Cover songs that are better than the original

[CrazyDe1]

glory of love new found glory

 

[abaez]

Cat Power - Satisfaction
Sleater-Kinney - Fortunate Son & White Rabbit
PJ Harvey - Highway 61 revisited
White Stripes - Stop Breaking Down & St James Infirmary blues

 

[Kadarin]

Van Halen - Pretty Woman (covering Roy Orbison.. which was also quite good)

 

[glen]

Goldfinger's cover of Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
is amazing.
It captures the essence of Joe Jackson, possibly better than Joe did.
I am am sure he is pleased with this vertion. How ever, if you weren't a fan of the orginal, it probably comes across differently.

 

[Yossarian]

some of these choices make me wanna puke

 

[glen]

mn

 

[thraashman]

almost any dylan song.... "live and let die" G 'n R cover

I couldn't tell if you were saying that the original live and let die was dylan, because the original live and let die was Paul McCartney when he was in Wings.


Also, All Beatles songs are better in their original form than in their covers. Anyone who thinks otherwise is psychotic.

in fact most songs are better in their original version.

the only one I can think of that comes close is Ugly Kid Joe's version of Cat's Cradle, the original version is by Harry Chapin.

 

[glen]

Dinosaur Jr's version of Just Like Heaven.

 

[SludgeFactory]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: agnitrate
TOOL - No Quarter originally by Led Zeppelin

-silver

NOT!

Of course we've all got out opinions. . .

EDIT: Same goes for "with a little help from my friends."

How can you fade on the Beatles and Zeppelin?

 

[IamDavid]

Anyone ever heard of Eva Cassidy? She had remade quite of few songs before she died.. She was a Jazz singer or something who died of cancer and never got popular until after her death.. Her best ones where:

Fields of Gold
What a Wonderful World
Time After Time

I was very, very, very surprised I liked her music. I seen a special n her on Nightline a few years ago and loved the music.. This coming from a Heavy Metal, Hard Rock freak..

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: thraashman

Also, All Beatles songs are better in their original form than in their covers. Anyone who thinks otherwise is psychotic.

 

[luv2chill]

Well I'm sure there are a lot but besides some ones already listed the only one coming to mind is:

James Taylor - "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King)

l2c

 

[mattyrug]

Originally posted by: thraashman
Also, All Beatles songs are better in their original form than in their covers. Anyone who thinks otherwise is psychotic.

Normally I would agree, I'm not one for covers, or cover bands (although I've been guilty of playing a one here or there in a few bands)...
but the Replicants(Members of Failure and Tool) cover of McCartney's Silly Love Songs actually makes it a good song. Maynard from Tool singing on it is pretty cool..... Although, it's not a Beatles tune, so therefore our little rule dosen't apply. This album is actually one of the better albums of all covers that I've heard. The version of 'How do you sleep?' (Lennon) is pretty good, as well as theCars and Syd Barrett songs too.
Other Replicants links
Some fan's page on Angelfire (beware of pop-ups).
CD Now page
UBL Link
Info about them

 

[Eli]

Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy (Queen)
Metallica - Am I Evil? (Diamond Head)
Metallica - Blitzkrieg (Blitzkrieg)
Metallica - Breadfan (Budgie)
Metallica - The Prince (Diamond Head)
Metallica - The Wait (Killing Joke)
Metallica - Killing Time (Sweet Savage)
Metallica - Turn the Page (Bob Seger)
Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy)

Iced Earth - Transylvania (Iron Maiden)

 

[BurnItDwn]

Satyricon - Orgasmatron (motorhead)

 

[Zebo]

Knockin' on Heavens door (Axl, Guns and roses)- (EC in think)

 

[Aceshigh]

Faith No More - Easy (Lionel Richie)

 

[kt]

Pet Shop Boys - "Where the streets have no name"

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: ffmcobalt
Of course. Sharyl Crow is so terrible that she should be voilently kicked out of the world of music. :disgust:

nik

This is correct.

Anyone who covered any song by Bob Dylan counts. Especially "All Along the Watch Tower". It was the same band, but the second version of "Revolution 1" was better too.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Orgy- Blue Monday

 

[johneetrash]

Originally posted by: Maetryx
Allister - I Want it That Way (some gay ass boy band)

that's the worst version of i want it that way. limbeck's version is better than allister's but fanmail has teh best version. it's still a horrible song though.

my vote goes to:
home grown - barbie girl

 

[NewSc2]

Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Orgy- Blue Monday

eh... the new order one was better

 

[Gunbuster]

MAX- Barairo No Hibi/Larger Than Life (backstreet boys)

 

[kherman]

"Cats in the cradle"

Forgot who redid it and the orignal, but I have heard both and hte new one is way better.