Favorite cover songs (80s, greatest, covers, original)

[BECLAZONE]

YouTube - ‪Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind‬‏

[BECLAZONE]

YouTube - ‪ZZ Top - Viva Las Vegas‬‏

[Thomas R.]

Cover songs that have women in odd or controversial relationships.


YouTube - ‪Say that we're sweethearts again‬‏ - Original by Virginia O'Brien.


YouTube - ‪Billie Holiday Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do‬‏ - I thought Bessie Smith was the original, but it looks to have been someone more obscure.

[JordanJP]

YouTube - ‪In This Moment - Call Me (Blondie) (Video)‬‏




YouTube - ‪A Static Lullaby - Toxic (Britney Spears cover)‬‏

[Grainraiser]

Here is one of my favorite covers. Dave Koz featuring Montell Jordan performing George Michaels "Careless Whisper"

YouTube - ‪Dave Koz & Montell Jordan - Careless Whisper‬‏

Reggie

[Thomas R.]

YouTube - ‪OFFICIAL Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwo


YouTube - ‪What A Wonderful World-Willie Nelson‬‏


YouTube - ‪Ziggy Marley - What A Wonderful World‬‏

Although Armstrong's is probably still my favorite.

[figmalt]

So many good covers!

Here are some interesting ones:

Ben Folds does The Cure: "In Between Days" (actually, all of Ben Folds' covers are amazing)

YouTube - ‪Ben Folds - In Between Days‬‏

The Cardigans cover Black Sabbath: "Iron Man"

YouTube - ‪The Cardigans-Ironman‬‏

Jake Shimabukuro covers George Harrison: "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (ukulele version)

YouTube - ‪Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro‬‏

Rough Island Band covers Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al"

YouTube - ‪Rough Island Band - You Can Call Me Al‬‏

Cat Power does "Sea of Love" (also check out her version of "House of the Rising Sun," & "I Found a Reason")

YouTube - ‪Sea of Love by Cat Power‬‏

[Thomas R.]

Ray Charles was a pretty talented guy at covering songs. Here's some.


YouTube - ‪Ray Charles - Song For You (1994)‬‏ - It seems to be associated to fond memories for me.


YouTube - ‪Ray Charles - I Can't Stop Lovin You‬‏ - I did a song from Charles's "Modern Sounds in Country and Western" before, but it is a significant album in music history.


YouTube - ‪Ray Charles - Bein' Green‬‏ - Featured, maybe not this specific rendition by him, in an episode of "The Cosby Show."

[BECLAZONE]

YouTube - ‪I Shot The Sheriff (Live from Crossroads 2010)‬‏

[Thursday007]

Are You Lonesome Tonight


YouTube - ‪Sam Kinison Sings On The Tonight Show 1989‬‏