#92 "Redemption Song"
by Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bob Marley
How can you not love a duet cover of Marley's classic done by two of the coolest guys in music history? What a lucky bastard Rick Rubin was to be there and watch these legends go at it. According to the liner notes, Strummer showed up at Cash's place, as many musicians had, and was a bit nervous, hanging around outside. Once he came in, they played some Bob Marley songs, and Johnny picked "Redemption Song". With both of these icons dying within a year of each other, it's a beautiful tribute to listen to, that still gets me teary.
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thought of another one: Gary Jules- Mad World (original by Tears for Fears) Although I do like the Tears for Fears version, just like how somber and Haunting Gary Jules made it.
and not Better, but a Tie:
The Black Crowes- Oh sweet Nothin, Original by Velvet Underground is great too. Love how different they are.
Local H "Toxic" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Britney Spears
Motley Crue "Smokin in the Boys Room" >>> Brownsville Station
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Seether "Careless Whisper" >>> George Michael
Does equal to the original count? Two totally different songs, but Johnny Cash's Hurt makes me choked up every single damn time.
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10,000 maniacs - Because the night. Original by The Boss.
just so we can get this right. springsteen had the music and the chorus down when he handed this to patti smith. he thought it would better suit her. she listened to it and despite misgivings of using such a well known artist's work, she wrote the verse words in one night.
so if you're gonna attribute this song to springsteen please do so to patti smith as well.
though i love both springsteen and patti smith, to me this will always be patti smith's song.
In the intervening 17-18(!) years since this post was made, Garbage and the Screaming Females have done a great cover of this.
Other covers I prefer to the original:
"Kid" (Pretenders) -- covered by Everything But The Girl.
"Jealous Guy" (John Lennon) -- covered by Roxy Music.
While I'm in my own personal wayback machine: in 1991, when we all were young, there was a Leonard Cohen tribute album released, called "I'm Your Fan." There are some great covers on there, including:
REM, "First We Take Manhattan"
Pixies, "I Can't Forget"
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Also... Possibly the most offensive quiet piano ballad ever?
Great topic, but That is the shittiest example possible. GnR's cover made me hate them more than anything else associated with them.......
anyhow:
Don't be Shy (eddie's solo) is better than the Cat Stevens version....
and I hate to say it, but Annie Lennox's "Don't Let it Bring You Down" is better than Neil Young's version.....
Nirvana's "Jesus Don't Want Me for a Sunbeam" is slightly better than the vaselines, mostly becuase of the kickass accordion
and the meat puppets ones, too, maybe.....
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A complete copy of my post on page 2 haha.
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Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks' is better than the original
Jimi hendrix's 'All Along the Watchtower' is better than Dylan's
Pearl Jam's RITFW and Sonic Reducer and Crazy Mary are better than Neil's and The Dead Boys' and Victoria Williams'
Black Crowes' 'Hard to Handle' is better than Otis Redding's
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the best version i've ever heard is when Pearl Jam played it with Neil on the 1993 mtv music awards.
so i won't call better or worse than the original on that one
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"Make our day"
Jolene by Dolly Parton
cover by The White Stripes
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Oh my, they dropped the leash.
Morgan Freeman/Clint Eastwood 08' for President!
"Make our day"
"License To Kill" by Richie Havens beats Bob Dylan
"I Found A Reason" by Cat Power beats V.U.
"Oddity" by Pavement beats The Clean
"Neverending Math Equation" by Sun Kil Moon beats Modest Mouse
"Song To The Siren" by The Czars beats Tim Buckley
"Hey-Sa-Lo-Ney" by The Detroit Cobras beats Mickey Lee Lane
You should check out http://www.retrocrush.com/covers/index.html for this guy's list of his 100 top covers of all time.
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#92 "Redemption Song"
by Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash
ORIGINAL ARTIST: Bob Marley
How can you not love a duet cover of Marley's classic done by two of the coolest guys in music history? What a lucky bastard Rick Rubin was to be there and watch these legends go at it. According to the liner notes, Strummer showed up at Cash's place, as many musicians had, and was a bit nervous, hanging around outside. Once he came in, they played some Bob Marley songs, and Johnny picked "Redemption Song". With both of these icons dying within a year of each other, it's a beautiful tribute to listen to, that still gets me teary.
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surely no one truely can think that...
Agreed.
Tainted Love was actually written sang by Gloria Jones in 1964. So Soft Cell's version was actually a cover.
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Original - velvet underground
Cover - cowboy junkies
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and not Better, but a Tie:
The Black Crowes- Oh sweet Nothin, Original by Velvet Underground is great too. Love how different they are.
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Motley Crue "Smokin in the Boys Room" >>> Brownsville Station
Biffy Clyro "Umbrella" >>> Rihanna
Seether "Careless Whisper" >>> George Michael
Seals and Croft …. I mean cmon
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They also do a live cover of Godzilla from time to time that is superior to the original.