Remake better than original

[Thatch_Ear]

Spirit in the Night by Springstein remade by Manfred Mann's Earth Band.
It ROCKS!!

 

[Johnny]

Dunno if I'm spelling this right, but Ina Gadda Da Vita, Slayer covered it for the movie Less Then Zero, it really rocks.

Gov't Mule - She Said She Said, by the Beatles. Might be one of my favorite songs. I didnt even know the Beatles recorded it first till mOOn clued me in.

Stevie Ray Vaughan - Flood Down In Texas. Original by Larry Davis.

Rita Coolage - Born Under a Bad Sign - Not sure, but I think first done by Booker T.

J

 

[grumpy]

John

Funny you mention Less than Zero. It had prolly the only remake im embarrassed to admit I like. The Bangles Hazy shade of winter. Yeah its pop but the original put me to sleep at least the remake makes me tap my foot.

 

[Billfort]

Fitting after hearing the sad news this morning - Johnny Cash doing Trent Reznor's Hurt. I found this Cash song a little strange the first time I heard it (I love NIN's original version) but it really grew on me.

 

[Hoser Rob]

Two cover versions that, if I had been the writer/original performer, I would never, ever, perform again are:

Hurt, Johnny Cash
All Along The Watchtower, Jimi Hendrix

Honorable mention:

Down By The River, Roy Buchanan

All I can think of right now...

 

[Dave 2238b]

Nirvana - Son of a gun
Devo - Satisfaction
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas
Smashing Pumpkins - Landslide