... funfun..

I'm embarrassed to admit that I discovered this cover on a jcpenny commercial, but I still really love it

Killing the Blues - Robert Plant and Allison Krauss

sondra prill version of pump up the jam

Slowdive - Some Velvet Morning (though the Lee Hazelwood version is pretty bad ass)

Summer Breeze - Type O Negative (I hate seals and crofts)

Third Uncle - Bauhaus

Oh, what the hell

Husker Du - Love is all around (they covered it first!)

And Stars of the Lid's "Don't Bother They're Here" is a great cover of "Send in the Clowns"

the sundays- wild horses
wedding present- pleasant valley sunday
the farm- don't you want me baby
camper van beethoven- pictures of matchstick men

yes, there are all from a long time ago, but i haven't heard any good covers lately. although i was saddened to hear a bad cover of a ride song when i was at the dentist yesterday.

oh, and i went to see ministry last night, and they did their 2nd encore with all cover songs. turns out they are releasing a cover album... some are on their myspace.

oh-one more-

butthole surfers- hurdy gurdy man

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