Covers

willing · Post by **willing** » 13 Sep 2004 17:29

I,m a velvets covers collector, my fav cover versions of the banana Lp are from:
1painter&dockers
2us bombs
3duran
4bettie serveert
5echo&the bunnymen
6siouxsies&thebanshees(acoustic)
7ripe
8cosmic psycho
9primitives
10smile kicks
11snarks
whats yours?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 14 Sep 2004 00:45

I heard a cover of Venus in Furs in a hotel lobby today (It may have been the milosc version.) I recognized the beat first and then listened more closely. Didn't like it much. The singer had a tinny little voice and I thought it sucked. play the original!

Pernod time · Post by **Pernod time** » 01 Oct 2004 22:22

I like Pavement doing What Goes On
Yo La Tengo - Im set free
Rocket From the Tombs - Foggy Notion
Cheetah Chrome and Nico - Femme Fatale
Sylvain Sylvain - Femme Fatale

I also heard a weird version of Lady Godivas Operation by some bluegrass band who have apparently recorded a version of the whole of White Light/White Heat, i dont know more,but it was played yeaterday on http://www.wfmu.com on internet radio, this is an amazing station

MeirRachel · Post by **MeirRachel** » 23 Nov 2004 14:42

Love to hear VU/Lou covers in different languages. I recently got a couple:

Chekannya by the Ukranians (Venus In Furs tune)

Femme Fatale by Orli Zilberschatz Banay (in Hebrew)

Afterhours can't remember the name of the group (in Swedish)[/color]

Aren't there any sang in Czech, Polish, Danish, German, Hungarian etc ?

radiofreesimulacrum · Post by **radiofreesimulacrum** » 24 Nov 2004 06:10

I seem to recall having heard a German vesion of Sunday Morning on the radio once. Couldn't say who it was by though

lostblues · Post by **lostblues** » 24 Nov 2004 10:59

radiofreesimulacrum wrote:I seem to recall having heard a German vesion of Sunday Morning on the radio once. Couldn't say who it was by though

Should be Nina Hagen ("Sonntag Morgen").

guest · Post by **guest** » 24 Nov 2004 13:47

I have at least 4 C90s worth of VU covers from the 70s and 80s. There was also a 90 min tape of covers by Australian bands which was compiled by the Oz branch of the VUAS (hello Dom - still out there?) - this was about 1989 or so.

marknaveh · Post by **marknaveh** » 16 Dec 2004 07:10

Just out -- a rerelease of the Tom Robinson Band "Power in the Darkness" with bonus tracks that include a live cover of Waiting For The Man. Brings back memories, I've still got the original vinyl with the raised fist stencil that says "Not to be sprayed on public property!"

sars · Post by **sars** » 14 Feb 2005 00:48

Cameo Role · Post by **Cameo Role** » 14 Feb 2005 05:49

David Bowie covered the VU excessively.

THE FEELIES MAN! How have they not been mentioned? They did Run Run Run/European Son/What Goes On as a medley, and also did WL/WH and Waiting for the Man along with covering numerous other acts.