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Covers better than originals
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It's a phenomenal cover, I still prefer the original, but Disturbed made something else with it IMO. Bloody good though.
There are a few I will be able to contribute here with a bit of thought, but for starters:
I am a fan of KATL anyway, but this takes Alannah Myles' solid tune and gives it a much-needed tempo, heavy guitar and better vocal.
Whereas this cover of Linkin Park's In The End is the inverse; very cleverly strips the song right back with understated harmonies and just the right amount of guitar. Not a huge fan of Linkin Park and In The End is one of their better songs, but I'd rather listen to this every day of the week.
Aussie X-Factor cover of Kim Carnes' Bette Davis Eyes which I stumbled on a couple of years ago. Dude's got skills.
I am a fan of KATL anyway, but this takes Alannah Myles' solid tune and gives it a much-needed tempo, heavy guitar and better vocal.
Whereas this cover of Linkin Park's In The End is the inverse; very cleverly strips the song right back with understated harmonies and just the right amount of guitar. Not a huge fan of Linkin Park and In The End is one of their better songs, but I'd rather listen to this every day of the week.
Aussie X-Factor cover of Kim Carnes' Bette Davis Eyes which I stumbled on a couple of years ago. Dude's got skills.
Well that is certainly different heh. Original is definitely one of Linkin's better efforts.
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Another Adele cover. Although, this guy does amazing covers of many artists.
Check em out.
Check em out.
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By order of the Peaky Blinders.
Most of the time when I prefer a cover to an original, it is because either:
-I really like the covering artist
-I find the original pretty average
-The cover transforms the song in a way that means it has relatively little in common apart from the lyrics.
The more interesting examples I find are where I like an original and a cover 'equally', but for different reasons. Such as "Best of You" by Foo Fighters, covered by Stereophonics. The original has a driving tempo that suits Grohl. The cover has a slower, melancholy pace that suits Jones.
-I really like the covering artist
-I find the original pretty average
-The cover transforms the song in a way that means it has relatively little in common apart from the lyrics.
The more interesting examples I find are where I like an original and a cover 'equally', but for different reasons. Such as "Best of You" by Foo Fighters, covered by Stereophonics. The original has a driving tempo that suits Grohl. The cover has a slower, melancholy pace that suits Jones.
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I like this cover of Hey Ya by some random dude:
Also Johnny Cash's cover of One by U2 is just brilliant:
Also Johnny Cash's cover of One by U2 is just brilliant:
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in a similar vein, redefining better
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Joe Cocker's With A Little Help From My Friends.
Saves compiling a huge list, Dylan songs performed by any artist other than Dylan.
[ similarly with Len Cohen's songs ]
Saves compiling a huge list, Dylan songs performed by any artist other than Dylan.
[ similarly with Len Cohen's songs ]
Man of Honour
This
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Helter Skelter by the Banshees
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I suspect someone else has already posted this, here goes.
And now for something that isn't better then the original or a cover, but who cares, it's spectacular.
EDIT: See covers that aren't better then original are allowed.
And now for something that isn't better then the original or a cover, but who cares, it's spectacular.
EDIT: See covers that aren't better then original are allowed.
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Shwing.
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very good
Seems relevant in the news
Seems relevant in the news
I love rock music and Alice In Chains, but I have to admit that there can be a better cover than the original song. I was looking for some new stuff and discovered Bass Astral x Igo - Would cover. It's not a rock version though. I've had mixed feelings at first, but the song's got power.