Song Covers you prefer to the original

[Snake Plissken]

Isn't it mutually accepted that Jeff Buckley's version is like 100x better then Leonard Cohen's, hell Leonard didn't even like his version and only became popular post humorously, Though I guess the same could be said about Jeff.

For that song, I'm actually rather enamored with Bon Jovi's version.

I find Brian Fallon's version immensely superior to all others. He doesn't quite have the range for it, and it almost seems like it pains him to sing and play.


Also, I much prefer Lucero's cover of "Kiss the Bottle" over the original Jawbreaker song.

 

[thatguy1]

"God's gonna cut you down"/"Run on"
Done by:
-Moby
-Johnny Cash
-Elvis

One song that multiple artists have done in completely different ways, all becoming fantanstic!

 

[Tdc2182]

I'm so damn conflicted on whether I like this band or not.

 

[loc978]

Halloween by the Misfits is crap. Remade by the Dropkick murphys? Yes.

well, I wouldn't call the original crap, but it's true I prefer just about any cover of it I've heard.
here ya go, by the way.

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My favorite cover of it is done by AFI, though. Y'know, back when they were a punk band...

 

[CrashBang]

I am currently unable to provide any video or audio, but I strongly recommend that you look dis shit up.
"Holy Diver" by kill.switch engage is much better than the one by Dio.

Check it out yo.

Agreed!

Also:
Hendrix's cover of All Along The Watchtower (obviously)
MCR's cover of Desolation Row
Limp Bizkit's cover of Behind Blue Eyes and Faith
Gallows' cover of Nervous Breakdown and Staring At The Rude Boys
Fall Out Boy's cover of Beat It
Are all better than the originals IMO
And:
Cancer Bats' cover of Sabotage is equally as good as the original

 

[BioHazardMan]

I Fought the Law- The Clash

 

[Kroxile]

I prefer Orgy's Blue Monday, Korn's Word Up, Dope's You Spin me Round, and Limp Bizkit's Faith all to the originals

 

[Snake Plissken]

"God's gonna cut you down"/"Run on"
Done by:
-Moby
-Johnny Cash
-Elvis

One song that multiple artists have done in completely different ways, all becoming fantanstic!

The Gaslight Anthem also did it. I find it to be the most haunting.

 

[se7ensenses]

White Zombie- Children of the Grave http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36nj-TS420Y

 

[KuwaSanjuro]

I've always preferred Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah to Leonard Cohen's version, though I like both and hate thingy from X Factor's version.

 

[Safaia]

Give me Gary Jules' version of Mad World any day.

Yup

I win.

Dammit.[/quote]

And yup.

 

[thatstheguy]

Pretty much any band besides Metallica doing a Metallica song.

Examples:

 

[PleaseDeleteMe]

Don't stop believing-- Glee cast
Thriller-- Glee cast

the comment of every MJ fan will be "oh they ruined thriller", well as far as i'm aware, no Glee cast member touched a little boy

 

[dragonslayer32]

This is a local band for me, they have been going for about 35 years and they rock. I actually sometimes talk to the guitarist in my local...

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I also just found this

 

[Fenra]

given more time I'm sure I could come up with more.....




what I like glee....

 

[Spy_Guy]

 

[Weaver]

I prefer the original Hound Dog compared to Presley's version.

 

[Wicky_42]

Hendrix might have made the most popular version, but for me Bt4's performance of McCreary's version caps all - it just has so much awesome

 

[THE M3RCENARY]

I like Reel Big Fish's version of Aha's "Take On Me" more than the original.
But, I like the Aha VIDEO much more than this one.
Don't eat me.