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Covers that are better than the original
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Madness - It must be love
Better than Labi Sifree.
Better than Labi Sifree.
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So my usual suspects:
All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Gladys Knight did the original)
With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker
The Clash - I Fought The Law (better than The Crickets, who recorded the original after Buddy Holly's death, and better than the Bobby Fuller Four who had success with it in the 60s)
Sex Pistols - No Fun (I like The Stooges version but the Pistols just owned it, it's got so much angst, rage and nihilism it's scary)
Soft Cell - Tainted Love (turned a middle of the road Gloria Jones disco oddity into a classic of it's time)
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Jackie Wilson Said (much better than Van Morrisson)
Andrew Spencer - To Be With You
DHT - I Can't be Your Friend
Scooter - Everlasting Love
Still stand by it though, better production, extra little musical bits added, excellent example of a successful re-working of a song as opposed to a straight 'like for like' cover......
My preference has been for The Five Stairsteps cover of 'Dear Prudence', but maybe I'm alone in that. :cool:
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Run- Leona Lewis - Snow Patrol are great but this song became a favourite when I heard Leona do it!
The Suicide Machines - It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Original by Ross Kemp and co.
better than any other version including the clash.
Its a shame Bobby died (muredered?) soon after the record came out, he would've been a legend.
Never heard it before but went to Youtube and agree, best version.
Absolutely stunning
Leona Lewis - Run
Klaxons - It's Not Over Yet (Grace)
TLC - If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince)
White Stripes - I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (Burt Bacharach)
You Know I'm No Good (Live Lounge) - Arctic Monkeys
Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
(original - Al Green)
Terrific cover, much better than the original IMO
Pet Shop Boys: "Go West"
Soft Cell: "Tainted Love"
Yeah, again I think this goes back to my 'one you hear first' theory.........
I was too young for Bowie's original and when I bought Bauhaus' cover I thought it was terrific........didn't even know it was a cover version at that tender age..........:eek:
Then when I did hear Bowie's original composition about five years later it seemed lethargic by comparison.......thought Bauhaus' version had much more zip and vigour about it..............
Kelly Clarkson - Shelter
They covered it at Glastonbury, I mucho prefer this one to the We Are Scientists Original. Ignore the Music Video as its the only cover of the song I can find.
Mark Ronson - Valerie
That was a cover.
That song sounded great with a womans voice on it...