Cover Me: Best cover songs, some better than the original?

[crgildart]

 

[crgildart]

I'll see your Ramones Spiderman and raise you The Who Batman!

 

[neonorchid]

Better then the orginal -

- again, that's debateable!

 

[neonorchid]

closest anyone has come to doing it justice -

 

[neonorchid]

Having survived the Disco era, I like her's but Cake's cover is cool!

 

[neonorchid]

- close, but still #2

 

[scott43]

NIrvana-Unplugged-The Man Who Sold The World..

 

[crgildart]

Better then the orginal -

- again, that's debateable!

I'm not one to say any music is better than any other music. It's all personal preference.

Also, the thread title is:
"Cover Me: Best cover songs, some better than the original?"


Speaking of Al Green. Here's one of my favorite versions of this song, by him. I played bass on this in a gospel band that covered it too. We played it a little faster but same groove I was the diversity in the band LOL... Bob Marley did it too.



Surprised nobody's gone Dread Zeppelin here yet. I always thought they should have done Freebird., That would make a great reggae song.

 

[Dave Petersen]

 

[neonorchid]

I'm not one to say any music is better than any other music. It's all personal preference.

Also, the thread title is:
"Cover Me: Best cover songs, some better than the original?"

 

[Philpug]

Whirling Dervishes: Your a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

 

[neonorchid]

Whirling Dervishes: Your a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

...speaking of -
and cute little Taylor Momsen all grown up -
The original -

 

[pais alto]

These guys might be the best cover band ever:


On a different note:

 

[crgildart]

 

[Scruffy]

The Rolling Stones doing a Chuck Berry number "Carol"

 

[Scruffy]

The Grateful Dead doing a Willie Dixon song "Little Red Roster"

 

[Scruffy]

Joni Mitchell doing a cover a own song she wrote that Judy Collins first had a hit with: "Both Sides Now"

 

[crgildart]

This may have been the biggest money maker for Dolly Parton..


Here's another decent version of the Star Spangled Banner..

 

[Mike Thomas]

If you are going to go with a Faith No More cover, you might as well go with what might be the best cover ever:

My favorite cover, Thom York being amazing:

... and his band, covering one of the greats:

 

[crgildart]

I don't like their version of Easy as much as I like their version of War Pigs. Honestly, I like both originals better, but War Pigs?? Nobody else does THAT! I've heard at least a dozen different bands play Easy, some pretty well too..