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all.time.fiend said:
that's not a cover.

No shit sherlock.


As far as covers go, I really like GnR's Sympathy for the Devil.
 

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mmm yes I do enjoy some of their covers.

Sabbra Cadabbra, for example.
 

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scarybunny said:
No shit sherlock.


As far as covers go, I really like GnR's Sympathy for the Devil.
oh... i reckon thats their worst song lol, i never realised anyone could like that... "the sound of Guns N' Roses breaking up"

Edit: i like their version of Mama Kin
 
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JonnoisBored said:
oh... i reckon thats their worst song lol, i never realised anyone could like that... "the sound of Guns N' Roses breaking up"
Well yeah if you think about it like that.

But it's not as though the breakup was sudden or anything but inevitable. Consider it a swan song.

And I'm listening to that now, mr ntb. It's fair awesome.
 

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shell.. said:
I agree.. Jose's cover of 'Heartbeats' was great
Also Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah'
Aaaaand who could even go past the RHCP's version of 'Higher Ground'
or Muse's cover of Radiohead's 'Creep'
I agree with every one of those.

Plus this one:

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Muse's cover of Feeling Good by Nina Simone, pure brilliance.
And rufus wainright (sp?) - across the universe
 

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John Lennon - Stand By Me
The Dirty Projectors - Rise Above

also going to send kudos Mayer's way for his Kid A cover.
 

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scarybunny said:
Well yeah if you think about it like that.

But it's not as though the breakup was sudden or anything but inevitable. Consider it a swan song.

And I'm listening to that now, mr ntb. It's fair awesome.
Nah but not just because of that, its actually a really bad cover generally, but that is partly because slash and axl didnt want anything to do with each other by this time.
 

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Meh, band dysfunction is less apparent on a cover. I still like it.
 

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Apart from what's been said in this thread already, I liked the guns n roses cover of rose tattoo - nice boys.

Van Halen did a good job on You Really Got Me too i reckon.
Megadeth's cover of Paranoid.
Motley Crue's cover of helter skelter.
 

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I'll probably be skinned alive for this but i should say that i adore most of the other songs by the original artist :eek:

Ryan Adams cover of Oasis' wonderwall.

Also tainted love was 'covered' better by rihanna. SOS was heavily influenced by it :shy:
 
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I'll probably be skinned alive for this but i should say that i adore most of the other songs by the original artist :eek:

Ryan Adams cover of Oasis' wonderwall.

Also tainted love was 'covered' better by rihanna. SOS was heavily influenced by it :shy:
shut up faggot
 

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I didn't mind motley crue's helter skelter. I don't enjoy their Anarchy in the UK, though.

Nirvana has done some good covers, like The man who sold the world and Where did you sleep last night.

RHCP's cover of Higher Ground maybe?

The Screaming Jets' cover of Shivers?

I dunno.
 

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