Relatively obscure covers

[soonerinatlanta]

Over the years, I've found a few covers that seem to be pretty obscure. I thought I'd share. My genre of choice is "alternative." With that said, here's a few tunes that are worth a few minutes to check out on youtube or itunes.

performing band: drugstore
song: old shoes
original artist: tom waits

Performing band: pearl jam
song: it's ok
original artist: dead moon

it's ok

The pearl jam tune is a bit challenging to acquire. I bought the live dvd "touring band" years ago. I finally figured out how to rip it to audio and put it in my itunes.

Not sure how obscure this one is but it's good. Moby and his version of the james bond theme.

So, let's have some of your recommendations.

 

[l00p]

I don't know if it is still obscure or not but Dinosaur Jr.'s cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven" is really cool.

I also enjoy Aztec Camera's cover of Van Halen's "Jump".

 

[WhiteH2O Horn]

The Damned doing a version of Love's "Alone Again Or."

 

[jcdenton]

Performing Band: Luna
Song: Ride Into the Sun
Original Artist: Velvet Underground

Luna may or may qualify as "obscure", but since it was only released as a b-side to a CD single, and the original song was also never released on a studio album, I'd say it fits into this category.

In any case it's certainly my favorite cover of all time, and might just be my favorite song of all time.

 

[Not Shinola]

Lick The Tins: "I can't help falling in love with you"

For John Hughes fans, its the song from the closing credits of "Some Kind of Wonderful"

 

[Mack Tripper]

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[uisge beatha]

Money (That's What I Want) by The Flying Lizards. Do I really need to say who did the original?

 

[JohnnyRage]

The Miracles?

 

[milk_monitor]

Faster Pussycat, You're So Vain
I really like it.

 

[goofyboy]

Pearl Jam - Dock of the Bay

 

[ColumbusHornsFan]

My all-time favorite cover to date is dada's version of "California Dreamin'" released as a bonus track on the 2004 reissue of El Subliminoso. A way-too-brief sample is here: el sub's track 13

 

[Tank]

performer: Marvin Gaye
song: Yesterday
original artist: The Beatle's


Marvin sings "Yesterday"

 

[Basketball Jones]

artist: Bob Dylan
song: Mr. Tambourine Man
cover by; William Shatner

artist: Guns n Roses
song: Paradise City
cover by: Pat Boone

 

[steve perry]

another cover of Mr Tambourine Man

performing band: Cloud Cult
song: Mr. Tambourine Man
original artist: Bob Dylan

The Link

 

[Steel Shank]

performing band: controversy
song: sussudio
original artist: phil collins

 

[uisge beatha]

Mr. Tamborine Man, rocket Man, or any of the other songs Shatner has done aren't rare enough.

A couple more that I thought of:
Singer: Ozzie Osbourne w/ Dweezil Zappa on guitar
Song: Stayin' Alive
Original: Bee Gees

Group: Blink 182
Song: Hit Me Baby One More Time
Original: Britney Spears

Group: Austin Lounge Lizards
Song: Brain Damage
Original: Pink Floyd

 

[UT wildcatter]

Band: Jerry Joseph
Song: Couldn't get it Right
Original Band: Climax Blues Band

Band: Sublime
Song: Scarlett Begonias
Original Band: Grateful Dead

Band: Pearl Jam
Son: CCR
Original Band: John Fogerty

 

[UT wildcatter]

Band: Drive-By Truckers
Song: Play It All Night Long
Original Band: Warren Zevon