Music: Covers that are better than originals

[MSTRS:Me]

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

You forgot Ozzy's version...naughty boy.

[Bren]

You forgot Ozzy's version...naughty boy.
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Working Class Hero...What a great song sung by great people



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

Oh, you just did not READ my post

[Matt Bleck]

[MSTRS:Me]

No fair!! Either 'buried' or 'added later'...

How's about Cocaine by JJ Cale


Eric Clapton

I doubt that anyone thinks Cale's is better....

[MSTRS:Me]

Love is the Drug

Roxy Music


Grace Jones


Her's is not 'better' but it is VERY different.

[Magua]

I doubt that anyone thinks Cale's is better....

Cale's is better. Well, if comparing studio versions. :P

[Mooch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHXVXG2kXBo

Placebo doing the old Kate Bush number "Running up that hill"

[mashman]

Certainly better entertainment value

Tommy Emmanuel - Classical Gas

[Bren]

okay....here is a bob dylan original and cover....

the cover is good..and very different





saw watchmen tonight...this is the song on the credits.....awesome film!

[munster]

Metallica's "Whisky in the Jar" put Thin Lizzy's version to rest



And The Pogue's cover of "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is way better than Eric Bogle's original. In the words of one reviewer "it's like Shane McGowan has tasted and spat out every word"



Especially poignant given ANZAC Day is only 1 week away.

[turtleman]

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

I quite like the Cold Chisel version off their Swingshift album, myself....

[MaxB]

I can't believe that we have got 5 pages in to this thread and no one mentioned what the BBC call the best cover song of all time.

With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker



But I prefer All Along the Watctower by Jimi

[Sable]

[MaxB]

Don't know about better but this is a blistering cover of the Who song.

[Big Dave]

>>Metallica's "Whisky in the Jar" put Thin Lizzy's version to rest<<

That's almost worth red rep! :-)

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