Covers that are better than the originals.

ultimo323 · Subject: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 8:42 pm

im just curious of covers you guys have heard that are better than the originals

top three off the top my head:
Johnny Cash covers NIN "hurt"
White Stripes Cover of Dolly Partons "Joline"
Jimi Hendrix Cover of Bob Dylans "All along the watch tower".

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Kyle · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 8:43 pm

Vampire Weekend cover of Everywhere originally by Fleetwood Mac.

I SAID IT.

hyperballad · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 8:52 pm

I don't even know that song, but reading the words "Vampire Weekend" coming before "Fleetwood Mac" makes me cringe. Razz

nickno · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 8:53 pm

noticiable trend. most artist that cover dylan do it better..

byrds mr tamberine man
hendrix all along the watch tower..like a rolling stone
gnr knockin on heavens door
old crow medicine show "covering" his wagon wheel chorus.

rage against the machine- maggies farm hahah

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ultimo323 · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 9:02 pm

vampire weekend > than fleetwood mac (maybe just lest 80s)

i did not know that the chorus for wagon wheel was an allusion!

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Kyle · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 9:07 pm

hey hey hey, vampire weekend are fucking incredible if you look past all the hype they had for "A-Punk".

DavyGrolton · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 9:35 pm

Every single cover on RATM's 4th album.

Wagon Wheel by Against Me! too.

**billy pilgrim** · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Sun May 24, 2009 9:41 pm

I don't necessarily agree, but about five minutes after I woke up this morning (okay, afternoon) my brother confronted me with a sermon about how ESAS f/ Toots and the Maytals' cover of "Let Down" is better than the original by Radiohead. I think they're about equal though.

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ultimo323 wrote:

im just curious of covers you guys have heard that are better than the originals

top three off the top my head:
Johnny Cash covers NIN "hurt"
White Stripes Cover of Dolly Partons "Joline"
Jimi Hendrix Cover of Bob Dylans "All along the watch tower".

Well,,,

The Johnny Cash version although has better vocals, the music isn't half as good.
There is nothing wrong with Dolly Parton.
And that is a total lie, Dylan always beats Jimi.

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with a little help from my friends, joe cocker

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Lake of Fire & Plateau - Nirvana (both orginally by the Meat Puppets)

ska_sean

streetlights whole cd cover of keasby nights

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nickno wrote:

byrds mr tamberine man
hendrix all along the watch tower..like a rolling stone
gnr knockin on heavens door
old crow medicine show "covering" his wagon wheel chorus.

Did Bob Dylan not cover Mr. Tambourine Man from the Byrds? Either way, I liked Dylan's version better.

I agree Hendrix' version of All Along The Watchtower was better, but didn't realize he did Like A Rolling Stone.

Knocking On Heavens Door, I think is best done by GnR.

And did Dylan ever actually play Wagon Wheel? I thought he just wrote it for the Old Crow Medicine Show....

And I agree Cash's version of Hurt is better than Nine Inch Nails.

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Ross · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Mon May 25, 2009 3:18 am

The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Sub Focus remix)

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SirIan · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals. Mon May 25, 2009 5:44 am

Polysics cover of My Sharona!

Ignore the video, just listen!