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The best cover of a song is..............

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houseworkneverends · 11/07/2024 15:22

They wont go where I go - original Stevie Wonder, covered by George Michael. It's just perfect in every single way.

AIBU or do you think there is a better cover???

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Swamphag · 11/07/2024 16:46

Dear Prudence by Souxsie and the Banshees

I also love The Killers version of Shadowplay by Joy Division (although I can't say it's better than the original as they're so different)

Hurt by Johnny Cash is one of my funeral tunes

DanielGault · 11/07/2024 16:45

Appalonia · 11/07/2024 16:42

HAS to be Sinead O' Connor Nothing Compares to You. Prince was a genius, but her version of this is miles better!

Also Eva Cassidy's cover of Fields of Gold is so much more beautiful than Sting's.

Sinéad's version was absolutely heartbreaking. Pure genius. I wasn't half as keen on the original.

BogRollBOGOF · 11/07/2024 16:45

Weird Al. Just sayin' Grin

Funkyslippers · 11/07/2024 16:45

Alone - Heart

HappiestSleeping · 11/07/2024 16:44

I would say my favourites would be:
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music (although done as a tribute to John Lennon, it's still excellent)
Bad Romance - Halestorm (everything the original should have been)
Cum On Feel The Noise - Quiet Riot
Mama We're All Crazee Now - Mama's Boys
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Someone Like You - Linkin Park

Scorchio84 · 11/07/2024 16:43

Oh & Jose Gonzales "Heartbeats" But I love the original too so it's a tie

Anniegetyourgun · 11/07/2024 16:42

cookiebee · 11/07/2024 16:34

Ok don’t anyone hate me, because the original by Dionne Warwick is of course outstanding, but I much prefer Cilla Blacks version of Anyone Who Had a Heart, I just think it’s more impassioned.

I'll second you on that. It may be because I heard Cilla singing it before hearing the original. Anyway this thread is entitled "the best cover", not necessarily "better than the original" (we've had threads on that too from time to time).

In that spirit I'd like to nominate In The Mood performed by a chorus of chickens on the Muppet Show! Actually the Muppets did a fair few excellent covers.

Appalonia · 11/07/2024 16:42

HAS to be Sinead O' Connor Nothing Compares to You. Prince was a genius, but her version of this is miles better!

Also Eva Cassidy's cover of Fields of Gold is so much more beautiful than Sting's.

AdultChildQuestion · 11/07/2024 16:41

Darius Rucker's cover of Bob Dylan's 'Wagon Wheel/Rock Me Mama'.

Scorchio84 · 11/07/2024 16:41

AffIt · 11/07/2024 15:36

The Arctic Monkeys' cover of Girls Aloud's 'Love Machine'.

Wonderfully bonkers.

I really like that too 😎

FastFood · 11/07/2024 16:40

The man who sold the world by Nirvana. I love the original, but Nirvana's version is just...something else.

TheSerenePinkOrca · 11/07/2024 16:39

China Drum "Wuthering Heights" (probably because I hate the Kate Bush version).

Nirvana "Man who sold the world" (although the David Bowie version is great too).

Wuthering Heights - China Drum

A 90s cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBviQXfuu3c

Whatafustercluck · 11/07/2024 16:38

Disturbed, Sound of Silence for me. Gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.

WetBandits · 11/07/2024 16:37

Miley Cyrus - Jolene and Like A Prayer

Saliva - They Don’t Care About Us

Seether - Careless Whisper

Stone Sour - Wicked Game

Ghost - Jesus He Knows Me

Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes

Bad Wolves - Zombie

I Prevail - Blank Space

Can you tell I’m a sucker for a rock cover? Grin

Scorchio84 · 11/07/2024 16:37

Two of mine are
The Ataris - The Boys of Summer
Jonny Cash - Witchita Line Man & If You Could Read My Mind

weegiemum · 11/07/2024 16:36

The Proclaimers version of King of the Road.

Eukanuba · 11/07/2024 16:35

Sonic Youth's version of Superstar by the Carpenters .

HappiestSleeping · 11/07/2024 16:34

GiveMeSpanakopita · 11/07/2024 15:26

Natalie Imbruglia's cover of Torn

I also prefer Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah to Leonard Cohen's

I love all the heavy metal and trap versions of Sweet Dreams, they really bring out the darkness in that song

Finally, not exactly a cover, but Hit Me Baby One More Time was originally written for TLC but they rejected it because they hated the undertones of domestic violence. Britney got it instead and I'm glad she did because TLC would've done it in RnB style whereas I think it works really well as a dance pop song. It was very rare at that time for a dance pop song to be in a minor key and I think it worked really well.

Travis did a good acoustic version

cookiebee · 11/07/2024 16:34

Ok don’t anyone hate me, because the original by Dionne Warwick is of course outstanding, but I much prefer Cilla Blacks version of Anyone Who Had a Heart, I just think it’s more impassioned.

LuisCarol · 11/07/2024 16:34

Step on - Happy Mondays

NoDishiRishi · 11/07/2024 16:34

Handbags and gladrags Stereophonics version

SunshineonLeaves · 11/07/2024 16:33

I didnt know a lot of these were covers! I love The Killers doing Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet although I do like the original too

squashyhat · 11/07/2024 16:33

Flipzandchipz · 11/07/2024 16:28

Not saying it is better than the original but William Shatners cover of Pulp, Common People

William Shatner's version of Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is....out there Grin

Bigearringsbigsmile · 11/07/2024 16:32

Suspicious minds by the fine young cannibals

TigerRag · 11/07/2024 16:31

This is the day - Manic Street Preachers