Friday night is ... unusual cover versions night

[nickyboy]

With what appears to be Bashar al-Assad on lead vocals


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c7bISLhVl8

 

[Venod]

My favourite version of this Dylan classic

 

[Poacher]

Flying Lizards. "Summertime Blues" is good, but I prefer "Money"


[John Otway did so many brilliant cover versions, but he's had one post already!]

 

[Venod]

Carlos Santana - Black Magic Woman

 

[craigwend]

 

[User16390]

Steve Ray Vaughan - Voodoo Chile


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJh2FFUUoU

 

[accountantpete]

PJ Proby (some swearing!!!)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ_wv53A_E

 

[Poacher]

Kevin Ayers "Falling in Love Again". I'm sure he did a different version of this, but can't find it right now.

 

[Kestevan]

View: https://youtu.be/FMpXnvd8NDE

 

[User169]

Tough gig to cover Elvis..


View: http://youtu.be/e8jAqvmnsIk


But John Cale makes this his own - nice vid flanked by Olly Halsall and Andy Summers.


View: http://youtu.be/AHF7b326ydg

 

[User169]

Richard Thompson breathing life into the disposable.


View: http://youtu.be/V4WGsMplGxU

 

[User16390]

Johnny Cash - Personal Jesus


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A60UGOSv-Lc

 

[marknotgeorge]

I think these two covers, both done for films, are better than the originals. First the Bangles...


... and now the Muffs:

 

[User16390]

Communards - Dont leave Me This Way


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAtvI48R_0

 

[ufkacbln]

Posted this before, but it fits as such a contrast