Cover that's better than the original?

[bif]

"Last Train to Clarksville" by Cassandra Wilson.

[Richardo]

1. "Time after Time" by Cassandra Wilson

ANYTHING by Cassandra Wilson :loveya:

[cassandra uprising]

12. .

:hug:

As much as I love Lady Day, I find Miss Wilson's cover of Strange Fruit to be better than the original.

:hide: ing from Progmom

[mitchum]

38. Don't worrry; sometimes there is great truth in heresy

Wilson's version is better.
As is Nina Simone's.

[StaggerLee]

2. I will Survive - Cake

Yeah that's right. I said it.

:hide:

[HuckleB]

64. You are truly evil!

;)

[Radical Activist]

3. Joe Cocker is good at that

Bye Bye Blackbird. With a Little Help from my Friends. She Came in Through the Bedroom Window.

[Montauk6]

53. Yes, and so was Isaac Hayes

Never Can Say Goodbye, Something, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Light My Fire

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. "99 Luftballons" by Goldfinger

:headbang:

[ghostsofgiants]

75. Good call.

[AllegroRondo]

5. "Turn the Page" - Metallica

yes, I said it.

[Burma Jones]

6. Warm California Sun - The Ramones

[livetohike]

7. "All Along the Watchtower" - Hendrix

much better than Dylan's.

[freethought]

71. I'll second that one!! n/t

[KFC]

8. Satisfaction - Devo

[patcox2]

9. Wonderful World, Joey Ramone

Beautiful version.

[patcox2]

10. Quinn the Eskimo, Manfred Mann

Different Drum, the Lemonheads
Stepping Stone, SEx Pistols

[GumboYaYa]

11. "Fever" by Peggy Lee.

She owns that song now.

[Texasgal]

13. " Little wing"

Stevie Ray Vaughn!

[Aristus]

16. Concrete Blond's cover of "Little Wing" is even better than that!

:thumbsup:

[Texasgal]

18. Hmmm... I haven't heard it!

Guess I'll have to check that out!!

[Aristus]

22. It's on their compilation album "Still In Hollywood".

Lot of great cuts on that CD. Live versions, B-sides, and alternative takes that rock as hard as it is possible to rock.

[rucky]

21. Derek & The Dominoes has a version too. n/t

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

79. Sorry, that's impossible

Hendrix was a better player than Stevie Ray, something even SRV admitted to. And Hendrix' "Hendrix In The West" live version of Little Wing, not to mention the live version of Hendrix playing it at the Olympia in Paris were better than any other studio recorded versions. You have to hear the original artist's full variety of interpretations before making up your mind, especially from the guy who single-handedly revolutionized the electric guitar, Jimi.

[DS1]

14. Breadfan - Metallica covered Budgie

[cassandra uprising]

15. I may start a flame war with this post,

but I can't think of one Cassandra Wilson cover that isn't on par or better than the original.

[TheBaldyMan]

49. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - William Shatner

:popcorn:

[kwassa]

17. "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, original by Otis Redding

[rucky]

19. Voivod's "Astronomy Domine" (Pink Floyd)

Joe Cocker's "With a Little Help From My Friends" (Beatles)

Flaming Lips - "I Can't Get You Outta My Head" (Minogue)

Pavement's "Killing Moon" (tie w/ Echo & the Bunnymen)

Bongwater's "Mr. Soul" (Buffalo Springfield)

Sonic Youth's "Into The Groove" (Madonna)

Yo La Tengo's "Little Honda" (Beach Boys)

[Benfea]

34. Don't forget Voivod's cover of the Batman theme song

Also:

• These Boots Were Made for Walking by Megadeth (Nancy Sinatra)
  
• Every cover ever done by Laibach
  
• You Spin Me 'Round (Like A Record) by Dope (Dead or Alive)
  
• Supernaut by 1000 Homo DJs (Black Sabbath)

And last but not least, the best cover ever:

• Hurt by Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)

[terrya]

20. "It's My Life" by No Doubt

It's a lot better than the original

[long_green]

86. if you mean "It's My Life" by The Animals

I'm afraid you will have to burn in hell.

if not, have a nice day.

[Richardo]

91. No, not The Animals, the Talk Talk one...

[ksilvas]

23. Sonic Youths version of "Superstar" by the Carpenters

ON the compilation "If I Were a Carpenter"
Also Janes Addictions version of "Ripple" off the Dead Tribute Comp.

[rucky]

24. Los Lobos also did a great version of Ripple

[Ron Green]

36. Wasn't "Superstar" by Leon Russell? n/t

[donheld]

25. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - Elton John

:bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

26. All Along the Watchtower by Hendrix.

[Jade Fox]

62. Yes, yes, yes!

Hendrix blew that song away!

[bikebloke]

27. Sweet Home Alabama by the Leningrad Cowboys

A big sound with Russian influence does it.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

31. Yes I heard that!! Do you have a link where I can hear it?

[taterguy]

28. Take Me Home Country Road by Jason and the Scorchers

I also like their cover of Dylan's "Absolutely Sweet Marie" but I've never heard his version so I can't say if it's better

[Taverner]

29. "Dreams I'll Never See" by Molly Hatchet

Also "Wooden Ships" by Jefferson Airplane

[Initech]

30. Pantera's cover of "Cat Sratch Fever"

No, seriously. I heard it on XM 41 this morning.

[Chovexani]

32. Hit Me Baby One More Time

By Ahmet and Dweezil Zappa. It's actually a damn good song when you put in some bad ass guitars and strip it of Britney sleaze.

[RetroLounge]

42. Actually, Fountain of Wayne's version of this is great!

RL

[XemaSab]

33. "Summer Dreams" by Type O Negative

:headbang:

[Spider Jerusalem]

35. Cowboy Junkies' version of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane"...

which Reed liked so much he started doing their version in concert instead of his own.

Also: Nina Simone's version of "I Shall Be Released".

[mitchum]

40. But Reed was actually coming full circle since Cowboy Junkies'...

arrangement was based on Reed's original version of the song as documented on "Velvet Underground Live 69"
Regardless, it's a lovely arrangement.

[mitchum]

37. Fairport Convention's cover of Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine"...

which I think he originally wrote for Nico. Anyway...Sandy Denny sings rings around both Dylan and Nico. No surprise there.

[ghostsofgiants]

39. "Bitches Ain't Shit" by Ben Folds...

And I'm probably gonna catch a lot of hell for this, but I'm extremely fond of Fall Out Boy's cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. (Not saying it's better than the original, but it's really damn good.)

[RandomKoolzip]

67. Good choice on the Folds.

:thumbsup:

He really made a beautiful piece of art out of something very vile.

[ghostsofgiants]

74. Indeed. It works on both a musical, and an ironically humourous level.

[RumpusCat]

41. "Wicked Game" by H.I.M.

Hard rock style works so much better than the wishy-washy original!

[ghostsofgiants]

48. They do a pretty good cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" as well.

[KamaAina]

43. "Come Sail Away" - Keali'i Reichel

one of the more popular contemporary Hawaiian artists. Locally produced albums tend to feature covers because there are more performers here than there are songwriters.

I mean, seriously, if your cover isn't better than the Styx original, time to learn how to mix a decent mai tai...

[x-g.o.p.er]

44. Landslide, Dixie Chicks

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

45. Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" nt

[Common Sense Party]

70. Johnny Cash's covers of just about ANY song

When Johnny did 'em, they belonged to him.

[GOPisEvil]

46. The Bangles' version of "Hazy Shade of Winter"

Even Paul Simon thinks so.

[Richardo]

90. It do rock.

Best Bangles song.

[Left Is Write]

47. The Mavericks' version of "Here Comes My Baby" -

written by Cat Stevens and made a 1967 Billboard hit by The Tremeloes.

[Gormy Cuss]

50. "Proud Mary" by Tina T.

Sorry CCR.

[swag]

51. Johnny Cash's cover of Beck's "Rowboat"

Pussy Galore's cover of Einsturzende Neubauten's "Yu Gung"

The Fall's cover of the Beatles' "A Day in the Life"

Schoolly D's combo-cover of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" and Rudy Ray Moore's version of the traditional "The Signifyin' Monkey" in the form of the now legally unavailable (due to the litigious zeal of Led Zeppelin) "The Signifying Rapper"

James Carter's cover of Pavement's "Summer Babe"

[Montauk6]

52. "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted" - Joan Osborne & The Funk Bros.

"Blue Rondo a la Turk" - Al Jarreau
"Come Together" - The Brothers Johnson
"Bang A Gong" - The Power Station
"The Man on the Flying Trapeze" - Spike Jones and the City Slickers, feat. MC Doodles Weaver

[zone]

54. I gotta say I like Nirvana's take on David Bowie's...

...The Man Who Sold the World. (I'm learning it on guitar at the request of my daughter.)

[zone]

55. I gotta say I like Nirvana's take on David Bowie's...

...The Man Who Sold the World. (I'm learning it on guitar at the request of my daughter.)

[ghostsofgiants]

58. That was great. Their Meat Puppets covers from Unplugged were great, too..

And actually featured members of the Meat Puppets.

[zone]

59. ...and Bowie covered the Beatles "Across the Universe"...

Kinda weird, though...

[ghostsofgiants]

66. Fiona Apple does a really good cover of "Across The Universe".

[zone]

68. Not available anywhere for a 99-cent download, I'm afraid

I have been searching

[ghostsofgiants]

73. Available plenty of places for a 0-cent download.

Just sayin'. :P

[zone]

93. Details?

I thought all that went out the window with the Napster lawsuit.

[ghostsofgiants]

94. Hahaha, not even close.

http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/

I use Soulseek and Bittorrent (via the BitComet client) myself, butthere are a bunch of options.

[zone]

61. Actually it's a toss-up between

Leonard Nemoy's cover of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now" and...
William Shatner's spoken-word rendition of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."

Beep me motherfuckin' up, Scottie!

[xmas74]

56. No mention of Blinded by the Light?

Springsteen is great but Manfred Mann owned that song.
With a Little Help from My Friends-who can top the Beatles at their own song? Joe Cocker.

Of course, the only song that can truly compete with the two above is All Along the Watchtower. Hard to top Dylan but only one person could-Jimi Hendrix.

[zone]

60. Bruce!

[zone]

57. Emilou Harris cover of Jame's Taylor's "Millworker"

[zone]

63. The Happy Birthday Song

By Norma Jean

[Red State Rebel]

65. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Her voice now sounds like Rosemary Clooney and it works great with this song. Also on the same album is "A Case Of You" which is fantastic!

[Common Sense Party]

69. "Ain't That a Shame." Cheap Trick. Live at Budokan.

Hard to believe that was...(ugh) 28 years ago.

[genie_weenie]

72. Gn'R cover of "Live and Let Die"

or Pearl Jam's Cover of "Keep on Rockin'", though Young did accompany Mr. Ed Vedder on three versions I have heard

Dixie Chicks, Landslide was good.

Oh , wait Theft Zepplein "covering" an entire genre! Now that was classic...

[SKKY]

76. "Get Down, Make Love" by Nine Inch Nails...

[SKKY]

77. Oh, and one more...

As much as I love Depeche Mode, Marilyn Manson's version of "Personal Jesus" blows the original out of the water.

[democracyindanger]

78. "Little Wing" as performed by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Far better than Hendrix's original.

I know, blasphemy. But it's true.

[tuvor]

80. Is there any point in my posting an answer?

Devo's Satisfaction.

I also prefer Talk Talk's It's My Life as done by No Doubt.

[justice1]

81. Signs by Tesla

[justice1]

82. Mrs. Robinson , I think it was the Lemonheads

[justice1]

83. Smoking in the Boys Room, Motley Crue

[StaggerLee]

85. Yeah that's a good one

Fast and good. Love it.

[HughBeaumont]

84. "Something" by Isaac Hayes.

Actually 10 times better and more haunting than the Beatles version. This arrangement soars mightily.

[MissMillie]

87. I'm not an Elvis fan, so for me... I like

UB40s version of Can't Help Falling in Love With You.

[long_green]

88. "House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals

nm

[Richardo]

89. X: "Breathless"...

......aaaaah.

[Throd]

92. "Higher Ground" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers