Cover Versions of Songs versus the Originals

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The music video is the main reason. Makes the song so much more powerful. Plus Cash's emotion in his voice adds so much to a lot of covers.
Reznor's own opinion on it sums it up.

P.S. you gonna actually contribute anything or just rubbish everyone else's opinions like you always do?

LOL, have a f**king sook you weirdo

 

[veggiepatch1959]

yeah hate to sing the same tune as others (pardon the pun) but id go with johnny cash - hurt.

Since I started this thread, I have looked through dozens of best ever covers versions lists.

It appears that Johnny Cash's "Hurt" and Jimi Hendrix's "All Along The Watchtower" invariably top those lists.

 

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Does the Anthrax version of Bring the Noise qualify as a cover?

 

[bileduct]

Pulp's original of Common People is very close to being the greatest song of the entire 1990s, and while Shatner's version is a lot better than his normal musical output it can't help but pale in comparison to the glory of the original.

Disco 2000 is the greatest song of the 1990s.

 

[natheel]

Manfred Mann - Blinded by the light better than springsteens IMO

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Does the Anthrax version of Bring the Noise qualify as a cover?

Not sure. It was considered a collaboration with Public Enemy and featured Chuck D from the same band.

 

[LESStar58]

The Knitters- Poor Old Heartsick Me (Helen Carter)

 

[LESStar58]

Johnny Cash covered more than just a handful of songs. Here is the complete list.

http://www.coversproject.com/artist/johnny cash/

Also lists his own songs covered by other artists.

Oh man! How could I forget his cover of I'm so lonesome I could cry! I hate nick cave but he was the perfect duet partner on this. So haunting.

 

[LESStar58]

The Devil Makes Three- Cheap Reward (Elvis Costello)
Volbeat- I only wanna be with you (Dusty Springfield)

 

[LESStar58]

Also Cash did ' Wanted Man'. Written by Bob Dylan but dunno if Dylan actually recorded it himself.

 

[Flapper]

Disco 2000 is the greatest song of the 1990s.

That is way up there too. Different Class was just a wonderful album.

Back to covers, The Futureheads doing "Hounds Of Love" was great (never really a fan of the Kate Bush version), and this one might be a bit iffy to some, but Stars on 54's pop version of "If You Could Read My Mind" is so much better than Gordon Lightfoot's original it's ridiculous.

 

[Evil Borad]

Anberlin - True Faith (originally by New Order)
Anberlin - Enjoy the Silence (originally by Depeche Mode)
The Ataris - Boys of Summer (originally by Don Henley)
Eddie Vedder - Hard Sun (originally by Indio)
Miser - Zombie (originally by The Cranberries)
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss (originally by J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers)
Pearl Jam - Crazy Mary (originally by Victoria Williams)
Pearl Jam - Fortunate Son (originally by Creedence Clearwater Revival)
Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms Around Me (originally by Hunters & Collectors)

 

[LESStar58]

Creedence Clearwater Revival- oobie doobie (Roy Orbison) and Hello Mary Lou (Rick Nelson)

 

[LESStar58]

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Rudi Can't Fail (The Clash)
Steel Pole Bathtub- Gotta Get Drunk (Willie Nelson)
The Living End- Girls Talk (Dave Edmunds) Oh, Boy (Buddy Holly) and I get a kick out of you
Dave Edmunds- The Race Is On (George Jones)
Dwight Yoakam- I want you to want me (Cheap Trick)
Hayseed Dixie- Black Dog (Lead Zeppelin)
Whiskey Chimp- Paradise City (Guns n Roses) and Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith)

 

[Non Terminator]

Turisas doing Boney M's Rasputin...always good for a laugh.

 

[gorilla with a shotgun]

Turn the Page - Metallica
Careless Whisper - Seether

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Another cover I like....

Rammstein's version of Depeche Mode's "Stripped".

I used to bag the shit out of Rammstein but after seeing them live at the Sydney BDO back in the early 2000s, my mind was changed.

 

[madunit]

Hurt - Johnny Cash
Every cover ever done by Viktoriya Yermolyeva http://www.youtube.com/user/vkgoeswild
Easy - Faith No More
I Started a Joke - Faith No More
Twist and Shout - The Beatles
Helter Skelter - U2
The Great Pretender - Freddie Mercury
Turn The Page - Metallica
Wicked Game - Chris Issac
The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Hound Dog - Elvis

And I know people won't like these, but I like the fact that these covers adopted the unique sound of the band performing the cover
Welcome Home (Sanitarium) - Limp Bizkit
One - Korn
Master Of Puppets - Trivium

Kind of covers but not really lol
Queen's live fast version of their own song We Will Rock You
Walk This Way - Run DMC with Aerosmith

 

[snoozer]

not a huge metallica fan but loved their version of queens 'stone cold crazy' - was like the song was written for them.

also tool and their version of zepps 'no quarter' is awesome.

on the flipside - limp bikkies version of the who's 'behind blue eyes' is an absolute abomination. i wanted to kill them for that alone.

 

[Someone]

i love the version of Depeche mode's "Personal Jesus" covered by Marilyn Manson.