Cover Versions that transcend the original

[kowalski655]

mentioned in the 1st post oh so many years ago, a better version of It's all over now baby blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLo5v2De8iM
by the late,great Falco

[Fishtigua]

toon10 said:

I always loved the version of gimmee shelter by the Inspiral Carpets, more so than the Rolling Stones original.

They are just playing "Satisfaction" by Devo on 6Music now.

[Vanin]

Jeff Healey “ While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjJORx8xnnA


The Sensational Alex Harvey Band “Delilah”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBYo9o6y1k4



Lesley West “ Theme for an Imaginary Western”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVG7eQ1TcNo

[Fishtigua]

Vanin said:

Jeff Healey “ While My Guitar Gently Weeps”

I got monumentally pissed with Jeff one night in a Pub. He spent hours at the piano singing all sorts of styles.

[Vanin]

Did he play the piano in a different way too?!!

[Chirpsean]

The Killers covering the great Dire Straits "romeo and juliet"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAy3_WyWEgQ

[Chirpsean]

Try this one, Dive Bella Dive covering the Killer "Miss Atomic Bomb"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eyw7P3kcQk

[mike80]

I'm a big fan of Mushroomhead's version of "Crazy"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhu8Aj-bgHY

[ChemicalChaos]

Bon Jovi teams up with Iranian musician Andy Madadian to cover "Stand by Me".

I personally like this version better than the original, especially the instrumental part.

http://youtu.be/RASKaZFZtS8?t=44s

[Oldred_V8S]

smiller said:

Seal and Jeff Beck did a cover of "Manic Depression" that really stands my hair on end!

SRV version of Manic depression

Bauhaus' version of Ziggy Stardust

[Mephistofleas]

All Saints - Under the Bridge.

This may not be popular but I have a severe allergy to Kiedis and the gang

[TheChampers]

I have always been rather fond of this cover of Jolene from The Sisters Of Mercy.

http://youtu.be/AdUHxFKCQBs

Their cover of Gimme Shelter is pretty awesome as well.

http://youtu.be/ajBHNFgEW6s

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Ryan Adam's version of Wonderwall is so much better than the Oasis original.

[Dr Jekyll]

t0ny99 said:

I hesitate to say this transcends the original, because that would be sacreligious, but Lizz Wright's cover of Led Zep's "Thankyou" works as a most amazing, deep blues, styling. Beautiful version.

+1 Never heard it before but superb.

There is a version of Thank You done by a string quartet, even that works surprisingly well.

[anonymous-user]

'In the air tonight' by Nonpoint.

As much as I like Phil, I actually prefer this version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I6SpZU_nvg

[Vanin]

Oldred_V8S said:

smiller said:

Seal and Jeff Beck did a cover of "Manic Depression" that really stands my hair on end!

SRV version of Manic depression

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Jimi's own cover of Manic Depression will make your hairs jump out of their follicles!

Makes Jeff Beck look a bit tame. In Becks version the drumming is not up to it, the vocals are not as good and the guitar is typical Beck techno fiddly whereas Hendrix is playing from the heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeTfmUCQeP4

[Ace-T]

The BBC are doing a vote on this. Shame one of my faves is not in there

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

BBC site
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3py67GKbh...

Songs we apparently didn't know were covers according to the Beeb:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29568...

[droopsnoot]

Ace-T said:

Songs we apparently didn't know were covers according to the Beeb:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29568...

I knew the Madonna one, there was an article in the paper around the time it was a hit for her. Ironic that "I write the songs" by Barry Manilow was a cover, though. Reminds me of a comment in a music paper about Leif Garrett being seen passed out in a disco in London, when his then-current (only?) hit contained the lyrics "I was made for dancing, all, all, all, all night long".

[onomatopoeia]

I like this. Red Molly (appropriately) sing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, by Richard Thompson.

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