Your favorite cover songs

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That reminds me, I was going to post this one— I’m always amused by Jim Reid singing « I was born with the gift of a golden voice » :smile:

And finding that on YouTube, I ran across this gem:

And this one:

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Related brass punkery

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Ok, Chinese Rock performed by a brass band has to go into my movie soundtrack whenever someone is strung out or hungover. Cue cartoon pixies.

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Oh that reminded me:

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Convincingly imitating Tool while reinterpreting an iconic metal song is no small feat; this is pretty cool.

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Lascelles Perkins “Bam Bam” (covering The Maytals)

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Bleachers - “A Hard Day’s Night”

This cover song was the the number one song by a slightly more famous group, on my birthday, this week back in 1964.
:birthday:

Sempre Sisters

Keely Smith

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This thread kicked off with Johnny Cash’s version of Hurt.
I had no idea, until Popmaster informed me ten minutes ago, that the B-side was Personal Jesus.

It led me to a playlist with simply the best title:
When Johnny Cash covers your song, it’s not your song anymore

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…and thanks for all the fish posts! :tada:

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There are probably hundreds of versions of Bam Bam - this one is huge

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Great cover in both senses, with Lindsey cosplaying Fray from the Joss Whedon comics, I’m pretty sure.

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Regarding JAMC covers, you know who covered “Head On”? No, not the Pixies:

And a non-joke cover I’ve enjoyed recently:

[the official video is age-restricted, presumably because it features Leni Riefenstahl footage]

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Puddles Pity Party - CHANGES

:clown_face: :chains:ges

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An original song Shel Silverstein wrote about a cover:

The Cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ | Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show - Topic

And a cover of a song Shel Silverstein also wrote. :smiley:

Marianne Faithfull – The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan HD | walter mogentale

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