Cover songs that are better than the originals

prowla

...of course, I also forgot the unforgettable Ken Lee!

PhilW1

Sex pistols - Stepping Stone v the Monkeys and whoever did it before them- (can’t recall)

PhilW1

The Darkness- Street Spirit v Radiohead

Nitefly

prowla said:

Nitefly said:

@prowla what's the Badfinger one, please?  The link doesn't work, because you've edited the original post.

Ah - fixed now.

(Badfinger did the original.)

Great, thanks - I thought it was Harry Nilsson from the pic, but I didn't know they did the original.

Also a LOL for Ken Lee 

hairmetal

Rival Sons: Hopelessly Devoted To You

hairmetal

Faster Pussycat: You're So Vain

Freebird

A tripple header ...

Freebird

This is an "unofficial" entry. It's hard to compare them, as one was done in somebody's bedroom.

YellowLedBetterMan

Could've picked any number of his covers but this one

RandallFlagg

Susan Boyle's 'Wild Horses' beats The Rolling Stones version for me, hands down.

RandallFlagg

Leona Lewis' version of Snow Patrol's 'Run' is a belter:

Haych

Haven't heard a better version of Mr Soul in all honesty:

RandallFlagg

Haych said:

Haven't heard a better version of Mr Soul in all honesty:

Not sure I agree, I think Neil's Unplugged version is pretty haunting, with his harmonica and Martin D28:

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

I don't expect anyone to agree with me on this, but I'd always take Smashing Pumpkins' version of 'Landslide' over the Fleetwood Mac original....



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I'm a child of the 90s and was a big SP fan, so for years I didn't even know there was an original version! 

CMW335

Johnny Cash’s Hurt always crops up on these (I love the original and the cover) but I think his cover of Sting’s “I Hung My Head” is a more appropriate example where the cover is a lot better and suited to the artist than the original. 

Cover

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkr2AbyVnIk&feature=share

Original

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=WnwmOfmZbb0&feature=share

Freebird

Ok, this one probably requires decent headphones and a darkened room, but it is a genre I find interesting 

Freebird

Dontgiveupyourdayjob said:

I don't expect anyone to agree with me on this, but I'd always take Smashing Pumpkins' version of 'Landslide' over the Fleetwood Mac original....

I'm a child of the 90s and was a big SP fan, so for years I didn't even know there was an original version! 

I like the SP version, but Lindsey Buckingham is sensational on the original, and Stevie Nicks ain't too bad either!

Roland

https://youtu.be/qIHfuihoz70

fretmeister

Spiderbait's version of Black Betty.

Banjos and massive fuzz tones. Awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU1VfYYKMDk

Rocker

Christy Moores' 'Ride on' is better, IMHO, than the original, written and sung by Jimmy McCarthy