Cover versions that are better than original but also better than subsequent cover versions

[Magnus McGinty]

 

[MrSki]

Song has been covered a lot.

 

[hipipol]

 

[krtek a houby]

 

[ska invita]

this is too funny if you know the jamaican version (who knew it was a cover!!)

 

[Boru]

Billy Bragg 'To have and to have not'.. Brilliant

Tim Timbomb (Rancid) Punky singalong version.. very satisfying..

Lars Friderickson (Rancid) very good version but not fond of the lyric change..

 

[hash tag]

My White Bicycle
Tomorrow


Nazareth ( who can forget this )

 

[MrsArcanum]

Disturbed Sound of Silence is the best version

 

[hash tag]

I knew I posted that somewhere

Another shout for disturbed

 

[stavros]

I reckon the Frankie version beats the Springsteen original:

 

[Humberto]

Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love



George Thorogood and the Destroyers - ditto - a bit next level rockier

 

[Derek S-H]

Not quite in the spirit of the Thread, but I'm hoping someone might post up a third cover in each instance?

Original:



Cover:



Original:



Cover:



And I prefer the covers in both cases.

 

[Derek S-H]

This one's easy.

Original:



Brilliant cover:

 

[Derek S-H]

This one's more difficult as the original is an all-time classic:



There are probably a million different cover versions, but this one has its own identity and distorted sound:

 

[Derek S-H]

And here are The Wedding Present to pay loving homage to/absolutely fucking destroy (take your pick) some beauties:

Original:



Cover:



Original:



Cover:

 

[hash tag]

Not a cover of the song but a "cover" of the video ( well I thought it was worth a mention )

 

[editor]

This is a cover version by the original artist that is substantially worse.

 

[zahir]

 

[Humberto]

This is a cover version by the original artist that is substantially worse.

Nah that rocks.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love



George Thorogood and the Destroyers - ditto - a bit next level rockier

Or me?

 

[Humberto]

Original: Hank Williams - Cold Cold Heart



Lucinda Willams -

 

[Humberto]

Or me?

Worthy! awesome guitar solo

 

[8ball]

Or me?

Bonus points for the Terrahawks reference.

 

[hash tag]

Thanks to braindancer
Neil Young's Southern Man

 

[BassJunkie]

Here is the single that I bought 33 years ago:

 

[zahir]

Original: Peter, Paul and Mary - The House Song



Waylon Jennings



Scott Walker

 

[Siouxsie]

I've put this on one of the other cover threads a while back but I'm putting it here because it fills the criteria of the title post perfectly.
I really can't imagine anyone else out doing FIR's version of the Papa Roach classic....the 2 versions are like chalk and cheese....Papa Roach conveys the angst driven side of suicidal thoughts, the wanting to smash things up and shout at the world.
Ronnie's version conveys the inner reflection of suicidal thoughts, and the reaching out for someone to help him ..... This version makes me want to cry, it's so hauntingly beautiful.

 

[hash tag]

This might be of interest to people contributing to this thread, it a programme about cover versions, its volume 2 and 2 hours worth.

Watch BBC Two live - BBC iPlayer

Watch BBC Two live on BBC iPlayer.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[geminisnake]

This is imo the best version, and I was a teddy girl most of my teens


C'mon everybody, in case it doesn't show