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Tue 4 Sep 2007

13 Responses to “POLL: Best..”

1. Krist Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 8:33 pm

   a few I love..
   for some ungodly reason, I love earth crisis cover earth AD. maybe cause it’s so over the top.
   I also love… pavement’s the killing moon
   sonics – louie louie

   hmmm, more will come to me..

2. betty Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 9:15 pm

   braid – there is light that never goes out
   pearl jam – sonic reducer

3. Gonz Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 9:46 pm

   theres a bunch that i cant think of right now…but becuase it was posted recently Bigwig did a fantastic cover of ashtray monuments by jawbreaker http://www.myspace.com/bigwignj

4. scotch creep Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pm

   dance hall crashers doing tom petty’s american girl

5. J.Mo Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

   Get Up Kids – Burned Bridges (Coalesce cover)
   Fucked Up – Stress (Justice cover)
   Cat Power – I Found a Reason (V.U. cover)
   He’s a Whore – Big Black (Cheap Trick cover)

   Hell, that’s all I can think, but those are some good ones…

6. A.J Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 10:57 pm

   Shades Apart – Tainted Love
   The Damned – Looking At You
   Me First & Gimme Gimmes – Goodbye Earl
   The Dickies – Banana Splits
   The Fall – Theres a Ghost In My House
   No Use For A Name – Fairytale Of New York
   The Vandals – My Heart Will Go On
   just to name a few, i could go on all night

7. Morgan Says:
   September 4th, 2007 at 11:16 pm

   TV On The Radio – Mr. Grieves (Pixies)
   It’s hard to think of the absolutely best covers ever. I can think of a lot but I feel like there should be better ones.

8. Kid Cabbage Says:
   September 5th, 2007 at 12:36 am

   Black Train Jack- One Love
   Sublime- Scarlett Begonias
   Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Think Again

   my favs anyway, hard to say best ever

9. Tom Says:
   September 5th, 2007 at 3:18 am

   Jesus Lizard – Sunday you need love (Trio)
   Shellac – Jailbreak (AC/DC)
   Metallica – Am I evil? (King Diamond)
   There’s a brazilian great covers.

10. tristan Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 7:21 am

    Hard to pick one, but some contenders:

    Idlewild – I Found That Essence Rare
    Ted Leo and The Pharmacists – Since U Been Gone / Maps
    Placebo – Running Up That Hill
    Kate Miller-Heidke – Little Water Song
    Gyroscope – Monument
    The Mountain Goats – Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise
    Sarah Blasko – Don’t Dream It’s Over

11. kenneth Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 2:34 pm

    I would have to go with Farsides cover of Return of the Fly from that album…but here are a few covers I dig

    iron and wine – love vigilantes
    everything but the girl – Allison
    Cowboy Junkies – Sweet Jane
    Loquat – There is a light that never goes out
    Johnny Cash – Thirteen
    the cure – love will tear us apart again

12. Gonz Says:
    September 5th, 2007 at 7:53 pm

    adam and his package-waiting room (half kidding)

13. Grace Says:
    September 7th, 2007 at 3:45 am

    Dinosaur Jr – Just Like Heaven
    Cardigans – Iron Man
    Erlend Oye – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
    Postmarks – Every Day Is Halloween
    Cocorosie – Turn Me On
    Death Cab – All Is Full of Love
    Arcade Fire – Guns of Brixton
    Final Fantasy – Peach, Plum, Pear
    Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – This Land Is Your Land (almost doesn’t count as a cover, since so much Woody Guthrie is conceptually near public domain, but they totally own this song)
    Sinead O’Connor – Dagger Through The Heart
    Sarah Harmer – Summertime

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