Gotta love it when a cover is better than the original.

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Triggerfinger - I Follow Rivers



Triggerfinger - Man Down (Rihanna with bit of Led Zeppelin in it)

[Chinese Bootlickers]

Eh, I prefer this cover of Radioactive
Alright, opinion tiem on covers I prefer
Pictures of Matchstick Men Camper van Beethoven(Status Quo)
Won't Back Down Johnny Cash(Tom Petty)
Rollover Beethoven Electric Light Orchestra(Chuck Berry)
Land of Confusion Disturbed(Genesis)
Not exactly better, but I like a lot
Dark Side of the Moon Dream Theater

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cover

original

Just to point out that 90% of the black mages team is made up from the original that did the OST for Advent Children They also worked on quite a few FF8/9 tracks as well.

[Alvito]

If only that was Phish, sadly it isn't and the nonsense keeps on spinning.

[Stormcall]

. I would also say that Creedence Clearwater Revival's version of Proud Mary is a ton better than Tina Turner's version.

Umm, that's not a cover, that's Creedence's song originally. John Fogerty wrote it, and it was first released on Bayou Country in 1969. Ike and Tina Turner covered it in 1970.

As for me, covers I prefer to the original(or at least rank really closely):
Johnny Cash-Hurt(original:Nine Inch Nails)
October 31-The Power and the Glory(original:Saxon)
In Flames-Everything Counts(original:Depeche Mode)
Disturbed-The Sound of Silence(original:Simon & Garfunkel)
Robert Earl Keene-Sonora's Death Row(original:Kevin Farrell. Michael Martin Murphey also covered this, and I prefer his to Farrell's version as well, but not as much as Keene's)
Edguy-Hymn(original:Ultravox)
Paradox-S.O.S.(original:Abba)
Blind Guardian-Trial by Fire(original:Satan)
Steve Earle-The Devil's Right Hand(original:Waylon Jennings, not sure if this counts though since Earle actually wrote the song for Waylon originally)
Waylon Jennings-Turn the Page(original:Bob Seger)
The Who-Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting(original:Elton John)
Dropkick Murphys-The Green Fields of France(original:Eric Bogle under the title "No Man's Land")

Ghost Riders in the Sky was originally performed by Stan Jones, but it's been covered many times, and I prefer many of the cover versions, for example, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, and The Outlaws.

[Simplex]

Even though it was probably a cash grab above all, these guys actually managed to make the song not bad and quite catchy (considering my music preferences).

Original

[Gemini Soul]

[Paranoid Android]

The best song covers are transformative.

Karen Carpenter did it better. Plus I could add:



Yes, Luther milks it. Need to start listening at 2:00 mark.

[Unholyvamp]

Original:


Cover:

[Powerogue]

For some reason I'm just in love with this cover.


edit: I changed my mind. Though that Moonbase Alpha cover still holds a place in my heart. <3

[Nurvus]

Just to point out that 90% of the black mages team is made up from the original that did the OST for Advent Children They also worked on quite a few FF8/9 tracks as well.

That's not a fair comparison.
You are comparing a cover of the One Winged Angel from the Advent Children movie to the track from the original PS1 game.
That's like bringing a gun to a knife fight.

How about you compare the cover to the track it's actually covering?


I believe only covers that do it "differently" can ever surpass the original. Although it's ultimately subjective.
Here is an example:
Original:

Cover:

[Grimbold21]

Not the entire song, but i actually prefer this cover over Pink Floyd's original solo


Is this Love Allen Stone cover (Bob Marley)


Florence and the Machine and Josh Homme Jackson Cover (Johnny Cash)


From the movie Lawless (Link Wray)

[Powerogue]

Anything can become art with the right cover. (I can't believe this wasn't the first thing I thought of)

[Logwyn]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXlzci1rKNM

Can't watch/listen the original anymore.

[Anastacy]

Sorry if repeats:

[Torgent]

Not a fan of the original. I like this version quite bit though.

[Orby]

I thought Johnny Cash's cover of hurt was better than the original by Nine Inch Nails.

Came here to say this, even as a fan of NIN. :P

Its the only cover song I can think of that's actually IS better than the original.

Other cover songs come close or nearly get there but as far as being better I don't think there is any other..

[darkphiba]

I like me some NIN, but even Trent agrees, Johnny cash blew Hurt out of the water, its pretty powerful stuff

[Endtime]

I prefer David Gray's Say Hello, Wave Goodbye to Soft Cell's, though I almost always prefer the first version of a song I hear. I should not publicly admit this, but I seem to like most of Ellie Goulding's covers over the originals. Especially Sweet Disposition, and I love the original. I also like Jasmine Thompson's cover of Breathe Me over Sia's.

[Levifer]

Yeah, this gachimuchi cancer remix is 1000 times better than the original.




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