The cover better than the original

[Ethan25]

Which cover of a song, whether a live cover or a cut from an album is better than the original in your mind?

In my opinion, Mason Proffit's version of Stewball is better than Peter, Paul and Mary's version from 1963.

feel free to debate back and forth on this thread as well!

 

[loopstick]

feel free to debate back and forth on this thread as well!

Here's the best cover of Stephen Foster's 1851 classic "Old Folks At Home" that I've heard EVER !!!

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[hi*ball]

I like "Sweet Jane" covered by Cowboy Junkies better than the original.

 

[Pio1980]

Mason Williams' Classical Gas.

 

[bobsvinyl]

I always thought Hendrix owned "All Along the Watchtower".

 

[bobsvinyl]

Some of you may not "get" this. No problemo amigo. Your opinion is important to me. Here's the best cover of Stephen Foster's 1851 classic "Old Folks At Home" that I've heard EVER !!!

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Another good version.

 

[Doghouse]

Jeff Lorber and Warren Hill.

Do It Again.

Miles Davis

Time After Time

Human Nature

 

[Axe Elf]

 

[tubed]

The Dickies
Nights in White Satin( I do love the original)
1979

 

[Axe Elf]

The Dickies
Nights in White Satin( I do love the original)
1979

I like the Dickies' covers too, but in most cases (this one included) their cover is NOT better than the original--their cover is only cool because the original WAS great, and it's fun to hear it played Dickies-style (i.e., on 78 rpm).

One exception might be their cover of the Banana Splits Theme Song...

 

[Axe Elf]

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk supergroup that only does covers--and a lot of them are kind of tongue in cheek covers of old AM radio pablum, like this...

 

[tubed]

^^^^^^^
The Dickies
Paranoid
This one is better than the original

 

[Axe Elf]

Opinions vary.

 

[Auto Analog]

I'll probably take some criticism for this, but I prefer the Jane's Addiction cover of Sympathy for the Devil to the original.

 

[Christian B]

Sacrilege, I know, but I sorta like this version of Orion. BTW if you don't know Roderigo and Gabriella, you should.

 

[Dennis Gardner]

Whitney's "I will always love you" smoked Dolly's version.

 

[1tumbleweed]

With all due respect to Eagles, living and dead, I'll take Linda Ronstadt's Desperado over theirs.

And while I'm at it, her version of Colorado smokes the Burritos original. Sorry, Rick, great song but she sings it better than you.

Happy trails,
Larry B.

 

[loopstick]

Another good version.

Basically the Swanee River you see in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Is it the same tune as "Old Folks At Home"? Or is it just the same river?

 

[grillebilly]

Love Is All Around Us (Mary Tyler Moore theme) by Husker Du

 

[bobsvinyl]

Basically the Swanee River you see in the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Is it the same tune as "Old Folks At Home"? Or is it just the same river?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Folks_at_Home