Covers that improve on the original (music)

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Anonymous wrote:I really like Sturgill Simpson's cover of Nirvana's In Bloom. Not necessarily better than the original, but I do love his voice.

YES! I scrolled thru this thread to say the same thing.

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Volkswagen has an ad out right now with Joan Jett's cover of "Love Is All Around," better known as the Mary Tyler Moore show theme song. It. Is. Awesome.

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Any Taylor Swift cover by Kids Bop

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Anonymous wrote:"Wild Horses" by the Sundays (vs. Rolling Stones)
"Sweet Jane" by the Cowboy Junkies (vs. Velvet Underground)
"Country Road Take Me Home" by Love Seed Mama Jump (vs. John Denver)
"Nothing Compares 2 U" by Chris Cornell is pretty great.
"Black" by Aaron Lewis (vs. Pearl Jam)
"killing me softly" by the Fugees (vs. Roberta Flack)
"Whiskey in the Jar" by Metallica (vs. Thin Lizzy/Dubliners, but I had to look up who sang the original)
"Love Roller Coaster" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (vs. the Ohio Players)
I think "Boyz in the Hood" by Dynamite Hack (vs. Eazy-E) is pretty great too.

OMG, did you graduate from HS in '95? What a trip back in time.

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Joni Mitchell's cover of her own earlier work when she rerecorded "Both Sides Now" in 2000. Makes me cry every time.

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Lauryn Hill - Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

Sixpence None the Richer - There She Goes

The Mavericks - Air That I Breathe and All That Heaven Will Allow

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I love this cover of Wicked Games https://youtu.be/JdOc6FUYSL0

Nirvana's covers of Man Who Sold the World and where did you sleep last night are also amazing

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A cover of Sting's Fields of Gold: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9UVjjcOUJLE

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Anonymous wrote:Dixie Chicks cover of Landslide

I know you didn't just say that.
Blasphemy.

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Van Halen You Really Got Me vs. Kinks

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Britta Phillips "Drive" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vyQKZP4y4

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Anonymous wrote:Tori Amos -- Pictures of You.

Yes. While Tori stopped writing good music by 2000, her covers are all great. Famous Blue Raincoat, Time, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Britta Phillips "Drive" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G7vyQKZP4y4

The best part of this remake is that Britta (Swedish for Birgitta) Phillips was the original voice for "Jem" back in the day https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britta_Phillips

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dixie Chicks cover of Landslide

I know you didn't just say that.
Blasphemy.

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NP but I love this cover of Landslide. The original is one of my all time favorites. Most covers of Landslide that I've heard seem to honor the original, not much to improve upon I guess.

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Gwen Stefani it's my life