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Covers that were better than the original
title is fairly straightforward, what song covers do you think were better than the original version?
I'd say: "I Fought the Law" by the Clash "War Pigs" by Faith No More (so shoot me, I liked this one better) "Come Together" by Aerosmith "In My Life" by Johnny Cash "Hurt" by Johnny Cash "Mad World" by Gary Jules "Silver and Gold" by Joe Strummer "Gloria" by Patti Smith (ok, debatable as to whether or not it's a cover, but I say it counts) |
live version of Sympathy for the Devil on the B side of the Jesus on the Payroll EP by the Thrashing Doves may not be better ... but it cetainly is an equal.
My Way - Sex Pistols |
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Personal Jesus...Marilyn Manson.....I know everyone's gonna disagree with that one, even Seri likes the depeche Mode version better I Will Survive...Cake And Seri likes Mindless Self Indulgence's 'Tom Sawyer' better.....I think that's blasphemy... :p :) I'm sure I have lots more, but that's all I can think of right now |
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- Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm - Tainted Love and Sweet Dreams by Marilyn Manson - Lovers in a Dangerous Time by The Barenaked Ladies |
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Pro-Pain has a cd of all covers called what else but "Run For Cover" that has some kick ass covers on it..here are just a few of the best tracks off that cd... Iron Fist - Motorhead Circle Of The Tyrants - Celtic Frost Weeds - Life Of Agony Refuse/Resist - Sepultura |
I don't like the Clash's version of I Fought The Law, I always prefered the Dead Kennedys one. But neither better the original.
Sid doin' My Way! Hell yeh, that's some dope dope shit dude. Jane's Addiction did a pretty decent version of Sympathy For The Devil (unlike Guns N' Roses). A few I dig: MOTORHEAD - Motorhead SEPULTURA - The Hunt, Symptom Of The Universe & their version of Orgasmatron NAILBOMB - Exploitation NEIL YOUNG - Oh Lonesome Me JUICY LUCY - Willie The Pimp DEAD MOON - Milk Cow Blues JIMI HENDRIX - All Along The Watchtower Pretty much anything the Cramps re-work or cover is equal to or better than the original. Nick Cave's covers of The Singer and Wanted Man are fuckin' down aswell. There's a bunch of shit I can't think of right now (a whole lot of 60s R&B should be on there but meh my brains slow this morning) .... might come back to this one. |
oh .. Dread Zepplin ...
anything they do is better than the Elvis or the Led Zep origionals ... |
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and I hadn't even thought of this when I started the thread (listening to "War Pigs" by Faith No More is what sparked it, btw) |
GUNS N ROSES - Live and Let Die
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I'll have to agree with "Hurt". I almost weep when i see the video.
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cry baby! I'd also say AC/DC "Baby Please Don't Go" - the best version of that often-covered song |
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On the Dave Matthews concert in Central Park DVD, Warren Haynes joins him and they do the best cover of "Cortez the Killer" your ever gonna hear. |
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....another one I forgot about was the Ramones' I Don't Wanna Grow Up originally done by Tom Waits on his Bone Machine album. |
faith no more cover of "easy"
judas priest cover of "diamonds and rust" |
^^ Both really fuckin' cool for sure. Gotta love the Priest!
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Im not actually sure who sang it first, but I love any version of Me and Bobby McGee Ive heared...with Kristofferson being best, of course.
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how could i have forgotten :
Like a Virgin - Lords of the New Church |
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let's not forget the ever popular joan jett version of "i love rock and roll" although it sounds almost exactly like the original.
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ow bout iron maidens cover of the Tull classic, cross eyed maryor the Queensryche version of simon and garfunkles scarborough fair canticle, and who could forDiamonds and rust get judas preist covering joan baez |
Another kick ass cover that I forgot about was Saigon Kick's cover of David Bowies Space Oddity...To me they almost and I said "ALMOST" did a better job on it than Bowie himself...
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house of lords - can't find my way home.
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Best covers for me are:
It's my life - No Doubt Foxy Lady - The Cure Tainted Love - Soft Cell The Passenger - Siouxsie Sioux & The Banshees Anything from Millie & Vanillie could be listed too, but I just can't remember their songs names. ;) This is my first message at the forums so try to be gentle. :rolleyes: why? |
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the Melvins doin' the Kiss song Goin' Blind from their album Houdini. Way cooler than Kiss. |
love hate did a kick ass version of - i am the walrus.
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there is a canadian band called Bootsauce that did a wicked version of 'Everyone's a Winner'
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let's not forget david lee roth. california girls and just a gigolo
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this is the 'better than origional' thread ;) |
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Cake's cover of 'I Will Survive' is awesome... And Foo Fighters' cover of Prince's Darling Nikki is so much better than the original...I think it's the change in the guitar riff that does it for me...Foo Fighters do it much harder;) |
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sorry but i like his version of california girls better. was never really a beachboys fan. |
i also like phil collins' version of "groovy kind of love" my tastes are all over the place i know.....LOL
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and metallica's version of "stone cold crazy"
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White Wedding by Murderdolls.
I hated it at first, but then I realized that the Murderdolls are not nearly as gay as Billy Idol. |
Faith no More - Easy
Marylin Manson - Golden Years koRn - Word Up Pearl Jam - Last Kiss |
Rufus Wainwright's cover of "Across the Universe" by the Beatles.
Man, the Beatles have more songs that were done better than they did them than anyone else I can think of... |
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