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I've been making a list of favorite cover songs for a compilation cd and I thought I'd share the list. I ended up thinking of more than I thought so the disc will be...you know....more than one disc. This is in no particular order:

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics, Tainted Love by Gloria Gaynor (popularized by Soft Cell)
Elvis Costello - God Only Knows by The Beach Boys
Social Distortion, Elvis Costello - Pretty in Pink by Psychedelic Furs
Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time by Bruce Cockburn
A Perfect Circle - Imagine by John Lennon
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel
Johnny Cash - Hurt by Nine Inch Nails, One by U2, etc.
Fiona Apple - Across the Universe by The Beatles
Rufus Wainright - Across the Universe by The Beatles
Norah Jones - Crazy by Patsy Cline
Snoop Dogg - Lodi Dodi by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh
Rage Against the Machine - the Renegades album (standout songs: Pistol Grip Pump by Volume 10, How I Could Just Kill A Man by Cypress Hill)
Everclear - Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Snow Patrol - Crazy In Love by Beyonce & Jay-Z
The Gourds - Gin & Juice by Snoop Doggy Dogg
Travis - Baby One More Time by Britney Spears
Powerman 5000 - Let The Good Times Roll by The Cars
The Roots - The Show by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh
The Fugees - Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack
The Beatles - Twist and Shout by the Isley Brothers
Nina Simone - I Put A Spell On You by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael
Ray Charles - Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles
The Bangles - Hazy Shade Of Winter by Simon & Garfunkel
Eric Clapton - I Shot The Sheriff by Bob Marley
Suede - Shipbuilding by Elvis Costello
Nirvana - In The Pines by The Louvin Brothers (Nirvana's version is titled "Where Did You Sleep Last Night")
Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
Gary Jules - Mad World by Tears For Fears
The Damned - Alone Again Or by Love
Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles
Rage Against the Machine - Fuck Tha Police by N.W.A.
The Ramones - Spiderman theme written Bob Harris (performed by some gals)
The White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself by Dusty Springfield (written by Burt Bacharach)
Dolly Parton - Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Sid Vicious - My Way by Frank Sinatra (written by Paul Anka and others)
Method Man & Mary J. Blige - You're All I Need To Get By by Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell (performed as You're All I Need)
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane by Velvet Underground
Ben Lee - Girls Talk by Elvis Costello
Sinead O'Connor - All Apologies by Nirvana
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss by Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers
Gob, U2 - Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
U2 - Fortunate Son by Credence Clearwater Revival
Joss Stone - Fell In Love With A Girl by The White Stripes (performed as Fell In Love With A Boy)
Blur - Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello
System Of A Down - Shame On A Nigga by Wu-Tang Clan

I thought I'd hate more covers than I would like but there really are a lot of decent ones out there. Here's a short list of horrible cover songs.


Dynamite Hack - Boyz N the Hood by Eazy E
Rod Stewart - Downtown Train by Tom Waits
Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Madonna - American Pie by Don McLean
The Ataris - Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Counting Crows - Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
No Doubt - It's My Life by Talk Talk
Ice Cube - Should I Stay Or Should I Go by The Clash
Korn - Word Up by Cameo
Britney Spears - Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones, My Prerogative by Bobby Brown
Sheryl Crow - Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N Roses
311 - Love Song by The Cure
UB40 - anything they've covered
Smash Mouth - Believer by The Monkees
Lenny Kravitz- American Woman by The Guess Who
Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie and Clyde by Eminem

There are a few here that are genre-bending and sort of daring covers (like the Tori Amos cover of Eminem's '97 Bonnie and Clyde) but they just don't work.