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U2 - Unchained Melody
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jeremy_a wrote:Sex Pistols - My Way (Frank Sinatra)



im pretty sure they didnt cover that song
i think Sid Vicious did it when he wasnt with The Sex Pistols
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Neil down and obey.. wrote:U2 - Unchained Melody


I think that's one of the worst covers U2 has ever done.
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Guided By Voices wrote:Just wanted to interject Gail, No Doubt can't touch Talk Talk.


I like their version. I didn't say it was better-but it is a cover I like.

It is funny cause I was going to do a thread simliar to this asking which covers are better and which are worse.

I just find it sad that so many bands are covering songs today, instead of original material. Nothing wrong with doing a song by another band, but it seems that the whole chart is full of covers.

also other covers I like
Foo Fighters-Darlin Nikki
REM-One(the U2 song)
Sepultura-Bullet In The Blue Sky-I heard this in a best buy one day. I have to say it makes me really appreciate The Edge alot more as a guitar player. Plus they do a real good version of this. Who would of thought? U2 covered by a death metal band. Next camibal corpse doing REM

covers I hate or cringe at hearing.

WILLIAM HUNG-SHE BANGS!!!> I love Ricky Martin( yes I do actually have the cd this song is off)
Jessica Simpson- ANGELS.( nobody will ever be as good as my ROBBIE)
BUsh(although I love Gavin)-Wild Horses
and a few more I am sure will come to me.

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The other Jessica Simpson song...the one thats out now. Thats terrible.
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psycho groupie wrote:
Guided By Voices wrote:
Sepultura-Bullet In The Blue Sky-I heard this in a best buy one day. I have to say it makes me really appreciate The Edge alot more as a guitar player. Plus they do a real good version of this. Who would of thought? U2 covered by a death metal band. Next camibal corpse doing REM


P.O.D did a cover of Bullet The Blue Sky awile back. They may not be death metal but its definetely a harder version of the song. Its a pretty decent cover too.
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Some of the songs you guys are listing are making me sad. :neutral: There've been quite a few that I've read and thought "dear god, that one SUCKS compared to the original."

You guys need to listen to more older music. :nod:
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Ryan Adam's Acoustic Live version of Wonderwall is pretty freakin awesome
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John Mayer - Kid A

I just threw up in my mouth.
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:O

Well, where else would you throw up? :P


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I AM ME wrote:Ryan Adam's Acoustic Live version of Wonderwall is pretty freakin awesome


i would like to remind you all to download this song, not the studio one though it's kinda boring
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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OLP - Needle and the Damage Done (by the mighty NEIL YOUNG)
OLP - Drive (by THE CARS)
Foo Fighters - Darling Nicki (by Prince)
Johnny Cash - Hurt (by NIN)
White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself (by Bert Backarat)
Cake - I Will Survive
The Ataris - Boys Of Summer (by Don Henley)
Out Of Your Mouth - Music (by Madonna) - i hated that song till i heard the cover
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I must agree OLP does awesome cover's of both the needle and the damage done, and imagine. The needle and the Damage done is some awesome guitar work by Mike
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good

"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911

"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good

I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.

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neoncrossing wrote:Foo Fighters - Darling Nicki (by Prince)

That's "Nikki", thankyouverymuch.... not that... it's about... me... or anything..... *runs*







IT'S NOT I SWEAR!!! :P
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there's nothing wrong with doing that sort of thing in a hotel lobby
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my bad....sorry NIKKI!!!!!!!!!
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:lol:
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<font color="#50B4B3">Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do, nothing to kill or die
for, no religion too, imagine all the people, living <font color="#FFFFFF">life</font> in peace...</font>

<font color="#89CDCC">Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, no need for greed or <font color="#FFFFFF">hunger</font>,
a brotherhood of man, imagine all the people, sharing all the <font color="#FFFFFF">world</font>...</font>

<font color="#B1DFDE">You may say I'm a <font color="#FFFFFF">dreamer</font>, but I'm not the only one, I hope
some day you'll join us, and the world will <font color="#FFFFFF">live</font> as one.</font></center></font>
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Gimme_Shelter wrote:
jeremy_a wrote:Sex Pistols - My Way (Frank Sinatra)



im pretty sure they didnt cover that song
i think Sid Vicious did it when he wasnt with The Sex Pistols

I'm pretty sure it was the Sex Pistols as a band, its on one of their greatest hits compilations.
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