Covers that are better than the original

@jespah,

Wow jes, I didn't know A A Farm had covered MJ. The cover has a powerful chorus, I'll say that, compared to the original.

0 Replies

@panzade,

naw, once we blew the dust off them and brought in some experts to decipher the hieroglyphics, we understood them just fine Wink

1 Reply

@djjd62,

don't quit patronizing me deej...it's what I live for. Razz

0 Replies

When I think of covers, the first one off the top of my head is always Dwight Yokam's cover of The Clash's "Train In Vain."

versus

0 Replies

here's a nice little covers blog

http://thecoverlovers.blogspot.com/

Cover [kuhv-er]-noun: a recording of a song by a singer, instrumentalist, or group other than the original performer or composer.Lover [luhv-er]-noun: a person who has a strong enjoyment or liking for something.

The Cover Lovers [thuh kuhv-er luhv-ers]-noun: Winter Academy and gsus in a secret agreement to post one cover per day.

0 Replies

I'm partial to Take Me To The River by Talking Heads over the Al Green version.

Also, the Lemonheads redo of Mrs. Robinson is a fun remake of the Simon and Garfunkel original.

And I'd throw in the Isley Brothers version of Summer Breeze. It's not necessarily better than the Seals and Croft version but it stands on its own quite nicely.

0 Replies

Luther Vandoss's

Superstar and
A House Is Not A Home

Both bring me to tears . . .

0 Replies

@farmerman,

farmerman wrote:

Ive always stood Arlo Guthrie's version of the Beatles Tune "Ive Just Seen a FAce" as the best version of that song.

Arlo's version of "City of New Orleans" is usually preferred over that of Steve Goodman's. I like them both.

0 Replies

Barrett Strong's bluesy original of "Money (That's What I Want)" is no match for the techno-weirdness of the Flying Lizards' cover:

0 Replies

Van Halen's cover of You Really Got Me..... with no disrespect to the great Ray Davies and the Kinks.

1 Reply

Patsy Cline sang Willie Nelson's "Crazy" and Roy Orbison sang Nelson's "Pretty Papers"

0 Replies

linda ronstadt made zevons, "poor poor pitiful" me her own

1 Reply

@djjd62,

I used to listen a lot to Zevon's cover (with REM (minus Stipe) (as Hindu Love Gods)) of Prince's "Raspberry Beret."

http://popup.lala.com/popup/360569458057773045

2 Replies

@patiodog,

oh yeah, forgot about that, i've got a cassette some where of the album

1 Reply

@djjd62,

Ha! Mine melted on the dashboard...

0 Replies

@Bi-Polar Bear,

good example bear

0 Replies

@patiodog,

Quote:

I used to listen a lot to Zevon's cover (with REM (minus Stipe) (as Hindu Love Gods)) of Prince's "Raspberry Beret."

The Derailers do a great cover, but I can't find it on youtube

0 Replies

Honestly?

I prefer BPB's cover of "Turn the Page" to Bob Seger's or Metallica's. It was posted on one of Bear's sites during the past few years.

Frankly, your voice is much better, Bear. I used to have that one bookmarked. Is it still online?

0 Replies

I listen to an all covers radio station at work -

soma.fm/play/covers

There are a ton of songs on there which are much better than the original. If you like covers, you'll never find a better track list then this one.

Cycloptichorn

0 Replies

Prince's songs seem to popular to cover.
"When You Were Mine" was covered by Cyndi Lauper and Ani Difranco. But my fave is by Mitch Ryder

0 Replies

Covers that are better than the original

Related Topics

Quick Links

My Account

able2know