Best cover versions

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Which songs are way better than the originals (in your opinion, of course!)

I LOVE Boys Town Gang version of Can't Take My Eyes (one of my favourite songs) but no one else seems to know it.
The official video is absolutely amazing 🤣
God bless the 80s!

Just spreading the love...

Elbow- Golden Slumbers is, in my opinion, better than the Beatles version 🙈
In my defence, I heard it on a Christmas advert (John Lewis, I suspect) and I had never heard the Beatles version.

You can’t hurry love - Phil Collins - was really surprised when I found it was a cover

I will always love you - Whitney Houston

It must be love - Madness - only found out recently this was a cover

Johnny Cash's version of Forever Young over Bob Dylan's version.

Jordan Frye's version of Forever Young over Rod Stewart's version (different song from the Bob Dylan one!)

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor
A New England - Kirsty MacColl
Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

I prefer The Pretenders’ version to either the Dylan or Cash versions.

Although pretty much everyone does a better cover version of most Dylan songs than the original artist IMO

Probably controversial, as this came up on the last 'popular songs you hate' thread with a lot of agreement... Kiss by Tom Jones over Prince's version.

Abraham, Martin & John by Marvin Gaye over Dion's version.

Ooh, thank you - I wasn't familiar with the Pretenders' version, but I just had a listen and it's amazing.

Very controversial opinion about Dylan's voice, but I 100% agree with you!

Jealous Guy - Bryan Ferry
I will always love you - Whitney Houston

agree about Kiss and It must be love

Who Knows Where The Time Goes by David Gray over Sandy Denny's version.

Sound of silence - disturbed. Absolutely stunning cover.

the sound of silence - disturbeds version. Beautiful and haunting

Johnny Cash version of 'Hurt', originally by Nine Inch Nails.

Probably "Dear Prudence" by Siouxsie and the Banshees, and "Ashes to Ashes" by Warpaint.

Also "Hanging on the Telephone" and "The Tide Is High" by Blondie.

Westlife - against all odds (was originally Phil Collins, iirc)

Ooh, controversial.

Word Up by Gun vs Cameo.
Feeling Good by Muse vs Nina Simone. Yes, heresy. I know.

Controversy is my middle name today

I did love it - was it with Mariah Carey i think

Thunder's version of Gimme Shelter
Run DMC (admittedly with Aerosmith) version of Walk This Way
GUN version of Word Up
Die Toten Hosen's version of Merry Xmas Everybody 😜

Another vote for sound of silence - Disturbed, amazing.

Machinehead's version of Message in a Bottle. Metal covers are always better than the original imo

Lauryn Hill did a really beautiful cover of this song.

I Second that Emotion, Japan version over Smoky Robinson

Run DMC (admittedly with Aerosmith) version of Walk This Way

Agreed. A good cover shouldn’t be karaoke. It should add something. Run DMC did exactly that.

George Michael’s version of I Can’t Make You Love Me.
Sinead O’Connor’s Nothing Compares To You.