To ask your favourite cover track?

[TheLadyIsAVamp]

I tried and failed to find a previous thread 😅. Aibu to ask for your recommendations for cover songs that are better than the original? One of mines is Miley Cyrus, Just Like A Prayer. It gives me goosebumps, not everyones cup of tea but I love it.

Not better but just as good/different

Patti smith's Smells Like Teen Spirit

Corey Taylor's version of wicked game

The Cigarettes After Sex version of Keep on Loving You is beautiful.

I looked up the original and it's pants.

Gomez once did a version of Wichita Lineman for the a Dermot O'Leary show and it's absolutely beautiful.

This was one I was going to post, it's gorgeous.

Love the Fugees version of No Woman No Cry.

Lewis Capaldi's Everytime by Britney Spears. Love it

Nirvana, the man who sold the world.

I’ve never liked any female artists. Not a fan of Kylie, Whitney, Mariah etc but I must admit I love Miley. She has a phenomenal voice and I’d love to see her fronting a metal band 😀

Israel kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Also not a cover, but A-ha's acoustic version of Take on Me is lovely - totally changes the song in an achingly sad way.

Somebody to Love covered by George Michael at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert - my favourite cover by miles!

As by George Michael and Mary J. Blige - originally a Stevie Wonder song.

Yes!!!! This one. It’s perfection

Ahhhhh Song to the Siren 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🤣🤣

Julia jacklin- someday (the strokes)
Courtney Barnett - so long marianne (Leonard cohen)
The dead south- Saturday night (the misfits)
Cake - guitar man (the band)

Teskey Brothers - Jealous Guy

Foo's Baker Street

The Placebo version of Running Up That Hill is my favourite cover of all time
John Mayer's version of Crossroads is great too

The Fall and their cover of lost in music, originally by Sister Sledge.

Cardiacs - Suzannah's Still Alive
Carter USM - This is how it feels
Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now

Someone already said Johnny Cash Hurt which is my all time favourite

I also like Joe Cockers version Get By with a little help from my friends which is a lot better than the Beatles IMHO.

I didn't realise that Sinead O Connors version of Nothing Compares to you wasn't the original for ages. I actually like both versions

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Muse - Feeling good

and 100% agree with Johnny Cash's 'Hurt'

Disturbed always do a good cover - Sound of Silence, If I Ever Loose my Faith in You, Land of confusion.

Recently discovered Cancer Bats cover of Sabotage (Beastie Boys) and I’m in love with Sleeptokens cover of Is It really You? (Loathe).

Slightly off topic but I love Harry Conick Jr’s song A Wink and a Smile. I’m always surprised that it’s not a cover, it’s got such an old is gold feel.

Bad Wolves.. Zombie
Five Finger Death Punch… Bad company and house of the rising sun.

I Fought The Law by The Clash.