Covers that are better than the original

[boltonoutlaw]

Deliberately wry Folksmen make Glimmer Twin look like a numptie in a Jane Fonda workout video:

Start Me Up by The Folksmen (cover)




Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones (original)

[TBS]

Caleb Meyer - song of a woman with PTSD after killing her would be rapist
OG by Gillian Welch


Cover by Big Richard, who I had the pleasure of hearing last night at Sisters Folk Festival

[TBS]

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams


Cover by Erica Falls from NOLA - she plays at Tipitinas and sometimes tours with Galalctic




And by The Accidentals who I heard Friday night at Sisters Folk Fest


The sound quality sucks donkey balls on this - doesn’t do it justice

[EWG]

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams


Cover by Erica Falls from NOLA - she plays at Tipitinas and sometimes tours with Galalctic




And by The Accidentals who I heard Friday night at Sisters Folk Fest


The sound quality sucks donkey balls on this - doesn’t do it justice

Lead singer for the Accidentals has a great voice. Wow.

[TBS]

^^^ it’s way better than the sound in that vid. See my write up in the concert thread.
I got a hug from Savannah (violin, grunge mandolin, guitar, bass) Katie (cello, guitar) and Patty (bass) in the middle of the street for telling them how awesome they are and were my now-fav Dreams cover.

They got their start in their HS strings orchestra when their teacher started an “alternative strings club” - they learned music from Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Nirvana and the like.

[TBS]

OG from Righteous Bros


Cover by Long John Baldry and Kathy McDonald

[SB]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BtV_nQKhkdY

[ötzi]

Has this been mentioned?

[thefrush]

[The Reverend Floater]

I always thought that was a beautiful song. I'll also admit I didn't expect a note for note cover of it...feels like someone could do it differently.

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[powpig]

The great Gary Moore! RIP!

[leftfield]

This.

[Danno]

Dylan is a great source for this thread, lol.

[basinbeater]

Cracker, loser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zenKPV3yyP0

[old goat]

I'm sure I've posted this already--Hendrix All Along the Watchtower.
And just about anything Eva Cassidy did. OK maybe a tie on Over the Rainbow. (Sad story--Eva and Judy both)

[TBS]

A classic


And this lady hits it out of the park


Late edit - RIP Christine

[nickwm21]

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet.

This.


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[subtle plague]

The original is pretty good too, but the song was made for his voice.

https://youtu.be/HHvVU9CAZMY

[MarsB]

Cracker, loser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zenKPV3yyP0

Keller Williams can get on my nerves, but he plays well with the Keels reigning in his goofiness. He is a rippin' picker when he's focused.

[dookeyXXX]

Not sure if it’s better, but it is 3X longer than the original version so you get more Cortez for your currency…

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Keller Williams can get on my nerves, but he plays well with the Keels reigning in his goofiness. He is a rippin' picker when he's focused.

Keller and Leftover Salmon played a great cover of Lithium to end the night at the Neptune in Seattle a few years back. I’d see KW any chance I get


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[MarsB]

I've seen him a ton over the past 20 years or so. Not knocking his skills, but all his looper stuff and corny schtick wears on me. YMMV

[TBS]

Better? Different and marvelous

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