Which songs do you prefer a cover version to the original?

[BeardySchnauzer]

I’ll start with Phil Collins version of True Colors

and the teenager in me loved Guns and Roses version of Live and Let Die!

Valerie by Amy Winehouse

And Callum Scott’s Dancing on my Own

Quite a few!

Disturbed-Sound of Silence
Bad Wolves-Zombie
Sarah Barellis-Yellow Brick Road
Korn-Word Up
Seether-Careless Whisper
Limp Bizkit-Faith
Alien Ant Farm-Smooth Criminal
Disturbed-Land of Confusion
Nirvana-Man who sold the world

Quite possibly it's swayed by my taste in music but to me all the above are better than the originals.

That’s my all time fav Beatles song! I had no idea it was a cover!

Oh this is a fun thread

Angel of the Morning - Joya Landis (Reggae version)
Dear Prudence - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Jealous Guy - Roxy Music
I fought the Law - The Clash
Take Me to the River - Talking Heads
All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix (I'm a massive Dylan fan, but the original doesn't come close to Hendrix)

So many already mentioned are favourites of mine too. I'll add Kula Shaker's Deep Purple cover of Hush (and I love Deep Purple) and Emiliana Torrrini's Van Morrison Crazy Love.

Somebody to Love by George Michael. I know Freddie does it great but I do just LOVE George’s Live Aid version

Ah I didn’t know that either 😂
love this thread!

Lots of my favourites have been mentioned so here’s a few more.

Girl, you’ll be a woman soon - Urge Overkill
house of the rising sun - The Animals
With a little help from my friends - Joe Cocker
Mrs Robinson - The Lemonheads
Cats in the cradle - ugly kid joe
sympathy for the devil - guns n roses
Love buzz - nirvana

Say my Name, Hozier

I Don't Want Talk About It, Everything But The Girl

Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. Massive improvement!

Pretty much every non-Nirvana song on the Unplugged album.

Bulletproof by Pomplamoose

Argh! I hate that wishy washy cover. It's an insult to Robyn! 😂

also someone did a more heavy metal version of gary newman cars,

Wuthering Heights by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Kate Rusby's version of Village Green Preservation Society
Bryan Ferry's version of It's A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Glen Campbell's version of Good Riddance
John Cale's version of Hallelujah
Edwina Hayes' version of Feels Like Home
Marvin Gaye's version of Abraham, Martin & John
Meat Loaf's version of Martha
Johnny Cash's version of Forever Young (the Bob Dylan song)
Jordan Frye's version of Forever Young (the Rod Stewart song)
Almost every version of every song by IMY2

I nearly forgot

Venus by Bananarama
And did anyone mention Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah yet?

Also, I love Beyonce's version of Blackbird. It's not better than the Beatles original, but possibly equally good

I was coming on to say this song which is superb but I don’t think the Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes original was a dirge was it?

Tainted Love by Soft Cell.

Exactly what I was going to say!

It's a beautiful version, Mortal Coil.

I'll echo others with Jonny Cash's version of "Hurt"

And also add Peter Gabriels version of Heroes over the David Bowie original.

My cover of Led Zep's Whole Lot of Love, it has yet to be released, but I think it's better.

Eloise - The Damned. And Dave Vanian was so hot too.