Cover versions which are better than the original

[Liszt]

Jimi - All Along The Watch Tower

[anonymous-user]

Another one to poke his head above the parapet.


Time and Money tracks - Easy All stars - Dub side of the moon, I haven't listened to the original since discovering this cover album.

Paranoid Android and Karma Police - again by Easy star all stars


Runs and hides...........

[AdeTuono]

Just about anything written by Dylan and covered by someone else.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

I must admit to a grudging respect to the scissor sisters cover of comfortably numb.

[FrankAbagnale]

Willy Nelson - The Scientist (Coldplay)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v525UGbA448

Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv6clRXFVy8

[boxst]

Sinead O'Conner : Nothing Compares 2 U

[crofty1984]

Anything recorded by Tragedy: All Heavy Metal Tribute to The Bee Gees and Beyond.

[Captain Benzo]

anything Me First and the gimme gimme's do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV3XQcCyyPc

another vote for

Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt by Trent Reznor / Nine inch Nails.

After hearing Cash's version, Trent said that Hurt wasnt his song anymore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc

hauntingly good.

[irocfan]

Liszt said:

Jimi - All Along The Watch Tower

oh hell yes!!!

[rsv696]

Elton John's version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds :
https://youtu.be/Ic2hlOwCif4

Sadly enough I quite like Saxon's version of Ride Like The Wind too. 80's Poodle Rock at its best :
https://youtu.be/FX6TUIKAFzw

[Tom_C76]

Your Mama Don't Dance by Poison.
God Gave Rock and Roll by Kiss.

[boyse7en]

AdeTuono said:

Just about anything written by Dylan and covered by someone else.

^^^This

He's a great song writer, but he should never be allowed near a microphone

[droopsnoot]

rsv696 said:

Sadly enough I quite like Saxon's version of Ride Like The Wind too. 80's Poodle Rock at its best :
https://youtu.be/FX6TUIKAFzw

So do I. And in a similar vein, the Bauhaus cover of "Ziggy Stardust" was good too.

I can't stop myself mentioning the Stranglers magnificent cover of "Walk on by" ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wynfnKBHR8 ) and to a certain extent "96 Tears".

[DocJock]

Gary Moore cover of Free's 'Wishing Well'. https://youtu.be/0qKkKHJ1weo

Springsteen's 'Because the night' https://youtu.be/i8JcWD1rHVo. (OK, he wrote it, but he wrote it for Patti Smith)

Edited by DocJock on Thursday 19th November 11:04

[tintopracer]

Faith No More: Easy like Sunday morning.

[Crackie]

The Cure's covers of Thin Lizzy's - Don't believe a word and also their psychedelic version of The Doors' - Hello I love you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YE1FG1dclo

[Hoofy]

Guns n Roses, Knockin' on Heaven's Door.
Marilyn Manson, Sweet Dreams (weird video, though)
Marilyn Manson, Tainted Love

[irocfan]

not better - but still good

Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds

[Tom_C76]

If you're considering Elvis, surely ZZ Top's version of Viva Las Vegas has to be in there.

[Google [bot]]

Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Born To Run.

And San Jose.