Cover Songs that you think are just as good/better than original, plus horrible ones

[TurtleWA]

You don't need to post one for every option in title. You could just post what you enjoy. Or whatever.

Just as good.

Original: Lynyrd Skynyrd (1973)

Better.

Original: Bob Dylan (1967)

Horrible.

Original: Aerosmith (1975)

[Jester]

Just as good...maybe better:


Soooo bad:

[plastroncafe]

These are the first two that came to my mind.




D'oh! Jester beat me to this one.
That's fine, it's so good it deserves to be shown twice.



Here, have more Cash.

Oh and some Alien Ant Farm

[Jester]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

D'oh! Jester beat me to this one.


Here, have more Cash.

MORE JOHNNY CASH!

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

[plastroncafe]

Oh I really like this one too:


Karen O with Academy Award winning Trent Reznor

[Andrew NDB]

Always been fond of this one:



And this one:

[Cure]

I prefer Vanessa Carlton's version of Paint it Black. I know it's not popular but oh well.

[snake]

All Along the Watchtower and Hurt are the best covers. Even better than the original songs.

[Powder]

Original:


Cover:


Original:


Cover:

[TurtleWA]

Originally Posted by snake

All Along the Watchtower and Hurt are the best covers. Even better than the original songs.

Yes indeed.

Some others...Nirvana's cover of 'The Man Who Sold The World' is better than the original by David Bowie. Killswitch Engage's cover of 'Holy Diver' I like more than the original by Dio. And A Perfect Circle's cover of 'Imagine' is almost better than John Lennon's version, imho.

[plastroncafe]

The thing I love specifically about Cash's cover of "hurt" is just how different the song feels with an older man singing it, than when a younger one does.
It almost changes the meaning of the song. Just brilliant.

[TurtleWA]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

The thing I love specifically about Cash's cover of "hurt" is just how different the song feels with an older man singing it, than when a younger one does.
It almost changes the meaning of the song. Just brilliant.

Yeah I can definitely see that. Songs are open to interpretation for sure. With the younger dude it feels like a drug addiction type of song. Yeah Cash had his drug days. But with old Johnny it's like he's showing some despair similar to that found in Eriksons's final developmental stage. Maybe not so much about the addiction aspects though, like with the younger guy. But more about the struggles some have to cope with in later life. Idk.

[snake]

Originally Posted by TurtleWA

Yes indeed.

Some others...Nirvana's cover of 'The Man Who Sold The World' is better than the original by David Bowie..

No way! Bowie's version is miles ahead.

Totally agree with Plastron on Hurt. Perfect, perfect fit. Even Trent Reznor thinks that Cash did it better.

[TurtleWA]

Originally Posted by Jester

Just as good...maybe better:

I would vote Better.

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

Oh and some Alien Ant Farm

I actually heard the AAF one before the original.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Always been fond of this one

Never heard that Busta and Ozzy collaboration. I like it!

Originally Posted by Cure

I prefer Vanessa Carlton's version of Paint it Black. I know it's not popular but oh well.

I know the feeling. I don't think this is as popular as the original but I like it.

[Wesley]

Agree with most other choices posted as well.

Just as good: Downtown by the Saw Doctors with petula clark
Original: Petula clark

Better: Dreams by The Corrs
Original: Fleetwood Mac

Better: I'm a Believer by The Monkees
Original: Neil Diamond

Just as good: Fields of Gold by Nadine Coyle
Original: Eva Cassidy

Horrible: Sweet Caroline by Dustin the Turkey
Original: Neil Diamond

[FredWolfLeonardo]

I don't have any specifics and I still love the originals alot, but theres this one guy on Youtube who does covers of Disney songs and I absolutely love them. His name is "Jonathon Young"

[ProphetofGanja]

Started posting this in the other thread but I saw it was a repeat of this thread

Here are mine:

• "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (originally by Bob Dylan)
• "Mad World" by Gary Jules (originally by Tears for Fears)
• "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin (originally by Jake Holmes)
• "Woodstock" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (originally by Joni Mitchell)
• "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (originally written by Norman Whitfield and Barret Strong and performed by Gladys Knight and the Pips)
• "In the Pines" live unplugged by Nirvana (traditional American folk song)
• "Hotel California", the Gipsy Kings or Majek Fashek version (originally by The Eagles)
• "Money" by the Easy Star All-Stars ft. Dollarman & Gary "Nesta" Pine (originally by Pink Floyd)
• "Bongo Bong" by Manu Chao (originally by Mano Negra)

As far as awful, terrible, ****** covers of songs go, the first one off the top of my head is "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit (originally by The Who, and far better)

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by TurtleWA

Just as good.

Original: Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Deftones did it best.

Originally Posted by ProphetofGanja

Started posting this in the other thread but I saw it was a repeat of this thread

Here are mine:

• "All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix (originally by Bob Dylan)
• "Mad World" by Gary Jules (originally by Tears for Fears)
• "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zeppelin (originally by Jake Holmes)
• "Woodstock" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (originally by Joni Mitchell)
• "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Creedence Clearwater Revival (originally written by Norman Whitfield and Barret Strong and performed by Gladys Knight and the Pips)
• "In the Pines" live unplugged by Nirvana (traditional American folk song)
• "Hotel California", the Gipsy Kings or Majek Fashek version (originally by The Eagles)
• "Money" by the Easy Star All-Stars ft. Dollarman & Gary "Nesta" Pine (originally by Pink Floyd)
• "Bongo Bong" by Manu Chao (originally by Mano Negra)

As far as awful, terrible, ****** covers of songs go, the first one off the top of my head is "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit (originally by The Who, and far better)

You just blew my mind. Never knew Dazed and Confused was a cover.

[TurtleWA]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Deftones did it best.

I never heard that version before. I listen to the first half. I would rank it third, but respect your opinion to place it first. I just prefer the acoustic sound over the distortion in Deftones version. Also the dude sounds like he is makin' out wit da microphone. Not for me.