Cover songs that are better than the originals

Kilgore

rsvmark

Another Kate Bush cover- again I prefer this

https://youtu.be/awjE92YZeEQ

phil_b

Freebird

rsvmark said:

Another Kate Bush cover- again I prefer this

This cover proves what a songwriting genius Kate Bush is 

Reverend

fretmeister said:

Spiderbait's version of Black Betty.

Banjos and massive fuzz tones. Awesome!

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

 Not a patch on the original.  The chain gang backing vocals were pretty powerful, and Baker had some serious soul.

EricTheWeary

Reverend said:

fretmeister said:

Spiderbait's version of Black Betty.

Banjos and massive fuzz tones. Awesome!

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

 Not a patch on the original.  The chain gang backing vocals were pretty powerful, and Baker had some serious soul.

I was going to say Leadbelly but Wikipedia does say the earliest recorded version was James Baker.


https://youtu.be/c4XFXJSQQOI

Hootsmon

Kilgore said:

Who's the middle.....................singy bit?

gordiji

Bohemian Rhapsody

DiscoStu

Iggy



Bowie



Yeah yeah I know Bowie co-wrote it but Iggy's is still the original recording.

rustneversleeps

“Here comes the sun”  Ritchie Havens.

gordiji

DiscoStu said:

Iggy

This whole album is great. Nightclubbin & mass production magnificent.

DoctorX

I’m sure I’ll get zero support for this but I always preferred The Bangles cover of ‘Hazy Shade of Winter’ over the original 

https://youtu.be/TxrwImCJCqk

Springywheel

Love the Fleetwood Mac version but to me the sped up nature of Priest's version takes it to the next level 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL7dqIIDATU

Springywheel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCg3q0od5ts

axisus

Every Leonard Cohen song that somebody else recorded.

DoctorX

Joe Cocker’s version of an little help from my friends’

https://youtu.be/tfLyK2DVVUU

hollywoodrox

ICBM said:

I didn’t know the original, but it’s still better - that’s one of Clapton’s worst records.

Being an 80s fan I was quite fond of his August album 

EricTheWeary

Slightly obsessed with this despite paying no heed to the original. I dislike Adele’s voice so even a cover by Pinky and Perky would be an improvement and, yes, like the YouTube commenters The Umbrella Academy brought me here...

https://youtu.be/807KaWak6CU

JohnS37

Simple Twist of Fate - Dylan’s own version is great, but the Bryan Ferry one has a whole different mood, makes you just want to be there in that band:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qVa8-3lXBwY

JohnS37

Not to mention the fabulous Beverley Knight version of Twist and Shout, recorded at Abbey Road:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zIDrHVWWq40

Awesome!