Cover songs that are better than the original?

[IckGirl]

I'll start.

Pet Shop Boys, Always on my Mind.

You?

Alien Ant Farm's cover of Smooth Criminal is better than the MJ original.

@notacooldad totally agreed 😂 I liked them before it was cool (David sung down with the sickness at me in 2005 haha I have photographic evidence!)

As for everyone else, even NIN think Johnny Cash did it better. As for Eloise, the person who reminded me of this..... Thankyou!

I like: Sisters Of Mercy - Gimme Shelter
Take that - everything changes
Forever never - Mr boombastic (makes me laugh everytime!)

Bright Eyes - Manic Street Preachers
yy to Johnny Cash’s Hurt. I love Placebo’s (and, errr, Will Young’s) running up that hill but it’s not superior to Kate Bush
Time after Time - Tuck and Patti
Hey ya - Will Young
Hand on my Heart - Jose Gonzales (also Heartbeat but I didn’t know it was a cover at the time)
Call Me Maybe - Ben Howard
Modern Love - Bat for Lashes

Sinead OConnor Sacrifice, EltonJohns originally

Chase the devil by Prodigy

Just listened for the first time (as I love the original). Fabulous, fabulous. Thank you for pointing me to it

Maxwell - "This Woman's Work" - gives me goosebumps every time.

Daytripper - Type O Negative
Oh My God - Lily Allen/ Mark Ronson
Stop Me - Daniel Merryweather / Mark Ronson
Confide in Me - Emma Conquest

Oh and "Dreams" by The Corrs.

Word Up - Gun

Jump - Aztec Camera

The best version of Romeo and Juliet is the Dire Straits live version .

100%

Paul Young’s version of Wherever I Lay My Hat is much better than the original. The way he sings it, you really feel he’s kidding himself and is desperately in love with someone.

Whereas Marvin just sings it like he’s a right git.

This is exactly what I was coming on to say

Feeling good by Muse
As by George Michael

It's a beauty, isn't it?

I didn't know Eloise was a cover!

Big yes to Tainted Love by Soft Cell.

How deep is your love - Take That

Barry Ryan did the original. It's still great and dramatic.

The Bird and the Bee-I'm into Something Good.

Duran Duran-Perfect Day

in no particular order-Money-Flying Lizards, Wonderwall-Mike Flowers Pops and Silver Machine by the late, great James Last-

Damn. I came on to say Pet Shop Boys Always on My Mind.

The Tide is High - Blondie
Take me Home, Country Roads - Toots

I’ll also add:

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor
Take Me To The River - Talking Heads

And nobody can beat Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah for me.