Covers Better Than The Original

[MIMike]

A little tangential perhaps, but many people nowadays think that Take me to the River was originally done by the Talking Heads. I personally prefer the original version but I like theirs, too.

Original:

Talking Heads:

Some other guy's version:

My personal favorite version

one of my favorite versions of this song was done by Eva Cassidy (who had a BUNCH of outstanding covers in her short career).

 

[El Güero]

 

[3bc]

This has to be the winner for sure. Credit Cohen for writing a remarkable song. Credit Buckley for making it remarkable.

 

[MIMike]

Joan Osborn's version of What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted.

Joan Osborn does OUTSTANDING covers on 2002’s “How Sweet It Is” and 2007’s “Breakfast In Bed”.

 

[Dana R Gregory]

A couple come to mind. I always prefered this version to the Beatles and the same for the Byrds over Pete Seger, though Pete Seger's version is excellent

 

[LBS-bass]

This has to be the winner for sure. Credit Cohen for writing a remarkable song. Credit Buckley for making it remarkable.

Here's a great song that's been covered far too many times and really should never be covered again. Buckley had the definitive version and no one should have done it after he did it. Just my opinion, anyway.

 

[beaglesandbass]

I love Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. I'm also a big fan of "punk covers" (mostly pop-punk bands). Some of them aren't great, but a lot are. Currently jamming along to NFG's cover of King of Wishful Thinking.

 

[Jim Nazium]

You might want to check out this thread.

Obscure original versions which were as good if not better than hit cover versions

This is a cover thread, trying to be better than the original thread.

 

[39-Bassist]

Judas Preist- Green Manalishi, I feel is way better than Fleetwood Mac's

 

[LBS-bass]

This is a cover thread, trying to be better than the original thread.

You just have to give in to the dark side or else ask a moderator to do a thread merge.

 

[AGCurry]

Ray Charles's versions of "I Can't Stop Loving You" and "Cryin' Time."

Don Gibson's "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Ray Charles's "I Can't Stop Loving You"

Buck Owens & the Buckaroos "Cryin' Time"

Ray Charles's "Cryin' Time"

 

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[beaglesandbass]

This is a cover thread, trying to be better than the original thread.

Yeah, but this thread has been done too. Whenever I find it, I'll merge it.

Edit: Found and merged

 

[Killing Floor]

Led Zeppelin-Killing Floor:

Flattery! Everyone likes Killing Floor. Or they should... carry on.

 

[Killing Floor]

This song has been remade by HIVES and The Kills.

 

[Killing Floor]

Remarkable remake!

 

[TerribleTim68]

It gets overlooked because "hair metal sucks", but whatever -

 

[swink]

It gets overlooked because "hair metal sucks", but whatever -

-1

 

[bholder]

It gets overlooked because "hair metal sucks", but whatever -

Gotta disagree on that one, the original is one of my all-time top tunes. This is an honest effort, but better than the original? No way.

 

[swink]

Gotta disagree on that one, the original is one of my all-time top tunes. This is an honest effort, but better than the original? No way.

+1