Great cover songs PART 2

ultmetal wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Hmm... good topic... these are just off the top of
my head, I'm sure if I put my mind to it I could come up with many
more...

Stryper - Shining Star (Earth, Wind & Fire)

Deliverance
- After Forever (Black Sabbath -- I always loved how they added the bit
from "Symptom of the Universe" in the middle!)

Raven w/Udo
Dirkschneider - "Born To Be Wild" (Steppenwolf - this version is
guaranteed to clear your house of unwanted pests if played at the
proper volume )

Can't believe I forgot "Born to Be Wild" by Raven. GREAT, GREAT COVER!!!



I also love that Stryper song. A lot of metalheads hated it, but I thought it was a great song to begin with.



Also love D's version of "After Forever".

Great minds think alike!!

Most of my favorite covers have been mentioned already, but I'll add a few...

Social Distortion - Ring of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Bullet Boys - Rock Candy (Montrose)
Lizzy Borden - Generation Landslide (Alice Cooper)
Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)
Slayer - Ina-God-A-Divida (Iron Butterfly)
The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon & Garfunkel)
Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel (Elvis?)
Cinderella - Move Over (Janis Joplin)
Faith No More - War Pigs (Sabbath) studio version, not the lame live version
Guns N Roses - New Rose (The Damned)
Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN)
Pantera - Planet Caravan (Sabbath)
Gilby Clark - Shock Me (Ace Frehley)
Sebastian Bach - Working Man (Rush)
James Murphy/Stu Hamm - YYZ (Rush)

Anthrax gets a special mention for EVERY cover song they've ever released. They always seem to pick great tunes and yet make them their own.

At the Gates - Captor of Sin (Slayer)

Have you guys heard the cover of Maiden's Wasted Years by the girl group Damone? Its nothing like the rest of the album (which sounds similar to early Donnas) Its acoustic, a bit orchestral but sounds freaking great.

jcinco wrote:

Have you guys heard the cover of Maiden's Wasted Years by the girl group Damone? Its nothing like the rest of the album (which sounds similar to early Donnas) Its acoustic, a bit orchestral but sounds freaking great.

Yes! Excellent cover, indeed. I bought that CD because of the song "Out Here All Night," which is killer. When "Wasted Years" came on I didn't even recognize it, even though I knew I knew the song. It's most definitely a great cover (and a great band, who aren't anything like The Donnas ).

I uploaded a bunch of songs on page one, and I don't know that anyone even noticed. If anyone wants me to upload this cover, let me know.

Just thought of a few more cover tunes I really like...

Nevermore's take on Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound Of Silence" (if it weren't for the lyrics you wouldn't even recognize the song)

Black N Blue's version of "Action" by the Sweet (also covered by Raven, which is a good version too)

Jag Panzer's version of Sabbath's "Children of the Sea" (on the HOLY DIO tribute album, simply awesome!)

Gamma Ray's version of "It's A Sin" by the Pet Shop Boys (who knew that such a lame '80s synth pop song could be so METAL?)

Aerosmith - Come Together (Beatles)

Kansas - Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)

Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez)

Judas Priest - Green Manalishi (Fletwood Mac)

Anthrax - Love Her All I Can (Kiss)

Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen - Dream On (Aerosmith)

Metallica - Am I Evil (Diamond Head)

(Thanks for the reminders, Ult!)

Iced Earth - Creatures of the Night (Kiss)

Anthrax - Parasite (Kiss)

Iced Earth - It's a Long Way to the Top (AC/DC)

WASP - Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)

Van Halen - You Really Got Me (The Kinks)

Van Halen - Ice Cream Man (John Brim)

Van Halen - Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)

Metallica - Die, Die My Darling (Misfits)

Metallica - It's Electric (Diamond Head)

Icarus Witch - Roses on White Lace (Alice Cooper)

Poison - Rock & Roll All Nite (Kiss)

Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance (Loggins & Messina)

GNR - Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan)

GNR - Live and Let Die (Paul McCartney & Wings)

Wigwam - I Was Made For Lovin' You (Kiss)

Another one:

Queensryche's cover of "Scarborough Fair." It gives me chills! If anyone wants it uploaded let me know.

Defiance - Killers

Runamok - Domination

I forgot about

WASP - Long Way to the top (AC/DC)
WASP - Whole Lotta Rosie (AC/DC)