Cover versions better than the orginal

DrKJM
DrKJM Posts: 271
edited October 2012 in The cake stop
OK, I've done a quick search and can't find a thread on this so...which songs have cover versions better than the original? Inspired by my ipod and listening to Killing Me Softly by the Fugees. No slight on Roberta Flack intended but I reckon the Fugees' version is better.

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  • TheEnglishman
    TheEnglishman Posts: 587
    All along the Watchtower. So good Dylan does it that way now.

    Word Up - Gun. Heavy Rock FTW!

    Hard to Handle - Black Crowes. See above.

    Make you feel my love - ANYONE other than Dylan (is this a theme?) Adele's is nice - I liked the video.

    Hound Dog - Elvis - not a hamburger in sight!

    Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson - storming video!
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    DrKJM wrote:
    OK, I've done a quick search and can't find a thread on this so...


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  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    ...and there was also The cover is better than the original.
  • cornerblock
    cornerblock Posts: 3,228
    So there you have it, this thread has been covered before.

    Nothing to see here, move along.
  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    hehe that means this thread is a cover version of the original - I preferred it when it was indie. :D
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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    hehe that means this thread is a cover version of the original - I preferred it when it was indie. :D

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  • DrKJM
    DrKJM Posts: 271
    Hmm. Must get better at framing my search terms.
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,711
    Well as usual, I missed it first time round.

    k d lang's version of Hallelujah, different and better than any of the Cohen performances for me, although he does a fine take too. Saw her live, not really expecting to like the show that much, and was floored by how much better she is on stage than recording. One of the few performances I've ever seen I'd genuinely call "awesome".
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  • baldwin471
    baldwin471 Posts: 366
    Rod Stewart's cover of "Have i told you lately" Fantastic.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,430
    siouxsie and the banshees' cover of helter skelter

    iggy's (live) cover of louie louie
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  • Tom Butcher
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    OK so some of these are subjective - I don't much l like the Iggy Pop over Richard Berry or Rod Stewart over Van Morrison although I can see how some might prefer the cover - but Black Crowes better than Otis Redding is just plain wrong !
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  • BigJimmyB
    BigJimmyB Posts: 1,302
    Tom Jones' version of Kiss (Prince)....

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  • coynie
    coynie Posts: 112
    Linkin park Rolling in the deep Adele cover
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  • andy40man
    andy40man Posts: 21
    Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson (+1)

    Enjoy the Silence - Lacuna Coil.

    Land of Confusion - Disturbed.

    Word Up - Korn.

    Since I don't have you - Guns 'N' Roses.

    Immigrant Song - Trent Reznor & Karen O

    Cum on feel the noize - Oasis
  • Snakbar
    Snakbar Posts: 33
    Neil Young's version of Oh Lonesome Me.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Joe Stilgoe's Waterloo Sunset
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  • team47b
    team47b Posts: 6,425
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    k d lang's version of Hallelujah, different and better than any of the Cohen performances for me, although he does a fine take too. Saw her live, not really expecting to like the show that much, and was floored by how much better she is on stage than recording. One of the few performances I've ever seen I'd genuinely call "awesome".

    Not heard that version before, really great live performance...

    still think this is the best cover

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIw0ewEsNHs
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  • Tom Dean
    Tom Dean Posts: 1,723
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    k d lang's version of Hallelujah

    She doesn't do anything new with the song, but this is a HELL of a performance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NpxTWbovE
  • Kieran_Burns
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    andy40man wrote:
    Tainted Love - Marilyn Manson (+1)

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    Neale1978 Posts: 484
    maggies farm - ratm

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNZ0qpl2nr0
  • baldwin471
    baldwin471 Posts: 366
    Tom Butcher wrote:
    OK so some of these are subjective - I don't much l like the Iggy Pop over Richard Berry or Rod Stewart over Van Morrison although I can see how some might prefer the cover - but Black Crowes better than Otis Redding is just plain wrong !

    I think music is extremely subjective. I think it also depends on your mood. If you're happy and upbeat a song like Somebody by Depeche Mode would bring your spirit down, like wise if you're a bit sad a song like Do ya think i'm sexy might be slightly irritating.
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,711
    team47b wrote:
    Not heard that version before, really great live performance...

    still think this is the best cover

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIw0ewEsNHs

    Oooh, tough to argue. Had forgotten he'd sung it that long ago. Even on yoochoob, cr@p PC speakers and with no video that's still a mesmerising performance.
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  • El Zomba
    El Zomba Posts: 164
    andy40man wrote:
    Enjoy the Silence - Lacuna Coil.

    No x 1000.

    Faith No More have always had a knack for cover versions. I prefer their versions of 'Easy' and 'I started A Joke' to the originals. While I'm on the subject of the BeeGees, Al Green's cover of 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart' is beautiful.
  • andy40man
    andy40man Posts: 21
    You'll ALL love this one :lol::lol::lol:

    Cradle of Filth's cover of Heaven 17's 'Temptation'
  • Kendal Black Drop
    Kendal Black Drop Posts: 638
    andy40man wrote:
    You'll ALL love this one :lol::lol::lol:

    Cradle of Filth's cover of Heaven 17's 'Temptation'

    I can guess without even listening to it that I won't.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Pretty much anything on the Spaghetti Incident!

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