Cover versions which are better than the original

[Mr Kitten]

"Happiness is a loaded gun" - The Breeders (I like the original... I just like this better!)

"(The) Metro" - System of a Down.

Edited by Mr Kitten on Monday 21st November 19:46

[Athlon]

Chase the Devil:

Original- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uijFctBM47M

Dangermen- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c15cNjcVP1c

The wind section the Dangermen use is just awesome, crank it up and listen to the baseline as your lungs vibrate!

In fact listen to more of the Dangermen stuff, all covers of songs the members of Madness love but never got to play until they made this album.

[Hoonabator]

Nina Simone's Sinnerman by LOS http://www.myspace.com/losbadboy/music/songs/sinne...


BIG song to cover but they pull it off.

[RodMod]

I really like Johnny Cash covering - Personal Jesus.

Oh and Metallica- Whisky in the jar which is a cover of a cover probably of a cover

Rod.

[Trefy5]

Agree with these already mentioned
The Tourists - I Only Wanna Be With You
Roxy Music - Jealous Guy
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Dear Prudence
and yes to
Gary Jules - Mad World
... tho i like the originals as well in all the above cases

Scissor Sisters http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6_HV5upI3o (Floyd)
Madeleine Peyroux http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgFkhMPTIY (Cohen)
Mike Oldfield http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db2EFXofQWs (Abba)

in the above three instances i like them differently

and the LSO do a superb version, imo, of Paint It Black

[GetCarter]

This, obviously:

From my dim distant past. I can't even remember why we recorded it: http://www.stevecarter.com/random/ade.mp3

[The Hypno-Toad]

Its out! To be played VERY loud!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkP3urtYCkc

[satan 59]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Its out! To be played VERY loud!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkP3urtYCkc

NO WAY.
Love NIN & Trent but that is very bad

[satan 59]

Girls Under Glass - Frozen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGZEMmKp4ZM&fea...

[havoc]

A cover of a Led Zep song shouldn't work, but that does...is there nothing Mr Reznor can't do???

[The Hypno-Toad]

Blondie - New Rose

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0FudefSxKc

How good is that?

[chriis]

I really like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBux-UJdnEw

Frank Turner doing Bad Religions - My poor friend me . Totally different but really good .

[shakotan]

satan 59 said:

The Hypno-Toad said:

Its out! To be played VERY loud!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkP3urtYCkc

NO WAY.
Love NIN & Trent but that is very bad

Personally I think it's better than the original, but all a matter of preference.

[gazza285]

It is a very close call but;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCz74m8uDI

The Ramones doing R.A.M.O.N.E.S.



Damn speeling.

Edited by gazza285 on Wednesday 21st December 01:35

[AlfaPapa]

Any cover by Hi Standard, California Dreamin' is probably my favourite. Pure comedy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVm-pTiyC48

What about Santana's cover of Black Magic Woman - quite a few of my friends didn't realise that it's a Fleetwood Mac song.

[Adam B]

Urge Overkill cover of Neil Diamond

http://m.youtube.com/?client=mv-google&rdm=4ne...

[Baz Tench]

I love the Kinks, but I do believe that 'David Watts' was better performed by The Jam.

[UnderTheRadar]

Apologies for the thread resurrection - but as there already was one...

I rather like this different take on Europe's The Final Countdown. It's not for heavy rockers though, but subtle.

Edited by UnderTheRadar on Sunday 17th June 18:04

[Crackie]

Bettering the original is likely for any cover of Carly Rae Jepson's Call me maybe but this is superb imho.

Ben Howard ~ Call me maybe. Radio 1 Live Lounge

[khevolution]

me and my gf had this conversation this morning, and currently arguing over

Original- The commodores- Easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XcTyEKSnYg&fea...


Or Cover Faith no more - Easy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9X_msJ-7OI


your opinions?