What covers are better than original

[Academically Deficient 645]

On 07/10/2020 at 23:27, coprolite said:

That’s good. I'm going to get their album. 

Agreed it's not as good as the cover though. 

Another old school song with the coldcut (sadly no fall) involved:

 

I enjoyed imagining MES on that, a bit like his contribution to 70s Night by Edwyn Collins.

Still, I prefer Elvis's version of this song.

[weirdcal 1,726]

One, I am going to say Tina Turner did a cracking cover of simply the best but it's no longer one to listen to as much

And two, I am cheating a bit with this as this guy does rock covers of almost anything but this I think is outstanding

[paranoid android 3,067]

On 18/09/2020 at 17:04, btb said:

On the 50th Anniversary of Sabbath's Paranoid elpees release may I suggest the Artic Monkeys cheeky homage to War Pigs...

On a sadder note also the 50th Anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death

 

Such an obvious lift from the t' Monkeys. 

[maicoman 80]

Came across a guy called Sean Rowe last night doing a cover version of Richard Thompsons "1952 Vincent Black lightning" Wow!  Maybe someone more clever than me can put it on here

[paranoid android 3,067]

38 minutes ago, maicoman said:

Came across a guy called Sean Rowe last night doing a cover version of Richard Thompsons "1952 Vincent Black lightning" Wow!  Maybe someone more clever than me can put it on here

Is this it?

 

[maicoman 80]

17 minutes ago, paranoid android said:

Is this it?

Yes that is it Some woman has wrote a extra verse at the end of the original song  She has done a brilliant job on it You will have to put the Richard Thompson version on and it is right at the top of the comments Every new recording of this song will probably use them from now on

 

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[tongue_tied_danny 3,825]

 

[Sergeant Wilson 21,948]

Not better, but @tongue_tied_dannyreminded me of this Motorhead tribute to David Bowie.

 

[beefybake 373]

I still have , somewhere, my copy from 1971  of Neil Young's album... 'After the Gold Rush',

with 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' on.   Must say, though, I just about prefer

St. Ettienne's cover from many years later, and still long ago.

 

 

Edited November 22, 2020 by beefybake

[Barney Rubble 138]

Johnny Cash covering Nick Lowe's The Beast In Me

The Allman Brothers - Heart of Stone (Rolling Stones)

Jeff Beck covering anything ever written by Stevie Wonder (Cause We've Ended As Lovers, Superstition, Thelonious)

Rod Stewart - Downtown Train (Tom Waits) and a cracking cover of Frankie Miller's You're the Star

Wailin' Jennys - Loves me like a Rock (Paul Simon)

Stevie Ray Vaughan - anything by Jimi Hendrix

Joe Cocker - plenty and not just With a Little Help from My Friends

Eric Clapton covering Bob Dylan (Born in Time, I Dreamed I Saw St Augustine, Knocking on Heaven's Door)

Jennifer Warnes covering Leonard Cohen

Paul Carrack covering most Motown tunes

Southside Johnny - Walk Away Renee

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[Gus Setsniffer 170]

1st time i've dip my toe into the water of this thread, no way i'm buying GUN had a better version of Word Up than Cameo, f**k that noise, and i seen the Sterophonics mentioned, how could that pile of shite cover anything better than the original, 🤣

 

[Sergeant Wilson 21,948]

2 hours ago, Jimi Shandrix said:

 

 

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[ewan14 410]

Why don't you smile now ?

by the Downliners Sect

original by the Allnight Workers

[Giggel 3]

SKILLET - Awake And Alive (cover by Youth Never Dies ft. @We Are The Empty & @ONLAP Official)