Cover versions which are better than the original

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Forgot all about this when posting earlier in this topic, this is a love it or hate it job

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
Cover by The Tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmRazUrLUNk

Love the Tubes, and that album is just great.

"we're white punks on dope....."

Mom and dad moved to Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope

I'm with you on that, the Tubes shocked many, they were different

Can't clean up, though I know I should.




As a teenager in the 70s, White Punks On Dope was the must play song at any house party. The 12" single with Don't Touch Me There and What Do You Want From Life on the B side.

On the 12" single, it, fades out for about 30 secs, and everyone would keep singing thru the silence. The trick was, when the song faded back in again, to be in exactly the right place. Not easy after an evening of raiding the host's parents' drinks cabinet. Happy days.

[Yidwann]

New to this thread so didn't check every page to see if this had been posted before, but I do love a good cover version.

Kelly Jones covering The Foo's The Best of You is a great cover!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILBsWXHk-Lw

[boyse7en]

Patch1875 said:

dvshannow said:

Has anyone yet mentioned Hurt?

Cash remade it so well trent said its not my song anymore. That is was recorded in hia dying months only makes the words more poignant

Still prefer the NIN version especially the live version on Further Down The Spiral.

Been listening to UB40's Labour Of Love superb cover album probably enjoy most over the originals.

I'll put forward a NIN cover of Gary Numan's Metal...
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=...

I like the original, but this version is a bit fuller, harder hitting and generally better. I seem to remember that Gary Numan sang it with NIN once live on tour.

[dandarez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM9JG-oQm1Y

original above.
cover below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ynNkizF5k

this ^^^^ over the original

[macdeb]

AdeTuono said:

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

[doosht]

Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees.

[dandarez]

I'm in full Tom Petty mood all this week after seeing them again at Hyde Park on Sunday.

Very, very, very difficult to beat any Fleetwood Mac tune with a cover, but they come close second. Hard guitar to copy but Mike Campbell is the closest I have ever heard to Greenie. In fact, Mike is my number one guitarist now.

Original, live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8RhZDGLEXM

Cover live by Petty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu88yPxftY0

[Penelope Stopit]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Forgot all about this when posting earlier in this topic, this is a love it or hate it job

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
Cover by The Tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmRazUrLUNk

Love the Tubes, and that album is just great.

"we're white punks on dope....."

Mom and dad moved to Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope

I'm with you on that, the Tubes shocked many, they were different

Can't clean up, though I know I should.




As a teenager in the 70s, White Punks On Dope was the must play song at any house party. The 12" single with Don't Touch Me There and What Do You Want From Life on the B side.

On the 12" single, it, fades out for about 30 secs, and everyone would keep singing thru the silence. The trick was, when the song faded back in again, to be in exactly the right place. Not easy after an evening of raiding the host's parents' drinks cabinet. Happy days.

I have never heard the 12" version, I have missed out on this, the trick sounds good fun
Don't Touch Me There is a big favourite of mine and I play it often, "The Smell Of Burning Leather As We Hold Eachother Tight" is of great depth and always puts a smile on my face

[Penelope Stopit]

dandarez said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM9JG-oQm1Y

original above.
cover below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ynNkizF5k

this ^^^^ over the original

I know what you mean, I get where you're coming from, Big Country with Stuart Adamson were not to be missed and this cover is very very good, I am a Lou Reed lover through and through and still hurting about his death, perhaps I will appreciate this cover more in the future

Edited by Penelope Stopit on Thursday 20th July 11:49

[Penelope Stopit]

dandarez said:

I'm in full Tom Petty mood all this week after seeing them again at Hyde Park on Sunday.

Very, very, very difficult to beat any Fleetwood Mac tune with a cover, but they come close second. Hard guitar to copy but Mike Campbell is the closest I have ever heard to Greenie. In fact, Mike is my number one guitarist now.

Original, live.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8RhZDGLEXM

Cover live by Petty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu88yPxftY0

This is a classic cover
Like you I am big into The Heartbreakers and regard Mike Campbell as one of the best, doesn't he make it look easy
I have the DVD of their 30th anniversary tour performance at Gainsville Florida, "You Wreck Me" has been hammered and Mike Campbell is so good playing this
I am out of touch with UK concerts since leaving the country several years ago, how good where they? I would have been at that concert if living in the UK and have just Googled to find out Hyde Park was a one off and the band won't be performing throughout Europe, I am gutted, I envy you

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Forgot all about this when posting earlier in this topic, this is a love it or hate it job

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There
Cover by The Tubes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmRazUrLUNk

Love the Tubes, and that album is just great.

"we're white punks on dope....."

Mom and dad moved to Hollywood
Hang myself when I get enough rope

I'm with you on that, the Tubes shocked many, they were different

Can't clean up, though I know I should.




As a teenager in the 70s, White Punks On Dope was the must play song at any house party. The 12" single with Don't Touch Me There and What Do You Want From Life on the B side.

On the 12" single, it, fades out for about 30 secs, and everyone would keep singing thru the silence. The trick was, when the song faded back in again, to be in exactly the right place. Not easy after an evening of raiding the host's parents' drinks cabinet. Happy days.

I have never heard the 12" version, I have missed out on this, the trick sounds good fun

Christ woman, you haven't lived!!

[Penelope Stopit]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Christ woman, you haven't lived!!

Cough, "Man"

[Pothole]

Melanie - I'd rather leave while I'm in love

[AndStilliRise]

Halo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufM-xsqcmk

[Pothole]

NelsonM3 said:

Always been impressed by Lindsey Buckinghams cover of Here Comes the Sun;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg8xaRADDa4

awful vocal

This is a far better cover, imho

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

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Christ woman, you haven't lived!!

Cough, "Man"

Sorry Penelope.

[Penelope Stopit]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Penelope Stopit said:

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Christ woman, you haven't lived!!

Cough, "Man"

Sorry Penelope.

No problem, keep blasting out the sounds

Edited by Penelope Stopit on Thursday 13th July 22:42

[dandarez]

Still playing Tom Petty!

Just been going through (playing) my collection, now on the 90s LP Greatest Hits. Get to last track and blimey, forgotten this one: 'Something in the Air' (the old 1969 Thunderclap Newman that made No. 1 in July and stayed at the top for 3 weeks, for all those old enough to remember it.

Just listened to both and I'm giving it to TP because very few have covered this record - had a google and only Fish have done it and a girl group I've never heard of, but neither are close to a 'better than original'.

Note all Thunderclap Newman are now passed on, with keyboard piano player Andy 'Thunderclap' Newman dying last year.
Little Jimmy McCulloch (who went on to play for McCartney's Wings for a while) didn't live too long, drugs again, not even reaching the 27 Club.

I 'almost' prefer the intro of Thunderclap Newman, but that's nostalgia kicking in.
But overall TP wins this. They are just sooo bloody good.

Thunderclap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IQ8BW27i0U

TP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bnSVLGZRs

[Tim-D]

Just as I heard the Paul Simon original on the radio today.....sent me scrurrying off for this on viynl....turned up to 11....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMm98bp7Ihk


Bloody brilliant band :-)

[ajprice]

AndStilliRise said:

Halo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufM-xsqcmk

Quoting myself from the what are you listening to right now thread a few months ago, LP - Halo.

ajprice said:

After catching up on Later with Jools Holland... LP.

Cover of Beyonce Halo https://youtu.be/L6X0PqIWfzQ