Song covers as good or better than the original song

[Lizmichi]

I Fought the Law covered by the Clash. Much better then the original country version.

 

[electric_warrior]

The Righteous Brothers- Unchained emlody
Hendrix-all along the watchtower, it wipes the floor with the dylan version but kudos to him for writing it (and mr tambourine man)
The Byrds- Mr Tambourine Man
Jeff Buckley- Hallelujah
all of Elvis's covers (most of his songs ever)
the man who sold the world by nirvana on unplugged
I Fought the Law- Bobby Fuller four. This is the best version and the whole reason the clash ever heard of it


there's also a case for walk this way by run dmc, but i disagree with that one

 

[JEBWrench]

I Fought the Law covered by the Clash. Much better then the original country version.

Which is rather strange, because the original was a 50's rock and roll song.

 

[IamQ]

I actually perfer the cover of "What A Wonderful world" by Joey Ramone.

 

[Robyrt]

Eva Cassidy's cover of "Fields of Gold" is sublime.

 

[Casts a Shadow]

Tom Waits -Sea of Love
Rammstein -Stripped

 

[Lizmichi]

I Fought the Law covered by the Clash. Much better then the original country version.

Which is rather strange, because the original was a 50's rock and roll song.

I stand corrected. Anyway it's still better in my book.

 

[JEBWrench]

I Fought the Law covered by the Clash. Much better then the original country version.

Which is rather strange, because the original was a 50's rock and roll song.

I stand corrected. Anyway it's still better in my book.

Just making sure you had the right version of the original. Anything by the Clash is better than post-Buddy Holly Crickets.

 

[AfroTree]

All along the watchtower by Jimi Hendrix.

Nothing can beat it! It's simply too much epicness

agreed!

and I believe Lenny Kravits version of American Woman to be both epic and greater (if only by marginal marks)

 

[there is no spoon]

Breaking Benjamin's cover of "Who Wants to Live forever" is really good. It was originally done by queen for the highlander movie.

 

[Lizmichi]

I Fought the Law covered by the Clash. Much better then the original country version.

Which is rather strange, because the original was a 50's rock and roll song.

I stand corrected. Anyway it's still better in my book.

Just making sure you had the right version of the original. Anything by the Clash is better than post-Buddy Holly Crickets.

Oh god yes. There's a reason the Clash has been called "The only band that matters."

 

[General Vagueness]

Hurt by Johnny Cash, Tainted Love by Soft Cell, and One Night in Bangkok by Vinyl Shakerz (seems like the most subjective one)
not strictly related, but I really like Weird Al and The Device Has Been Modified by Victims of Science

I know I'm going to catch hell for this, but... Killswitch Engaged Holy Diver. Also Metallica's Whiskey In The Jar, Children of Bodom's Ghost Riders in the Sky and Oops I Did It Again.

"Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver" (I can't see why no one else wrote this one!) allthough the Dio original is pretty bland, if you were to compare them.

minor LOL on this

 

[jwjh]

"Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver" (I can't see why no one else wrote this one!) allthough the Dio original is pretty bland, if you were to compare them.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

System of a Down's Metro comes to mind.
Also, Children of Bodom's cover of Oops, I Did It Again (Or any cover by CoB)
And Marilyn Manson's Tainted Love and Sweet Dreams.

 

[Xelt]

I think the cover of Breed by Otep is better than the Nirvana version of the song.


Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37ncqG_AoJk

 

[ViciousMoon]

In my opinion, anything by C.C.S.

 

[Steagony]

(original by judas priest)

Yes, I did just go there.

 

[Trifixion]

Pretty much anything done by the Ten Masked Men...

A few examples:

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Also, I've posted this one before, but it bears repeating...Nevermore's version of the Simon & Garfunkel tune "Sounds Of Silence"...

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...amazing how well the lyrics translate to the totally different musical style.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

All Along the Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix

Knockin' on Heaven's Door, G&R

 

[GHMonkey]

dude, Lou Begas cover of Mambo No. 5 was way better than Prez's version of the song