covers that are better than orginals (non-pj)

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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,182
    Toadies cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass".

    Cracker's cover of "Loser" by the Grateful Dead.

    Kula Shaker covering Deep Purple's "Hush".
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    edited January 2016
    dudeman said:

    Toadies cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass".

    Cracker's cover of "Loser" by the Grateful Dead.

    Kula Shaker covering Deep Purple's "Hush".

    Toadies do an awesome version of heart of glass. Seen them play it 2-3 times. They added their own unique musical twist to it. It really is awesome. I do like the original by Blondie as well.
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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,182
    Toadies have been killing it with their last two albums.
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,294
    edited January 2016
    Vanilla Fudge's version of The Supreme's, You keep Me Hanging on:

    https://youtu.be/s2z8TpFV748
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  • JT_JamFan
    JT_JamFan Posts: 170
    I am a big fan of Nirvana, and they do some AWESOME covers (Lovebuzz), but when i heard CHARLES BRADLEY & THE MENAHAN STREET BAND cover "Stay Away".... Well, give it a chance:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZM2Q59MsUo
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,394
    Maybe not better, but just as good
    Disturbed- Sound of Silence
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4

    Simon & Garfunkel- Sound of Silence
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4
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  • Natashapearljamfan
    Natashapearljamfan Australia Posts: 3,777
    Pennywise do an awesome cover of Down Under.

    https://youtu.be/9S8xf5cS44c
    Living End does Tainted Love... So much better than the original.
    https://youtu.be/ZDJkd6nL25g

    If I exclude PJ cover songs, my fav would be Spiderbait's Black Betty.
    https://youtu.be/nU1VfYYKMDk
  • tino_11
    tino_11 Posts: 2,189
    Two of my all time favourites;

    Chris Cornell - Thank You
    Mark Lanegan - Creeping Coastline of Lights
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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Swans (Jarboe on vocals) - Love Will Tear Us Apart
    Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
    Pixies - In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator Song)
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  • halloweenhead95
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-8VP5dnrQ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n1GT-VjjVs
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  • jlj_swe
    jlj_swe Posts: 175
    JDB said:

    Sepulturas version of Orgasmatron blows away the original by Motorhead.

    Totally agree.
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  • jlj_swe
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    Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella (Rihanna)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Of_F0-hOw
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Indigo Girls -- "Romeo and Juliet" (originally by Dire Straits)
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  • EarlWelsh
    EarlWelsh Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,127
    Nada Surf covering this Kate Bush tune. And I love Kate Bush.

    youtu.be/DHwW3xWAGes
  • Nowhere Man
    Nowhere Man Posts: 345
    Father John Misty - Heart Shaped Box
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70f3FTAQ5Mo
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    I love this cover!!! Don't necessarily think it's better than the original, but it is definitely one of my favorite Santana collaborations...
    https://youtu.be/hskVL7OPX18
  • JustaPJFan
    JustaPJFan Posts: 710
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHp5O61Yi-c

    Black Keys have produced the best Junior Kimbrough covers IMO.
  • hauntingfamiliar
    hauntingfamiliar Wilmington, NC Posts: 10,399
    Live and Let Die -GNR
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,598
    Nine Inch Nails - Dead Souls
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