Covers that are better than the original

This may not be better than the original, but these guys r00led, really a great band:

And in the English Beat vein, this one is better than the original:

Better than the original:

As long as we're in the ska vein
https://youtu.be/SQXqkiKXiHc

https://youtu.be/ppYgrdJ0pWk

I like Blondie, but I don't this is one of their better tunes, but I'm sure plenty of people would prefer the cover.

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are better than Neil Diamond's original.

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became this thanks to Mr Costello

It would be remarkable if this hasn't been mentioned yet
https://youtu.be/oGXpDhNAO1Y

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For some reason they show a photo of Galaxie 500 in the article at #6, but never mention them. I'm guessing they meant to include their cover of Joy Division's "Ceremony" which I never really liked even though I'm a fan of theirs in general.
https://youtu.be/Ss1MbL4NYf0

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Funny you should mention Galaxie 500.
I have been thinking about Luna's cover of "Bonnie and Clyde", which I own as a single and on an album and listened to for years before I checked out the Serge Gainsbourg original.

Luna



Serge & Brigitte


FYI, the song has been covered by quite a few interesting folks:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonn...e_Bardot_song)

Some songs will never be covered better than the original. This is one, but still fun for original bands to pay homage to the legends that paved the way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3aoGMZhcxs

Too lazy to look, but surely some has already mentioned

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

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Too lazy to look, but surely some has already mentioned

BLINDED BY THE LIGHT

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I waded through the entire thread yesterday and don't recall seeing it...

This may be considered blasphemy by some, but I totally dig the Manfred Mann version over The Boss's...

Keeping with Dookey's "not necessarily better, just different" tact. Kinda nails the solo at the end!

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

Nobody should feel obligated post the bullshit metallica Danzig covers: please and thank you.

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

I prefer ^ to the original but I’m a RS fanboy in the highest

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Plus pretty much everything Joe Cocker touched was awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhlvQen4mWw

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Might be the most honest thing I've heard in a year. Just awesome.

The Cover
Tricky "Black Steel"



The Original
Public Enemy "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos"

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I waded through the entire thread yesterday and don't recall seeing it...

This may be considered blasphemy by some, but I totally dig the Manfred Mann version over The Boss's...

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Thx for doing the legwork. Of course manfred's version is a thousand times better than Bruce's. It's gotta be top 5 for the better covers of all time.

Nina Simone’s version of Strange Fruit is at least equal to the Billie Holiday version.

Found this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s90bxklkFsA&app=desktop&persist_app=1

2 of VU

"Lonesome Cowboy Bill" as done by Luna and Cheval Sombre

https://deanwareham.com/album/851547...me-cowboy-bill

Yes!

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The Cover
Tricky "Black Steel"



The Original
Public Enemy "Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos"

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Never really liked the way Bob Dylan sings or plays. Like the songs he wrote though..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOzGPbn2tg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQDvJfkJ6Y

The Cover
Tricky - "Lyrics of Fury"




The Original
Eric B. & Rakim - "Lyrics of Fury"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPJTRh40sZU

Original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--cSzOAx99w

Actually, both are good.

I mean REO Speedwagon was great but I like this better: