Have you heard any cover songs that are better than the original?
pepper5419
2012/06/10 03:17:41
I love watching music videos on YouTube in my spare time.I have a large variety of music I listen to so my favorites list is all over the place.I have favorites in country music,rock and roll,doo wop,motown,some rap.and top 40.You come across some videos of people or bands that sing cover songs better than the original artists.Some of the better examples over the years would be "Me and Bobby McGee" original artist Kris Kristofferson sung better by Janis Joplin,"Just My Imagination "original artist The Temptations sung better by the Rolling Stones,etc...Another example would be an obscure cover band.One of my favorites is the Diesel Island band w/ Steve Chosich singing "You Never Even Called Me By My Name."It's the best version of a song originally sung by David Allan Coe.Got any favorites?
Pretty great cover.
I also like Cake's cover of War Pigs
On "War Pigs", I really like the guys vocals, but they seemed quite heavy on the bass, so musically, it is kind of muddled for me. They did a good job, but I'll take the original.
Fair call on Cake :)
I included this version because it has a couple of verses you won't normally hear. I remember reading him saying there are around 70, but even he wasn't sure how many. Usually the four in the K.D. Lang version (posted elsewhere in this thread) are the ones you hear the most.
For Janis Joplin:
Cohen says she owns this now:
Neil Young's "After The Gold rush"
However, with some songs the cover is miles better. I would put the Zombies "She's not there" redone by Sanatana in that category.
Also, possibly the most covered song in history, "I put a spell on you", as done by Jools Holland, Dave Gilmour and Mica Paris.
And another favourite, Deep Purple's "Burn" as performed live by Black Country Communion