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Love the Bobs! Discovered them years ago on Dr. Demento.

Though not a cover, to my knowledge, check out "Banana Love."

They also have off-the-wall covers of "Pscyho Killer" (Talking Heads), "Whole Lotta Love" (Led Zeppelin), and "Light My Fire" (Doors).

30 Seconds to Mars cover of Kanye West's Stronger is freaking awesome to listen to. The lyrics are pretty creepy, but it sounds amazing. (According to the eldest daughter, the fan-video I linked to is like, totally hot.)

I'm a huge Bowie fan, but I like the Wallflowers cover of Heroes better than the original. (Sacriledge, I know!)

And to compound the heresy, I like Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World better than Bowie's version! (And I generally loathe Nirvana.)

Regardless of one's opinion of Nirvana, it's hard to deny that the unplugged session contained some soulful, deeply felt, and well performed music.

I generally like the Wallflowers, but it's hard to top Bowie on Heroes.

Speaking of unplugged, here is another good moment. This one became a hit. I still prefer the Patti Smith version, but Natalie gained some respect from me with this performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H14R4ZsMM0E

A 70s glam rock classic, originally by the late, great Mick Ronson, here performed with affection and energy by Def Leppard -- "Only After Dark"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOO6wztjxV0

Antony and the Johnsons cover Dylan. The most haunting voice of our generation?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNnEReAd80w&feature=related

Awesome, Fanfic Lass. Def Leppard rocks!

Yay, another Def Leppard fan!

Their all-covers album "YEAH!" is, without hyperbole, one of the greatest recordings of the past decade.

Here's the admittedly fine David Essex lead single:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTB6MciEFLc

But as much as I love it, THESE Roxy Music and David Bowie gems are the best songs IMO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xytn7wGr4c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqvaTrjQL68

I stand corrected. Def Leppard rocks ON !

My fave is the Blondie cover. Def Leppard covering Blondie. Who would have expected that?

Chili Peppers cover Stevie Wonder. Fun video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5W84l6qE-s

The Def Leppard take on Rock On is pretty awesome, but I think I like the David Essex one better, which surprises me.

TBH, The Rolling Stones to me are usually like a bag of chips. When I'm in the mood, sure. It's crunchy and distracting and then in ten minutes it's gone and I've forgotten all about it.

Most of their stuff is okay but not interesting to me. There's no "there" there.

OTOH, Band of Susans ' trademark menacing fuzz guitar sound gives "Paint It Black" all kinds of sinister undertones that are totally missing from the original.

BoS was awesome. I still love them after all these years.

Yep, Michael renewed my enjoyment of ATU and I LOVED his version of the Dolly song (which I'd never heard before.) I liked it when he performed it on Ellen that year.

At the risk of seeming like a total Idol geek, I really liked Adam Lambert's weird version of "Ring of Fire." In fact, I liked MOST of Adam Lamberts covers on Idol.

Okay.... Idol segue over... carry on...

Dar and Ani cover Pink Floyd. This one has became part of our soundtrack for my partner's journey through cancer. We were both Floyd fans back in the day, but are now at an age and stage where Dar is more frequently played in the house. The line "Your lips move but I can't hear what you are saying" became a helpful tool for giving perspective to the awful bedside manner of one particular doctor.

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

Stones covers? Yeah, sometimes hard to pull off. This one I like. I never paid any attention to Keith Urban before I saw this performance. I never liked Alicia Keyes. She changed my mind, with this, by showing that she can rock. My favorite performance from Live Earth.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtaMXjV5GE

Gah. I can't believe I left the wrong link in the above BoS post for days.

Anyway, it's fixed now.

LOL. I found it any way. While I was looking I found a fun old Tracy Ullman sketch where she paints her kitchen black. Hadn't seen it in years.

I've got an autographed copy of their all-covers disc, but I got it at a thrift store. So its not autographed to me.

I linked to the Be Arthurs upthread without naming them, but here's their awesome cover of Beck's "Think I\'m In Love." The cuteness... IT ATE MY BRAAAAAAIN!!

The Be Arthur's are fun! Loved their rendition of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" .

Okay -- I need to get some more Joni Mitchell covers out there:

Here's the song of hers that is probably the most frequently covered. The Counting Crows had the biggest hit with it, and deservedly so. Sleek and clean version. It always makes me feel good when this one comes on the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvtJPs8IDgU

This one has been covered a lot, too. It has been "the Christmas song" around our house for years. Sarah's version now has it getting played on all the commercial stations, with the rest of the Christmas standards, each year.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udkaq7odKJo

Natalie Merchant again. This time giving us a simple, pretty version of Joni's most simple and sweet love song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDL-HlvqJw

Diana Krall gives us a stirring version of one of Joni's heartbreaking classics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz8PetdfiW0

And finally, this is more of a sample and tribute. It's a beautiful video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ULDq1AFImQ

I'd say just about the entire album Encomium, which was a tribute to Led Zepplin.

Here's a take from it, but the sound is pretty bad. The album however, is great, and some folks did some truly amazing covers. Sorry if they have been mentioned before, I haven't read the entire thread.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVmFF6_etkI&feature=related

Speaking of Encomium, one of the best tracks recorded for it didn't make on the album, though it apparently got a fair amount of radio play, at least in the LA market, back in the day.

I think the first song I ever heard by Kevin Gilbert was this cover , however.

Thanks for the reminder about Encomium. I listened to it once at a friends house a few years back. There is some nice work on it. This is the first I'm hearing of Kevin Gilbert, EDE. He's got some talent.

Bette Midler does the Andrew Sisters. Just for fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuIb22WJF-c