The cover is better than the original.

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    electralanes version of bryan ferrys more than this
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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    Mr_Cellophane wrote:
    Why hasn't anyone mentioned Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

    Because it's not better than Dolly Parton's original...?
  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    A Change Is Gonna Come by Otis Redding.

    Sam Cooke did a great job, but I prefer the instrumentation and vocal on the Otis Redding cover.
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    edited February 2012
    Cruisin' by D'Angelo is better than the Smokey Robinson original.

    I was going to suggest the cover of Maria Muldaur's Midnight At The Oasis by Brand New Heavies, but after listening to the original, I realise that I would have been mistaken. Both versions are good, but Maria Mulaur wins.
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  • welkman
    welkman Posts: 396
    'Jolene' covered by the White Stripes. Was the first song I heard played on the radio after they announced the death of John Peel and still makes me shiver.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnjJvFnDbzE&feature=related
  • Red Rock
    Red Rock Posts: 517
    Joe Cockers cover of the Beatles' With a little help from my friends.
  • Mr_Cellophane
    Mr_Cellophane Posts: 690
    Most of the Toy Dolls covers.
  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    We don't seem to have much jazz here so far so how about:

    A Night In Tunisia by Charlie Parker a jazz standard originally done by Dizzy Gillespie.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    ooh ooh mr peevely

    how about swell maps version of the television personalities 14th Floor

    2 mins 50 of joy.
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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    How about Chuck Berry's cover of Johnny B. Goode originally done by Marty McFly?
  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    Roberta Flack - The first time ever I saw your face is much better than Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl's original.
  • shouldbeinbed
    shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
    I fought the Law by The Clash.

    + 1 for JC's version of Hurt. (it certainly has the edge over the Leona Lewis abomination) Another Cash one I really like is Personal Jesus.
  • Harry182
    Harry182 Posts: 1,170
    'Sweet Jane' by the Cowboy Junkies
  • capt_slog
    capt_slog Posts: 3,974
    Preludes version of "After the Goldrush"


    The older I get, the better I was.

  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,599
    G'n'R are kings of the cover version. I prefer their version of Knockin on Heaven's Door and Live and Let Die but can't decide on whether their version of Sympathy for the Devil is better than the Stones. Tom Jones' version of Kiss (Prince's version has the same effect as nails on a black board!). Prefer the Stereophonics version of Handbags and Gladrags to Rod's but the original Chris Farlowe version is still the best.
  • Pseudonym
    Pseudonym Posts: 1,032
    Dear Prudence - Souxsie & The Banshees
    Telegram Sam - Bauhaus
  • jc4lab
    jc4lab Posts: 554
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOL-fN0P-iM

    Reckon it was Bon Scott & Angus who inspired Birtney spears to become a School Girl..
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  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    Capt Slog wrote:
    Preludes version of "After the Goldrush"

    I'm trying to think of a suitable reply, but I'm laughing too much.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    most of the covers by the Bad Shepherds
    http://www.google.co.uk/#q=the+bad+shep ... 37&bih=838
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Less than Jake - I think I love you

    Less than Jake - Greased.

    New found glory - My Heart will go on

    In fact any ska/punk cover of anything original that's a bit pap.
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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Do ya think I'm sexy by The Revolting Cocks.

    +1 on that bad boy right there, as it is FILTHY compared to the original. :o
    +1 JC's version of Hurt

    Also

    100 miles by Spunge cover of The Proclaimers classic (also worth checking out their version of Belinda Carlisle's 'Circles in the Sand')
    Wuthering Heights - China Drum
    We Go Together - Less Than Jake
    Take On Me - Reel Big Fish (also check out their cover of Lita Ford's 'Kiss Me Deadly')
    Miss Dy-Na-Mi-Tee - The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain
    Too Drunk to Fnck - Nouvelle Vague
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    'The Lords of the New Church - "Like a Virgin"
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • yakk
    yakk Posts: 589
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsiP-GrbbD0 Creep by Frank Bennett
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8K0yLAtzCY Happiness is a warm gun by the Breeders
    And not everyones cup of tea, but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAhWzb5cbpY Th'Faith Healers doing SOS.

    Yak
  • bobs bikes
    bobs bikes Posts: 589
    remember walkin in the sand - aerosmith
    sympathy for the devil - guns n roses
    whisky in the jar - metallica
    olivers army - spunge
    dont let me down - stereophonics
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    We Will Rock You by Queen is a million times better than We Will Rock You by Queen, provided that the former is the BBC session version that they did for John Peel, October 1977. Awesome. The live version(s?) of it, both of them indeed, are dire.

    I've got two copies, one with Alan Freeman in & out-troing it, the other with Tommy Vance agreeing how great it is. Both dead too; shame.
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Dehlila (Tom Jones)
    Gary Jools - Mad World (Tears for Fears)
    Alterbridge - Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns and Roses) - Not 100% sure on this being better but a good take on it anyway.
    Faith No More - Easy (commodores)
    Muse - Feeling Good (best known as sung by Nina Simone)
    Also check out Volbeat's cover of the Dusty Springfield song I only Wanna be With You.
  • oldhairylegs
    oldhairylegs Posts: 220
    Peter Frampton's cover of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

    Knocks spots of The Beatles original effort....
  • andyrr
    andyrr Posts: 1,823
    Also one I only recently found out was a cover
    Alice Cooper - Hello Hooray (Judy Collins)
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Do ya think I'm sexy by The Revolting Cocks.

    Ace!

    Some of many personal faves:

    The Slits 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' (Mr Gaye)

    1000 Homo DJs 'Supernaut' (Sabbath)

    This Mortal Coil 'Song To The Siren' (Tim Buckley) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUmdR69nbM

    St Etienne 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' (Neil Young)

    Aretha Frankiln 'Respect' (Otis Redding)

    Soft Cell 'Tainted Love' (Gloria Jones)

    The Clash 'Police & Thieves' (Junior Murvin)

    Siouxsie & The Banshees 'Dear Prudence' (that band from Liverpool)

    The Specials 'A Message To You Rudy' (Dandy Livingston)

    Frank Black 'I'm Going Down' (Springsteen)

    Talking Heads 'Take Me To The River' (Al Green)
  • Graculus
    Graculus Posts: 107
    Red Rock said
    Joe Cockers cover of the Beatles' With a little help from my friends

    +1

    Also Otis Redding's version of Satisfaction - even Keef said he preferred it to the original

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