Covers that improve on the original (music)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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)

I didn't realize that was a cover!

[Anonymous]

Annie Lennox has done amazing covers, across the genres.

Love how she's all the band members in this video:

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Chrches cover of the 1975’s Somebody Else is breathtaking:

Also the Gang of Youths cover of “Why does it always rain on me?” is also ace:

In fact, the Australian radio station Triple J “Like a Version” series has lots of fantastic covers.

[Anonymous]

What a fun trip down memory lane! Two where the covers are mich more famous than the original:

Respect — originally an Otis Redding song but the original doesn’t hold a candle to Aretha Franklin’s version

Girls Just Want to Have Fun — I don’t know who originally sang it, but it was a guy

[Anonymous]

To Love Somebody- Ray Lamontagne and Damien Rice

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Rusty Cage Soundgarden cover by Johnny Cash

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Indigo girls covers of bob Dylan, particularly tangled up in blue.

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Alien Ant Farm cover of MJ’s Smooth Criminal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alien Ant Farm cover of MJ’s Smooth Criminal

+1!

Depeche Mode’s cover of “Dirt” by The Stooges

[Anonymous]

Sound of Silence -- Disturbed

(watch them do this live on Conan -- it's unbelievable)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a fun trip down memory lane! Two where the covers are mich more famous than the original:

Respect — originally an Otis Redding song but the original doesn’t hold a candle to Aretha Franklin’s version

Girls Just Want to Have Fun — I don’t know who originally sang it, but it was a guy

You’re right. It was a singer/songwriter named Robert Hazard. Though I’m not sure I would call Cyndi Pauper’s version a “cover” since Hazard never actually released it. Just to try to find a copy you can buy! From what I can tell, all that’s out there is a rough demo. Anyway, thanks for bringing it up because I didn’t know any of this a week ago!

[Anonymous]

^Adding all of these to my playlist
Gang of youths’ Cover is powerful

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Blinded by the Light

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What’s the best Spotify covers channel? I can’t seem to find one that I like

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Indigo girls covers of bob Dylan, particularly tangled up in blue.

Finding Bob Dylan covers that improve upon the original is like shooting fish in a barrel IMO. His songs are legendary but I hate his voice. Sheryl Crow’s version of Mississippi is amazing and the Chicks do a great live version of that. Tracy Chapman’s Times They Are a-Changin’ is great. Johnny Cash and June Carter on It Ain’t Me Babe, fun AF. G&R’s Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, legendary. And of course Hendrix’s iconic All Along the Watchtower.