There are hundreds out there, but, I keep listening to Careless Whisper by Seether. IMO, Way better than the original!

Metallica-Whiskey in the Jar. Sorry CT77, I know you'll probably lobby f/Thin Lizzy on this one. And
I will say that T.L. did a better job than the Greatful Dead.

Pearl Jam - love reign o'er me

Seether should have just left that song alone.. both version are horrid..much like the bands that sing/sang it. But the worst is Killswitch Engage version of Holy Diver by Dio...talk about terrible.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIzHK9MkbA8 Just brutal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj7UBgVVew8 original version

I will agree w/you on the Dio remake!!! What about Rebel Yell by Drowning Pool?

waylon jennings cover of "are you ready for the country" rocks neil young's version.

BLASPHEMY !!!!


Cover versions I think are at least as good as the original:

WHITE LION -- “Radar Love” (Golden Earring)
KROKUS -- "Stayed Awake All Night" (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
WILDHEARTS -- "Understanding Jane" (The Icicle Works)
ACE FREHLEY -- "New York Groove" (Hello)
CHEAP TRICK -- "Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace" (Terry Reid)
KISS -- "2000 Man" (Rolling Stones)
JUDAS PRIEST -- "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac)
JUDAS PRIEST -- "Better By You, Better Than Me” (Spooky Tooth)
ALDO NOVA -- "Hey Operator" (Coney Hatch)
GUNS N' ROSES -- "Down On The Farm" (UK Subs)

more to come as I recall them..........

"Roll Over Beethoven" - The Beatles : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDKC7IsTg8E

Good choice.

Switchfoot does a good live cover of Won't Back Down" by Tom Petty.

I heard a new version of Don Henley's Boys of Summer during track season and it sounded pretty good....cheapy, who re-made it???? Thanks in advance......

I'm not Cheapy but a band named The Ataris made it

Thanks.....

Yellowcard's cover of Oh My Love would have to be my favorite. I like it a bit more than the original.

KROKUS-"Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet
METALLICA-"Turn the Page" by Bob Segar
KISS-"Then she kissed me" by the Crystals
GNR-"Knockin' on Heavens Door" by Bob Dylan
LIMP BIZKIT-"Behind Blue Eyes" by The Who
CHILI PEPPERS-"Love Rollercoaster" by The Ohio Players
VAN HALEN-"You Really Got Me" by The Kinks

I love the Chili Peppers pick, forgot about that

I can't imagine someone doing Ballroom Blitz better than Sweet.

it's not a remake but the best rap sample of all time is in Hey Ladies, (Beastie Boys), when out of nowhere it takes a sample of Sweet singing "she thinks she's the passionate one"


the band Goldfinger is terrible but they accidentally got something right when they remade 99 Luft Balloons, it's pretty cool

...or Limp Bizkit doing "Behind Blue Eyes" better than The Who

Thank you! I'm with you on that, ..........better than the Who my ---

More, more, more:


TANK -- "Crazy Horses" (Osmonds)
JOAN JETT -- "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" (Gary Glitter)
LIVING COLOÜR -- "Memories Can't Wait" (Talking Heads)
RAM JAM -- "Black Betty" (Leadbelly)
QUEENSRŸCHE -- "Gonna Get Close To You" (Dalbello)
JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE -- "All Along The Watchtower" (Bob Dylan)
KATMANDÜ -- "God Part II" (U2)
HANOI ROCKS -- "Up Around The Bend" (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
ANTHRAX -- "Got The Time" (Joe Jackson)
SEDUCE -- "The Slider" (T. Rex)

Clint Blacks remake of The Eagles Desperado

Now remember I never said they were better, just wanted some opinions. But Bizkit does do it well on this one!!! Also, Smoking in the Boys room by Motley Crue (Brownsville Station) probably charted higher than the original.

hey now in 50 years fred durst will be rembererd like the true rock god he is!
pete and roger who?

^ watch it!

In 50 years, Fred Durst will be remembered as the musical joke he has always been


Well . . . you caught me in a good mood today, so I will not go in to a diatribe about how Limp Bizkit has NO BUSINESS covering a Who song




Nope:
Brownsville Station -- #3 in 1974
Mötley Crüe -- #16 in 1985

the only reason anybody will remember durst will be "nookie". now 10 years later that song should've made them one hit wonders. really makes you realize how great the music was fromm 1999 till about 2003.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Aretha Franklin (Marvin Gaye)
Bang A Gong by Power Station (T-Rex)
Signs by Tesla (5 Man Electrical Band)

marilyn manson's- tainted love

Man who sold the world - Nirvana (David Bowie)

Helter Skelter U2...............Beatles

All along the watchtower U2................Hendrix

^ Bob Dylan did the original version of "All Along The Watchtower"

Diamond Reo and Mötley Crüe also recorded good "Helter Skelter" covers

Of Montreal - Instant Karma

definitely not as good as the original, but good nonetheless

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQRPM8Mm6RQ

I forgot about this one

Sugarland - Life in a Northern Town (Dream Academy)

The Racontuers- Bang Bang (Nancy Sinatra)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhGnuHuD5Fc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nOvZVlH3pI

thanks for mentioning Nancy Sinatra, why get the Jessica Simpson version when you can get this one

Aerosmith - Come Together (The Beatles)

^ the absolute BEST cover of a Beatles song, in my opinion

...followed closely by Cheap Trick's version of "Day Tripper"

John Mellencamp - Wild Nights (Van Morrison)

reckless kelly- guacamole
stoney larue- forever young
kevin fowler- fat bottomed girls

I cant believe that you know who hasn't mentioned this one:

Cheap Trick-Aint That A Shame (Fats Domino)

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson)

dwigh yoakam- i want you to want me ( the definitive version)

Van Halen -- You Really Got Me (The Kinks)

Van Halen's version is a much better version.

Everything I Own by Tesla (Bread)

WRONG!

The definitive version is on the Sex America Cheap Trick box set...

c'mon a little fiddle. some steel guitar. why didnt cheap trick think of that? lol

Tom Petty, Prince, ect. did a version of My Guitar Gently Weeps which was quite good. I'm no big Prince fan, but he shreds it on the guitar solo.

youtube link

why is it when i think cheap trick i think of the little gibbs brother? Sgt. pepper's lonely heartsclub band maybe?

C'mon man, Cheap Trick is the band that brought us the unforgettable ballad The Flame.

No comments on the Prince solo I see. It's really worth a listen. Say what you will about Prince, but he can tear it up on the guitar.

tried to make a joke about andy gibb and the lead singer of cheap trick. guess in went up in "the flame".

Prince's halftime show at the superbowl was one of the best i can remeber. "purple rain" in the rain.

Pearl Jam's version of Last Kiss by J. Frank Wilson is way better than the original IMO.