Favorite cover?

To me, Lou Reed falls into a category with Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan and Tom Waits in that some of the best versions of their songs end up being done by other artists. Some of my favorite Lou Reed / Velvet Underground covers are:

EVAN DANDO & KIRSTY MacColl: "Perfect Day"
BRYAN FERRY: "All Tomorrow's Parties"
MOTT THE HOOPLE: "Sweet Jane"
THE PRIMITIVES: "I'll Be Your Mirror"
MITCH RYDER & DETROIT WHEELS: "Rock N' Roll
THE TELESCOPES: "Candy Says"

In an ironic twist, I thought the best song on the Bob Dylan "30th Anniversary Concert Celebration" (aka BobFest) was Lou Reed's stomping cover of "Foot Of Pride."

I can't name just one song; so, I'll start with a few good covers that were on TV or film soundtracks:

1) ALISON KRAUSE: "Can't Find My Way Home" (Crossing Jordan)

2) IVY: "Only A Fool Would Say That" (Me, Myself & Irene)

3) EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS: "Walk On The Wild Side" (Flashback)

+1 on picks by bdp24 & gasnsteering. I forgot how good the Guess Who & Frigid Pink covers were.

++1 on repeluso's pick of Baby It's You by Smith.  That song should have been a huge hit. I always found it interesting that the Beatles stopped doing cover songs shortly after this came out. That was probably because their songwriting was getting too good to be doing covers anymore. But, the fact remains that the Beatles wimpy cover of Baby It's You is embarrassing when compared to the Joplinesque @** kicking version by Smith.

If you're in the mood to get your heart broken, check out Kim Richey's cover of "Mexico" (CAKE) on YouTube.

+1 for elliotbnewcombjr's pick of "Famous Blue Raincoat" by Jennifer Warnes.

I don't think Jennifer or that album got enough credit for reviving interest in Leonard Cohen's music. While there are a lot of great Leonard Cohen covers out there, my two favorites are Lloyd Cole's versions of "Chelsea Hotel" (from the "I'm Your Fan" tribute CD) and "Famous Blue Raincoat" (from the "Rare On Air - Volume 2" CD).

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