SixesAlltheway
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Battle Of Covers: Nominations
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Forostar
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Seconded. Didn't know it was a cover.
bearfan
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Stardust
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Run Runaway or something like that. That's a good one.You need to listen to Slade
Sorry, but has Deep Purple members on it... you're on a bad streak, dude
Cornfed Hick
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Joan Jett got into the RnR Hall of Fame based largely on the success of her cover songs. Not metal, necessarily, but solid hard rock. Consider adding to the list at least one of the following:
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -- I Love Rock n' Roll (The Arrows)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -- Crimson and Clover (Tommy James)
Joan Jett -- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Gary Glitter)
It's already been nominated, but I just want to note for the record that I think "I Fought the Law" by The Clash should win. I also think "Sweet Jane" (Lou Reed) by the Cowboy Junkies is a fantastic cover, far surpasses the original, but it probably has no place in this game.
A couple other nominations, just for fun.
Sid Vicious -- My Way (Frank Sinatra)
Mott the Hoople -- All the Young Dudes (David Bowie) -- surprised this hasn't been nominated already
EDIT: Just realized that NP closed nominations a page ago. OK, so I'm a dick. Consider, and include or discard at your discretion, NP.
Another EDIT: I was wrong, Bowie wrote AtYD for Mott the Hoople, who originally recorded it -- Bowie recorded it himself later. So, which is the cover?? Withdraw that nomination. But it's still a great song.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -- I Love Rock n' Roll (The Arrows)
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts -- Crimson and Clover (Tommy James)
Joan Jett -- Do You Wanna Touch Me (Gary Glitter)
It's already been nominated, but I just want to note for the record that I think "I Fought the Law" by The Clash should win. I also think "Sweet Jane" (Lou Reed) by the Cowboy Junkies is a fantastic cover, far surpasses the original, but it probably has no place in this game.
A couple other nominations, just for fun.
Sid Vicious -- My Way (Frank Sinatra)
Mott the Hoople -- All the Young Dudes (David Bowie) -- surprised this hasn't been nominated already
EDIT: Just realized that NP closed nominations a page ago. OK, so I'm a dick. Consider, and include or discard at your discretion, NP.
Another EDIT: I was wrong, Bowie wrote AtYD for Mott the Hoople, who originally recorded it -- Bowie recorded it himself later. So, which is the cover?? Withdraw that nomination. But it's still a great song.
I did, but I needed a few more and reopened themEDIT: Just realized that NP closed nominations a page ago. OK, so I'm a dick. Consider, and include or discard at your discretion, NP.
Cornfed Hick
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My favorite of the three, as well.
SixesAlltheway
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Smokin Elvis cover:
SixesAlltheway
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Shame nominations closed but:
Garcia (Grateful Dead) and his bluegrass super group covers Wild Horses!
Garcia (Grateful Dead) and his bluegrass super group covers Wild Horses!
Yeah, I have enough songs now plus that ain't metal or rock 
Will post the final list in the next couple of days
Will post the final list in the next couple of days
I finished the list!
001. Ace Frehley - New York Groove (Hello cover)
002. Adrenaline Mob - Kill The King (Rainbow cover)
003. Alestorm - Hangover (Taio Cruz cover)
004. Amorphis - Light My Fire (The Doors cover)
005. Anthrax - Got The Time (Joe Jackson cover)
006. Anthrax - Parasite (KISS cover)
007. Anthrax - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden cover)
008. Armored Saint - Saturday Night Special (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
009. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Summertime (George Gershwin cover)
010. Black Label Society - Pictures Of Home (Deep Purple cover)
011. Borknagar - My Friend Of Misery (Metallica cover)
012. Buckethead - Sketches Of Spain (For Miles) (Joaquín Rodrigo cover)
013. Cheap Trick - Ain't That A Shame (Fats Domino cover)
014. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye cover)
015. Crowbar - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover)
016. Dark Empire - The Knife (Genesis cover)
017. Dark Tranquillity - 22 Acacia Avenue (Iron Maiden cover)
018. Deep Purple - Hush (Billy Joe Royal cover)
019. Devin Townsend - Sinner (Judas Priest cover)
020. DragonForce - Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash cover)
021. Dream Theater - To Tame A Land (Iron Maiden cover)
022. Edguy - Rock Me Amadeus (Falco cover)
023. Ensiferum - Battery (Metallica cover)
024. Faith No More - Easy (Commodores cover)
025. Faith No More - Midnight Cowboy (John Barry cover)
026. Faith No More - War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover)
027. Fantômas - Theme From Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me (Angelo Badalamenti cover)
028. Foo Fighters - Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover)
029. Frank Zappa - Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover)
030. Gamma Ray - Heavy Metal Mania (Holocaust cover)
031. Gamma Ray - It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys cover)
032. Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith, Steve Vai - Highway Star (Deep Purple cover)
033. Glenn Tipton - Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover)
034. Gorefest - Autobahn (Kraftwerk cover)
035. Guns 'N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover)
036. Halford - Winter Song (Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson cover)
037. Iced Earth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)
038. Iced Earth - The Ripper (Judas Priest cover)
039. Iron Savior - Underneath The Radar (Underworld cover)
040. Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Gary Glitter cover)
041. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson & Clover (Tommy James & The Shondells cover)
042. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (The Arrows cover)
043. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)
044. Jorn - Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple cover)
045. Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover)
046. Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
047. Kalmah - Skin O' My Teeth (Megadeth cover)
048. Kamelot - Where The Wild Roses Grow (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover)
049. Killers - Children Of The Revolution (T-Rex cover)
050. KISS - 2000 Man (The Rolling Stones cover)
051. KISS - God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II (Argent cover)
052. Krokus - Ballroom Blitz (Sweet cover)
053. Liquid Tension Experiment - Rhapsody In Blue (George Gershwin cover)
054. Machine Head - The Sentinel (Judas Priest cover)
055. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Eurythmics cover)
056. Megadeth - Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy cover)
057. Megadeth - No More Mr. Nice Guy (Alice Cooper cover)
058. Megadeth - Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
059. Metallica - Am I Evil (Diamond Head cover)
060. Metallica - Ronnie Rising Medley (Rainbow cover)
061. Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar (Thin Lizzy / Traditional cover)
062. Moonsorrow - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica cover)
063. Mötley Crüe - Smokin' In The Boys Room (Brownsville Station cover)
064. Nightwish - High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover)
065. Nightwish - Over The Hills & Far Away (Gary Moore cover)
066. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie cover)
067. Paradox - A Light In The Black (Rainbow cover)
068. Powerwolf - Headless Cross (Black Sabbath cover)
069. Primus - The Thing That Should Not Be (Metallica cover)
070. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (Slade cover)
071. Revocation - Dyers Eve (Metallica cover)
072. Rhapsody Of Fire - Flash Of The Blade (Iron Maiden cover)
073. Robin Trower - Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton cover)
074. Sabaton - Twilight Of The Thunder God (Amon Amarth cover)
075. Samson - Riding With The Angels (Russ Ballard cover)
076. Sex Pistols - My Way (Frank Sinatra cover)
077. Sodom - Surfin' Bird (The Trashmen cover)
078. Solitude Aeturnus - Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath cover)
079. Talking Heads - Take Me To The River (Al Green cover)
080. Tarot - Mama (Genesis cover)
081. The Atomic Bitchwax - Maybe I'm A Leo (Deep Purple cover)
082. The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry cover)
083. The Beatles - Twist & Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)
084. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan cover)
085. The Clash - I Fought The Law (The Crickets cover)
086. The Jeff Healey Band - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
087. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)
088. The White Stripes - Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
089. Tierra Santa - Flight Of Icarus (Iron Maiden cover)
090. Trent Reznor - Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover)
091. Turisas - Rasputin (Boney M. cover)
092. Týr - Stargazer (Rainbow cover)
093. Týr - Where Eagles Dare (Iron Maiden cover)
094. Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond cover)
095. Vader - Raining Blood (Slayer cover)
096. Van Halen - Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
097. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
098. Visigoth - Necropolis (Manilla Road cover)
099. Witherscape - Out In The Cold (Judas Priest cover)
100. Yes - America (Simon & Garfunkel cover)
002. Adrenaline Mob - Kill The King (Rainbow cover)
003. Alestorm - Hangover (Taio Cruz cover)
004. Amorphis - Light My Fire (The Doors cover)
005. Anthrax - Got The Time (Joe Jackson cover)
006. Anthrax - Parasite (KISS cover)
007. Anthrax - Remember Tomorrow (Iron Maiden cover)
008. Armored Saint - Saturday Night Special (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)
009. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Summertime (George Gershwin cover)
010. Black Label Society - Pictures Of Home (Deep Purple cover)
011. Borknagar - My Friend Of Misery (Metallica cover)
012. Buckethead - Sketches Of Spain (For Miles) (Joaquín Rodrigo cover)
013. Cheap Trick - Ain't That A Shame (Fats Domino cover)
014. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye cover)
015. Crowbar - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin cover)
016. Dark Empire - The Knife (Genesis cover)
017. Dark Tranquillity - 22 Acacia Avenue (Iron Maiden cover)
018. Deep Purple - Hush (Billy Joe Royal cover)
019. Devin Townsend - Sinner (Judas Priest cover)
020. DragonForce - Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash cover)
021. Dream Theater - To Tame A Land (Iron Maiden cover)
022. Edguy - Rock Me Amadeus (Falco cover)
023. Ensiferum - Battery (Metallica cover)
024. Faith No More - Easy (Commodores cover)
025. Faith No More - Midnight Cowboy (John Barry cover)
026. Faith No More - War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover)
027. Fantômas - Theme From Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me (Angelo Badalamenti cover)
028. Foo Fighters - Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover)
029. Frank Zappa - Whipping Post (The Allman Brothers Band cover)
030. Gamma Ray - Heavy Metal Mania (Holocaust cover)
031. Gamma Ray - It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys cover)
032. Glenn Hughes, Chad Smith, Steve Vai - Highway Star (Deep Purple cover)
033. Glenn Tipton - Paint It Black (The Rolling Stones cover)
034. Gorefest - Autobahn (Kraftwerk cover)
035. Guns 'N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover)
036. Halford - Winter Song (Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson cover)
037. Iced Earth - Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden cover)
038. Iced Earth - The Ripper (Judas Priest cover)
039. Iron Savior - Underneath The Radar (Underworld cover)
040. Joan Jett - Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) (Gary Glitter cover)
041. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Crimson & Clover (Tommy James & The Shondells cover)
042. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N' Roll (The Arrows cover)
043. Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails cover)
044. Jorn - Perfect Strangers (Deep Purple cover)
045. Judas Priest - Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez cover)
046. Judas Priest - The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
047. Kalmah - Skin O' My Teeth (Megadeth cover)
048. Kamelot - Where The Wild Roses Grow (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds cover)
049. Killers - Children Of The Revolution (T-Rex cover)
050. KISS - 2000 Man (The Rolling Stones cover)
051. KISS - God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II (Argent cover)
052. Krokus - Ballroom Blitz (Sweet cover)
053. Liquid Tension Experiment - Rhapsody In Blue (George Gershwin cover)
054. Machine Head - The Sentinel (Judas Priest cover)
055. Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Eurythmics cover)
056. Megadeth - Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy cover)
057. Megadeth - No More Mr. Nice Guy (Alice Cooper cover)
058. Megadeth - Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
059. Metallica - Am I Evil (Diamond Head cover)
060. Metallica - Ronnie Rising Medley (Rainbow cover)
061. Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar (Thin Lizzy / Traditional cover)
062. Moonsorrow - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica cover)
063. Mötley Crüe - Smokin' In The Boys Room (Brownsville Station cover)
064. Nightwish - High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover)
065. Nightwish - Over The Hills & Far Away (Gary Moore cover)
066. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World (David Bowie cover)
067. Paradox - A Light In The Black (Rainbow cover)
068. Powerwolf - Headless Cross (Black Sabbath cover)
069. Primus - The Thing That Should Not Be (Metallica cover)
070. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noize (Slade cover)
071. Revocation - Dyers Eve (Metallica cover)
072. Rhapsody Of Fire - Flash Of The Blade (Iron Maiden cover)
073. Robin Trower - Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton cover)
074. Sabaton - Twilight Of The Thunder God (Amon Amarth cover)
075. Samson - Riding With The Angels (Russ Ballard cover)
076. Sex Pistols - My Way (Frank Sinatra cover)
077. Sodom - Surfin' Bird (The Trashmen cover)
078. Solitude Aeturnus - Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath cover)
079. Talking Heads - Take Me To The River (Al Green cover)
080. Tarot - Mama (Genesis cover)
081. The Atomic Bitchwax - Maybe I'm A Leo (Deep Purple cover)
082. The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry cover)
083. The Beatles - Twist & Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)
084. The Byrds - Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan cover)
085. The Clash - I Fought The Law (The Crickets cover)
086. The Jeff Healey Band - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles cover)
087. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)
088. The White Stripes - Jolene (Dolly Parton cover)
089. Tierra Santa - Flight Of Icarus (Iron Maiden cover)
090. Trent Reznor - Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover)
091. Turisas - Rasputin (Boney M. cover)
092. Týr - Stargazer (Rainbow cover)
093. Týr - Where Eagles Dare (Iron Maiden cover)
094. Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond cover)
095. Vader - Raining Blood (Slayer cover)
096. Van Halen - Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison cover)
097. Van Halen - You Really Got Me (The Kinks cover)
098. Visigoth - Necropolis (Manilla Road cover)
099. Witherscape - Out In The Cold (Judas Priest cover)
100. Yes - America (Simon & Garfunkel cover)
Cornfed Hick
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Should be an interesting game. I predict that the metal covers will likely dominate in this forum, but the nonmetal covers are all pretty compelling. Again, my personal faves are I Fought the Law and Crimson & Clover.
Since it didn't make the game (a judgment I don't question one bit, it's way too mellow for this list), I post in the spoiler below the cover that is, I think, the most striking improvement over the original. Even the original artist thought the cover was better, and the original is well regarded in its own right.
Most noteworthy omission is Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help From My Friends," which is a bummer because The Wonder Years.
Since it didn't make the game (a judgment I don't question one bit, it's way too mellow for this list), I post in the spoiler below the cover that is, I think, the most striking improvement over the original. Even the original artist thought the cover was better, and the original is well regarded in its own right.
Most noteworthy omission is Joe Cocker's cover of "A Little Help From My Friends," which is a bummer because The Wonder Years.
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Can't agree with that. All the fun of "Sweet Jane" is in Reed's delivery. The Cowboy Junkies version is fine to listen to, but it's just a decent piece of mellow pop with nothing in particular to recommend it.
I think I'm gonna start this next week 
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