Cover songs that are better than the original

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

Sam Smith did a very good cover of Tom Petty's " I Won't Back Down "

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.

Ferry also did a superb version of "The In Crowd"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr63Bexo8z8

Respect (Aretha). - I love Otis Redding and his original but AF's version is untouchable.

Quo,rocking all over the world

Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967] (Original Version)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

If you want people to listen please put the link.

Status Quo - Rockin all over the world

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAnP2ck-7o4

AS ABOVE

Patti Smith - because the night
Devo - satisfaction

Patti Smith - because the night

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_BcivBprM0

Devo - [I Can't Get No] Satisfaction (Video)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jadvt7CbH1o

Dave Edmunds - singing the blues
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnGT0MLKpoY

Tainted Love Soft Cell a most shocking omish

Wherever I Lay My Hat - Paul Young a close 2nd

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!

Roxy Music Jealous Guy

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

Volbeat's cover of Dusty Springfield's I Only Wanna Be With You -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Hfy6Ng4y0

Ultimate Cheese: Pat Boone, Smoke On The Water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIqY-zvdESQ

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

'Deep purple'' , '' Child in time'', sing P.Elfimov, the Presidential orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, conductor - Victor Babarikin


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5QpqrEFj0o

Yellow - Jodie Whittaker
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OIFzZ91PZMs

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

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

He'll have to go,   Jim ŕeeves original   roxy music cover.

Fab version.

A little more simplistic and basic than your selections pop.   

I still stand by my earlier selection though as the best cover ever.

To Ramona by Sinead Lohan ,  formally by bob Dylan.

Apologies for the utter randomness of my emboldening rules

Accepted 

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.

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

Silver Sun tear apart the Rush classic Xanadu and then lovingly put it back together...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3bB2IkBHiE

Ronnie Spectors version of 'Don't Worry Baby'

a Beech Boys song she takes to a whole new level

From the opening crashing guitar cord , and then the first word sung in that wonderful unique voice !!!!

ohhhhhh how beautiful how glorious

Helen Reddy's cover version of Cilla Black's 'You're My World' is better than the original.

Seek it out on YouTube - a stunning performance where Helen's eyes are magical.

Lux, I'm old enough to remember Rush playing Xanadu on the old grey whistle test

AC/DC's cover version of Celine Dion and Anastasia's girlpower anthem "You Shook Me All Night Long" was quite well done.

Celine
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1niTEkP-6eo


The Scottish Aussies
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0_h4

I'm old enough to have seen Rush not play Xanadu at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1978.

Talking of the Aussies. Grace Jones did a damn good version of "Walking In The Rain", written by Malcolm and Angus's big brother George.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkYg4bz2qGQ

Rolf Harris did a bonzer version of stairway to heaven.

That whole LP is basically Grace Jones and Sly & Robbie doing cover songs better than the original.

Bruce Springsteen will surely be forever grateful for that career and life-changing inspired decision to cover Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "Born to Run".

Frankie
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMfE2Se4r9w


Brucie
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3t9SfrfDZM

Dave Edmunds did a very nice cover version of Brude Springsteen's "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)".

Dave
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq6TwUJ25zs

Brucie
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cReBk3wXPU

Terry Hoax - Policy Of Truth (Depeche Mode)

Motorhead - Heroes (Bowie)

Gun - Word Up (Cameo)

Ian Gillan - New Orleans (Gary US Bonds)

Faith No More - This guy's In Love with You (Dionne Warwick)

Tiesto - Adagio For Strings (Samuel Barber)

Steve Angello - Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics)

2 Cellos - Voodoo People / live (The Prodigy)

Nickleback - Sharp Dressed Man / live (ZZ Top)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)

Bauhaus - Telegram Sam (T Rex)

I will admit to liking Placebo's morbid version of Running Up That Hill. Donna Summer's disco version of MacArthur Park was superb and Joe's version of With A Little Help From My Friends should hold its own on this list (strangely not mentioned on here, unless I missed it)

Bob Rivers version of AC/DC's Dirty Deeds was pretty good but i think he changed a few of the words.

Can not believe no one as included Kate bush’s version of rocket man?

william shattners version of pulps common people

Vanilla Fudge - You keep me hanging on

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNcFWGox-SM

Can't believe Joe's hasn't been mentioned yet (the best cover ever)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s-dSoDptVc

Without You by Harry Nilsson - remake of the original by Badfinger.

End of thread.

.... 2nd best My Way by Sid Vicious.

For any folkies that may be here, how about Bluehorses version of Blackleg Miner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtVQCpA3ArQ

Marianne Faithful - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan.

Def Leppard's version of Action (Sweet)

antony and the johnsons version of leonard cohens if it be your will

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Voodoo Child
  (Jimi Hendrix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgIB1OL09H0

Not many singers can take an Elvis song and do a better version, but Billy Fury did with Because Of Love, which was a song from the Elvis film Girls Girls Girls.

ruby tuesday melanie safka. brilliant cover.better than the  stones version

You gotta love this: Volbeat, I Only Wanna Be With You

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

Didn't realise anyone had covered any Rush stuff, let alone Xanadu. Aah, those were the days..........

Linda Ronstadt - Hurts So Bad
George Harrison - He's So Fine.

Joni Mitchell  Carey cover ,I like.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6q49kbWHY

Andrea Von Kampen - Forever Young

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz3ZYkW-uS4

Lot being made of the advert but it is down to the song. Lovely interpretation. None of the vocal histrionics you get so often these days. Ran through her other songs but sadly nothing remotely as good. 

Alphaville's other song, Big In Japan was also well covered by Ane Brun:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMia7HJR2l4

Another couple:-

Arguin - La Voix Du Silence

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WPdIuSVV6E

Melanie - Don't Think Twice It's Alright

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdzQLE7NdQ

differentdrum, thank's for that.

Ole 55"..Eagles..Tom Waits did original.

flush  like that one  strong female voice

problem is getting hold of proper copies of this stuff

Check this out, Frankie Ford's cover of Ferlin Husky's Gone.  Very, very underrated singer was Frankie, like a gay Elvis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CkOV0e2G48

Also Kiki Dee's cover of Veronique Sanson's Amoureuse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9gZOl8WLPY

Surprised nobody has mentioned The Hollies cover of Phil Everly's Air that I Breathe.

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You gotta love this: Volbeat, I Only Wanna Be With You

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

Didn't realise anyone had covered any Rush stuff, let alone Xanadu. Aah, those were the days.......... realise anyone had covered any Rush stuff, let alone Xanadu. Aah, those were the days..........

Rush on there album Feedback doing a corking version of The Who's, "The Seeker".

https://youtu.be/ILbDCAcnRF4

Enjoyed that, preferred that to their cover of Summertime Blues. I use to be Rush crazy when I was in my middle teens round Hemispheres time, now I very rarely listen to them.

Krokus, Stayed Awake All Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrjdYNwnZ-w

They nail it, better than BTO's original me thinks.

bigmo

'Deep purple'' , '' Child in time'', sing P.Elfimov, the Presidential orchestra of the Republic of Belarus, conductor - Victor Babarikin


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5QpqrEFj0o

OUTSTANDING!

Dear Prudence - SxB

Good shout Coach, Eloise by The Damned is another good one.

yes   agreed Slippers  .... surprising how many songs out there are covers.

first time i heard that Damned song was when it first came out January 1986   ...my mum said ' hey, they've nicked that song '      
  then it was 20 more years 'til i heard the original on You Tube  . Both Eloise and Dear Prudence  originally came out 1968 .

home thoughts from abroad- clifford t ward. great song but actually think rumer does it better.

Aerosmith - Baby Please don't go
(Them)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHDeuje728

Nah the 'Them' cover with Van ( I may be arsed to enterain you these days) is the best cover.imo

Dec 4, 2019 -- 10:53PM, sofiakenny wrote:

Ole 55"..Eagles..Tom Waits did original.

Don't know if I posted this before, on a live album, Hell freezes over? Don said Tom hated our version until the royalty cheques came in.

Tom Waits, a great writer but that voice, an acquired taste. Jersey Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j- the best cover.The Boss'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Never liked Aerosmith's version leff.

Slower than the original and the whole fun of it is the recklessness of it. You shouldn't be hearing the notes all played cleanly and individually; all about the pull offs. And they kill the middle too. Van/Page version far better. My band plays it pretty regularly and it's one which we'll push back if we think the people are up for it. Guarantee if it's near the end of the set then it's lightning and I better be ready.

PP, are you a musie, you post with great authority, I for my sins Am.

Sorry dopey me, didn't read the whole post, sorry.

Ex lead vocals. And NOOOOO i'm not saying who that was with.

Only at local level fox. Tried it in my youth but touring's a bit sh!t really. Still waiting for someone to realise I'm the new McCartney and make me a millionaire! Their loss!

Walkabouts - Feel Like Going Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGZeVkAE16k

From the album Satisfied Mind, one of best covers albums from a very underrated band.

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Aerosmith - Baby Please don't go
(Them)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHDeuje728


Budgie show how it should be done: https:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQw92wKRdbY

I prefer EMF's version of 'Search and Destroy' to the original Stooges recording.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIGUyF2SwI8

A couple by Esther Ofarim:-

El Condor Pasa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL-YfURrQFw

Morning Of My Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CKKmllQUSA

Camera Obscura - Tougher Than The Rest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJTwOVh2c_s

Camille O'Sullivan - Ship Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm7sgh-Em8k

Matraca Berg - Jolene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ6xzYezalI

Eva Cassidy, over the raimbow.https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=eva+cassidy+over+the+ra... A world wide known song that she made her own

In fact you can pick any of her covers.

A few more:-

Joan Baez - Brothers In Arms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjxNZH0qIe0

Peter Paul & Mary - 500 Miles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADN1lLEp3H0

Crystal Gayle - Little Drummer Boyl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRicLKs6EGE

My favourite Christmas song, famously ruined by Crosby and Bowie.

Cover: Torn by Natalie Imbrughlia

Original: Torn by ednaswap   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWCOb0wxYCE

Original Bonnie Raitt I Can't Make You Love Me

Teddy Swims

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bm14Bv1DKU

Maybe not better but a great effort.

Delilah.
The PJ Proby original was bettered by Tom Jones, but they were both overtaken by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0fT9BHpImI

Mandolin Orange - Harvest Moon

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

A real talent. Hopefully, they return to the UK.

Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whisky

^^^^ brilliant.

Darius **** Wagon Wheel.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvKyBcCDOB4&list=RDhvKyBcCDOB4&start_radio=1

Nathen Carter makes a fair fist of it as well.

FFS, Darius R u c k e r. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvKyBcCDOB4&list=RDhvKyBcCDOB4&start_radio=1

Artist: Riot, Song: Burn

More Deep Purple that Deep Purple. They frickin nail it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbhwWI9aCA

Ruth Jones and Rob Brydon did cracking cover of Islands In The Stream; one for the ages.