Covers that are better than the original.

[Buzzer]

Got to agree that Happy Mondays version of Step On pisses all over the original. Georgie Fame's version of Sunny is the definitive version and Chris Farlowe can turn any song into absolute gold. His version of Handbags and Gladrags is a superb version but even better is his version of Out Of Time. The Damned made Elouise so so much better and I think (in my humble opinion) that Calexico's version of Alone Again Or is better than the original (sacrilege I know).

Sinead's Nothing Compares.. is, of course, the best version as is her version of Elton John's Sacrifice. Is Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah better than John Cale's or Leonard Cohen's? I'd say yes....just. Beth Orton's version of I Wish I Never Saw the Sunshine from her first album is hauntingly beautiful but for me the greatest cover versions ever are these 2:

I'll not take any prisoners in arguing that Sammy Davis Jr's version of Mr Bojangles is the only version worth having. The rest are mere shadows of this, Sammy's opus.

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and St Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart. I fell in love with St Etienne (YYYYEEEEESSSSSSS -- Brighton 1-0 UP GET IN THERE). This is the Richard X Remix from a year or two

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[JonathanLivingstonSeagull]

The Jehovah's Witness' magazine is called 'Watchtower'.

AHH! That is some sophisticated lulz! Rep point for putting me out of my misery.

 

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[sams dad]

Marvin Gaye's cover of " I Heard It Through The Grapevine " pisses all over Gladys Knight's original version.

 

[Falkor]

really?

 

[Garage_Doors]

really?

I think so.

 

[Bwian]

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[Falkor]

I think so.

i kind of liked it but, i loved cash version.

 

[dennis]

Phonics, handbags & gladrags! Much better than Rod Stewarts IMO?





One obvious one is The Temptations Papa was a Rollin' Stone - beats the original all ends up

I would say that Was Not Was did it even better!

 

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[Bold Seagull]

Quality, this baseline on a decent sound system will shake your soul!

 

[Bwian]

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[Vegas Seagull]

Bethnal's Baba O'Reilley is better than The Who's

You can't even get close to spelling it right, however your spelling is way ahead of your judgement of a pathetic karaoke shambles of a cover

 

[BensGrandad]

Driving home from Southampton Dave Cash played the original of Hound Dog later covered by Elvis and Whole Lotta Shaking Goin On covered by Jerry Lee Lewis and neither original was as good as the covers.

 

[Norman Potting]

"Summer Breeze" by the Isley Brothers is better than the original Seals and Crofts version which coincidentally was played on the Simon Mayo Show at teatime.

 

[1066familyman]

I really like Dolly's original, so not sure this is better as such, but I do love this....

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[SeagullSongs]

Leona Lewis?
No! She ruined a wonderful song with her screeching and wailing.

Also, debatably - although sung in two very different styles - Pixie Lott's cover of Use Somebody (Originally by the Kings of Leon):


Ooft.