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MontanaHatchet on 23 February 2010

As quite possibly the biggest Alice Cooper fan on this site, let me elaborate.

Alice Cooper, being the incredible genius that he was, wrote a lot of different types of songs. But he meant for Poison to be in the genre that is so signature to him: Electric, powerful, dangerous, scathing, venomous, fuck...I'm running out of adjectives. It's supposed to be shocking, basically. While not all of his songs are like that (some of his best are more romantic, actually, such as You and Me), Poison was meant to be that type of song. Making a cover like that is like covering Satisfaction in Hip Hop.



 

 

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TruckOSaurus on 23 February 2010

I will Survive by Cake (original by Gloria Gaynor)

Dear God by Sarah McLachlan (original by XTC) - I love the last part when you can feel how pissed she is at God.

I also like Marilyn Manson's covers like Personal Jesus, Sweet Dreams and This is Halloween. In fact, they're pretty much the only Marilyn Manson songs I listen to.



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iLLmaticV3 on 23 February 2010

Nirvana - Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Sunbeam (Cover of The Vaselines)


 



Odd. Future. Wolf. Gang. Kill. Em. All. OFWGKTA Don't give a fuck!

Fuck Steve Harvey. FREE EARL!

Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be the GREATEST game EVER made!!!

I'd take a bullet for Square-Enix! 

 

TruckOSaurus on 23 February 2010

Oh forgot to mention Mad World by Gary Jules (original by Tears for Fears)



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Rainbird on 24 February 2010

Seriously. The Baseballs' cover of Umbrella is amazing. Listen to it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DM2177pHMT0



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TruckOSaurus on 24 February 2010

Thought of another one:

Aux champs Élysées by NOFX (original by Joe Dassin) - Their French pronounciation is way off but that makes the song even better :)



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Thatmax on 24 February 2010
tarheel91 said:

Money's Too Tight to Mention By Reggie Watts (Originally by Simply Red)

 

If remixes count: Human After All redone by Justice (Originally by Daft Punk)

 

 

I don't know how to classify this one, but Lupe Fiasco performed "The Coolest" on top of Justice's "Let There Be Light" and it sounds better than either song did (and that's saying something).

 

The Justice remix is sick, but they have much better remixes. And as for the Lupe Fiasco one, I don't really care for it :S

 

Dunno if youv heard this remix or not but check it out...

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Chris Hu on 24 February 2010



This one but their are others.  I goofed its not a cover but its still a good song.



Chris Hu on 24 February 2010


Here is cover I like better then the original sorry for the double post.

famousringo on 24 February 2010

William Shatner - Common People



Feist - Inside and Out



The Tea Party - Paint It Black

Okay, just one more:

Frank Black and The Catholics - Black Rider



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