Welcome to Buzzjack's Favourite Cover Songs!

 

We've all had a ramble on about how some cover songs are "Awful" or "Not as good as Original" etc.. etc... but what exactly ARE our favourites? Well we will FINALLY get an answer here, hopefully!

 

So here's how it will work, this is the nominations thread, where we must nominate no more than THREE cover songs. (NOT the original songs obviously :heehee:).

 

Please respect other people's nominations. If you don't like their nomination add it to your WORST cover song nominations list if you must :kink: and Again nominate TWO to THREE songs!

 

Songs Available to nominate:

- Ones that have been recorded for an album or something. (NOT covers which were done on tours etc...)

- ANY GENRE AVAILABLE

 

HAVE FUN! :)

 

Deadline: TBC

Do you mean official covers, that were released or can we also include covers that were done in things like the Radio 1 Live Lounge?

Do you mean official covers, that were released or can we also include covers that were done in things like the Radio 1 Live Lounge?

Hmmm... I was debating about this, but I guess one's that made a CD (Not covers done on tours or anything) so one's that made a 'Live Lounge' CD are OK if you wish :)

OMG GET OUT OF MY HEAD. Ive been thinking about doing something like this for agesss. And are we only limited to pop covers? Cos Maryln Manson done a cover of Depeche Modes' Personal Jesus which is amazing :wub:

OMG GET OUT OF MY HEAD. Ive been thinking about doing something like this for agesss. And are we only limited to pop covers? Cos Maryln Manson done a cover of Depeche Modes' Personal Jesus which is amazing :wub:

No not JUST pop covers... I WAS going to start this in the UK Chart thread, but I thought it'd only get moved here anyway so I thought what's the point :heehee:

I personally wouldve put this in the Lounge but yes very good :wub:

Will do my list tomorrow.

Yeah, i'd say the Lounge would be better for this thread aswell. They did something similar to this on ChC months back and it was in the lounge i think.

 

Im going to have to look at what covers made a CD now i guess..

I would've LOVED to nominate Los Campesinos! - Police Story but it never made a CD :(. I suppose Live Lounge Compilations counts as a CD, so i can have a trawl through them.

 

For a start i'd like to nominate as the WORST cover:

Sugababes - Spiralling

 

SORRY if i've offended anyone :drama:

Three Great Covers: :wub:

 

01: Lily Allen - Naive (Originally by The Kooks)

02: Madonna - American Pie (Originally by Don McLean)

03: Geri Halliwell - Live And Let Die (Originally by Paul McCartney)

 

Three Bad Covers: :arrr:

 

01: Natasha Bedingfield - Ray Of Light (Originally by Madonna)

02: Same Difference - Turn It Into Love (Originally by Kylie)

03: X Factor Finalists - Hero (Originally by Mariah Carey)

Oh bull :( have to be on CD? :( Kelly's version of Up To The Mountain is amaze. But it was sold via iTunes for Idol Gives Back so does that count?

Also, JoJo done a cover of Foo Fighters' Times Like These. But unfortunatly never made it onto CD... But JoJo's Weak is a defo fave of mine. Much better than the original.

Oh bull :( have to be on CD? :( Kelly's version of Up To The Mountain is amaze. But it was sold via iTunes for Idol Gives Back so does that count?

Also, JoJo done a cover of Foo Fighters' Times Like These. But unfortunatly never made it onto CD... But JoJo's Weak is a defo fave of mine. Much better than the original.

I figure it was download only? If so, yes I WILL include it.

 

I just don't want songs that were performed on Talent shows or Tours or whatever (Like Leona Lewis 'Summertime' & P!nk 'Crazy' or something) they're a No No!

I figure it was download only? If so, yes I WILL include it.

 

I just don't want songs that were performed on Talent shows or Tours or whatever (Like Leona Lewis 'Summertime' or something) they're a No No!

Ah kk tyvm Jon ^_^

I would've LOVED to nominate Los Campesinos! - Police Story but it never made a CD :(. I suppose Live Lounge Compilations counts as a CD, so i can have a trawl through them.

 

For a start i'd like to nominate as the WORST cover:

Sugababes - Spiralling

 

SORRY if i've offended anyone :drama:

 

'Police Story' did; it featured on the 'International Tweexcore Underground' CD single. :o So I nominate:

 

Los Campesinos! 'Police Story'

Los Campesinos! 'C is the Heavenly Option'

Frightened Rabbit 'Set You Free'

My Top 5 Covers:

 

5. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower (1968) (cover of Bob Dylan original)

 

4. Soft Cell - Tainted Love (1981) (cover of Gloria Jones original)

 

3. Eva Cassidy - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (1996) (cover of Judy Garland original)

 

2. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (1995) (cover of Leonard Cohen original)

 

1. This Mortal Coil - Song To The Siren (1983) (cover of Tim Buckley original)

I'll have to think about a few more, but I nominate:

 

BEST

Placebo - Running up that Hill (Kate Bush cover) :wub:

My first nomination is a bit obvious i suppose but i nominate the amazing Run by Leona

I'll have a think and come back but im definitely including DJ Sammy - Boys Of Summer

Hmm this is difficult, all the good covers are ones that have been done live. But I'll search through my iTunes

da GOOD;

01 Aersomith - Come Together [Originally by Aerosmith]

02 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah [Originally by Leonard Cohen]

03 Johnny Cash - Hurt [Originally by Nine Inch Nails]

 

da BAD;

01 Girls Aloud vs. Sugababes - Walk This Way [Originally by Aerosmith & Run-D.M.C.]

02 Madonna - American Pie [Originally by Don McLean]

03 Britney Spears - I Love Rock n Roll [Originally by Joan Jett[?]]

 

 

I would vote Celine Dion [You Shook Me All Night Long] (always top of these type of lists :heehee: ) or Shakira's Back In Black, but they where done live.

 

Honourable Mentions:

Worst Covers; Guns N Roses - Knockin On Heavens Door

Good Covers; Aerosmith - Helter Skelter & Muse - Feelin Good

I might add The Corrs - Dreams, as one of the good ones