Favorite cover of a Fleetwood Mac song?
 

I hate covers of FM songs because, well I just do! But then again they might be FM fans, just like me, who wants to sing one of their songs. I mean, if I ever became a famous singer I would put tons of FM covers on my albums! But I really don't like most Mac covers. Maybe FM is just too good and no one is better? I Especially despise the Dixie Chicks doing Landslide! So, that is my least favorite.

My favorite, however, is GYOW by the Cranberries. What is yours?

Matchbox 20's Never Goin' Back Again. Followed closely by The Goo Goo Dolls' I Don't Wanna Know and Hole's Gold Dust Woman.

Aarrghh... dudes. Anything from that Rumours Tribute is a travesty.

My favorite covers, at least the ones I can thing of, are I Know I'm Not Wrong by The Gourds, Storms and Save Me a Place by Camper Van Beethoven, and Gold Dust Woman by Hole. The Chicks' version of Landslide is pretty cool.

when i heard the sneak pre of "go your own way" by wilson phillips i liked it! :cool: :cool: :cool: :thumbsup:

i most certainly agree, especially about the Corrs' Dreams... i still cringe every time i hear it on the radio, simply appalling. (luckily, on this corner of the world we are relativly protected from the horror that is the dixie chicks' Landslide).
as for Courtney, one can either love or hate her, but the woman's a true rockn'roll spirit, and she's doing justice to this song, you can hear she's getting the "nicksian vibe" there.

Sister Hazel's GDW rocked IMO. I saw them play it live and they were great. But, that is about it for that record IMO. :cool:

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!

I love the gourds! I NEVER ever knew that they did my fave Macsong!

Could you pleaeaease email me that one?????


gerald

Elton's John doing Don't Stop.
Please Stop.

Gerald, I'll be glad to. I have it on a disk somewhere. I will find the disk, copy it to the computer and e-mail it to you. Remind me in a couple of days if you don't hear from me. Who knows? Maybe I'll throw something else in there. ;)

I love covers...here are a few that I've compiled (and weeded out)to eventually burn onto a CD-R or two...or three (ha! My FMac covers box set) :

The Chain - Kick Axxe
Dreams - The Corrs
Everywhere - Chaka Khan
Looking For Somebody - Snowy White
Hypnotized - The Pointer Sisters
Oh Well - Billy Sheehan
Rhiannon - Pamela Stanley
Second Hand News - Tonic
Gold Dust Woman - Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Think About It - Rusty Weir
Landslide - Dixie Chicks
Crying In The Night - Firefall
Never Going Back Again - Matchbox 20
Dust - $50 Bucks
Don't Let Me Down Again - Rusty Weir
I Don't Want To Know - Goo Goo Dolls
Green Manalishi - The Melvins
World Turning-Leo Kottke
You Make Loving Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Stand Back - Rod Stewart
Man Of The World - Justin Hayward
Rattlesnake Shake - Aerosmith
Go Your Own Way - The Cranberries
Don't Stop - KC & The Sunshine Band
Lola (My Love) - Rusty Weir
Stop Messin' Round - Gary Moore
Black Magic Woman - Santana
That's All For Everyone/The Chain (slight return) - Those Bastard Souls
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Albatross - Ottmar Liebert

I didn't include songs done by Fleetwood Mac members, for example:

I Loved Another Woman - Rick Vito
Homework - Rick Vito
all the PGSG live covers
Bob Welch's solo covers of his own Fleetwood Mac material

a love the Camper Van Beethoven Tusk remake - the only FM cover to stay true to the spirit of the band's creativity. Everything else is embarrasing.

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The Chain - Kick Axxe
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Dreams Albatross - Ottmar Liebert

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That's a very impressive list, ChiliD!!!

Thanks, I don't know a lot of them.

Did Judas Priest cover Green Manalishi on one of their (if there are more then one) live-albums?

I thought so... heard it once...quite impressive...

Gypsy, by "home", from the Patron Saints cd (Gourds are great too, there)
it's just very quirky and weird, I love it.

Closing My Eyes, by Naked Blue, on "Rattlesnake guitar - the music of Peter Green"

Stop Draggin' My Car Around - Weird Al Yankovic:D

Hole's "Gold Dust Woman." It's the only cover that adds something new to the song and succeeds. I love Chaka Kahn's "Everywhere," too.

I like Matchbox 20's "Never Going Back Again," Tonic's "Second Hand News," Goo Goo Dolls' "I Don't Want To Know," and Sister Hazel's "Gold Dust Woman," from the 'Legacy' CD... but I could live without the rest.

I also love Hole's rendition of "Gold Dust Woman," and Cyndi Lauper's "You Make Loving Fun" is pretty fun too. :)

The Dixie Chicks' best version of "Landslide," was the one they did on the Divas Las Vegas broadcast, WITH Stevie. :nod:

Hole's "Gold Dust Woman," hands down. No seconds.

I LOVE that version.

Hole - GDW
Talullah - Oh Daddy (*ducks* I love this song in any form)
matchbox 20 - NGBA
Tantric - The Chain
CVB - Storms, Brown Eyes

Eva Cassidy's cover of "Songbird" is gorgeous.

Whiskeytown! how could I forget that one, it's great!

Dang, I didn't know Whiskeytown did Dreams. Is it on an album? If not, how can I get it?

I can mail you the mp3? it's about 5 mb.
I don't think it's on any official album, it's a live performance.

WOW!!!
 

I've never heard most of the ones Chilid posted! Very interesting stuff.

My fave cover...uhhh...I've heard some really bad ones. LOL

I do like Goo Goo Dolls' version of IDWK and Santana's Black Magic Woman. :)

I love the Corrs version of dreams :o *sorry*

Would love to hear the pointer sisters do Hypnotized!!

I really like Eva Cassidy's "Songbird" and Leo Kottke's "World Turning".

There is also a really nice cover of "Never Going Back Again" on an album by a guy named Colin Reid, the vocals are by Eddi Reader (of Fairground Attraction).

Yep. They recorded a studio version for their Hell Bent For Leather album that was released in 1979. Their Best Of... album even leads off with it. I seem to recall that there are two or three different live versions by JP from various tours.

Yeah, I'd have to say that those two are close to my favorite covers, too. They're close to being as good, if not better, than the originals.

covers
 

I am sooo glade I have been spared hearing a few of these. I can't imagine anyone but Stevie singing Rhiannon and Gypsy. No offense to anyone who likes these covers, I have songs by all artists that I can't imagine being covered by other people.

Anyways ones that I do like:
Dreams by the Corrs
Songbird by Eva Cassidy (what a voice)
Landslide by DC (only b/c other ppl now must admit they like a fleetwood mac song, otherwise by brain has trouble not hearing Stevie sing it since the only image that comes to mind is of S&L in concert performing it).
The rest I haven't heard, although I would like to hear GDW by Courtney Love.

Great site - www.coversproject.com


Songs by this artist that have been covered:

Albatross ? covered by Gary Moore
Angel covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Beautiful Child ? covered by Smog
Black Magic Woman covered by Santana
Black Magic Woman covered by Hootie & The Blowfish
Chains ? covered by Schlong
Don't Stop ? covered by Elton John
Don't Stop ? covered by Elkie Brooks
Don't Stop ? covered by Status Quo
Don't Stop covered by Grange Hill Cast
Dreams ? covered by Corrs
Dreams covered by Yo La Tengo
Dreams ? covered by Letters To Cleo
Dreams ? covered by Eternal
Dreams covered by Richie Havens
Dreams covered by Ryan Adams
Dreams covered by Whiskeytown
Dreams covered by Don't Talk Dance
Driftin' covered by Gary Moore
Ebony Eyes ? covered by Bob Welch
Everywhere covered by Chaka Khan
Go Your Own Way ? covered by Cranberries
Go Your Own Way covered by Seaweed
Go Your Own Way covered by NOFX
Go Your Own Way covered by Jellyfish
Go Your Own Way ? covered by Tonic
Go Your Own Way ? covered by Gem
Gold Dust Woman ? covered by Sister Hazel
Gold Dust Woman covered by Hole
Gold Dust Woman covered by Mayumi Chiwaki
Gold Dust Woman covered by Waylon Jennings
Green Manalishi ? covered by Melvins
Hypnotized covered by Purple Ivy Shadows
I Don't Want to Know ? covered by Goo Goo Dolls
I Loved Another Woman covered by Gary Moore
If You Be My Baby covered by Gary Moore
Landslide ? covered by Smashing Pumpkins
Landslide ? covered by Tori Amos
Landslide covered by Monte Montgomery
Landslide covered by K's Choice
Landslide covered by Stevie Nicks
Landslide ? covered by Dixie Chicks
Landslide covered by john frusciante
Landslide covered by Casey Stratton
Lazy Poker Blues ? covered by Status Quo
Long Grey Mare covered by Gary Moore
Looking For Somebody covered by Gary Moore
Love That Burns covered by Gary Moore
Man of the World ? covered by Why Store
Man of the World ? covered by Ian Anderson
Merry Go Round covered by Gary Moore
Need Your Love So Bad ? covered by Joe Cocker
Need Your Love So Bad ? covered by Gary Moore
Never Going Back Again ? covered by Matchbox20
Never Going Back Again covered by Monte Montgomery
Not That Funny covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Oh Daddy ? covered by Tallulah
Oh Diane covered by Everly Brothers
Oh Well covered by Joe Jackson
Oh Well covered by His Name Is Alive
Oh Well covered by Monte Montgomery
Oh Well covered by Gordon Giltrap
Oh Well ? covered by Rockets
Oh Well ? covered by Big Country
Oh Well covered by Pat Travers
Oh Well covered by Marius Müller
Oh Well ? covered by Tourniquet
One Sunny Day covered by Tinsley Ellis & The Heartfixers
One Sunny Day covered by American Blues Exchange
Over and Over covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Rattlesnake Shake ? covered by Aerosmith
Rattlesnake Shakea covered by Los Lobos
Rhiannon covered by Waylon Jennings
Rhiannon covered by Redd Kross
Rhiannon covered by Langley Schools Music Project
Rhiannon covered by Monte Montgomery
Rhiannon covered by Zeke
Sara covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Save Me a Place covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Second Hand News ? covered by Tonic
Second Hand News covered by Bunny Foot Charm
Sentimental Lady ? covered by Bob Welch
Showbiz Blues covered by Rory Gallagher
Showbiz Blues covered by Gary Moore
Sisters of the Moon covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight covered by Rubber City Rebels
Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight covered by Terrorways
Songbird ? covered by Eva Cassidy
Songbird ? covered by Tori Amos
Songbird ? covered by Duncan Sheik
Songbird covered by Joel RL Phelps
Songbird ? covered by Kristy Thirsk
Stop Messin' Around covered by Gary Moore
Storms covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Supernatural ? covered by Gary Moore
That's All For Everyone covered by Camper Van Beethoven
The Chain ? covered by Shark Island
The Chain covered by Shawn Colvin
The Green Manalishi ? covered by arthur brown
The Ledge covered by Camper Van Beethoven
The Same Way covered by Gary Moore
Thechain covered by Silkworm
Thegreen Manalishi covered by Judas Priest
Think About Me covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Tusk covered by REM
Tusk ? covered by Camper Van Beethoven
Walk On a Thin Line ? covered by Blake Babies
What Makes You Think You're the One covered by Camper Van Beethoven
World Turning covered by Monte Montgomery
World Turning covered by Leo Kottke
World Turning covered by Alison Krauss
You Make Loving Fun ? covered by Jewel

Mah fav'rite would have tah be the Gold Dust Woman from "Patron Saints of Pop" -- ad libbed lyrics & all.

Tori Amos doing Landslide is the ultimate Fleetwood Mac cover for me.

Thanks Gazza for posting all the cover versions of FM songs. There are some I had no idea existed - but I'll most definitely be hunting them down now. Particularly the John Frusciante - Landslide - I love his guitar work.

My personal favourite covers would have to be Seaweeds version of 'Go Your Own Way' the songs energy lends itself well to their slightly punk approach.
I love the Smashing Pumpkins version of 'Landslide' very cool.
Camper Van Beethoven 'Tusk' Tribute album is fantastic & I must mention my disappointment in the Rumours Legacy tribute album - this cd lays at the bottom of my cd pile.

Jamie

oh well
 

Gazza's list is lacking a very heavy Oh well-cover by The Black Crowes feat. Jimmy page on their live-ledzeppelin-cover-album. One of my faves.

Oh, God, chiliD's nit-picking again!
 

Gazza's list also is missing many of the covers on the Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music Of Peter Green album (except it DOES list Ian Anderson's "Man Of The World" & Arthur Brown's take on "Green Manalishi")

Hypnotized - Pointer Sisters (GREAT!)
Hypnotized - Driving Blind (good!)
Black Magic Woman - Dennis Brown (reggae, mon!)
Man Of The World - Midge Ure (really, really good)
Man Of The World - Justin Hayward (as it should, it sounds like the Moody Blues)
Don't Stop - KC & The Sunshine Band (best cover I've heard of this song)
You Make Loving Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Oh Well - (the aforementioned) Black Crowes w/Jimmy Page
Oh Well - Kenny Wayne Shepherd (not that great)
Oh Well - Oh Well (12" single...techno-dance arrangement)
Oh Well - Bob Welch (not sure if it counts, since he's an ex-Mac member)
Oh Well - Billy Sheehan (until Welch's recent cover, only one that covered parts one AND two)
Rattlesnake Shake - ZZ Top (only played it live...it's on several ZZ Top bootlegs)
Stop Messin' Round - Aerosmith (on their brand new album)
Sisters Of The Moon - Walter Egan
I Loved Another Woman - Rick Vito (again, not sure if it counts due to Rick's membership in Mac)
Homework - Rick Vito (ditto)



Oh, yeah, and BTW:

"Ebony Eyes" was not a Fleetwood Mac song...it was a Welch solo song from the beginning. "Supernatural", also was not a Fleetwood Mac song, itwas a Peter Green song from PRIOR to his Fleetwood Mac days. "GDW": Waylon Jennings AND Willie Nelson ;)

And:
This and his re-recording of "Future Games" on his The Other One album...I wouldn't call someone re-recording their own song a "cover". Which, by the way, I guess you can include his entire most recent album in this.

Not my list guys, that site lists covers for loads of bands.

Guns N Roses have done Oh Well live I believe. Might have just been Slash jammin' though.

Goo Goo Dolls I Don't Want to Know is the only cover i prefer to the original song.

Pretty obscure, even I haven't heard it in more than 20 years-- but Melba Moore did a fantastic cover of 'Dreams' that got some airplay on the East coast circa 1979.
The production values were innovative and jazz-tinged, especially on the choruses and it sounded great on the radio. I believe at the end of the song, part of the chorus was repeated a-capella and with a lot of echo, it was cool. (Moore is probably around Stevie's age, and many years ago she won a Tony Award for a Broadway musical; and recently she was seen in the Beyonce-Cuba Gooding Jr movie 'The Fighting Temptations').

Matchbox20!
 

My favorite cover of any FM song is Matchbox20's "Never Going Back Again." By playing it in a minor key, they took the bright and cheery sheen off of it and exposed the dark bitterness that lurks under the song's surface. I love the additional overlay of "Chain keep us together" with Rob Thomas' tortured screaming of "NEVER GOING BACK!"

Awesome!