Covers that improve on the original (music)
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| Ciara's version of "Paint It Black." Not even kidding. Look it up. |
Anonymous
| I Need A Lover -- Pat Benatar (maybe not improves but I like it just as much) |
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Tina Turner, Proud Mary
I love this woman so much |
Anonymous
| Maxwell - This Woman's Work |
Anonymous
| I prevail - Blank Space |
Anonymous
| Adam Levine - Purple Rain |
Anonymous
| Not necessarily better than the originals, but Rhiannon Giddens's covers of Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind and She's Got You are pretty great. |
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Anonymous
This is a great thread.  I don't agree with all the picks, but I love, LOVE that "Comfortably Numb" cover and the Cowboy Junkies doing "Sweet Jane."
Since some of you seem to like 10,000 Maniacs, I'll toss in their version of "More Than This." It's the post-Natalie version of the band, but it's a really nice cover! |
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Nouvelle Vague - This is Not a Love Song (PIL original) |
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Peter Gabriel's Heroes, not better than Bowie but I still like this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsvuipGq2ns |
Anonymous
| UB40's Red Red Wine |
Anonymous
While we're talking about the Maniacs, they also do nice covers of: Peace Train (Cat Stevens) Everyday is like Sunday (Morrissey) Don't go back Rockville (REM) Hello in There (John Prine) Also, it's not a cover, but Natalie Merchant takes a verse in "In Your Eyes" along with Gloria Estafan and Joan Osborne and it's just a magnificent performance all around (from VH1 Honors). The height differences between Natalie and Joan especially make the video worth watching. |
Anonymous
| Madonna's Cherish by Renato Russo |
Anonymous
Haha |