Covers that are better than the original?

The Sisters of Mercy - Gimme Shelter


Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows (one of the most underrated bands ever).


The Sisters of Mercy, Emma (known as the Chocolate Box song, yes it is a Hot Chocolate cover).


A more recent cover by The Sisters


Fields of the Nephilim - In the Year 2525 (who says the Nephilim don't have a sense of humour) :)


The Mission - Like a Hurricane

 
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In no way shape or form is Jonny Cash's cover of Hurt better than the original.
(this is only my opinion;))

I like Gary Jules's cover of Mad World more than the original.

Deftones cover of Sinatra by Helmet is brilliant.
 

Utterly sacreligious to say this is better than Judy Garlands or Eva Cassidys version but I think it is. :p
 
Maybe Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen). Undecided on this (and it's been recently raped by some X-Factor buffoon amongst others.)

Frightened Rabbit's version of Set You Free is brilliant.


And this original:

vs. this cover:
 
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Led Zeppelin - You Shook Me
The Cult - Wild Child (Do I like it more, hard to say but I like it at least as much)
Sinead O'Conner - Nothing Compares to U
Japan - All Tomorrows Parties
Aretha Franklin - Respect
The Beatles - Twist and Shout

Some of you could be right though to an extent about favouring ones you heard first. A few of those there are covers but I bet quite a few people think they are the original versions. Led Zep, Japan and the Beatles I thought did the originals. It wasn't until later I found out they were covers.
 
Mines has to be Machine Head Message in a bottle.

Search for it on Grooveshark, their link is being funny and youtube is being a bit geh too
 
Going to get slaughtered for this one but personally i prefer the Far Corporations version of Stairway to Heaven over the LED Zeppelin version. I could just never get into the LED Zep version.

Runs away and hides. :D
 
All Cried Out - Fink (Allison Moyet cover)


Enjoy The Silence - Lacuna Coil (Depeche Mode cover) only because I prefer the modern rock sound to the 80s electro sound.


Walking in the Air - Nightwish (Aled jones cover) because anything is better than Aled Jones.

 
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