90s Cover Versions

[TheLastEnemy]

Hi everyone

I'm standing in for a friend on his radio show, The Alternative Nineties Show, and this week (Thursday) I thought I'd do a special edition featuring 90s cover versions (cover versions that came out in the 90s, NOT cover versions of 90s songs that came out this century).

I wondered if anyone had any suggestions of some really great ones I could play? I have a fair few ideas, but need a few more to fill the hour.

Thanks in advance!

[Romain]

THe first one who come to my mind: Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

[Honorio]

From the AM Top 500 songs of the 1990s:
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- Hallelujah
- I Will Always Love You
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart
- Killing Me Softly
- Black Steel
- Where Did You Sleep That Night
- The Man Who Sold the World
- Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

[andyd1010]

Honorio covered (hah) most of the best ones. I'd add these three as well

Pearl Jam | Last Kiss
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Over the Rainbow
Cake | I Will Survive

[Akhenaten]

Here's lots I like, but probably alot are too poppy for an
Alternative Nineties Show...

Happy Mondays - Step On
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - The Impossible Dream
Marc Almond - Jacky
Deacon Blue - I'll Never Fall In Love Again
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Voice Of The Beehive - I Think I Love You
Sinéad O'Connor - Success Has Made A Failure Of Our Home
Steps - Tragedy
Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop - Well Did You Evah!
This Mortal Coil - You And Your Sister
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
Tom Jones & The Cardigans - Burning Down The House
Björk - It's Oh So Quiet
The Divine Comedy - I've Been To A Marvellous Party
Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff - Dizzy
Black Crowes - Hard To Handle
Soup Dragons - I'm Free
Thompson Twins - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
Take That & Lulu - Relight My Fire
The Lemonheads - Mrs. Robinson
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Heart Attack And Vine
Guns N' Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Manic Street Preachers - Suicide Is Painless
Eva Cassidy - Over The Rainbow
Candy Flip - Strawberry Fields Forever
Yo La Tengo - My Little Corner Of The World

[phil]

Without renaming any from above:
The Sundays | Wild Horses
June Tabor | All Tomorrow’s Parties
Frente! | Bizarre Love Triangle
Manic Street Preachers | Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Heather Nova | Many Rivers To Cross
Liam Gallagher & Steve Craddock | Carnation
They Might Be Giants | Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes | My Favorite Things
Bodyjar | Hazy Shade of Winter
The Living End | Tainted Love
RiverFenix | Ordinary World
Pennywise | I Get Around

[Madzong]

Sonic Youth - Superstar

[Madzong]

Nirvana - Oh Me
Nirvana - Plateau
Nirvana - Lake Of Fire

[Madzong]

Guns N’ Roses - Live And let Die

[Madzong]

Ministry- Lay Lady Lay

[Madzong]

Faith No More - Easy
Faith No More - I Started A Joke

[Nassim]

Yo La Tengo - Little Honda (Beach Boys)
Elliott Smith - Thirteen (Big Star) recorded in the 90s bur released later
Uilab - St Elmo's Fire (Brian Eno)
Built to Spill - Cortez the Killer (Neil Young, live)

I guess anything from Metallica Garage Inc would work better on an alternative radio !

[Wezzo]

R.E.M. - Wall of Death
They Might Be Giants - New York City

[mileswide]

Liam Gallagher & Steve Craddock | Carnation

Nice choice, anything else from the same tribute album to The Jam (Fire & Skill) would suit too; I'll plump for Garbage - The Butterfly Collector

Also:
Everything but the Girl - The Only Living Boy in New York
Johnny Cash - Bird on a Wire
Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Didn't see it in Honorio's post)
Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)

[Jirin]

Beck - Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat

[spiritualized]

The whole « I’m your fan - collection of Cohen covers is worth listening to. Pixies /REM / Nick Cave, etc…

[Jackson]

You have well more than enough to fill the hour by this point, but I love My Bloody Valentine's covers of Wire's Map Ref. 41°N 93°W and Louis Armstrong's We Have All the Time in the World - both are relatively rare post-Loveless tracks.

[TheLastEnemy]

Some wonderful suggestions here, thank you all so much!

[DDD troll account]

Well, in case it's not enough yet:https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best ... 1990s.html

[Madzong]

Smashing Pumpkins - Clones (We’re All)
Smashing Pumpkins - Never Let Me Down
Smashing Pumpkins - Dreaming
Smashing Pumpkins - Destination Unknown
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide