Cover Songs That Are Better Than Originals ?

[eFusion]

Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails cover)

Limp Bizkit - Sanitarium (Metallica cover)

 

[Ride The Walrus]

Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah is superior.
Hendrix's all along the watchtower, just...by like, millimeters

Gary Jules' Mad World.

 

[Average Joe]

On a recent note - Ellie Goulding "Your Song"

Cover from Elton Johns original

 

[Jack]

I like Nirvanas cover of Man Who Sold The World, which was originally by David Bowie I think?

The cover they do at the MTV Unplugged event is amazing.

 

[TheHig]

Linkin Park - Wish (Nine Inch Nails cover)

Limp Bizkit - Sanitarium (Metallica cover)

limp Bizkits Santaruim better than Metallica's ? dont think so its not even close, that whole MTV idol show was full of pathetic covers of classic Metallica songs.

The best cover of Santaruim was by Anthrax
YouTube - Anthrax - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Metallica Cover

Listen to it

 

[IanC]

Disturbed's cover of Shout by Tears For Fears and their cover of Land of Confusion are pretty **** good.

YouTube - D157URB3D SH0U7 2K

YouTube - Disturbed - Land of Confusion Official Music Video

 

[Dunc]

I think this is a pretty awesome cover, and I prefer it to the origional.

YouTube - The White Stripes - I just don't know what to do with myself

 

[toddzy]

Lily Allen - Naive by the Kooks. I just prefer her voice with the song.

 

[westendlad]

Best cover ever: The Fugees - Killing me softly.

So soulful.

 

[HaveSommaThat]

All Along The Watchtower by Hendrix is surely the best?

Feelin' Good - Muse, too, as much as I dislike them.

 

[Nixon]

Nirvana's cover of 'Lake of Fire' by Meat Puppets.

I like Nirvanas cover of Man Who Sold The World, which was originally by David Bowie I think?

The cover they do at the MTV Unplugged event is amazing.

Agreed with both of these. Nirvana's Unplugged MTV album is brilliant.

Also agree that Rufus Wainright's 'Hallelujah' is better than Cohen's original. I like The Killers version of 'Romeo and Juliet', but it's not quite up there with the Dire Straits. To be honest I can't think of many others that can claim to be as good as the original.

 

[StuW]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmrmZahuGvU



**obviously joking. Loved the original.

 

[Lee]

YouTube - Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats. Although I do like the original by The Knife as well. :wub:

YouTube - The Knife - Heartbeats

 

[Shay Given]

Professor Greens cover of Beats international Dub be good to me
Professor Greens cover of INXS i need you tonight

 

[alicwkd]

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (original by The Dubliners). :wub:

Metallica's cover of Astronamy

 

[toddzy]

YouTube - Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats

Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats. Although I do like the original as well. :wub:

YouTube - The Knife - Heartbeats

Love that song.:wub:

Think it sounds better on the acoustic though.

 

[Irish Scouse]

Knockin' on heavens door - Guns N Roses

Original by Bob Dylan.

 

[pokiuki123]

YouTube - Keane - 'Another One Bites the Dizzee' (Radio 1 Live Lounge)

Kind of a cover. Mixture of 2 songs. But it's great

 

[Lizard_Growl]

YouTube - Independent Women - Elbow COVER


and as its nearly christmas

YouTube - 2000 Miles - COLDPLAY

 

[IanC]

Him do a cover of Wicked Game by Chris Isaak.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WA2jBMk-Pk&feature=related"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

Northern Kings do We dont need another hero by Tina Turner

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKwQKqQ8MMY"]YouTube - Northern Kings - We Don't Need Another Hero[/ame]