Rock covers. When the cover was better.

[voggmo]

Race with The Devil. 4 versions. Best was Black Oak.

Original 1968. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvMETCQAf1w&feature=related

Priest 76. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtqFrJf7eL0&feature=related

Black Oak 1978. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7uGtbzz3c&feature=related


Girlschool. 80's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbnalCFx-dc&feature=related

 

[IJD GAF]

Enjoy the Silence by Failure > Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode

Just my personal controversial opinion though.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

One song that often gets brought up is Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World. Honestly, I love Nirvana's cover, but I think that's an example of a song where the cover is excellent, but not better.

However, to keep with David Bowie covers, Beck's cover of Diamond Dogs is great, so I'll recommend that.

 

[gblews]

I thought "Soft Cell's" cover of "Tainted Love" was better than Linda Jones' original.

 

[The Old Mixer]

"All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix.

 

[Thespeckledkiwi]

I like Word Up by Korn a lot better...along with Istanbul not Constantinople by They Might Be Giants then the original.

 

[Messianni]

One song that often gets brought up is Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World. Honestly, I love Nirvana's cover, but I think that's an example of a song where the cover is excellent, but not better.

That's honestly the first time someone has agreed with me on that. Nirvana's version is great, but I still prefer Bowie's original.

I do prefer "Landslide" by Smashing Pumpkins versus the Fleetwood Mac original.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Well, so many covers suck (Satisfaction covered by Brittany Spears, for example) that, when a cover is great, people assume it has to be better than the original.

 

[Messianni]

^ True that.

 

[Outpost4]

"All Along the Watchtower" by Jimi Hendrix.

The definitive cover. After Hendrix' version, everyone does All Along The Watchtower like Hendrix did it, even Dylan.

Well, so many covers suck (Satisfaction covered by Brittany Spears, for example) that, when a cover is great, people assume it has to be better than the original.

Speaking of Britney, anybody ever heard "...Baby One More Time" by the Fountains of Wayne? It's really good.

My favorite cover is Gregg Allman's version of the Jackson Browne song, These Days. He plumbs depths from that song that Jackson has never explored.

Interestingly, the Fountains of Wayne also did a passible, solo guitar version of These Days.

 

[voggmo]

Frank Marino did a pretty smooth All Along the Watchtower, but as mentioned above, it was modeled after Jimi's. Sister Change is a better track as is the title track.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmcBc-GjeDY

Priest did Joan Baez's Diamonds & Rust, & Fleetwood Mac's Green Manalishi better.

 

[voggmo]

Evil Woman by Crow. Pardon the dorky intro guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyoHHb0yAZc

& by Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF3DpGys8aY


Well, you decide. Both good, Crow with horns, Sabs without.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Well, so many covers suck (Satisfaction covered by Brittany Spears, for example) that, when a cover is great, people assume it has to be better than the original.

Speaking of Britney, anybody ever heard "...Baby One More Time" by the Fountains of Wayne? It's really good.

I haven't heard that one, but Local H did a pretty good cover of Toxic. Then again, there's Children of Bodom's cover of Oops I Did it Again, which words can not explain

 

[Neeka Keet]

Hard-Fi's version of Britney Spear's Toxic is way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8s4hbIeY4

 

[msbae]

GNR's cover of the Rolling Stones classic, Sympathy for the Devil was pretty damn good. I won't say it's better but, it is pretty darn good.

Also, a local band here in New Orleans called Merry go Drown covered Paint it Black a few years ago.

Here's the original from the Stones...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_zp4fsDrNA

Here's Merry go Drown's re-imagining...

http://media.putfile.com/Merry-Go-Drown---Paint-it-Black

Feel free to come to your own conclusions.

 

[msbae]

Better yet, how about a Metal cover of a modern-day classical tune from a popular movie?

Here's a fan video featuring the original piece...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ZTTsiJupo

Here's the Metal Version...

http://media.putfile.com/Imperial-March---Metal-Version

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Hard-Fi's version of Britney Spear's Toxic is way better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8s4hbIeY4

Yeah, but there's no Wee-ah-wee-ah in that version. Plus, what's with the random Clash in there?

Otherwise, yeah, that's a good version.

 

[Neeka Keet]

Yeah, but there's no Wee-ah-wee-ah in that version. Plus, what's with the random Clash in there?

Otherwise, yeah, that's a good version.

I think the random Clash in it is awesome.

Check out this version of What you waiting for? by Gwen Stefani performed by Franz Ferdinand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM6KYRIlYG0

Disclaimer: It has random Billy Idol in it.

 

[Outpost4]

GNR's cover of the Rolling Stones classic, Sympathy for the Devil was pretty damn good. I won't say it's better but, it is pretty darn good.

I've always thought Guns N' Roses' version of Live and Let Die took a pretty shitty song and made it quite good.

I think the random Clash in it is awesome.

And The Clash did a dynamite cover of I Fought The Law.

 

[Alidar Jarok]

Yeah, but there's no Wee-ah-wee-ah in that version. Plus, what's with the random Clash in there?

Otherwise, yeah, that's a good version.

I think the random Clash in it is awesome.

Well, I love the Clash, it just caught me by surprise.

Check out this version of What you waiting for? by Gwen Stefani performed by Franz Ferdinand.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM6KYRIlYG0

Disclaimer: It has random Billy Idol in it.

Thanks for the warning. That's pretty cool too (although I am fortunate enough to not know the original).