Covers that are better than or as good as the original songs

[Smeatza]

I would have my stream of consciousness replaced with this song if I could.

 

[Quaxar]

I find the lack of Shatner in this thread to be disappointing...


Infinitely better than the original.

Definitely. Same goes for his Rocketman.
But the Shatner Bohemian Rhapsody was... creepy to say the least.

Other songs:
<spoiler=Too drunk to fuck by Dead Kennedys><youtube=l7TWLxCIgwE>
<spoiler=and the same song sung by French New Wave band Nouvelle Vague><youtube=Hapufz1NFkY>

Also, OMEN's version of Radar Love totally beats the original Golden Earring.

 

[Voxgizer]

Original - Generator by Bad Religion
Covered by - Knock Out

It may not be better, but it's up there.

This is the only song I can think of that definitively kicks the original's ass (that hasn't already been said).

Beat me to it!

 

[Winterfel]

I can't belive this hasn't been brought up yet.

 

[GregerFisk]

This:
This cover is just plain better than the original.

 

[Atmos Duality]

Celtic Woman's rendition of Orinoco Flow over the original Enya.
...What? I love Celtic music! Can't have all metal and rock. Gotta diversify.

 

[juyunseen]

Gary Jule's cover of Mad World

I hate Tears For Fears' original. I like them as a band, but I don't like that song. Gary Jules does it right there.

 

[Snydeclyde]

Foo Fighters cover of Baker Street

 

[batti]

No one mentioned this gem yet?

Spoiler

 

[savageoblivi0n]

some of these may be seen as sacrilegious but meh...here we go

Spoiler: Guns n' Roses - Sympathy For the Devil (Rolling Stones cover) I just feel his voice fits the song so well...especially the refrain

Spoiler: Otep - Breed (Nirvana cover) I'm just a huge Otep fan, always have been

Spoiler: Faith and the Muse - Hollow Hills (Bauhaus Cover) this cover always sends a chill through me, brings back a lot of memories too

Spoiler: Cradle of Filth - Death Comes Ripping (Misfits cover) dunno why I like this one so much... just do

Spoiler: Insane Clown Posse - Lets Go All the Way (Sly Fox cover) one of my all-time favorite covers, and the one I direct anyone whos interested in ICPs music to look up first

ok last one...

Spoiler: Mumford and Sons - The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel cover) I just love everything mumford and sons does..and this cover sounds so perfect

 

[Lola Lazerface]

Hot diggity damn. There's a couple of really nice ones in the thread. I found 2 more:



No irony about it. Both of these sit quite comfortably in the better-than category.