Covers that are better than the original.

[madinthehead]

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tmc8rJgxUI

Nice,keep em coming.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VlSE4OpKDU

 

[Gwylan]

Happy Mondays cover of Step On is about 5 millions times better than the John Kongos original.

Clapton's version of I Shot The Sheriff is even better than Bob's original.

Phonics, handbags & gladrags! Much better than Rod Stewarts IMO?





One obvious one is The Temptations Papa was a Rollin' Stone - beats the original all ends up

 

[Icy Gull]

Phonics, handbags & gladrags! Much better than Rod Stewarts IMO?

This is the best version.....imo, I struggle to tell the difference between Rod and The Stereophonics (karaoke?)



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[Scampi]

I know a lot of people like this, but I've always thought it was terrible

 

[Icy Gull]

Much as I like Cat Stevens his original cannot hold a candle to this gem...they don't make 'em like this anymore

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[The Large One]

I know a lot of people like this, but I've always thought it was terrible

Probably because it is.

 

[public school boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvVbIHgxRI

Walter Trout, Long tall Sally

 

[xenophon]

 

[The Large One]

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[Albumen]

Sweet Jesus there's some criminality goin on in this thread.

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[public school boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgsH1pdWJ84

 

[The Sock of Poskett]

Probably one of the biggest covers that was better than the original is Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends"

Edit - damned, TLO beat me to it!

I'll third that - one of my favourite records OF ALL TIME. Nobody does a throaty roar like Cocker.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

I've always preferred The Lemonheads' version of Mrs Robinson to Simon and Garfunkel's.

 

[DJ Leon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvVbIHgxRI

Walter Trout, Long tall Sally

This is better than Little Richard?! I can't for the life of me see that, but then I think that about many of the suggestions on this thread.

 

[countryman]

The original version is better

 

[Gwylan]

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A classic

 

[Sir Nigel of Eagleshire]

Guns n Roses - Live and let die
Brian Ferry - Jealous guy

 

[public school boy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zN2wWGbGyM

The Goodies, wild thing.

 

[Spamdrew]

Also Leona Lewis covering Run by Snow Patrol[/QUOTE]

NO! DIE!