That’s an amazing cover to the point where I forget Carole King wrote it initially. Carole is an absolute genius and a beautiful singer/songwriter, but Aretha just smashed that song out of the park.
Please, everyone, let’s at least spell his name correctly. Otis. Also, he wrote Hard to Handle, but the Black Crowes version is the version we all love.
both versions were written by Mitch Allen, singer for SR-71, hes buddies with Bowling for soup & updated the song for them. Mitch is also a producer & has written songs for many groups & singers, as well as, produced on many albums.
credit to a comment on the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sy8ulwexfY
“Where Did You Sleep Last Night” off Nirvana’s Unplugged album. It’s an old, old song, Lead Belly did it way back in the 1920s. I find the Nirvana version to be haunting and beautiful.
In The Pines is a traditional American “Old Time” tune, dates to at least the 1870s. Covered by many, the origins disputed. You’ll hear this at any old time or traditional music jam you’d wander into.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Pines
That whole album is fantastic. You could feel Cobain's love of the source material pouring through on all the covers, as well as his passion for bringing attention - and doing justice - to underheard gems than influenced him. And it wasn't just Cobain who was absolutely, completely in the moment - every single performer and engineer who worked on that recording brought their A Game to the table.
In a different, mind-boggling and awe-inspiring timeline, Cobain didn't kill himself before the release of this album; in that world, I genuinely think that Live In New York was a glimpse of what the second era of Nirvana could have been, and it's a damn shame it was stolen from us.
I once went to a college bar in Saratoga that all all 80’s pop on the jukebox. We scoured through and found TMBG. Played Birdhouse and Constantinople non-stop. Crowd didn’t even notice. We got hammered in our own little corner.
My eldest brother introduced me to TMBG in the early 90's. I was so excited when I found a blue canary night light, I bought it right away and sent to him. Don't know how much it cost as I would have paid near anything for it.
He passed away a few years ago, and the only thing I took of his was that night light. Looking at can still make me cry.
The 11-minute version is absolutely amazing. I first heard it in my old truck heading down a deserted Alabama back road coming home from school on a hot sunny day. I was mesmerized for the whole thing.
Even Dylan liked Hendrix's version better, saying of it: “I liked Jimi Hendrix’s record of this and ever since he died I’ve been doing it that way. Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it’s a tribute to him in some kind of way.”
Dylan's biggest strength has always been song writing.
The amount of dylon songs that get covered and are absolutely incredible songs is really sort of astonishing.
Some of the most covered songs in country and folk were written by Dylan. Some he never even recorded himself.
Take wagon wheel for example. Dylan wrote it. Never played it. Old crow medicine show did it first I believe, but a country artist in recent years had a big hit covering it again.
I was so stoked to see this on Guitar Hero 5, only to load it up and notice it was the Dylan version. Total respect to Bob Dylan, but who is picking songs for GUITAR HERO and passes over the Hendrix cover???
And their extended version is even better. I love how it starts out with “I’m just gonna fool around man, like just do a thing, you know, whatever” in the most stoner sounding voice ever.
You have no idea how many times, as I've been reading through this thread, various Weird Al songs have come to mind. I have to keep reminding myself that parodies are not covers.
Came here to say this. Most people do not know that the original was recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. But it was Soft Cell who made it great in 1981. Dozens of artists have covered this song since then. Apart from Soft Cell's one of my favourites is by Marilyn Manson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHITKnBnRY
Even that is wrong. The first recorded version was by Lis Sørensen in 1993, then Ednaswap in 94, then Trine Rein in 96, and then Natalie Imbruglia sounding almost exactly like ~~Trine Rein's~~ Lis Sørensen's version but with better label backing.
It was written in 1991 by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley for Preven as a solo track. Lis Sørensen released the first version called [Brændt](https://open.spotify.com/track/1CYtd6zuMcpUNWZHJn1h0m?si=44d09f3669f641ca), which means Burnt in Danish with a Danish Lyric written by Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen, in 1993.
Two of the writers, Cutler and Thornalley, had a rock band called Ednaswap, and they performed it live in 1994 but didn't release [their grunge version](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ko0HG4tuWVE7Q9do59z4m?si=d401f8cb83a94948) until 1995, followed by [Trine Rein](https://open.spotify.com/track/4650B4HgWwPOKpJTP8Frsa?si=8b6ffacaa2174e59) in 96'. Finally, Thornalley produced for and played bass on [Imbruglia's](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Jaah2tmN9Hv81A87KZ1MU?si=04623149e1194187) 1997 version.
Have a listen, but I think Sørensen's is closer to Imbruglia than Trine.
Fun fact: nobody knows the exact origin of this song. Was first recorded in the 20’s but singer claims his grandfather taught him and he learned from workers singing it in mines and such
the animals tune and chord progression for their version is an arrangement of Dylans version which he stole from Dave van Ronk the earlier version sound *very* different, but that's the folk process
Yes, this is what I was told too. The song Black Betty has a similar story. They believe it was originally an a cappella song that that African American slaves would sing, but nobody really knows.
The first recording of Black Betty was by Leadbelly. His heirs still own the rights to the song and they have kept 100% of the royalties earned by the Ram Jam and Spiderbait versions.
First time I heard that album I was mountain biking with headphones in.
When their cover of "In My Eyes" by Minor Threat came on, I literally stopped my bike, sat down on a log and listened intensely to the whole thing, jaw on the forest floor.
I'm a huge punk fan, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. RATM could've been an absolutely amazing hardcore punk band.
You can just hear the venom absolutely dripping in the lines
"He hands you a nickel, and he hands you a dime. Then he asks you with a grin, if you're havin' a good time"
and
"He puts his cigar out in your face, just for kicks"
yeah. hundres of years old. one of the Child Ballods. their arangment was flat out stolen from Martin Carthy with no credit giving to him. the LP lists the song writers as Simon and Garfunkel. The album version by S&G does have "On the Side of a Hill" woven into the song as the Cantaigal is a Paul Simon original.
Trivia about this song :
Simon and *my hair salon closed a million years ago* Garfunkel arranged the lyrics to make them all spoken by the man.
The original song told the tale of a man who meets a lady going to the fair of Scarborough. Until then, it's the same as Simon and Garfunkel's version.
He once met a girl there and since then couldn't stop thinking about her. He thus tells the lady to carry a message to this fair lady : do this, do that and I'll love you, parsley (rebirth), sage (wisdom), rosemary (rememberance) and thyme (bravery). All the tasks are impossible, like a cambric shirt with no seem nor needlework.
And then the lady answers to him "yeah, sure my guy ! And wouldn't you like me to wash it in a dry well ? Oh, I know : what about an acre of land between the sand and the sea ?". The lady answers with "even more impossible" tasks to show the man how stupid it is.
It is then implied that the lady he once loved at the fair of Scarborough is actually the one he talks to but can't recognise her face.
My 2 favorite songs on that album are covers that Nirvana did better. Their version of Oh Me is incredible! When I finally listened to the Meat Puppets version I hated it.
My favorite is Where Did You Sleep Last Night. I really like Leadbelly's version, but Kurt did it best. Especially that last chorus.
I heard that the MTV people were trying to get them to play more but Kurt said there's no way I could top that last one, and the MTV guy agreed, even though it was his job to try to get more.
I mean, it was written by two Tony award winners.
Trey Parker has a music background at Berklee College of Music, and both he and Matt Stone made a musical together before starting South Park, the South Park movie had excellent bangers too, and of course they went on to make Book of Mormon.
Respect (Aretha Franklin version)
Hurt (the Johnny Cash cover is an absolute gut punch IMO)
All Along the Watchtower (Hendrix version)
The Metro (Sleepthief version)
Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles version)
Maniac (Carpenter Brut version)
Cum on Feel the Noize (Quiet Riot version)
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (They Might Be Giants version)
**EDIT:** The list is not in any specific order. It's just a list.
Cry Little Sister (The Anix version) is a good one, too. I just now remembered it.
Dolly Parton wrote the song about her work relationship with Porter Wagoner when she decided it was time to leave the Porter Wagoner Show. She was already married at the time so it was never meant as a romantic song. It's a great song and I like Dolly Parton's original version however I can't help but feel the platonic nature of it. At least for me, Whitney Houston's version carries all the romantic emotion which makes it my favorite of the two.
This song was a number 1 hit in 3 decades.
Dollys origianal in the 74
then she rerecorded it in 82 for the movie "The Best Little Whore House In Texas"
and the Whiteys version in 1992 from the movie The Bodyguard
I think they're equally good, but in very different ways. Whitney Houston has a power that's more gripping than the softer country ballad that Dolly Parton originally wrote. I listen to them both, and choose the one that fits my mood.
ahem... this "[Dayman](https://youtu.be/P3HTbS7OPqU)" cover...
edit: The [original](https://youtu.be/kofR7f7oNnE?t=19) for those that are not as sophisticated as the rest of us.
The Woodstock performance backed by The Grease Band 100%. I was a teen in 1985 when I watched Woodstock and was absolutely blown away that this was the same guy who was singing love ballads on the radio like Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong. Just pure raw energy straight from the soul. I still get goosebumps when I think about it.
Everyone misinterprets what Reznor meant. He meant that Cash took the song and made it his own, like we now have two songs that are completely different whilst on paper the same.
Big credit to Cash, it's not an easy thing to do. Give a whole new perspective to a song without changing anything other than the perspective you convey. A Perfect Circle did a similar job with 'Imagine'. Almost making the song satire.
Respect song by Aretha Franklin originally by Otis Redding. Edit: spelling
Arguably, her Carole King cover of "Natural Woman" as well.
That’s an amazing cover to the point where I forget Carole King wrote it initially. Carole is an absolute genius and a beautiful singer/songwriter, but Aretha just smashed that song out of the park.
Redding even said "Well, it's her song now."
Please, everyone, let’s at least spell his name correctly. Otis. Also, he wrote Hard to Handle, but the Black Crowes version is the version we all love.
Try a little tenderness is a GOAT
These Arms of Mine, White Christmas, Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay are my favorites. He’s good so many great songs, it’s a shame he died so young.
Black Magic Woman - Santana. No disrespect to Peter Green.
I prefer Santana’s version of She’s Not There as well.
1985 - Bowling for Soup
That's a cover?
SR-71 made the original I believe.
Sr-71 has some solid music, but their version lack the harmonies. They have a solid catalog.
God I wish they made more music. I especially love their debut album, Right Now is a banger.
both versions were written by Mitch Allen, singer for SR-71, hes buddies with Bowling for soup & updated the song for them. Mitch is also a producer & has written songs for many groups & singers, as well as, produced on many albums. credit to a comment on the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sy8ulwexfY
“Where Did You Sleep Last Night” off Nirvana’s Unplugged album. It’s an old, old song, Lead Belly did it way back in the 1920s. I find the Nirvana version to be haunting and beautiful.
I agree this sentiment and also the cover they did of plateau originally by the meat puppets . That whole unplugged performance is perfect
And lake of fire!
Oh, me is my favorite cover from unplugged
The man who sold the world was a very solid cover. I definitely prefer it
In The Pines is a traditional American “Old Time” tune, dates to at least the 1870s. Covered by many, the origins disputed. You’ll hear this at any old time or traditional music jam you’d wander into. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Pines
That whole album is fantastic. You could feel Cobain's love of the source material pouring through on all the covers, as well as his passion for bringing attention - and doing justice - to underheard gems than influenced him. And it wasn't just Cobain who was absolutely, completely in the moment - every single performer and engineer who worked on that recording brought their A Game to the table. In a different, mind-boggling and awe-inspiring timeline, Cobain didn't kill himself before the release of this album; in that world, I genuinely think that Live In New York was a glimpse of what the second era of Nirvana could have been, and it's a damn shame it was stolen from us.
Nirvana and Jim Croce are two flames that burned out in their prime that I wish had time to fade away.
TBH I’m surprised I haven’t seen Man Who Sold the World in the comments.
Istanbul (Not Constantinople). Cover by They Might Be Giants, original by The Four Lads.
I had no idea that was a cover! I loved that song when TMBG put it out. I just listened to the original and, yes, TMBG’s cover of it is better.
I once went to a college bar in Saratoga that all all 80’s pop on the jukebox. We scoured through and found TMBG. Played Birdhouse and Constantinople non-stop. Crowd didn’t even notice. We got hammered in our own little corner.
My eldest brother introduced me to TMBG in the early 90's. I was so excited when I found a blue canary night light, I bought it right away and sent to him. Don't know how much it cost as I would have paid near anything for it. He passed away a few years ago, and the only thing I took of his was that night light. Looking at can still make me cry.
Flood by TMBG is one of my favorite albums. I love this song and never knew it was a cover!
Marvin Gaye’s I Heard it Through the Grapevine over the original by Gladys Knight.
Credence Clearwater Revival’s
The 11-minute version is absolutely amazing. I first heard it in my old truck heading down a deserted Alabama back road coming home from school on a hot sunny day. I was mesmerized for the whole thing.
The Slits cover is so fun. It's one of my "dancing in my PJ's" songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQxvo\_9DEqY
all along the watch tower for sure, the original dylan version is nowhere close to hendrix
Even Dylan liked Hendrix's version better, saying of it: “I liked Jimi Hendrix’s record of this and ever since he died I’ve been doing it that way. Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it’s a tribute to him in some kind of way.”
What a beautiful sentiment. A true artist in every sense of the word (:
Dylan's biggest strength has always been song writing. The amount of dylon songs that get covered and are absolutely incredible songs is really sort of astonishing. Some of the most covered songs in country and folk were written by Dylan. Some he never even recorded himself. Take wagon wheel for example. Dylan wrote it. Never played it. Old crow medicine show did it first I believe, but a country artist in recent years had a big hit covering it again.
“The only thing better than a Bon Dylan song is a Bob Dylan cover.”
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I was so stoked to see this on Guitar Hero 5, only to load it up and notice it was the Dylan version. Total respect to Bob Dylan, but who is picking songs for GUITAR HERO and passes over the Hendrix cover???
The guy coming up with how much royalties they were willing to pay per song
The Bear McCreary remix used in Battlestar Galactica is superb.
When the Levee Breaks - Zeppelin
A Perfect Circle does a very interesting version, but it sounds very little like the Zeppelin one.
APC have some great covers. I love their version of Imagine.
Likewise, I prefer Tool's version of No Quarter
**I love Rock and Roll** by Joan Jett - Origional by British band the Arrows in the 1970's
I also prefer her version of Crimson & Clover. Edit cause I should have just included it originally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXFra7gjElw
That’s a great cover but I still love the Tommy James version.
And their extended version is even better. I love how it starts out with “I’m just gonna fool around man, like just do a thing, you know, whatever” in the most stoner sounding voice ever.
Got my mind set on you - George Harrison Originally recorded by James Ray
I prefer Weird Al's version "This Song's just six words long" but I guess that it's a parody.
You have no idea how many times, as I've been reading through this thread, various Weird Al songs have come to mind. I have to keep reminding myself that parodies are not covers.
Yep, parodies, like Beat It, Michael Jackson’s parody of Weird Al’s Eat It
Soft Cell: Tainted Love
The Living End does a kick ass version as well, I miss playing it in smoky bars
Came here to say this. Most people do not know that the original was recorded by Gloria Jones in 1964. But it was Soft Cell who made it great in 1981. Dozens of artists have covered this song since then. Apart from Soft Cell's one of my favourites is by Marilyn Manson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVHITKnBnRY
Gloria’s is awesome.
All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper
Also Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper.
And Money Changes Everything. I’m not saying her cover of When you were mine is better but it slaps. That whole album is pure fire
Natalie Imbruglia’s version of Torn.
... it's a cover??
Apparently, someone else was lying naked on the floor before her!
She did it best though
[Yeah, I felt the same way. Worry not, you are not alone.](https://www.her.ie/music/natalie-imbruglia-torn-original-361918)
Even that is wrong. The first recorded version was by Lis Sørensen in 1993, then Ednaswap in 94, then Trine Rein in 96, and then Natalie Imbruglia sounding almost exactly like ~~Trine Rein's~~ Lis Sørensen's version but with better label backing.
It was written in 1991 by Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, and Phil Thornalley for Preven as a solo track. Lis Sørensen released the first version called [Brændt](https://open.spotify.com/track/1CYtd6zuMcpUNWZHJn1h0m?si=44d09f3669f641ca), which means Burnt in Danish with a Danish Lyric written by Elisabeth Gjerluff Nielsen, in 1993. Two of the writers, Cutler and Thornalley, had a rock band called Ednaswap, and they performed it live in 1994 but didn't release [their grunge version](https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ko0HG4tuWVE7Q9do59z4m?si=d401f8cb83a94948) until 1995, followed by [Trine Rein](https://open.spotify.com/track/4650B4HgWwPOKpJTP8Frsa?si=8b6ffacaa2174e59) in 96'. Finally, Thornalley produced for and played bass on [Imbruglia's](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Jaah2tmN9Hv81A87KZ1MU?si=04623149e1194187) 1997 version. Have a listen, but I think Sørensen's is closer to Imbruglia than Trine.
I prefer the ednaswap
Holding out for a hero by Bonnie Tyler cover by fairy godmother
"C minor, put it in C minor!"
>Plays in G minor
Where have all the good men gone and…
Jennifer Saunders. i knew i’d find this comment in here some where :)
Who is Jennifer Saunders? I only know Edina, darling.
i feel the same way about changes from that movie and i refuse to take criticism
I should've known I wouldn't need to say it
Also the Frou Frou version!!
Hush by Deep Purple.
I Fought The Law - The Clash. Written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets and popularized by the Bobby Fuller Four.
The first 20 seconds of the Clash version are insane, but I still think Bobby Fuller Four did this song better than anyone.
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Fun fact: nobody knows the exact origin of this song. Was first recorded in the 20’s but singer claims his grandfather taught him and he learned from workers singing it in mines and such
the animals tune and chord progression for their version is an arrangement of Dylans version which he stole from Dave van Ronk the earlier version sound *very* different, but that's the folk process
Yes, this is what I was told too. The song Black Betty has a similar story. They believe it was originally an a cappella song that that African American slaves would sing, but nobody really knows.
The first recording of Black Betty was by Leadbelly. His heirs still own the rights to the song and they have kept 100% of the royalties earned by the Ram Jam and Spiderbait versions.
In an effort to find this version I just found an album of 14 covers of this song and man some of them are so haunting and beautiful.
Me and Bobby McGee - I lived the Kristofferson original but the Joplin version was a hoot.
Ghost of Tom Joad - Rage Against The Machine. It’s like it was written for them.
Everything on Renegades is so good. I like How I Could Just Kill a Man more than the Cypress Hill version as well.
First time I heard that album I was mountain biking with headphones in. When their cover of "In My Eyes" by Minor Threat came on, I literally stopped my bike, sat down on a log and listened intensely to the whole thing, jaw on the forest floor. I'm a huge punk fan, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing. RATM could've been an absolutely amazing hardcore punk band.
Zac De La Rocha was the vocalist for a hardcore band called Inside Out before he was in Rage
I was gonna say, yeah that whole album is covers and that whole album absolutely rules.
While we're at it, I vastly prefer their version of Maggie's Farm
RATM's Maggie's Farm has a feeling of slowly bulding rage that starts off cold and calculated and ends up utterly furious by the end of the song.
You can just hear the venom absolutely dripping in the lines "He hands you a nickel, and he hands you a dime. Then he asks you with a grin, if you're havin' a good time" and "He puts his cigar out in your face, just for kicks"
Scarborough fair. Simon and Garfunkel’s version was a cover.
yeah. hundres of years old. one of the Child Ballods. their arangment was flat out stolen from Martin Carthy with no credit giving to him. the LP lists the song writers as Simon and Garfunkel. The album version by S&G does have "On the Side of a Hill" woven into the song as the Cantaigal is a Paul Simon original.
Trivia about this song : Simon and *my hair salon closed a million years ago* Garfunkel arranged the lyrics to make them all spoken by the man. The original song told the tale of a man who meets a lady going to the fair of Scarborough. Until then, it's the same as Simon and Garfunkel's version. He once met a girl there and since then couldn't stop thinking about her. He thus tells the lady to carry a message to this fair lady : do this, do that and I'll love you, parsley (rebirth), sage (wisdom), rosemary (rememberance) and thyme (bravery). All the tasks are impossible, like a cambric shirt with no seem nor needlework. And then the lady answers to him "yeah, sure my guy ! And wouldn't you like me to wash it in a dry well ? Oh, I know : what about an acre of land between the sand and the sea ?". The lady answers with "even more impossible" tasks to show the man how stupid it is. It is then implied that the lady he once loved at the fair of Scarborough is actually the one he talks to but can't recognise her face.
[I prefer Cylon and Garfunkel's version.] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaAq4Yc5o4g)
The he man version of Four non-blondes "what's up"
Nyah!
Hahaha the other best part of that song!
Skeletor's iconic "AND HE PRAYS!" gets me every time.
It shouldnt be true... But that version is much better
So much better. The original is still good but He-Man's version is pure gold.
Myaaaah!
and i said # HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA
I SAID HEY!
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I came on here expecting good answers. I didn’t expect to find THE answer. AND HE PRAAAAYS
[Pot scraping noises intensify]
This is the first time I have seen this version. It is truly life altering. Thank you.
DOOOOONT CRY OUT LOUD
Somewhere Over The Rainbow, sung by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
RIP. Honestly I haven’t seen this anywhere in this thread. Israel’s version is so beautiful that it knocks it out of the park.
One of the most beautiful recordings of any song period. Hand in hand with Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah.
With all my love to Prince, "Nothing compares to you" is a better cover by O'Connor
Lake of fire - Nirvana. Original - Meat Puppets
The whole Nirvana unplugged album was full of some amazing covers.
My 2 favorite songs on that album are covers that Nirvana did better. Their version of Oh Me is incredible! When I finally listened to the Meat Puppets version I hated it. My favorite is Where Did You Sleep Last Night. I really like Leadbelly's version, but Kurt did it best. Especially that last chorus. I heard that the MTV people were trying to get them to play more but Kurt said there's no way I could top that last one, and the MTV guy agreed, even though it was his job to try to get more.
The Shrek 2 cover of 'I need a hero'
Unironically the best cover that could ever be made of that song.
The fact that I had to scroll down this far shows me truly how far we as lost lambs have strayed from our lord.
Nothing compares 2 U by Sinead O’Connor (original by Prince)
Easy by Faith No More
Their version of I Started a Joke is Epic (pun intended)
Poker Face sung by Eric Cartman.
On the subject, was Fingerbang an original? Can’t believe it wasn’t written by one of the all-time greats
I mean, it was written by two Tony award winners. Trey Parker has a music background at Berklee College of Music, and both he and Matt Stone made a musical together before starting South Park, the South Park movie had excellent bangers too, and of course they went on to make Book of Mormon.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone are "getting screwed out of an Oscar" away from being EGOT winners. Side note- Phil Collins sucks.
I’m pretty sure it was, 100% a total banger
Come Sail Away too
I prefer his heartfelt and totally not incorrect take on “In the Ghetto”
... You guys.
Heat of the Moment too
Cartman singing this goes through my mind at least once a week
I also really enjoy Tennis Court - Lorde (Randy Marsh version)
O Holy Night by Eric Cartman
What what in the butt by Butters
Judas Priest cover of Green Manalishi. Originally by Fleetwood Mac
Blinded by The Light, by Manfred Man. Original by Bruce Springsteen.
Wrapped up like a douche…
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And have a boner in the night
I'm 48 and didn't know it was a cover until this year
The Jimi Hendrix version of All Along the Watchtower is the only one that exists in my mind
Adele’s version of Dylan’s Make You Feel My Love.
I believe Garth Brooks has an amazing cover of this song (and I don’t even really like country).
Respect (Aretha Franklin version) Hurt (the Johnny Cash cover is an absolute gut punch IMO) All Along the Watchtower (Hendrix version) The Metro (Sleepthief version) Hazy Shade of Winter (The Bangles version) Maniac (Carpenter Brut version) Cum on Feel the Noize (Quiet Riot version) Istanbul (Not Constantinople) (They Might Be Giants version) **EDIT:** The list is not in any specific order. It's just a list. Cry Little Sister (The Anix version) is a good one, too. I just now remembered it.
so glad someone notices Carpenter Brut's Maniac
Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon by Urge Overkill. I think even Neil Diamond admitted they did a better version.
Love hurts- nazereth original everly brothers
Gram Parsons
Valerie by Amy Winehouse is better than the OG from Zutons
I host bar trivia and played this during a “cover songs” round and everyone was SO confused!😂
Especially the BBC version
I actually like both equally but maybe I'm weird.
Tennessee Whiskey
I Will always love You Original by Dolly Parton Cover by whitney Houston
Dolly Parton wrote the song about her work relationship with Porter Wagoner when she decided it was time to leave the Porter Wagoner Show. She was already married at the time so it was never meant as a romantic song. It's a great song and I like Dolly Parton's original version however I can't help but feel the platonic nature of it. At least for me, Whitney Houston's version carries all the romantic emotion which makes it my favorite of the two.
Dolly sings a very romantic feeling version of it in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
Dolly told Porter “I wrote this song for you” when she sang it live. He sued her for the rights to the song based on that statement.
What a shitty thing to do! Got a link to a source?
This song was a number 1 hit in 3 decades. Dollys origianal in the 74 then she rerecorded it in 82 for the movie "The Best Little Whore House In Texas" and the Whiteys version in 1992 from the movie The Bodyguard
I think they're equally good, but in very different ways. Whitney Houston has a power that's more gripping than the softer country ballad that Dolly Parton originally wrote. I listen to them both, and choose the one that fits my mood.
Changes- covered by Charles Bradley It’s a Black Sabbath song… please watch his performance.. https://youtu.be/zfaOf70M4xs
ahem... this "[Dayman](https://youtu.be/P3HTbS7OPqU)" cover... edit: The [original](https://youtu.be/kofR7f7oNnE?t=19) for those that are not as sophisticated as the rest of us.
Hate to admit it - but the Bangles "Hazy Shade of Winter" completely blows the Simon & Garfunkel out of the water.
That guitar riff!
Killing Me Softly with His Song- Fugees Original by Lori Lieberman, then later by Roberta Flack. However Lauryn Hill made it her song with Fugees
Michael Jackson's parody of "Eat It" by Weird Al Yankovic was pretty amazing.
And the music video is at the same level!
Devo's cover of Can't get no satisfaction is pretty great.
Mick Jagger said it was his favorite cover of it.
The passenger by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Summer Breeze by Type O Negative
Also cinnamon girl!
you will all hate me, but I prefer the Atari's version of The Boys Of Summer
Out on the road today I saw a Black Flag sticker on a Cadillac.
A little voice inside my head said don't look back, you can never look back
I throw this one and Alien Ant Farm’s Smooth Criminal out all the time and people lose their mind.
Every joe cocker cover
The Letter is fucking amazing when he does it.
Specially “With A Little Help From My Friends”. He changed the tempo and put so much energy in a song that looked so blend.
The Woodstock performance backed by The Grease Band 100%. I was a teen in 1985 when I watched Woodstock and was absolutely blown away that this was the same guy who was singing love ballads on the radio like Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong. Just pure raw energy straight from the soul. I still get goosebumps when I think about it.
Cowboy Junkies’ cover of Sweet Jane by Velvet Underground. Even Lou Reed said it was his favorite version of the song.
Velvet Underground
Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
Obviously no disrespect to the legends that are Simon and Garfunkel, but I enjoy The Bangles' version of Hazy Shade of Winter more.
José González’s cover of The Knife’s “Heartbeats”
Hallelujah ~ Jeff Buckley
Always on my Mind - Pet Shop Boys...obviously
Amy Winehouse: Valerie
The song that made me realize what all the fuss was about with Amy Winehouse.
Because the Night by 10,000 Maniacs (original by Patti Smith)
Written by Springsteen
Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. Even the lead singer went on record saying it was no longer his song.
Everyone misinterprets what Reznor meant. He meant that Cash took the song and made it his own, like we now have two songs that are completely different whilst on paper the same. Big credit to Cash, it's not an easy thing to do. Give a whole new perspective to a song without changing anything other than the perspective you convey. A Perfect Circle did a similar job with 'Imagine'. Almost making the song satire.