What are your favorite bands that do (live) covers of other bands?

Posted by admin on March 7th, 2010 and filed under cup covers | 17 Comments »

BQ:And what are your favorite cover songs you’ve heard them play

Mine would be Phish doing the Rolling Stones, Loving Cup; Stevie Wonder’s, Boogie on Reggae Woman; and Ween’s Roses are Free

Phish played Velvet Underground’s "Oh! Sweet Nuthin’" and Jimi Hendrix’s "Bold as Love" at the Shoreline amphitheater 2 nights ago. Man, they know how to pick good covers!

Grateful Dead (IMO the kings of all time for doing covers live) i.e.
Good Lovin’-Young Rascals
Not Fade Away-Buddy Holly
Baba O’Riley-The Who
El Paso-Marty Robbins
Hey Pocky Way-The Neville Brothers
Me and Bobby McGee-Kris Kristofferson
Hey Jude-The Beatles
Turn On Your Lovelight-Bobby "Blue" Bland
Knockin’ On Heavens Door-Bob Dylan
It’s All Over Now Baby Blue-Bob Dylan
All Along The Watchtower-Bob Dylan

17 Responses

  1. Jacob Says:

    Avenged Sevenfold-Walk Cover
    Silverstein-Help Cover
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  2. Something Needs Changing Says:

    Even hear of a band called Dot Dot Dot….
    lots of fun….covering songs from Black Sabbath to Neil Diamond….
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  3. Keith Says:

    Weezer – Sliver (Nirvana)
    The Doors – The Alabama Song (Whiskey Bar) – Not sure who the real singer is
    The Doors – Gloria – Not sure who the real singer is
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  4. Jimmy Jazz Says:

    I heard The Roots cover Back In Black.
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  5. I love my love Says:

    will hoge never disappoints- he did the jeffersons theme a while back!
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  6. Good_Intentions31 Says:

    dave matthews band doing Cortez the killer by neil young
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  7. Tom Says:

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  8. migh Says:

    the Wildhearts do a punked up version of Warren Zevon’s ‘Carmelita’… i was at this very gig!… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFf5thjzchw

    they also do a wicked live version of Jason and the Scorcher’s ‘White Lies’…

    and they did a bunch of great one’s on a covers album, including this one… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdwX_UilOfo&feature=PlayList&p=D99737DB20DDF0E5&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=30
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  9. Dante Says:

    For my money, no one does better covers than Local H. And being around so long, they have tons, too many to name, but here are some of my favorites that they do:

    Song / Original Artist

    Wolf Like Me / TV on the Radio
    Toxic / Britney Spears
    Smothered in Hugs / Guided by Voices
    Birth, School, Work, Death / The Godfathers
    25 or 6 to 4 / Boston
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  10. Whole Lotta Rosie Says:

    I know what you mean by Phish. They are great in concert and cover so many differenct songs….WELL! My quick list:

    Grateful Dead – El Paso (Marty Robbins) I think of my parents when I hear this because I grew up hearing them play this song.

    Black Crowes – Song of Love (Stephen Stills). Had a new found respect for them when they played this.

    Warren Haynes – She Said, She Said (Beatles). What can I say, Warren is great period.

    Jonathan Edwards – She Loves You (Beatles). He put his own slow spin on this and it was amazing.

    John Mayer – Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye). Not an overly big fan but when I heard him do this, blew me away.

    *Keith – Gloria was originally done by the group called Them (had van morrison in it) and as far as the Alabama song:
    The "Alabama Song" (also known as "Whisky Bar" or "Moon over Alabama" or "Moon of Alabama") was originally published in Bertolt Brecht’s Hauspostille (1927). It was set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 "Songspiel" Mahagonny and used again in Weill’s and Brecht’s 1930 opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
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  11. Deke Says:

    The Black Crowes, although I love Phish’s live covers.

    Some of my favorites from TBC are :

    Bob Marley’s "Three Little Birds"
    Willie Dixon’s "Mellow Down Easy"
    Fleetwood Mac’s "Oh Well"
    Joe Cocker’s "Space Captain"
    Gram Parsons’ "She"
    Rolling Stones’ "Happy"
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  12. Devin Says:

    my chemical romance and the used did a cover of under pressure thats pretty sick and the roots can do a cover of any song and genre and nail it pecectly
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  13. 53108 Says:

    Type O Negative doing Black Sabbath’s "Paranoid", Niel Young’s "Cinnamon Girl", and I think it’s Seals and Croft’s "Summer Breeze".

    Genitorturers doing the Devinyls "I Touch Myself"
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  14. Jeff D Says:

    I love seethers cover of Careless whisper by Wham
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  15. livingdedgurl85 Says:

    I Hate Kate’s cover of Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling, it was simply fantastic.
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  16. deadhead Says:

    Grateful Dead (IMO the kings of all time for doing covers live) i.e.
    Good Lovin’-Young Rascals
    Not Fade Away-Buddy Holly
    Baba O’Riley-The Who
    El Paso-Marty Robbins
    Hey Pocky Way-The Neville Brothers
    Me and Bobby McGee-Kris Kristofferson
    Hey Jude-The Beatles
    Turn On Your Lovelight-Bobby "Blue" Bland
    Knockin’ On Heavens Door-Bob Dylan
    It’s All Over Now Baby Blue-Bob Dylan
    All Along The Watchtower-Bob Dylan
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  17. sugaree Says:

    the dead….

    hard to handle – otis redding
    in the midnight hour – wilson pickett
    johnny b good – chuck berry
    mama tried – merle haggard
    promised land – chuck berry
    tomorrow is forever – dolly parton
    the weight – the band
    big river – johnny cash
    dancing in the street – martha and the vandellas
    dear mr fantasy – traffic
    desolation row – bob dylan
    tomorrow never knows – beatles
    werewolves of london – warren zevon
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