Best Cover Songs Redux

[Romulus]

Running Up That Hill- Kate Bush cover

 

[Buckeye Randy]

I love cover songs! I love how everybody has different criteria for what constitutes a great cover song. Faithfulness to the original or reinventing and making it your own? I fall into the camp that like reinventing is best. I'll start with a band I've seen three times and I just adore.

Brand New Key by The Dollyrots (originally done by Melanie)
I saw them perform this not too long after Melanie passed away and the intro was heartfelt.

Vocalist Kelly Ogden has an early morning slot on Sirius Radio's Little Steven's Underground Garage. Bonus info...I took my granddaughter to her first concert (The Dollyrots) for her 13th Birthday. She ended up on stage sharing a microphone with with Kelly and singing lead. Yeah, that happens at everybody's first concert. Also. congrats to my son for turning her onto The Dollyrots!

A great video.

 

[dr wu]

I love cover songs! I love how everybody has different criteria for what constitutes a great cover song. Faithfulness to the original or reinventing and making it your own? I fall into the camp that like reinventing is best. I'll start with a band I've seen three times and I just adore.

Brand New Key by The Dollyrots (originally done by Melanie)
I saw them perform this not too long after Melanie passed away and the intro was heartfelt.

Vocalist Kelly Ogden has an early morning slot on Sirius Radio's Little Steven's Underground Garage. Bonus info...I took my granddaughter to her first concert (The Dollyrots) for her 13th Birthday. She ended up on stage sharing a microphone with with Kelly and singing lead. Yeah, that happens at everybody's first concert. Also. congrats to my son for turning her onto The Dollyrots!

A great video.

Not my cup of tea ...but sent the video to my grandaughter who is a blond and plays bass.

 

[dr wu]

KIng Crimson is my favorite Prog Band ever ...so posting Doc Severinsen band (he was the Tonight Show band when Johnny Carson was host) cover version of Court of the CRimson King.

 

[Buckeye Randy]

I'm not what anybody would call a big fan of The Dandy Warhols but that doesn't mean they are without talent. They released an album chock full of covers earlier this year and it's worth a few listens.

 

[dr wu]

I'm not what anybody would call a big fan of The Dandy Warhols but that doesn't mean they are without talent. They released an album chock full of covers earlier this year and it's worth a few listens.

Interesting version of an America song....might ck out their 'covers lp'.
Can't say Im very familiar with their music so I sampled some and I sorta like some of their longer trippy songs.....might look into them a little. They remind me some of Brian JOnestown Massacre who I like.

 

[Buckeye Randy]

Another 2026 album of covers is by The Pink Fairies. Only Paul Rudolph remains from the line-up that appeared on the first album in 1971.