cover songs better than the original

[bearly]

"where did you sleep last night" was published as "black girl" (that ended quickly) a group called the trees did an early version (1963) and released it as "bad girl"......b

[I.Rowboat]

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Paul Anka has an album in which he does covers of Van Halen's Jump, Spandau Balets True, Billy Idol's Eyes Without a Face, and Survivor's Eye of the Tiger.

I wouldn't say his versions are better but they are certainly different.

Here is a link to that album: Paul Anka Rocks

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That's like Pat Boone's "In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy":



I mean, who doesn't want to hear Pat Boone cover "Smoke on the Water", "Crazy Train", or "Enter Sandman"?

Amazon link

[THAY3R]

It Ain't Me Babe

[funkymunky]

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Who are DMB? Watchtower is a Dylan song covered by Hendrix...

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Um, Dave Mathews Band? And, they do a pretty good cover of Watchtower. I still lean towards Hendrix's though.

[astroglide]

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THEY JUST DID THIS THREAD IN MODS PLAYGROUND

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i don't think many people care

[TheDudeAbides]

While not necessarily better than the original, Zappa did some covers of tunes that are incredible. Specifically his cover of Stairway to Heaven, with kickass horns subbing in for the guitar solo at the end:

Zappa's Stairway

[OrigamiSensei]

"Everybody Knows" by Concrete Blonde, covering a Leonard Cohen tune.
They also did a killer verion of George Harrison's "Beware of Darkness".

[funkymunky]

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While not necessarily better than the original, Zappa did some covers of tunes that are incredible. Specifically his cover of Stairway to Heaven, with kickass horns subbing in for the guitar solo at the end:

Zappa's Stairway

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Feck, that was awesome. LOL at the horn section's pelvic thrusting mid-way through.

[AngusThermopyle]

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SRV - "Little Wing"

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Nice video trubute to blues guitarists.

And Monte Montgomery's cover

[I.Rowboat]

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While not necessarily better than the original, Zappa did some covers of tunes that are incredible. Specifically his cover of Stairway to Heaven, with kickass horns subbing in for the guitar solo at the end:

Zappa's Stairway

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Thanks for that -- very cool. Also, Zappa's cover of the Allman Brothers' 'Whipping Post" is worth seeking out...