Cover versions which are better than the original

[tamore]

rolf's stairway to heaven?

[Legacywr]

Not better, but good.

[Magnum 475]

[XCP]

Ella Fitzgeralds version of 'Can't buy me love'. 1964.

[Magnum 475]

One of my favourites:

[Mark-C]

Heard this on Radio 2 at some random point in the office ... not heard it before but guess its probably been called out at some point ... Elbow - Independent Women.

Audio from a BBC session, video less so ...

https://youtu.be/zSQDR1yF3uQ?si=B6G7x-KpKI89JxiF

[Mark-C]

Magnum 475 said:

One of my favourites ...

[Neptune188]

I guess for me a marker of a great cover is a great arrangement of a song and singer that I wouldn't normally listen to.

Holly Humberstone covering Frank Ocean in the BBC live lounge this week absolutely did for me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHnmLPEGoXA

[InductionRoar]

oldagepensioner said:

Not better than but as good as Disturbed version http://lnk.to/TheSoundofSilence

I like this.

Doesn't seem to have been released on CD. Is this purely download only?

[Super Sonic]

Couple more Bauhaus covers, John Cale's 'Rosegarden Funeral of Sores' and Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle'
They did cover T Rex's 'Telegram Sam', but that was imo awful

[oldagepensioner]

InductionRoar said:

oldagepensioner said:

Not better than but as good as Disturbed version http://lnk.to/TheSoundofSilence

I like this.

Doesn't seem to have been released on CD. Is this purely download only?

Don't know i'm afraid as it turned up on my YT playlist a couple of days ago.

[tardelli]

The Foo Fighters love a cover version.
This was played on Steve Lamacq last show on the BBC.
There take on Baker Street
https://youtu.be/o3JsU3ojg_A?si=c3QzODW-tdeq6gKE

Recorded for Radio 1 in 1997.

[dundarach]

I'm not sure we've had the Civil Wars, however they had some great ones which I prefer to the originals:





And what I think is the most talented cover of an amazing song (Waiting around to die - Townes Van Zandt), by the fantastic Lost Dog Street Band:



If you watch nothing else today, please watch that last link!!

[ajprice]

tardelli said:

The Foo Fighters love a cover version.
This was played on Steve Lamacq last show on the BBC.
There take on Baker Street
https://youtu.be/o3JsU3ojg_A?si=c3QzODW-tdeq6gKE

Recorded for Radio 1 in 1997.

Well I didn't know that existed until just now

[tardelli]

ajprice said:

Well I didn't know that existed until just now

No problem :-)

[shakotan]

Falling In Reverse's take on Papa Roach's 'Last Resort'

The lyrics really hit differently.

[marcosgt]

Great cover of Psycho Killer by Duran Duran of all people.

Not 'better', but still excellent in its own right.

The whole Danse Macabre album is wonderful, I think, and I've not really liked much Duran Duran stuff since their first album!

M

Edited by marcosgt on Monday 30th October 10:00

[DodgyGeezer]

shakotan said:

Falling In Reverse's take on Papa Roach's 'Last Resort'

The lyrics really hit differently.

that is truly excellent - absolutely love it

[Kowalski655]

Have we had this? Certainly different, I really like it

Helps to have Joe Jackson rocking out like a boss on it

[Polly Grigora]

dundarach said:

If you watch nothing else today, please watch that last link!!

A touch late

Viewed it today and played it again

Can't comment about it as a cover due to not having heard the original

Good aren't they