Cover Versions

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

If you remember the original of a song, is a cover version ever as good as the original in your eyes ?

As much as I like the Paloma Faith cover of Never Tear Us Apart, it just made me listen to the Original.

 

[peteblue]

I get by with a little help from my friends. Joe Cocker did it much better than the Beatles.....

 

[Elong]

I'm nearly always an original man.

There's a couple that stand out for me, Jonny Cash with Hurt, Muse with Feeling Good.

 

[neil999]

manics- theme from m*a*s*h

 

[Alio]

Chaka Demus and Pliers did an amazing job on Twist and Shout*

*And I'm being totally serious

That aside, there's not too many I can think of that have been better, off the top of my head.

Hounds of Love by The Futureheads was a belter, but how you can top Kate Bush...really

 

[icburns]

Cover for the day:

The Replacements - Black Diamond (originally KISS, the bad weirdos)

[video=youtube;A6tKzWpbZAQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6tKzWpbZAQ[/video]

 

[Elong]

Nirvana's covers on their MTV unplugged are amazing. Where Did You Sleep Last Night, so raw, and Man Who Sold The World is technically very good and has a lot of feeling in it.

 

[icburns]

Nirvana's covers on their MTV unplugged are amazing. Where Did You Sleep Last Night, so raw, and Man Who Sold The World is technically very good and has a lot of feeling in it.

Probably would be my next choice.

 

[Ian Wilsons hair gel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNbSlqOEpA8

Always liked this

 

[ijjysmith]

Best cover I ever heard:

[video=youtube_share;qPOTEs_yTJo]http://youtu.be/qPOTEs_yTJo [/video]

 

[electricblue]

Too many examples to name, but...

Under My Thumb - Stones
Knocking on Heaven's Door - GNR
Police and Thieves - The Clash

....to name but 3.

 

[Nickpop]

[video=youtube;a2XY4A7ivNs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2XY4A7ivNs[/video]

 

[Alio]

This, even though the original was good. He made this a classic

[video=youtube_share;yaFYc_RxNsI]http://youtu.be/yaFYc_RxNsI[/video]

 

[Sharpys top lip]

say hello, wave goodby

David Gray

 

[malfosse]

Dear Prudence by Siouxsie and the Banshees, and I think The Cures version of "love will tear us apart" was better than the original, not a strictly unbiased opinion.