Cover versions pt II

[Zeta]

Fightstar usually do really good covers, here are a few of my favourites:

 

[BelgradeCFC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cw_vZ1gPTo

 

[undertow]

Here's something rare, a cover that is played perfectly to the last note.



Ok, they have John Wetton as guest star, but still.

 

[BelgradeCFC]

Not really a cover, but it is great:

 

[Westway]

 

[BlueBeard]

Michael Jackson cover...



...and a Leonard Cohen cover, by the same group

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_hidhTo6rw

Really like The Civil Wars, they work so well together - plus of course, I'm in love with the girl!

 

[Backbiter]

An excellent cover of another Leonard Cohen song. Greg Dulli was in the Afghan Whigs and is now in the Twilight Singers:

 

[Backbiter]

And REM covered him, too. Quality:

 

[Westway]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjOQac1vOEc&feature=youtu.be

 

[yorkleyblue]

In the late 60's and early 70's, my favourite music was reggae cover versions of popular music.  I used to buy Jamaican import singles and albums, and white label pre-release stuff from a Jamaican shop in Snow Hill, Bath.  A couple of my favourites were

 

[moi]

A very different version of my favourite Joni Mitchell song

http://youtu.be/12IOjYadxDs

 

[yorkleyblue]

Anything at all by these people, but especially

 

[mad_mac]

I can't believe the freking Bee Gee's wrote this originally

 

[moi]

Here's another good Bee Gees cover

 

[undertow]

 

[BelgradeCFC]

 

[G-Wrath]

This is me! I'm playing a song called Weighed Down With Sorrow by a band called Insomnium.

Not sure if anyone here is into melodic death metal? Hope you enjoy.

 

[BelgradeCFC]

 

[Westway]

 

[yorkleyblue]

Coincidentally, this has just popped up on shuffle , immediately followed by this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyR8DaJuEc8