Songs where the cover is better than the original

[auto90403]

I want to buy some new songs at iTunes to listen to at the gym.

I like songs where the cover is better than the original.

Anybody have any suggestions?

 

[romafan]

Fun Boy 3 "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Bongo's "Mambo Sun"
The Remains "Lonely Weekends"
The Yayhoos "Dancing Queen"
Gourds "Gin and Juice"

 

[skalogre]

Collide's cover of "White Rabbit"

 

[Connemara]

Bryan Ferry's rendition of "Amazing Grace" from the Taxi album is the best cover of that song I've ever heard. And there are a LOT of covers of "Amazing Grace".

 

[johnapril]

Mozart's Salieri

 

[Quirk]

Not really better, but the Big Yellow Taxi cover from a couple years back(Counting Crows?) is some good stuff.

 

[Kevin]

The Man Who Sold the World, Nirvana Unplugged in New York

 

[Tck13]

This thread was done already but:

Foo Fighters: Baker St.
Concrete Blond: Little Wing (ok, this one's debateable)

 

[vanity]

Guns N Roses - Knockin On Heaven's Door
Johnny Cash - Hurt (not necessarily "better", but equally awesome)

 

[EL72]

The two best covers of all time are Tainted Love by Soft Cell and my personal favorite is Cake's I will Survive - much better than Gaynor.

Other notable covers include:

All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix

Knockin on Heaven's door by Clapton or even GNR. Basically, any cover of a Dylan song is guaranteed to be better than his singing.

Summertime by Janis Joplin

Little Wing by SRV

With a little help from my friends by Joe Cocker

While my guitar gently weeps by Jeff Healy (and Phish's version is not bad but I prefer The Beatles)

Bizarre Love Triangle by Frente

Dy'er Maker by Shery Crow

Leavin' on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk

Lenny Kravitz' American Woman is an honourable mention but I still prefer the Guess Who

and Can't get no satisfaction is an Otis Redding song (not Rolling Stones)

 

[JBZ]

Originally Posted by vanity

Guns N Roses - Knockin On Heaven's Door

Funny. I think this is about the worst cover of a song in the history of rock. Just a complete misinterpretation of the song. Their cover of Live and Let Die was pretty good, though.

 

[AlanC]

Any of Tim O'Brien's (eg, 'Red on Blonde' album) or Tony Rice's covers of Bob Dylan.

 

[rdawson808]

St. Etienne's Only Love Can Break Your Heart (orig Neil Young?) is amazing. They also do a cover of The Field Mice's Let's Kiss and Make Up.

Worst cover ever must be Clapton's I Shot The Sheriff.


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[romafan]

Originally Posted by EL72

The two best covers of all time are Tainted Love by Soft Cell and my personal favorite is Cake's I will Survive - much better than Gaynor.

Other notable covers include:

All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix

Knockin on Heaven's door by Clapton or even GNR. Basically, any cover of a Dylan song is guaranteed to be better than his singing.

Summertime by Janis Joplin

Little Wing by SRV

With a little help from my friends by Joe Cocker

While my guitar gently weeps by Jeff Healy (and Phish's version is not bad but I prefer The Beatles)

Bizarre Love Triangle by Frente

Dy'er Maker by Shery Crow

Leavin' on a Jet Plane by Chantal Kreviazuk

Lenny Kravitz' American Woman is an honourable mention but I still prefer the Guess Who

and Can't get no satisfaction is an Otis Redding song (not Rolling Stones)

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction was written by the Glimmer Twins (Jagger/Richards)

 

[gdl203]

Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole