Best of the best cover songs.
 

I looked back to june of last year and didn't see a thread.

So post up your favorite covers, songs that in your opinion are better than the original.

I have to start with the no brainer, Hurt as performed by Johnny Cash. After hearing Johnny's version Trent Reznor said he was in awe and that Johnny Cash made this song his own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho

Second I will have to go with Always on My Mind as performed by the Pet Shop Boys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2wybAIAHU

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All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrik

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Sorry, but IMHO there's only one answer to this question:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0

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Alright. Close it down.

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Johnny Cash does a lot of amazing covers, a couple of my personal faves are "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" and "Personal Jesus".

Though not a big country fan, I do love Wille Nelson's takes on many old standards..."Somewhere Over the Rainbow" is the first to come to mind.

My all-time least favorite cover, which many people seem to love, is Metallica's version of Bob Seger's "Turn the Page"....just brutal.

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How about this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k26nt...eature=related


:D

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100% agree on this. The worst part is so many younger people have never heard Seger sing it so they think it's a Metallica song... gag.

I admit here and now I never realized that was an Otis Redding song. See learn something new every day. Thanks for posting it Thomas.

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Agreed. It's sad that something, once heard, can never be unheard.

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Thanks for learning something, Adam, and I mean that sincerely. Some people are incapable of that. :tu

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Cash's version of Hurt is heartbreaking and the best cover of all time.

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Johnny did a great rusty cage.
Foo fighters and Brian may do a nice pink Floyd have a cigar.
Neither better than original IMO

Priest diamonds and rust however IMO is better than Joan's

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I submit all the same answers I offered the last time this came up in September of last year. http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=58164

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Thanks for what you add.

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My pleasure.

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As others have said Johnny Cash's version of Hurt is awesome!

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Put this on a mix tape that played at both my father's ansd brother's funerals. It gives me chills, in a good way. :tu

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Spiderbait - Black Betty

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Foo Fighters -- Darling Nikki

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5IUuIdLSsI

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I have to agree with some of the other posters. I think Hurt is one of the definitive covers and in a rare case it surpassed the original in quality. I love a good cover song Band of Gold by the Afghan Whigs is really cool cause an out there Alternative band does a great cover of a disco song.

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Stone Cold Crazy - Metallica

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Hold crap..... shredded!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaAYnh4627U

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Pretty Woman - Van Halen -

Land of Confusion -Disturbed -

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http://youtu.be/x1hwitltOQ4

Enjoy.

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Here's another one -- older, but really good, especially once 1:06 rolls around. Best with headphones or loud speakers.

http://youtu.be/52fRn2ouT3k

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Why not tell us what they are so that those of us at work who can't visit YouTube can know what you are posting?

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Sorry! The first was Deftones' cover of "No Ordinary Love" by Sade; the second being Failure's cover of "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode.

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:tu
Thanks.

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I think this one is a great cover of Heart:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls2RlxHs78M

Love me some Halestorm/Lzzy Hale.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_DKWlrA24k


Somewhere over the Rainbow. Brudda IZ

Goosebumps every time.

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I have heard this one before and you are right -- it is very good.

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I've been listening to Mott the Hoople's version of Sweet Jane quite a bit lately. Maybe not the best but a real gem. I also love Foo Fighters Baker Street version.

MCS

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmR-CMOFZg8

Cover of Just Like Heaven by Damion Suomi, almost sounds like a completely different song, and honestly is better than the original to me. He also does an amazing cover of Hard to Be(originally by David Bazan).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZhAeMdpH8k

A cover of Walk Away(originally by Bad Religion) by one of their fans.

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I like Aerosmith's version of "Come Together" better than The Beatles version.

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That is a great cover!

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Killswitch Engage's remake of Dio's Holy Diver is pretty sweet. The original is one of my favorite songs as well.

And Spiderbait's remake of Black Betty.

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LOVE Brudda Iz. I bought a tenor ukulele recently. Been playing guitar for 15 years,and haven't picked it up since I got the uke. My new favorite is Jake Shimabukuro.

Over the rainbow - Jake Shimabukuro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzmdoQODsT0

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Jake Shimabukuro does a good cover of "while my guitar gently weeps" as well
http://youtu.be/qw6YL_l2YxA

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Very cool!

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Joe Cocker covering the BoxTops "The Letter"

and (guilty pleasure)

Club Nouveau's cover of Bill Wither's "Lean On Me"

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That is classic. Love it.

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First song I learned when I bought the ukulele. :tu

Not as good as him obviously, but I can play it.

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The White Stripes cover of Son House's "Death Letter" is also pretty good. Jack makes it better than Meg does, but I enjoy it. http://youtu.be/IJz3njZvVWc

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OK, I just heard Joni's original on the radio, and thought of this . . . of course.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrWNTqbLFFE

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Been digging Jack White's cover of U2s "Love is Blindness"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWir6...e_gdata_player

And an all time favorite is The White Striped covering Dolly Partin's "Jolene"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE3-q...e_gdata_player

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Love this cover of Eddie Harris and Les McCann's "Compared to What"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLfuE2pgV_8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff1GSlWHl7U

Yeah, a TV theme. Suck it.

Or, a better lead in. Makes No Sense at All. Love me some grindy MPLS sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1sYN0PuRs4

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And can't forget the infinite covers Reel Big Fish did.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuiJlRvN4_8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ33krSSeRY

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All Along the Watchtower. Yes there's a reason to get excited about this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwzTDcRBGTM

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Warren Haynes covering "One" by U2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=552MKRGstYc