Covers that are better than the original
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"Baker Street" by Foo Fighters
Love the guitar riff in place of the sax!"In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain0 -
I like Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's Turn The Page0
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a couple of my absolute favorites were mentioned..
Baker Street by the Foos, Landslide by the Pumpkins and Easy by Faith No More
I didn't see the following, but I didn't click all of the links
Sexual Healing by Soul Asylum
I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier - Mad Season
I Found Out - RHCP
Dancing Days - STP (no, not "better", but damn good)
Out on the Tiles - (again, not necessarily better, but I really enjoy it)
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Where Have All the Good Times Gone? - Van Halen
You're No Good - Van Halen
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen
You're So Vain - Faster Pussycat
Cum on Feel the Noize - Quiet Riot
Higher Ground - RHCP
Ghost of Tom Joad - Rage Against the Machine
Not Fade Away - Rolling Stones
Signs - Tesla0 -
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Ben Harper's version of that was great! I like the Beatles version too though.
DewieCox wrote:Loulou wrote:Strawberry Fields -Ben Harper
Ewww....No way“ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)
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I'm not sure dude, my bro told me it was one day and I was like 'Huh???' So he could be wrong, he's a bit of a stoner!he.who.forgets wrote:Loulou wrote:Witchu- Queens of the Stone Age
Lay Lady Lay- Ministry (Not better than original but great)
Easy -Faith No More
This Guy's in Love With You -Faith No MOre
I Started a Joke -Faith NO MOre
Strawberry Fields -Ben Harper
Golden Slumbers -Ben Folds
Drugs Don't Work -Ben Harper
Heaps more but can't think...“ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)
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pandora wrote:This is a great thread...I'll have to post many!
Might not get agreement on this one, seeing how awesome the original is
but I adore this man and wish he hadn't left this world wanting more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8ATQccd ... re=related
I can agree it's at least as good as the original. Nice post!"We're fixed good, lamp-wise."0 -
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ok, I went through both threads, and felt compelled to answer as I've been off the board for a while. These songs were not mentioend, but really think they should be.
While I love the influence, I prefer the covers for these a bit more ...
Police and Thieves
The Clash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXgfD0UKIY
Junior Murvin (original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQriZQbT ... re=related
Train Kept a Rollin'
Aerosmith - (my favorite)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFpKzNyddA0
Yardbirds -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IgPIveQ ... re=related
Tiny Bradshaw (orignal)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci4EQDD4CqA
And for those that put Tool covering Zep's No Quarter ... here's a version I would take over Tool any day (but not over Zep)
My Brighest Diamond
(note, I am *in love* with Shara Worden)
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The Wedding Singer on Old School Signing "Total Eclipse of The Heart" Now thats a great cover!!!!5/30/03 9/2/05 9/4/05 9/5/05 7/22/06 7/23/06 9/21/09 9/22/09 9/21/11 9/22/110
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Pearl Jam_ie wrote:"Baker Street" by Foo Fighters
Love the guitar riff in place of the sax!
I have to concur...this version of the song is superior IMO...much more edge than the original. RIP Gerry Rafferty.
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Kraven wrote:All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (Probably the most famous/greatest cover ever)
Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Warren Zevon
Knockin' on Heavens Door - GNR is probably one of my least favorite covers ever
Crazy Mary - Pearl Jam
Love in Vain - The Rolling Stones
Just My Imagination - The Rolling Stones
Where Did You Sleep Last Night? - Nirvana
I Heard It Through the Grapevine - CCR
It may be blasphemy, and Ed would probably ask me to turn in my Ten Club membership, but I think Pearl Jam does Love Reign O'er Me better than the Who.
agree with those ones
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A few more:
Gillian Welch ~ Black Star (Radiohead)
Peter Gabriel ~ The Book of Love (Magnetic Fields)
Dirtbombs ~ Living for the City (Stevie Wonder)
Calexico ~ Guns of Brixton (Clash)
Iron & Wine ~ Waitin' for a Superman (Flaming Lips)
Flaming Lips ~ Go (Daniel Johnston)
Los Lobos ~ Bertha (Grateful Dead)
Maybe not better than the original, but at least as good as..."You're no help," he told the lime. This was unfair. It was only a lime; there was nothing special about it at all. It was doing the best it could.
http://www.last.fm/user/merkinball/
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Swans (with Jarboe on vocals) covering Love Will Tear Us Apart
Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better
White Stripes - Death LetterManchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.160 -
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The White Stripes doing "Waliking With A Ghost"5/30/03 9/2/05 9/4/05 9/5/05 7/22/06 7/23/06 9/21/09 9/22/09 9/21/11 9/22/110
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He did to it what he does to alot of songs. He oversings it and makes it sound generic and cheesy.
, I thought it was lovley!
Nevermind, one person's trash is another's treasure!
“ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)
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make it wit chu was originally recorded for the desert sessions 9/10. not sure how you cover yourself.Loulou wrote:I'm not sure dude, my bro told me it was one day and I was like 'Huh???' So he could be wrong, he's a bit of a stoner!he.who.forgets wrote:Loulou wrote:Witchu- Queens of the Stone Age
Lay Lady Lay- Ministry (Not better than original but great)
Easy -Faith No More
This Guy's in Love With You -Faith No MOre
I Started a Joke -Faith NO MOre
Strawberry Fields -Ben Harper
Golden Slumbers -Ben Folds
Drugs Don't Work -Ben Harper
Heaps more but can't think...hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
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