Songs Covered By Hard Rockers!

[Ragged Glory]

It's quite easy here as all that you need to do is tell us what song you thought was done great and/or sounded great by any Hard Rock/Metal artists. The Original song doesn't have to be any type of Rock, but the band that Covered it should be.

Please list the Original as well as Cover Band(s) with your song(s). Also keep it to Studio Albums, not Live ones for obvious reasons, ya know? Here's an example of some of my favorites...


1. "Helter Skelter" by Motley Crue.

2. "Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots.

3. "Planet Caravan" by Pantera.

4. "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Van Halen.

5. "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz.

 

[Lynch]

Please list the Original / as well as Cover Band(s) with your song(s).

1. "Helter Skelter" by Motley Crue.

2. "Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots.

3. "Planet Caravan" by Pantera.

4. "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Van Halen.

5. "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz.

Gotta raz ya a bit.

 

[Ragged Glory]

^ That's what I told YOU guys to do though, right...lol?I can also do it though.

 

[Lynch]

Here are a few that come to mind:



You're No Good - Van Halen (original by Betty Everett, made famous by Linda Ronstandt

Smokin' in the Boys Room - Motley Crue (original by Brownsville Station)

My Generation - Gorky Park (original by The Who)

Live and Let Die - Guns N' Roses (original by McCartney/Wings)

Love Hurts - Nazareth (original by Roy Orbison)

 

[Ragged Glory]

1. "Helter Skelter" by Motley Crue c/o The Beatles.

2. "Dancing Days" by Stone Temple Pilots c/o Led Zeppelin.

3. "Planet Caravan" by Pantera c/o Black Sabbath.

4. "(Oh) Pretty Woman" by Van Halen c/o Roy Orbison.

5. "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz c/o The Guess Who.


Are ya happy now? By the way, my inspiration for this thread actually came from the track "Helter Skelter" in case you were wondering. This thread may continue on from here on out.

 

[Ragged Glory]

Live and Let Die - Guns N' Roses (original by McCartney/Wings)

That's a big, explosive track no matter who does it.

 

[Ragged Glory]

I haven't really seen/heard too many "new" bands playing good Covers though unfortunately.

 

[Big Ears]

Covered by Manfred Mann's Earth Band:

- The Runner, originally by Ian Thomas
- Demolition Man written by Sting for the Police
- Give Me the Good Earth by Gary Wright
- Spirits in the Night, Blinded by the Light by Bruce Springsteen
- Davy's On the Road Again by Robbie Robertson
- Mighty Quinn by Bob Dylan
- Don't Kill it Carol by Mike Heron
- Play with Fire by Jagger and Richards

 

[Big Ears]

Hush by Joe South, covered by Deep Purple and later reworked with Ian Gillan
Andy Fairweather-Low's I Ain't No Mountain, covered by Budgie
Dream Theater covered the entire Made in Japan album by Deep Purple
SRV's Voodoo Chile
My White Bicycle by Tomorrow with Keith West and Steve Howe, covered by Nazareth

 

[Ragged Glory]

I also know that Type O Negative did their own kind of version of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl" but I didn't quite care for it compared to the original. I love a lot of Type O Negative's originals though, just not their cover(s).