I did a search, could not find a similiar thread to this here.
1. What cover songs do you thing were better than the original.
2. What are some of the worst cover songs.
For me:
Better than the original:
Foo Fighter's doing "Baker Street"
Wolf Alice doing "Wicked Game"
Company of Thieves doing "Hard to Explain"
Worst:
Smashing Pumpkins doing "Landslide"
There was another cover where the lady sounded like Marge singing, I can not remember the group and song though.
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Better:
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Johnny Cash - Hurt
Disturbed - Sounds of Silence
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Worse:
Madonna - American Pie
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle
Last edited by WrongVerb; 10-26-2016 at 10:27 AM.
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Better than the original?Originally Posted by WrongVerb
At least as good, IMO.
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Dom Heffner (10-26-2016)
Best:
Worst:
I don't know if this counts as an exact cover, but I like "Changes" by 2Pac more than the original "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
Some others than come to mind:
Killing Me Softly, Fugees (Roberta Flack)
I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston (Dolly Parton)
With a Little Help From My Friends, Joe Cocker (The Beatles)
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Its a difference of style and audience. I love both versions but its like trying to compare Turn the Page by Bob Seager and Metallica. Both songs are awesome but I personally like Bob Seager version more. Others would say that Metallica rocked the *()# out of it.
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Uncle Kracker Drift Away immediately comes to mind for me.
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.
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I loved Cash's Hurt. It's fantastic, and it's in the new Logan Trailer. (watch it)
Big fan of the Bangles cover of Hazy Shade of Winter.
And then there is this...
And this...
That kid is going to be a star someday.
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I don't know that I would say it's better, but the The Flaming Lips cover of Neil Young's "After the Gold Rush" is great. As is Mercury Rev's cover of Young's "Vampire Blues." I suppose it's a testament to Young's ability as a songwriter.
Two covers of Springsteen songs:
Rage Against the Machine- Ghost of Tom Joad
Buscando's version of Protection- so 1980s!
Cake's version of I will Survive is awesome.
Baseclogger, there's something wrong with your keyboard. When you typed "worst" it came out "best". I have actually had trouble listening to the original since hearing the Limp Biscuit version.
As far as best covers, I like the violin use in CVB's version of "Pictures of Matchstick Men". Lorde's "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is interesting as well. And Kasey Chambers' "Better be Home Soon". And while I wouldn't say it was better, The Civil Wars cover of "Disarm" was interesting.
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I don't know if it's necessarily better then the original..... but pretty darn good! ..... Live And Let Die - Guns n Roses
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Would mentioning The Animals "Don't Let Me be Misunderstood" not be fair, since most probably think their version was the original? Okay, then, Nina Simone's cover was fantastic, and she even managed to do it first.
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RFS62 (10-29-2016)
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