Top 7 Bowie covers, by others, & the man himself

[jimmmm]

Further to your top 7 Bowie tracks, COBL 04, thought it might be interesting to see what Bowie fans thoughts are on other people's versions of his songs, & vice-versa, Bowie's covers of others, her's my lists,

Others versions of Bowie songs

1. All the young dudes - Mott the hoople
2. TMWSTW - Lulu
3. Quicksand - Seal
4. Suffragette City - The Cybernauts
5. Andy Warhol - Stone Temple Pilots
6. All the Madmen - Alien Sex Fiend
7. Golden Years - Marilyn Manson.


Bowie's covers of others

1. Wild is the wind
2. My Death
3. Cactus
4. Kingdom Come
5. I wanna be your dog(glass spider tour cover)
6. White light white heat(serious moonlight tour cover)
7. Sorrow.

 

[LJT]

Not really sure the All the Young Dudes counts as a cover...I believe Bowie actually wrote All the Young Dudes for Mott the Hoople, but then he played it himself.

 

[jimmmm]

Yeah he wrote the song to prevent Mott from splitting up, but its still a Bowie song performed by another artist, lets not spilt hairs, hold on a minute while I go part the salt from the pepper on my plate!

 

[LJT]

Yeah but salt and pepper are quite different

Probably my favourite Bowie cover is Life on Mars with Neil Hannon and Yann Tiersen.

 

[impy13]

All Seu Jorge. All the time.

 

[Canadiens1131]

I love Bowie's cover of Let's Spend the Night Together.

 

[1stepcloser]

The Last Town Chorus - Modern Love

a brilliant cover - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAypnmdiCEk

 

[LMP]

The Last Town Chorus - Modern Love

a brilliant cover - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAypnmdiCEk

Covers by Bowie:
It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (Bruce Springsteen)
Let's Spend the Night Together (The Rolling Stones)
See Emily Play (Pink Floyd)
White Light / White Heat (The Velvet Underground)
Dancing in the Street (Martha and the Vandellas)

Covers of Bowie:
Diamond Dogs (Beck)
Modern Love (Last Town Chorus)
Starman (Seu Jorge)
Ashes to Ashes (Tears for Fears)
It Ain't Easy (The Raconteurs)