Cover songs that are better than the original

[Martin]

I like Gob's version of Paint it Black, although I do love the sitar in the original (rol. stones)

 

[pamchenko]

don maclean's version of Roy Orbison's -Crying.

 

[Mucman]

Originally posted by: Entity
They Might Be Giants - New York City

For those who don't know... that is a Cub cover

 

[jedidrw]

Dynamite Hack - Boyz In The Hood

Ever hear the original? Sure some people may think its butchered, but I think the cover rocks

 

[dukdukgoos]

Everybody Knows - Concrete Blonde

 

[Chaotic42]

For some reason, I like Insane Clown Posse's (is that their name?) version of "Let's go all the way" better than the one that Foxtrot did.

I typically hate music like that, but they make it kind of dark.

Edit: Dream Theater's cover of Love Lies Bleeding (Elton John, IIRC) is very good too.

 

[Lonyo]

Scooter - I'm Raving (cover of Marc Cohn's Walkign In Memphis)
Scooter - Rebel Yell (some other 80's song)
Scooter - The Logical Song (Supertramp)

Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera (not sure if it's an actual remake of one of the songs from the opera, sounds like it though)

 

[DJSnairdA]

I think if you want to list a group that never did any good cover songs, and that would be "Steps".

Damn they sucked

 

[Lounatik]

How about "Grapevine"- Aretha Franklins version is as diametrically opposed to Marvin Gaye's version as the Creedence Clearwater Revival version is. Another song played three completely different ways ,yet each one is so damn good!


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Lounatik

 

[element]

Wild Horses originally by the Rolling Stones. But I like the cover by the Sundays better.

 

[aux]

Originally posted by: JetBlack69

Originally posted by: ThePresence
ooops, I forgot Nirvana's cover of Bowie's The Man who Sold the World.

Holy crap! me too. However, I have yet to hear the original, so I don't know which one is better.

I've heard the original and Nirvana's cover is really better.

Originally posted by: dukdukgoos
Everybody Knows - Concrete Blonde

IMHO the original (Leonard Cohen) is better.

 

[theBlindShake]

Originally posted by: davestar
almost any dylan song.... "live and let die" G 'n R cover

LOL that's what i was gonna say. just about everyone who covered a bob dylan song has done it better.

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: agnitrate
TOOL - No Quarter originally by Led Zeppelin

-silver

WTF are you smoking??? You're nuts.


My choices are:

1) Hazy Shade of Winter- Bangles (originally done by Simon and Garfunkle)

2) Last Kiss- Pearl Jam (J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers)

 

[Led Zeppelin]

Originally posted by: ThePresence

Originally posted by: agnitrate
TOOL - No Quarter originally by Led Zeppelin

-silver

I agree with this one. TOOL's version is so freaking awesome I could cry. Metallica's Turn The Page is another great cover.

I cried too when I heard it.........because they made a mockery of that song, it was so freaking awful.

 

[A5]

King's X - Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix?).

Yes, it was a Hendrix song. Never heard the cover, but since this is one of my favorite Hendrix songs, I'd have to say it can't be nearly as good

 

[A5]

Originally posted by: theBlindShake

Originally posted by: davestar
almost any dylan song.... "live and let die" G 'n R cover

LOL that's what i was gonna say. just about everyone who covered a bob dylan song has done it better.

Agreed. Dylan coudln't sing well, but he is one of the best songwriters of his (or any) time.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: pamchenko
don maclean's version of Roy Orbison's -Crying.

Man you should hear the KD Lang/ Roy Orbison Duet of that song. It's magical!

 

[whateverdude]

there was a band that I used to go see all the time here in st. louis called Pale Divine and they played a mean version of "Dont fear the reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult.

 

[Yamyam]

How about George Harrison's cover of "He's So Fine?"

 

[Buzzman151]

Aerosmith's "come together" is definatly better than origional Beatles

 

[oblizue]

Not better, but definitely funnier

Richard Cheese - Guerilla Radio (RATM)
Richard Cheese - Wrong Way (Sublime)

 

[Electric Amish]

Manic Depression- Yngwie Malmsteen


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