Music: Covers that are better than originals

[MSTRS:Me]

Sun Arise - Nobody does it as well as Rolf!!

Rolf Harris


Alice Cooper


Robert Plant

[Big Dave]

The title of the thread should be covers that are DIFFERENT to the original.

The better thing is purely subjective. IMO many of those posted (including mine) aren't 'better' - they are just alternate.

[MSTRS:Me]

Better is indeed subjective...
I think this one was done better by Status Quo

The Wander - Dion


Status Quo

[allycatz]

Whiskey in the Jar - Metallica, springs to mind....

Prefer Whiskey in the Jar....Thin Lizzy

[quickbuck]

Prefer Whiskey in the Jar....Thin Lizzy

Exactly where Big Daves comment where it is all subjective comes from I guess.

[allycatz]

Exactly where Big Daves comment where it is all subjective comes from I guess.

I think the fun of a cover is it changes the genre of the original and thus appeals it to a different audience

[oldguy]

Prefer Whiskey in the Jar....Thin Lizzy

+1 agree, I think just because metallica covered it, most think its better. subjective yes.

[Bren]

Deftones - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

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Being a BIG BIG Lynyrd Skynyrd fan I abhore nost covers of their songs, but that one aint too bad, and I really do like the shinedown version




That kid rock song that was doing the rounds a wee while ago....UGH!




Working Class Hero...What a great song sung by great people

John lennon..the oroginal from 1970


Marianne Faithful


also covered by Cyndi lauper and Ozzi, but the best cover ever is this one
Greenday!

[Gubb]

[rachprice]

I like the tool version of No quarter better, but it might just be because I love tool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOngTfTMs0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQGSykj6vo

[Gubb]

This disappoints me.

I love Foo Fighters, and System of a Down, but this song is a pathetic cover of the Dead Kennedy's "Holiday in Cambodia".

Changing the lyrics to a more MTV friendly version is sad. Wussy crowd who this seems completely wasted on as well.

[The Pastor]

any cover of any bob dylan song is better than the original!

[Bren]

any cover of any bob dylan song is better than the original!

Any other day I fear red rep has your name on it there....just as well I am in a good mood today!

[allycatz]

any cover of any bob dylan song is better than the original!

I dunno, Guns n Roses Did 'knocking on heavens door' but I still prefer Bob Dylans version

[MisterD]

Prefer Whiskey in the Jar....Thin Lizzy

I prefer the Pogues and the Dubliners version...its a 'trad' so they're all covers...and while I'm on the subject of covers of "standards". I'll take Budgie just ahead of Van Morrison (ok, Them) when it comes to "Baby Please Don't Go.