[Music] Original songs that were NEVER covered with a better version

[Hamilton]

This is a great game! Here's my contribution...

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Or Will Young

It is tough to find too many orginals that weren’t covered better by someone else too in fairness

Here is an irony, that I posted on another thread, Dubstar did a killer cover of Billy Bragg's St Swithin's Day that smashes the original (which I also love), while Dubstar's own Stars is smashed by the Lacuna Coil cover. It is a funny old world.

As I am not the sort of bloke to derail a thread (ahem), I won't post the youtube links.

 

[Icy Gull]

Not Kirsty McColl or Elvis Costello (for me anyway)

Great video too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2svmUcsKeg

 

[Is it PotG?]

This one rings a bell

 

[jabba]

I cant bear cover versions. They should be banned. My only other contribution is to nominate every original song apart from Rocketman by Kate Bush.

Thanks. In searching this out came across her version of Sexual Healing. I had not heard it before, and think it's another that she's improved!

 

[Motogull]

Thanks. In searching this out came across her version of Sexual Healing. I had not heard it before, and think it's another that she's improved!

Good call. In fairness to Bush, she is the guvnor.

The absolute septic pus of cover versions are those that are slowed right down. As far as I'm concerned, Sting deserves cutting for ruining his own song don't stand so close to me.

 

[Gwylan]

The absolute septic pus of cover versions are those that are slowed right down. As far as I'm concerned, Sting deserves cutting for ruining his own song don't stand so close to me.

That's a bit of a generalisation: there are some excellent slowed-down cover versions. Portishead's take on SOS is great - not better or worse than Abba's, just different

 

[Uter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgtQj8O92eI

Did the Clash have gyrating gogo girls when performing this? No. Therefore this wins.

 

[Uter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAhRm9YfM9Y

NOT Kiss.

 

[Uter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3yN0JvG5co

Honourable mentions to Rod and Kelly, but original was best for me.

 

[ConfusedGloryHunter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR3Al4hPKYs

NOT Rod or Everything But the Girl or any other attempt

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Not sure anyone would be brave enough to cover Wuthering Heights?

 

[johnjim]

IN A BROKEN DREAM
Python Le Jackson, probably Rod Stuart's finest ever vocal.
Covered by Thunder and one or two others.

 

[Lincolnshire Seagull]

https://youtu.be/tuUoSuO_hfg

Not that other version by someone or other

 

[Motogull]

That's a bit of a generalisation: there are some excellent slowed-down cover versions. Portishead's take on SOS is great - not better or worse than Abba's, just different

Hold up fella. Portishead were from a different dimension. They were more than capable of creating wonderful new work. Covers are cheap and lazy.

 

[studio150]

Not Robson and Green

 

[Bwian]

https://youtu.be/Rxs8wz4Vb9w

NOT Nazareth

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[Juan Albion]

Not sure anyone would be brave enough to cover Wuthering Heights?

Been done years ago by Pat Benatar. I rather liked her version, too.



Dave Edmunds did an instrumental version too.

 

[DavePage]

 

[studio150]

Not Dollar