Covers that improve on the original (music)

[Anonymous]

Wuthering Heights by Pat Benatar vs Kate Bush.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Nope, nope, nope. "Where is My Mind?" shouldn't be covered IMO. Hard to be the original sound.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Thanks for reviving this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bangles.....hazy shade of winter

YES!YES!YES! Came on this thread and scrolled through to see if this had been mentioned!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tears for Fears "Mad World" covered by Gary Jules.

+100 I remember first ti.e I heard this how blown away I was. Makes me cry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always on My Mind by Per Shop Boys

I worked my way through 9 pages of thread to be sure this was covered.

Yes. But even BETTER is their civet of Go West!
https://youtu.be/LNBjMRvOB5M

[Anonymous]

^^wonderful additions. Love both of these

[Anonymous]

Dirty Deeds- Joan Jett

[Anonymous]

This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) - Shawn Colvin (vs. Talking Heads)
Romeo and Juliet - Indigo Girls (vs. Dire Straits)

[Anonymous]

First Cut is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow (vs. Rod Stewart)

[Anonymous]

Harry Styles cover of Girl Crush

[Anonymous]

I Fought the Law- The Clash

[Anonymous]

Girl You’ll Be a Woman Soon by Urge Overkill vs Neil D

[Anonymous]

Some of these might have been posted already:

Cowboy Junkies - "Sweet Jane" (original Velvet Underground)
Janis Joplin - "Me and Bobby McGee" (original Kris Kristofferson)
Nanci Griffith and Arlo Guthrie - "Tecumseh Valley" (original Townes Van Zandt)