Alternative bands covering mainstream hits.

[B Huey]

I'll give you three to start with.


Flaming Lips cover Borderline by Madonna

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq_N499OJB4



Yo La Tengo do Fleetwood Mac's Dreams

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGRtiKyO_A



Royal Trux liven up Money for Nothing by Dire Straits

www.youtube.com/watch?v=R658C-Phwn4C



If you know any others then post them up here.

[Carlique]

Cancer Bats covers Beastie Boys- 'Sabotage'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrlPuveLAAw

Malcolm Middleton covers Girls Aloud's 'Call the shots'
http://soundcloud.com/createspark/02-call-the-shot...

A day to remember covers Kelly Clarksons 'Since You've been gone'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIwOhNQgKJI

Manic Street Preachers cover Rihannas 'Umbrella'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RqSN6AqUwE

Gym Class Heros cover Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Under the Bridge'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwh-zmsTAL4

Hundred Reasons cover Tracy Chapmans 'Fast Car' (personally think it's better than the original, sorry but can't find it on youtube/soundcloud or anywhere to listen to it online)

[UnluckyTimmeh]

If you've got iTunes. Have a look for the 'pop goes punk' albums.

My favourite being alesana covering justin timberlakes what goes around...

Worth a listen

[Mojooo]

B Huey said:

Yo La Tengo do Fleetwood Mac's Dreams

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGRtiKyO_A

Might as well just give it another name and pretend its an original - I cannot see any similarities with the original.

[Hanslow]

Not quite the combination you'd expect...

Children of Bodom covering Britney Spears

Type O Negative's cover of Summer Breeze. Much prefer it to the original

[Hub]

Radio 1's live lounge has made this common, but an early classic was Travis' cover of Baby One More Time with Mark and Lard

[shakotan]

Interesting twist on a Lady GaGa track.

30 Seconds to Mars - Bad Romance

Probably the best cover version ever...

Placebo - Running Up That Hill

[hornet]

Lawnmower Deth - Kids in America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJz6_PEu6Iw

Acid Reign - Hangin' on the Telephone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xCSv-VFNlA

Spoiler - Electrifying (You're the one that I Want)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K2N_DYPoZw

WASP - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

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

Brujeria - Macarena (sort of)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y6OWW0YVHM

Excrementory Grindfkers - There's No Limit(ish)

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

Realm - Eleanor Rigby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9XNoU3tHqU

Mushroomhead - Crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24eImE1PYEk

Disturbed - Land of Confusion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KXgjLqSTg

Evil Scarecrow - Thundercats

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

Poison Idea - Jailhouse Rock

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZsX4fOu7iM

Motorhead feat Wendy O Williams - Stand by Your Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTSu8jGcTXg

Wrathchild America - Time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB0fnDCV0AQ

[MrDarkBlack]

shakotan said:

Interesting twist on a Lady GaGa track.


Probably the best cover version ever...

Placebo - Running Up That Hill

I think this is the best Kate Bush cover ever...and in the running for the best ever, but not the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcMAM9B7yAA

[onlynik]

Rolf Harris - I touch Myslef

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Yxmz-csB4

Jimmy Barnes - Dancing Queen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KcBlBLwAMU

Willie Nelson - Smells like Teen Spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9YQYBfE8E4

Tenacious D - Auusie Medley ( AC/DC - Highway To Hell, Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning, Men At Work - Overkill)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a76OgG_It0

[gbbird]

Arthemis do good covers of popular songs. Here's one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSxLu8kZ0x4&fea...

Here's another

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjYCOtYjCY4&fea...

[DrTre]

Hub said:

Radio 1's live lounge has made this common, but an early classic was Travis' cover of Baby One More Time with Mark and Lard

That was class

[CommanderJameson]

Coil covering Tainted Love

Voivod covering Astronomy Domine

Coroner covering Purple Haze

Xentrix covering Ghostbusters

Godflesh covering For Those About To Rock... We Salute You

Marilyn Manson covering Personal Jesus

Fear Factory* covering Cars

ETA:

Treponem Pal covering Radioactivity

*That's Fear Factory and Gary Numan, so it's only really half a cover.

Edited by CommanderJameson on Saturday 3rd September 23:23

[satan 59]

Girls Under Glass - Frozen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmQhWuonVEE&fea...

[satan 59]

This makes me laugh every time I play it.
Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River death metal style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJGQyPt3UaA&fea...

[Gompo]

Vondur - Love Me Tender

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs1Vw6i9NuQ

Soulquake System - Firestarter

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

[Japveesix]

Wildhearts covering Taxi/Cheers theme tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6wRjIe62uw

Wildhearts covering Pump it up (Elvis Costello):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBoSuQYtFk

The gourds covering Snoop Doggs Gin 'n' Juice:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE

Stayin alive cover by Ozzy Osbourne:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWhj0e60jyc

Metallica - Whiskey in the jar (classic):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIh3nO6-V_A

Chris Cornell - Billie Jean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0uWF-37DAM

Metal covering metal so not quite right but I love this cover of Iron maiden's Hallowed be they name:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91h6qUikXjA

Cradle of Filth - Stay (another decent cover by them):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA2qNFZd7vM

Faith no more - Easy (can't really fault this):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH7J3G7Qtt0

Yngwie Malmsteen - Gimme gimme gimme (ABBA):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbo5omhfY0A

And just found this - Stahlhammer's rock/metal version of Can't touch this (MC Hammer):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_HM5doCc9A

Edited by Japveesix on Sunday 4th September 15:54

[evilmoose]

Not a fan of metalcore but August Burns Red do Britney Spears' Baby One More Time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LIvzN2PzQk

CoB do Europe's Final Countdown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVdpcUz243k

[satan 59]

I like the August Burns Red tune, think I'll pass that on.

[tenohfive]

Foo Fighters cover Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH5SFemG8CI

Not sure if this counts but a great cover nonetheless - The Blanks cover Hey Ya! by Outkast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K0EAc3abq8