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Cover versions better than the originals
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- Lemon Quarter
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
I Love Rock n Roll - Joan Jett
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
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Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley
I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
All along the watchtower ~ Jimmy Hendrix
Reet Petite - Pinky and Perky
Lucy in the sky with diamonds - William Shatner
Reet Petite - Pinky and Perky
Lucy in the sky with diamonds - William Shatner
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
A few off the top of my head:
Hurt - Johnny Cash (Trent Reznor, who wrote it for Nine Inch Nails has said "that song isn't mine anymore")
Black Betty - Ram Jam, Caravan Palace (and many other bands)
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Blues Brothers, Wilson Pickett, The Rolling Stones
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
Hurt - Johnny Cash (Trent Reznor, who wrote it for Nine Inch Nails has said "that song isn't mine anymore")
Black Betty - Ram Jam, Caravan Palace (and many other bands)
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - The Blues Brothers, Wilson Pickett, The Rolling Stones
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
With a Little Help from My Friends - Joe Cocker
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
Whenever this question is asked my reply is usually:
Melanie - Ruby Tuesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RanxIzBac0k&t=3s
Maybe not better but good enough.
Melanie - Ruby Tuesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RanxIzBac0k&t=3s
Maybe not better but good enough.
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
Another vote for Johnny Cash - Hurt
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
Johnny Winter - Jumping Jack Flash
Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World
Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
Cake - "I Will Survive"
Nouvelle Vague - "In a Manner of Speaking"
Revolting Cocks - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
The Fall - "Lost in Music"
Uke Hunt - "Rainy Days and Mondays"
and (pushing the definition a bit) Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doz1QJ7LwjA
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Nouvelle Vague - "In a Manner of Speaking"
Revolting Cocks - "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?"
The Fall - "Lost in Music"
Uke Hunt - "Rainy Days and Mondays"
and (pushing the definition a bit) Dolly Parton's Jolene at 33rpm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doz1QJ7LwjA
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
There's not much wrong with this original from 1957:
Bo Diddley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w9Eii9ZFsQ
but I do prefer The Doors (for years I thought this was the original): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EmD32AQzaQ
And Quicksilver Messenger Service is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhwxosNSds
Not forgetting:
Eric Clapton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuxefsE9bkc
Grateful Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-T5EJM73w
Santana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaqfdJbdrA
The Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYPVyJwzerM
George Thorogood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6fGcpp3KzE
and others
--kiloran
Bo Diddley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w9Eii9ZFsQ
but I do prefer The Doors (for years I thought this was the original): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EmD32AQzaQ
And Quicksilver Messenger Service is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOhwxosNSds
Not forgetting:
Eric Clapton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuxefsE9bkc
Grateful Dead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn-T5EJM73w
Santana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REaqfdJbdrA
The Band: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYPVyJwzerM
George Thorogood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6fGcpp3KzE
and others
--kiloran
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
The Stranglers -'Walk On By'
Nazareth - "This Flight Tonight"
Bowie- " Waiting for The Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDERYTNtUBI
Nazareth - "This Flight Tonight"
Bowie- " Waiting for The Man" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDERYTNtUBI
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
And of course House of the Rising Sun was a cover version.
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Because the night - Patti Smith
Woodstock - CSNY
I fought the law - The Clash
I shot the sheriff - Eric Clapton
Nothing compares 2U - Sinead O'Connor
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Because the night - Patti Smith
Woodstock - CSNY
I fought the law - The Clash
I shot the sheriff - Eric Clapton
Nothing compares 2U - Sinead O'Connor
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
No Doubt - It's My Life
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Toploader - Dancing in the Moonlight
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
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Re: Cover versions better than the originals
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - CCR
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana (original may have been called "In the Pines" or something like that)
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Where Did You Sleep Last Night - Nirvana (original may have been called "In the Pines" or something like that)
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