Devo - I Can't Get No Satisfaction (Rolling Stones Cover)
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Track:I Can't Get No Satisfaction
In amongst the dross of X-Factor and American Idol the great art of the cover version is being lost.
Almost every note of 'Flying Without Wings' and high-pitched squawk of 'I Will Always Love You' by the show's vacuous contestants is another nail in the coffin of the once noble cover version.
That ends right here, right now, as Neon Filler honours those in the indie, alternative music world who've not only delivered a great version of a classic but have made it there own.
There are some surprises on our list, which we have produced to spark a debate about the art of the cover version. This top ten is a mere provisional list and we want you to send us your opinions of what makes a good cover version and your top cover versions. By the end of the year we'll mash up your ideas and use them to spew out the perfect, absolutely definitive top ten covers by indie and alternative artists of all time list.
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I've said it before, but will say it again: 801 Live's version of Tomorrow Never Knows must be given its place. 801 was a Roxy Music off-shoot with Eno, Phil Manzanera and an incredible bassist, Bill McCormick.