Odd covers

[basics]

Anybody ever feel like hitting some of those classics up for a cover? I mean, two that I'd love to cover are ABBA -Mamma Mia and Beach Boys - I get around. I get around I'd even do live. Those bass lines are kickass. You do that tune right and you've got a hit ala modern sound. And Mamma Mia I'd just do instrumental because there's so many different melodic lines going around it'd be perfect. Those guys were genius melodically. Anyway, anybody else got a cover idea that may work out? I guess I'm kind of putting it on the line that somebody may steal my ideas but lol. Who's gonna do I Get Around, really.

Oh yeah and Black Water by the Doobie Brothers. Just for when the bass kicks in. That'd be sweet.

[JesseA]

Anything by The Beatles, for bass, then Day Tripper. They've done just about everykind of song. Another good one by them is Revolution.

[Jimmi431]

the knight rider theme. its amazing, get one guitar to play some chords an another to play the guitar melody then after a short while bring in the bass it always makes anay song sound good that bass line! an its so very simple!

[TheWizard]

Jethro Tull - Living in the Past

play the flute melodies on guitar it sounds really good

[Jimmysticks]

anything by zztop is fun to cover

[Tele Master]

Some guy, I think I read it in Guitar World(April), anyways, he is a metal player and he recorded his own version of "You Drive Me Crazy" by Britney. Haven't heard it, but supposedly thats how he got known around his home town.

[TheWizard]

Originally posted by Tele Master
Some guy, I think I read it in Guitar World(April), anyways, he is a metal player and he recorded his own version of "You Drive Me Crazy" by Britney. Haven't heard it, but supposedly thats how he got known around his home town.

that's really lame...

how about the nerd techno song from 'revenge of the nerds'

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[hairbndrckr]

I got a version of Ozzy doing "Staying Alive" from the Bee Gees... and Dweezil did a really good cover of "Hit Me Baby One More Time"

I like Eagles when I wanna pull out a cover tune... A lot of good stuff there to choose from... I also think I need to redo "Livin La Vida Loca" in more of a speed metal fashion....

[Seve420]

Frankenbok did a metal cover of a pop song Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby.

Alternatively, Tori Amos did a cover of Slayer - Raining Blood.


I've done a berzerker style cover of Seven Nation Army for sh*t and giggles but failed. Parts sound too much like the original and other parts the drums take over the song, going at 428bpm but I only spent 10-15 minutes on it.

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I've also made a song that was intended to be a cover of Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful but isn't recognisable to the original. I've only got good comments about it though (apart from people wondering why I called it a cover), so I'd say it's a good metal song.

www.geocities.com/sevekranz/seve_be_faithful.mp3

[ketsueki15]

somewhere on my computer is a banjo version of crazy train.....it is really weird

[Raskolnikov]

The Cardigans covered Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Talk about something that shouldn't work working.

[chris mood]

I heard this singer/songwriter girl on the radio do a cover of Alan Parsons "eye in the sky"......it was pretty cool, something you didn't expect.

[basics]

Hahaha, those drums are the craziest thing I've ever heard.

[basics]

Hey man, what do you use for programing your drum tracks by the way?

[Tank_Simmons]

Great post subject, here's my 2 cents:

I would love to hear the Muppet's song from "The Muppets in Manhattan" played with Azrael's guitar....I can only imagine the demented puppet chaos that would ensue.

I also did a heavy metal version of theme to Charlie Brown's Christmas....very neato.

I also heard a great metal version of "Danny Boy." That's what we need people.....heavy versions of Irish drinking songs.....kick ass.

[iiholly]

Originally posted by TheWizard
that's really lame...


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[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by Tank_Simmons
I would love to hear the Muppet's song from "The Muppets in Manhattan" played with Azrael's guitar....I can only imagine the demented puppet chaos that would ensue..

I would like to hear "Mmmbop" by Hanson played with Azrael's guitar.

[iamthe_eggman]

Originally posted by Seve420
I've done a berzerker style cover of Seven Nation Army for sh*t and giggles but failed. Parts sound too much like the original and other parts the drums take over the song, going at 428bpm but I only spent 10-15 minutes on it.

Dude...

How come your mp3s lately sound like you fell asleep at your keyboard while recording and your nose was pressing down all the keys at once?

[Tele Master]

I think Tori Amos did "Smells like Teen Spirit".

[Jolly McJollyson]

Originally posted by Tank_Simmons
I also did a heavy metal version of theme to Charlie Brown's Christmas....very neato.

I also heard a great metal version of "Danny Boy." That's what we need people.....heavy versions of Irish drinking songs.....kick ass.

HAHAHA, I just played "Christmas time is here" at my school's annual blue note cafe! But in the second show, my rhythm guitarist started using all this distortion and divebombing after the intro and I started screaming in that ACDC voice "ARE YOU READY!!!???" And then we played a metal version based on Tchaikofsky's "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies." ...I think we scared a few people that day... "PAUL, GIVE ME SOME RHYTHM GUITAR!!!" hahaha, that was hilarious.

O Danny boy, I hear, I hear you calling...

[Trent J Liberty]

I always thought a gothic version of 'Lovefools' by the Cardigans would be cool. Something harder and sung with a very creepy voice. Not like a Marilyn Manson cover though - have it done well.

I would also love to do a cover of The Cure's 'The Holy Hour'.

Lol and those drums are insane, I have to agree about you falling asleep on your keyboard about half way through.

[Seve420]

Originally posted by iamthe_eggman
Dude...

How come your mp3s lately sound like you fell asleep at your keyboard while recording and your nose was pressing down all the keys at once?

Damn! I knew I should have got more than 2 hours sleep.

I've actually got really good replies about Be Faithful, but other than this one, it's only been up at metal forums so I guess it's just a preference of taste. They were actually interested in how I got Fruity Loops to sound like that but I seriously think that the double bass drum was over used.

[Tank_Simmons]

This is some funny stuff on here man.

While I think about it.........a few years back I saw Live play at SUNY Cobleskill in NY....great freaking show....Live ruled. The funny part was the opening act....Jimmy's Chicken Shack. They kind of sound like The Offspring, just not as good...not that they are any good themselves, but you get the idea. What's funny is that they did Nine Inch Nail covers, which made me almost poop my undies. Just imagine The Offspring trying to sing "Head Like a Hole" and "Reptile" and you get the gist. It was great. AHHH....memories.

[hairbndrckr]

You guys really wanna know a cover that just shouldn't have been covered by the artist doing the cover (what a mouthful)....

Drum roll please....

Lisa Loeb doing Ozzy's "Goodbye to Romance" with Dweezil Zappa on guitar...

[Jimmysticks]

a friend of mine is in a skunk band (ska+punk) and they did covers of twist and shout by the beatles, and also that song that goes "you make me want to shout!" thats in national lampoon. Both of them were great for dancing too.

[basics]

I don't think there's any classic tune that hasn't been covered by a punk band. nofx and such. At least they learn basic song structure by [covering] decent tunes.

[Barreta_jetstream1]

Am i the only one who thinks HIM's cover of Wicked Game is kinda strange? One of the few covers that sound better than the original i reckon...