Covers that are better than the original

[SaintHacker]

 

[Stegsie]

Lenny Kravitz version of American Woman

The Beatles version of Twist and Shout

The Clash version of I Fought The Law

 

[SaintHacker]

What then pray, was the "original" Whisky in the Jar?

Do you want to be a bit more condescending? As has been pointed out it is an old Irish folk song but the popular 'originals' are generally by the Dubliners or Thin Lizzy.

 

[Steve Wilkes]

Two that spring to mind are Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley and Johnny Was by Stiff Little Fingers.

I've finally found a forum meet partner that I can talk about music to. I converted two guys I know to SLF by getting them to listen to Johnny Was in the 80's, A brilliant cover that their sound fits the words perfectly. I didn't know to a few years later it was written by Bob Marley's Wife

 

[Pin-seeker]

not better than the original,but Ocean colour scene did a good cover of Small faces-song of a baker.

 

[phillarrow]

I found these guys recently on YouTube, very different versions of pop songs :

 

[Rlburnside]

I also love the version of I saw The Light by The The , an old Hank Williams song.

 

[Rlburnside]

Glad all over is a brilliant cover by the Palace fans ?

 

[GaryK]

Always on my Mind - Pet Shop Boys
Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals
Living Doll - The Young Ones

 

[backwoodsman]

D L Byron's You Can't Hurry Love ( from the film 'Times Square' ) - much better than either the Supremes or Phil Collins.
Rodrigo y Gabriela's cover of Metallica's 'Orion'
Will a2lso support the choice of Cyndi Lauper's "Girls just wanna have fun" - and i have a very fond liking of a cover of 'Without You' by an un-named Oompah band performing in the streets of Lucerne. Took a while to recognise it - but never been bettered.

 

[GaryK]

Word Up - Gun

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Donna Summer, MacArthur Park;

Another Donna Summer one - State of Independence - what a voice and what presence.

 

[RichA]

Kids in America

Hurt

Bohemian Rhapsody

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

And the bonkers but for me rather epic version of Little Drummer Boy...by The Dandy Warhols

 

[Robster59]

Pinball Wizard - Elton John
Always on my mind - Pet Shop Boys
Hurt - Johnny Cash
Nothing compares to U - Sinead O'Connor

 

[Foxholer]

Let's throw a few in. I'm typing in the title & artist in case YouTube snaffles the video.

Tina Turner, Proud Mary;

Not, in my opinion. But pretty damn close! And fabulous in its own way.

 

[IanMcC]

I've finally found a forum meet partner that I can talk about music to. I converted two guys I know to SLF by getting them to listen to Johnny Was in the 80's, A brilliant cover that their sound fits the words perfectly. I didn't know to a few years later it was written by Bob Marley's Wife

Nice to meet someone like minded musically. A glance through all of the music threads on here tends to lean towards AOR and heavy rock. Im more of a post punk kind of chap. The Fall were my favourite band for decades.

 

[sunshine]

I shot the sheriff - Bob Marley
Live and Let Die - Guns n roses
All along the watch tower - Jimi H
It's my life - No Doubt

And any John Lewis christmas advert

 

[sunshine]

The soundtrack to the movie Trolls has some great covers!

 

[Steve Wilkes]

Nice to meet someone like minded musically. A glance through all of the music threads on here tends to lean towards AOR and heavy rock. Im more of a post punk kind of chap. The Fall were my favourite band for decades.

Going to check out The Fall, I remember them but not heard their music. Back in the day my favourites were SLF, The Skids, The Members, The Dickies and most of the Pop Punk bands which I still listen to nearly everyday I'm in the car, these will be mixed with my favourite genre of the last 20 years Ska Punk. With the lack of commercial airplay these bands are hardly ever heard of (Spunge, Reel Big Fish, Los Fastidious, Codename Colin), 3 of these I've been to see play live in the last 5 months