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Best Version

Shamelessly stolen fron BBC London

Which version is better IYHO?

Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart or Stereophonics

All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix

My Girl - Temptations or Otis Redding

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley or Leonard Cohen

Take Me To The River - Talking Heads or Al Green

Summertime Blues - The Who or Eddie Cochran

And add one of your own to keep it going.
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  • 'phonics
    Hendrix
    Temptations
    Buckley
    Talking Heads
    Eddie Cochran

    American Pie - Don Mcclean or Madonna (Don Mcclean)
  • 1. Rod
    2. Jimi
    3. Otis
    4. Jeff
    5. Heads
    6. Eddie

    7. Jump - Van Halen or Aztec Camera
    8. Victoria - Kinks or The Fall
    9. Only Love Can Break Your Heart - Neil Young or St Etienne
    10. New England - Billy Bragg or Kirsty McCall
  • Rod
    Jimi
    Otis
    Len
    Al
    Eddie
    Don
    Aztec Camera
    Kinks
    Hard one but Neil
    Billy
  • Stereophonics
    Jimi Hendrix
    Temptations
    Jeff Buckley
    Talking Heads
    Eddie Cochran
    Don Mcclean
    Van Halen
    The Fall
    St Etienne
    Kirsty McCall

    our lips are sealed - the go-go's or fun boy three (fun boy three)
    it must be love - labi siffre or madness (madness)
    tainted love - soft cell or marilyn manson (soft cell)
  • Mistrollingin is going to tell you off for not saying Tainted Love - Gloria Jones

    Fun Boy Three

    Labi Siffre (in the Madness video BTW)

    Soft Cell
  • phonics
    Hendrix
    Temptations
    Buckley
    Talking Heads
    Eddie Cochran
    Van Halen
    Kinks
    St Etienne
    Billy

    11. Hurt - Nine Inch Nails or Johny Cash
  • edited December 2009
    Handbags and Gladrags - Stereophonics

    All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

    My Girl - Temptations

    Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

    Take Me To The River - Talking Heads

    Summertime Blues - The Who

    American Pie-Neither i HATE that song

    Jump-Van Halen

    Victoria-The Fall

    Only Love...-Neil Young

    New England -Kirsty Mcoll

    Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's

    It Must be love- Madness

    Tainted love -soft cell

    3am eternal KLF or Extreme Noise Terror
  • 7. Aztec
    8. Fall
    9. Neil
    10. Billy
    11. Cash
    12. Soft Cell
  • Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart

    All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan

    My Girl - Temptations

    Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

    Take Me To The River - Al Green

    Summertime Blues - The Who

    American Pie - Don Mclean

    Jump-Aztec Camera

    Victoria-The Kinks

    Only Love...-Neil Young

    New England -Kirsty Mcoll

    Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's

    It Must be love- Madness

    Tainted love -soft cell

    3am eternal KLF



    Something Else - Eddie Cochran or Sid Vicious
  • Henry, I'm going to tell you off, Handbags originally recorded by the great Chris Farlowe.
    And spot on re Tainted Love.

    Dark End of the Street - James carr or Roy Hamilton
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  • don't recognise any so far but how about :

    I Believe I Can Fly - R Kelly or Orville ?
  • Handbags and Gladrags - Rod Stewart

    All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix

    My Girl - Otis Redding

    Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

    Take Me To The River - Al Green

    Summertime Blues - The Who
  • edited December 2009
    Handbags and Gladrags - Sterophonics

    All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix

    My Girl - Temptations

    Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

    Take Me To The River - Al Green

    Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran

    American Pie - Don Mclean

    Jump-Aztec Camera

    Victoria-The Fall

    Only Love...-Neil Young

    New England - Love both versions

    Our lips are sealed- The Go Go's

    It Must be love- Madness

    Tainted love - Marilyn Manson

    3am eternal KLF

    Something Else - Eddie Cochran



    Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash or Marilyn Manson (again sitting on the fence - love all three versions)

    96 Tears - ? and the Mysterions or Stranglers (? and the Mysterions... just.)
  • edited December 2009
    Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash ... but it's a close one

    96 Tears - Stranglers
  • Wrist slapping taken Mistrollin'. Apologies : - )

    And I'm going to get another one for saying Dark End of the Street - Aretha or Ry Cooder

    Something else - Eddie

    Personal Jesus - Cash

    96 Tears - Eddie and Hot Rods (live at the Marquee) surely? : - )
  • Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds
  • 96 Tears - Eddie and Hot Rods (live at the Marquee) surely? : - )

    Doohh, of course ... fully agreed.
  • [cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds

    Byrds
  • [cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds

    Byrds

    First rule of cover versions - The non-Dylan version is (nearly) always better.
    *waits for Nadou and Nigel W to explode*
  • [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Algarveaddick[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: stonemuse[/cite]Mr Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan or The Byrds

    Byrds

    First rule of cover versions - The non-Dylan version is (nearly) always better.
    *waits for Nadou and Nigel W to explode*

    Agreed
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  • I've missed a few, but am going to add a new one:

    Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush or Marilyn Manson (Marilyn Manson wins - 51/49)
  • Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
  • Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees or The Beatles
  • [cite]Posted By: Oakster[/cite]Let's Dance.

    Chris Montez

    vs.

    The Ramones

    Ramones ... by far
  • Hounds of Love - Kate Bush or The Futureheads
  • A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke or Otis Redding
    It's Growing - Temptations or The Contours
    A Love Like Yours - Martha/Vandellas or Ike and Tina Turner
  • Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
  • A Change Is Gonna Come - Otis Redding
    It's Growing - Temptations
    A Love Like Yours - Martha/Vandellas
  • Please Stay - Drifters or Zoot Money
    Respect - Otis Redding or Aretha Franklin
    If I Were A Carpenter - Tim Hardin or The Four Tops
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