Covers which are better than the original

[The_Reverend_M]

Sonic Youth's cover of 'The Simpson's Theme'

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Kid Carpet's casiotone/kid's toys cover of Van Halen's 'Jump' always brings a smile

 

[XerxesVargas]

No, no, no, no, no, no.

It clearly is - sounds more like the hymn that Laughin Len intended it to be. And I love Len, just ot head off any bollocks in that direction.

 

[g force]

Teenage Fanclub "Goody Goody Gumdrops"....admittedly the original is awful and I was off my face when they played it at Reeading but I do remember dancing liek a look to it

 

[Yetman]

Fuckit I've been searching for ages but cant find who its by

Its 'Forgot About Ray' - a country style pisstake on 'Forgot About Dre'. Its good

And 'Heard it through the Grapevine' by the slits is fucking dirty man, love it.

 

[Iam]

It clearly is - sounds more like the hymn that Laughin Len intended it to be. And I love Len, just ot head off any bollocks in that direction.

Don't worry, there'll be no more bollocks here (than usual, anyway!).

I just cannot stand Buckley Jnr.

 

[Iam]

The power of christ commands you, the power of christ commands you.

But why would the jeebus command me to be *WRONG*??

 

[Kid_Eternity]

But why would the jeebus command me to be *WRONG*??

I wasn't I can only assume you took leave of your good sense because you were possessed...

 

[rekil]

Husker Du's 8 Miles High.

All Mark Kozelek's AC/DC covers.

Firehose's cover of The Butthole Surfers Revolution Pt2

SteelPole Bathtub's version of Just What I Needed by The Cars.

This Mortal Coil's. Song to The Siren. But Liz Fraser could sing the horse racing results and make them sound great.

Fatima Mansions perved up version of Everything I Do (I do it for you)

 

[rekil]

I just cannot stand Buckley Jnr.

Well he's DEAD. Happy?

That tune worked quite well in The Edukators but I saw him live and thought he sounded like a pig with a stick up its bottom.

 

[dweller]

"All Mark Kozelek's AC/DC covers."

BOLLOCKS!!!!
(though I do really like his "rock n roll singer" and "bad boy boogie")

Hurdy Gurdy Man by the Butthole Surfers is brilliant,
though I can't say it is much better - just a great cover.

 

[rekil]

"All Mark Kozelek's AC/DC covers."

BOLLOCKS!!!!
(though I do really like his "rock n roll singer" and "bad boy boogie").

Ok maybe not ALL of them. But as much as I love the originals, his covers add a lot of poignancy and sensitivity that's not normally associated with the DC. He should do Big Balls.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Ciccone/Sonic Youth's versions of Into the Groove and Addicted to Love

Devo's cover of Satisfaction

 

[Idaho]

Walk on By - The Stranglers
Interstella Overdrive - Camper Van Beethoven
Waters of March - David Byrne (no real 'original' as such on this)

There was a spoken word cover of U2's "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" which I have, ironically enough, been looking for for some time...

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Goldfrapp's cover of 'Let's Get Physical'. Beautiful stuff.

 

[tastebud]

Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah

hmm, maybe, yes.
though on a general note, leonard cohen is waaaay out of jeff buckley's league.
(i do like jeff buckley though).

johnny cash, nine inch nails for me - though again, i do like nin.

 

[milesy]

the meteors' version of "go buddy go" is much better than the stranglers' original.

 

[Yetman]

Goldfrapp's cover of 'Let's Get Physical'. Beautiful stuff.

My mrs hates that. Has anyone heard the War of the Worlds remix? The whole album re-done with electronic music, its pretty good

 

[g force]

Walk on By - The Stranglers

 

[Andy the Don]

Ziggy Startdust - Bauhaus

 

[Reno]

Yo La Tengo's cover of Bert Jansch's Needle of Death (just prefer Georgia Hubley's voice)

Konki Duet's cover of Visage's Fade to Grey (beautiful accustic string quartet version)

Jimmy Scott's cover of Captain & Tennille's Love Will Keep Us Together (turns a bland pop song into something hearbreaking)

Grace Jones cover of Edith Piaf's La vie en rose (not a big fan of Piaf's masochistic drama and prefer crazy Gracie's cool disco version)

M Ward's cover of Bowie's Let's Dance

Stina Nordenstam's cover of Rod Steward's Sailing (kind of disturbing, but interesting)

Nina Simone's cover of Judy Collin's My Father

Fiona Apple's cover of The Beatles' Across the Universe

Bang on a Can's cover of all of Brian Eno's Music for Airports (gorgeous accustic version)

 

[Gromit]

Faith No More's version of War Pigs.

My mate thinks I'm scum for preferring it over Black Sabbath's but tough.

 

[tastebud]

Faith No More's version of War Pigs.

My mate thinks I'm scum for preferring it over Black Sabbath's but tough.

I think I like them both equally

 

[sojourner]

Post 'em here!

Nostalgia 77 and Alice Russell's version of Seven Nation Army is better than the original.

This is so utterly wrong that I can't bear to read the rest of the thread

Wrongness!! Do you hear me? You've bloody well had it at the next Heb meet young man/lady!!! *shakes fist*

 

[stroober]

Mark Ronsons version of Just by Radiohead is ace!

 

[Final]

Faith No More's version of War Pigs.

My mate thinks I'm scum for preferring it over Black Sabbath's but tough.

The live version on Nativity in Black is quality.

 

[dweller]

Rolf harris - Stairway to Heaven

 

[Yetman]

This is so utterly wrong that I can't bear to read the rest of the thread

Wrongness!! Do you hear me? You've bloody well had it at the next Heb meet young man/lady!!! *shakes fist*

No its not its sexy as fuck

 

[Termite Man]

Ziggy Startdust - Bauhaus

The b-side is an even better example of making a song sound better than the original !

I'll add Tonight I think I'm Gonna go Downtown by Mudhoney covering Jimmy Dale Gilmore !

 

[northernhord]

Johny Cash's version of hurt, miles better than that plastic NIN crap