Cover Versions

[ash88]

This is the best cover of a cover

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Frank Turner singing Ben Marwoods cover of The Postal Service - District Sleeps Alone Tonight

 

[degsy]

Don't think Bob Dylan should've bothered trying to better The Byrds Mr Tamborine man

 

[ToffeeMark]

Covers can be better.

Credence Clearwater Revival - I heard it through the grapevine

Johnny Cash did an album of really good covers.

Radio 1's live lounge did some good covers

 

[chrissyjack]

Originally by The Who. Rush treat it with total respect

[video=youtube;ILbDCAcnRF4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILbDCAcnRF4[/video]

 

[Clint Planet]

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.

The Clash and GnR songs are not a patch on the originals.

 

[Allezfan]

Johnny Cash's version of Sting's 'I hung my head' is vastly superior to the original.

 

[Pabbers]

Robbie Williams does a suprisingly decent 'There she goes'

Oasis - I am the Walrus is immense

The La's - that'l be the day

Time Burgess - Somewhere in my heart

 

[Pabbers]

Elvis - i got a woman

Cast - The Seeker

Stone Roses and Cast both do decent versions of Redemption Song

 

[Groucho]

I'm inclined to agree that, with some exceptions, originals are better than covers. A good exception is Metallica with 'Loverman' (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) and indeed their cover album, Garage, Inc. It really is worth a listen and is also where you can find Ijjy's earlier example of 'Turn the Page'.

Someone mentioned earlier All along The Watchtower and I fully agree. Paul Weller with both 'Wishing on a Star' and 'Early Morning Rain' (from his covers album) are also good.

 

[Bluechew]

Have To Say New Orders Version of "Vietnam" is quite a cool version of the old Jimmy Cliff Song

 

[Blue 1]

The Clash and GnR songs are not a patch on the originals.

This is correct. I'd even go as far as calling the GnR version of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" a complete butchery.

This has got to be one of my favourite cover versions, The Charlatans (original US psychedelic band, not the UK "Madchester" band) version of Buffy Saint-Marie's "Cod'ine":

[video=youtube;h_WpAYo5G9s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_WpAYo5G9s[/video]

 

[Nedakey2004]

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.

I normally prefer an original to a cover version but Phil Collins version of "you can't hurry love" is way better than Diana Ross's original.

 

[Blue 1]

I normally prefer an original to a cover version but Phil Collins version of "you can't hurry love" is way better than Diana Ross's original.

Hahaha, the only other time I've heard that opinion expressed is by Patrick Bateman in the pages of "American Psycho"!

 

[scratchnsurf]

Red Hot Chili Peppers' cover of foxy lady is good. I think I prefer it to the original. I have vague recollections of seeing Travis on the telly at Glastonbury doing a cover of 'Hit me baby one more time' and thinking it was pretty good.

 

[electricblue]

The Clash and GnR songs are not a patch on the originals.

That a fact ? I was merely expressing an opinion which is always the case when talking about music. Those 2 versions revolutionised those songs.