Best Covers of Rock Songs

[meyers7]

Another Foxes and Fossils (they have many). Not in a parking lot this time though. From CSN

Suite Judy Blue Eyes

 

[meyers7]

Ok, a couple covers of my favorite song. From the Stones.

Sympathy for the Devil - Natalie Merchant (not sure if it was with the Maniacs or not??)

 

[meyers7]

And Poppy Chubby with a long lead-in to Sympathy. (with a little Snoop Dog and Lou Reed thrown in for good measure)

 

[oldude]

The Beatles cover of the Isley Brothers Twist and Shout was done in one take because John Lennon was sick with a cold. His raspy voice added a unique quality to the song that has stood the test of time.

 

[MdStang]

The Jimi Hendrix epic cover of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower".

 

[oldude]

Bette Midler's Beast of Burden with an appearance from none other than Mick Jagger in her music video.

 

[oldude]

The Jimi Hendrix epic cover of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower".

That was the next one I intended to post. One of my favorites.

 

[Scud49]

Mary McCaslin doing the Beatles:

 

[npignatjr]

Little Big Town. Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain"

 

[npignatjr]

Smith Shirelles "Baby It's You"

 

[meyers7]

We've had the Cowboy Junkies version. But I really like Miley's version.

Sweet Jane (originally from The Velvet Underground)

 

[meyers7]

Some more Postmodern Jukebox taking you to church.

Covering U2's I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

 

[meyers7]

Another one from Scott Bradlee, featuring Miche Braden. You can smell the smoke on the whiskey.

Sweet Child O' Mine from Guns-n-Roses

 

[Scud49]

Waylon doing Marshall Tucker's classic "Can't You See"

 

[Huskee11]

Feel a Whole Lot Better, originally done by The Byrds in 1965, this cover by Tom Petty is on the Full Moon Fever album. Tom and Roger McGuinn had a good relationship.

Some subtle differences but the two versions are hard to tell apart.

 

[bloor]

Love Mary Ramsey's voice in this rather weird 10,000 Maniacs cover of Brian Ferry/Roxy Music

 

[bloor]

many covers of this Dusty Springfield song--let's try a live on stage version

 

[cullaville]

Johnny B Goode covered by Johnny Winter

 

[cullaville]

The Jimi Hendrix epic cover of Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower".

My favorite version of this song

 

[cullaville]

These kids do a fantastic job...........

 

[psconn]

I think this live from a parking lot cover is better than the Go Go's original

Been following F&F for years. Great band that can cover a wide variety of tunes.

 

[psconn]

School of Rock has a lot of fun songs posted. I really like this one. There have been several earlier posts, I really get a kick out of seeing talented young people paying tribute to songs that came out long before they were born.

May be the best cover of this tune I heard. Listen to it regularly.

 

[psconn]

Another Foxes and Fossils (they have many). Not in a parking lot this time though. From CSN

Suite Judy Blue Eyes

Their first gig. The girls were about 15 and looked a little nervous.

 

[Kaizen]

The most famous cover song, original by Dolly Parton.
(That recording reportedly earned Parton $10 million in royalties in the 1990s, according to Forbes.)

 

[Waquoit]

Everybody sounds good covering Dylan: