Music: Covers that are better than originals

[mashman]

I have facial scars from a brawl at a thin Lizzy concert. Metallica are pussies compared.

Found a little Thunder and Lightening eh Dave.

[Big Dave]

Found a little Thunder and Lightening eh Dave.

Meh - Lucky punch. I started it too - the goober was pelting near full cans of beer into the crowd. Can't waste beer like that.

[FlangMasterJ]

[QUOTE=FlangMasterJ;1129722082]Deftones - Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd cover)

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Paramore - Use Somebody (Kings of Leon cover)

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Hahaha someone actually negged me for these. Someone needs to relax a tad.

[Magua]

And the cover.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I dont think the Kinks version of "YOU REALLY GOT ME" can be bettered, but I do like this VH version. it kind of hair metals it up a bit.

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[HenryDorsetCase]

Speaking of Kinks covers: I did not know till yesterday that this Fall version of "Victoria" is a cover: I do like the Fall, and saw them play here years ago.

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and here is Ray and the boys.

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[HenryDorsetCase]

Another from the "I had no idea that was a cover" files:

Here is Uncle Tupelo doing "Effigy"

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which it turns out is a CCR song (Yay for emusic: I'd only ever had "Best ofs" of CCR, and the concert, but they've got the full albums

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[MisterD]

I dont think the Kinks version of "YOU REALLY GOT ME" can be bettered, but I do like this VH version. it kind of hair metals it up a bit.

With you as far as the "hair metal". VH are proper hard rock, they ain't hair metal.

I always liked the Stranglers version too:

[MisterD]

Then of course there's this, which many people don't realise is a cover either:

[HenryDorsetCase]

I didnt either till yesterday ( got the Kinks singles collection and thats on it)

[SPman]

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

I prefer the Gene Clark/Roger McGuinn version.
Speedfreak, by the Hellacopters - even better than Motorhead's version!

[HenryDorsetCase]

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not covers as such, but clever and funny

[Kickaha]

Anything by William Shatner

[Jonno.]

[allycatz]

Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe vs UB40 and Chrissie Hind....think I prefer the latter