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Best Covers of Rock Songs

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As you can guess I love Sina, she does old rock and does it with feeling. Here she is with ALyona (Vocals) and Andrei (Lead guitar), the bass was her father. Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love.

 
Beemer said:
Of course I'm right, I'm always right. Write it down so you don't forget it ;):)
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I can see how my comment might be misinterpreted--sorry! (Unable to edit it). Numerous studies have confirmed that 60% of the time Beemer is always right.
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One of the best covers of Janis Joplin's "Me & Bobby McGee" by Pink.

 
Here is a cover by Tina S., that should be considered rock even though it's Ludwig van Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (3rd Movement). This is just unbelievable that this was done by a 16 year old.

 
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Sara Bareilles' version of Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", who was quoted that "it was a better then his version".

 
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We've gotten kinda liberal, so here goes. A song originally done by Steelheart, here performed by "fake" band Steel Dragon from the movie "Rock Star." The vocals are actually from the original vocalist (not Mark Wahlberg) and most of the band are real deal rockers. It's not Spinal Tap, but Steel Dragon is pretty legit.

 
MSGRET said:
One of the best covers of Janis Joplin's "Me & Bobby McGee" by Pink.

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Without sounding like “that guy”, no question Joplin had the biggest hit with the song, but it was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster and first recorded by Roger Miller. The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, and Kristofferson all recorded it before Joplin did; actually she recorded it only days before her death. It obviously became a huge mega-hit for her posthumously and her name is the one most associated with the song.
 
School of Rock's cover of Cheap Trick's "I Want You To Want Me". The bassist is really into the song.

 
Littlemin said:
Without sounding like “that guy”, no question Joplin had the biggest hit with the song, but it was written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster and first recorded by Roger Miller. The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, and Kristofferson all recorded it before Joplin did; actually she recorded it only days before her death. It obviously became a huge mega-hit for her posthumously and her name is the one most associated with the song.
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I knew that Kristofferson and Foster wrote it, but didn't know that it was Miller that first recorded it. I also knew that it was Kris that recommend to Janet on recording the song. They had sang it together, never recorded it, and he thought her version was better than any of the others.
 
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@nwhoopfan had posted these young ladies earlier with a Queen song. Here they are with another song by Queen "Somebody to Love".

 
Why not one more version of the same song? From the movie "Bandslam." Singer/actress Aly Michalka, who performs w/ her sister as Aly & AJ.

 
From the same movie, this time w/ Vanessa Hudgens singing.

 
TerpWomenFan said:
Santana doing Maggot Brain

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My lord, that's fantastic. I would've said, "Whoda thunk?", but Carlos Santana and George Clinton, while having very (very) different personae, aren't cut from all that different cloth. Both geniuses.
 
Another version of Voodoo Chile was posted earlier. I just love this version by Austin/Nashville stoner/doom/metal band All Them Witches. It's creative yet true to the original.

 
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