Covers that are better than the original

**Self Jupiter** · 08-30-2018, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper

Original

Actually, both are good.

Good idea. I prefer Nirvana’s cover of the man who sold the world to the original Bowie version. All Nirvana covers are good

**Meadow Skipper** · 08-30-2018, 08:00 AM

More depressing songs...sung by dead guys.

**Buster Highmen** · 08-30-2018, 08:41 AM

**The AD** · 08-30-2018, 10:38 PM

The Church's cover of the Ultravox song.

Sun Kil Moon's cover of Modest Mouse

**dookeyXXX** · 08-31-2018, 12:38 AM

Sun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek oversaw a pretty sweet John Denver tribute album...

https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-...n-mw0000062324

**Benny Profane** · 09-04-2018, 09:23 PM

Aretha Franklin's recording of The Weight.

**Self Jupiter** · 09-05-2018, 08:35 AM

All cover versions of Dylan’s ‘I Shall Be Released’

**smartyiak** · 09-05-2018, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by Self Jupiter

All cover versions of Dylan...

FIFY.

**knowsam** · 09-05-2018, 01:33 PM

Maybe sacrilege, and I'm not sure better - but when I'm in the mood, these work for me:

Satisfaction

Smells Like teen Spirit

**buttahflake** · 09-05-2018, 01:41 PM

You need to start taking testosterone, Jesus, icemang, that is limp.

I prefer this over the original

https://youtu.be/AiraxdZ_-fo

**mcski** · 09-05-2018, 01:59 PM

Van Halen's version of You Really Got Me

**dookeyXXX** · 09-05-2018, 05:13 PM

THE COVER

THE ORIGINAL

**capulin overdrive** · 09-05-2018, 08:26 PM

cover
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P9uvpr_gm64

original
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iTfB8Q6DpZ0

**Danno** · 09-06-2018, 09:30 AM

fuck people, how hard is it to embed? I don't like clicking on youtube links just to find out what song it is. If on a PC, just hit the little film reel icon. If on a phone, just put [video] tags around your youtube link.

That said, at least knowsam put the song in with the link. And that Cat Power version of Satusfaction is really interesting, as mentioned earlier the best covers are ones that reinterpret the song, not just play it. Not sure if it's the best. Also like the idea of the symphony arrangement for Teen Spirit, but it's definitely not better than the original.

Originally Posted by knowsam

Maybe sacrilege, and I'm not sure better - but when I'm in the mood, these work for me:

Satisfaction
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyx_LUIbrhM[url]

Smells Like teen Spirit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4VfaxeYOt8

**powpig** · 10-26-2018, 12:07 AM

Don't think this one's been posted yet:

Cover

Original

**BaNosser** · 11-06-2018, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by dookey67

I waded through the entire thread yesterday and don't recall seeing it...

This may be considered blasphemy by some, but I totally dig the Manfred Mann version over The Boss's...

Not even close really...

**Ripzalot** · 11-07-2018, 01:43 AM

Originally Posted by powpig

Original

learn something new every day.

and from the comments:
Ozzy Osbourne misheard the lyrics and so if you listen to the Sabbath version, you can hear him sing "I was born without you baby / But my feelings were a little bit too strong" instead of "I was warned about you baby / But my feelings are a little bit too strong".

**SumJongGuy** · 11-07-2018, 08:46 AM

In the other direction, Cardi B MASSACRED "I Like It Like That".. So horrible LOL..

**FLS** · 11-22-2018, 01:57 AM

Tough call...

**swissiphic** · 11-22-2018, 08:22 AM

Hurdy Gurdy Man. o.g. Donovan vs. Butthole Surfers. Butthole Surfers for the win. Kinda lighter than other BHS tunes but still gives a pretty good dose of a holistic sonic assault on the senses.

**Self Jupiter** · 12-01-2018, 09:53 AM

**dookeyXXX** · 11-07-2020, 06:03 PM

Dusted off Gnarls Barkley's debut recently.
Perhaps not better, but certainly a worthy effort:

**AK47bp** · 11-09-2020, 01:11 PM

I probably posted this years ago here and too lazy to search.

Perfect Circle doing Diary of a Madman mixed with The Cure’s Love Song.

https://youtu.be/2POSebkZ2wc

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**dookeyXXX** · 11-09-2020, 01:23 PM

The other night I "stumbled" upon this gem of a rousing cover whilst watching Spike Lee's joint, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. It was the best thing about the film, too...:

Interestingly enough, I had no idea that Spike's film was a remake of the 70s cult classic Ganja and Hess, so in hindsight it made perfect sense that he would include this cover in his version...

Here's the original:

**dookeyXXX** · 11-10-2020, 08:54 PM

E-Double, K. Murray, and Reggie Noble lending their distinctive flows to one of raps's seminal tracks.
They let loose with the original lyrics over the original beat, but throw in a few verbal changes here and there. Mostly I dig their flows better than the original...