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Ok - which group or singer has done better cover versions of the original - tbf Noel Gallagher does accoustic versions of his brothers singing
However this I think trumps them
Can't work out how to post the link
But YouTube search this
Kate Rusby covers Oasis' Don't Go Away
Who can post better covers?
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse |
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"Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse"
Just looking up heatwave the jam - haven't heard it yet .. |
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"Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse"
A very worthy collection but I have seen Nina Simone sing it live so for me the cover version doesn't get through
The jam one is brilliant though - Paul weller has some talent |
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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago
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I am loath to say some covers are better than the original, especially if said original was performed by the piece's writer/composer. Nevertheless some cracking covers are Aretha Franklin - The Weight, Redhouse Painters - All Mixed Up and Nouvelle Vague - Making Plans for Nigel. |
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"I am loath to say some covers are better than the original, especially if said original was performed by the piece's writer/composer. Nevertheless some cracking covers are Aretha Franklin - The Weight, Redhouse Painters - All Mixed Up and Nouvelle Vague - Making Plans for Nigel."
Making plans for Nigel
That's a blast from the past
Really good selection- especially with aretha franklin thrown in |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I've just started listening to Ade Edmondson and The Bad Shepherds again, I wouldn't necessarily say better but their reworking of old punk tunes are amazing |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse"
I love both the original and cover of feeling good   |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse
A very worthy collection but I have seen Nina Simone sing it live so for me the cover version doesn't get through
The jam one is brilliant though - Paul weller has some talent "
Oh as I said all of those I don't consider better but as good as the originals - the Nina Simone original of Feeling Good is a classic.
Check out this cover of The Jam's "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" from a recent charity album:
https://youtu.be/R8aDbmoZdIM |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I am loath to say some covers are better than the original, especially if said original was performed by the piece's writer/composer. Nevertheless some cracking covers are Aretha Franklin - The Weight, Redhouse Painters - All Mixed Up and Nouvelle Vague - Making Plans for Nigel.
Making plans for Nigel
That's a blast from the past
Really good selection- especially with aretha franklin thrown in "
making plans for nigel by xtc is such an underplayed tune and its brilliant .one of my very favourite tunes of the 70's |
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"Not necessarily better, but different and therefore just as good as the original:
It Must Be Love/One Step Beyond - Madness
Heatwave - The Jam
Police & Thieves - The Clash
Feeling Good - Muse
A very worthy collection but I have seen Nina Simone sing it live so for me the cover version doesn't get through
The jam one is brilliant though - Paul weller has some talent
Oh as I said all of those I don't consider better but as good as the originals - the Nina Simone original of Feeling Good is a classic.
Check out this cover of The Jam's "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" from a recent charity album:
https://youtu.be/R8aDbmoZdIM"
Good post - I misread your original message
Down in the tube station at midnight has such good lyrics |
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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
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Check out this cover of The Jam's "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" from a recent charity album:
https://youtu.be/R8aDbmoZdIM
Good post - I misread your original message
Down in the tube station at midnight has such good lyrics "
Is one of my favourite songs of all time - that cover I posted is pretty good - a female vocal outs a totally different spin on it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"nina gordon - straight outta compton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2EGOB9-lc
That's some voice
And it gets the prize for most polar opposite cover version"
well if you liked that then check these girls out ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oloFLyel3Is
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All along the watchtower - hendrix
Knocking in heavens door - guns n roses
Holy diver - killswitch engage
Bad romance - halestorm
Hoochie coochie man - black stone cherry
Hey Joe - hendrix
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Grammy - Purity Ring (originally S0ulja Boy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SZ0gF7Fu0M
Take on Me - Aha (originally aha)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xKM3mGt2pE
and of course
The man who sold the world - Nirvana (originally david bowie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Disturbed - Sound of Silence."
ok. I disliked this too start with. But with some thought. It'll never best original. But a good alternative. The original is timeless and indicative of the time. I can't explain it |
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A couple more
The Pixies cover J&MCs Head on
Mobyscover cover of New Orders Temptation
The Wedding Present cover Steve Harley Come up and see me
Happy Mondays do John Kongos Step On
Tricky covers Public Enemy on Black Steel
Saint Etienne cover Neil's Young Only love can break your heart
And finally a really famous one....
Sinead O'connor covers Prince with Nothing Compares 2U |
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Johnny Cash covers Depeche Modes Personal Jesus
Bjork doing Betty Hutton it's oh so quite
Talking Heads cover Al Greens Take me to the River
And my personal favourite cover, and right up there in the top ten songs ever laid onto vinyl This Mortal Coils version of Tim Buckleys Sing to the Siren |
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"Ok - which group or singer has done better cover versions of the original - tbf Noel Gallagher does accoustic versions of his brothers singing
However this I think trumps them
Can't work out how to post the link
But YouTube search this
Kate Rusby covers Oasis' Don't Go Away
Who can post better covers?
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Noel Gallagher's singing voice is terrible.
I like both guns n roses covers of knocking on heaven's door, and live and let die. |
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By *tirluvMan
over a year ago
the right frame of mind -London |
"Cake-I Will Survive"
100% with you on this one - also like a relatively unknown Irish singer called Siomha's version of "a day in the life" by the Beatles - symply awesome just on an acoustic guitar & stunning voice |
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By *ieman300Man
over a year ago
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Disturbeds version of sound of silence beats the original for me. The original is still awesome though.
Guns n roses covers of sympathy for the devil, live and let die and knocking on heavens door are all crap. Anyone thinking they are better than the originals needs to get their ears tested.
My pick is.
Hallelujah - Jeff Beck
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Nico's cover of These Days is fucking iconic. Emily Well's cover of Juicy is so different and eerie. And by the end of that summer in 2013 i was so sick of Get Lucky that Daughter's cover was a welcome change.
I know loads of people have mentioned it but i can't stand Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence. His voice is so throaty and nasal and is a bit too 'rock cliche' for me. its not an uncoverable song either, James Blake's cover sounds like an updated version of the original (then again his covers of A Case of You and Limit to your Love are impeccable). |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
It's a tall order to improve a Jimi Hendrix tune. SRV manages it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An4uDegHB8s
Richard Thompson gives the one a good going over. It has a totally different meaning when a middle aged man sings it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4WGsMplGxU |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
"Bette Midler. Doing a much better job of The Beatles. In My Life Makes the hairs on the back of my head stand up. To anyone who has lost a loved on it always makes me cry. "
Going to have to give that a go, thanks.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Royal blood did a live lounge cover of Roxanne, which was awesome!
Hozier covered ariana Grandes "problem" and made it really enjoyable to listen to (also mashed it up with some regulate by nate dogg and warren G)
And Biffy Clyro did an incredible cover of the song Tilted by somethine and the queens i want to say last year.
Thats just a few  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fine Young Cannibals- Suspicious Minds , one of the best cover versions ever and Elvis version was quality too...
On a similar vein.....Pet Shop Boys - Always on my Mind. Pretty damn good."
On that note! Twenty one pilots version of can't help falling in love it the best I've heard |
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"Nico's cover of These Days is fucking iconic. Emily Well's cover of Juicy is so different and eerie. And by the end of that summer in 2013 i was so sick of Get Lucky that Daughter's cover was a welcome change.
I know loads of people have mentioned it but i can't stand Disturbed's version of Sound of Silence. His voice is so throaty and nasal and is a bit too 'rock cliche' for me. its not an uncoverable song either, James Blake's cover sounds like an updated version of the original (then again his covers of A Case of You and Limit to your Love are impeccable)."
Glad I'm not the only one who didn't like Disturbed s version. Another cover I love, and one of my favourite Xmas number ones ( About suicide !) is
Mad World - Gary Jules |
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"Fine Young Cannibals- Suspicious Minds , one of the best cover versions ever and Elvis version was quality too...
On a similar vein.....Pet Shop Boys - Always on my Mind. Pretty damn good.
On that note! Twenty one pilots version of can't help falling in love it the best I've heard"
Definitely getting some gems to listen to here. Listening to 21 pilots version NOW for first time ever. Awesome !!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Dickies ~ Paranoid
Pale saints ~ Kinky love
Lydia lunch ~ Some velvet morning
Inspiral carpets ~ Gimme shelter
Slits ~ I heard it through the gravevine
Dickies ~ Nights in white satin
Morrissey & Siouxsie ~ Interlude
Damned ~ Help
Sex Pistols ~ No fun
Different .. not necessarily better  |
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