Covers That Are Better Than Originals

[patrickj]

Have a feeling maybe this has been done before - if so, sorry - just heard this one and love it so much - 'Friend of The Devil', by Counting Crows:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05H4tYefBmA

[Napoleon_PhoneApart]

"Sympathy for the Devil" by Guns n' Roses.

[cindra]

"Careless Whisper" by Seether.

[Hawk]

Faith- Limp Bizkit

[The Apple]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwetL2x1FA

Maybe not better, but interesting nonetheless.

[The Apple]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKxzKkAg3uM&feature=PlayList&p=505CC63012025C9A&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=11

I still don't think this is better, but I think it is interesting also.

[styfle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fzE7wzrByE&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UeVepOirYE&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIPZqG1t72M&fmt=18

[psylichon]

Joe C0cker - With a Little Help From My Friends

Even if you know the tune, please do me a favor and watch this version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpjNLjBbVd4

[acosmichippo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgGvml0cOKA

[psylichon]

http://vimeo.com/2539741?pg=embed&sec=

[acosmichippo]

i think coasts posted that in our last thread... or maybe it was you.

cool clip.

[patrickj]

http://vimeo.com/2539741?pg=embed&sec=

Awesome ...

[patrickj]

Fugees feat. Lauryn Hill - Killing Me Softly


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGu525ghUD8

[cliffeman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x97f-_y93a0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3WYMvEzuZ4

[coasts]

i think coasts posted that in our last thread... or maybe it was you.

cool clip.

nope, not me...great clip though...had never seen it before.

this is my go-to cover song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGrW8R_TWV4&feature=PlayList&p=72111C553BB3BC19&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=86

[coasts]

for hippo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JOy1nM6UoA

[psylichon]

Coasts, Jen and I just watched both those ... great stuff... thanks :)

[iCafe]

behind blue eyes - limp bizkit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFwtlMd0H8
Completely JOKING!!!

[scottjf8]

Disturbed - "Shout" (Tears for Fears cover)

[patrickj]

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The Breeze

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaTZkIInYNw

[coasts]

how could i not have immediately thought of Petra Haden "playing" The Who Sells Out?!?! She single-handedly recreated the album, vocals, drums, guitars, keys and all, using only her voice layered over an 8 track recorder.

some tracks work better than others, but the whole album is surprisingly a joy to listen to and much more approachable than it seems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAd0hv3GGgI

[Londonrockz568]

Stay Flyleaf. Original is from U2
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Something I can Never have. Cover by Flyleaf. Original NIN (nine inch nails)
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[acosmichippo]

behind blue eyes - limp bizkit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrFwtlMd0H8
Completely JOKING!!!

ugh... is there an anti-thanks?

[iconone]

Between the buried and me doing metallicas blackened. Done much better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRNVhcQy1aM

I don't know about better than than the original but damn good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36b6zt-P7eQ

[mittenman]

Between the buried and me doing metallicas blackened. Done much better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRNVhcQy1aM


Totally disagree.

[The Apple]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5y4H6slgj0&feature=related

when metallica was metallica.

[Londonrockz568]

Apple, i agree!!!

[mittenman]

^^^^ how is this a cover?

EDIT: directed at a post that disappeared.....

[acosmichippo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhnEcSm5sU&feature=related

[Londonrockz568]

Hey there delilah cover really funny.

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ROFL! BEST COVER EVER!!

[themanofthedark]

Muse - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
I wouldn't say its better, but its very different, and i like it more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DRVuwdRMEc

[Hondamaker]

Seether's Careless Whisper

Bruce Dickinson's All The Young Dudes

Angra's Kashmir (Zepplin)

[cliffeman]

Angra's Kashmir (Zepplin)

Angra's version is awesome. My favorite version is by Bond. Followed by The Ordinaires.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-ANJEKaF0A


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXcx26OI7Es

[acosmichippo]

i think some of us are missing the qualifier "better than the original"...

[styfle]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Goes_Pop
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Goes_Pop_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Goes_Crunk

All of those are better than the originals lol

[The Apple]

i think some of us are missing the qualifier "better than the original"...
Guilty as charged......but sucky songs usually dont get covered by other artists. That being said, it is hard to find covers better than the originals. I just post covers that I feel are worthy of a view.:tounge:

[cliffeman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wgrM-R6yfY

[acosmichippo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmG0sPyZJBg

the bee gees are cool, but that falsetto freaks me out.

sounds much better with a chick singing.

[Indy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgnFKNvmV7o&feature=related

I still like Kanye's version too.

[Indy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gW6yQZyx5w

[up10ad]

I'm old...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TX9xpfwDA0

The slow, but still soulful vocals rock.

[Hondamaker]

Guilty as charged......but sucky songs usually dont get covered by other artists. That being said, it is hard to find covers better than the originals. I just post covers that I feel are worthy of a view.:tounge:Jimi Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtower by Dylan. Far superior, IMO.

[Hondamaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuhnEcSm5sU&feature=relatedThat was sweet! Love Jeff Beck. IMO, any cover of a Beatles song is better than the original. Feel free to flame me.

[monkeysrock0622]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgnFKNvmV7o&feature=related

I still like Kanye's version too.

Ahem...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LkPS5bC1S4


:2cool:

[The Apple]

Jimi Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtower by Dylan. Far superior, IMO.
My opinion is the same, because I think Hendrix is superior to Dylan. Do you have a cover from someone doing a Hendrix cut where his work has been improved? That would be a difficult task.

[ZR_Yancy]

Dynamite Hack: Boyz In Da Hood

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/5/Dynamite-Hack-Boyz-In-Da-Hood-300462.html

[cliffeman]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwgud48pdnw

[styfle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkmTAt1aKUg&fmt=18

[acosmichippo]

More Beegees coverage...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LBAgillT3Y&feature=related

[Jeff Kirvin]

My opinion is the same, because I think Hendrix is superior to Dylan. Do you have a cover from someone doing a Hendrix cut where his work has been improved? That would be a difficult task.
Easy. Stevie Ray Vaughn's version of Little Wing.

[The Apple]

Easy. Stevie Ray Vaughn's version of Little Wing.
Other SRV fans might agree with you that he improved the work of Hendrix, but I do not. While SRV's version of Little Wing is good, maybe as good as Hendrix's version, it didn't make a marked improvement. SRV is badasss though☻

[patrickj]

Arrested Development - 'Everyday People'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9OjoPsKf_c

[Jeff Kirvin]

Other SRV fans might agree with you that he improved the work of Hendrix, but I do not. While SRV's version of Little Wing is good, maybe as good as Hendrix's version, it didn't make a marked improvement. SRV is badasss though☻
Two reasons why SRV's "Little Wing" is superior to Hendrix's original:

1. All instrumental, no singing to distract from the guitar work
2. No stupid little triangle

And, as mentioned before in this thread, it's only fair. Hendrix himself did a much better job with "All Along the Watchtower" then Dylan did.

[acosmichippo]

the original is a much better song overall. yeah, SRV can rip, but i find his version long and repetitive, whereas Hendrix's is to the point. And, imo, the lyrics are not as disposable as you claim.

[Vinze]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxwhNdLK4A0
Love Sex And Magic by Marie Digby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=589Mvlz6LWE
Umbrella by Marie Digby - I'd say this is better than Rihanna's version

[The Apple]

Two reasons why SRV's "Little Wing" is superior to Hendrix's original:

1. All instrumental, no singing to distract from the guitar work
2. No stupid little triangle

And, as mentioned before in this thread, it's only fair. Hendrix himself did a much better job with "All Along the Watchtower" then Dylan did.

I like both versions. Welcome to the forums!!:laugh2:

[styfle]

That chick might be hot but I think this umbrella cover is better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5YR3dYJdk4&fmt=18

[psylichon]

Arrested Development - 'Everyday People'



Thanks for taking me back to very good times growing up :laugh2:

Though that album version is not my favorite mix. There was another mix that made that track popular on the radio that I can't find. Anyone that knows what I'm talking about and can link it will win massive cred in my book.

[Hondamaker]

I like both versions. Welcome to the forums!!:laugh2:Not a Sting fan, but his version of Little Wing is good, too.

[coasts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnHu4AV83x8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR-i0qRHLpM&feature=related

[Hondamaker]

Sammy Hagar's cover of Janice Joplin's Piece of My Heart. Awesome.

[Youngbinks]

Dynamite Hack: Boyz In Da Hood

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2007/5/Dynamite-Hack-Boyz-In-Da-Hood-300462.html

This is a great one. I love this song.

[psylichon]

^^^ Thanks Binks. I missed that when first posted and agree... that cover is remarkable! Haven't heard that one in a good minute...

[Hondamaker]

^^^ Thanks Binks. I missed that when first posted and agree... that cover is remarkable! Haven't heard that one in a good minute...Watched it, I don't get it!

[psylichon]

Watched it, I don't get it!

The original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwPMKozHPCM

[Hondamaker]

The original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwPMKozHPCMI get it , kinda like the guy Richard Cheese. He does the same thing, but turns rap and hard rock into lounge music. Hilarious!

[The Apple]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakWKHj051I&feature=PlayList&p=ADC97D2B6CDF20E8&index=0&playnext=1

[Hondamaker]

Rod Stewart's remake of Have You Ever Seen The Rain, by CCR.

[patrickj]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakWKHj051I&feature=PlayList&p=ADC97D2B6CDF20E8&index=0&playnext=1

LOL - I bet Snoop is a big fan of this one ...

[coasts]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bakWKHj051I&feature=PlayList&p=ADC97D2B6CDF20E8&index=0&playnext=1

this cover is often attributed to Phish, but it's not...it's the Gourds.

phish does some great covers though:

Beastie Boys: Sabotage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56C2wCR55d0&feature=related

Will Smith: Gettin Jiggy Wit It (2min)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-5-KU3bpc&feature=related

Talking Heads: Cities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYBIgW-CNRk

Ween: Roses are Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-18cAiRCur0&feature=related

[themanofthedark]

speaking of Phish, they were just at Fenway yesterday - i passed by the MASSIVE crowd when i was going to pick up my Schecter from the repair shop in Guitar Center.


it messed with the MBTA schedule, it pissed me off. 15 minute intervals became 45 minutes. :angry:
either way, it rained hard on them. i'm not sure if i feel sorry for the audience.

[coasts]

They don't need your sympathy. A little rain never hurt anyone. It's like Lou Reed says "who loves the sun? Not everyone"

[styfle]

If you haven't heard either of these then, you have to lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fn-VYmNDszc&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOFC8rS5xo&fmt=18

If you don't find yourself singing along with those...you just don't enjoy music :P

[Youngbinks]

If you haven't heard either of these then, you have to lol.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQOFC8rS5xo&fmt=18

If you don't find yourself singing along with those...you just don't enjoy music :P

I must HATE music then. You can sing along to this?