What songs are better covered than the original song/group?

Styx ^ | 5/7/23 | ME

[DallasBiff]

Music video by Styx performing I Am The Walru

[T.B. Yoits]

‘Take Me To The River’ by Al Green, covered by The Talking Heads

[cyclotic]

I’m a huge Leonid and Friends fan. In the last 25 years I’ve bought tickets to four concerts. All Leonid and friends.

[AlaskaErik]

Sacrilege! Nobody can ever improve on Phil Lynott!

James Hetfield did. So did the rest of the band.

[T.B. Yoits]

‘Tainted Love’ by Gloria Jones (1965) and Soft Cell (1981)

[RckyRaCoCo]

I kind of like the Tom Petty version of I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better

[CommerceComet]

Olivia Newton John's version was pretty good, too.

I would agree with that.

[af_vet_1981]

best cover ever

I think the Grateful Dead (playing with and without Bob Dylan), as well as Dave Mason have more listenable versions.
1. Dylan and the Dead live
2. Grateful Dead (always live)
3. Still live 4 years later
4. Dave Mason

[af_vet_1981]

Jeff Buckley’s cover of Hallelujah

Concur

[dfwgator]

Jeff Buckley’s cover of Hallelujah

My favorite is the John Cale version, from "Shrek".

[Disambiguator]

Journey playing a Beatles song.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O4kY06mz9fg&pp=ygUZam91cm5leSBpdCdzIGFsbCB0b28gbXVjaA%3D%3D

Deep Purple playing a Neil Diamond song.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KcLER89gLhc&pp=ygUdZGVlcCBwdXJwbGUgLSBrZW50dWNreSB3b21hbiA%3D

Yes playing a Simon & Garfunkel song.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CACWj18ruk&pp=ygULeWVzIGFtZXJpY2E%3D

[dfwgator]

‘Take Me To The River’ by Al Green, covered by The Talking Heads

Oh, yeah!

[dfwgator]

Three Dog Night did so many great covers.

[who knows what evil?]

Foghat covered the same song...

[dfwgator]

But this is the best version of Take Me To the River...

[Fiji Hill]

Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog was better than any others. Same with almost all originals back in the 50s. The cover was always inferior.

The cover was usually inferior, but not always. I like the Four Chaps' version of Roll Over Beethoven, which is on my original list, much better than the original. Same with Pat Boone's version of Tutti Frutti. Of course, Boone's versions are always superior because he's the King of Rock and Roll (and he's still rocking).

[drjimmy]

I agree. Though because of licensing issues, it was a version by Rufus Wainwright that appeared on the Shrek soundtrack and not the superior John Cale version that was actually in the movie.

[Redcitizen]

Oh yes. The nine inch nails version was good. But after Johnny Cash covered “Hurt”, he OWNED it.

Ive got a copy of Johnny’s version.

[Redcitizen]

Those gals rock!

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite version of Who's Sorry Now? is by Marion Harris. She includes the verse, which Connie Francis omits, and she sings it in 3/4 time, while Connie sings it in 4/4 time.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Any Hendrix covered by Stevie Ray Vaughn.