Another good reason for using Spotify. Just type in a song name and listen to all the different versions.
It must be love by Labi Siffre and Madness is a dead heat for me.
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Cover versions that are better than the original
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I've never seen NMA do any covers.
oh, except "You'll Never Walk Alone" at St George's Hall at the Bradford City fire benefit gig. Moose's first gig, aged 17, 6 weeks into his career.
At the end of that song there were possible more people on stage than in the stallsPosted 2 years ago # -
galveston by straw
ghost in my house by the fall
lost in music by the fall
hurt by jonny cash
the way i walk by the cramps
i could go on ....
ziggy stardust by bauhaus is 'kin fantasticPosted 2 years ago # -
"Stairway to Heaven" by Rolf Harris.
'Nuff said!
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Sisters Of Mercy - Knocking on Heaven's Door, or maybe Gimme Shelter, or even Emma.
No.
Knocking on Heaven's door: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dQV_8hhKZg
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XC_Rj51DLI
30 Seconds to Mars version of Kanye West's Stronger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKVhxI42_Yg&feature=fvw
Lemar doing Darkness and I believe in a thing called love.
Live Lounge coverss can be great.
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The Clash - Police And Thieves
The Black - Crowes Hard To Handle
The Stranglers - Walk On By +1Posted 2 years ago # -
Don't rate that nightwish cover of Over the hills and far away tbh.
Lots of votes for Hurt by Johnny Cash, which is great, as is his versino of Personal Jesus, but his cover of One really is far superior to the original, managing to inject some feeling into a song that is trite when Bono et al do it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQBrn6trEwI
Also Rachid Taha's cover of Rock the Kasbah
kd lang's cover of Hallelujah is nearly as good as Jeff Buckley's. I really like LC's version as well
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Will Young's version of light my fire.
Nah, sorry, I'm yanking your chain, it was so bad, Satan allowed Jim to come back from the dead and ruin Will's career on purpose.
I'd say, Jamelia's 'Stop', which gives me the willies every time I hear it.
Jamelia makes me want to give her the willies too, mainly mine.
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ohh, yes, hurt by johnny cash, awesome!!!
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Every version of Hallelujah is better than the original.
Therapy?'s cover of Isolation by Joy Division is pretty magnificent...
Heh. Limp Bizkit's version of Faith by George Michael.
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Did someone mention any cover of a U2 song? Well how about The Chimes- Still haven't found what I'm looking for. Even Bono thought it was better than U2's
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+whatever we are up to for Johnny Cash, Hurt
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Iron Maidens version of Phantom of the Opera was way better than the Andrew Lloyd Webber version.
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Opeth - Soldier of Fortune I just love the smooth vocals and warm, creamy guitar compared to the Deep Purple original.
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Richard Cheese, Me so Horny. Or anything else by same and his band lounge against the machine
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Rage did a class cover of NWA's fudge the police...
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Teenage Fanclub - Like a Virgin
China Drum - Wuthering heightsPosted 2 years ago # -
Also:
Snuff - I Think We're Alone Now
Nirvana - Man Who Sold The World (Unplugged)
Stone Roses - Drivin' South (If Hendrix' version was the original)Posted 2 years ago # -
The Slits - Heard it Through the Grapevine
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+2 for Walk On By by the Stranglers - awesome!
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I'm going to have to stick up for NIN here, I really like the Johnny Cash version of Hurt, but I find the NIN version far superior.
One of my favourite covers is Rage's version of Dylan's "Maggie's Farm"
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Faith No More's version of War Pigs is awesome. Much better that Sabbath's.
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Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
+1 for the Slits - Heard it through the Grapevine
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas.... scraping the barrel there I think
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Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya (Outkast)
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Common people by Bill shatner
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Will Young's version of light my fire.
I'm not sure this counts. He carbon-copied a cover version of Light My Fire sung by Jose Feliciano. I've got no bone to pick with Mr Young, but if you're going to do a cover at least make it an original spin.
I quite like Anthrax's version of Friggin in the Riggin
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+1 for the sonic's louie louie! (although black flags version is also good)
but whats wrong with you all, clearly the best cover is "happiness is a warm gun" as played by the breeders (on pod), yep, its better than the Beatles original!
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some of my favourites.
Sweet Child of Mine - Luna
I will survive - Cake
Superstar - Sonic Youth.Posted 2 years ago # -
Oh come on, nothing is better than the original of Louie Louie.
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