Covers better than originals

Columbo said:
Had a look through and couldnt see this added.

Disturbed - Sound of Silence

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Live version - which is mesmerising imo
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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.
 
Whilst I do like both versions, if I had to pick one it'd be Machine Head's cover of Poison Idea's Alan's on Fire:


 
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.

 
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.

 
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 ]
 
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.

Columbo said:
Had a look through and couldnt see this added.

Disturbed - Sound of Silence.....
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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.
 
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