Cover versions which are better than the original

[Penelope Stopit]

Crossed posts I was editing while you were posting

[Getragdogleg]

London Grammar covering LaRoux : in for the Kill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHB0O7y3eb0

London Grammar covering Prince : Purple Rain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GUdQi5D7og

London Grammar covering Chris Isaac's Wicked Game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo80bXyEbkE



Very different to the originals but rather good.

[alfan]

Heard it through the grapevine Creedence Clearwater Revival
Just my imagination
Rolling Stones
Fat Bottom Girls
Hayseed Dixie

[Mr Gearchange]

Ben Folds - bhes aint st.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjFRy8jQ_0U

[Robmarriott]

Foo Fighters' cover of 'band on the run'

https://youtu.be/DSIUrba-aoc

Which incidentally was recorded for Radio1s 40th birthday, ten years ago this weekend!

[dromong]

Sepultura's version of Orgasmatron (Motorhead)gets my vote, has to be listened to at big volume for full effect.

Probably too brutal and heavy for most folk on here though I would imagine.

[amgmcqueen]

Eric Clapton - behind the mask
Diana Ross - aint no mountain high enough
Phil Collins - you cant hurry love
Saxon - ride like the wind

[Mark-C]

Not necessarily all better than the original but enjoying the following ...

Duke Special - Shining Light (Ash) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t18heU3Cvsg

Funke & The Two Tone Baby (Rolling Stones) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvdOpFIyse0

Haim - Oh Well (Fleetwood Mac) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VikyxJoBF2k

Lambchop - This Corrosion (Sisters Of Mercy) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G6wy2wzzbs

[Ructions]

Mark-C said:

Not necessarily all better than the original but enjoying the following ...

Duke Special - Shining Light (Ash) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t18heU3Cvsg

That is an excellent cover of a brilliant song. What ever happened to Ash?

[Speed 3]

Did a double take when I first heard this:

https://soundcloud.com/uptheflutes/flutes-what-is-...

[ElectricSoup]

Ructions said:

Mark-C said:

Not necessarily all better than the original but enjoying the following ...

Duke Special - Shining Light (Ash) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t18heU3Cvsg

That is an excellent cover of a brilliant song. What ever happened to Ash?

Still going, played Reading Festival this year. Still awesome.

[SusieMac]

Elvis Costello - I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

[ajprice]

Another Elvis Costello cover. What do I do now? (Sleeper) https://youtu.be/VuJJBJHDUcY

[TheChampers]

My days!

I have just found this. Iconic 80’s covered by Kim

It’s A Wonderful Life

https://youtu.be/fn0KTUzlzXI

[douglasb]

Here are a few that show that a good song can stand up to a very different interpretation....

The Stray Cats Rockabilly version of "You Can't Hurry Love"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5byk-DrwRBw

The Saw Doctors showing that a bunch of hairy arsed rockers can take a song by a girl group and completely change it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8sI1c2QMSU

(The puppets are Podge and Rodge. Their interview with Johnny Vegas was "interesting" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-IfoVv1r2Q)

Amy McDonald doing a live acoustic version of "Town Called Malice" on Radio 2. I was in the car when I heard this broadcast and remember thinking that this was a bit special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZVRk_8BoOE

[Ultuous]

ajprice said:

Another Elvis Costello cover. What do I do now? (Sleeper) https://youtu.be/VuJJBJHDUcY

Always loved this since I first heard it on a Volume CD - not normally a fan of Costello performance-wise either!

[200Plus Club]

I still love this cover of "Cars" as much as the original, it's got a harder edge
Fear Factory and Gary Numan

https://youtu.be/8lERqGULWxs

[ALawson]

Ructions said:

Mark-C said:

Not necessarily all better than the original but enjoying the following ...

Duke Special - Shining Light (Ash) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t18heU3Cvsg

That is an excellent cover of a brilliant song. What ever happened to Ash?

Which leads to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6fTJ6VcUs0&li...

Interesting comment if from the actual

Holly Johnson7 years ago said:

I'd like to thank him personally for such a beautiful soulful rendition of my song. The best I've ever heard. Thank you.

Holly Johnson x

I liked this Foo Fighters cover of AC/DC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VeflGoMOv0

[227bhp]

I wonder what your thoughts are on the new version of Roy Orbison's 'I drove all Night? Comes pretty close to being better than the original.....

[Patch1875]

As - George Michael & MJ Blige