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"Covers" that are better than the original

#1 Postby j » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:43 am

This might be an interesting Topic..who knows. I'll start it off with a recent no-brainer (IMO).

Song - The First Cut Is The Deepest
Artist - Sheryl Crow

Original Artist - Rod Stewart
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#2 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Dec 03, 2003 8:56 am

Song - Smooth Criminal
Artist - Alien Ant Farm

Original Artist - Michael Jackson (The King of plop)
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#3 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:08 am

Song - To Make You Feel My Love
Artist - Garth Brooks

Original artist - Bob Dylan


Song - Shameless
Artist - Garth Brooks

Original artist - Billy Joel


Song - Dixie Chicken
Artist - Garth Brooks

Original artist - Little Feat


Song - Right Now (interpolated mix of Get Together and If It Were Up To Me)
Artist - Chris Gaines (Garth Brooks, actually)

Original artists - The Youngbloods, Cheryl Wheeler
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#4 Postby JCT777 » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:56 am

Song - Always Something There To Remind Me
Artist - Naked Eyes

Not sure who did the original, but I heard it once and thought Nakes Eyes did it much better.

Stooge - I actually like both versions of "Smooth Criminal", but agree that AAF's version is a little better.
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#5 Postby j » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:48 am

Here's another 2:

Song - I heard it Through The Grapevine
Artist - Marvin Gaye

Original Artist - Smokey Robinsom and The Miracles

Song - Cocaine
Artist - Jackson Browne

Original Artist - Reverand Horton
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#6 Postby weatherluvr » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:55 am

One of my all-time favorites:

Song: Stone Cold Crazy
Artist: Metallica

Original Artist: Queen
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#7 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:38 am

Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines

Original Artist - R.E.M.
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#8 Postby JCT777 » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:16 pm

TexasStooge wrote:Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines

Original Artist - R.E.M.


No way. Nobody can do a better version than R.E.M. 8-)
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#9 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:19 pm

JCT777 wrote:
TexasStooge wrote:Song - It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)
Artist - The Suicide Machines

Original Artist - R.E.M.


No way. Nobody can do a better version than R.E.M. 8-)


I still like the R.E.M. version better.
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#10 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:29 pm

JCT777 wrote:Song - Always Something There To Remind Me
Artist - Naked Eyes

Not sure who did the original, but I heard it once and thought Nakes Eyes did it much better.


http://www.allbutforgottenoldies.net/yo ... nd-me.html

"(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" was first performed by Lou Johnson in 1964. The most well-known remakes are those of Sandie Shaw (1965), Dionne Warwick (1967), R. B. Greaves (1970), and Naked Eyes (1982).


Click the link and you can see an entire list of performers who have recorded or performed the song. :)
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#11 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:34 pm

A Couple More:

Song - What's Goin' On?
Artist - All Star Tribute

Original Artist - Marvin Gaye

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Song - Baby I Need Your Lovin'?
Artist - The Four Tops

Original Artist - Johnny Rivers
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Re: "Covers" that are better than the original

#12 Postby OtherHD » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:45 pm

j wrote:This might be an interesting Topic..who knows. I'll start it off with a recent no-brainer (IMO).

Song - The First Cut Is The Deepest
Artist - Sheryl Crow

Original Artist - Rod Stewart


Excellent choice j! Here's another Crow cover that I like better than the original:

Song - "Sweet Child O' Mine"
Artist - Sheryl Crow

Original Artist - Guns 'N Roses
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#13 Postby TexasStooge » Wed Dec 03, 2003 1:54 pm

Oh, did anyone mention...

Song - Proud Mary
Artist - Tina Turner

Original Artist - Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
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#14 Postby JCT777 » Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:19 pm

Shawn - thanks for that link. I had no idea there were so many versions of that song!
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#15 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:01 pm

Song - The real Me
Artist - -WASP



Original Artist - The Who
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#16 Postby CaptinCrunch » Wed Dec 03, 2003 5:02 pm

Song - Brick House
Artist - Rob Zombie


Original Artist - Rick James
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