What are the Covers You Like Better than the Original?

[Ron Resnick]

I generally don't like covers. It is very rare for me to like any cover at all, let alone to like a cover more than I like the original.

There are literally only three covers I like more than the original:

Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"

Roberta Flack "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Eva Cassidy "Fields of Gold"

Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"

What covers do you like literally more than the original?

 

[Mike Lavigne]

6 easy ones....

The Beatles, 'Twist and Shout'
Righteous Brothers, 'Unchained Melody'
Cream, 'Crossroads'
Eva Cassidy, 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow'
Jimi Hendrix, 'All Along The Watchtower'
Eric Burdon and the Animals, 'House of the Rising Sun'

and pretty much all Eva Cassidy cuts.

 

[Tangram]

How about an entire album? One of my absolute favourite records.

 

[DasguteOhr]

The best covers i listen, most time in talent shows e.g "voice of germany, netherlands and other countries. Exsample when you close your eyes you think Bob marley is back.

Other good covers
Axel rudy pell - in the air tonight (phil collins)
Nina Hagen- Seemann (Ramstein cover)
Far Corporation- stairway to heaven(led zepplin cover)
I'm not saying it's better than the original, but I can listen to it over and over again. for me an award.

 

[Sampajanna]

Also, have you listened to Chris Cornell singing Billy Jean or Nothing Comoares 2 You?

 

[BruceD]

Honourable Mention-
BruceD

 

[Rexp]

Black Magic Woman, Santana, originally by Fleetwood Mac

 

[Mark212121]

There are a lot more covers of songs than some people (especially me) realise(d). I always come back to an "oldie"; Manfred Mann's Earthband with "Blinded By The Light", which is a cover of a song by Bruce Springsteen. It's a different take, but to me, it is better than Bruce's original. However, the cover version was the one I heard first, which I think can make a big difference.

I am not sure that Eva Cassidy's "Fields Of Gold" is better than Sting's original, though. That's probaly just me, though.

 

[exupgh12]

Cover Albums

Vanessa Fernandez - "Use Me"
Vanessa Fernandez - "I Want You"

Tracks

Roni Alter - "I Follow Rivers"
Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
Jimi Hendrix - "All Along the Watchtower"
Rod Stewart - "I Don’t Want to Talk About It"
Sinead O’Connor - "Nothing Compares Two You"
Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe"
Aretha Franklin - "Respect"
Fugees - "Killing Me Softly With His Song"
Lenny Kravitz -"American Woman"
The Isley Brothers - "Summer Breeze"
José Feliciano - "Light My Fire"
James Blake - "Limit To Your Love"
Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse - "Valerie"
Linda Ronstadt - "You’re No Good"

 

[PeterA]

Led Zeppelin covering Willie Dixie
Almost all Musica Nuda covers
Holly Cole, I can See Clearly Now
Deep Purple, Hush
Lots of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra songs though I may not be aware of all the originals.
The Ska remake of “I’ve got you Babe“ is better than the original by Sonny and Cher

Rosanne singing the National Anthem, not.

 

[exupgh12]

Friend 'N Fellow – Covered Album

 

[gadawg58]

Temptation on this album is my favorite version of the song. Entire album is really good.

 

[Hear Here]

I generally don't like covers. It is very rare for me to like any cover at all, let alone to like a cover more than I like the original.

There are literally only three covers I like more than the original:

Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"

Roberta Flack "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Eva Cassidy "Fields of Gold"

What covers do you like literally more than the original?

Anything originally sung by Bob Dylan.

Hallelujah also sung better than the original by Alexandra Burke.

There are hundreds of other examples where the original singer (likely more a song writer than a singer) are far less enjoyable than subsequent covers.

 

[Lagonda]

Anything originally sung by Bob Dylan.

Hallelujah also sung better than the original by Alexandra Burke.

There are hundreds of other examples where the original singer (likely more a song writer than a singer) are far less enjoyable than subsequent covers.

Sacrilege ! Dylan has a beautiful voice !

 

[Lagonda]

Janis Joplin does "Me and Bobby McGee" better than Kris Kristofferson, but i love his version too !

 

[mainelotus]

I generally don't like covers. It is very rare for me to like any cover at all, let alone to like a cover more than I like the original.

There are literally only three covers I like more than the original:

Jeff Buckley "Hallelujah"

Roberta Flack "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Eva Cassidy "Fields of Gold"

What covers do you like literally more than the original?

Sara Bareilles " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "

 

[rob]

Maybe not all better, but some are great and very interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgGanwRQS60

 

[rob]

 

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[rob]

Drummer is on fire.