Cover versions which are better than the original

Cover versions which are better than the original

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havoc

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28,530 posts

222 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Possibly been done before, but prompted by a couple of songs today on the music channels:-

Johnny Cash - Hurt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go
(I love NIN - one of my favourite bands - but JC's timbre and depth (and his history) really suit this track...goosebumps territory)

Disturbed - Land of Confusion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KXgjLqSTg
(OK, not difficult to beat Phil Collins! biggrin Video strangely appropriate given recent events in MidEast...)



Oh - one other which always comes to mind whenever this topic comes up...
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bng3agUOYiI


What else do people rate as an improvement over the original song?

stompboxx

309 posts

172 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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This Deftones Digital Bath cover is pretty awesome :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVA7RbhQkCM

robsco

7,590 posts

163 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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The Chameleons' cover of Tomorrow Never Knows. I know, sacriledge...

toxicated

718 posts

200 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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Futureheads version of Kate Bush's Hounds of Love

Lemonheads version of Simon & Garfunkel's Mrs Robinson

chris watton

22,441 posts

247 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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My Way - Sid Vicious

CunningPlan

228 posts

147 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Pendulum's cover of Calvin Harris' I'm not alone

ETA link

Edited by CunningPlan on Thursday 19th May 10:28

fluffnik

20,156 posts

214 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Devo's version of Satisfaction.

Superb!!!

Cooky

4,955 posts

224 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Leslie West Band - Dear Prudence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsGA7mslhA


...and this is simply amazing! Peter Tosh - Johnny b Goode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN5jugYuO14

mp3manager

4,254 posts

183 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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The Tourists - I Only Want To Be With You

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cXOesI1Aw0

alfa pint

3,856 posts

198 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Placebo's versions of Running Up That Hill and Where Is My Mind are both brilliant. Much as I love the Pixies, the album version isn't half as good as the re-engineered version they used for Fight Club.

Might as well say it now - someone else will in a mo - Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah blows Leonard Cohen's original away.

shakotan

10,553 posts

183 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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alfa pint said:
Placebo's versions of Running Up That Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5wota5vQCU

Goosebumps everytime...

Pwig

11,955 posts

257 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

vixen1700

20,378 posts

257 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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My personal fave cover is The Stone's The Last Time by the Electric Chairs, when Jayne County was still Wayne County.

7 minutes 44 seconds of raw guitar that builds up to a massive finish. Never ceases to blow me away even after having the 7" for 33 years. cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY2qOFZp0_0



Edited by vixen1700 on Tuesday 17th May 12:18

neilr

1,409 posts

250 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Im always torn as to whether it's better than the original , but the Faces version of the McCartney tune 'Maybe I'm amazed' is a great cover though, to be found on the Faces album 'Long Player'


ExChrispy Porker

16,313 posts

215 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Santanas 'She's not there' better than the Zombies/Argent.

PaulHogan

5,367 posts

265 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Twist And Shout - The Beatles

Moar

5,484 posts

154 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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CunningPlan said:
Pendulum's cover of Calvin Harris' I'm not alone
YES

maniac0796

1,292 posts

153 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Pendulums cover of Voodoo people on that note. The prodigy version is slow, boring and disjointed (weird for the prodigy). The Pendulum version actually works.

Metallica's version of Stone Cold Crazy destroys the Queen one. Actually, most songs off Garage Inc. are better than the originals.

alfa pint

3,856 posts

198 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Foo Fighters did an awesome, completely brilliant version of Baker Street a few years ago for charity.