cover songs better than the original

[theblackkeys]

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Baba O'Reilly (The Who) - Pearl Jam

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I've never heard the cover but I can safely say you're wrong.

[TheDudeAbides]

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Baba O'Reilly (The Who) - Pearl Jam

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I've never heard the cover but I can safely say you're wrong.

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I've heard it. He's wrong.

[luckyjimm]

There are lots of cover versions I like. But three absolute classics are:

Nina Simone - Here Comes the Sun (orig. by The Beatles)

Soft Cell - Tainted Love (orig. by Ed Cobb) / segues into Where Did Our Love Go (orig. by The Supremes)

Pet Shop Boys - Where The Streets Have No Name (orig. by U2) / segues into I Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (orig. by Al Green).

Anyone heard these?

[Mondogarage]

Anyone over the age of 12 has heard the Soft Cell cover (which really is pretty awesome), as it was actually a pretty big hit during its time.

I haven't heard the other two.

[luckyjimm]

Coil also covered Tainted Love. Their version is very slow and funereal, as if to encapsculate the sound of a generation of gay men dieing of HIV/AIDs. Not sure you'd want to listen to it often, but it's a good cover.

[SuperUberBob]

I hate to say this as a Bruce Springsteen fanatic, but I like Manfred Mann's cover of "Blinded by the Light" better than the original.

I also like Eric Clapton's version of "I Shot the Sheriff" more than Bob Marley's.

[Daliman]

I never, ever thought I would or could EVER say this about any Prince song, but Sinead O'Connor DESTROYS Prince's version of "Nothing Compares 2 U".