Covers that are better than the original

@djjd62,

great band...I liked Silver Chair a lot too

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this video stinks, but i love this abridged version of the dylan classic

if you like your country music with a nice edge, get jason & the scorchers live album midnight roads & stages seen

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Alphabet covers Lady GaGa's Bad Romance and does a good job.

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better than the original?, don't know, but it's pretty damn good

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@djjd62,

pretty good. Like when Tom covers Joni

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Joni Mitchell and Willie Nelson did a beautiful rendition of "Water", the old western song.
And Toots Hibbert did a "Toots in Memphis" album some years ago with great raggae covers of "I Can't Stand the Rain", "I've Got Dreams to Remember", Love and Happiness" and several others.

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Johnny Cash - doing Nick Cave's "The Mercy Seat"
Bauhaus - doing David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust"
Soft Cell - doing Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" (didn't know that was a cover from 1964 did you?)

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@Eorl,

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Soft Cell - doing Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" (didn't know that was a cover from 1964 did you?)

No.
Love it Eorl

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8b/Gonow2.jpg

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@Robert Gentel,

Lily Allen doing the Kaiser Chief's 'Oh My God (I Can't Believe it)'
The Ramones doing The Ronette's 'Baby I Love You'.

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There is a movie coming out about the 1970's girl band, The Runaways. Here is their cover of "Wild Thing":

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Ohhh.... Leon Russell. He was one of my dad's friends. What an amazing musician and nice guy. It's great to see that others remember Leon. (Side note: "Sweet Emily" once drove me and my cat to the vet in Leon's limo.)

Here's a great cover: Joe Cocker singing "The Letter" with Leon on piano..

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@Robert Gentel,

Adam Lambert's cover of:

"Ring of Fire" - by Johnny Cash
"Starlight" -by Muse
"One" -by U2
"Feelin' Good" -by Sammy Davis, Jr.
"Satisfaction" -by The Rolling Stones

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@Rockhead,

I never even knew it was sung by anyone but Cash! But ever since the first time I heard "Hurt", I fell in love with the sincere way he sings it, as if he lives and suffers through every word. I am positive that Nine Inch Nails can never accomplish that.

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Oooh, plus this one is the best cover that completely saves a hideous song & turns it into something beautiful.
I absolutely despise Miley Cyrus' voice, and these guys have transformed her song into ear candy.

David Sides feat. Ahmir - "The Climb"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFSI9X6R1sE

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@panzade,

Wow! I never knew that was the original! Hmm... it's wonderful... but I still prefer Soft Cell over her.

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@boomerang,

I too got to meet Leon, back in 1975 when our band opened for him and New Grass Revival at The Birchmere in Alexandria Virginia.

Backstage, he was a spooky type of fella , at the time all wrapped in his "Hank Wilson" country star-Nudie suit persona.

Speaking of covers, his Nawleans piano lick kicks off Johnny Rivers remake of Rockin Pneumonia Boogie Woogie Flu by Huey "Piano" Smith. Leon smokes this tune

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