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Cover songs that are better than the original
Cover songs that are better than the original
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Totally bereft of ability leaching off others, I meant to say
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I'm always bemused when a vastly inferior cover is a much bigger hit than the original recording.
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Fashion Gmad, fashion.
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I prefer Faith No More's version of Easy
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Agree with Dear Prudence too... one of the best ever covers imo
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Not better but well worth a listen.
Purple Rain - Jeff Beck & Beth Hart - Live At The Hollywood Bowl 2017 . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHDRDUdpW0 |
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Tom jones ... burning down the house
Bowie ....sorrow |
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Not a cover exactly, more a mash. I love it, but Queen fans in uproar! Lol
Althea & Donna - Uptown top ranking vs Queen - We will rock you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfd5t9AUGNg |
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Sam Smith did a very good cover of Tom Petty's " I Won't Back Down "
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Brian Ferry :
These Foolish Things Smoke gets in your Eyes |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfd5t9AUGNg As a Queen fan I quite like it. It's different but a ploddy. |
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Ferry also did a superb version of "The In Crowd"
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr63Bexo8z8 |
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Respect (Aretha). - I love Otis Redding and his original but AF's version is untouchable.
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Quo,rocking all over the world
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Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version)
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0 If you want people to listen please put the link.  |
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Status Quo - Rockin all over the world
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAnP2ck-7o4 AS ABOVE |
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Patti Smith - because the night
Devo - satisfaction |
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Patti Smith - because the night
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_BcivBprM0 |
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Devo - [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction (Video)
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o |
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Dave Edmunds - singing the blues
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnGT0MLKpoY |
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Tainted Love Soft Cell a most shocking omish
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Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young a close 2nd
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The Soft Cell version is great and of our time and the one we may remember and play but in no way is it way better than the original. If you consider the time of the original 1964 and the equipment used to record it you could say it has amazing power.
I also liked the Marilyn Manson verson...or maybe I just liked the video ! |
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Roxy Music Jealous Guy
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This Mortal Coil - song to the siren (Tim Buckley cover)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=HFWKJ2FUiAQ Goldfrapp - Yes Sir (I Can Boogie) (Baccara cover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9WuY-vSYp8 Also check out the albums 'Definitely Maybe' and 'What's the story (Morning Glory)' by the manchester band Oasis. Two albums of slavish but perky and faithful covers of classic Stones, Who and Beatles songs |
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Volbeat's cover of Dusty Springfield's I Only Wanna Be With You -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Hfy6Ng4y0 |
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Ultimate Cheese: Pat Boone, Smoke On The Water
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIqY-zvdESQ |
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And finally Paul Anka's cover of The Cure's The Lovecats. Beautiful and totally different. The best cover of his album of, er, covers
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPELK4Q7Rg |
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'Deep purple'' , '' Child in time'', sing P.Elfimov, the Presidential orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, conductor - Victor Babarikin
. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5QpqrEFj0o |
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Yellow - Jodie Whittaker
 . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIFzZ91PZMs |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmoqqh0z7Bk
will that come out^ YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON colourbox interesting --- roughly the era when coqteau twins, art of noise, propaganda etc were around |
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She Drew The Gun - Trouble Every Day (Zappa). Everything a good cover should be; taking the original good source material and twisting and expanding on it till it becomes something new - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUklMnEO_yg&list=PLPcfz82oGbFvtC2bdxM334glOTzKM9G2Z
Anyone mentioned Lemonheads' cover of Mrs Robinson yet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dgX93HBUUA Metallica - Breadfan (Budgie) . God, I loved Metallica. Still do in a reminscent sort of way. But for me, their best song is a cover of a 70's rock song from a Welsh band - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z6cVUOhLDw Brakes - Jackson (Hazlewood & Sinatra, Cash & Carter). From one of most criminally forgotten bands of this century imo. Guest vocals from one of the finest female singers around, and nice twist in reversing the roles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZ4dSOejBPg&list=RDQZ4dSOejBPg&start_radio=1&t=0 Living Colour - Memories Can't Wait (Talking Heads). Love TH to bits but prefer this version. Just got a great pulse and rhythm and fantastic players - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoOvbNv-XxU |
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He'll have to go, Jim ŕeeves original roxy music cover.
Fab version. |
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A little more simplistic and basic than your selections pop.
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I still stand by my earlier selection though as the best cover ever.
To Ramona by Sinead Lohan , formally by bob Dylan. |
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Apologies for the utter randomness of my emboldening rules
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Accepted
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Grace Jones' version of Marianne Faithfull's I've Done It Again.
To be fair, Marianne Faithfull never actually recorded the song, so Grace Jones' version didn't have much to beat. But they all count. |
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Disturbed - The Sound of Silence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4 Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POWsFzSFLCE |
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Silver Sun tear apart the Rush classic Xanadu and then lovingly put it back together...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bB2IkBHiE |