Covers of songs that you like better than the originals?

[Wayte]

Title says it all, are there any song remakes that you actually prefer to the original?
I'd have to say Skindred's version of Electric Avenue. If awesome had a tone, it would be found in this song

 

[NeutralDrow]

As I say every time this thread comes up...

Korn's cover of "Word Up," by Cameo
Celldweller's cover of "Tragedy" by the Beegees.

 

[Herb sewell]

Almost every song by Me first and the gimmes-gimmes is a marked improvement over the original.

 

[BillyShakes]

Phil Collin's cover of Genesis' "Behind the Lines," which was penned by Phil Collins.

 

[Reep]

Drowning Pool's cover of Rebel Yell by Billy Idol

 

[Mr. Grimm]

Siouxsie and the Banshees' cover of "Dear Prudence" by The Beatles.

 

[tijuanatim]

Johnny Cash's Hurt
The Atari's Boys of Summer
Korn's Word Up!
Framing Hanley's Lollipop
The Fray's Heartless
EDIT oh and Gnarls Barkley's Gone Baby Gone

 

[Sh0ckFyre]

Metallica's covers of Blitzkrieg, Overkill, and just about every song on the Garage Inc. CD.

Ugly Kid Joe's cover of NIB by the Sabbath.

 

[xHipaboo420x]

Sunn O)))'s cover of For Whom The Bell Tolls.

 

[sonicmaster1989]

Pain's version of Eleanor Rigby is the best. Also, Land of Confusion by Disturbed I think is better.

 

[internetzealot1]

Children of Bodom's cover of "Ghost Riders in the sky"
Atreyu's cover of "You give love a bad name"
Both Metallica's and Sepultura's covers of "Smoke on the Water"
Norhter's cover of "The Final Countdown"

 

[Kenshuku]

Muse's Cover of "Feeling Good"

 

[jimtheviking]

What, no-one's mentioned Jimi Hendrix's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower"? Hell, even Dylan prefers it!

 

[xHipaboo420x]

Metallica's cover of "Smoke on the Water"

...which doesn't exist. Perhaps you mean the Metallium version? http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/metalium.htm

EDIT (God I'm a snob):

(original by The Knives)

That would be The Knife

 

[Sonicron]

José Gonzalez's cover versions of 'Heartbeats' (original by The Knives) and 'Teardrop' (original by Massive Attack) (second one is a close call, though).

 

[PulP FictioN]

Hurt by Johnny Cash, pure gold!

 

[LordWalter]

"Boys in the Hood". Detest the original, love the Dynamite Hack remake.

 

[Stoids]

Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah

 

[Dark Knifer]

System's cover of the black sabbath song snowblind.

 

[quack35]

The Killer's version of Shadowplay.