Could probably put anything from Led Zep's first two albums here. Not sure about Smooth Criminal mind
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 12:00 pm
by Cal
An obvious one:
And a rap one (probably helped by just not liking Common's delivery):
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:10 pm
by Donkey Toon
I'll get thinking.
But there is no way that the Futureheads Hounds of Love is better than the Kate Bush original.
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:14 pm
by Donkey Toon
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:23 pm
by Tsi
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:33 pm
by Donkey Toon
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 8:44 pm
by Donkey Toon
I sometimes prefer this to the original ... but not always.
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 10:38 pm
by beatski
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Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 7:14 am
by biggeordiedave
A few of the Creedence Clearwater Revival cover versions are pretty good. 'Before You Accuse Me' (Bo Diddly), 'My Baby Left Me' (Arthur Crudup) and 'Susie Q' (Dale Hawkins) are all brilliant songs. 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine' goes on a bit though, and the way Fogerty sings it in his faux-Southern accent it sounds like he's saying he "hoyed it through the grapevine."
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:51 am
by Ramone
Their version of I Put a Spell on You is pretty good.
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:01 am
by biggeordiedave
Ramone wrote:Their version of I Put a Spell on You is pretty good.
Yeah it's a good cover, but I don't enjoy it as much as the other ones .
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So f*** off you big t***
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:06 am
by KingoStarr
No way Korn - Word Up is better than the original !!
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 3:25 pm
by Wedge Head Tiote
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:47 pm
by Amnesiac
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 11:23 pm
by beatski
KingoStarr wrote:No way Korn - Word Up is better than the original !!
this
Removing the 80sness and the guy's voice (especially the guy's voice) from Word up makes it vastly inferior (especially the guy's voice).
Also, AAF better than MJ?
JPG
(also, whitney houston's version of i will always love you is better than dolly parton's, but i won't bother posting that)
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:46 pm
by jpg
Beatski wrote:
KingoStarr wrote:No way Korn - Word Up is better than the original !!
this
Removing the 80sness and the guy's voice (especially the guy's voice) from Word up makes it vastly inferior (especially the guy's voice).
Also, AAF better than MJ?
JPG
(also, whitney houston's version of i will always love you is better than dolly parton's, but i won't bother posting that)
But I see you agree with my Futureheads cover... interesting
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2014 8:07 am
by Ramone
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 4:35 pm
by Donkey Toon
The Church do a great Cortez the Killer as well.
Re: Covers that are better than the originals
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:55 am
by Colback's Orange Tufts
Never reealised Rise Against's Built to Last was a cover. It's much better than the original: