Covers better than originals

[MrWhippy]

Maybe not strictly better than the original, but in times like these, I like it a lot.

 

[neviditelny]

That song is really good in it's original version, but I find it becomes so much more heartfelt acoustic.

 

[Flaevius]

The Creedence Clearwater Revival version of Screaming Jay Hawkins' I Put a Spell on You. It's close though.

 

[Flaevius]

And also Garbage and the Screaming Females' version of Because The Night knocks Patti Smith out of the park. No studio version sadly and there's some odd mixing on this video, but it just has so much punch. Marissa Paternoster is an ace guitarist.

 

[drakulton]

Yeah, this cover by Kraftwerk is no where as near as good as the coldplay original...….

 

[Royal Fleet]

And also Garbage and the Screaming Females' version of Because The Night knocks Patti Smith out of the park. No studio version sadly and there's some odd mixing on this video, but it just has so much punch. Marissa Paternoster is an ace guitarist.

That is a good version. However arguably the Patti Smith version is a cover in itself. It was originally recorded by Bruce Springsteen but with different lyrics and never made it onto the intended album (Darkness on the Edge of Town). He gave Patti Smith the song who re-wrote some of the lyrics and recorded the version you referenced. Springsteen himself used the song in his live sets for years and it made it onto his Live Album.

 

[rubberduck]

 

[Destination]

I've never heard that version before, i do very much enjoy the original, its a fine cover.

 

[Flaevius]

The Regrettes are gold anyway, but I definitely prefer this to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs version.

 

[fenderbass86]

 

[CHokKA]

This is better than the original I think. Those guitars and the harmony sound amazing!

 

[Eddie]

This is better than the original I think. Those guitars and the harmony sound amazing!

I think I prefer the original but that is very good.

 

[iamtheoneneo]

Thats a cool cover, but the lip-synced video is hella cringe.

 

[Hades]

 

[Flaevius]

Strips away the polish and adds all of the balls, tempo and ragged punk vibe the Kiss original lacked:

 

[a1ex2001]

Not sure this is better than the origional, but totally different and so appropriate for the times we are in

 

[SexyGreyFox]

I've just come across this that was recorded by my Dad when he was 80 years old, he's 85 now.
He plays all the instruments and does all the vocals.
He has a problem of listening to the stuff, not listening properly but then just doing his own thing.
Most of the time it can be awful but I think he did a great job of this -

SexyGreyFox's 80 year old Dad doing Sweet Child Of Mine

 

[AyeAyeAhoy!]

Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar

 

[simc1978]

I do like the original too though

 

[AyeAyeAhoy!]

Actually, Metallica's entire Garage Days album is better than the originals I'd say