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[pronetoaccidents]

Unless you're playing a show and you do a crowd-pleasing cover, I don't see the point in recording a cover song that's a note for note, identical carbon copy of the original. Why bother?

That being said, here's some of my favorite cover songs done with a unique twist


John Frusciante (of a little band you may have heard of called The Red Hot Chili Peppers) did an awesome version of Bad Brains Big Take Over. It was recorded on his seminal solo album. He was in a dark place, struggling with a full blown cocaine and heroin addiction. I saw a short arthouse/documentary type thing from this era that just filmed him nodding off on his couch in some shitty room he was renting and to say it was in a state of squalor is almost an understatement. I've been told by reliable sources that the majority of his solo stuff is gold (doesn't matter how you feel about his band. This stuff is abstract, weirdo, dare i say brilliant? , type of outsider music. I've only really listened to this solo record though, which is called Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_FVITJq2_A

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The Meat Puppets aren't for everyone. Especially this first album. Personally I think it's brilliant. but brilliance for me in this case entails unintelligible lyrics by acid casualty weirdo punks who started playing shows in the 80s hardcore scene and wore tye-dye and listened to equal parts Grateful Dead and Die Kruezen. Creedence Clearwater and Crucifucks. They're second album after this one is my personal favorite (and most peoples). It has all those songs that Nirvana covered and most people don't even realize their meat puppets tracks (plateau, lake of fire, oh me). But the early stuff really resonates with me. 80's hardcore drenched in LSD. Here's one of the slower tracks and it's an interesting, for lack of a more apropos word, cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93-CnnC3ZS4

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i dig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEOZpLpKii0

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Mountain Goats covering Jawbreaker (boxcar) . yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hgo5tiE_VHc

[pronetoaccidents]

this little ditty (Crocodile Rock) was an Elton john track. He wrote it as a throw-back to 50's/60's early rock n roll type tracks and it was further reinterpreted by trash punk rocknrollers, The Joneses, swimmingly..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwYUjkWDD0

[manmagic]

Every cover Onsind ever did. They had an entire youtube channel dedicated to it at one point I think.


Toby and Ginger too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrB5s-YN_PI

Keeping it plan-it-x topical today : )

[jer]

Toby and Ginger too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrB5s-YN_PI

yes.

[pronetoaccidents]

Beck covers GG Allin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pLU78LaIkY

Ramones- Have you ever seen the rain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D16V1QJINv4&list=PLqYXv_L7NiEzR7XeBnI8l74il8d7Bk3CX&index=43

Every since I was 12 and first heard Suicide Machines on the soundtrack to Tony Hawk Pro Skater for PS1 I had a soft spot for those dudes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3yLtnNF6yM&index=56&list=PLqYXv_L7NiEzR7XeBnI8l74il8d7Bk3CX

[manmagic]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SIqyp3GLd0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJJyHSBTEQ

Also can we talk about this guy for a second. Most popular dude on the internet this last month. Absolute hero. Go check out his channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oMXMj-8Sqg

[manmagic]

Just heard this cover for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPWl2_qo0Es

Absolutely killed it.

[pronetoaccidents]

although i doubt a single person here has even the slightest smidgen of respect for the man I enjoy GG Allins cover of the rolling stones Dead Flowers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euwyTl8J6U

also this acoustic country song/cover, pick me up on your way down by Charlie Walker (originally), is another great cover..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi-NfgKgnZI

[pronetoaccidents]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCCYZb9z1gI