Norrin Radd
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inspired by Tashys one hit wonder thread ,who has had a cover that has eclipsed the original.
May get slaughtered for this, but Guns n Roses' version of Live and Let Die is far better than Wings' original.
100% agreeMay get slaughtered for this, but Guns n Roses' version of Live and Let Die is far better than Wings' original.
I think the most famous example is probably Hendrix's version of All Along The Watchtower. Another one is Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares To You, which is a cover of a Prince song of course.
I'm sure some won't agree but I thought Muse's Feeling Good cover was a class one, better than the original for me, but then you can't beat a bit of distortion, ha. I'm also going to nominate Pearl Jam - Last Kiss, but then I've never even heard the original to be honest. But there's no way it can be better than Eddie's vocal. No way.
Oh and Rage Against The Machine - Maggie's Farm. Absolutely incredible cover, that. The White Stripes - Jolene as well. Can't think of any others off the top of my head.
Carlos Santana's version of She's Not There - totally different league to the Zombies original.
And, Eric Clapton's "unplugged" version of Layla is way, way, better than the original by Derek & the Dominos (which, for the young and/or uninitiated, was also Eric Clapton).
May get slaughtered for this, but Guns n Roses' version of Live and Let Die is far better than Wings' original.