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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

So... Cover songs that are better than the original artist recordings. I'll start (and this might seem sacrilegious)

Little Wing - Stevie Ray Vaughan. Much as I hate to say it, better than Hendrix...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Muse...feeling good

George Michael...somebody to love

Stereophonics...handbags and gladrags

I could go on....

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Good choices, esp Muse!

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Cariad69s versions of Give Me Hope Joanna by Eddie Grant and My Ears Are Alight by Desmond Dekker are so much better than the originals

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Whitney Houston - I will always love you

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Oh! All Along The Watchtower - Hendrix.

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By *3xymamaWoman over a year ago

Uptown Top Ranking

"Cariad69s versions of Give Me Hope Joanna by Eddie Grant and My Ears Are Alight by Desmond Dekker are so much better than the originals

Did she do a rendition of these at the Caerphilly lunchtime social? I'll be really gutted if I missed them.....

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Muse...feeling good

George Michael...somebody to love

Stereophonics...handbags and gladrags

I could go on...."

Totally agree with muse!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Frankie goes to holllywood born to run

Much better than Springfields

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Cariad69s versions of Give Me Hope Joanna by Eddie Grant and My Ears Are Alight by Desmond Dekker are so much better than the originals

Ha!Ha!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Johnny Cash - Hurt

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

UB40 -Red Red Wine

My Chemical Romance - Desolation Row

Adele - Make you feel my love

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Manfred man's earth band....

Blinded by the light

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By *ax-BangingMan over a year ago

town

Birdy-Skinny love

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By *callycatMan over a year ago

Mid Wales

Hotel California....Alabama 3

Wonderwall...Ryan Adams

A Case of You...kd lang

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

Kingdoms of Rain - Soulsavers

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams and Tainted Love.

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By *STAXxMan over a year ago

Nottingham

"Hotel California....Alabama 3

Couldn't disagree more a classic ruined in my eyes

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Desolation Row - My Chemical Romance

Rocking All Over the World - Status Quo

The Weight - Jimmy Barnes & The Badloves

Wild Thing - Cold Chisel

Beat It - Fall Out Boy and John Mayer

...to name but a few

Eagles Hotel California is perfection. It just cannot be improved IMHO.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Whiskey in the jar metalica

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Ewe what?

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Amy Winehouse - Valerie"

TOTALLY forgot about that!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

I love her music so Im very biased. She wasnt even that fussed about its success as she hadnt written the song herself.

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By *restatynCplCouple over a year ago

Rhyl

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

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By *ost SockMan over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

Aretha Franklin - Let it Be

Merry Clayton - Gimme Shelter

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Slight twist. Worst ever

Madonna's version of the Don McLean classic 'American Pie'....whyyyyyy

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By (user no longer on site) OP over a year ago

"Slight twist. Worst ever

Madonna's version of the Don McLean classic 'American Pie'....whyyyyyy"

Dude, that's a great idea. New thread incoming...

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

still with this thread...

pet shop boys... always on my mind

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Muse...feeling good

George Michael...somebody to love

Stereophonics...handbags and gladrags

I could go on...."

Sorry queen and Freddie did somebody to love far better!!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Guns n roses - live and let die, sphony for the devil, knocking on heavens door.

Brain May - since you been gone

Iron maiden - bring your daughter to the slaughter

Fair no more - war pigs

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By *ackInBlackMan over a year ago

Caerphilly

Off the top of my head:

Free/The Hunter (Albert King)

Lynyrd Skynyrd/Call Me The Breeze (JJ Cale)

Hendrix/All Along The Watchtower (Dylan)

Waterboys/Sweet Thing (Van Morrison)

Rod Stewart/Twistin' The Night Away (Sam Cooke)

The Who/Baby Don't You Do It (Marvin Gaye)

Metallica/Lover Man (Nick Cave)

The Beatles/Twist & Shout (Isley Brothers)

Red Hot Chilli Peppers/Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder)

Otis Redding/Satisfaction (Rolling Stones)

Otis Redding/My Girl (Temptations)

Amy Winehouse/Valerie (Zutons)

Urge Overkill/Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon (Neil Diamond)

Whitesnake/Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City(Bobby Bland)

Ramones/California Sun (Rivingtons)

Cream/Crossroads (Robert Johnson)

Nirvana/Where Did You Sleep Last Night (leadbelly)

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Amy Winehouse - Valerie"

#shameonyou

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By *all Mid WalesMan over a year ago

Mid Wales

No doubt - its my life

East 17 -west end girls

Take that - how deep is your love

Many elvis,boyzone songs too

Many others too

George michael did someone to love with remaining members of queen.

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Leona's version of Run is far superior to Snow Patrol's

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Leona's version of Run is far superior to Snow Patrol's"

Not in a million years!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Leona's version of Run is far superior to Snow Patrol's

Not in a million years!"
tis

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

"Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams and Tainted Love."

Marilyn Mansion, Sweet Dreams.. Defo! :D Tainted Love was amazeballs, too!

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Klaxons - it's not over yet

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By (user no longer on site) over a year ago

Snow patrol crazy in love.

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By *ustChillinOutMan over a year ago

Swansea

"Leona's version of Run is far superior to Snow Patrol's

Not in a million years!tis"

I agree, she did an incredible live performance on xfactor, sent shivers down my spine, not that I should admit this here for a big burly guy.

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