covers that are better than orginals (non-pj)

eeriepadave

not better but this is really good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlAkQixUcps

RobbyD462

Tool-No Quarter

HesCalledDyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBr5FPIL8UU

HesCalledDyer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x--yddOolRQ

pljam

Vanhalen - You really got me

wall232

eeriepadave said:

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

Ugh! My wife plays the Disturbed version all the time and it drives me crazy. I can't believe I actually used to like these guys back in the day, now hearing his voice makes me cringe. But that's just me.

Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares to You
Pantera - Planet Caravan
Metallica - Turn The Page

eeriepadave

Weezer does a pretty good cover of Toto's  "Africa"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0

Spiritual_Chaos

red mos 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".

They added their own unique musical twist to it. It really is awesome.

Which is essential for a good cover. I think.

Spiritual_Chaos

jlj_swe said:

Manic Street Preachers - Umbrella (Rihanna) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Of_F0-hOw

I don't think that is better than Rihannas. And neither is this. But it's even one step "Limp Bizkit harder" than MSP if you feel like you need that. Haha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQ7DJCdZLk

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

Weezer does a pretty good cover of Toto's  "Africa"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4c7EE8_IX0

and Toto returns the favor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N9OM1nxdYc

Spiritual_Chaos

Great cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca07wR75-ko

lolobugg

Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), Girl Named Sandoz (the Animals), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche mode)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)

Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana- Man Who Sold the World (Bowie), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly) any song from the Vaselines.

REM- All I Have to Do is Dream (Everly Brothers)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen), Thirteen (Danzig)

the Frogs- We are the World (various artists)

Chris Cornell- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Guns N Roses- Live or Let Die (Paul McCartney)

and a ton more I can't think of right now.

just remembered a few more-

13th Floor Elevators- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan)

Dave Matthews Band- Long Black Veil (traditional)

Ben Harper- Drugs Don't Work (the Verve)

Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)

Tom Petty- Feel a Whole Lot Better (the Byrds)

Spiritual_Chaos

lolobugg said:

Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), Girl Named Sandoz (the Animals), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche mode)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)

Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana- Man Who Sold the World (Bowie), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly) any song from the Vaselines.

REM- All I Have to Do is Dream (Everly Brothers)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen), Thirteen (Danzig)

the Frogs- We are the World (various artists)

Chris Cornell- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Guns N Roses- Live or Let Die (Paul McCartney)

and a ton more I can't think of right now.

just remembered a few more-

13th Floor Elevators- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan)

Dave Matthews Band- Long Black Veil (traditional)

Ben Harper- Drugs Don't Work (the Verve)

Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)

Tom Petty- Feel a Whole Lot Better (the Byrds)

Fantastic covers. 

But come on.

lolobugg

Spiritual_Chaos said:

lolobugg said:

Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), Girl Named Sandoz (the Animals), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche mode)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)

Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana- Man Who Sold the World (Bowie), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly) any song from the Vaselines.

REM- All I Have to Do is Dream (Everly Brothers)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen), Thirteen (Danzig)

the Frogs- We are the World (various artists)

Chris Cornell- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Guns N Roses- Live or Let Die (Paul McCartney)

and a ton more I can't think of right now.

just remembered a few more-

13th Floor Elevators- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan)

Dave Matthews Band- Long Black Veil (traditional)

Ben Harper- Drugs Don't Work (the Verve)

Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)

Tom Petty- Feel a Whole Lot Better (the Byrds)

Fantastic covers. 

But come on.

I can give you McCartney. but I stand by the other 2

HesCalledDyer

lolobugg said:

Spiritual_Chaos said:

lolobugg said:

Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), Girl Named Sandoz (the Animals), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche mode)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)

Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana- Man Who Sold the World (Bowie), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly) any song from the Vaselines.

REM- All I Have to Do is Dream (Everly Brothers)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen), Thirteen (Danzig)

the Frogs- We are the World (various artists)

Chris Cornell- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Guns N Roses- Live or Let Die (Paul McCartney)

and a ton more I can't think of right now.

just remembered a few more-

13th Floor Elevators- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan)

Dave Matthews Band- Long Black Veil (traditional)

Ben Harper- Drugs Don't Work (the Verve)

Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)

Tom Petty- Feel a Whole Lot Better (the Byrds)

Fantastic covers. 

But come on.

I can give you McCartney. but I stand by the other 2

Are you sure you shouldn't be posting in the I'm High on Marijuana thread?

brianlux

Dinosaur Jr doing their great cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven".   Robert Smith said The Cure started playing the song more like Dinosaur did after they heard the cover. 

PJ_Soul

Spiritual_Chaos said:

lolobugg said:

Smashing Pumpkins- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac), Girl Named Sandoz (the Animals), Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche mode)

Jimi Hendrix- All Along the Watchtower (Dylan)

Led Zeppelin- Traveling Riverside Blues (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana- Man Who Sold the World (Bowie), Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly) any song from the Vaselines.

REM- All I Have to Do is Dream (Everly Brothers)

Johnny Cash - Hurt (NIN), Bird on a Wire (Leonard Cohen), Thirteen (Danzig)

the Frogs- We are the World (various artists)

Chris Cornell- Billy Jean (Michael Jackson)

Guns N Roses- Live or Let Die (Paul McCartney)

and a ton more I can't think of right now.

just remembered a few more-

13th Floor Elevators- It's All Over Now Baby Blue (Dylan)

Dave Matthews Band- Long Black Veil (traditional)

Ben Harper- Drugs Don't Work (the Verve)

Metallica- Turn the Page (Bob Seger)

Tom Petty- Feel a Whole Lot Better (the Byrds)

Fantastic covers. 

But come on.

While all the OGs are great, I think the GnR version of Live or Let Die is WAY better than McCartney's, and Johnny Cash's Hurt is much better than NIN's (even NIN admits that). I don't think I can get on board with Billy Jean being better by Chris though. It's a great cover, but it was honestly already a perfect song when MJ did it - I don't think he really left any room for improvement.

2-feign-reluctance

Powderfinger's covers of 666 Number of the Beast and Love My Way.

HesCalledDyer

Every time this topic comes up (whether here or with my friends, a group of people I just met, etc) everyone blows their nut over Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt.  I really wish I got what you all are getting because I've always thought it was a god awful abomination of a cover.

PJ_Soul

HesCalledDyer said:

Every time this topic comes up (whether here or with my friends, a group of people I just met, etc) everyone blows their nut over Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt.  I really wish I got what you all are getting because I've always thought it was a god awful abomination of a cover.

I just think it's a good cover of a rather mediocre song. The only reason I think Cash's Hurt is a great cover because it is a good example of vastly improving upon an original song, which IMO is the only reason anyone should be covering anything. That doesn't mean I think it's a crazy good song when Cash does it. It's okay when NIN does it, and it's okay+ when Cash does it, lol (and FTR, it's okay- when EV does it. I don't really get why Eddie bothers with it).
I am surprised to see anyone say it's an abomination of a cover. Does that mean you love the NIN version?? I personally think that Cash's version is better because it's just got more feeling and depth to it than the NIN version.