Best Amateur U2 covers

MadForIt · Jan 16, 2009

I suggest this bloke

Staring at the Sun

YouTube - Staring at the sun - U2 -Cover by Static

FuruftUta · Jan 16, 2009

that's my favourite "amateur" cover:

YouTube - With or Without You - Sungha Jung

this guy also really knows what he is doing - has a lot of other great U2 covers on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L-VFsXdxr4&feature=channel_page

DoctorMacPhisto · Jan 16, 2009

FuruftUta said:
that's my favourite "amateur" cover:

YouTube - With or Without You - Sungha Jung

this guy also really knows what he is doing - has a lot of other great U2 covers on youtube

YouTube - U2 City of Blinding Lights Piano Cover

That piano rendition of COBL is one of the most beautiful piano arrangements I've ever heard. Wow.

JoRu · Jan 16, 2009

YouTube - Lars Eriksson - One (studio version)

Posted this in another thread as well. Don't know what really means by "amateur" but I really like this cover, and he's pretty unknown. Sounds a bit like if Bob Dylan together with an acoustic guitar would sing One.

MadForIt · Jan 16, 2009

i mean non-famous act

so no Dave Grohl covers etc

U2girl · Jan 16, 2009

YouTube - U2's The Fly Piano Cover

ChargedVT · Jan 17, 2009

U2girl said:
YouTube - U2's The Fly Piano Cover

Specifically, that is a cover of the Boston Elevation performance.
And it is brilliant. That was amazing.

SecretFly · Jan 17, 2009

Wow...Well with The Fly being my favourite song ever I must say that The Fly piano cover was absolutely beautiful. I was actually starting to get a little bit emotional :sad:

Blew me out of the water. Wish I could play the piano like that. The Staring at the Sun by Static was pretty awesome as well :up:

Reptile347 · Jan 17, 2009

YouTube - U2 - Van Diemen's Land

ChargedVT · Jan 17, 2009

Reptile347 said:
YouTube - U2 - Van Diemen's Land

Nice! Good to see the inclusion of the missing verse! Keep them coming guys!

tsweeney · Jan 17, 2009

This cover of Miracle Drug is very good.

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tsweeney · Jan 17, 2009

How do you insert youtube links?

digitize · Jan 17, 2009

tsweeney said:
How do you insert youtube links?

Just plop the link down. Here was yours:

http://www.youtube.com/?v=3BeUwJixQ7U

tsweeney · Jan 17, 2009

Here is a piano cover of Kite.

YouTube - Kite U2 Piano Cover

tsweeney · Jan 17, 2009

Thanks Digitize.

Yahweh · Jan 17, 2009

That Kite one is real good...I wish I had that kind of talent

blindinglights · Jan 22, 2009

One more for piano lovers out there...

YouTube - Where the Streets Have No Name U2 Piano Cover

uuu222uuu · Jan 22, 2009

That was rather excellent. Thanks!

MadForIt · Jan 23, 2009

We have a new winner

Eat This

YouTube - U2 - Get On Your Boots Drum Cover

blindinglights · Jan 23, 2009

MadForIt said:
We have a new winner

Eat This

YouTube - U2 - Get On Your Boots Drum Cover

Wow that is pretty amazing, um ... Larry, you've had a good run, but you might have to make room for the new kid on the block. :wink:

Reptile347 · Jan 25, 2009

Came across this one.

YouTube - With or Without You - U2 Cover

Although he did use a backing track which you can hardly hear him playing his guitar he does in good job singing it and I like the echo effect he added to his voice on the end