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Cover songs that improve on the originals
Sometimes when a well known rock band does a cover of an older song it ends up sounding better. These are the ones I like:
Shout - covered by Disturbed
Let the good times roll - covered by Powerman 5000
Smooth Criminal - covered by Alien Ant Farm
Paranoid - covered by Megadeth
Symptom of the Universe - covered by Sepultura
Sweet Leaf - covered by Godsmack
Renegades of Funk - Rage Against the Machine
Which covers do you think improved on the originals?
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February 18, 2002, 17:23
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Why "Well Known"? Does that mean I can't like Johnny Allan's "Promised Land" or Derrick Harriot's "Do I Worry?" because the originals by Chuck Berry and Frank Sinatra are better known?
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February 18, 2002, 17:26
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Originally posted by Snapcase
Why "Well Known"? Does that mean I can't like Johnny Allan's "Promised Land" or Derrick Harriot's "Do I Worry?" because the originals by Chuck Berry and Frank Sinatra are better known?
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The ones I know are by well known bands mostly, but if you want to list others go ahead. 
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February 18, 2002, 17:32
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"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival
"All Along the Watchtower" covered by Jimi Hendrix
"You Shook Me" covered by Led Zeppelin
"Born Under a Bad Sign" covered by Cream
And so on...
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February 18, 2002, 17:33
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"Now That We Found Love" covered by Heavy D & The Boys 
You seriously think Alien Ant Fart's version is better than MJ's classic? 
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February 18, 2002, 17:37
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Originally posted by Juggernaut
You seriously think Alien Ant Fart's version is better than MJ's classic?
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Maybe not, but I like it. The original is also very good.
I just remembered another one I like, "Sympathy for the Devil" covered by Guns n Roses
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February 18, 2002, 17:40
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"Live And Let Die" covered by G'n'R.
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February 18, 2002, 17:45
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Laibach - One Vision (originally by Queen)
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February 18, 2002, 17:49
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Well, the two above, plus
Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
Johnny Thunders - Great Big Kiss
The Dictators - California Sun
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February 18, 2002, 18:11
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You mention Aretha, but you don't mention "Respect"?
Greatest. Cover. Ever.
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February 18, 2002, 19:05
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Marilyn Manson's version of "Tainted Love" is a classic. 
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February 18, 2002, 19:08
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Originally posted by Juggernaut
"Live And Let Die" covered by G'n'R.
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I saw McCartney do Live and Let Die. For my tastes, I doubt Guns N Roses was improvement.
The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix. 
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February 18, 2002, 19:09
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Originally posted by Guynemer
You mention Aretha, but you don't mention "Respect"?
Greatest. Cover. Ever.
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I'm sorry, being a big Stax fan I consider the Otis original a superior version.
Talking of which, his cover of Satisfaction was absoultely brilliant.
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February 18, 2002, 19:14
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Originally posted by SlowwHand
The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix.
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I honestly never got the appeal of that particular cover. Long, slow, drawn-out blues-jam without the energy I know Henrix is capable of (Crosstown Traffic on the same record is great), uninspired in production and sung in a very strange fashion, again without the full vocal resources Henrix has. Plus over half of it is a ****ing guitar solo, which I hate.
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February 18, 2002, 19:16
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I think Dylan wrote it, and it went nowhere.
At least Hendrix took it...somewhere.
I kind of like the Dave Mason version too.
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February 18, 2002, 19:23
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"Eight miles high" covered by Husker Du
"Without you" covered by Nilsson.
"Hallelujah" covered by John Cale
"Surfin' USA" covered by The Jesus and Mary Chain.
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February 18, 2002, 19:32
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Second "Without You" as covered by Nilsson. Although I like the original as well.
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February 19, 2002, 01:46
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igh....disturbed Shout was not better than tears for fears. lol.
"SUgar Me Sweet" by STP
i dunno if it was BETTER. but tori amos does an awesoe cover of "Smells like TEen SPirit"
"alanis morrissette can do "king of Pain" by the police decently
marilyn manson does the BEST "i put a spell on you" ..originally by screaming jay hawkins. he does it better. I think his "Sweet Dreams" is pretty wicked too. His "Tainted Love" is also the best to date.
I also think Alien Ant farm did a better job. (but i prefer Movies to that song)
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February 19, 2002, 02:26
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The biggest and best was, All Long The Watchtower as done by Hendrix.
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Eh... I prefer the Dylan version, myself.
I usually perfer the original to the cover in most cases.
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February 19, 2002, 02:30
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Matchbox Twenty - Time after Time (acoustic)
Well, almost anything is better than the original. 
I also really like Third Eye Blind's cover of "Leaving on a Jetplane".
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February 19, 2002, 02:34
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One thing coming to mind right now is STP's cover of Zeppelin's "Dancing Days." I personally prefer listening to the cover vs. the original.
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February 19, 2002, 02:51
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"Turn the Page" covered by Metallica
"Cats in the Cradle" covered by GNR
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February 19, 2002, 02:58
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Anne Murray's version of "Daydream Believer" is quite good. Also Warren G's "I Shot The Sheriff".
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"Das Model" by Rammstein
original by Kraftwerk
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February 19, 2002, 03:58
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"Without you" covered by Nilsson.
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Call me Mr. Picky, but as he wrote it, I find it hard to think of his version as a cover.
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February 19, 2002, 04:26
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pretty much any metallica cover.
well I have exceptions esp. with garage inc. I like black sabbath's version better, I like the orginal turn the page better as well. I'm divided on Astronomy. I like both versions equally for different reasons.
Don't forget Slayers Inna Gadda La Vida. Although I miss the organ part. So I like both of those equally as well.
I don't agree with Megadeth's Paranoid. But it is a good cover.
Cradle of filth has 2 good covers. hell awaits and hallowed be thy name. But I still like the originals better.
Exodus- lowrider.
Megadeth- Liar.
Megadeth- I aint' superstitious.
Megadeth- Anarchy in the U.K.
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February 19, 2002, 04:28
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celtic frost- mexican radio
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February 19, 2002, 04:48
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Some really great covers are:
Janis Joplin's - "Ball and Chain" (Big Mama Thorton)
Melissa Etheridge - "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin)
***Not Saying I Like Either Better Here. Both are great***
Cher - "All I Really Want to Do" (Bob Dylan)
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February 19, 2002, 09:21
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"Without you" covered by Nilsson
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I thought the Badfinger version was better...
How about, um...
"With A Little Help From My Friends" - Joe Cocker
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February 19, 2002, 09:46
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Boyzone - Father and Son
Metallica - S&M version of Nothing Else Matters
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